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10 " THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1899. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. MISS OLIVER WILL TELL A STRANGE TALE Brandes’ Letter to Be Produced. PROOF OF HIS DUAL LIFE | | EE REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS HIS BROTHER. | The Prosecution Is Still Putting | on Its Witnesses in the | Trial of the Murdered Girl’s Father. | | Oakland Office San’ Francisco Call, | s Broadway, Feb. 2. | Emma Oliver will be the most mte'rost—l Ing witness against W. A. Brandes, nUW‘ on trial for murder. Her testimony can- pot fail to materially aid the prosecution. It will show Brandes to have been an adept at leading a dual existence, un- faithful to his wife and dishonest to his employer: smuch as he was making love to the young girl in Alameda dur- ing those hours of the early night for which he was pald by Berkeley property | owners to protect them from thieves and | burglars. | Miss Oliver has required a great deal| of ing before she could be gnduced | to admit that she knew anything about | Brandes or his love making. She con- tradicted the exclusive story regarding | her acq e with Brandes pgb-| lished in all two months ago, and | declared that she had no letter from him | i never received one. After a lit-| stioning Miss Oliver broke down | mitted-to the Prosecuting Attorney | that everything published in The Call 18| | true, and also admitted a great deal more. [ Miss Oliver received over a hundred | gushing | from Brandes. For sev- eral months prior to the murder of Lillian Be visited her at her employers’ residence | in Alameda three or tour times a week. | king and buggy rid- | reached the point of pro- He took hi iss Oliver says (nat | ented himself as and that not untl | she | pocket, on which | rom _his’ wife, did | s Brandes. | ope in found 2 rand was she rea The let ed from him after | his arres sured by the | girl, but ed District At- | torniey Allen that she will produce it in | court. In it Brandes tells the girl that he on account of his brother rested, and he (Brandes) inability to keep Oliver, on th further is going pend several aising the fund for | He gives Miss Oli- | vice about marriage and at she is altogether too good a waiter or a Spaniard. | s stated that sne will tes- | s. She also tells a most vivid story of the last visit Brandes made | which was to her_mother's house at Fourth and Clay. This occurred on the | night of the murder, and Brandes told | her that his brother's girl had died. He | was cold as ation poured from his hands and his demeanor was such that Oliver she asked him if he The girl tells her story in Miss Were craz. & most truthful manner and the details differ r from her interview pub- lished months ago. . The her oss-examination of Dr, H. S. u at the Brandes murder trial to-day resulted disastrously for the de- fense Attorney Bennett challenged a statement de’by witness; the challenge mptly ported ed. Dr. Buteau won by authorities cited by the au had just testified that the 1 which the defense clanus Lil- hanged hei ould not tracted the of the | 1 out the blood and made the | i ar brown and parched, and that a brown parched appearance of the skin of the neck of a person hanged oceurs | only where the body has remained sus- pended for several hours. It was here that Attorney Bennett challenged Dr. Bu- teau. He s d the sound- ness’ of opinion and asked for auth nging him to prove s_asse Would aus and Becker support Fou in this?” asked Attorney Bennett, ai- Teady having turned to a page in that au- thority which he believed refuted the ex- pert. “You mean that as a challenge, I sup- pose?” replied Dr. Buteau. “Well, I am certain 1 am supported by all good au- horities.” Attorney Bennett then requested wit- mess to read a paragraph from Witthaus &nd Becker, which he pointed out. Dr. Suteau, howe ignored this, since it was but a quotation from Taylor, and in- tead read an extra from Witthaus and Becke: opinion, which bore ,out his statement without the slightest diverg- ence, almost to the language used. Then Bennett complained that Buteau was trying to draw a distinction. Buteau caught the remark and responded: “I am not trying to draw any distinc- tion. 1 met your challenge, and if you got the worse of it you should stand by it.” Bennett then wanted to know “‘whether the mark cn a person’s neck suspended efter death could be red, or pink, or the color of an actress’ tights.” Witness answered that it might be red- dish in color if there was flesh, but that he had never seen “pink” in’'a person dead or alive. The cxamination then drifted to menin- gitis as the cause of death, and here Juror 5. A. Randlett asked this most important question of witne¢s: “In this girl's case of meningitis, do you consider that she would © been able to hang herself?”’ Dr..Buteau uttered an emphatical “No.” Later Juror Randlett asked witness what_conditions, in his opinion, had pro- .dueed meningitis. The doctor replied: *I found no conditions in this child’s case that would account for meningitis except the blows upon the head.” This concluded Dr. Buteau's testimony, and at 4 o'clock he was excused. He had | been on the stand all last Friday, last | Tuesday and nearly all of to-day. The | most elaborate and extensive cross-ex- | mmination failed to reveal the smallest vista of doubt that Lillian Brandes was brutally murdered by her father. Dr. Hubert M. Rowell of Berkeley, who whas present at the autop: Wwas ' next ealled, and his testimony, far as it went to-day s similar’to that given by the expert who had preceded him. Republican Meetings. OAKLAND, Feb. 23.—The Republican City Central Committee met to-night and arranged the following schedule of meet- ings to be held dur the mu- nicipal ~ campaign, the particular halls, where omitted, to be _se- Jected later: Tuesday, February 28, Mil- ton Hall, Second Ward; Wednesday, March 1, Seventh Ward; Thursday, March 2, Fourth Ward; Friday, March 3, North Oakland, Second Ward; Monday, March 6, Temescal; Wednesday, March’s, Sev- enth Ward; Thursday, March 9, Golden Gate; Friday, March 10, Hansen Hall, First Ward; Saturday, March 11, Third and Fifth Ward —_— Slipped on an Orange Peel. ALAMEDA, Feb. 23.—Mrs. Willilam Carlston of 2123% Alameda avenue was seriously hurt in San Francisco yester- day. While walking on Sacramento street near Montgomery she slipped on a plece .of orange peel and was thrown with great force to the sidewalk. She fell on her ht leg, breaking it in two places. ll?fi‘e waf prought to her home in this city, where she was attended by Drs. Reynolds and Bull. E: ———————— DEMOCRATS OF OAKLAND OPEN THE CAMPAIGN Promise to Make a Hard Fight. ADDRESS OF HON. W. W. FOOTE | J. L. DAVIE DEFENDS HIS REC- ORD AS MAYOR. Will Pursue the Same Course if Again Honored With Election. Other Municipal Can- didates Speak. OAKLAND, Feb. 23.—The Democratic | campaign opened to-night at the Taber- | nacle. Chairman White introduced W. ‘W. Foote as chairman and said that the party Intends to make an aggressive fight till March 13. Mr. Foote reminded the audience that he was a pioneer of Oakland and said he | had the interests of this city at heart. “If we had a few more spirits here,” sald the ,chairman, “like John L. Davie this community would be far more progres- | I want to say a word about the press. There is no act of my life that can be too much exploited to suit me. We have been told that the Democratic con- vention was controlled by Mr. Moffitt and Mr. Brosnahan. This is the story of a Democratic newspaper, which did not even mentlon the fact that have a meeting to-night. of that convention was above reproach. It was not run by bosses, and the trouble is that the bosses did not run il. This ticket was nominated by the Democrats who work at the polls and'who vote the ticket and not by so-called Democrats who belong to the party for office only. I have known Davie, Garri and Clem- stve. ent for years and 1 can recommend them. | I shall not indulge in vituperation, but I have no use for the men who are forever being boosted by our political opponents as the only honest men in the commu- nity."” K. M. Clement, City Engineer, was the next speaker. He referred briefly to his term and to the street improvements con- ducted during that time. John L. Davie, after a lively reception, opened his _speech by reference to the campaign of four years ago, when he was lected Mayor. “I was fought then by cevery newspaper on ooth sides of the bay, and I expect much the same opposition this ar. The scandal years could never have happened had I been at the City Hall. When I went out of office the schools were closed because my opponents said that my dollar tax levy was too small. W see? We have been assessed Sl 21 this vear, and yet we hear that the High School must again be closed for lack of money.” we were to | The personnel | PROSPECT FOR STILL HIGHER WATER RATES The Monopoly Again Absolute. HAYWARD BOUGHT OUT NEED OF ELECTING HONEST COUNCILMEN. | | Increased Interest Centers in the City Election to Bs Held in Two Weeks. Oakland Office SBan Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Feb. 23. To-night there is but one water com- pany in Oakland, and voters will do well | to consider this fact when they elect a city government two weeks from next Monday. At a meeting of stockholders and direc- | tors this morning the necessary number | of shareholders had agreed to sign the articles of consolidation and before night all necessary signatures were obtained. This removes the Oakland Water Com- y, owned by Alvinza Hayward and | W. J! Dingee, from the scene and leaves | everything In the hands of the old Con- tra Costa corporation. Competition 18 over and the people will now be expected | to give the monopoly an income on 3$3,000,- | 000 more capitalization than before the er war commenced. Oakland will now ave to pay for a plant capitalized at $8,000,000, instead of $5,000,000, as formerly. As stated in The Call a month ago the Dingee office will shortly be closed and | all bu ss will be transacted at the Con- | tra Costa office across the street. | pipes in different parts of the city will | connect the two systems and the attempt to buy Cit: ouncils in the interests of the monopoly will commence once more. Just how this deal will be viewed by the { City Council is a matter of importance that i now Interesting every rate payer. A year ago the contention made by the two companies was that the income should be sufficient to pay interest on both plants. The Council Committee de- cided that_only one plant should be taken into_consideration and now that the com- panies have united the law would seem to say that interest must be paid on the whole business. The value of the plant, however, is not to be reckoned at the figures supplied by | the mnno‘mly‘ for there is ample evidence | to show that these figures are enormously inflated. The testimony of Mr. Dingee and of the Contra Costa people, given before -the | committee, would seem to show that about $4.000,000 would now be a very gen- | erous estimate upon which td’ base the rates for the monopoly. The present Council with its six votes can fix- the ates for next year, and undoubtedly it can be expected to do as the corporation dictates. The Council to be elected A few | in | THE CALL’S RACING CHART. OAKLAND RACE TRACK, Thursday, Feb. 23, 1809.—Fifty-first day of the Oalifornia Jockey Club meeting. Weather fine. Track fast. AMES A. MURPHY, Presiding Judge. JAMES B. FERGUSON, Starter. 720, FIBST RACE—Five turlongs; selling; Weight.St. ¥m. %m. maiden three-year-olds; purse, $300. %m. Str. Fin. Jockeys. 1% .. 11 |Thorpe 62 22 (W 2 = 31 |Jones ! - 4h |Hennessy . 9 o 5% [Hyland . 21 - 6% |W. Narvaez. 4% o 72 |G. Wilson.. Sh .. §2 [Harris 10 - 915 |Kerrin 18 e 10 12 > 1 1 2 12 8% . 13 3 ; %, :38; %, 1:03%. Winner, Odd Eyes was indeed fortunate. Florence the stretch and twice fouled by the winner, “Noma ran a great race. Scratched—Royal Tar 112. y. Bad start. Won first three drivini Burns & Waterhouse's b, f. by imp. Stom- Fink much the best. Was pocketed to opposite paddock. Protest not allowed by Purniah stopped. 72|. SBECOND RACE—Thres and a half furlongs; two-year-olds; purse, $400. Betting. Index. Horse. ‘Weight. |St. ¥m. %m. %m. Btr. Fin. Jockeys. Op. ?5 (@0) Sardine 1 5 T 13 12% [0 Martn..|12 23 (@26) Bathos H 5 P 23 21 [Tumer ..o s 3 626 Harry Thatcher. 3 . . 43 81% |E. Jone: 15 8 710 Icedrop . 4 . . 523 4% |J. Daly. 10 20 680 Mountebank 5 . . 2h 62 ('W. H. Martin [ 8 680 Winyah 8 . . 610 620 |Hennessy 20 20 710 Senator Ashe.... 7 . . 7 £ Frawley 50 300 70 ?:IICAQ ; 1% 8 . 8 8 Devin 20 25 miga. 1 2 v e |Romero 6 50 846 Lorello . . . ces Ellls .. 100 100 *Left. Time—3-18, :18; 7-16, :43. Winner, E. Corrigan's ch. f. by imp. Bassetlaw-imp. BSar- donyx. Bad start. Won easily. Second and third driving. Bardine was given race at start. Thatcher poorly ridden. Half the company was left at post. Icedrop was interfered with. Scratched—Pidalia 105, Tar Hill 105. Should ‘have been second. 7292, THIRD RACE—Futurity course; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $400. . Index. Horse. Age. Welsht.lsh ¥m. %m. %m. Str. Fin | 685 Rio Chico, 3. 12 11 11- 1h [Bullman 5 669 Good Hope, 3. 22 214 2% 22 |Jones . 5 1l 704 Recreation, 4. 4h 3h 3h 32 |Thorpe 5 65 694 Ann Page, 3 7 51 41 42 [Gray 0 707 Mainstay, Gh 62 63 51 (H Ma 4 04 Tony Licalzi, 31 4h 5% 68 |W.H Ma 618 Royal Fan, 3 . g 7 7 Golden | Time—To %, :21; to , 1:00%; short %, 1:10%. Winner, W. & by imp. Chesterfleld-Tennie D. Good start. Rio Chico shocked the community by his probably best. A poor start retarded her progress. The winner was well b ‘Won first three driving. return from the spirit land. Recreation was ed. 723. $500. FOURTH RACE—Six furlongs; three-year-olds and upward; free handicap; purse, | Bett! . Index. Horse. Age. Welgm.“sz, %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin. | Joskeys. |Op. & (695) Miss Rowena, yoree VgE a1 iRt 52 72 705 Abuse, 6.. iRl 23 23 23 23 |H Martin 1 45 550 Rubicon, a. Oisas 4h 81 3% 3h 52 185 @2 Sp't McAllister, a. 1 : ey 12200 707 Bonibel, 3 5 . [ [] 63 56 20 100 629 Moringa, 4. 4 53 5% 6 [ ilieas Time—%, :24 AT%; %, 1:13%. Winner, Burns & Waterhouse's ch. m. by imp. Mid- Iothian-imp. Paloma. Goo Miss Rowena is a_rare good one. Abuse rominent as usual. It did not stand out in Py Sport pulled up on three legs. .~ Won ridden out. Second and third driving. had to give it to her. His speed was not fo bunches and knots. Rubicon was away poor- FIFTH RACE—One and one-sixteent! 724, h miles; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $400. | Index. Horse. Age. Welght.|St. Str. Flm{ Joclk Std. ¥m. %m. ¥m. (700) Merops, 3. 41 831 324 82 1n 12%|Devin (711) Gotobed, 4. 1% 1h 1n 1% 24 25 |Bullman (696) Imp. Mistral Th izl “as. 23 tn s IPipedit 602 Rainter, 3. 62 4h 41% 44 44 424 (Hal Brown 701 Mistleton, 5h 64 61 53 56 G515 Thorpe €93 Judge Woffor 7 7 7 66 62 6 J. Reiff. 684 Thyne, 4. |3 3% 83 63 17 7 7 |Gray . Time—1-16, :06%; 5-16, :31; 9-16, :5613; 13-16, 1:22%: maile, 1 1-15 m. 1:47. Winner. Miller & Blazer's c¢h. c. by imp. Brutus-Mirope. Good start. Won cleverly. Second and third driving. Merops was best. Gotobed threw it up. M His_showing was a_ bad one. Scratched—Rey del Tierra 114, Schnitz 102, istral tired. Bonnie Tone 92 Mistleton was heavily backed. ng; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $400. dent that these views are by no means enerally shared, and it is safe to say that if the Republican Central Committee continues in its endeavor to embody such a provision in its platform, factions must inevitably be formed. Such a split is Indeed already imminent, for the Good Government Club, believing it to be a false view of economy to thus cripple the School Department, has al- ready declared ite intention of opposing the candidates who are pledged to re- trenchment. The Independent Taxpayers, who will unite in this campaign with the Non-Partisans, share the views of the Good Government Club, and they are ex- gected to make a fight on these grounds. o far no date has been set for a Non- Partisan caucus, but the question of re- taining a Citf\; Superintedent of Schools is to be the chief factor in determining what candidates are to be placed in the field for School Directors. The present Superintendent is F. E. Perham, who has held office for the last two years, having been appointed by the Board of Education chosen at the last election. —_————————— HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL. 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NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky “During the last days of my adminis- - oo > time Wi SIXTH RACE—Futurity course; selli o o1 o 3 tran b Spostar, o hck oF Gaid | 70, weexs' time will have the power, to| ‘T D, coeo R D e Was sent to my office by the water com-| selection of proper men is & matter o ; TBetting. MEETING NOTICEE panies and 1 sent it back, and it Was | fhe greatest importance to every property | Index. Horse. Age. Welght.[St. %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin | Jockeys. |Op. CL used to beat me. owner. ~ | CALIFORNIA Commandery No, 1, K. He fieflaffl“ fhere would be g fmprove- = = = o175 Joe Ullman, §..... ‘“w 7 . 14 ] 534 1h |Rutter 65 75 . Masonic Temple, Post and Mont: ment un business men, and not tax- €88 Fd Gartland II, 4. . . orpe ] omery sts.—Regular assem] THIS eating politicians, were eiected to office. New Tennis Champions. 684 Montanus, os! 8 % 4h % 3k 3h |Builman 5o SPRIDAY) EVENING, at 7:30 The speaker conciuded by reading the ALAMEDA, Feb. 2.—Percy Murdock [ 705 Highland ‘Bail, 4...117| § . 63 I 2% 4n |Beauchamp 6 10 o'clock. Order of the Temple. All port of two engineers, showing that a |and Reuben Hunt won the championship | 62 Montallade, & nsls o 51 TET 52 |H. Martin ] fraters are cordially invited. falt water plant could be erected for |in the Alameda Tennis Club tournament | 6% Novia 4. zf1 . 3] h 6% 61 |Powell 2z 2% SIR JOHN P. FRASER, Em. Com. sprinkling the streets for $0.000, which | played yesterday. They won five matches (659 Lord Marmion, 4...1174 . h iy Pl 3 185 SIR HIRAM T. GRAVES, Recorder. is the amount paid annually for sprink-|and lost none.’ They “outclasse: e Time—To %, :21%:to %, :A8%; last %, 1:01: short %, 1:11%. Winner, Duke & Wish- < ling the streets. Gther players with the exception of Allen | ara's ch. g. by RilesHatile Harels. Good start. Won first three driving. B R J. H. Cregan and Abe Jonas, candi- |and Bartlett, who made things look seri- oo Ullman was pounds the best. He received a bad send off, but was fortunate in the above named lodge are hereby notified dates for Councilmen-at-Largs, also | ous for the champlons during one stage| run home. Highland Ball was full of embalmed beef. Lord Marmion is a thing of the to attend the funeral of our late spoke. of the play. Past. Montanus ran a corking good race. g e . EaWaAN. In King Solomon's Hall, Masonic Temple, THIS HONORED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. B R R i $ | | | John 8. Bowman, the T e e o D e e e e R T o | Aged Merchant, Sud- denly Called to His Reward. until 11 o’clock. He complained of p: street. Deceased was born in Schmeid Jater removed his business to this ci conducted a brokerage business, len several nieces and nephews are th vive him. an honest, good, charitable man, w! ever met, and that his heart and pu body who met with misfortune. De: Rite Masons. 08 288 228 28 28 08 08 28 2 2 3R 3B 0B EB LT SRR 202308 AT ST R0 3020 0000080008 Keith's the first milinery opening of the sewson. We always lead. s Death has again invaded the dwindling ranks of the pioneer merc of California. Without a moment's warning John §. Bowman, an ored and respected member of the older business circle, was called to his reward yesterday morning about 2 o'clock. Wednesday he appeared to be in his usual good health and spent the day in the park: with his wife, he visited his old friend, Charles Simon, remaining there depressed. Shortly before 2 a. m. Mrs. Bowman awoke and found her hus- band in intense pain. She telephoned for Marx Franklin, her husband's nephew, who immediately went to the Bowman home at 2037 Sacramento When he arrived the aged merchant was dead. ago, and came to California in the early '50's. and established a clgar business which was successful, and several years he established the wholesale cigar and liquor firm of John S. Bowman & Co., the late Joseph Coblentz being his partner. In 189 B. D. Pike enter- ed the firm and the name was changed to Coblentz, Pike & Co., and two years later Mr. Bowman retired from business. The last few years he has Before establishing his San Francisco business Mr. Bowman returned to Germany and married there. Deceased had no children. His widow and Among the business men of the city John S. Bowman was known as His former partner, Mr. Pike, declares he was one of the noblest men he Lodge No. 1, F. and A. M., and also of San Francisco Chapter, Scottish He will be buried with Masonic honors to-day. The funeral will be held at Masonic Temple at 2 p. m. nts lon- In the evening, ains in his head and was somewhat enmuhl, Germany, sixty-nine years He located at Marysville ty. After a few years of prosperity ding money on goods in bond. e only immediate relatives, who sur- ho never had an enemy in his life. rse were always open to assist any- ceased was a member of California 2082808282808 28 222228000800 08 28 28 23 03285238 0808 282802 200800 280888 ‘ vorite in the betting. MISS ROWENA SHOWED HER HEELS T0 ABUSE ’ up; selling: Foster’s Horse Is a|"%Gma .101] 847 Crawtord 708 Lomo 1103 erilderio . arm avorite. ... Padre Jose......106| ... Green Hook. 61 Slerra_Blanco...103| 709 Baliverso THREE FAVORITES DOWNED RIO CHICO AWOKE FROM HIS REVERIE. Gotobed rinished Behind Merops. Sardine Upheld Her Reputation. Joe Ullman Took & Purse. 0dd Eyes Won. The cork screw legged sprinter Abuse again left his friends in the lurch at Oak- land track yesterday. Assigned 124 |and up: pounds in the six-furlong handicap, he (;:‘})%lywmm' }%Y ;g %?;m_'}-lfk was readily Installed a pronounced fa- ‘“‘Skeets’” Martin straddled his expansive back, and Fos- ter's horse played second violin from the time the curtain was raised. Picking up Joe Piggott and 118 pounds, Miss Ro- wena was first from start to finish, lead- ing the favorite out two lengths at the wire, in 1913%. Away badly, Rublcon, the second choice, ran third. Ahuse ran like 2 laboring man from the start and quite evidently was not at his best. Of the other five favorites, Gotobed and Recreation were thie only ones that failed to run to expectations. After the big hol- jday throng of the previous day business in the ring seemed dull. 0dd Eyes, the Burns & Waterhouse en- try, closed favorite for the opening flve- furlong scramble for maiden three-year- olds. Away in front, wne led the big bunch to the paddock, where distress sig- nals were flashed. W. H. Martin at this stage came fast with Florence Fink and could have won but for being interfered with by Thorpe on the choice. The lat- ter finally won by a length. Martin lodged a claim of foul with the judges, but after’ several minutes’ deliberation on thelfr part it was disallowed. The two-year-old dash proved only an exercise gallop for Sardine. The Corri- gnn entry was a 2 to 5 chance and won ands down from Bathos. The start spoiled the chances of most of the others. The third event, decided over the Fu- turity course, saw Rlo Chico at bewitch- ing odds perform with the dash and vim ot‘ a stake animal. Somebody did not forget to back him either. His price was hacked do 0 6 and 8 at post time, and Buliman had him in front almost from the )umg.‘ Hope disposed of the favorite Recreation for the place. The favorite, Gotobed, met more than his equal in the mile and a sixteenth sell- ing run. Leading to the paddock, Devin on Merops then: squeezed through next the rail, winning cleverly by nearly three {:glthl. Merops had second call in the ng. The ‘!url in the final spin over the Fu- turity course nearly ruined the chances S O o Muanaged by Bome hook 2 . Rutter : e o aieete U oF the runting, s e fin 3 and reached the nnllfin; post a neck be- fore Ed Gartland. The latter horse made all the running. Track Notes. The stewards of the California Jockey Club will meet to-night at the assocla- tion’s rooms on Kearny street. The string of Owen Bros. arrived at the track on Monday from Fresno. Po- laski, Amasa, Grady and four 2-year-olds are among the lot. Florence Fink was much the best in the opening event and only a streak of ill luck lost her the race. To~d;y's ;};tries. First Race—Five furlongs; four-year-olds and 337 Corriente 101{ ... Widow Jones 708 Pessie Lee 101| ... Jennie Gibb 564 Durward 103 Second Race—One m! selling; four-year- olds and up: 709 Rosemald ....... 98 667 Bill McCloskey.108 702 Colonial Dame.. 98 601 Don Gara. 2108 622 Ricardo ~103| 716 McFarlane 689 Mel. Burnham..103| 708 Henry C Third Race—Six furlongs; selling: (714)Con Dalton 656 Dunpralse 12 685 Sir Urian 621 Goal Runn: 09 Fourth Race—Seven turlong: and up; selling: ile; 716 Joe Mussle 718 Roadrunner 715 None Such 702 Glen Anne. three-year-olds; .109] 643 Faversham . (702)Stromo 713 Yaruba three-year-olds 725 Montallade .101| 716 Earl Cochran ... 98 706 Espionage ...... 89| 156 San Mateo. 05 (709)Eddie Jones ....108| 700 Guilder 97 706 Satsuma. . 109| 709 Melkarth 9% Fifth Race—One mile; selling; four-year-olds 725 Lord Marmion..108' 707 Whitcomb Sixth Race—Five furlongs; selling; four-year- olds and up: 722 Tony Licalzi....108|(708)Soclalist 702 Schnltz .106 |(801) Espirando 718 Eakins . ‘103 611 Spry Lark TRAT T (103 709 G. H. Ketcham.103 ... Oahu . ...101| 684 Carrie U . ... February .101| 641 Potente . Belections for To-Day. ‘First Race—Green Hook, Padre Joss, Bessle Lee. Becond Race—Roadrunner, Joe Mussl Farlane. Third Race—Goal Runner, Sir Urian, Stromo. Fourth Race—Espionage, Satsuma, Eddle Jones. Fifth Race—8ly, Wyoming, Whitcomb. Sixth Race—Al, George H. Ketcham, clalist. NO SUPERINTENDENT WANTED. Candidates for School Directors Will Try to Abolish That Office. BERKELEY, Feb. 23.—The Republican Convention which meets in Shattuck Hall next Saturday evening bids fair to indorse a platform which may result in seriously cempromising the gosmon of the party before the voters of the-city. It is now definitely understood that the Central Committee in preparing its platforms in- tends to make a provision to the effect that the appointive office of City Superin- tendent of Schools be entirely abolished, and it will {zlace in nomination a list of Dlfiectors pledged to carry out that policy. As a reason for this line of action its promoters are nrfln@vme ground of un- necessary expense. ith the Berkeley public school system, as it now is, having a force of teachers only about fifty strong, they hold that no occasion exists for centralizing instruction to such an extent as to make the work of a City Superintendent necessary. Each punne.lgm of a grammar school, it 1s said, is capable of managing everything under his charge, and the work of supervision is only an uncalled for drain upon the city’s treasury. Accordingly m motives of economy they will make an effort to do away with what they claim is & needles: expenditure. appearances, however, it is evi- M- So- | COLORED man wants a situation as head oook; SITUATIONS WANTED—Continued. ED_DBy Intelligent and refined lady, po- W.fio'l‘; um?nypuion or to wait on invalid; city reference. Box 3§20, Call office. SWEDISH girl wants position to do house- 'oka)ls;n Kmerican family. Address or call 150 Cook st; Geary-st. cars. FIRST-CLASS laundress wants work by day or week. Box 322, Call office. GIRL wants a_position to do general house- work. Call 217 Polk st. WORKING housekeeper to gentlemen; no ob- Jection to 2 or 3 children. Box 342, Call office. MIDDLE-AGED lady from Germany desires position as working housekeeper to German gentleman or elderly couple; no children. Call 1026% Washington st., in forenoon till 11 o'clock and after 5 p. m. ELDERLY woman wants situation for house- ‘work: city or country; good plain cook: mod- erate’ wages:; good home. 1065 Market, opp. Jones, room 21; no postals. BY young married woman, position as house- keeper; city or country. MRS. E. GRAY, Peralta P. O., Alameda County, Cal. WANTED—By a man and wife with a boy § Years old, a place in the country; wife a first. class cook; man to do garden work, take cars horses and milk cows: good references. Ad- dress box 07, Call office. A GERMAN woman wishes a situadon small_family to do general housework. ply 227 Hayes st. SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. A_WESTERN LaboMBureau, 541 Clay st., tel, Green 651, furnishes reliable male or femali help, any nationality. free of charge. JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds help. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary st.: tel Grant 5 CHINESE and Japanese Employment Office; best help. 4143% O'Farrell st.; tel.. East 43 ENGINEER, younsg and active, uséd to most ‘any kind of engine and machinery; also pipe- fitting; will_go anywhere; first- refer- ences. Box 323, Call office. YOUNG man wants a place around private residence; understands care of horses; good driver and gardener; handy; references. Box 143, Call office. STABLEMAN wants & job in private bar good_references; no bad habits. J. W. R. box 324, Call office. MAN 28, good teamster, well posted on streets, wants position; teaming or anything. Box 341, Call office. YOUNG man: desires position in wholesals house or to drive wagon. Apply 24 Lafayette. in Ap SITUATIONS wanted by man and wife; coun- try or city. Address 518 Linden ave. WANTED—Situation as hostler or gardener. ‘Apply 118 Eddy st., room 9. GARDENER desires situatl industrions, temperate, polite, understands milking, chickens; careful driver; wages, $20 per month; references. Address box 312, Call. BY a young man capable of taking care of horses, cows, garden; good driver and mak all kinds of repairs on harness, etc.; March good references. Box 314, Call office. COMPETENT man, with horse and covered wagon, desires employment; willing to taks an agency; work reasonable. Address H. ., Fruitvale postoffice, Alameda County, Cal eady man; good all-around pastry Address H. A., 1006 Clay st., rm. §. WINCHESTER House, 44 Third st., near Ma ket; 200 rooms; 25c to $1 50 night: 3150 to 3% week; convenient and respectable; free 'bus and bacgage to and from ferry. HELP WANTED—EMALE. sober and MIDDLE-AGED American woman as Bous Keeper; country; widower; $12 per month. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. month. COOK, $40; lunch_waitress, $15 325 Sutter st. 3 COOKS, German style, 525, $30 and §35. MISS CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. REFINED Germen second irl, $20 per month; 2 ranch cooks, 3§20 and §25. MISS CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. GIRL for candy store, $8 pe CULLEN, 32 Sutter st. GIRL, light housework, 2 in family, $15. MIS§ CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. PROTESTANT waltress and parlormald, $25 er month 2 ,in family. Apply early to ISS CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. IVAITRESS, sleep home, $15 per month; § waltresses, 20 and 3. MISS CULLEN, 328 utter per month. MISS housekeeper, §20 per_month; 3 gen- MISS CULLEN, 82 Sutter st. NURSEGIRL, easy place, 1 child, $10 per ‘month. MISS CULLEN, §25 Sutter st, LAUNDRESS, 80, city;, cook, Stockton, #5; “Auburn $25, Belvedere 35; 15 housework Eirls, City and country, $20 and $25; 8 young girls, assist, $10 to $15. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter. SBCOND girl, Alameda, $20; 3 second girls, city, $20 and $25; 3 nursegiris , $25, $20 and $15. MISS CULLEN, 32 Sutter st. C. R. HANSEN & CO. .Phone Grant 18§ & waitresses, different country hotels, $20 and §22 50; 2 waltresses, city, $20; 2 chambermalds to wait, $20; 2 chambermaids, §15. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. 2 RESTAURANT waltresses, $5_and $6; cook for small family, $30; cook and housegirl, San Rafael, 2 in family, $25, see lady here; cook for Modesto, $25, see lady here; housegirl, Modesto, $20, see lady here; housegirl, Hollis- ter, see lady here, $20, fare paid; young Irish housegirl for Jewish family, $15, and many girls for the city. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. GOVERNESS, English and music, and_either French or German, $25; see lady here to-day. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. RESTAURANT waitress, $5 week; 3 German and Scandinavian second girls, $20;. waitress and seamstress, $20; 5 cooks in’ American and German families, $25 and $30; girls for house- work, 8 in family, Mountain View, $25: Gran- iteville, $30; Santa Clara, $20; Hollister, $20, and a large number to fill city situations. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. DAY (FRIDAY) February 24th, at 2 o'clock D. m. Master Masons and friends of the deceased are invited. By order of the Master. FRANKLIN H. DAY, Secretary. LA PARFAITE Union Lodge No. 17, M.—Called meeting FRI- First deg. By order of P. DE ST. JULLIEN, Secretary. FAIRMOUNT Lodge No. 108, K. of P. will _confer third rank, long- form, FRIDAY EVENING, February 24. Visiting brothers cordially invited. R. E. LANE, M. of F. ANNUAL_ meeting—The regular annual meet- ing of the stockholders of the Wittram Pro- peller Company will_be held at their office, 327 Market st., San Francisco, California, on WEDNESDAY, the eighth day of March, 1899, at the hour of 3 p. m., for the pur- pose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, and the transaction of guch other business as may come ‘before the meeting. CHARLES A. HUG, Sec. Office, 327 Market st., San Fran-isco. Call- fornia. ANNUAL meeting—The regular annual meot- ing of the stockholders of the WESTERN BEET SUGAR COMPANY will be held at the .office of the company, 327 Market st. San Francisco, California, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st day of March, 1899, at the hour of 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing & board of dirsctors to serve for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other busi- ness as may come before the meeting. Transter books will close on Saturday, Feb- ruary 2, 1899, at 12 o'clock m. ROBT. OXNARD. Secretary. TWO waltreses, first-class country hotel, $20. MURRAY & READY, 634-636 Clay st. YOUNG girl to assist lady, $10, sleep home; girl or woman for housework, 315, sieep home; woman with a child, $15; 20 girls for house- work, $15 and $20. MURRAY & READY, 634~ 636 Clay st. TWO laundresses, private family, MISS PLUNKETT, 424 Sutter st. TAILORESS for general talloring at 408% Lar- kin st. $30 each. DIVIDEND NOTICLS. DIVIDEND Notice.—Dividend No. 90 (ffty cents per share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company will be payable at the office of the company, 327 Market st., on and after WED- NESDAY, March 1, 1883, Transfer books will close on Thursday, February 23, 199, at.3 o'clock p. m. 7 E. H. SHELDON, Secretary. e e SPECIAL NOTICES. TADIES' skirt operators wanted. KRAKER, 2% Bush st.; take elevator. GIRL for general housework; small family; , near Eighteent] o understands_German WANTED—A cool references. 1220 Ellls. cooking; wages $25; YOUNG girl for upstairs work. 1207 Gough st. GIRL for downstalrs work and cooking. 1207 Gough st. from $3; Whitened. $1 up; ROOMS papered painting done. Hartman Paint Co., 319 34 st. GOOD gir! for plain housework: $8 per month. Apply 400 Van Ness. ave bet. 8 and 9. BAD tenants ejected for $4; collections made; city or country’ PACIFIC COLLECTIO! CO.. 415 Montgomery st., rooms 8-10: tel. 5530. SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. YOUNG Irish girl desires situation as nurse or second girl, $10. MISS CULLEN, 325 Sut- ter st. NEAT young German girl desires situation as nurse or second girl or housework; best ref- erences; city or country; $10 to $15. MISS CULLEN, 32 Sutter st. TWO German housegirls wish situations; $15 each; good references. Apply MRS. NOR- TON, 313 Sutter st. A NEAT American housegirl, with 4 years' Eef:tmlm:l; good cook. MRS. NORTON, 313 utter st. A—NO. 1 Swedish cook, best of references, de- res a situation. J. F. CROSETT & CO., Sutter st. & STRONG American woman wants to go out by the day to do general housework; good and willing worker; 75c or $1 and carfare. 276 near Fourth, first floor, room 1. COOK and second girl desire positions In the | same house or separate; city Or country: best | of reference if required. Call at 519 Eighth | st., Oakland. GERMAN girl wants position in German fam- ily; speaks only German; for housework and Pcu:l;ln%; wages $18 to §20. Apply §2 East rk st YOUNG girl would like a situation In a re- spectable lodging house. Call at 12431 Park , Alameda. GIRL to assist in light housework and assist in cooking. 195 Union st. EXPERIENCED skirt hands on cording and g Apply 523 Market st., room §. OPERATORS on_clectric_sewing machines on shirts at GREENEBAUM, WEIL & MICH- ELS, 531 Missfon st. GERMAN girl, good cook and baker; $25. 10 to 12 a. m., 92 Grove st. YOUNG lady, not over 20, to sell cosmetics in “the country; sood salary. Apply between m.. 40 Geary st. HELF WANTED—MALE. SHIP for Ska Rockmen _ -Laborers Earth and rock station work by the yard; also day laborers. Particulars at C. R. HAN- SEN & CO.’S, 104 Geary st. C. R. HANSEN & CO. ..Phone Grant 183 Driver who knows city, milk route, §8 and found. Ranch foreman .. Ranch carpenter Choreman, $2%; farmer, milker, $20. Tool sharpener for a railroad camp; woods- men, -section hands, miners and mine labor- ers; see boss here. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. Saturd: Phone Grant 188 5 . $30; ‘meat_cook, counfry hotel, $0; German cook, country ho- tel, $40. Head walter, country, $65; French-speaking waiter, $40; walter, $28; waiter who can do a little short-order work, country, fS. Golored walter, couniry, $30 and found. Polisher and starcher, country laundry, $30 and found. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary. A SWEDISH girl wishes position as chamber- maid; Best of references. - Call or address 850 Mission st. ‘WOMAN wishes position of any kind: =ood cook; city or short distance in the country. 317 Third st. MIDDLE-AGED woman wishes a situation to do general housework; city or country; no postal cards. 10 Stockton place, off Grant ave. -EXPERIENCED dressmaker; good fitter; g dresses made over; mfiwj- in2 d:;s.nl?., 2626 Mission st. AS housekeeper by neat, elderly widow: cook; waehing, housecleaning, taking m children; reference; wages $10. 341 Minna st. ding Empl yme-'-'z"&:‘«i"fl‘::e A Leadin; plo; r Agents. Leading . 'WANT TO-DAY g t maker, country, job. 12'farm and orchard hands, $15, 30 and §26 Tound: § choremen and boys for ranches, 320 and $10 and found. $fan and wife for ranch........$40 and found Stableman, $25 and found: choreman, slaugh- ter house: 56 woodchoppers, §2 and $1 cord: 139 tiemakers, 8, Sc and 1%c each: 10 labor: ers to work in the hop yards, $30; watchman Who understands - some _ carpentering work, Ste., $150 day, clty job. MURRAY & READY, 634 and 636 Clay st. MURRAY & READY. fain 5848 9 COOKS... .4 bal MURRAY & READY, 634 and 63 Clay ff" YOUNG girl wishes a place as waitress in restaurant or help in kitchen. - Address I Bixth, room 4. 2 & RELIABLE person wants hou in pri- WANTED—Driver for delivery wagon, eterences required. 335 and found. drives for milk route in city, experience and refer- ence required, $85 and found; good chorebo: vate family; ite. H br ly; wages moderat mqmn.l on nice ranch near city, $15 per month an found; farms milkers s C(f."m -:nd others. W. D.