The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1899, Page 10

10 ALAMEDA COUNTY THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1899 NEWS. HOW OAKLAND A ELECTED HER MAYORS Only Two Have Had a Majority. DAVIE LEADS ALL OF THEM IIME TO CONSIDER THOSE RE- MARKS OF CUVELLIER. Tohn A. Britton’s Action Suggests the Need of a Guardian—A Corporation With a Soul. Oakland Office Sg ancisco Call, 908 B , Jan. 1. A glance at the number of votes cast for the candidates for yor since 1887 yws many instructive f Many men who have been considered ‘“‘popular’” polled very small comparative votes. Dr. Pardee was elected by the smallest vote cast for a in the period named, W but one vet Pardee is often spoken of as a candidate who swept all before ! In 1883 Pardee was the choice of rs, while J. L. Davfe se- M. Fitzgerald 2191. The of >ferce (D.), vote . Pardee who was elected T highest, vot for Mayor lower than that that of C. D. ¥ n 1888 with 2 ever received by any or Mayor was that of John : on the Populist ticket in 1895, got 4583 votes, against Nelson received as necessary previously. Davie were ceived a ma 1589 Ch 3881, over 1100 more to elect Pardee two . Chapman only_ Mayors ority of all t man received 43 fayor Thomas \bout 9600—less t certainty of par the Republican fi 761; in 1888, M T Democratic h stability, the figures being 2146, 2191 and '2249. Although twice votes w cast in 1897 in the Democratic Between the death of Patrick Donovan In this city, the death of Timothy Hurley at election time in this city, the crime of Rosser in nd the argu- f General Barnes, a very interest- together pres nd affir matively a the same anothe: low got during the el melee H hurt and later died. Donov ng in 1 Tw reputabl testifi r oath that he was thrown out and struck the sidewalk with his head, after which he was lifted up anged down again by two men who came out of the saloon. Inquests were held, and way of disposing the 4 whether any one was responsible or not, a verdict was returned of accidental thus exonerating the saloon-keep- m all responsibility. death hen General Barnes made hi ment on behalf of Rosser, the Tennes murderer, he contended that the murd was not responsible for what he mig when under the influence of bad liquor, but that the responsibility rested with those who supplied him with the excita- ble stuff. The jury believed him and ac- quitted Ross On this side of the bay the saloon-keeper who had supplied Don- ovan with drink v uitted of re- sponsibility. Therefore no one is respon- sible for the deaths that occur or mur ders committed where vile liquor is the original cause It would be interesting to know how these argume strike the relatives of Hilderbrand, ot Donovan and of Hurley. Now that the ection of a new Board of Education is not far away, the time would seem to be opportune forsa discu sion of the sensational circular read to | the board some months ago, by its au- thor, Councilman Cuvellier. In his eriti- | cism of the method of conducting the gchools Mr. Cuvellier made some startling statements. Among them were th The pri rs tell that they know ) grammar grades is not what it should be, but they say that the work 18 laid out for them and they have to carry it out. They y that the great trouble is that in ar grades there are o0 many studies forced upon the chil- dren, the cu um is overcrowded, but there is s0 much laid out for each grade, for each te nd the class must be dragged over it somehow—anyhow. For those puplls who are very bright and can Keep up 1 the better thoee children wh v children of average intelligence keep up the rapid pace set for r# much the worse for them; behind and perhaps fall out s a case of the survival of r honorable board is apply- W of nature with absojute plain, eve and who ¢ of the ranks the fittest ing this inexorable 1 heartless ty to the children of the Oak- land public schools, where £ ail it should be applied i e S ¢ Excepting among the faculty of the High School 1 find that In all quarters, among par- ent there is isfac- P most reach: point of indignation. There is a great deal of truth in Mr. Cuvellier's argument, as nearly every arent kno and_ candidates for School irectorships should be prepared to say how they stand on such an important question. IR Mr. Cuvellier's remarks regarding Su- perintendent McClymonds are not new, although, perhap printed till he issued his circular. He says: When I ask the principals and teachers in s W study in t e average pupil—why they to the city superintendent of our public sch that the course o is too much for Go not go trankl schools and to e Board of Education and give you the benefit of their experience, they enswer me that they do not l‘nrr to argue with Mr. McClymonds, and that they know bet- ter than to go to the Board of School Directors with any criticisms of the course of study as laid out by you. Gentlemen, this condition of intimidation is worthy of Russla, but it is not creditable to the city of Oakland in these free TUnited States, yet where that sentiment Is so general, 1 fear there must be some grounds for it. ‘Among the members of your honorable board I find a disposition on your part to lay the blame on the shoulders of Mr. McClymonds and to shift your share of responsibility onto Several of you have admitted to me him. that you know that the public schools of Oak- Jand are in some respects lacking in efficien that many children are being driven out school from discouragement and because th cannot keep up under the strain, but you e cuse yourselves from making a fight to reme his ‘b ing that Mr. McClymonds “bulldozer”; that he will not listen to reason nor argument; that you are in the minority and that he has the entire board hypnotized that you do not dare oppose him in any of his ideas and that you just have to sit quietly and let him have his own way in eve although you are at times convinced that his way is not alwaye the best way. This lack of moral courage on your part, gentlemen. does not do you credit. 1 do not believe that Mr, McClymonds is quite as bad as you would make him out. Without sayin, of 3 that Mr. Cuvellier is right_or that Mr. McClymonds is the Board of Education, it can be sald with truth that there is some apparent foun dation for the criticism. It is certainly fncumbent on the School Board that wiil be elected in March to establish the truth or error of Mr. Cuveliler’s scathing criticism. Mr. McClymonds may not- be a bulldozer or a hypnotist, but that he is ;:vv. a stranger to the role of dictator is a ot The Oakland Gas Company is either very different from the anarchistic idea of a corporation or else its general man- t | merton in the City Prison. . | better trade. they had never been | knowing, as they do, | grammar grades | - | mus is a | thing, | ager, John A. Britton, is in need of a guardian. , The Board of Health desires the City Council to provide for the ap- pointmeént of a chemist and bacteriologist. John A. Britton appeared before the com- mittee to urge upon the Council the im- portance of the passage of an ordinance _providing for such officers. He sald that e had been impressed with the import- ance of an ordinance providing for such 1om(r—rs, He said that he had been im- pressed with theimportance of this bacter< fological work by the exhibit made at the | recent State Exposition held in Oakland, | The Council is charged with the care of | the health of the city. Mr. Britton said that the amonnt asked, $450 for six moriths, was' slight. ~He ~was also im- pressed with the importance of this meas- ure that, with the company which he rep- reserited, the Oakland Gas Light and Heat Company, he would consent that should .the condition of city funds not permit the necessary expenditure, that this amount might be transferred from | the street. lighting fund and they would receive so.much.less on this year's con- tract. | No petition for a guardian has yet been | filed. STUART W. BOOTH. | DEATH OF CAPT. BATCHELDER. Passing Away of a Well-Known Man | of Oakland. OAKLAND, Jan. 1.—D. F. Batchelder, | who for-twelve years was a popular spe- | cial policeman-on the Broadway beat, be- | tween th and Fourteenth streets, dled | very suddenly at his home, 811 Isabella street, this morning, of valvular disease of the-heart. He was-a native of Bos- ton, aged 76 years. His wife died three | years ago. The death of “Captain” .Batchelder, as | he was familiarly known, recalls a suit of no small proportions dismissed in the | | United States District Court some time ago. It involved the title to 160 acres of land known as Bakers Beach, near Point X San Francisco. Captain Batchelder married Mrs. Maria | Rakef,: widow of the late John Henry in the early '70s, and shortly rd the property referred to, by J. H. Baker to his widow., rortgaged by _the newly-acquired nd, Captain Batchelder, for $36,000. The r held by’ the late John | of San Francisco, who, it | ward claimed, had foréclosed on it very suddenly one day and subseguent- ly. brought the property in for $60,000. This occurred in 1879, and in about June of that vear Batchelder commenced suit | for-its recovery and the case has ever | ince hung fire in various courts, until re- | ntly, when it was thrown out- of the | States District Court on the | ground of lack of jurisdiction. ccased leaves only a stepson, J. H. | Baker, who is also an officer, and “who stated 'to-night that his stepfather's death | would by no means terminate the effort | to regain possession of Bakers Beach. The date of the funeral has not been determined, but the body. will probably be interred in the family plot in Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, San Francisco.’ New Year in Oakland Churches. OAKLAND, Jan. 1..—Services appropri- | ate to the advent of the new vear were | { held at many of the local churches to- day. At St. Paul's Episcopal Church the excellent music rendered at the Christ- n services w repeated, and the pro- | | gramme is pronounced by critics to be as | fine as was ever heard in an Episcopal | church on this coast. | Rev. Charles A. Brown, pastor of_the | Fuirst Congregational Church, delivered an interesting sermon entitled, ‘A Message for the New Year.” “Taking Account of Stock” was the sub- ject of Rev. Dr. Dille’s sermon to-night | at the First M. E. Church. During the | services Professor and Mrs. Dobbins sang al selections. | At the First Presbyterian Church Rev. Dr. New Year sermons at both 3 Rev. to-night preached his last Sunday sermon at the First Free Baptist Church, before going to Maine in answer to a call from the Lewiston Col- lege Church. At St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church to- night the children held their Christmas | carol service and Rev. James Hulme, rec- | tor, preached a brief sermon. { Hev. J. N. Goss of San Francisco reached the morning sermon at Rev. V. | Marshall Law’s Church of the Adven and the services to-night were entirely | sical in the way of the “‘Festival of | Levites.” Mrs. Blake-Alverson took aftrw left c United se a prominent part again. “The Beginning” was the subject of Rev. J. R. Knowdell's sermon at the Pil- erim Congregational Church this morn- i Rt the First Baptist Church to-night | there special music by the choir and ! Rev. C. H. Hobart, the pastor, delivered | ermon on “The Conquest of Time." | his morning he spoke on ‘“The Outlook | for the Last Year of the Century.” | Rev. J. T. Sunderland delivered “A Ser- | mon for the New Year,” at the First Unitarian Church. Rev. H. W. Fraser -of Minneapolis, who | returns home to-morrow, conducted the services to-d at the Brooklyn Presby- | n Church | ter 1. 3 “The Bible, the Best Guide for the New Year.” was the subject of Rev. C. M. Hill's sermon at the Tenth-avenue Bap- | | tist Church to-night. City Hall Afire. OAKLAND, Jan. 1.—The City Hall nar- rowly escaped destruction by fire again | | this morning, as the *‘old shack” usually does on the slighteést provocation. Sparks from a defective flue lgnited the wood- work just beneath the roof at the south- east corner of the building, and several feet of shingles were burned away before an alarm summoned the Fire Department. | The blaze occurred shortly before 8 o'clock, when the streets were almost de- serted, and was discovered by two lads who notified Day Jailer Charles Ham- He turned in | the alarm. | - ee————— | Alameda’s Greeting to the New Year. | ALAMEDA, Jan. 1.—Alameda has never | | greeted a new vear with.as much zest, | Reartiness and noise as it did 18%. There | has been a particularly hopeful feeling in | | business circles and merchants have free- 1v expressed confidence that the new year | is going to bring them better times and | | All the city seemed to be D sed of the same feeling last night. Old men and young, business men and re- {ired citizens were imbued with the same spirit and turned out early in the even- ing with fishhorns, drums and every con- ceivable instrument capabie of producing noise. Squads paraded the street from | funset last night until dawn this morning and made more noise than Alameda ever oz ore. heard belore and for an hour after the ivent of the new year one could hardly Jear himself think” above the din. The bells rang, bombs were exploded, whis- fir 5 tles blew and above all was the tooting ot e crowds of celebraters were good-natured | and well behaved and not a single arrest | horns and the beating of drums. { was recorded by the police. Improved Fire-Fighting Facilities. | 'ALAMEDA. Jan. 1—The efficiency of | the local Fire Department was improved | yesterday by placing in commission a new | hose wagon at the Sherman-street fire | house. Bruno Steinmetz, driver of Chemi- | cal Engine No. 1, was j;\m‘ed in charge of | the new apparatus. Jonn Finley, extra | driver. was promoted to Steinmetz’s for- | | mer office. Chief Krauth is planning for | other important improvements in the de- | partment. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, Jan. 1.—Gilbert Todd Barn- well died to-night at his home, 641 Haight avenue. He was a native of Wales, aged | 67 vears. Deceased leaves a widow. He | had resided In this city for many years. i "\ New Year's eve party was given last evening at Eurcka Hall by Mrs. C. A. Zadig, Mrs. J. M. Raum and others. A ai programme was rendered in which Mrs, Raum, Mrs. Charles Merrill, E. T. M. Eckert and Theodore Vogt par- | ticipated. - A banquet Tollowed the musi: ca! numbers. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Jan. 1—Professor E. W, Hilgard of the a§rlculmml deépartment of the University of -California wili leave to- morrow, for Redlands, where he will con- duct a farmers’ institute. The occasion | will be the annual meeting of all the agri- cultural clubs in that section of the coun- {try. and Professor Hilgard is to deliver an | address upon “The Conservatism of Soll Moisture for the Purposes of Irrigation.’” All of the volunteer fire companies of | the city held smokers last.night in cele- bration of New Year's eve. Successful | entertainments were given at each of the fire houses. e ‘Well, Somebody Has to Take a Risk. Here's candor for you! An editor writes: “‘Our new magazine invites you to contribute to its pages, and if we suc- ceed we will pay vou!”—Atlanta Consti- tution. > l | handles a baseball team it will be useless | School NEW PATRONS AT THE COUNTY PIE-COUNTER Assume Their Duties To-Day. ONE SOLITARY FUSIONIST ’lB,EPUBLICANS TO FILL EVERY OTHER OFFICE. Cash, Records and Murderers Will Pass Into the Hands of Men ‘Well Fitted for Their Trusts. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 1. A small host of officials and deputies are earning their last day’s salary in the em- ploy of the county to-day. To-morrow at noon the luckier ones will enter upon four vears of easy work and large pay. And many who worked hard under promises of deputyships are now bemoaning that they placed any faith In a political prom- ise. Tax Collector Barber, Assessor Dalton, County Clerk Jordan and Surveyor Nus- baumer will each shake hands with him- self, wish himself a happy new year, in- duct himself into office and go ahead for another four years as though nothing had happened last November. Sheriff White will turn over his prison- ers and his keys to Sheriff Oscar Rogers and will go out of office a richer Populist than when he went in. Calvin B. White has conducted a clean Sheriff's office. Auditor Whidden will give place to Cal Ewing, who has been for four years chief deputy in the Clerk’s office, and who is a very popular young Republican. If Cal handles the Auditor’s office as he S it 1L iy Qi fh H ure at the election, many of them are pulling strings to secure the league's in- dorsement. The leading spirits in it are men who in the days that have passed controlled the political situation in Ala- meda, but who have lost their grip by the advent of a younger and livelier ele- ment in municival affairs. There has been some talk of drawin sarty lines in the coming campaign, bu he voters are decldedly against such a plan. Alameda has always leaned toward the non-partisan idea. The political field has been free for all, and the voters have seldom made a mistake in picking the best man. The most active fights will be made for the offices of City Assessor, Treasurer and Marshal. Arthur G. Burns is out for the Assessorship against E. Minor Smith, the incumbent. Burns has_ the support of the younger element and his friends are making a lively canvass for him. Mr. Smith has held the office for several terms and says he will put up the fight of his life to succeed himself. Roswell G. Wheeler (incumbent), Elmer Johnston, Oswald Lubbock and Linwood Palmer want to_fill the office of City Treasurer. Mr. Wheeler seems to have the inside track just now, with the fleld somewhat demoralized from lack of or- ganization. There will be no scarcity of candidates for City Marshal. If John Conrad, who was appointed to the position to fill the unexpired term of Oscar Rogers, decides to be a candidate it is generally conceded that he will have little opposition. But Mr. Conrad has not made up his mind that he wants the office, and in the mean- time a host of men who yearn to shine as the head of the local police department are pulling their friends in line and pre- paring for the fray On the list are Louls Schroeder, who was a tant jailer under Sheriff McKillican: Willlam Gunn, an officer on the local police force; ex- Constable Charles Day, Harry Trausue, George McRea and Ralph. Hamlin. City Recorder St. Sure and City Clerk OIL SOAKED, [T BURNED LIKE TINDER Krogh Manufacturing Plant Destroyed. A STEVENSON-STREET BLAZE THREATENED TO BFECOME A GENERAL CONFLAGRATION. Building and Contents a Total Loss. Adjoining Establishments Bad- ly Damaged by Fire and Water. Fire broke out last evening in the three story brick building on Stevenson street, G g A [ [ PIREMEN PIGHTING THE FIRST BG BLAZE OF ‘99, for any one to run against him In 1%02. John J. Allen, one of the most agreeable Republicans in the county, will succeed District Attorney Snook. The new Dis- trict Afttorney starts out with nearly halt a dozen murderers on his hands, Whose | cases are attracting more than local at- tention. 5 Coroner Baldwin will turn over his rec- ords to Dr. Mehrmann, who will look after the county's unfortunates during the next four years. The practical part of this administration will still be con- tinued at Albert Brown's morgue. §. 0. Crawford is the only Democrat who will enter upon a good thing to- morrow. He will succeed J. P. Garlick as Superintendent of Schools. If Mr. Crawford be as much of a success as an official as he has been as principal of a public school his errors of political faith 7 forgiven. W earder SSpesr will give way to the carmen’s friend, A. K. Grim, and the lat- ter will have for his chief deputy R. S. Teskie, who was once Assessor. Recorder Grim proved his popularity by his big majority, and although nominated outside his party_he is of the Republican fold. "Arthur Feidler of Livermore will recefve all the county’s cash on hand from Treas. urer Sanford and will cash the warra) of the faithful for four vea He will handle about two millions a year, which is probably more than Arthur Feidler fin- gered in a livery stable business in Mur- ray Township. ‘ Public Administrator Knight will yield the care of the estates of widows and orphans_and absent heirs to B. C. Hawes of San Leandro, who is perhaps as well fitted to be honored with the sacred trust as any one in the county. The Supervisors will meet Tuesday and reorganize. Messrs. Church and Talcott will succeed themselves, and an hour later perhaps the anxlety regarding the hos- pital and Jail physicians will be termin- ated. With the single exception of County Superintendent Crawford, every department of the county government for the next four years wiil be strictly Re- publican. Three of the retiring officials were Populists. . POLITICAL ROW OPENS WITH THE NEW YEAR ALAMEDA OFFICE-SEEKERS GET- TING DOWN TO BUSINESS. nicipal League May Cut at the City Election. ALAMEDA, Jan. 1.--With the opening of the new year political forces will be marshaled and political lines drawn for the municipal campaign which will ter- minate at the election in April. The fight will be as long as Alameda has ever ex- perienced, and promises to be as bitter as any that has preceded it. The Mu- nicipal League has taken the initiative and has called a convention of {ts mem- bers to be held this month to nominate a complete city ticket. The Jeague is a problem that the poli- ticians have not been able to solve. It fs the outgrowth of the old Good Govern- ment Club that had a skyrocket career. While the office-seekers freely express the opinion that It Wil not cut much fig-| 9t X 3% K8 1 X6 5 3% 0610 0 16 300 03013 10 5 k2030 30 €30 R0 0 KK K 06 6 ¢ o2ufatetetetatatutatatedaatatatatedatntudntututugatudogatusetuatatetetuuguguiatetagetugagateugagetuetuieiagaPuyagegag FegoRagegage] Lamborn will be in the field to succeed themselves. As yet they have no oppo- sition, and it is not believed there will be any other aspirants for their positions. | | near First, owned by the Pacific Light and Power Company and occupied by the Krogh Manufacturing Company. In 1 than an hour the building and its con- tents were totally destroyed. The San Francisco Tool Company, California Ar- tistic Metal Works and the American Car- bonic Acid Company also had thelr plants in the building. All their valuable machinery and stock went up in smoke. The fire was discovered by Maurice Duane, one of Morse's patrolmen, who was standing at the corner of Stevenson and First. He ran to First and Mission streets and turned in an alarm from box 4. Chief Sullivan and his department were quick to respond and soon many powerful streams were being played into the burning structure from all sides. The huge beams, rafters and floors of CAN CONSUMPTION BE CURED BY ELECTRICITY? HE new discovery in_electricitty and electro therapeuties which has been made by a medical man in the East and which was published ex- clusively by The Call in Saturday’s paper, has made a decided commo- tion among the medical profession in this city. the discovery claims that he can cu ng the patient In a glass of one million volts of electricity. Ater sav tion by pla claims he of the diseased patient. value to the medical cers and inflamed throats. therapeutic agent is absurd. has not been discovered. and yet not kill the patient. discoveries. plan proposed than the tuberculosis. of this new cure, can utterly destroy the bacillf of tuberculosis and heal the lungs The inventor has refused to divulge his name and-has placed the plans of his discovery in the hands of a prominent lawyer, who is at present in Washington endeavoring rights on the new method of treatment of consumptives. Yesterday a Call reporter interviewed a number of physicians In this city on the subject of the new treatment, with the following results: Dr. Winslow Anderson—Electricity has for a long time been of great profession. It is used every day iIn three various forms. Firstly, we use one kind of electricity to relleve pain, we use an- other kind in the treatment of paralyzed muscles or limbs and also to increase the blood supply, and thirdly electricity for cauterizing sores, ul- These are the three main uses of electricity in the medical profession. I am a little skeptical about treating a man af- flicted with the bacilli of tuberculosis externally Half of the electric medical discoveries have proved valueless, but never- theless electricity has its therapeutic value. Dr. Mark H. Woolsey—The idea of curing consumption by any single It has been proven so. c for consumption the bacilll of tuberculosis is not the only condition to face. Many a person dies of consumption and the bacilli of tuberculosis When tuberculosis is discovered in a patient, in a great majority of cases, the disease is quite well advanced, and the different organs and tissues of the body have undergone such changes of degeneration and destruction as to place them beyond the reach of not only one but all the therapeutic agents. Dr. W. H. Mays—I cannot see how the electric power woufd kill germs I doubt very much if the tuberculosis would be at all Injured. Yet, again, for a doctor to attempt to get a patent is very unprofessional. No doctor in good standing has ever patented his It is an unwritten law to do all you can to benefit mankind, Dr. Henry J. Gibbons Jr.—All I have to say about this new cure is I want to see it demonstrated before I express any decided opinion. There is no new remedy so fanciful that it is not able to gather a following. There is one way of curing consumption, and that is by invigorating the system of the patient so that the vital germs. “There is also no doubt that electricity is a great nerve tonic. Pos- sibly the new cure may be successful in this way, but I would not i.ke to express any further opinion umtil I see the treatment demonstrated. Dr. W. F. Cheney—I would be very much disinclined to believe in the new cure, for this reason: While we know definitely the effect produced on germs by electricity and other powerful outside of the body, we know absolutely nothing of how these agents act upon germs protected within the body. the living cells that make up the tissues would not be more injured by the Dr. C. G. Kenyon—So much mystery is back of electricity that it is hard to come to a conclusion. Electricity of the electro-static current is the strongest, and glass is the best non-conductor. this current the patient would receive is a question. liever in electricity in medical assistance, but I am somewhat doubtful T k=4 . The doctor who made ny person afflicted with consump- se and then turning on a current ral applications fthe doctor e to secure patent with electric current. In the treatment forces can resist the disease or agents when the germs are The vitah question is whether Now how much of I am a strong be- fogedatutatatctetetadetoetatotutotntatetnatotasutetetuasaatutateaPutetuutetntntuotouutednataateiutatuingotatatainioFugagogegeReyeRats] b= | i | | | | | | and power wires strun | the bia | only explanation T can || Take Notice-Deception. ... Stratonic .. 108] ... Dinah . ......105 Imp._True Briton- |Patriot-Imp. Remem- ‘Waterfall. brance. ... Yellow Tail 108| ... Ice Drop : 105 the building were literally soaked with grease, oil 15!1d other combustibles used in manufacturing and the interior of the structure curled and crackled as each fork of fire licked its way to the roof. A fresh south wind was blowing and it looked for a while as if the flames would spread to ad)ninlnfi buildings. A second alarm was turned in and with reinforce- ments Chief Sullivan prevented a general conflagration. The Fire Departm was wheeled into ent’s new water tower Stevenson street and from a position directly in front of the blazing building it threw tons and ton of water into the seething mass of flames On the top of the building there was a Jarge windlass set’ on beams projecting four or five feet from the roof. This took fire and threatened every minute to top- ple over on the heads of the firemen in the narrow alley below. In addition to this the Fire Department was greatly harassed by the numberless eléctric light ; g overhead. f the building the ad gallons and In the rear portion 0 California_Paint Works h gallons of turpentine stored, and if the wind had been blowing from the north there would have been quite an explosion, attended probably by loss of life. The fire burned for several hours. “It_is rather difficult to say just how started,” said Fire Marshal Towe. “There had been nobody in the v c-four hours and the building for twenty-fo! et 1t was caused by spontaneous combustion.’’ Captain Comstock estimated the loss at $15,000, although it may reach at least $20.000. The printing plant of Brown & Bley, on the third fioor of the adjoining buiiding, was badly damaged by 3 and water. A substantial firewall saved it from being damaged or perhaps de- stroyed. RACING AT OAKLAND. The Baldwin Hotel Handicap the Spe- cial Feature of the Card. A great card of events is offered race-goers at Oakland this afternoon. In the Baldwin Hotel handicap, the special attraction, Brla‘x:‘ Sweet, the newly Installed “‘queen of the turf, 1s carded to go. The two-year-old event will call out a grandly bred bunch of baby racers and the tipsters will be in their glory. The entries are as follow: - First Race—Five furlongs; maldens; three- year-olds. 12| 404 St. Kristine 397 Racivan . Carl _Islington Bld Mc . Gold Garter . The Minister. . Lavator 415 Florence Fink. 367 Master Lee Watossa Maud Gnagl Goal Runner Second Race—Six furlongs; seiling; four-year- olds and up: ... Free Lady . (32)Midlight . 439 Ygnacio 426 Lady As] 426 Ricardo (434) Dunois . 2(329)Etta H 3| (435) Highland B | (443)Zamar 11 Third- Race—Three furlongs; two-year-olds. «.._Innovator ... Fannie Mills 05 Riley-Innovation. Mantell-Filly by Three «.. The Buffoon. Cheers Fordham-Georgie . Infinity .........105 Kinn Fongo-Endless. . Loch Katrine...105 sl Huron-Ventura. ... March Seven Watercress-Palo- Faverdale-Mag. ma. Fourth Race—One Imp. mile; three-year-olds and upward; Baldwin Hotel handicap: 433 Morinel 07| 446 Rainier . (419) Bendoran 119 |(435) Rosinante . ... Briar Sweet . 419 Paul Grige: 434 Hohenzollern . —--~reation (44T)Bernardillo . 447 Cromwell (424)0linthus 398 Greyhurst (376)Napamax 310 Storm King Fifth Race—Seven furlongs; three-year-olds: 885 Horton Limewater 112 am_ McKeeve! 424 437 Jingle Jinglé Sixth Race—One and a sixteenth miles; three- year-olds and up; sellin; 442 San Venado. 444 Tom Cromwell (446 Fiohenlohe 447 Hardly (440 Bernardillo . Selections for To-Day. First Race—Lavator, Florence Fink, Engea. Second Race—Dunois, Midlight, Zamar IL Third Race—No selections. Fourth Race—Briar Sweet, Paul Griggs, Re- 13 105 103 105 105 435 Topmast Robert Bonne Mamie G Myth ... Our Climate creatlon. Fifth Race—Horton, Sam McKeever, Miss Marion. : Sixth Race—Bernardillo, Hardly, Mamie G. —_— e Schuetzen Park Shooting. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 1—The first shoot In the annual medal contest of the Call- fornia Schuetzen Club for the vear 1899 | was held to-day at Schuetzen Park, near | this city. Owing to_the rain not many rifiemen were present, and, in addition the light on the targets was bad, but some | good scoring was accomplished in spite of the unfavorable condition of the weather. A. Strecker won out first best, the score in detail being as follows: | First champion class—A. Strecker, no second. Second champion class—F. E. Mason, 222; D. B. Faktor, Second ¢ Third class—J. 193 Cadets' class—E. Woenne, 19; no second. There was no competition in the first class. . Jungblut, 181 F. C. Muller, —J. Jones, 199; Wollmer, 19 e —— Banqueted Their Employes. The firm of L. Lebenbaum & Co. gave a delightful banquet to those in their em- ploy at the Pabst Cafe last evening to manifest their appreciation of worthy | services rendered during the past year. Everybody, from the smallest cashboy to the clerk whose hair has grown gray in the employ of the firm, was made happy. C. H. Dannal acted as toastmaster and called upon the following persons: J. Meyerfeld, John Rothchild, George Doyle, | Charles Waldman, William Clark, Oscar McMahon, John Lincoln, R. Levy and Eugene Cohn. All responded with words of good fellowship and of commendation allke for employes and firm. After the tables had been cleared a | programme composed of songs by William Grace and Harry Healy, dances by Wil- llam Swift, George P. Doyle, Willlam Grace, Cha Casey, S. Pollock and H. Korneck, cakeéwalks by Harry Healy and Charles Cas and Shakespearian recita- tlons by Morris Levy and George Burns, was_rendered. The firm was represented by John Rothchild and Jessie Meyerfeld. | G No Shooting at Shell Mound. The Shell Mourd ranges were deserted yesterday afternoon, although the Deut- scher Kreiger Vereln, Naval Battalion and Independent Rifles were scheduled to shoot. The rain did not keep these en- thusiastic marksmen away from the butts, but it being the first day of the new year they preferred to spend it with | SAN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open untl 12 o'clock every night in the vear. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery corner Clay; open- until 9:30 o'cloc 257 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open until 9:30 oclock. 1341 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. 261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street: open until 9 o'clock. 25% Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until 9 o'clock. PATTON, Em. Com. Recorder. F. and A. DERSON, Secreta (MONDAY) By order SAN FRANCISCO Chapter Arch Masons, meets THI only. By instruc street, open NOTICES. MEETING B Commanders No. 16, K lden- Gate Building, 625 Sutter ated assembly THIS EVENING o'clock. ~ All fraters are courte- at ously invited, CHAS. L. s WILLIAM T. TAL Lodge No. Stated meeting THI 7:30 o' clock. | | HERMANN Lodge No. 1 M.—Stated meeting TH DAY), Jan, 2, 1899, at 7 By order of the W L. SCHU ABOU Ben Adhem Lodge No. 122, 27, F. 1. 0. O. F.—Members are hereby S d_the funeral of her, THO - DELL, TUESDAY, at Hal o egu- @ meeting of this divisi will be held at Hibernfa Hal!, Ninth st., on TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 1 at 7:30 p. m. _BARTLY LEE, Fresident. (s cretary. THE_annual meéting of the stockhold THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF BAY FRANCISCO, will be held at its bag. ing house, No. 301 Montgomery st., San Fr: cisco, Cal., on TUESDAY, January 10, 18) at 2:15 o'clock p. m., for the election of di- recters to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. D. B. DAVIDSON. Secrstary. Ban Francisco, December 9, 138 L MEETI otice is hereby given that the tenth annual meeting of the stock- holders of the San Franciico and Oakland Mutual Loan Association will be held at the office of the corporation, Montgomery st., corner of Commercial, S; cisco, _on w INESDAY, January 4th, U at 7:30 oclock. p. 'm. for 'th 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. z Books are now open for subscription fo 1000 shares of stock ~¢ the eleventh ‘series; Joans -made in San Francisso and Alameda Countles only; interest 6 per cent per an- num, free of mortgage taves, premium 20 per cent gross, or 50 cent= per share in- stallments, at pleasure of ixgrower, which amounts to $12 50 per month > each $1000 net cash réceived by the bor ower: this sum paying both principal and intereést; loans may be repald at any time desired. =By or- der of the Board of Directors THOMAS J. WELSH, President. A. SBARBORO, Secretary. SPRI Valley Water Works, ancisco, December 28, 1898.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Spring Valiey Water Works will be held at the office of the company, 126 Stockton st., San Francisco, California, at 12 o'clock noon on WEDNES- DAY, the 1ith day of January, 1899, to elect trustees to serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction af such- other business as may come before the meeting. PELHAM W. AME THE fegular annual meeting of the stockhold- ers of the Sumdum Chlef Mining Company will be held at the office of the company, room 3, Hobart building, 532 Market st., San Francisco, Cal., on FRIDAY, the 6th day of January, at the hour of 2 o’clock p, m., for the 'purpose of electing a board of di- rectors to serve during. the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come tefor: the meeting. H. G. STEV THE California Debris Commission having re- ceived application to mine by the hydraulie process from Roeco Molinari in Humbug ecretary. SON, Secretary. Guich Mine, near Volcano, Amador Co.. to deposit. tailings in Humbug Guich; from J. B. Meek; in. the Grizzly Hill Mine, near Vol cano, Amador Co., to.deposit tailings fn M ery Creck; from Lewis Emery Jr., in the Emery Placer Mine, n Mountain Ranc! Calaveras Co., to deposit tailings in Murray Creek, and from-Archie Newell, in the Neweil Claini, near Oleta Amador Co., to deposit tailings in Deadman Creek, gives notice that a meeting_ will ‘be held at room 59, Flood building, San Francisco, Cal, on January 9, 1599, at 1:30 p. m. STOCKHOLDE Meeting—The ing of the stockholders of th: dock Company will be held s the company, No. 302 California s Franciéco, California, on MONDAY, 9, 1599, at 11 o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year, and for the other business as may ¥ the meeting. W..F. RUSS L. reet, 1598, Secretary. room SPECIAL Pacific Hebrew Orphan 3 Home Soclety * hereby. gives notice that it has admitted into the orphanage from July. 1, 183, to December 31, 1895, .tk owing named orphans and half. orphans, boys and girls, viz: Sarah Rothenstein, aged 7 years; . Hyman Rothenstein, aged 5 years; Henry Barron, aged § years: Edwin Abrams, aged 5 years 2 months; Harry Benjamin, aged § years 9 months: Sadie Kohn, aged 10 vears: Itene Weil, aged 5. years: Helan Weil, aged 4 years; Abraham Danziger, aged 11 vears, and Leo Rosenthal, aged.3 years 9 months. NOTIC BAD tenants ejected for $4: collections made; city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO., 415 Montgomery st., rooms 9-10; tel. 5580. red from $3; whiten e. Hartmann Paint Co., s1 up: 343 3d st. ts—The Weekly Call, mailing, $1 per year. S news for 5 16 pages, in wrapper, foi DIVIDEND A OFFICE of The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, corner Market, McAllister and Jones sts., San Francisco, Dec. 23, 1895.—At a regu- lar ‘meeting of the board of directors of this society, held this day, a dividend has been declared at the rate of three and one-half (31%) per cent per annum on all deposits for siX months ending December 31, 1898, free from all s, and payable on and after January 1, 186 ROBERT J. TOBIN, Secréta DIvID gs Bank, 222 ‘Mont For the halt year ending December 31, 1863, dividends on term deposits at the rate of four (4) per cent and on ordinary deposits at the e and one-third (3 1-2) per cent : free of taxes, will be pava January 3, 1898, ° o S. L. ABJ f T JR., Secret: DIVIDEND notice—Mutual Savings Ban San Frandisco, 33 Post street. year ending Décember 41, T been declared at the rate of tenths (3.6) per cent per annum.on all de- osits, free of taxes, pavable on and atter uesday, January 3. 1809 GEORGE A. STORY. Cashter. IDEND ‘Notice—Savings "and_Loan Soclety, of For the -half a dividend has three and si: D! their families at home. Next Sunday the first shoot of the year | will be held with a flourish of rifles. In | addition to the clubs nanied the follow- | ing will participate: Schuetzen Verein, Germania Schuetzens, Nord Deutschers and Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. | On Friday,- January 20, the Germanta | Schuetzen Club will give a grand ball at | California Hall and the medals and cash prizes won during the last year will be awarded to the winners. e _~ Our Country’s New Year. There will be a public service at the Young Men's Christlan Association Au- ditorium, Mason and Ellis streets, open | to both men and women, to-d: at 12 o'clock. A special programme has been arrenged. The address for the occasion will be delivered by Rev. Charles Edward Locke, D.D., on “Our Country's New Year.” —_—e———— HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTE A Seested & w, Kans Miss Eytinge, N Y W T Davis, Chicago Miss P Morin, N Y C Phillips & w, S Jose T H Garneau, St Louis G E M Clinton, Stanford F E Conn, Los Angeles |G ¥ M Vickery, N Y _ G M J Seldenberg, N Y Brady, Chicago Edwards, Napa S Fimer. Stanford L Seward, Stanford . Stanford 8. Stanford Rollins, S Louts E _Grossbaum, London'C J Dufty & w. Denver P Shelby, Cleveland C Dunphy, Stanfora 'J P Chanaing, N Y E C Fisher. N Y Was J Goldberg, N ¥ M Rosenthal, N Y r Grun & w, Shngha H Wolfsohn, N Y T C Gallagher, N J | NEW WESTERN HOTEL. M Bacon, Fresno |7/ Hemming, San_Jose O Bacon, Fresno |4 Marion, Salt Lake J_Anderson, |D Ring, Fresno D T Day, Montana | D W_Akers, Clear Lake /S Hannifin, Uklah J Smith & w, L Ang |J J Josephs, Sissons B St Clair, San Jose ,F L Blair, Sacto H G Goodwin, Petalri/P A Jordan, Boston E Gibson, Chicago |B § Flint, Oregon del Monte, Riverside[J M Sch. San Jose ary 101 Montgomery st., corner of Sutter. board of directors declared a dividend rfor";p\: half year ending December 31, 1898, at the rate of four-(4) per cent per annum on term de- posits and three and one-third (3 1-3) per cent per annum 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 ana after Janaary 1, 1 CYRUS W. CARMANY, Cashler. DIVIDEND NOTICE—Dividend 88 cents per share) of the Oceanic Steamunil (N[om‘fm‘n' will be payable at the office, 327 arket on and after Tu Marker : esday, January Transfer books will close on Wi Degember 25, 1 el . at 3 o'clock p. m. SHELDON, Secretary.. DIVIDEND NOTICE—The Continental Builds ing.and Loan Association, No. 222 Sansesos street: For the year ending December a1 1865, a dividend has been declared.at the rate of & per cent per annum on ordinary deposjte 7 per cent on term deposits, 10 Der cent per annum to class “F" stock and 12 per comp per annum to class A" stock, all free of taxes. WILLTAM CORBIN, DIVIDEND _ NOTIC German and Loan Soclety, 526 California st. balt year ending’ December 31, 149 dend has been declared at the rate of per cent per annum on three and one-third (3 1-3) on ordinary depusits, on and after Savings —For_the a divi- four (4) term deposits anq per cent per annum free of taxes, payable tesday, January 3, 1599, 'ORGE TOURNY, Secretary. BOLDT Savings and Loan Socle st.—The directors have declared tha tor lowing semi-annual dividends: 4 per . cent per annum on term and $ 1-3 per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, payable on sy after January 3, 1899. EST BRAND, Sec. ER) SAN FRANCISCO Savin % C Bia st corner Webb *Dividon Loycalifor- the haif yehr ending with the st ot Bo. cember, 1835, & dividend has been dectaoed m of four (), per canc @19 per cent on ordinary deposits fron td taxes. pavable on and after Tuesday. Janu. 18%. LOVELL WHITE. Cashiog best in America—The Week sent to any address in n‘:‘; A s g ;l Gartman, Denv/~' ¥ Parker, Stockton Briggs, Nevads | or C postage paid. Pade e ar twr I6