The morning call., 1894-09-10


Total. s34 "a
Interest to First ationai Bank. 2s IS
balance on hand ........................ 2,l75 O6
Total. .............sl29 9S4 "a
Also the following report of pensions
for August:
Receipts-Balance on hand August L.. 1892 OF
heeelVed Tor pensions. 259 90
Total. S4,251 OF
Penslons and dependant relatives were
paid in the sum of 500
When the committee on supplies-com-
| nOsed OF MessrS. Arbuekle (chairman)
Garrett and Fuller-made a report of its
/ eH0rlS and success in procuring the best IN
the market for the commissary department t
and at the lowest prices Mr.. Hyde took
| occasion To say that the committee was
/ doing ITS work better than the same work
had ever been done before. and that he
Thought the entire board appreciated the
| fact
August II. Moore. by letter, said he had
been discharged from the home for dis
respectful language about the commandani,
SAID ne was guilty, but would never do so
again II readmitted. His petition was de-
nied-the adjutant having reported that he
was the most troublesome man in the
home at all times.
Francis Hartley having taken liveli-
hood outside" was given an honorable
discharge, which he did not seek.
NOW as To the gaping void IN the CON-
mandants Office. 1t is worth $l75 mouth
TO any man who can fl il, and the German
lnIantrYman who died In AlglerS was no
more soldier of the legion than Is he who
is scrambliDg after that office. A tabu-
lated list In the possession of one of the
board yesterday numbered sixteen names
and he said tnat the Grand Army OF the
Republic was yetto be heard from.
One OF the directors, who vas anxious to
have the elet ton take place then and
there, gave as his reason (and this quite
seriously that the candidate elected would
then know he had the place.
IhlS, OF course, Is literally true, and it
might be added that he would be be glad
OF II. As the matter stands the sixteen
candidates do not know they have it. All
OF them are nervous on that account
These are their names: Captain F. K.
Upham and General ID. w. &. Thompson,
Berkeley; a. Walstein, II. j. Smith, j. X.
Piersall, e. X. King, Van de Mark and J.
ii. Shepherd, Oakland; Captain j. j..
Shepherd, Parnell. j. c. Bowles, -
Innis, Sims II. Hunt and George THISTLE
ton, San francisco; Sidney j. Loop, Los
Gatos; L. f. Butler, San jose
or these Captain f. FL. Upham has two
| or three laps of lead. He is said to have
four votes pledged To him. and a guess at
them would stand: Blum, Hyde, Deal and
! Currier.
| His opponents argue that he is retired
army officer, getting the three-quart ers
pay Of captain of calvalry. which (on
| the basis OF horse, servant and extra
rations) amounts TO S175 per. month. All
admit who know him that he would dis
| charge the duties all right but they claim
that ne is taken care of now by the Gov.
ernment, that he is registered as incapaci-
tated (his voice has failed him), and tina
| it is reflection on the G. A. X. If it can
not evolve a man who could fill the place
| equally we'll and who is not taken care
of" as yet They also say that Captain
! Upham, although a volunteer In the re-
bellioD, did not see enough service to en-
title him to that fellOw-feelng which the
eOmmandant and rank and file at the
! Veterans Home ought 10 have for each
! other.
However, hisladherents are enthusiastic
! in their support of him and think they will
be abla to land him. He. however, is not
| conscious as yet that he has the place.iST
| Loop of Los Gatos is clerk in the Sur
veyOr-GeneraPs office at Sacramento.
Smith of Oakland was at one time pres
| ideBt Of the Board of Education, and has a
| record of not caring what the papers say
aoout him. He was formerly a member
! of the board himself aud was at the home
| Saturday night and yestsrdav telling
| funny stories To the present mem bers, sew
eral Of whom also went up Saturday night
in order to be perfectly cool and rested the
| next day.
Piersall of Oakland IS Past Commander
| of Lyon Post and c. K. King is q real es-
tate agent. Waistein is more fortunate
! than some others mentioned because he
! has some supporters. Butler of San Jose
IS also fortunate in this regard, for Fuller
| 1T least is with him.
! Bowles of San Francisco Is P0stoffice
clerk aud some of the board were heard to
7 nd bwrh neNr rAkaNN f.c.
| dOVec0te TO fly 10 another. But then he
don't-he says he will not leave the one
until be lights in the other, aud any one
who, like the board, will give himself
over to little thought will see how diff
cult that is to do.
| Captain j. }. Shepherd is a postoffice
clerk out OF job, and he has friends III
/ the board.
Iuuis had job once in the railroad
| Office.
General d. W. C. Thompson of Berke-
ley was in command OF a California regi-
nent and was late president of the Cali
iornia Trust Company. 1t was thought
that he was rather too old.
Thlstleton of Ocean View was editor OF
| the late Jolly Giant
j. ID. Shepherd of Lyon Post is a Un tied
States claim agent.
HUNT is past commander of Me ade Post.
But this is said to be only the skirmish
| .sHS VA buOoO nuU Will USSlcBo iDl5 OTHCc
during the time the board hesitates. 1t is
very grave question whether the mem
bers will be permitted 20 carry out their
cherished desire 10 go slow. The chances
are That when the Grand Army gets in mo-
tIon tIon they will be hurried good deal
Blinn has arranged to leave the city imme-
dlately after the election
! Fice-President Arbuckle saws he has n o
candidate so far, but refused absolute '
uor such reasons as are outlined above) &c
vote Tor Upham. He is waiting TO hear IL
the G. A. II. can advance man accepta
bic 10 him. 1t is limited int II he board
would hnally determine to choose Mr.. Ar
buckle himself he would acce y, { lie Office
The office is certainly one that require:
strong and peculiar qualifications. and the
care with when the board approaches the
task oil filling l. is born of the teachings OF
experience.
Severed the FemoraI Artery.