The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1900, Page 11

THO REPLIES MADE TO MRS HATIS LETTERS Reasons Given for Retire- =1ient of Ladies Direct- ing Magazine. Oakland Club Is Rent Into Warring Factions After Doing Much Good Work for the Children. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SWITCH-TENDER KILLED BY THE | HAYWARDS LOCAL John Stanton Struck on Track at East Gakland Station. —_— | The Body Was Thrown Twenty Feet | The Widow of the Unfortunate Man and Death Was Instantaneous, So Violent Was the Shock. Sl Oakland O Francisco Call, as its ob- good ch a successfuil gotien amid the the cluo aligned Mrs. Barver, Mrs. On the other are nell, presi- e clu Wakeman- iney and their precipitated s raliied about ng her rn Mrs. e other faction explanation of tement from Mrs. and the other an d Club from C the retiring statement The writer ex- hing committee of Monthly found the by Mrs. Watt, fills magaz! the de- med, the the for th m: f mag- Mrs. ed mon- using to e in the Worse ref | from which June bill, leav- 1 hand. Later the found to be un- endered a second ac- | made for the same | the collections had But subsequently | med that they also had | t amounts due from them | ising, but which collec- rted. The result is | the magazine and the | Mre. Watt was not a nager of momey accounts. ‘ »fMended her associates in ience department, Mrs. | tes, by pecullar ac- | She said, it is al- | C! other this departmert is of the ladies have “the ladles showed a dis- 1 statements " and that she would X ngs v ns and mnot because | . personal dislike of Mrs, ing but appreciation and < or r social worth and larg: k in philanthro; | to resign. | ias written, under to the president and | clear Mrs. Olney | inuations,” she being | before them. He asserts | C has endeavored from | t to get sufficient data from the | airman to open a proper.set of books, | hat such data as she has received | satisfactory and misiead- | was obliged to forego any | okkeeping other than a cash | Election for Union High School. OAKLAND, Aug rming a 1 High School district will vale, Bray, Mel; mhurst hext Frday " Bretdttt0444444444440 - BELGIAN HARES BURNED ALIVE \AKLAND, Aug. 8—A fire ) which for a time threatened stroy the Oakland Ex- n building broke out lock this evening 'in the joining, occupied by the Automatic Gas Machine acturing Company and v Rabbitry. When dis- the flames had gained headway, but by the timely work of the Fire Department they were confined to the machine shop the southwest corner of the tion tuilding. About 10 Bel- hares, the property of Mrs. Walter Kenney, met death in the fire The American Gas Machine Com- pany and the bullding occupied by it were the property of W. B. Har- rub. His loss is about $3000, fully covered by insurance. About $750 wil! repair the damage done to the Exposition buliding. The fire was caused by the spon- taneous combustion of gasoline and tule leaves stored in the gas ma- chine manufactory. The shop” was closed for the day and the Interior was & mass of flames when the alarm was sounded. The biaze spread rapidly to the KExposition buflding, but three streams from the interfor yuickly checked it from that glde. Immense crowds of peo- 4 jvie were attracted to the scene by + e dense clouds of smoke, many thinking the great wooden shell 4 was doomed. + + @retetttttttttttteeto kwood < /,-“\ B e e e A . & + 00‘00000000000000060000000000h6060000 + +4444 | Martha ¥ | young couple will make their home in San church held its first meeting since the | summer -vacation Monday afternoon. Mrs. G. W. Bunnell presided. Sev- | eral very entertaining papers were read. S.—The question of | t RS el B - Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 8§ John Stanton, a Southern Pacific Com- switch-te to-day by k by a westbound Haywards local train at the foot of Four- teenth avenue. Stanton, who handles the any switches at that point, was crossing the | tracks to throw a switch after the de- parture of the eastbound local at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. He did not notis swiftly approaching Haywards train, \ bit him and threw him twenty feet. r the presence of | had ] to whom he ng at his switchhouse for sev- before the aceldent occurred. McGilligan Coroner Mottel hou ¢ ; local pulled out for Fruitvale from Brook- with lyn depot, a block aw As soon as the train crossed the switch Stanton left me 10 go over and set the switch for the re- turn of the local. “He had to cross the main line track, upon which the Haywards local was com- ing at a swift rate. Neither of us noticed the train untl it was too late to save Stanton. He was knocked twenty feet and was dead when we got to his body." The railroad men were greatly surprised at the accident, because Stanton had been tioned at the switch for years and was ughly familiar with the operation the trains. Stanton’'s body w Morgue, where an inqu sow. He was & years old taken to t will be held to- a native of sidence was nd and married at 53 Bixth street 'YOUNG LADIES PLAVED HEARTS AKLAND, Aug. 8.—The prettiest function of this week was the ‘heart” party given Monday after- noon by Miss Pauline Fore at her home on Franklin street. It was 0 | complimentary to Miss Chrissie Taft and Ferns, grasses and been artistically ar- Several enjoy- Miss Marietta Havens. potied palms had ranged about the rooms. Prizes being Miss Marwedel, Miss Al- bright and Mrs. Gowing. After the distri- bution of the handsome prizes a dainty ‘ served. The guests were: Taft, Havens, rie orence Hayden, Susan jeatrice Vrooman, the Ethel Valentine, Gertrude Pringle, Be Ruth Meteal ie Marietta M Margaret Sin- Misses Gage, Blancne Anderson, the Misses s Moore, Mrs. Wickham ving Lundbor; N V' Beach Soule George Hammer. . e iliam Cooke, Mr: Nichols and Mr: Miss Vivian Young. daughter of Mrs. oung of Twenty-third street, was | married Tuesday morning at the Church f St. Francis de Sales to Franklin P. ummers of San Francisco. Rev. Father McSweeney offictated at the nuptial mass and the marriage service. Miss Kl Healey of Bakersfield was bridesmaid and Charles F. Summers was best man. A wedding breakfast was partaken of at residence of the bride's mother. Francisco. / . s e Judge and Mrs. Smith McPherson were the guests of honor at a dinner party ven Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. fi'. T. Veitch of Linda Vista. Other Mrs, George C. Perkins, and Pansy Perkins, Miiton Perkins, Dr. Lueila Stone, Miss Edna Smart, Fred R. Perkins and Charles R. Jarvins. ' Judge and Mrs. McPherson left | for their home in Red Oak, Iowa, to- night. S The Woman's Alllance uests were Misses Mae . of the Unitarian Mrs. C. H. Redington gave an interesting description of the McCloud River regions. Mrs. L. R. Porter's summer experiences were told in amusing rh¥me. “The Social Settlement” was the subject of Mrs. L. 8. 3 s r, and the ‘“‘Yosemite” of S P "Mre. A. Wilson told of. her outing in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Mrs. Fred Tillson's paper was entitied “At Home.” Mrs. W. Burrell closed the programme by reading & very ‘ntiresting description _of the on Play” at | Oberammergau, written by Miss “Gene Vater. In the near future a Dutch Fair will be given for_the benefit of the Woman's Alliance. The alliance will meet again two weeks from yesterday. Among ihose present yesterday afterngon were; Mrs. Hemillnn?, Mrs. Wilder, Mrs, Pot- Ayres, Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. < Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. Farrell, Mrs. Tyrreli, Mrs. Iliahon, Mrs. L. S. Smith, Mrs. Burrell. The officers are: FPresi- dent, Mrs. G. W. Bunnell; vice president, Mre. Remillard; second vice president, Mre. Harry Wise; secretary, Mrs. D. Mac- Nicoli; treasurer, Mrs. George Meredith. The members of the McKenzie Musical Soclety of Oskland and San Francisco en- joved an excursion on the bay Sunday on the steamer Bupol. The First Artillery band of Oakland furnished music during the afternoon. Amons‘lhe Oaklanders on the excursion were: Miss McVittie, Miss Gagnon, Miss Smith, Miss Edna Smith. L. Weele, Miss Saurum, Miss Ross, Miss Edna Ross, Miss Lovejoy, Miss Woodard, Miss Lud“ifi. Miss Jones, Miss Bassett, Mrs. J. J. Shoo, Miss Victoria Shoo, Miss Saurum, Louls Meinicke, Miss abel Shoo, Miss Lafferty, Miss Laubenheimer, George 8. E\'une. a.ng Hln Sunol. A garden party was given by Miss Erle May Saturday afternoon in compliment to Miss Marguerite Hunt of Vallejo. Lunch- eon was served under a_canopy. The uests were: Miss May, Miss Marguerite unt of Vailejo, Miss Adele Serio of S8an Jose, Miss Lulu Vein, Miss Hostetter, Miss Grace Hostetter, Miss Edna Kinard, Miss May Gilllan, Miss Maude Walse and Miss Edith Judlo.n. ¥ R. H. Hammond and son Richard will return from the springs the latter part of this week. Miss Grace Burrell, Ray Burrell and Migs Florence Burrell returned Wednes. day from Port Townsend. Miss Mollie Walde will leave this week for Fresno, where she will remain until December. \ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson (nes Heim- bold) have returned from their wedding trip. )giu Nellie Allen of Sacraman‘o is vis- the | games were played, the winners of | Butz., Edith McCabe, | le Palmer, Ger- | TAINTED MEAT CAUSES DEATH OF AGED M Charles Fella, the Victim of Poisoning by Ptomaines. PRI L Accuses B utcher Jacob Weil. Coroner Mehrmann Will Investigate. — Oakland Office, San Francisco Call, Charles Fella died this afterncon at his instantly killed | home, 660 Madison avenue, from ptomaine poisoning, the { meat which the dead man's widow says | was purchased from the Free Market stall of Jacob Weil, a_repeated offender of the Fella was treated a few F. Lil- {ley, who found such evidences of poison- | ing that he at once reported the case to | | heaith laws. hours before hi | Coroner Mehrm:. According to the story told by Mrs, Fel- with gan | 1a, she | children purchases Weil. the 1118 Broadway, Aug. 8. result of eating tainte s death by Dr. J. ann. her husband and - fou ook on Sunday last of meat before from Jacob Fella partook most heartily of the meat and on Sunday evening complained of dizziness and severe pains in the re glon of the stomach. for a physician until yesterday afternoon, o da; He refused to sen CTIENS UNTE VA MOVEMENT OFPROGRESSIN Sectional Feeling in Berke- ley Dies Out Under New Influence. CEL People From All Parts of Town De- termined to Make a Manu- facturing Center of Their City. e BERKELEY, Aus. 8.—For the first time {in the history of Berkeley the citizens | from all parts of the town are united in a | proposition for the eity’s advancement. a |and the old sectional feeling between | East Berkeley and West Berkeley is be- | ing rapidly biotted out as a result of this | progressive movement. An endeavor is | even being made to suppress the “West" | and the “East,” which shows how strong is the feeling for united Berkeley—tor greater Berkeley. The citizens of the town held a mass | meeting last evening in Sisterna Hall un- | der the auspices of the West Berkeley mprovement Club for the purpose of de- | vising plans to raise a bonus of $000 to urchase a site for a furniture factory to ge put up by the California Manufactur- ng Company. Of this sum $2500 has al- ready been raiced and the rest will be T d | The upiversity has lent a helping hand, | AUGUST 9, 1900. OBJECTIONS OF [T0 SUBJECT THE |SCHOOL BOARD PARENT NO BAR 10 THIS COUPLE They Become Man and Wife by Centract and Keep Eecret Well ‘Will Celebrate an Orthodox Marriage When the Young Bride Be- comes of Age Next Sunday. | | k2 b3 1118 Broadway, Aug. S. - ALAMEDA, April 15, 190. | The Board of Police Commissioners 4 We, the undersigned parties, hav- « | Propose to weed out all of the policemen 4 ing entered Into an agreement and o+ | In the department who are physicaily un- + contract this 15th day of April, 190, « |@able to perform the most rigorous police # to live together as husband and « |duty. City Attorney Dow has been re- 4 wife, do hereby consider ourselves < |Quested to look up the law on the subject. 4 as such from this date and ever « | It IS the purpose of Mayor Snow to have | + after. + | each member of the department examined | e WALTER MALLOY JR., + | as to his physical condition, and those | - ‘GERTRUDE 8. PUTZMAN. | who fall below the standard will lose | 3 4 | their positions if there is any law by @fecfofosfocfocfonfe ofe oo which the Mayor can enforce his idea. ALAMEDA, Aug. S.—Parental objec- tions did not stay Miss Gertrude S. Putz- man and Walter J. Malloy Jr. in their de- termination to marry. To-day there was filed in the Recorder’s office in Oakland a e S e S S S e S o - B S AR SRRSO S | | (o] the vari been suggested bonds. clear idea of th MAP SHOWING PLAN SUBMITTED BY ENGINEER MILLER. Br eI DIt e>PHoHeIePe e LebIHeBIOeIOLeIeiebeIebededebedetedes® AKLAND, Aug. 8.—M. K. Miller, ap- | pointed special engineer for the city | to prepare plans and estimates for | improvements, | has advanced the most unique and inter- | sting plan for the development of the | West Oakland water front ‘that has yet | The plans have been filed with the Oakland City Council and will ‘be considered by them later. plans involve the expenditure of $1,700,000, for which the people will be asked to vote The {llustration above will give a | ous bond Th e plan. Mr. Miller claim: that the property upon which !hese} water front and outside of the J)re{aerty which will fall to the Oakland Water Front Company under the Supreme Court’s water front decision, though the approach will be over this private grant. Mr. Miller's report upon this mary: | “rhe best 1ocation for a large system of | wharves and docks on the West Oakland shore is within the area between the Southern Pacific Company’'s mole and the north training wall. The ‘plan submitted includes thirty individual Wharves from 400 £o 800 feet long and 100 feat wide, with an aggregate frontage of six and a fourth miles, The most pronounced features of the plan are: First—The cireular or loup de- e lan is | very elaborate, and closes with this sum- | UNIQUE PLAN FOR DEVELOPING WEST OAKLAND WATER FRONT L S e e e e e e ] @ wharves are to be constructed is State,sign which provides two routes for entrance upon or departure from each indlvidual wharf and which aiso affords a short and direct road for communication from wl to wharf throughout the entire system. Second—All wharves are placed at an angle with the ap- proach or highway, which enables rallroad trains to enter thereon by cost of the entire system i 000, which includes dredging channels and sli to a depth of 24 feet at low water and filling 200 acres to an elevation of six feet above high water. That the main portion of the system fronting on the plerhead line, comprising eight large wharves, having a totdl frontage of two and a fourth miles, Including a trestie ap- proach 7500 feet long and 40 feet wide, also in- cluding $120,78§ for dredging, can be bulit at an estimated cost of $150,000. when Dr. in awful agony poison to some sparingly soon “It was o Mrs, Fella, and a quantity the steak. We great pain. the mutton for of by ail of the we all suffered were well with band. him."” on the remains ways managed Charles many, 64 years the widow, printer by trad The headquarte! Encinal Club wi cans. dent's chalr the Roosevelt were cernin, all in his power iting her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Costigau, : t the summer home in Mill Valley. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Stevens are enter- taining Mr. Stevens’ mother, from Merced. Jobn C. Walling and family left Mon- day morning for Walling’s old home near Blacks station. in Yolo County. 'Wiil of Theodore Dahl Filed. OAKLAND, Aug. 8.—The wil! of Theo- a has been filed £ e T B T , who is ap- r estate, which is valued at widow, Thora Dahl, pointed Lilley was summoned, doctor was called too late and Fella dled All of the family felt the effect but having eaten | Saturday afternoon,” hat I bought some steak of mutton for stew from | Jacob Weil, with whom we had trouble before. The meat had a peculiar color, but as it could be had for a cent cheaper than at any other place I bought ft. Sunday morning my husband and I ate to church. When we reached home we were both in 1 was soon well and prepared This was eaten During the night all us- He suffered terribly until he died, and when he could talk at all said that it was Well's meat that had poisoned out the puspicions of Dr. Lille ough investigation will be made to de- | termine who sold the diseased meat and to_have the offender punishet. ‘Weil, the accused butcher, has appeared in the Police Court numerous times on charges of selling bad beef, but has al- ella was four children. onel George C. Babcock wis X After extolling the administration, its personnel. its policy an latform of the Republican party Congressman Met- calf addressed himself to matters of local importance. He relterated the tidal canal, promisi Th this afternoon. . ts of th extent, recovered. then went dinner. family. . but {n the mornin the exception of my Coroner Mehrmann will hold an autopsy On e | secured without difficulty by popular sub- scription. The meeting was presided over by Dan MecLaughlin, who said he was in charge of the “hot air’’ department and had se- cured the services of some of the best hot air artists in Alameda County, among them President Wheeler of the university.” President Wheeler spoke of the natural opportunities of Berkeley and the great future in store for it. L like to sec a:go-ahead town and a go- ahead people,” sald President W heeler, “and T am glad that I live in a place where every one is for progression. The opportunities of Berkeley are unlimited, and it is for the peopie of this place—ali of the people—to develop and secure the benefits of these orportun!tles. A univer- sity in the midst of a manufacturing town —in with the life of the people—is far bet- fer than one located by ltaclf. It e better for the university and for the students and for the people.” Dr. H. N. Rowell was the next speaker e | | to rouse enthusiasm In the audlence. Dr. Gnd it the resuits bear | 0,nn pon bien i ‘arnest and a hard a thor- is new move- to escape conviction. a old. e. ENTHUSIASTIC METCALF MEETING IN ALAMEDA ALAMEDA, Aug. 8.—Enthusiasm over- flowed at the Metcalf meeting to-night. f the old epub- The American colors predominated n the decorations, and back of the presi- nley unld .” Col elded the gavel. rs in the rooms of ere crowded with ictures of McKi andsomely draj d the pl his views con: to have it compl:&l‘.a blican s ers, am them bei esteemed in Oakland. He was formerly R‘i‘exnnder , Linwood Church and ];r‘ assistant to State Secretary M and C. L. Tisdale. later traveling s tary for the c 3 Northwest, when point - Licenses. eral secretary at Portiand, Or., lwlalns % 0. “§1“"‘.’2' efi';‘ ;g'_g).,'“ " licenses that position until he came to Oskllnd. Ve n 0 H <, e o L R e e P. . ey ; m NO! . 8.—. A. Walker, 27, Oakiand, and Anna John- (P‘Plnolt met last in om son, 20, San cisco. &muddr&nbdta ole McKinley A French ’inxlneer Is trying to apply I g‘mmmmnu«c'“’m"‘“”mmm"&} lgo‘ in such a to machinery ns: issues of the campaign. club Tl PR e Gorses & M° Sotanaw Tor State Sanater native of Ger- He leaves, besides He was & do Mr. Metcalf was followed by prominent Re- worker in the cause of ment, as he has alwayvs n_in everything for progressive Berkeley. He urged the peonie fot to miss this opportunity for securing a manufacturing plant. Other speakers of the evening, were C. H. ?{enr, Willlam Whitney, Town Trus- tee R. C. Staats, R. Dexter. B. F. Arnold, v A Frank Town Trustee A. R. Frame, Dr. a Abbott, F. W. Wilkes and W. R. Dick- feson. i The furniture company is under obliga- tion to employ 100 men and boys for two years before the title to the site is given to it. The deed will be held In escrow. ————— SECRETARY JACKS HAS ‘AN OFFER FROM NASHVILLE OAKLAND, Aug. 8—Noel H. Jacks, general secretary of the Oakland Young Men's Christian Association, has under consideration an offer from the Nashville (Tenn.) association to take charge of the work there. Mr. Jacks has been the active manager of the Oakland association for five years. By his efforts much of the debt has “been liquidated and the affairs the association have been established basis. He has in the Y. a sound C. A. work for fifteen years and is highly of on contract signed by both of these "oun; people certifying that they were b oun s to each other as man a it nd | geratic convention. He has resided for and a day. The comtract was drawm up | Mmany years in the district and holds a on April 15 last. high place in the esteem of citizens of The ‘tie which bound the young couple was religiously kept .a secret gy them from the time the contract was entered into until last evening. Miss Putzman cnonflnu;d tm live ;vlth h&rl-l mother, Mrs. . Putzman of estnut streef Walter Malioy Jr., ‘-‘.f.‘m home_is onlty' two doors removed from that of the Puts- mans, did not desert his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Walter J. Malloy,” Last evening the (i)enlmxalmem came. Yolung Mfinoy made his ast of many a) s to Mrs. for the haud of her daughter. mothos told him that she could not give her con- sent because Gertrude was not yet of age, and was still too inexperienced to become She urged the suitor to walt an- a wife. other ¥ ear. Then Malloy blurted out that Miss 'utzman and himself were already married and did not need anybody's con- sent. Furthex explanation developed th: Malioy and his affianced had sii uietly off to the city on April 15, and with little loss of time had become parties to a‘contract drawn up by a mutual friend. Mrs. Putzman was nearly prostrated by the news. Upon recovering her compos- ure she ordered the production of the co In deference to her wishes, it was recorded to-day. being made for the marriage of thé cou- e in the orthodox way. Next Sunday ppe Wit 1 §iiss Putzman will celebrate both her sec- ond marriage and her eighteenth N'Sm. day. Rev. rf‘o R. Dodson of the Uni- tarian church will perform the ceremony. PETERMAN ESTATE AND SIEBE COMPROMISE OAKLAND, Aug. 8.—The suit of Peter J. Crosly and 1. J. Truman, representing Mrs. Mary Peterman of Mount Eden, Peterman p! e;";nre was relieved for a time, but the m’a. brought suft agains eruptions returned later. At the Alameda County. Af same time his eyes became infect- Judge tmé-.'o?n granted a change of | 4 ed with a more aggravated form venue to San . ot the disease. The victim of the By the teris of the compromise the | ¥ pecullar malady 1s now under the "A%$10,00 Tortguse sechrity and H5. (4 care of Dr. E. N. Ewer. 000 in are given to Siebe. + According to Deputy Treasurer i e, & gole, the Tonj‘y pud. h;;o the of- 3, jce comes in stages unclean- & w‘:" '&Eg“w Set. % : liness; sometimes wrapped in dirty ahsrat appeared before the Dallce and | 3. 04 rass and again in greasy Fire Commissioners this morning in . [ lesthax. javaed . that .heive _ sean swer to cl of unofficerl conduct years of service in the pockets of erred t him by B. C. Kearney. |+ their none too clean owners. T TaLG is accused of o "{l';d:: + . Mr. Cole now handles all A A e ,,,K“"‘"'t“ Commissioners | & with gloves and will continue to nmwmm. :annun:.lw:emddinuw ; on can be perfected. The hide of u cow ylelds about thirty- |+ : five pounds of leather. - AR s S S e S g R A g ‘The mother Now preparations are |4 POLICEMEN TO A PHYSICAL TEST Mayor Snow Declares There Are Too Many Decrepits on the Force. Weak and Worn-Out Bluecoats Are Too Numerous and Will” Be Weeded Out by the Com- missioners. p b S es e Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, All this bas come about Because Mayor Snow has been harassed almost to death, he declares, by friends of patrolmen who are trying to secure “soft snaps.” Mayor Snow opened the subject at the meeting to-day of the Commissioners. He declared that a lot of unhealthy pa- trolmen had been sending their friends around to urge the Mayor to provide bet- ter and easier places for them. They wanted office assignments or patroi- | wagon jobs, or any old place except a beat patrol. Chief Hodgkins declared that good, | sound men were required on patrol-wagon duty, because he wanted to be sure that | when the wagon went after an arrested | person it would return with the prisoner. | Mayor Snow said he was satisfied from | statements made by policemen’s friends | that many patrolmen were physically un- | fit to walk their beats. He said that the | best interests of the ecity required, where | the department was small, that every man should be fit for any kind of duty. If they could not do that sort of work they should be retired. If the law did not give the Commissioners the right to compel retirement, then the police force should be increased, said the Mayor. Chief Hodgkins remarked to the Com- missioners that Oakland was the easiest | place on the Pacific Coast for a criminal | to get away from, because of its extended territory and the many modes of exit. The burglars who operate in San Francisco al- | ways visit Oakland, said the Chief, and it | was this high class of eriminals which required closest watching. WILLIAM RUFUS WHEATON PASSES AWAY AT NOME OAKLAND, Aug. 8.—Word was received in Oakland to-night of the death at Nome of William Rufus Wheaton, familiarly | known among his friends as ‘‘Brick’ Wheaton. Mr. Whéaton was taken sick | with pneumonia and died three days later. | The body will be brought to his Oakland home on the St. Paul, which is due to ar- rive next week. The death of Mr. Wheaton was a great shock to his many friends in this city, for he was supposed to be in the best of health. Willjam Rufus Wheaton was the second son of Mr. ahd Mrs. George H. Wheaton and a brother of Mrs. Edson F. Adams of this city. He was aged 28 yvearg and three months. Popularly known as “Brick” Wheaton among his club friends, he was always a favorite in Oakland. When here he was a member of the Athenian and the Reliance Athletic clubs. Three years ago he went to St. Michael. Alaska, in the employ of the Alaska Commercial Com- pany. He was stationed at this point for some months and was then sent to the office of the company at Circle City. Later he went to Dawson City and then returned to St. Michael. When the Cape Nome fever started.the Alaska Commer- cial Company established a branch in that city and placed Mr. Wheaton in charge. He had become one of the most trusted agents of the Alaska Commercial Com- pany in the north and was expected home this fall on a vis —_——————— WILL RUN FOR SUPERVISOR. Former Sheriff White Will Be a Can- didate in the Fifth. OAKLAND, Aug. 8.—Ex-Sheriff Calvin B. White, who was one of the most pop- ular officials Alameda County ever had, has decided to yleld to the solicitations of many friends and make a canvass as a candidate for Supervisor from the Fifth District. The district is now represented | by John Mitchell, who is making a hard | struggle for renomination by the Repub- licans. Former Sheriff White has a very strong personal following. It is proba- ble that he will be indorsed by the Dem- | the county as a strong and honorable man. —_—————— Conditions at Shanghai. AKLAND, Aug. 8—R. A. Goodcell, son ofOMr. and Mrs. Henry Goodcell of this city, writes from Shanghai under date of July 8 that no danger exists there, al- though much pfecautional work has {been done by the foreigners in the way ot 'organization. Goodcell writes that the Chi- nese in the coast and river provinces are behaving themselves admirably. The Viceroys and Provincial Governors have given assurance that the foreigners shall remain unmolested, and he thinks the; can be depended upon to keep their word. ’WW‘O 1 POISONED BY $ HANDLING COIN + + AKLAND, Aug. S8.—Deputy City Treasurer Charles W. Cole is an example of the fact that dangerous mi- crobes may live, thrive and be car- ried about on gold and silver coins. For the past six months Cole has suffered from a distressing skin disease which baffles the skill of the best physicians. The eruptions first appeared on the fingers, and the doctors were unanimous in de- claring that the disease was con- tracted from the coins constantly being handied by the Deputy Treasurer. From the fingers one hand and finally both became affected. Cole + + + + + S & i+ + + + 3 + R e e R hhAsbisbbhbbihssOniAsstfnnd CHARGED WITH BEING URJUST Charge Made by Miss Ma- rietta Higgins Against Directors. She Claims That Personal Motives Were the Causes of Her Redue- tion in the School De- partment. ———— BERKELEY, Aug. 8.—Miss Marfetta Higgins, a teacher in the Berkele public schools, has written a communication to Board of Education at Berkeley that, through personal motives, been.treated unjustly in the mat- ssignment to position. The eh although addressed to the board, reality aimed at Director George in Phillips, who was responsible for the removal of Miss Higgins from the first grade of the enth-street School to the third grade n Pablo-avenie school. | © ast year been treet School, teaching the first grade. When the teach~ ers were assigned to positions this term che was transferred to the third grade of the San Pablo-avenue School on recom- mendation of Director Phillips. In_her complaint to the School Directors Miss Higgins said that the change was a “de- motion,” which had been done through personal motives. She said she had been treated unjustly, and asked to be rein- the Seventh | stated in her former position. Director Phillips stated that the change had been made after careful considera- tien, and was agproved by School Super- intendent S. D. Waterman. “We thought,” said Mr. Phillips, hat the best interests of the School Depart- ment would be subserved by the change. I believe Miss Higgins is better suited to teach the third grade than the first grade. Last year while she was in charge of the first ade 1 sent my little girl to her, and she remained a month without pro- gressing. Then I had the child transfer- red to another school and she Immedi- ately commenced to learn. Miss Higgins dces not seem to be successful in teachin children who have never before attende: school.” Miss Higgins' communication was ac- companied by another signed by twenty- eight parents whose children had attend- ed Miss Higgins' class, asking that she be reinstated. School Director Dr. W. Allen moved that her former fmsmnn be given to her, but later changed his motion to refer the communication to a special committee. This was carried, and Directors A. T. Sutheriand, Edward Niehaus and Dr. W. Allen appointed. The salary for first-grade teachers is larger than the salary for third-grade teachers. DEATH OF ATTORNEY JAMES P. WELROY OAKLAND, Aug. 8.—James P. McElroy, an attorney and Grand Army veteran of prominence, dled suddenly at 4 o’clock this morning at his residence on Oakland ave- nue, Pledmont. He retired in apparent good health last evening. His wife was aroused this morning by her husband's request for a cup of tea. Soon afterward she heard the sound of a falling body and found upon Investigation that Colonel Mc- Elroy was dead on the floor. He came to Oakland in 18 as the rep- resentative of James C. Jordan, a Boston capitalist, who made some heavy invest- ments in Oakland. Later he formed a partnership with Major J. A. McElrath, an old Confederate veteran, & union of the blwe and gray. Deceased was 65 years old, a native of Vermont. He was a charter member of U. 8. Grant Post, G. A. R., of Chicago. An inquest will be held. A wife and a son, J. M. McElroy, survive. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence under direction of the Grand Army posts of this city. UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY F LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE uST day of December, A. D. 189. and for tae year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of Sections Lt 611 of the Political Code, condensed furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Zash Market Value of all Stocks and 0 a: as per biank Bonds owned by Compan: $2,228,300 00 Cash in Company's Office. 30 23 Cash in Banks ®.741 5 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans 28,106 00 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages, cash in hands of United States tees ... . WBIT S Premiums In due Course of Collec- tion .. oo Bills recefvable, not Matured, for Fire and Marine Risks. Due from other Companies Insurance on losses already paid. Total Assets .. LIARTLITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid... . 5,726 W Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense ... 196,240 14 Losses resisted. including expenses.. 21,020 00 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- hing ‘one year or less. $1.517.532 96; Teingurance 30 per cemt.......t... TBITE 6 Gross premiums on Fire Risks ru nit more than one year. $1.262. it 5. Teinsurance pro Due an ete rata. d accrued for salaries, pany Total Liabilities .. INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire premiums Sosealaciibe 32.173.488 54 Received fo on Bonds, Received from all other sources. Total Income . EXPENDITURES. Em for Fire Losses (In- 502 00, losses of Net amount cluding $1 vious years) .. 31,491,634 T1 Paid or allowed Total Expenditures ....... 42,554,607 18 Fire. LOSSES incurred during the vear...$1.546.79% &3 O A — Risks and Premiums.| Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of Risks| written during the year . $350.134.394 | $3.112,028 35 A. D. IRVING. United States Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this isc b b T o RUGER. Notary Pubitc. BUTLER & HALDAN. General Agents for Pacific Coast, 413 CALIFORNIA STREEG, SAN FRANCISCO.