The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 1901 “» DIVORCE. LAWS -~ NOT AMENDED State Commissioners to Discuss Uniform Legislation. Conference Will Recommend Some Practicable and Needed Changes. . 19.—The National ers on Uniform up of commis- nt States, met ace Hotel to-day to con- to establish a uniform law procedure. The *hange in the in a view to uniformity differs bury, which begi. 1y three under law g them, usu- rity to from divorce nd it hour rtaining to MOTORS NSTEAD OF LOCOMDTIVES Innovation on Cascade Division of Great Northern. to The Call. —The Cascade Qivi- is to be equip- he operation locomo- ineering de- the plan: nearly two time definite officially an- ect was first taken up 1t tion to merely introduce 1 the operation of Cascade tunnel or that purpose s made by the hat this method of > and_the ged. It is vhether the is the will of water of the tun- or this pur- ynamite. Y., Aug. 19.—The roundhouse at i to be on fire Watchman e tender named John sidents of the vicin- the bridge building exti the attling with dynamite exploded with bert and Deck { the last enizable. wrecked re rot Ce and other y vy sropcan Chicago, now ith to chelles Islands. PAINTER GREEN BADLY BEAT;N IN A SALOON Thomas Paint;r Held at City Prison Pending Result of the Man’s Injuries. OAKLAND. Aug. proprietor of the saloon at the corner of Seventh and Chester streets, was arrested to-night and is being held pending the result of the Injuries sustained by =z painter named Green in the saloon. Green and a man named Dempsey had 2 wordy war in Painter's place early in the ening, during the course of which Green accused Demps of taking some money from him. Painter upheld Demp- sey in the argument and, it is alleged, at tacked Green and knocked him down sev- eral times. Green finally left the saloon and the row was forgotten until the police fol- Jowed the trall of biood from Painter's saloon, which led them to a little paint shop occupied by Green, where they found him on the floor, unconscious and covered with blood. He was taken to the ospital, where Dr. W. H. Blood an- unced that his skull had been frac- —_——————— OFFERS TO ERECT NEW THEATER BUILDING OAXLAND, Aug. 19.—J. J. Gottlob, man- ager of the Columbia Theater and Pacific Coast representative of the theatrical syn- dicate, has under consideration an offer from W. H. Mackinnon on behalf of local capitalists to build a new theater on the lot on Broadway adjoining the Central Bank block to the north. The proposition calls for the erection of a modern three- story bullding, providing Gottlob will make a ten-year lease and agree to pre- sent first-class attraction: Church—I notice the New York Police Department has a good many white he Wonder where they get 'em all om ? Gotham—Perhaps, like some of the offi- clals, they're whitewashed. — Yonkers Statesman. con- Conn., the committee of - Asso- e affiliated nd w of - NOT PROSEGUTED 19.—Thomas Painter, | “LADY HUNTWORTH'S EXPERIMENT” A CHEAP PLAY UNREDEEMED BY ITS GILT SETTING - { | | o AcosTing AS FAusT IN ‘MEFMSsSTeReELE” BUSHNELL PuoTo |1 | | ! By Guisard. match and her acting, while a little less | — leisurely than the star’s, is not much bet- OW let Bertha Clay and the xmr' though, T T hcr”;wr‘nmr!g:iri‘g: “Duchess,” Dora T 5 | is not great. Alison Skipworth is an: Duchess,” Dora Thorne and the | 18 not grea lison Bkipwarsh 1s auathor rest of the of the lemonade diminished head | than they has arisen! nocuous romanticis ge hide their | for a greater | . Carton has gone them several better in his “Lady | Huntworth's periment,” that shone | { alike upon 1t just and the unjust last | | night at the Columbia, with Dan Froh- man’s good company at the handle. It & vlay e those books that were alwa whipped under the pillow when the economical dominie came round to turn | | out the gas; in which belted Earls and | errant damsels in distress wandered | through marble halls with their hearts on | their fashionable sleeves. It is the old | “Lady Turned Serving- | brought up to date, and all family has assisted in its incubation. Carton has written plays before, one good one, “Lord and Lady Algy,” and | ““Wheels Within Wheels,” but it is doubt- ful if this latest effort will add anything | to his reputation. The plot is given away | in the first act. Lady Huntworth, young, | charming, beautiful, has been divorced | from her husband, a drunken wretch whu} has done everything but beat her, and she taker it into her head to cook for her | living. into service at a viear- | age s all the male element at | her French heels, the vicar, a bachelor of uncertain age; the vicar'’s niece’s be- trothed, and Gandy, their rather 'igh and romance of the Mai; mighty butler. The lad husband is also | a suitor for her hand and heart, having | discovered that she has fallen heiress to | an Australian fortune—those easy for- | —and having discovered her where- accldent through an acquaint- the betrothed. Then the vicar and Gandy propose to the pretty cook- maid, only to be refused, and the be- trothed offers his friendship in such manly fashion that she makes it evident that it would not be ““No’’ if he entered the lists. | Of course it ends happily ever afterwar The niece runs away with a_convenient curate and her betrothed gets Lady Hunt- worth and the Australian gold. Meantime there is some rather amusing comedy that | the company certainly made the best of, | with the exception of the leading lady, | Miss Hilda Spong, who did little but | smile (adorably) through her part and | sFow an uncommonly handsome face and | igure in her cap and gown. She did noth- ing as beautifully as it can be done, which | is saying more than it seems at first sight. | Neither is Miss Spong the only pretty | girl in the cast. Beatrice Morgan is de- | fldedly amother, but her voice is not to | COLLEGE BOYS {Owner of the Stolen \ Mirror Sign Drops } the Case. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Aug. 19. [ T. W. Roland and B. T. Mackey, the two university students who were arrested | while carrying off an advertising mirror | belonging to J. L. Champlin, an Oakland merchant, had their cases dismissed in the | Oakiana Police Court to-day. | Both of the young men were present in | court, but Prosecuting Attorney Leach moved to dismiss upon the ground that | Mr. Champlin did not desire to prosecute, | and as the act v-as more in the nature of | a college prank than an offense against | the people he thought that justice would | be just as well served by dismissing the | case. He did not think that the young men would be Inclined to do anything of the kind again. | o The young men explained frankly that | they took the mirror, as many signs are | taken by other college boys every year, to ornament fraternity houses or rooms of individuals. The mirror in question was taken to decorate a fraternity house. The value of these signs to the students de- pends upon the difficulty of obtaining them without the knowledge of the own- ers. “¥ou see,” explained Rowland, “this would have been a peach if we had got it. It took a whole lot of trouble to get it off the wall and dpuk it half-way to Berkeley. We would have had to carry it all the way to Berkeley, and it wasn't Very 1ight. That would have been the big- gest sign and the hardest to get that was ever taken to Berkeley. Everybody does it, and we were trying to get ahead of the rest. We didn’t look upon it as stealing, though I suppose the sign must have cost something. would have been willing to pay for the sign, but then it wouldn’t have Feen worth so much as & trophy.” The boys are now fearing trouble with the Berkeley faculty more than they feared the Oakland courts, but had they the vicarage housemaid with genuine en- ightful humor. ‘Whiffen was, as usual, ient in her work, and act “so very proper’ sister, tely humorous touch that all her effo: eminently ed the y satisfactory. Grant Stewart as the vicar, mincing and ladylike, but still with a somewhat fishy for beauty. is eptirely delightful, and ing_Crulkshankian or in William F. ¥ Jameson Lee Finney has the un- nt part of the drunken husband. a character quite out of key in the frothy play. but made strong and powerful by the actor. But I don't sec two dollars’ worth in the play from any standpoint. and I think the experiment of charging that for it will net prove by any means so successful as “Lady Huntworth's” experiment. California. Edythe Chapman seldom appears to bet- ter advantage than she does in the Bar- bara Frietchie of Clyde Fitch, the tender, ioving, brave and loyal daughter of the Gan is a tis Plckwickian figure hands. ple sunny South. Tkat is why the second night's production was greeted with a large and appreciative audience. While the play has many defects, it abounds in excellent episodes, notably the love scene in the first act, the winging of Sharp- shooter Gelwex in the second and the en- counter in the third with mad Jack Neg- lv. These afford Miss Chapman an op- portunity of displaying all sides of her emotional nature. The company is a good one, the Jack Negley of Donald Bowles, the Colonel Negly of John W, Burton and the Mammy Lu of Lilllan Andrews being excellent character impersonations. Mr. Nefll has not much to do as Captain Trumbull, but he does it quietly and well. Tivoli. The grand opera season at the Tivoli lost none of its luster by the performance of the “Barber of Seville” last evening. Quite the contrary, fresh laurels were won by Signorina Repetto, Signors Fer- rari, Russo, Napoleoni, Nicolini and Cor- tesl. Russo made a hit with his serenade, Repetto succeeded with the “Flute Song,” Ferrari with all- around work, for the score glves him a great vocal opportunity, which was well taken advantage of; and Nicolini with the vigor of his singing. Signorina Poletini, as Bertha, sang her solo in the last act in a pleasing manner. Excellent comeay work was done by Signor Cortesi, got away with their booty they would have been the heroes of the university. LABOR UNIONS PLAN A BIG CELEBRATION Parade, Picnic and Literary and Mu- sical Entertainment to Be the Features. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—The unions affili- ated with the Federated Trades have taken steps to make the Labor Day cele- bration on_September 2 a_notable one in Oakland. Every member will be required to parade, unless valid excuse can be given, with the alternative of a fine, To date 2500 members have promised to pa- rade with thelr respective unions. Floats of appropriate design will be utilized as features, and each union will turn out In uniforms of distinctive character. The committee in charge has elected C. L. E. Wenk as grand marshal. During the afternoon the Buflding Trades Council will hold a celebration at Shell Mound Park, with musie, dancing and games. In the evening an entertain- ment will be given, the proceeds from which will be devoted to the strike relief fund and to the State Federation of Labor in its fight to ensure the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion act. ———— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Monday, Ausust 19. Stmr Santa Cruz, Novander, 8 hours from Hucneme and way ports. Schr Abble, Peterson, 36 hours from Fields Landing. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Aug 19—Bri Fg:dflezlroAm B'lfl;i‘srdfi C . 1o :: T ug ichr Corona, fo Pedro. NEAH BAY—Passed in Aug b—snlm: lrloine. ola, from Port Los Angeles; ship Florence, fm Honolulu. Passed out—Nor stmr Titania, for San Francisco; ship Glory of the Seas, for San Francisco. OCEAN STEAMERS. GIBRALTAR—Arrived Aug 19—Stmr 4 trom_ New York for Naples and. Gonon ‘o P ROWHEAD—Arrived Aug 19—St 1 g . mr - 1on, from Portiand, Me., fof Liverpool. o™ PONTA DO ZARENEL—Passed Aug 19— Stmr Georgia, from Naples for New York. LIZARD—Passed Aug 15—Stmr Rosarian, fm Montreal for London: stmr Staendam, from New York for Boulogne Sur Mer and Rotter- dam. MOVILLE—Arrived Aug 19—Stmr Astoria, from New York for Glasgow, and proceeded. YOKOHAMA—Sailed Aug 18—Stmr Tacoma, from Hongkong, Shanghal and Kobe for Vie- toria and Tacoma. e Astronomers say there are only elghteen stars of the first magnitude. The light from these takes about three years to reach the earth. There are fifty-five of second magnitude. N iy A HUNTWORTAS, EXPERIMENT, J P 2 STARS WHO ARE APPEARING AT THE LEADING THEATERS THIS WEEK. * - the Don Basilio. ‘In the first act Ferrari and Russo gave a hint by their conscien- tious acauittal of the arduous task that Rossini set for their roles of the care that was to mark the performance. The com- edy of the “Barber” is a little antiquated, but the character of the music fits the text so perfectly that this is lost sight of. The Barber could not well be left out of the repertoire. There would be something lacking In the season without it ~And, since {t is demanded, there is reason for congratulation that it is cast so well and handled with such falthfulness. It will be repeated Wednesday, Friday and Satur- day nights. This evening Boito’s ‘‘Mefistofele” will be sung. ‘‘Mefistofele” is an opera seldom heard and for the proper presentation of this production the Tivoli management has spared no effort. The principals of the cast are Dado, Agostini and Montanari. The mounting will be unusually elaborate. Grand Opera-House. The last week but one of the Frawley engagement at the Grand Opera-house commenced last night when the comedy “Brother Officers’” was presented. This clever comedy had its first production in this city by the Henry Miller Company COURTS DIFFER WIDELY ON' LAW Los Angeles and Ala- meda County Judges at Variance. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 19. Because the Superior Courts of Los An- geles and of Alameda countles have ren- dered decisions exactly opposite in the test of the court stenographer's salary law the reporters of this county have de- cided to appeal to the Supreme Court to secure a final decision on the enactment. It is a bit peculiar in the eyes of the unlearned layman that a court, sitting in bank, in one county should decide against the validity of a law, while a court of equal jurisdiction in another county up- held it. That is the situation which con- fronts the court reporters, the lawyers and the litigants in thirty-six counties of California that are affected by recent le- gal controversies which have been under way concerning the Legislature's enact- ment of a new system for payment of the officlal reporters of the county courts. Alameda County’s judiciary has de- clared that because the law is not uniform in its opération throughout California it is not constitutional. n the other hand, Los Angeles County's fuperior Court has rendered an opinion directly contrary, and has upheld the validity of the law. That is why the reporters are now try- ing to discover, in the language of the street, “where they are at.” The new .aw_ abolished the former per diem of $10 and established a flat salary of $150 a month, with a fee of 15 cents a follo for transcription instead of 20 cents, the former rate. The act was passed and signed through the combined efforts of | the court reporters of the State outside of San Francisco. They calculated that the salary proposition was a better financial proposition than the former system. But when the time came for payment of their first month’s salaries In this county Auditor J. Cal Ewing declined to draw the warrants. He had consulted attorneys Actors Do Good Work in Trashy Drama at the Columbia While the Best That May Be Said of Miss Hilda Spong Is That She Is Good to Look at---“Men and Women” Is Successfully Produced by the Central Theater Stock Company---The Orpheum Presents a Good Bill MomTANAR) mAarE, BushraLL PHo. and it at once established itself as a prime favorite. Last night the Grand was well filled with a thoroughly appreciative audi- ence. Much of the success of the piece hinges upon the character of Lieutenant John Hinds, who has risen from the ranks and gets a commission In a crack caval regiment. He has been unused to the ways of polite society, but has the heart of a lion and the instincts of a true gentle- man. The part was essayed by Daniel Frawley and his interpretation was clev- er. From the blundering mistake in the first act to the intensely dramatic scene with Hutton in the last act he was the character to the life and carried the sym- pathies of the audience with him. Har- rington Reynolds as his friend, Lieutenant Launcelot Plevdell, was -effective, and shared the honors with Frawley. Frank Mathieu as Lieutenant Earl of Hunstan- ton £nd H. S. Duffield as Colonel Stapyl- ton were good. Mary Van Buren as the Baroness Royden gave a fine rendition of the part. She lacked in vivacity.in the lighter_scenes, but in the final scene be- tween her and her lover she was splendid. Phosa McAllister was dignified as Lady Pleydell and Blanche Douglass was charming as Kate Johnson. The other parts were well sustained. Orpheum. Ancther immense audience greeted the new programme at the Orpheum last night and every number was enthusiasti- cally received. “The Smart Set,” a hilar- jous jumble given by the four Otts, set the house in roars of laughter. Louise Thorndyke Boucicault is a pleasing figure on the stage. The music of Lefebre's Sax- ophone Quartet is as novel as it is pleas- ing and the acrobatic work of the Cragg family is the best of its kind ever seen in the city. On account of the indisposition of Katherine Germaine Richard Jose sang. The popular contra-tenor will be heard all the week. Charles H. Bradshaw and com- pary in “Fix in a Fix,” Hill and Silviany, the sensational bicyclists; Remarc and Rilay, Europeah grotesques, and the bio- graph complete the bill. Central. “Men and Women” is the name of the play which served to introduce the mem- bers of the Central Theater Stock Com- pany In their initlal venture in soclety drama last night. The introduction was a marked success. The new leading lady, Miss Annette Marshall, made her first ap- pearance and created a favorable impres- sion in the part of Agnes Rodman. Her voice is well modulated and her acting displayed considerable talent, besides a natural charm of manner. Miss Marshall is destined to be a valuable acquisition to and reached the conclusion that the new Jaw was not a sound one under the con- stitution. A suit was brought to compel the Auditor to issue the warrants, the plaintiff being J. H. W. Riley, one of the court stenographers. The case was heard and argued before the Superior Court, the then four Judges sitting in bank. Thelir decision was with the Auditor. The_reporters were content to accept this judicial interpretation, feeling that the law was invalld, but on top of that comes now the news from Southern Cali- fornia that a court there has sustained the law. At a_meeting to-day the reporters de- cided that they must resort to the higher court. They would be glad to have the new enactment made operative. So they will ask the Supreme Court to tell them whether the Alameda County or the Los Angeles County Judges are correct. The law firm of Reed & Nusbaumer will have charge of the .ppeal for the reporters. JUROR ACQUITTED OF / CHARGE OF PREJUDICE Talesman Substituted for Prisoner as Defendant in Trial of MacRae Manslaughter Case. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—The course of the MacRae manslaughter case was'Interrupt- ed to-day and the attention of court and attorneys directed to an investigation of one of the jurymen, whom the defense accused of unlawful discussion of the case. Attorney A. A. Moore sald that the re- port had come to him that Edwin Whip- ple, one of the talesmen, had sald_ that his neighbors would hanz him if he voted to acquit the accused. Mrs. J. Curley, sis- ter of Myron Brown, who was shot by MacRae, was accused of making the threat. ‘After a thorough sifting of the evidence Judge Greene overruled the objection to Whipple and ordered the trial to proceed. e S R S TR Rev. Mr. Dodson to Retire. ALAMEDA, Aug. 19.—The Rev. George R. Dodson announced yesterday that he will take his farewell of the congregation of the First Unitarian Church on Sunday, September 1. He will take a post grad- uate course at Harvard Unlversity. The Rev. Mr. Berglund will fill the pulpit tem- porarily. —_—e————— Livermore Man Insane. OAKLAND, Aug. 19—Henry A. Pratt, one of the pioneer residents of Livermore, was to-day committed to the Stockton Insane Asylum. Though 81 years of age, he has become very violent of late and has tried to take his own life. — S RET IN“MEFI SToFELE an otherwise clever company. Robert Cummings gave a virile impersonation of Israel Cohen. a bank president, while Ernest Howell was quaintly humorous as Mr. Pendleton, a bank director. Howard Scott distinguished himself as Stephen Rodman, the Governor ¢f Arizona and a reformed convict. Wiilard Blackmore played the defaulting cashier well and gave a thrilling climax to one of the strongest acts in melodrama when he placed the handcuffs on his own hands and acknowledged his guilt. Edwin T. Emery, Stanley Ross and James Corrigan were good as usual. Juliet Crosby was delightful as Mrs. Kate Delafleld, and Mabel Pennock, Oza Waldrop, Géorgie ‘Woodthorpe and Lilllan Bartlett acted their several parts with tact and good judgment. Alcazar. Miss Charlotte Thompson’s new play, “Silver-Mounted Harness,” began its sec- ond week at the Alcazar to a good house last evening. The flower dance at the end of the third act is the feature of the play and deserved the applause it received. Fischer’s Concert - House. Coleman and Mexis, sharpshooters, were the sensation of the evening at Fischer’s. Their work is extraordinary. Camelia and Amelita, Spanish dancers; Fannle Ray- mond, a pleasing balladist; P. A. Duns- worth, a popular tenor; Hooley and Kel- ton, in “McGinty's Resurrection”; Paul La Croix, a novelty juggler; Leo and Munroe, eccentric comedians and dancers, and Jones and Brown, colored fun mak- ers, completed an excellent programme. A duet for violin and_cello, played by Augvst Hinrichs and Willlam Wertsch, was warmly encored. The house was crowded. Chutes. A large audience enjoyed the new bill at the Chutes last night. Hayes brothers, comedians and dancers, proved clever en- tertainers and scored a big hit. Mille. Jeanette and her performing cockatoos are also a good number. Little Claire Fex, the clever juvenile, made her reap- pearance and repeated her former big success. Other good numbers are Rey- nard, the ventriloquist: Irving Jones, the colored comedian; the Gagnouxs in a clev- er juggling act, and new moving pictures. Olympia. Senorita Salvini, ‘a Spanish character artiste, Annie Morris, a coon shouter, Kalacratus, a hoop juggler, and Ione, in poses plastiques, are the principal enter- tainers at the Olympia this week. Vd::iusea Js .kawwwwwwflw%w!%%wm. SUES T0 HOLD HER RERITAGE Heiress’ Expectationsthe Measure of Her Claim. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 19. Damages in the sum of $10,000 for the threatened loss of an expected bequest is the novel demand of Miss Catherine Herman in a suit against her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Mertz of Berke- ley, which was placed on trial to-day. Judge Hall and a jury will decide upon the merits of the case, the preliminaries to which have been bitterly contested. Miss Herman accuses her relatives, an old couple living alone, of enticing her to come to this coast from Pennsylvania on the promise of making her their com- panion during their remaining years and their heir when they died. She came and for a time was well pleased; now she says that she has been cast off for no cause and left dependent on the charity of strangers. In her complaint she alleges that this was accomplished by asking her to contribute to the household ex; es, she working out in accordance wit! request and gradually being forbidden the privileges of the Mertz home. The uncle and aunt maintain that it was their niece’s discontent and roving ways g:lt cauud‘ tl“s Juplure!.m'l‘hey say that ey were at all times willing t the original agreement, | © 'O Carry out Miss Herman states that her relatives painted rosy pictures of her future as their adopted daughter and heir, promising her a bequest of not less than $10,000. She accordingly asks damages to this extent. —_—— Thompson Pleads Not Guilty. ALAMEDA, Aug. 19—R. A. Thompson, who with another maltreated a horse list week and pleaded guilty to the char, channied his mind about his plea tgfs morning when he came up before Justice Morris for sentence. He wanted to take his chances with a jury and asked if he could not change his plea to not guilty. The request was granted. | and board. Claim owners refuse thef their | MANY AT NOME ARE PENNILES Will Face Starvation With the Coming of Winter. Spend Their Last Dollar. in the Pursuit of Phantom Fortunes. PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 19.—The steamer John G. Kimball, from Nome August 8, arrived this afternoon. Passen- gers on the Kimball bring hard-luck stor- ies from Nome, and say that when winter sets in there will be the usual number of destitute men, who will have to face sta vation or be given transportation to Pu- get Sound. Most of these had money when reaching Nome. but through their efforts to reach reported strikes have ex- pended their last dollar and are now seek- ing work, while the labor market is al- ready oversuppiied. The strike fever_has reached the north, and all miners on Daniels Creek have quit work, demanding $1 an hour, or $ 5 day and board. The former wages mand. A third man has been found to be among the victims of the Unimak Island murder of June 2. He is J. P. Rooney of Seattle. Two suspects are under arrest at Unalaska as the murderers of the Suther- land brothers. Their names are Hardin and Ashton. Rich strikes are reported from Rampart, Iron Creek. on the Tanana and in the Koyukuk district. In the Kougarok dis- trict there is much disappointment. The country is spotted and many claims are proving blan! VICTIMS OF “GAS MAN” SWEAR TO CHARGES Two Accusations of Burglary Are Filed in Police Court Against Sneak Thief. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—Robert Bond, the burglarious “gas man,” who purloined valuables from several residences after gaining admission by pretending to be a gas inspector, must defend himself against two charges of burglary, sworn to to-day by Miss Florence Edoff, residing at 913 Grove street, and Mrs. Bertha Has- kell, who dwells at 1042 Chestnut street. Bond refuses to tell the police what he did wich the jewelry he purloined, only in- timating that a female acquaintance was the beneficiary of his sneak-thievery. He will be arraigned to-morrow. [ R e o ] DAKLAND WOULD CUAB SALOONS Protests Against Two Notorious Places Filed. ©Osakland Office San Franeclseo Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 19. The temperance people of Oakland are making a determined fight against the re- newal of the licenses of the two noto- rious saloons on Twelfth street and against the bars on the ferryboats. The Good Templars to-day filed a pro- test with the City Council against the continuance of the licemses of the Bohe- mia and the Palm Garden saloons in the following communication: To the Oakland City Councfl—Gentlemen: Whereas, certain practices which are conducted at the Bohemia and Palm Garden saloons on Twelfth street of this city having come to the notice of land Lodge. No. 162, I. O. G. T., which are a disgrace to our city; and ‘Whereas, the. Bohemla and Palm Garden saloons have not been conducted in accordance with the Jaw: therefore, Oakland Lodge, No. 162, I O. G. T.. protests against a continuance of ‘the license of sald saloon and requests that these matters be fully investigated. STANLEY H. RICH, Secretary. J. H. ROBBINS. Chief Templar. H. F. HARRINGTON, P. C. T. The cases are now before the License Committee of the City Council. The Wom- an’s Christian Temperance Union has pro- tested in like manner, and at the next meeting of the license committee the pro- testants will be given a hearing. The temperarce people are also trying to have the original order closing the bars on the ferryboats enforced. The petition that was circulated in the churches a week ago was circulated again yesterday in every church in Oakland. It now con- tains 20,000 s'gnatures asking that the bars be closed. This petition will be presented to the Southern Pacific Company this week. ) —_—————— DEMAND T00 MUCH FOR THEIR PROPERTY The Road From Niles to Centervill Blocked Because of Prices Asked. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—The viewers ap- pointed by the Board of Supervisors to in- spect the proposed road between Niles and Centerville reported to-day that the im- provement was not sufficlently needed to repay the county for the large outlay re- quired to put it through. It was found that the total cost of the road would amount of $23,97 7. Those whose land would be crossed by the road offered to accept compensation at the following rates: D. F. Moody, $12750 per acre; Nichols estate, 3500 Charles Nichols, $500; same. forty fruit trees, $320; John Nichols, $500; same, 100 fruit trees, $800. The matter was taken under advisement. — Special Venire in Keating Case. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—A speclal venire was necessary to secure jurors to sit in the third trial of James Keating for as- sault. Only fifteen names were on the regular list and all of these were chal- lenged by the defense. T%:e following named were finally chos- en: B. H. Casterson, James King, Thom- as Startin. James Cory, George H. Fogg, G. Beckert, E. J. Legnard, Jam: E. Crane, L. H. Gehr, Jens Jensen, F. W. Nunenmacher and D. Clark. ————— County Infirmary Plans. OAKLAND, Aug. 19.—The completed plans for the new County Infirmary build- ings were received by the Supervisors to- day. The buildings will cost $227.600, wit $28,000 for a hot water heating system, $17,500 for Plumblnf and $24,000 for a ven- tilating system. It is not yet decided whether the buildings will be constructed one at a time out of the regular tax in- come or whether bonds will be issued for the entire cost. —_—— ‘The approximate value of the commer- clal fisheries of the United States in 1399 was $40.000,000, to which the oyster indus- try contributed about $14,000,000. SAVES MEAT LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF BEEF Makes Meat Co Further Makes Soup Taste Richer