The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

Der or any number of lovers of boating
who cared to enter into the monthly races,
and admitted all kinds of craft to its con-
tests. providing they were not too large.
The new Yacht club will follow out these
lin es in its makeup. 1t Will be confined
20 no special kinds of boats, but will take
them all in, from the Won Schmidt cyclone
style 90 the tiny canoe.
The club has now a membership OF over
fifty and many applicants for membership.
and il is thought that by the time the sea-
son fairly opens it will have a membership
equal TO any on the estuary. The pro-
gramme for the seasons sport has been
made out and is quite g lengthy one, in
Guiding some forty cruises 20 various parts
OF the bay. The club will also take part
in the Oakland navy races.
At the pretty new clubhouse last night
the. members and their friends had a
nights merry time. There was eating,
drinking and speechmaking without END
IN the large banquet-r0Om on the second
floor. eplivened with music and songs.
The clubhouse is just west Of the Web
ster-street bridge on the Alameda side of
the estuary, and is considered by hOatsmen
to have rather more advantageous posi-
ton than any other establishment On the
estuary.
1t is 4ox4O feet. two stories, with
and shingled over, while the roof ter
inmates IN q peak, on which is the color
staff. The upper floor will be used for
assemblages and banqueting, while the
lower floor will be given up for general
boating purposes, containing lockers. etc
ltis built on projecting point of land and
commands a very pretty view of water
The iinks at the clubhouse broke up at a
late hour last night, and the guests de-
par ted with feeling that the hOspitable
club had been launched upon a most sue
cessful career.
Heating Company Fails.
The Western Heating Company. con-
Germ which grew out of the ashes of the
defunct Smead Heater Company, with
headquarters at Denver. has failed.
This company took up the con tracts the
Smead people held TO heat certain Oak
3and schools, and its failure was made
Known at a special meeting of the Oakland
Board Of Education yesterday.
The bOndsmen of The Western Heating
Company are all local hard ware men and
contractors. They are: William Moller,
C. i. Maxwell, Burtcheai & Crowley and
j. B. Mcdonald.
Following are the contracts the company
held in Oakland:
The new High School, contract price
S10.637; bond given by William Moller and
j. b. Mcdonald. $1,000
Third Ward School, contract price
S472s; bond by c. L. Maxwell and William
MolieT, $1,000.
seventh Ward School. contract price
S3152; bond bY c. L. Maxwell and VIII
liam Molier, $1,000
Sixth Ward School. contract priee.S2685;
bond by Burtc5eal & Crowley, $1,000.
Grant School. contract price S192S; bond
By Burtebeal q Crowley, $1,000
Early Primaries.
The Alameda County Central Com
init ~ # IT,
- Cliff yesterday afternoon to fix a day
for holding primaries at which TO choose
delegates 10 the State convention. The
meeting was an harmonious one.
A majority Of the members believed In
early primaries, but Stuart MacMullip.
citizen, asked permission 20 say a few
words. he stated it as his belief that the
people were not in favor of early primaries
IS it looked too much like job to rush
the matter through. Indeed. the speaker
:. been slated. and he did believe the party
hated ticket put up in the interest of
Morebouse, Rea and others.
: There was some objections made 70 Mac
:. Mullins assum ptions.
After remarks from several of the COM
mitteemen, by a vote OF 10 TO 8 il was re-
solved to hold the primaries on May 26
next.
There was then some question as to
whether delegates should be chosen by the
Crawford plan or by the Porter plan and
have county convention.
The former plan was adopted. The
polls Will be open from TO s P. NJ.
For tho RogueS Gallery.
The woman in black. known as Jennie
johnson, and who was arrested with a
bogus 500 money order in her possession.
which she showed TO hotel-keepers when
sho' wanted n nights lodging, has been
photographed for the rogues' gallery. She
ala not IKE tie proceeding at all, and il
: was only after force was threatened that
. she CONCLUDED TO SIT still and be photo
gfapbed,
me police are In a quandary as to Just
VINO tie woman can be. She said sine
.ook tpe method she did of getting lodg-
lngs because size had no place TO sleep and