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

MAYOR TRIES T0 CHECK DEHCIT Demands Closest Economy n Expenditure of Pub- lic Funds. Every Municipal Department to Be Given Complete Information Con- cerning Condition of the City Treasury. ST Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 10 r Snow has determin ‘s funds t on whick d this one next April from tk ssments of starting with an « f park ommit JORDAN LOSES " THE PATRONAGE Board of Supervisors Will Order All Election Sup- plies. RERESEANN | Completely Shuts Out County Clerk by Determining to Contract for All Printiny and Ma- terial. e e— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 10. t between the Board of Super- and County Clerk Jordan as to should have the privilege of con- cting for the regular election supplies ias resulted in a vietory for the Bupervis- he board will provide for the print- ng « indexes of the names of voters i the sample ballots and purchase all supplies with which to conduct the ty Clerk Jordan made a hard fight re the :, but to-day’s ses- ard of Supervisors settled His duty will be r good. that the certificates of registration on file in his office are proper- ly bopnd. In this work he will take the material the Supervisors and have ; done according to the State s Before in the matter of elec- supplies, the board District Attorney J. t Attorney stated n it was the duty of the simply to bind the regis- es. The State law, he t contemplate any addi- se other than the money ex- pen essary materials. Al printing necessary for an election should be contracted for by the Board of Super- v rvisor W. H. Church introduced a ution providing for the printing of the certificate indexes at the rate of fif- een cents per name and description of ach voter. The resolution was passed hout a dissenting voice, for the printing was not awarded but probably will be at a meet- ing to be held next Monday. The matter of sample and the regular sup- plies will probably be disposed of at that time also. certif did ST. BRIGID'S FAIR !PAINTEB HASSETT IS HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1900. ELDER RIDDICK MAY TAKE CHARGE OF IONE SCHOOL It Is Said That the Oakland Preacher Has Been Selected to Succeed David Hirschberg. PERSEDE ITS PRE! ENT SUPERINTENDENT. | HAVE HIRSCHBERG OUSTED TO MAKE L | AKLAND, Oct. neda County report that politiclans by | in view the removal of David 8. Hirsch- 10.—A sensation has been caused among the Ala- the Governor (Gage has Within a short time there has been cir- culated in this city a petition to the Gov- ernor urging the appointment to the su- perintendency of Rev. C. B. Riddick, pre- siding elder of the San Francisco district of the Methodist church South, a resident of Oakland and one of the most promi- INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STRUCTURE AT IONE, AMADOR COUNTY, AND THE MAN WHO WILL PROBABLY SU- IT IS SAID THAT GOVERNOR GAGE IS PREPARING TO (OOM FOR THE OAKLAND DIVINE. ESHERSR R came very closely attached to each other. As to the possibility of his being ap- ointed Superintendent of the Ione school r. Riddick is for the present, at least, sllent. He says he belleves the rumors sprang from a possibly overheard conver- sation he had a short time ago on a train C WATKINSON WAS NOT I¥ CONTEMPT Judge Hart Exonerates the Water Company's President. g Finds That the Corporation’s Books of Account Were Destroyed Be- fore the Order of Court Was Made. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 10. | President J. H. T. Watkinson of the | Contra Costa Water Company was not in contempt of court when he destroyed the corporation’s books of account. This was | the decision this morning of Judge E. C. | Hart on Robert Y. Hayne's motion to | have Watkinson declared a violator of the | orders of the court. The court in making the ruling stated | the company could produce evidence as | to its property notwithstanding the burn- ing of the books containing the records of | the company prior to May, 1869, | “The eity of Oakland has not shown that this plaintiff corporation destroyed its books after being ordered to open | them for inspection,” sald the court.| “The burden of proof was upon the city to show that there was a refusal upon the part of the company to allow the books to be seen, and this allegation has | not been proved. “According to the testimony, when Ex- perts Van Bokkelen and Crandall made a | demand on behalf of the city to see the | accounts Mr. Watkinson informed them | that the books of record up to May, 1889, | had been burned. It was also shown that | in the absence of the books the experts were offered a map book showing the rupert{ owned by the company. Mr. | van Bokkelen testified that there was no | book from which more information could | have been obtained concerning the prop- erty of the water company than from this map book. “I do not think that it has been shown that the destruction of the books took place after the company had been direct- ed to allow the city to see its books. and | furthermore, I am of the opinion that e dence as to the cost of the comy fld;; property would be proper evidence In this case anyway. I think that when a ques- tion like this is raised there should a clear showing that the records were de- | stroved for a fraudulent purpose. 1 do | not_think such a showing has been made, are therefore no grounds for CMPAGHTS CAOWING LIVELY The Republican Alliance Is Preparing to Go to Sacramento. RS Young l.cn'n Republican Club Will Reorganize for Campaign—Local Clubs Holding Important Meetings. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 10. The Republican Alllance has very elab- orate plans for its trip to Sacramento on Saturday. The club expecis to take its full marching force on a special train t the capital city. The train will leave Oakland about 4 o'clock and will get to Sacramento about 7 o’clock. Supper wiil be served and the club will then take part in the Republican parade and mass-meet- ing, after which a banquet will be ten- dered the visitors by the Republicans of Sacramento. A special car will bring the famous Oakland campaign club back on Sunday. The details of the trip of the Republican Alllance to San Jose and Los Angeles | have not yet been perfected but the Al- liance will take a prominent part in the campalgn in each of those cities. The Young Men's Republican League is preparing to take an active part in .he campaign. The executive committee of this organization has decided to call a meeting for some evening this week when all of the members will be asked to be present. The executive committee has ai- ready decided to reorganize In force and t now wants the support of its members. It is proposed to put a uniformed drtl corps of sixty men In the field and E. T. Joste has been appointed to perfect the organization of that branch of the club. e drill corps will attend all of the meetings in Alameda County and also the big meetings in San Jose and Stock- No Republican organization upon this side of the bay is taking more interest in the local campaign than the Quarter Cen- tury Republican Club. This unique as- soclation of old-time Republicans has 2?'““’ headquarters on the north side of Ninth street, between Broadway and Washington. and a meeting will be held to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at which the great Dgmocratic issue of “imperial- ism" will be discussed. Fred M. Camp- bell of the Quarter Century Republican Club has issued a call for this meeting wherein he especially invites Democrats | and there IS A BIG SUCCESS KILLED BY A FALL |bers, Superintendent of the Preston pent of the older clergymen in California. while traveling with the Governor. {f‘,o‘fdmé‘m: Watkinson for contempt. to attend and Haten 0 en addvens Gpen - : e . School of Industry at Tone. Superintend- This petition was placed in circulation _Dr. Riddick was last Monday reappoint- | ““Thg plaintiff may be allowed o pro- | this Democratic campalgn cry by an ora- n Thronged With Visitors| The Gutter on Which the Hooks Are | ent Hirschberg is an Alameda County without the k,m;)v\ledn]v,;\zf “yfur}r?r‘.mokf‘ ::;d ;d “resxgh{;z )o‘ld:grenff lghle district nf"whr{g*; duce testimony as to the property owned | tor whose name he keeps a secret e o e : . e ot Mk D = Y it was signed by a large er of the he has had charge for two years. He has | py it o er- » Invest Largely in Articles | Fastened Breaks and Scaffold | Democrat of much promifience. both po- e ding clergymen of Alameda County, peculiar qualifications for executive work, Y he reat of ‘e day was consumed In | aine T Rt o e CHb ol It also bears the approving signatures of 8 sral active and prominent Republicans, who are credited with having close rela- tions with Governor Gage. aving had long experience, both in the pulpit and in the school room. He is ac- counted of marked mental equipment, and in_his church occupies a strong position. Drops. | John Hassett, a painter, 18 years old, re- ling with his brother and sister at 1301 | the examination of President Watkinson. He was questioned exhaustivey regard- ing the company’'s property, and at the hour of adjournment this afternoon was Offered for Sale. Brothers’, at the corner of Fifty-ninth 2 ¢ St and Canning streets, to-morrow evening. Special speakers will address the club. The Seventh Ward Republican Club has years he was grand recorder of the An- clent Order of United Workmen and in that position attained a wide acquaintance s Harrison street, was instantly killed ves- | < . : he document is now In the hands of the Whether Dr. Riddick will accept the | still on the stand. Several days may be| made arrangements o~ . ) "By the fall of a seaffold on the | ind Popularity throughout the State. - 0 CE M Slportea upon g0od au- superintendency if a vacancy shall be cre- | consumed in taking Mr. Watkinson's tes- | 5i" fta ‘headquarters, e TR fe s 259 Folsom street, on which he | Jhree years ago Governor Budd selected 51ty (hat the chief executive asked for ated is a subject he will not discuss. Even | timony. ey avening Tt G Skt s Hakauson and O, H. Filbert | Bim for the position as head of the Ione the jndorsement of Dr. Riddick. among his close associates in the church | A number of deeds from various per-| “Tpe Demoerats will hold a mass-meet- i) e e G soberi "SI | school for wayward boys, and his appoint- — There 18 a veculiar coincidence in the who have been apprised of the situation, | sens to the water company Were offered | yng on Saturday evening at the Taber- - red, suffering 8 fracture of both legs | ment was made by the trustees in accord- fact that Dr. Riddick’s name has been so the clergyman is dumb on that topic. It |in evidence for the corporation by Attor-| pacie ™ Mayor Phelan will make an ad- < . »d & broken arm and rib. He was taken | ance with the Governor's wish, prominently mentioned in this connection excited much interest during the recent | ney McCutchen. The deeds covered the| gress'so the Democrats of Oakland . to the City and County Hospital. Has- That § t Gt Eiksh . Ihd the further well known intimate per- Pacific conference, which was concluded | transfers of pieces of land in different Y sett’s skull ar Qunty Hospital. Has-| That Superintendent Hirschberg's posi- SO, ["lelations which for many years here this weck. 'Many delegates were |parts of the county, and President Wats N ’ )n escaped with a few bruises. | tion is (hr‘va‘(vnpl.l is r\'hleml-t‘fl’ by recent pave existed |;lnrtw\ion 1‘.nw;‘rnnr Gnge‘and gi\'e]l:, (% u]nders§anr: thar:l Drl;. R‘ildgk;l&jkmsun wnshusk\d (htsla;ea!foz“jplijsl w_l[:;; FRESHMEN WIN THEIR e thres Ve ers o unexpected developments pointing toward the distinguished divine. For years they would shortly retire from his church fleld | purposes the property w sed. . o, three, painiers hat fasiened the | e fact that Governar Gage has decided were nelghbors af Los Angeles, and dur- of actvity o take the osilion upon the | witness explained the' uses of the reser; GAME FROM BELMONT =, ZU BT Of > house. ¥i s o D] Cessor. “alifornia intimac o4 vernor's earnest solicltation. voirs a lan L b o 5 1 3 Mis * i L,«“(((,' th % :";,,r,:' '|"fr‘ m‘"l".',l,‘ ‘h"m,{ng,‘,\,';sr PRI fng thelFiguteny 2 the pipe ]lmps lfeadn:g from these great| Visiting Team Keceives Its First De- a1 e . . - 0 w5 3 << = — -— % ———— storage places of water. b Mollny. | gave way and the scaffold foll with the | - e Contiderable argument was oceasioned feat on the Football Field Sapoked { vh Teck It I800% ex- | action till he hears from W. H. Barnes, by the several attempts of the water This Term. peautiful | will recover. Chretlen's attorney, who is at present in company's counsel to obtain from Wat- pular deter mine Funeral of Mrs. Morton. Powell was crowd ibute in _cc gh cha h hown d William Mc- rers. Personal Note Moore of Antioch is at ihe chols is registered at ncher at Tehama, of Portland are reg- e of Hawthorne, GRAPE-NUTS. ATHLETE'S FAILURE. Was Not a Success Until He on the Right Food. s X. H Was Put Cecelit 1884 er, d some in ¢ in regard to proper e mony is worth the attention of any lete, or, in fact, of any person who cares fc »d, sturdy, powerful health. “Up to about 18 months ago I had been in many athletic contests, without ess ba made up my t was time to stop, but a physical r of the Y. M. C. A. of this city vised me to use Grape-Nuts food and stum Cereal Coffee as principal fac- s in my diet 3 ‘T accepted the advice and to-day am n possession of periect health, and 2 y medals won in different ath I can now run a race and fine condition, whereas before | 1 on the right diet I would find r int at the end of a race I_had more or less nervous severe headaches. I am ince using Grape-Nuts and od Coffee I have forgotten what 2 feels like. My heart is n perfect condition, whereas while T was using ordinary coffee it would not stand the heavy strain. This statement is ab- true, and T do not object to your publishing it. for it may bring back health and strength to some poor beinz suffering from ill health caused by the se of improper food.” There i< a reason for this. ce ry e e In the first ary coffee will show its ef- ts comewhere in the nervous system— sently in weakening of the heart or stomach troubles, which prevents one rom obtaining the strength and value of food. Tt is therefore ncessary to quit the use of this drug and in its place use Postum Cereal Food Coffee and Grape- Nuts food. They were both invented by a food expert are made at the famous pure food factories of the Postum Cereal Co.. Itd, at Battle Creek, Mich. This food ordi % and the food drink are both made for a | definite purpose, and there are thou- sands of nsers throughout the world that can testify, from practical exverience. that the theory is borne out by the facts. Y | ham racter of | for | ., | badly crushed. sl el St i Loring Club Concert. th rsday evening 1Sth inst., the n: ive S Hall g the first con- B urth season. A mme is announced ition to five com- to the repertoire be several numbers heard in San Fran- one of these being sohn's male have not beer for mary year chorus oir compositions e.”” for bass solo n excerpt from Dudley poem, “The Golden Tew popular soloists of the mong th F. Ve The Mrs. Loring will direct this concert. Mr. | | Domerico Hed a Stag Party. whose place of busi- Natoma street, was the last Sunday even- into the pla and Domerico treat them to | Marcuso Domerico, The trio came suggested that some wine, which he did. s00n as the red liquid began to work they became hilarious and proposed to Domerico to | have a dance. He accepted, and while | waltzing about the floor a purse contain- ing 325 was extracted from his hip pocket. ;A.\ soon as he discovered his loss he re- | ported the occurrence to Lieutenant An- | derson of the Seventeent | who detafled Detectives | Graham on the c Paul Graves and G whom were identified by Do were charged with grand larc Policeman Accidentally Injured. Police Officer Robert Connor was badly | injured in a street car accldent on the Union-street vesterday morning. line wa n his way to the station to | on av As the car approached Valle, street it collided with a heavy sprinkling car. Connor was seated on the dummy | and jumped to save himself from being | erushed to death A= he swung himseif from the car his hand s caught and He resides at 1810 Filbert reet. R T Teamster Badly Hurt. Charles Fritch, a teamster in the em- ploy of the City Improvement Company, met with a serious accident yesterday morning which may cost him his life. | he was driving out of the company’ at Harrison and Seventeenth streef |7 o'clock his head struck the gate cas- {ime. He was removed to the City and | County Hospital. where Dr. So fracture of the skull. is a native of Germany, aged 45 vears, and resides at Folsom and Empire Streets. | man Miss American Will Speak. Miss Sadie American, the distinguished lecturer, will speak to-night in Sheritn | Israel Synagogue under the auspices of the San Francisco Council of Jewish Wo- i men. Bhe will speak on “The Nationa! | Couneil.” Miss Mordecai will discuss | *The Philadelphia Section” and Mrs. M. | ¢ 'Sloss will read a paper on “The Pro- | jécted Policy of the San Francisco Sec- | tion."” | v | Will Commemorate Evacuation Day. The native and former residents cf New York State met at the Occidental Hotel | last evening and voted to hold a banquet | on the evening of November 25 in com- | memoration of Evacuation day. The so- ciety has a membership of nearly onc hundred and an effort will be made to bring in many new members before the date of the banquet. Several applications were received at the meeting last evening. —_—— Local Democrats on the Stump. A Democratic rally was held at Mission Opera-house last night. The gathering was presided over by J. F. Mullin, while Larry Welch acted as secretary. William D. Hynes, nominee for the Assembly from the Thirty-fourth District, had the first cz1l. He was followed by Stephen V. Cos- tello, nominee for the Buperior bench, Daniel O'Brien, nominee for Justice of the Peace, J. J. Barrett and Charles Swiegert. The meeting was well attended. et Democrats of the Forty-Third. An enthusiastic meeting of the Bryan and Stevenson Club of the Forty-third | Assembly District was held last night in California Hall. The meeting was ad- dressed by R. Porter Ashe, Congressional candidate, Eustace Cullinan, candidate for the Assembly from the district, and R Troy. [epresenting the State’Cen- - tral Commits s and Shortly after 10 o'clock Officer Connor | WOMAN ROBS -~ COLONEL DY [ Well-Known Politician Is | Plied With Liquor and Loses His Valuables. Colonel Eddy, the well-known politician and stump speaker, made the acquaint ance of a woman In the saloon at the corner of California and Kearny streets | last night, and now wants the detectives to recover his jewelry and a considerabie amount of cash. The loquacious colonel and his lady friend had several drinks in the saloon and then he accepted an invita- tion to go to a lodging-house on Califor- nia street above Kearny. On their arrival at the woman's room they were joined by a male friend of the woman. next thing the colonel knew was that he had been robbed of $120 in cash, a diamond etud and a gold watch and chain. The politician reported the matter to the police | and detectives were detailed on the case, | No clew to the identity of the woman an | her pal has vet been discovered. — | INCIDENTS IN POLICE COURT. ! Forester Arrested Because He Forgot to Pay Dues of a Brother Member. was charged in Judge erday with misdemeanor | R. W. Jones Fritz's court y embezzlement. The complaining witness | was C. F. Westphal. Both belong to the ame lodge of Foresters, and some weeks g0 stphal ga °s $2 70 with which to pay his dues. forgot all about it and Westph s suspended for non- payment of When Jones' attention aid_the dues to get Westphal not satisfied and had Jones arrested, hearing the testimony dismissed the cas | John Carr appeared in Judge Cabani | court yesterday on a charge of burglary I and the case was continued. He broke | into a_shoe store on Sixth street early | yesterday morning and was caught leav- | ing_the place with several pairs of shoes {in his possession by Policeman Fontana and Special Policeman Maloney, ‘Warrants were sworn out in the Police courts yesterday for the arrest of J. M. | Wilkins of the Cliff House, M. J. Shee- han, saloon-keeper, Ocean Beach, and H. | Lenhardt of the Casino, Golden Gate Park, | for using nickel-in-the-slot machines and (paym5 cash to winners. J. W. Cameron of the health office se- cured a warrant from Judge Cabaniss yes- terday for the arrest of Dr. B. H. Bau- miester on the charge of neglecting to re- | port a case of diphtheria. e Stabbing Affair Over a Woman. John McCauley had a bad knife wound dressed at the Recelving Hospital yester- day. The wound was inflicted by J. J. Curley in a lodging-house at 220 Third street, where McCauley, who had been recently discharged from the transport Grant, was found In cnmpan{ with a female acquaintance of Curiey. The latter became indignant and proceeded to chastise the woman for talking to Mc- Cauley. McCauley Interfered and in a mix-up the point of a knife was driven into McCauley's side over the left kidney. The wound fs not considered necessarily fatal by Dr. Bauer, who treated him. McCauley refused to remain in the hos- pital. Curley was locked up on the charge of battery. L e Poolselling Cases to Be Tried. Attorney Coffey, speclal prosecutor in the poolselling cases, tried to arrange a meeting with the Police Judges vesterday to get the cases on their calendars set for trial, but failed. There are five cases in Judge Mogan’s court, six in Judge Con- lan’'s, six in Judge Fritz's and ten in Juage Cabaniss’ court. There were thirty- two cases altogether and five have been disposed of. An effort will be made to- day to get matters fixed so that the trials can be proceeded with as speedily as pos- sible. —— e Agramonte to Face His Accuser. Captain Seymour was notified yesterday by Judge Cabaniss that General C. H. M. Agramonte’s attorney had written him a letter that the {enem had returned from the City of Mexico to answer the cha of embezziement brought against him by John M. Chretien, the disgraced attorney. Captain Seymour will not take More liquor was procured. The | “and the Judge ! Redwood. ——————— CONSTABLE AHERN | STATES HIS SIDE He Was Accused of Having Robbed a Man Who Was Under Arrest. Joseph Ahern, the Constable of Port Costa, who was accused of arresting J. C. ‘Wells without cause and retaining part of | Wells' property, was in the city yester- and told his side of the story. e de- lares that Wells was acting in a suspi- clous manner, and In company with three other men w placed under arrest. When | asked to explain himself Wells, so the Constable says, started to run away. When told to give up his property he re- | and finally gave the | ble Ahern has a series of affidavits to sup- | port this version of the arrest. {"The next morning $% was returned to | Wells, but the Conitable had left $8, a | razor 'and a cheap watch at home. This he offered to return to Wells that night, | but the arrested man said that the fol- | lowing morning would be time enough. He aid not wait. however, so Ahern says, | anda came to this city and made his com- | plaint to the police. " Ahern followed him and delivered his money and other effects | to Captain Seymour. — e In the Divorce Court. | Decrees of divorce were granted yes- erday to Mary P. Fehlauer from Max B. | #ehlauer for neglect and Unity J. Kelley from Thomas C. Kelley for fallure to | provide. John T. F. Burns has sued Irene Y!urms for a divorce, u.“&gin: infidelity as cause of action. Suits for divorce on the round of desertion have been filed b Ta Moses against C. Moses, Sarah Naf- | taly against Moses Naftaly, John Goode man against Frankie L. Goodman, Mrs. M. Bilondnetta Dickey against Miles O. Dickey, Nathan Rotke agalnst Sarah Rotke, Albert E. Ehrenpfort against Re- becca Ehrenpfort and William Alckley against Mary Aickley. Boilermaker Dundon Sued. Suit was filed yesterday by C. Krasil- nikoff against P. F. Dundon, politician i and boiler-maker, to recover $34,480 dam- ! ages for breach of contract. Plaintiff al- { leges that Dundon agr »d to deliver two steamship boilers for $3600 each, the same | to be delivered in May of 1568. They were not delivered until April of 1899, however. The boilers were placed in steamers at Blagovestchensk, Russian Asia. Plaintiff claims he had contracted for the sale ot the vessels for $51.000. but after the Dun- don botlers had been ‘ustalled, he says, he was forced to remove them and substi- tute others, which resulted in a loss to him.in the sum sued for. ———————— Boy Accused of Robbery. Shortly before 5 o’clock Tuesday a thief sneaked into a jewelry store kept by C. A. Parlin at 135 Sixth street, and while the proprietor was engaged in repairing a broken ring got away with ten silver and gold plated watches. He was seen leaving the place by the proprietor, who gave chase, but was unable to overtake the fleet-footed thief. The robbery was at once reported to Captain Seymour, who detailed Detectives Ryan and Crockett on the case. Last night they arrested Charles Blum, aged sixteen years, on suspicion of having committed the crime. i S PR 3 Dr. Kinyoun Makes Complaint. Federal Quarantine Officer J. J. Kin- youn filed a written complaint yvesterday with United States District Attorney Frank 'L. Coombs against John Hodge, pilot and engineer of the gasoline launch Willlam W. The doctor alleges that Hodge went alongside the steamer Eclipse from Alaska and took off nn{-nve as- sengers before the vessél had been given pratique. The complaint was referred to Acting Collector Stanley Jackson. Mrs. McMann’s Petition. Mrs. Barah McMann has applied for let- ters of guardianship upon the person and estate of her husband, Francls C. M Mann, who is now an inmate of Agnews Asylum, Elgeht years ago, when Mc; n was a_member of the police force of this city, he was stabbed in the ear while maKing an arrest. His mind became un- balanced through the injury and since then he has been confined in"the asylum. —_———— Thomas Nunan in Trouble. Thomas Nunan, a driver for the Hiber- nia Brewery, was arrested yesterday by Revenue Officers Walker and Gilehrist for taking a new revenue stamp off a ki beer ‘that he was delvering and. weg-tolf tuting therefor an old stamp taken from %Jn ez:?t keg. Nunan will appear before II! tates Court Commissi 4 this morning at 10 o'nloeokn '{erué.:- amination. 5 . » NOT A ONIT ON TAY EXEMPTION Baptist Association Splits on the Proposed Amend- ments. e ALAMEDA, Oct. 10.—Spirited debate marked the morning session of the Cen- tral Baptist Association at the First Bap- | tist Church, the subjcet under discussion being the amendment to be voted on at the next election exempting church prop- erty from taxation. Rev. E. Woods and Rev. George Hill were strongly in favor of the amendment and as strongly opposed to it were E. C. Lyon and Pro- fessor L. D. Inskeep. The vote of the as- soclation showed a sentiment in favor of the amendment, it being 35 to 11 Rev. Mr. Woods stated that the amend. ment was only adopting the pelicy pur- sued by all other States of the Union to exempt church property from taxation. California_was the only State that taxed her churches. The proposed law exempts the building used exclusively for religious worship and the lot it stands on. He did not consider that it was a step in the direc- ! tion of the union of church and state. The churches furnished an equivalent for taxation by advocating obedience of the | law and promoting good morals. “The amendment is contrary to all Bap- tist usage.” sald Professor Inskeep, in op- osition. ‘It is against the policy of the aptist church to advocate a measure of this kind. It will have a tendency to unite church and state to which we are Sl oppated 3t will increase tWe burden now borne by the taxpayers of the State, already high enough. the taxes. There is a certain amount to be raised to run the government and if certain property is exempt from taxation it will only tend to make it harder for those who have to foot the bills.” The morning session of the association openedwith devotional services, led Rev. George Hill. Letters from thirty- two churcges were read, in which the progress made by each during the past year was told in words and figures. Fol- fowing these were a half-hour devotional and testimony meeting, led by Rev. J. M. Helsley. During the afternoon session the re- port of the committee on foreign missions s received. There was a sermon by Wev. B A, Woods and short talks by wo- men engaged in missionary work. This evenlns a devotional and praise service was led by Rev. J. George Gibson and a doetrinal sermon was delivered by Rev. E. R. Bennet —_—————————— ' Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Marriage licenses were issued to-day to Harry Wilber Mor- rill, 29 years of age, and Tlie Seeband, 18, botK of Livermore; Will Thomas Montgomery, 37, Mountaln House, Idaho, and orgle L. M. Carroll, 24, Alameda: Percy George Betts, 24, Berkeley, and Emeline Eva Freeman, 21, Oakland; Har- rgv Bercovich, 24, and Fannie Bercovich, 18, Bio, both of Oakiand; Andrew Sorensen | ck, 21, and Christina_Nicholsen, 32, both_of Dublin; Willlam H. Price Jr., 27, and Mabel Campbell Forester, 22, both of Oakland; Edward Theodore Harms, 33, and Helen Ford McKusick, 22, both of Berkeley; Joseph Cabral, 31, Sunol. and Mary Ann Souza. 33, Oakland: Loufs Al- bert Bartlett, 20, and Catherine Louise uinn, 26, both of San Francisco; Frank {tano, and past, Groveland, and Katherine Cereghino, 18 and past. - iana; Herbert Horrell 23, and Hrrbery, Foatn of San Franti - 0 of n cisco; l':lle':. Vxl":{lbelmer, %, Mountain View, and 'lelle E. Hirsch, 27, Irvington. _—e———————— ‘Wives Seek Divorce. OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—On the ground of failure to provide Luey Frances Fletcher to-day commenced suit for a divorce from Willlam Chester Fletcher. Willette W. Jackson filed an action for a divorce from William M. Jackson. She alleges that her husband deserted her. —_—e————— To Register Change of Residence. This is the last day on which citizens who have changed their residences after registering since January 1, 19, may have the change recorded in the registration office. No one will be allowed to vote at the Presidential election who has moved and not had the change officially noted. The office will be open until 10 p. m. to-day to give all who have moved an oppor- tunity to have their new places of resi- é2nee entered on the register. ———e—————— WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—The retirement from active service of Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Brinkernoff of the Sixth United States Inf ty was announced to-day. - Somebody must pay | by | kinson his_opinion as to the necessity of portions of the corporation’s plant. Mr. Hayne objected to this course of ques- tioning on the ground that it had not been | shown that the witness was an expert. | _In reply Mr. McCutchen claimed Mr. | Watkinson was (Aual!fled to testify as’ an expert, as he had served the water com- | pany in almost every capacity from clerk | to general manager. If any one was fa- miliar with (h‘: n;ed!lo( the water com- pany he thought the witness was. “Why were the filters at San Leandro | built at the time the project to bufld the East Oakland reservoir was abandoned?” asked Mr. McCutchen. “Because the company was forced to' put in the filters by the City Council, | which decided that the proposed settling reservoir in_East Oakland would be use- less,” was the reply. | Watkinson explained the purposes 0(} the large tracts of land owned by the | company at Pleasanton, after which the | eotrt adjourned until to-morrow morning | at 10 o'clock | - FREEHOLDERS SUSTAINED. Board Framing the New Charter for Los Angeles Legally Constituted. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10.—In department 6 of the Superior Court this morning Judge Allen decided that the Los Ange-’ | les Board of Freeholders, now framing a | new city charter, has a legal existence. The legality of the board was called into question in a friendly way to enjoin the | City Treasurer from paying a bill incurred by the board, the contention being that the city had _exhausted its right to elect | a Board of Freeholders under the State law when the first board was elected sev- | | eral years ago. The contention of the | attorneys for the defense was that the | right to elect a Board of Freeholders and | | to alter the city charter or substitute a new one is permanent and can be exer- cised whenever the elecfors so choose. | | “The ‘case will be appealed to the Su- | preme Court and an effort will be made to obtain a hearing before the full bench next Friday. - Interests the Coast. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Postoffice dis- continued: Oregon—Fir, Washington County; mall to Glenwood. Pensions issued: California—Addtional | —Jonathan W. Marvin, Rediands, $5. Restoration and increase—Solomon Bar- I nett (dead), Woodland, §10. Increase— | William_Strain, Soldiers' Home, Los An-| | geles. $10: Alonzo Krom. Santa Monica, | 12: Henry Mathews, Soldiers’ Home. Los | | Angeles, Reissued—Frank P. Boynton, | Pasadena, $12. Original widows—Sarah J. | Barnett, Woodland, $8; Adelalde Mead, San Franc 0. 3% ‘Washington— Additlonal—Albert H. Phil- lips, New Whatcom, 312. Increase—Milo | D. Crawford, Kelso, $8. Reissue—Moses Wilson, Wayside, 3. Oriflnnl widow— Mary A. Morris, Centralia, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, SENECA. Mo.. Oct. 10.—Mrs. Edward Gold- berg is dead from mushroom poisoning. Her | husband, agent for the Quapau Indians, died yesterday of the same trouble. NEW YORK. Oct. 10.—The French second- | class cruiser Cectlle having on board Rear Ad- miral Richard. in charge of the Fremch naval division in the Atlantic, arrived here to-day | from Sydney, Cape Breton. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Postmaster Gen- eral Charles Emory Smith left Washington to- Qay for Lincoin, Neb., where he will speak on the 12th, beginning a campaign tour that will cover Nebraska and Kansas. PITTSEURG, Oct. 10.—At to-day's session of the National Humane Society, Richard Tabor of Chicago made an exhaustive report on cru- €ty, to animals, and recommendations were made that vigorous steps toward the correc- tion of abuses by the native drivers be made. NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—E. Bertwer, one of the saloon passengers on the Ward line steamer Havana, who was transterred to Hoffman Island yesterday, was taken sick last night and removed to Swinburne Island Hospital for treatment. To-day he developed yellow fever. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—The Treasury De- partment to-day ‘gAve notice of the discovery of a new counterfeit §10 silver certificate, series of 1891, with portrait of Hendricks. The coun- terfeit is described as a photographic print wiehout the silk fiber and of inferior workman- ship. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oect. Protessor Zueblin, of Chicago University, ded at the convention called here to-day for the pur- pose of organizing a national improvement league. S. Bolos delivered an Mayor C. dress of welcome, after which committees were named. UTICA, N. Y., Oct. 10.—The Franklin furnace and_ Clinton iron ore mines which have been operated for the last eighteen months by M. A Hanna & Co. 4f Cleveland. will soon shut down and go out of blast. About 40 employes will be affected. No explanation is made as to why the fires will be drawn. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—There promises ta be lively competifion for building the new bat- tleships and c-:l-rr- Several of the ship- buflding industries already have their repre- sentatives here securing the sveeifications for the ships preparatory to submitting bids. These include some yards which thus far have not done any work. BERKELEY, Oct. 10.—The Belmont school eleven met its first defeat of the season this afternoon at the hands of the State University freshmen team. Tha score was 10-0. McCormick and Kaeding each made a touchdown, but in both instances there was a failure In kicking the goal Jhe play was not particularly brilllant® on either side. Throughout the game there were many changes in the fréshmaa lne-up. The teams were pitted against each other as follows: Position. Belmont Minturn artwright ... Stowe R—Tackle—L ..Colburn L—Tackle—R .....Kirkpatrick R—End—L -« Brigham .. R—Halt—L .... L—Halt—R Fullba BURGLARS PICK LOCKS AND PLUNDER SHOPS Merchants Alarmed Because of the Ease With Which Their Stores Are Entered. OAKLAND, Oct. 10.—Burglars who can pick locks to a nicety are disturbing the police and merchants. The prowlers by night have demonstrated that they are experts with key and lock forcing de- vices. The thieves are paying special at- tention to doors that can be opened with fiu!lken. No unnecessary violence is used. Last night the C. F. Adams l‘nm{rang"s store at was entered. Sil- [232 Broadwa.?' verware and other valuables were stolen, but only §1 in coin was found by the in- truders. Last Sunday night the Columbia Cloak House at 45 Thirteenth street was plun- dered and a lot of ladles’ wraps and other wearing apparel were carried off. COAST NEWS IN BRIEF. BIGGS, Oct. 10.—The Scott ranch, five miles nertheast of this place, containing 060 trees, principally olive and orange, has been sold to Chicago parties for STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oet. . prize of $10 offered for the best football has been awarded to L. McF. Bowman, ‘01 ¥ B. Wagner, '03, submitted the best yell. BANTA CRUZ, Oct. 10.—A large forest fire in the redwoods can be seen from (his city. raging mountains in the direction of Loma Prieta. 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