The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1899, Page 11

AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1899 STATEMINING LAW.STANDS - UNREPEAL Startling Find of a Big Blunder. —— CHANCES FOR CLAIM JUMPERS e THOUSANDS OF MINING LOCA- TIONS ARE VOID. - An Omission in Repealing Act Leaves the Statute in Full Force, With Possible Dire Con- a sequences. st and prospectors vere and surprising t 2 of the most ever committed in ation in this State. ire undertook to re- & law of 1897, regu- n of mining claims and approval the pposed the miner ‘ommittee ex-Congre r, a mini experie until this nd mining decided to Secretary Rickett During the law Secre- seussed min- and the been Lindley hn repealed {ir 1 ed the the Ketts legal no effe “There is na an g act, " he said ng on which the says plal repealed.’ y in the act lajn intent a The language g ite and precise there s m for construction and the court o r the rules of the constri s go outside of it and nstruction cu Legislature in » location quickly hat law. ¢ any s for tresspa to reloc I of such a claim accord ite law, though possi- bly it m ne peaceably. The courts would oubtedly maintain possession by the first one who complied with the law. It will it hardships and wrongs undou me 1o be the h appearg to Lt Mn Rie mining law- irath he fri ‘xsllia;:nq“uxgnil'!; is possible there always claim-jump- ers and ofter s around. Hundreds of prospector; have claims _and hopes will b predicaments. Titles ne unc 1 all sorts of compli- cations will ar! ate law has in fact risen from to plague the hills and the r rchers for gold and copper, oil other varied riches hidden i tr 15 and beds. The Federal is of rather skeleton form but brief re- quirements re ing and. hold- ing mineral 2 lows and con- templates supplemen laws by the State and also by local ‘mi ¢ di. g Recarding locetions 1t s L& isteote The miners of each mining distric egulations not In conflict With the Tawe o the nited States or with the laws of the State or Ferritory in which the district is situated, gov- erning the locati ner of reeording, ount of work ne hold possession of 4 mining elaim, subject to the followimg re- juirements: Iocation must be distinetly marked on the ground, so that its bounduries can be readily traced. All records of mining claims hereafier made shall contain the name or names of the locators, the date of the loca- flons, and such a descristion of the claim or claims located by reference to some natural ob- jeet or permanent monument as will identiry the claim quertz claim within the calendar vear fol- lowing the one in which the ldcation is filed, and $20 worth on a placer claim. Until 1897 this State never passed a law 1ding to the Federal requirements. Lo- cations were governed by the Federal law and the rules of mining districts, of which there "were 'many, cach with a recorder. with whom notices were filed. IU'nder the Federal law a prospector could locate and hold as many claims as he chose, with from one to two vears to do his assess- ment work. The State law of 18! marks and boundarie tice giving certain information; its filing with the County Recorder; $0 worth of work in sixty days on a quartz claim; the posting and filing of a second notice, and It practically abolished mining dis by requiring notices to be filed with - County Recorder, and it required : district orders to turn their recor: over to the County Recorder. The require- ment of §50 worth of work in sixty da made it imposisble for the average pros- pector to hold more than one or two claims. In many ways it was offensive to prospectors, and there was a general de- mand for its repeal. 1If it is still in effect no record in any of the reorganized mi a required particular ing districts is id. Man rict rec- ords have been illegally returned to dis tricts. In few cases has the requirement of worth of work in sixty days been observed. Proper notices have not been 24 and recorded in proper time. ‘tor who has staked out a dozen relocates all, he can put $50 even if he properi { can hold only as many as v | worth of work on in y days. There | are many such compiications “that will arisc Section # of the unrepealed law say “All locations of quartz or placer for made which tions or deposits do not conform nents of this t, in s0 2 re- made since | t | longshoreman | spectively applicable thereto, | vota there will be woe from Siskiy aly . and In the mountains they an Dieg | will be at s ‘ COURT NOTES. | The application of M. P Jose for appointment as litem of Mrs. Mary Brunings the petitioner, who is now confine he ine at Agnew - decision to Judges Dainger- yok yesterday afternoon. The n for a guardian is for the pur- ey of San guardian ad sister of in the o applicati pose of carrying on litigation regarding the mor belonging to the insane woman. plication was contested by M. Woif urdian of the person and es e of ane woman, the ground n ad litem was superfiuous. W attorney fees will also the court. 1 Lighting Company has ) :d by J. L. Howard, Oliver Ellsworth v h, T. F vist_and he capital stock is $200.- 500 has been subscribed. soldier, charged with g stoien cor rable money _from A. Keenan, was acquitted by a jury ige Dunne’s court yesterday )t on the corner of Post and John C. J¢ f which $5 1 A. Wel of tock- tan streets, a portion of the estate of the Dr. James L. Simpson, has been sold D. L. Rs ient of the Gas late te the sum of umers ul ease of 10 per : e Probate Court Dora Dunn filed yesterday agains Char Nathan and Joseph W recover $10.0% for persona Plaintiff all t on May vear the defendants dropped a bc Folsom head, injuring her pe L. F. Gil- E. Dargie tandard Oil Com- pital stock been sub- r, was yesterday enced to ten days in the County Jail Acting Police Judge Ke He at- tempted to choke F night n her room or there were mitig the Judge inflicted a Mrx. Anna nforth swor iint in t ay the the Daniel 38 Ellis stree udge Mogan's »f Ruby of the daughter ars of a Judg her ) Sar Moga 4 rant will Juds x turbing tho oma street, reception - at night during house they quarreled and threw and saucers at each other. Jenilie penitent in court yesterday and Jowed the Judge her engagement ring, : him that she and Oscar were to arried month. Oscar_cot- 1 Jennie tement, and the Judge ntinued the ¢ for thirty davs, re- sing them on thelr own recognizance David Walk of Akron, Ohio, was flour- ing a revolver on Kearny street Thurs- ight, when he was arrested for car- g a concealed weapon. He told Judge Mogan vesterday that he thought he was in the wild and woolly West but had found his mistake, and the Judge allow=d im to go. M. M. Foote of warrants for the keeping of the within a st ryf League Courts Chin ill-fa to cl the in Vigilance the Police arrest of houses of league is ) day women for The _intention these pla newshove Gregg. James Weldon and Willie before Judge Mogan charge of disturbing the pe hered at Third and Mission and amused themselves by fightin laths. They were arrested Thurs- night by Policemen McEntee and The Judge reprimanded the boys he cases rnest Monterichard, Wilson, John E. Patterson, appeared vesterday on ce. The bo stree duels die ay Naylor. dismissed Ward w d in Acting Po- lice Judge Kerrigan's court vesterday on the charge of grand larceny for stealing 5 from Mike Lester. night clerk in the Colton House, 220 Third street, early yes- morning. The case was continued Monday. n Howard, the old man who stole a from its mother at Third and Mar- Monday and assaulted Theo- the handwriting expert, was convicted by Judge Mogan on rges of battery and using vulgar and was ordered to appear for He is a gardener X sentence this morning. in_Oakland Fred Miller was arrested early yester- morning for stealing the carcass of ) which was hanging on a_ hook the butcher shop of John Stultz, and Montgomery streefs. He was g it In a sack when arrested. He Jud Graham vesterday that his fldren we starving and th committed the theft. Tt Miller was a confirmed zave him three mont a young man who_pro- 10 Judge Mogan yesterday that he ger in San Franciseo but was be an accomulice of “Drafy and “Kid" Young and other pick- : lay held to answer be- fore the Su art_on a_charge of attempt eny in $2000 bonds. | He atte a purse from Mr: i Mary Lofmann John F) a longshoreman living at 125 Gr »t, swore to a complaint in | Judge Graham vesterday for the | arrest of Andrew Demartini. another the on | They met on Pacific charge of battery. and Sansome streets | Thursday night. and without any provo- cation Demartini knocked Flynn = down | and kicked him in the face. The case of the officers of the Twinkling | star Improvement Company, charged | with maintaining a public nulsance in the f shape of the Hotel Nymphia. was called in Judge Graham's court vesterday. At- torney Dunne for defendants argued a demurrer to the complaint, which the Judge overruled. and the case was set for trial by jury next Wednesday. A Charles Hartwig’s Death. A verdict of accidental death was ren- dered vesterday by a Coroner's jury in the matter of the death of Charles Hart- wig, who was found last Wednesday morning asphyxiated in his room at 412 Leavenworth street. Mrs. Claymore, his landlady, testificd that Hartwig had be- oL ry despondent because an ex. pected remittance from his father in Ger- many had not arr! Toom had been nailed so that it would not rattle, and It was evident that he was trying to open the window when he was overcome by the fumes of the escaplng zas. —_—— Thrown Out of His Buggy. A. Stanton, a collector for Jacoh Sehweltzer, butcher at 519 Clay street, was thrown out of his buggy at Twenty- fourth and Capp streets vesterday. His injuries were of such a serious nature as to render it necessary to take him to the City and County Hospital in the patrol wagon from the Seventeenth-street police Station. Dr. Enright attended to his Wounds and after the lapse of an hour or It requires $100 worth of work on a so he was able to go to his home. T L R R R R oo - R -5 - -5 - - o BoHORPRORORIOROROROKOB o oo om W o ¥ 2 Al da: W ‘OAKLAND o flm@ a % of the Bay Cities & ‘ g @040 d¥OROIHOXOROX 10O | a preliminary no- | | 1 Al | these will be followed by others in | Company for $1500 damage a | was | explosion was caused by an agent other ! in such a manner that an explosion wouid O"QCUJ,GDfiC‘fifiC(fi':f):(fil:(fififlfiuuaflfifififlfifibnfifiafiDdfiflfififlfinfiflfi CHNSBE R oY e YPLOSION Wi ST VICTORY Jury Awards Rasmus AKLAND, Aug. 11.—Mose Allbach is the most self-sacrificing man in town. He is in jail now, but need not have been there only that he was loyal to Policeman McKinley's aspirations. Mose is always In jail when he is not out, and he is not out more than three days in any one week. He contracted the habit of getting drunk and disturbing the peace of Police Officer McKinley's beat. The officer with the prominent name has in fact made a star record for arrests owing almost entirely to Mose’s shortcomings. Mose was in court this morning and pleaded guilty. versation between him and Judge Smith took place “What did you get drunk for this time, Mose The following con- "t asked the Judge. Larsen Damages. “I wasn't drunk, your Honor.” “Then why did you plead guiity T “Well, you see, Judge, it was this way: Officer McKinley, my friend, VERD‘CT MEANS MANY SUlTSI arrested me, and so I pleaded guilty. If I hadn’t pleaded guilty and had | proved that 1 was sober it would have heen a reflection on Mr. McKinley.” —— “But what about yourself?" said Judge Smith. Vell, 1 wasn't thinking of myself, Judge. You see Mr. McKinley had MELROSEANS MAY RECOVER aspirations, He wanted to be a police sérgeant. He has made a record arresting me and 1 am proud of it for his sake. Since I was arrested the last time I hear that Mayor Snow and Mr. Dow. both fine gentlemen, have made him a police geant. 1 guess I was drunk, your Honor—guilty. And Sergeant McKinley, shining in all the splendor of his new decora- tions, walked out of court wondering whether he were indebted more to poor old Mose than to the two “fine gentlemen™ for his new stripes. + @+CHD404040+0+040+ D+ 4040 104040 4 0+ D+O+DIDIOI0IC+D+O THERE WAS KO FOR WRECKED HOMES. S Bitter Fought Legal Battle That will Probably Give Rise to a New Line of Supreme Court Decisions. el A jury in an Alameda County Su- perior Court yesterday brought in a verdict in a damage suit that will prove far reaching in its effect. Tt was a verdict awarding Rasmus Lar- sen $1500 damages against the West- ern Fuse and Explosive Company for the wrecking of his little home at Melrose through an explosion caused by a murderous Chinese. The suit is the first of its kind ever tried in this State, and its appeal to the Supreme Court, which naturally follows, will give rise to a line of new decisions. Thirty-two similar suits are to be filed within a few days, and no doubt 1040404040+ D+ OICHOIOID+DI0I04 @ land. Harry Caro, the winner of the ama- teur society State championship medal, is also challenged to walk a special walk by E\l({en? Kaufman and lady of San Jose, and as he has accepted, this will be a very exciting match. COOLIDGE OF SANTA ROSA NOW STATE PRESIDENT OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—The State Typo- graphical Union concluded its convention Ty | this afternoon. The committee on report: | concluded its report as follows: ‘Jakey Avers No BIOW | )’\:‘hfle ’!hlell ‘ll‘ U. g‘ns' (t\emi;ndtlad the sur- Was Struck. render of all State and district charters, we are of the opinfon that geographically we are so — far removed from the headquarters of our in- | ternational organization that the necessity is imperative of giving that aid, without which no organization can succeed The printing crafts show a great improve- | ment during the past year, and the indications are that the coming year will show our trade unionized throughout its different branches. The election of officers for the next year resulted as follows: C. 8. Coolidge of Santa Rosa, president. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %S Broadway, Aug. 1L There was no prizefight at Oakland last other sections where powder works'| week. There ot a basement under explosions have created havoc and |Fred Gatter's shaving patlocETean @t | ter does not have a shaving parlor. There is left wrecked homes and corpses in | p - - |is no such person as Fred Gatter on polid 3 i 7 their wake. s e i no Brosgwsy There| o8, TS SUBE el v pres} It can easily be estimated that the |is no Oakland. | "M A. McInnis of Oakiand, secretary-treas- According to the testimony of some of | urer- = - P. B. Coates of Stockton, State organizer. Larsen judgment will prompt others | 9 s O . | the principals in litigations involving hundreds of | cpectators the thousands of dollars damages. ts Oakland office San Francisco Call,| Gradually the list of those present is %08 Broadway, Aug. 11. | decreasing. Yesterday two were dis- The trial of the suit of Rasmus Larsen | charged with honor in the Police Court; against the Western Fuse and Explosives | to-day two more were dropped from the on account of | Toll, having satisfied the Prosecuting At- the wrecking of his home at Melrose by | (EEReY that they were not at any prize- an explosion was concluded in Judge OE- | Jakey Baumgarten declares that when den's court this afternoon, and the jury, | he goes into court the following will be after dellberating less than twenty min- | his defense: *I was at no prizefight. The to | colored boy and me went into the ring, of the alleged conclusions are and some above cisoo; C. E. Backess, Oakland; H. J. Maloney, San Francisco. It was decided to meet next year at Santa Rosa. [MORMGN SMITH WILL CAME ALL THE WAY FROM WISCONSIN TO DO SO. utes, brought in a verdict awarding S i plaintiff the amount of aamages sued for. | Which wasn’t a ring, but merely an open Seldom has a_ci been so bitterly | PRI, (1Y NRTNED e it :r::xr;‘e:w:?;: g 5 fought in the Superfor Court of this| ut of the ring, and when the fellows |He Will Insist That the Child Is county as the present one, and through- | laughed at him he came back and I said | Taken From the Custody and he could have part of it, and so he put nearly three Control of the Mother. out the trial, which occupied « vs, courtroom was thronged with | up his hand: 1 put up mine and the | dents and proverty owners who had ‘)""’"’dH boy L d"r“;n. lhdldn'l Suen hit | e also sustained damages or, in some in- R L L R L Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, stances, total loss of homes by rea- | got there the kid was lving flat, and that | 8 Broadway, Aug. 1L son of the fatal e \ of the f the prizefight there was. Every-| Norman H. Smith arrived in Oakland works at Melrose on July 19 of last year. | 2 £ -.l { squealed Ju{; thi"‘ but I |to-night from Lake Mills, Wis., for the The circumstances of the explosion, | aven't. have got a job now in a can- | g, rpose of fighting the divorce suit | wihe clreumstances Of Seputy Sheriffs | nery and don't intend to fight any more. e e iy Chv s wite aMipite and constables and woman, briefly re- | 1f they don't appreciate me in Oakland | o7* e ¥ e a e capitulated, are these: A Chirese named |1 can go to some other place. This ain't ith, whose adventures with A Aring ton, the bunkoer of widows, has heen ex- the only place on earth. 1 have got it in for some of those fellows that are down e elutches of the officers, took ref- | on me, and I'll make them suffer before | uge in the powder magazine of the fuse |l get through. works at Melrose. Efforts had been made | Chief Hodgins has in his possession Yo induce him to surrender, but he scoffed | facts given him voluntarily that tell a . "Finally the next morning a desperate | Yery different story of Jakey's doings Alort was made to capture him, when he | Should the Chief make public all he was fired his revolver in the magazine. An | told by Jake, the would-be boxer would | explosion followed, with the attending fa- | not have a friend left in town. The In- | e mentioned and wrecking most of the | formation will probably be produced in | homes and a schoolhouse located near the | court, as Jakey gave it all voluntarily works. | and without any threat or hope of reward | It developed that the company had 5000 | being held out to him. pounds of powder stored In the magazine | All this time the little colored fellow, At the time of the explosion, and this, to- | Musa Bryam, is in jail, no one feelin gether with most of the material allega- | enough interest in him to put up a bond. flons in Larsen's complaint, was admitted | Yet Musa has been more loyal to his by the answer and amendment of defend- | friends and admirers than his rival, who ant corporation. is out on bonds. No attorney runs after after having murdered one of his | untrymen in Alameda_and caping | Ah U © ploited in The Call heretofore. He was accompanied by his brother, A. J. Smith, of Sioux City, lowa. Mr. Smith promises to conduct a bitter and interesting fight against his wife's suit. “Yes, I have come Lake Mills, W good distance—to fight the divorce Moreover, 1 have brought with mce very Interesting witnesses who will ve important at the trial. 1 have ai- vs dore all 1 could for my wife, but it's all up now. I am not going to rake any particular fight over the custody of the child for myself, but 1 shall insist that the child be taken from her control and custody and placed with some proper and fit person. pretty suit. two But little testimony was taken at the | the little boy from Zanzibar, and, indeed, | #1f & : : i g e e tiT's, attorneys, Messts. | Musa does not seem to care. He said Last February I withdrew my sult e P Rbed, Chapman - and Cft, | to-day he was having a good time, and | Aainst her for a divorce Ypow the prom- e aeoont on the pleadings; but | that It Chief Fodgine wonld make a few | 3¢ that she would lead a betie? life, and T O 1 hna the question B€| fhangés in the piison diok (as i weula | ot thas time T agreed. fo0. Uit she should R D oaved caclt Into one of fact and | not be half a bad place in which to pass | h&Ve the custody of the child. 1 toid her law as to whether the storing of powder | the summer vacation. Each day Musa's | Sh¢ could go to any city she saw fit, and oach day . piads |as long as she behaved I should send 1 populated place con- |friend, Will Henness Court, sends him a bag of choice dough- nuts. in at the work: stituted a nuisanc To many remarks made by the court in giving his view and definition of a nui- Sance the defense ¢xcepted; also to the denial of its motion to Instruct the jury to find for the defense. EXceptions were taken even In instances where the court addressing Itself to interrogatories of counsel for the plaintiff. Judge Ogden in summing up the case declared that there were practically no decisions in this State for him to follow in determining the issues In the present case and until there might be some he would follow along the line of the case in the 80th New York reports. Nor did that case bear materfally on the Issue at stake in the Larsen suit. - her a check each menth. “'Suddenly one day she disappeared and I heard no more of her until the sum- mons in her present divorce sult was served on me. Then I also received a copy of The Call opening my eyes as to her adventures with this bunko man Ar- ington, whom in my cross complaint I name as co-respondent. s THE DIVINITY SCHOOL REMOVAL POSTPONED Pacific Theological Seminary Unable to Dispose of Its Oakland —— e CHINA AND TRADE OF PACIFIC COAST Ex-Congressman F. X. Schoonmaker Says Now Is the Time to Develop Oriental Commerce. OAKLAND, Aug. 1l.—Ex-Congressmau F. X. Schoonmaker addressed the Board of Trade and a large audience at Ham- flton Hall to-night on the future com- In his instructions to the jury Judge z : Ogden ruled that any magazine That is ao | mercial relations of the United States and Propert: . losated where an explosion will result in | China. He made the argument that the 5 - gy damage to residents or their property | Chinese must, on account of the depre- BERKELEY, Aug. 11.—The failure of the trustees of the Pacific Theological ciation in the nutrition of their rice, de- pend entirely on wheat and flour, and | these staples must come from the Pacilic Coast. Cconstituted a nuisancé, even though the Seminary to sell their Oakland property has rendered it impossible to remove the Congregational divinity school to Berke- rporation owning the works. than the ed by Attorneys Lukens & The point Wright that Larsen had taken up nis| After referring to the development of |ley this fall, as announced. The plan will, residence at Melrose knowing the fact | Chinese wisdom and genius during the | however, be carried out as soon as pos- sible and the freshman class will be 300 vears that have elapsed since Con- icius, the speaker argued that they are now in a position where they could assist in working out the commercial develop- | ment of this coast. Mr. Schommaker . met I4 Hung Chang and many otbors prominent in the government of Peking. and he repeated many conversations he | of the powder being stored in the maga. zine, the court instructed the jury was,of no weight. In conciusion the court instructed that it the jury finds that the corporation had stored powder at their works in Melrose started In Stiles Hall, the university Y. M. C. A. building, this month. The junior and senior courses will be given in Oak- land as before. The plan is_to utilize the excellent fa- cilities offered free by the State univer- sity as far as possible. The theologians : damages to the residents and tuelr | caus 1 { homes, they must find for the plaintiff. has had with them regarding trade re will attend the university courses in Two forms of verdict were given to the | tions with this country. ‘lll('lbrc'w, ecanomics and history particu- arly. | ved. The window of the | | concert in the City Park last evening. | i { | The lecturer summed usi bis argument by referrlnf to the Philippines as the nat- ural base from which the United Stat can watch the operatlons of the Europer vultures who are attempting to divide China and at the same time develop the great commercial era that is now dawn- ing. Next Friday evening Mr. Schoon- maker will deliver another iecture along the same lines. e THE CANNING BOYS jury. One finding for the defendant; the other for the plaintiff in the xum of $1500. To the latter form the defense objected and was overruled and excepted. When the jury brought in its verdict finding for the plaintiff, the defense being doubtiul as to the majority, asked that the jurors be polled. It proved that the verdict had been unanimous Tt is recognized that the case will now £o to the Supreme Court as a clear test case. In FEARED HER HUSBAND WOULD MURDER HER OAKLAND, Aug. IL—Mrs. Elizabeth Lange, who Is seeking a divorce from her husband, Theodore Lange, on the ground of cruelty. told the story of her matrimo- | nial troubles at the trial to-day in Judge the meantime suits will no doubt be brought by the other victims of the xplosion, including the trustees of the CHARGED 'WITH FELONY | Enisworth's court. According to her tes- Melrose gchool district. The judgment in R i | timony she married the defendant thirteen | ago, and for several | years ded at Lorin; but o & vears the ALAMEDA, Aug. 11.—Fred and Wallace | couple res| 1 the Larsen case to-day is regarded as a ate years great victory for the sufferers by the Melrose explosion. Canning, the two boys arrested yesterday | the hushhand'l?rvlgllf-m l!empPr nm;, (hrel;;l:, —_—e————— marning for an assault on little Maggie | 882inst her lifo have become ufbeara e, = said that he hi Te Alameda News Notes. EW‘m’r‘ nf Peach street, ‘wlll have to stand | tisien ror o g Sedtueniiy LAMEDA, Aug. 1l—Frederick Bam.|® Preliminary examination on a more se- | 'At this afterndon’s session _the little LALAMEDA, Aug, ILoTrederfck mam-|rious charge than that ut first placed | daughter of the partles was put on the DA s e from the Sather estate and | 2sainst them. At the time of their arvest | stand and gave testimony upflt to print. will build several fine cottages thereon. they were charged with battery, but this | l.unie lately returned from the Klondike, ! - | morning Alfred Bwing. father of the girl, |and he is bitterly fighting the divorce suit. Philip Gauchnauer, a ploneer resident of the West End, Is serlously ill at his home, 1617 Webster street. His illness is of such a serious nature that it is believed he will not recover. ‘A sailor named Frederick J. Watterson was arrested and booked at the City Pris- on on a charge of petty larceny, The com- plaint was sworr to by a shipmate named Turner, who charged him with the theft swore to a complaint before Justice Mor- | Mrs. Lange claims that he is now anxious s charging the hoys with a felony. Bonds to the amount of $00 in each case were |interest in the put up by George F. Weeks and George | ed to her when he took the balance to pay Fake, after which the boys were released. | for his trip to the frozen north. The date for the preliminary hearing has | —————— not been decided upon. Tt aal Ati Berkeley High School Football. { Maggie Ewing is now BERKELEY, Aug. 1l—Captaln Charles times she is delirious, and on several oc- caslons has wandered off as though out of . Folz of the Berkeley High School football of $2 50, 3 her head. [team has already begun to get his men in o e i o e e {Feadiness for the coming season's games | which time School Superintendent Hughes Many Cakewalk Matches. g b et way an e 5 OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—The two great | events of the Oakland Cakewalk Carnival | will be the contest between teams repre- | already enlisted for the season's work, senting Oakland_and teams representing | and it is proposed to select two elevens San Francisco. These will be for special | from these, thus affording active practice medais, and the best availablegtalent will every night. be chosen for hoth teams. Also the great —_——— mateh between John and Martha Steward | More Delay for a Murderer. on one side and George Steward and Miss | Beatty on the other will be a special co|.; OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—The attorneys for ored match cakewalk. Both of the young | W. A. Brandes, who nearly five months gentlemen are brothers, and there has | ago was convicted of beating to death been some feeling between them for sdme | his fifteen-year-old daughter Lilllan, were . | to-day once more granted thirty days ad- time as to which is the better cakewal! They propose to settle it definitely at the | ditional time in which to pregure tha pro- posed bill of exceptions on which the case Oakland_ Cakewalk Carnival. Another event of great importance will be the | will g0 to the Supreme Court. street, and temporary training quarters will present his annual report. will be built. A squad of thirty men has Potep's concert band gave an open-air Several thousand people enjoyed the mu- sie. Miss Annie Koerber and Carl Edson of San Francisco will be married next Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. August Koerber, 2100 Pacific avenue. Deputy Su’greme Commander J. M. Er- merius and Deputy Lyman of the Macca- bees are in Alameda working in the inter- est of Alameda Tent No. 32, Knights of the Maccabees m Thursday evening, August 24, they will {nitiate twenty can- didates. 404 04040+ D+ 040404 CH+0+0+040+0 cakewalk for the championship of Oak-| Executive committee—F. E. Caler, S8an Fran- | FIGHT WIFE'S DIVORCE to return to her, with a view to claiming | grn])erly which was deed- | | | | @ONOKOHOAOAROKO ¥ o*@*e*@* PROXOROUINOE @OHOROEERDEDIORORIXO¥OD NEWS of the Bay Cities ¢ *® [ R e e ] DAOX * b4 x* ® 3 THLKING M GET T0 WORK Council Schemes on the Increase. SHUSS WATER SAMPLES SECURED eage LITTLE TO SHOW FOR FIVE MONTHS IN OFFICE. B Mayor Snow’s Message May Help to Throw Light on Some of the Projects That Are Nowon the Programme. BT Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %S Broadway, Aug. 1. Erectior ~f a public garb- age crema.. y. — Councilman Stetson. Opening of West street from Berkeley to the water front and converting same into a boulevard. — Councilman Gi- rard. Construction of wharves on the western water front. Councilman Mott. Establishing a municipal water supply and also a salt water sprinkling plant. Councilman Cuvellier. A new city charter.—Coun- cilman Rowe. Purchase of public parks. Councilmen Upton, Cuvellier, Rowe and tirard. A new City Hall.—Council- man Mott. These are a few schemes and their originators that are now interesting the city officials. Thev are making lots of work for some of the departments. To-day the City Clerk’s of- fice was busy preparing resolutions au- thorizing the City Attorney and City En- gineer to report to the Council the neces- sary proceedings for the opening of West street. Councilman Girard and Professor Rising of the State University went to San Leandro with proper demijohns to obtain some samples of water from the wells at Roberts Landing, which ths pro- fessor will analyze. This morning the Board of Works read Mr. Mott's resolution relating to the es- tablishment of wharves in West Oakland and referred to the committee of the whole. The City Engineer is engaged | with the Street Superintendent procuriug concerning salt-water sprinklin plants. Every other city official is in some way interested in one or more of the many schemes now on the boards. It is very evident that there is more work in hand than can be successfully carried out by any one Council, especially when it is necessary for said Council to pass half an hour at a regular meeting data | debating whether or not tne Poundman a fee for im- | shall be required to refund pounding a cow. These weighty matters require time and deliberation and involve millions of dollars. Bach one of them would be a distinct improvement to the city, and if not now will sobn be a neces- ’ “But it will be necessary to take m up seriatum. Nearly one-quarter of our term of of- fice has expired,” said a Councilman who has not a scheme to-day, “‘and we have done nothing. That is to say, we have done nothing very big. We reduced c¢m- ployes’ salaries for a couple of monti and raised them again; we appointed a City Wharfinger, and had the City Hall steps painted. We have talked about Prince Poniatowski and his Blue Lake water drealns; we bought two old non- historic cannon at a fancy figure and Lave turned them back to their owner; we have quarreled considerably with the Board of Works; we have not done anything for the annexed district: most of us nave had our vacation; we have all drawn our salaries regularly. But somehow or other it seems to me that eleven of us with the Mayor might have done a little m 1 almost forgot to mention the fact that we attempted to move the corporation vard and thus save $10 a month, but failed. But at the same time we have authorized expenditures for this month which I understand are about double those authorized during this month of last year, and we were to be so economi cal, too.” The Mayor's message, which was out- lined in The Call a week ago, will be pre- sented to the Council next Monday night and may throw some light on a few of the measures now under discussion. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS BREVITIES OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—An appraisement of the estate of the late Captain John Edward Burns, who died in Alameda about two months ago, was filed to-day, showing a total value of $12,000. Of this $8000 represents the value of the schooner Vine and $3923 the income from freight earned by the schooner and collected by C. D. Bunker & Co. Charles W. Bristol was arrested to-day on complaint of his wife, who charges battery. He is a liveryman, and his case has gone over until tu-mOrrow. Mrs. Laura Cowing has experienced much unpleasantness owing to the pub- lication of an item regarding a sho lrfler named Mrs. Cowing who aiso resides at Fruitvale, but_with whom she has no ac- quaintance. Mrs. Laura Cowing s a reputable and well-known woman and a prominent member of the Order of East- ern Star. W. E. Madden and his young wife, who are charged with the theft of several rings | by Mrs. Pfister, appeared in the Police Court to-day, and the husband pleaded gullty but insisted that he found the ar- ticles. Sentence was continued until to- morrow, as was also the wife's case. “Mike” Kenney filed suit to-day against John Hackett and J. F. Ives for the re- covery of $366 75, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent from May 16, 1899. The suit is over an unsatisfled judgment obtained in an action for the recovery of the race- horse Tortoni. The Berkeley Land Company filed ar- ticles of incorporation to-day to conduct a general real estate business, with the Eflnc(px\l place, of business in Berkeiey. he capital stock is fixed at 25.000 shares at $10 each. of which $250 has been actu- ill?’ subscribed in sums of $50 each by the following. who constitute the hoard of di- rectors: W. E. Sell, J. B. Warren, B. F. Arnold, J. M. Whitworth and William H. Hathaway. The pollce are searching for a clever confidence man who passed a bogus check at E. R. Tutts’ hardware store Xuterdny. He_made an $18 purchase and received $24 50 in change. The check was drawn on ihe Tallant Banking Company, and was signed Charles T. Orland. —_——————— Heat Affected His Mind. OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—J. M. Bryan, late of Clover. Fresno County, was examined for insanity by the Lunacy Commission- ers to-day at the request of his mwther. It develoned that the heat of San Joa- quin Valley has had much to do with his present condition, which cousists 4f 1b- sent mindedness and nervousness. He was not violent and talked rationally and seemed anxious to undergo treatment. but it was determined that he was not a fit subject for the insane asylum at the ,X- rense of the State. Bryvan is 27 years ,of XPAOROXDXOADADKOXKOK DX OROKOXOX DX OO of the more important | ??%fl?fim'fiflfiflfi)1)}!:U:U}nflfiufiflflfifififinfififififififlfififlflfi erkeley SOOSCRN B F-3-3-3-2-8-3-2-3-F-F-3-8-F-3-8-3-3-F-3-3-F-F-3-R-3-3-F-5.3.3-F-3-F-F-F-F=F=3=F -] o MUST QUIT age, a millhand by occupation, and has a wife and chiid. OSGObD THE BIGAMIST. He Is Held to Answer Before the Su- perior Court on Two Charges. The wives of George L. Osgood. the fas- cinating whisky drummer, were all gath ered in Judge Mogan's court vesterday tor listen to the argument of counsel for and against his being held to answer before the Superior Court on two charges cf big amy. When the cases were called Pro Attorney Joachimsen offered in the two warrants of arrest. which clc his case. Atttorney Peter Dunne objec to_their introduction, but was overruled. To the astonishment of everybody in th court, which was crowded. Attorney Durne said he would submit the cases on the testimony of the prosecution, and the Judge promptly held Osgood to answer on both charges, fixing his bonds in 32000 each. B Labor Council Deliberations. The greater portion of last night's ses- slon of the Labor Council was taken up in a discussion as to the advisability of the council accepting delegat representing the newspaper carriers, A dele n from the three morning newspapers w; pres- ent with credentials for admittance to the body, and the committee on organization reported in favor of admitting them: but as the question involved many new issues heretofore not met with by the admission of invested capital into an organizatior representing organized labor, a long and tiresome debate ensued. The question was eventnally postponed for one week by a vote of 14 to 13, whict went to show that the delegates were pretty evenly divided on the question of admittance. Communications from the Governors of Oregon, Montana, Utah and lowa were received in reply to circulars sent out by Secretary Rosenberg regarding the dis charge of volunteers in San Francisco As a means of arriving at the rate of wages paid to mechanics in the State of Oregon, a_committee consisting of O. I Tveitme, J. G. Taylor and N. Meyer was appointed by the chair, with instructions to Teport at the next méeting of the coun- cil. A delegate from the horseshoers’ uniou reported that the city’s horses were being shod by non-union labor, and as a result several valuable horses were being crip- pled and laid up in the hospitals at the expense of the taxpayers. The matter was referred back to the horseshoers’ union for positive action before the Labor Council would take official notice of the matter. Delegates George Fuller from the ce- ment-workers’' and Charles Jackson from the carpenters’ unions were admitted to seats in the body. A communication from the United Miners’ Association of Indian Territory relative to miners' wages was received and referred to the executive committee. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co leave Broadway Francisco: For ‘Alaskan ports, 10 a. m. August 4, 9. 14, 19, 34, 29, Sep- tember 3, change at Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. C). Port Townsend, Seattle. ‘ Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.). ternber 3, and every ay there. e Seattle to this_ compan: Steamers whart, S : change after: chAnS® alaska and G. N. Ry.: at Ta coma te N. Ry.: at Vancouver to P. Ry For Eureka (Humboldt Bay). 2 p. m., August 25712, 17, 2, 21, September 1, and every, fitta fter. T a Monterey, San Stmeon. ta Cruz, o A e Harford (San Luls Obispo). Hueneme, ta Barbara, Ventura, Son Pe o B an Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., August 4, 8 12 16 20. 24. 23, Heptémber 1, and every fourth day there- after. ¢ San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (Ran Tauis OBt B Eanta Barbara. Port 195 Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. o Augast 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22. 2. 30. September T and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia Snd ‘Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m. Tth of each R purther information obtain folder n . R ny. reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dafes and_nours of sailing. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). L. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts.. GOODALL. PR rket st.. Ban Francisco THE 0. &, & N CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Shear-street Wherf at 10 a. m FARE $12 First Class Includin; Berts 8$8 Sccond Class and Meals. STATE OF CALIFORNIA suils. .Aug. 6, 16, 26, Sept 'OLUMBIA sal 1, 11, 21, 31, Sept. i0. Cohart Tine %o a Walla, Spokane, Bu'te, Helena_ and all points in the Northwest. to all points East. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st. co. Superintenderzs. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS Stépping at_Cherbourg, westbound. Through tickets E. GOODALL, PERKINS ! From New York Every Wednesday. 10 a. m. .....August 1°{St. Paul..September & ‘August 23 New York.....Sept. 1% “August 30|St. Louis. RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwero. From New York Everv Wednesday Kensington Aug. 16| Southwark Noordland Aug. 23 Westernland Friesland ‘Aug. 30/ Kensington . EMPIRE LINE, Seattle. St. Michasl. Dawson Citv. For Full Information regarding frelght passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. 30 Montgnmery et.. or any of its agenci and TOYO KISEN KAISHA. & TEAMERS WILL LEAVE SYHARF. COR- S ner First and Brannan streets. 1 p. m.. for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasakl and Shanghai. and connecting At Hongkong with steamers for India. cte. No cargo received on board cn dav of sailing. AMERICA MARU. October & HONGRONG MAR' August 17 NTPPON MARU : . September 12 Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's office, 421 Market st., cor. First. W. B. CURTIS, General Azent. The §. S. Australta safls for Honolulu Wednesday, August 23, at ¢ p. m. S. S, Alameda s via Honelulu__an - Auckland for Svdney (OMPANL~ Wednesday, September T 6. at 10 1. . Favorite Line Round the World, via Hawall, Samoa, New Zealand. Australia, Indla, Suez, England, etc.; $10 first class. .. D. SPAECKELS & BROS. CO., Agts.. 114 Manigomery Pier 7. Foot Pacific St. Freicht uihce, 327 Market St. COMPAGNIE GENERAL TERANSATLANTIQUE. DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. _coan Safling every Saturday at 10 a. m. <ZGETN from Pler 42, North River, foot of Mortor st. LA BRETAGNE, August 19. LA NORMANDIE. August LA TOURAIN: fept, 7: LA CHAMPAGNE, Sept, 8; LA GAS- COGNE, Sept. 16. First-class to Havre, §65 2nd upward. 5 per cent reductlon on round trio. v cen s Second claes to Havre, 845, 10 per, T En UNITED STATES . 32 Broa Yo (Fiudeon bullding). New York.' J. F.FU GAZI & CO.. Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Mont- gomery ave., San Francisco. tlon on round trip. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD, Steamer “*Monticello.”” MON., Tues. Wed.. Thurs. and Sat. at 3:4 a. m., 315, §:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs. night), Fri- days,'1 p. m. and §:30: Sundavs. 10:30 . m._Landing and office. Mission jer No. 2. Telephone Matn 1308, FARE .