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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
AN Ell CAMPO NOVELTY.
Exhibition of Life-Saving, Illustrating a
Real Shipwreck, to Be Given
Next Sunday

There will be specially instructive and
interesting attraction at Ell Campo next
Sunday afternoon.
This will be no less than an exhibition of
the working system of the United States
Life-saving Service, showing the method
of handling the latest apparatus and gear
The exhibition will be practically illus
trative of a real shipwreck, concluding
with the relief and rescue of those on
board.
The full programme of action will in
clude the following interesting numbers:
/. The shore patrol on duty.
2. Ship in distress firing signals
8. Answered by shore patrol.
a. The alarm 'All hands man beach-cart u
5. Unload beach-cart and place apparatus.
g. Burying the sand anchor.
z. Placing wreck gun, shooting lifeline
g. Sending off whip and hawser after shot
9. Rigging and sending off breeches-buoy.
10 Saving lives. Working the breeches-
buoy.
IL. Rescuing people from floating wreckage
with lifeboats.
Is. Capsizing and righting lifeboat.
IA. Method of restoring the apparently
drowned.
Is. Finale, saving hawser with cutting
block.
1t is expected that a very large number of
people will attend the novel exhibition,
which will doubtless prove of rare interest
to both those engaged in shipping and to
the general public.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
NOT IN THE STATUTES,
The Resolution Condemnine
the Reilly Refunding Bill
Missing.
Assemblyman Dodge Of Oakland
Makes the DiSCoVery-Who Is
to Blame?

Assemblyman Dodge of Oakland made q
discovery yesterday that fairly astonished
him. He received an official copy of the
statutes of the State of California fresh
from the State Printing Office, but there
was one startling omission.
The amendments to the Oakland charter
were all in due form and the manner in
which Humboldt County shall elect hel
town clerks was set forth, but the measure
in which Mr.. Dodge had been especially in
terested was not there.
The resolution condemning the Reilly
rebuilding bill is not in the State report
1t was passed January 80, and in the in.
dices of the proceedings Of both houses il
is duly recorded, but in the index to the
statutes it is missing. 1t is known as con.
current resolution No. 7, but although its
two neighbors are officially preserved the
resolution which caused the most noted
struggle on the floor of the Legislature OF
1895 is not in the book.
II have looked through every resolution
in the statutes" said Assemblyman
Dodge last night, "but fail to see concur.
rent resolution No. 7. Mention that there
was such resolution is found in this
paper backed pamphlet. but not the text,
and this is not official, anyway.
"In this book OF statutes that is the his
torical archive of the proceedings of the
last Legislature, the anti-Reilly resolution
is not found either in the index or in the
body of the book. Neither is it in any
other part of the statutes by accid ent.
81 have looked through the book twice,
and each time with the same result. SEN
ator Earl, Assemblyman Belshaw and my
self formulated the resolution and worked
1t through. There was danger at one time
of its not passing on account of MCGOWAN
in the Senate and Bledsoe in the Assembly
but after hard struggle it went through.
Congressman Mcguire said that the
passage of the resolution by the California
Legislature contributed materially to tn.
defeat of the measure in Congress. I sup
pose it is one of State Printer Johnston's IS
mistakes, although it is lasting shame
that the resolution should not be pre-
served, along with the rest of the doing:
of the last LEGISLATURE
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questions of current public interest. The
club has secured the services of Congress
man ]. G. Mcguire for the opening lecture
at Thomas Hall. East Oakland, next Thurs
day night.
Forged Deeds.
Douglass c. Campbell was charged with
felony in the Police Court yesterday. The
complainant was S. H. La Shells, real
estate man of Biggs, Butte County.
La Shells and n. Harrison of Stockton
exchanged valuable properties with Camp
bell. When La Shells sent his deeds East
for recording they were returned with the
information that they were forgeries and
that Campbell never owned the property.
Campbell then offered La Shells some
property in Missouri, but investig alton
proved that Campbell never owned it. The
prisoners bond was fixed at $4,000.
Found in the Bay.
The body of an unknown man was re-
covered near the broad-gauge ferryslip
Yesterday afternoon. The man was we'll
dressed in dark suit of clothes, square
toed shoes and dark-blue overcoat with
velvet collar. He was apparently about
40 years old and had a dark mus
tache. He had not been in the water more
than two daVS
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
SUBSTITUTE FOR DURRANT
General Dickinson Hunts for
a Crazy Man in
Oakland.
ARTHUR PRATT INVESTIGATED.
Friends of the Innocent Gentleman
Are Angry-MrS. Durrant
Speaks Out.

Interest in the Durrant case is at present
centered in Oakland. General Dickinson
is striving, by every means in his power,
to connect the crime with some one other
than the man under arrest.
The defense has evidently determined
not to rely solely on proving an alihi for
Durrant, but it has started out on the
theory that the crimes of Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church were the work of religious
lunatic. From this point it has started
out to find man to fit the crime. At pres
ent It's attention is particularly directed
toward Arthur Pratt of Oakland.
A few days ago General Dickinson, Mrs.
Durrant and Wallace Thompson called on
Miss Eloise Brown, a member of EN-
manuel Baptist Church, but formerly con-
nected with the First Baptist Church cf
Oakland. Miss Brown resides at present
at 1913 Seventeenth street, San Francisco.
General Dickinson commenced by ask
ing if Miss Brown knew Mr.. Pratt. She
replied by stating that she knew him as a
member of the same church. She had met
him in Oakland and she had also seen him
| at Emmanuel Church. He seemed to be
cordially received at DR.. Gibson's church
and there was no doubt that Pratt was
acquainted with Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams.
The reason Pratt left the Oakland church
and worshiped across the bay is easily
explained and dates from an occurrence in
the Pratt family about two years ago that
ended in divorce. After being separated
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt used to attend the
same church, but the weekly meeting with
| his ex-wife in the house of God proved too
unpleasant for him and he made frequent
visits to Emmanuel Church. His wife was
formerly Miss Fross. Previous to his
marriage Pratt was afflicted with sun
stroke, which for a time unbalanced his
mind. After his divorce the worry so
preyed upon him that for time he was
considered irresponsible.
Very little satisfaction could be obtained
from Miss Brown as to dates. although she
admitted that she had seen Pratt at EN-
manuel Church about the time the mur-
derS were committed.
Then the visitors started off in another
direction and made minute inquiry re-
garding the mental condition of Pratt.
Miss Brown stated that so far as she knew
Pratt was a perfectly sane man and she
had never seen anything about his man
ner that was not perfectly normal.
''It is very evident" said Mrs. Durrant,
"that the crimes were committed by q
lunatic, and l am sure my son is not in
sane" That is all the part Mrs. Durrant
took in the interview. Finally, finding
that Miss Brown could not be induced to
drop hint that would be unfavorable to
Pratt, the visitors departed.
When the fact became known yesterday
that the attorneys for Durrants defense
were showing so much interest in Pratt
considerable interest was manifested
among members of his own faith, and all
treated the matter as very much OF farce.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS,
Ex-Secretary Garthwaite Given
an Opportunity for
Revenge.
DINGEEs SERIOUS CHARGES.
An Assertion That Rivals Have
Wantonly Tempered With
Water Mains.

The protests against Assessor Dalton
values are now pouring into County Clerk
Jordan's Office. The street railroads
agents made their appearance yesterday,
and the Board of Equalization will be kept
busy for several days.
There will be a row in the meeting of
the board to-day. The assessment OF the
Consolidated Piedmont road will come up
ior discussion. For long time there was
internal dissention in the management OF
the road, and after it went into the hands
OF a receiver Henry Garthwaite, who had
been secretary since the road was built
and who was also stockholder, was sum-
marily discharged. AS Receiver Bishop
would not permit him to go into the Office,
Garthwaite, as a stockholder, got an order
of court to inspect the books. Much un-
pleasantness followed, but the road was
eventually bought by the raGeiver for $751;
900, and nothing more was heard Of the
Garthwaite interests.
Now Mr.. Bishop has entered protest
against Dslton's assessment OF the prop
erty at S272, 600 and asks that it be reduced
to the figure at which he virtually sold 1t
to himself.
Assessor Dalton has subpenaed Mr..
Ahe knows about the value of the road. An
engineer of the road named Johnson is
also subpenaed. These two men know
more about the value of the system than
any one else, as they helped to superintend
its building. It will be reciprocal case OF
diamond cut diamond, as Garthwaite still
owns piece of the property which he is
anxious should be assessed at Dalton S
figures. Then again, Bishop is president
Of the San Francisco Tool Company, which
supplied all the material for building the
road. He may be required to produce bills
of cost, which, it is said, will show the real
value OF the road is about $500, 900.
The Central avenue, or Twelfth-street,
electric road protested at yesterday s
meeting against the valuation of $35.975
placed on the property. The cash value
was fixed by Superintendent W. F. Ru-
dolph at $14, $40. The franchise, assessed
at $1,000 was valued at $40 in the protest.
William NJ. Rank, for the Alameda,
Oakland and Piedmont road, submitted a
long statement fixing the cash value OF the
road at S63,741. The assessment was
$165, ,216
The Oakland Consolidated Street Rail-
road Company asked for reduction from
S167, ,575 TO $53, ,725, including franchises.
The Highland Park and FruitG2le sys-
ten, through F. J. Woodward, the re-
ceiver, requested reduction from $34, 600 to
S9015 so.
This morning the Supervisors, the AS
SCISSOR, Attorney Foote and some real es-
tate experts are going to the Adams estate,
around Lake Merritt, and will inspect the
location with view OF determining its as
sessment. At both sessions of yesterday S
meeting real estate men and others were
under examination in connection with the
A dams vrOteSt
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.


Brief Chapters.
A Chinaman stuck in the mud in West Oak
land yesterday and was drowned by inches.
The cornerstone of a brick block on Clay
street near Eleventh was laid yesterday morn
ing.
Congressman Mcguire is to lecture before
the Twenty-third Avenue Improvement CLUB
next Thursday.
President Dingee of the Oakland Water Com
pany has made serious criminal charges against
the Contra Costa Company.
w. w. Blow of Oakland has transferred to his
son, A. II. Blow, the real estate business con-
Quoted by him in this city for many years.
The Oldest Odd Fellow in the world lives in
Oakland. His name is Thomas c. Williams
and he joined the order seventy-one years ago.
The body of an unknown man, about 40
years of age. and well dressed, was washed into
the Oakland broad-guage 1erry-shp yesterday.
The steam schooner Jewell, from Caspar, is
discharging 100000 feet of redwood lumb
for the Puget Sound Lumber Company at Oak
land city wharf.
The Prohibition County Central committees
of San Francisco and Alameda counties are
arranging for grand rally, to be held IN OAK
land on Admission Day.
The handsome new residence OF County As
SCISSOR Dalton, in West Oakland, is nearly COM
pleted 1t is two-sIory building ana con-
tains twenty-five rooms.
Mrs. La Rue. q colored barber's wife who
wears bloomers and rides WneeI, tnrasheo
her husband on Broadway Wednesday night
for meeting blonde rival.
Assemblyman Hart II. North left yesterday
for Ell Dorado County, where he will join his
brother, Arthur North, and Judge Henshaw on
a hunting trip. He will be away about week.
The new Street Superintendent of Oakland,
NJ. J. Miller, is drafting an ordinance for sub
mission TO the Council, placing many restric-
tions on companies who tear up the streets to
lay pipes.
The San Francisco Home Mutual Loan Asso-
citation has sued Kittie 4. Newsom, l.. D. New
som and others on account of a note for $4,000,
secured by mortgage upon lot on Highland
avenue, in the Moss Tract.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS.
Sanitary Plumber Finds Nu-
merouS Houses Without
Proper Sewerage.
Recoil of a ReVolVer-Marriage Bells.
Heir to a Fortune-Interesti
Brief Notes.

During the month of June the Board of
Town Trustees, upon the recommendation
of Health Officer Rowell, created the office
of sanitary plumber, and Frank Thompson
was appointed to fill the position. Last
Monday Mr.. Thompson began tour OF
inspection of the sanitary condition of the
houses in the First Ward, and thus far it
has been found that about one-ffth of the
dwellings in that ward have no sewer con-
neetions and are using cesspools and vault
closets, contrary to the law of the town.
Immediate steps Will be taken by the
authorities to compel the owners OF houses
found lacking in sanitary facilities to at
once make the proper sewer connections
and to take other necessary precautions for
the prevention of disease.
His Revolver Recoi1s.
T. C. Nugent, a resident of University
avenue, in shooting at a gopher yesterday
morning with revolver, allowed the
weapon TO rebound and strike him near
the right cheek bone, inficting a deep
cash three-fourthe of an inch long and
making a cut in the upper lip. The
wounds were Of such serious nature that
the services Of a physician were found
necessary.
Marriage Bells.
L. II. Watson was married to Mrs. c. L..
Remington last w edneSday evening at Gne
residence of F. NJ. Hustled on Dwight way.
Owing to the recent death of M. D. Boruck,
the brides uncle, invitations were limited
to the relatives. Rev. DR.. Bentley of the
Trinity Methodist Church performed the
ceremony. The couple will make their
home in Monterey County.
Left Fortune.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moran, who live on
the Edith Tract, have received informa-
ton from England that by the death OF a
relative Mrs Moran has inherited an es-
tate valued at $4,000. 1t is their intention
to invest the money in Berkeley property.
Berkeley Brevities.
Bishop Nichols will administer the rite
of confirm alton to class of four at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, on Bristol
street, West Berkeley, next Sunday morn
ing.
The summer school in chemistry at the
university will close to-day to give the
students q vacation before resuming col
lege work at the opening OF the fall term,
August Is.
q. K. Lord, William r. Weir and II. j..
| Squires. appraisers of the estate of James
Dempster, fled their report yesterday.
The estate is valued at $3.50.
| }. NJ. Cohen was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Kerns yesterday for soliciting
without license. He pleaded guilty be-
| fore Judge James and was fined $40.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Mavor,s Veto Disregarded.

Mayor Davies veto OF the ordinances
creating the offices of night watchman and
janitor of the City Hall were passed last
night, notwithstanding the Mayors oppo-
sition. "Old Pard" Bassett was the only
member voting no.
There was quite contest over the office
of ianitor. John D. Wilds and Thomas
Pierson, both colored, being put in nomi.
nation. Wilds received eight votes and
was elected. James Hill was elected night
watchman. A. J. MacMurtry was elected
city numberer. Councilman Bassett ex-
planned his vote by saying that he did not
think the charter gave the power to the
Council to create these offices.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
DRANK CARDOLIC ACID.
Sophia Arp, Domestic, Com
mitted Suicide Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Body Was Found by Ex-Mayor
Ellert and Police Officer
Arm strong.

Sophia Arp, a domestic employed in the
family OF A. ]. Wetzler, an insurance ad-
juster, living at 1908 Webster street, COM
mitted suicide yesterday afternoon by
taking carbolic acid. She was of German
parentage, of prepossessing appearance,
% years of age, and had been in the service
of Mr.. Wetzler some three or four months.
The first that was known of the matter was
when letter was received by mail by John
Madsen, who is foreman of the Santa Clara
stables, on Webb street. Upon it's receipt
Madsen hunted up her brother-in-law,
William Ahlstrand, a hotel-keeper at %
Sacramento street. They went to the ad-
dress, and in company with Policeman
William Armstrong and ex-Mayer Ellert,
who resides opposite, broke in the door and
found the girl lying on the floor dead,
with an empty one-ounce bottle by her
side, labeled carbolic acid and bearing the
name of d. NJ. Cove, druggist, northwest
corner of California and Fillmore streets.
She was alone in the house, her employer
being away visiting at Eureka, Humboldt
County.
The only relatives living in this country
are her sister, the wife of Mr.. Ahlstrand,
ard a half-brother, John Jen, who has a
grocery at Folsom and First streets. She
has parents living in Europe, TO whom she
was in the habit of sending money at
stated periods for their assistance. The
case was reported to the Coroner by Mr..
Ellert.
John Madsen, to whom her letter was
addressed, has been keeping company with
her for some time, but says that no engage
ment Of marriage existed between them.
They had had some quarrels, yet she gave
out no intention of of committing suicide.
The letter was the first indication of such
a step being considered. The following is
a copy:
I6 July
Dear John: You say you cannot forgive me,
at least to forget. If you knew how have wor-
ried about YOU There is not one moment
don't think OF you. l cannot stand this any
longer, and am about to take my life. Life is
not worth living. Oh, ii only they could keep
it from my father and mother and try to con-
sole nv sister. Dear, will you accept my pic
lures which l have taken from you, and dear,
let them bury me in the potter's field, and ask
my sister as soon as she is able to spare the
money to send 1t 10 my folks as sne thinks BEST
Dear, will you please see for yourself first be-
fore you let any one else now, and when l am
dead please let Mrs. Wetzler's brother now so
he can tend to the dog and flowers. / am sorry
not able to do it. If you go where the tele-
phone is there you will find paper pinned on
the wall, and at the bottom you will find how
to get Mrs. Keppler, that is her mother. Just
tell them to come over to the house at once; If
you only, only knew.
/ will be in my room, or my body at least.
Good-by forever. Good-by to all.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
THE PoULsON FIAsCo.
Medium Lizzie Carter Said to Be on HeI
Way to Peterhof.

Medium Lizzie Carter Said to Be on Her
Way to Peterhof.
It is reported that Miss Lizzie Carter,
the spiritualist medium who declared that
DR.. Poulson of Peterhof Castle, Fruitvale,
murdered his first wife, is coming to the
coast and will attempt to dispossess the
present Mrs. Poulson who resides in the
castle.
Junius L. Hatch declares that he has a
will of the late doctor in his possession
which will cause much trouble. Very lit
tie faith is placed in the will story, especi-
ally when it was known that Miss Carter
claims to have codicil leaving all the doc
tors property to her. The doings and
vagaries of the Peterhof crowd have been
exploited for several years. and Miss Car
ter's visit to Fruitvale is undoubtedly more
for notoriety than on any legitimate busi-
ness
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
with Two Sets of Teeth.

Itmust be valuable mechanism, indeed,
which fulfills the service claimed for a
newly invented band saw, viz: The
capacity to saw during both the forward
anc backward courses of the log carriage.
In this case, the saw saw Itself sap Is provided with
directions, and Is sustained by the regula-
ton band wheels. and the operation. as
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
The Oldest odd Fellow.

1t has just been discovered that the old
est Odd Fellow in the world lives in Oak.
land. His name is Thomas C. Williams
He was born in Cumberland elgnty-nine
wears ago and ioined the Order of Odd
Fellows when he was Is years of age. He
has thus been in the order seventy-one
years. Mr.. Williams is member of Cali.
fornia Lodge No. l, I, Q. O. F; OF San Fran.
cisco. He appears hale and hearty and
seemingly enjoys the best OF health. His
residence is at Second and Webster streets
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

in West Oakland. He was digging for
clans and became stuck in the mud. He
sank UP 70 his waist and all his efforts to
free himself only resulted in boring
further into the mud. Several people saw
him, but could render no assistance, as his
danger was not realized till the tide had
reached him. Gradually the tide covered
him and he was drowned. When the tide
went out the body was recovered and
taken to the Morgue.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Maguire on improvements.

The Seventh Ward Improvement Club
has inaugurated new policy. 1t has de-
cided to invite number OF gentlemen of
known reputation to address them on
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
Her LETTER
TELLS A WOMAN'S STORY.
Written for Eyes Of Other Women.
rsprorAr, TO ouR LADY READERS.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs)
There is inestimable pleasure in doing
good to others, and joy in grateful rec
ognition of the act
On the old York Road, Huntington
Park, Philadelphia, dwells Miss NJ.
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Asenath Philpott of Gainesville, Tex,
whose "crowning glory" is ten feet seven
inches.
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Died by Inches.
A Chinese clam-digger was drowned yes
terday morning opposite the railroad yards
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