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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11
DEMAND A RETRACT|ON,
The School Board Wants Proof
or an Apology From DR..
Smith.
Bay Farm Islanders Want a Police.
man-Bert Noy Did Not
Elope.

ALAMEDA, CAL. Dec. 10.-The Board
OF Education has addressed an open letter
to DR.. Smith of the Board of Health de-
nouncing his assertion that there was a
worse disease among the teachers of the
schools than tuberculosis and declaring it
to be san unwarranted aspersion upon the
honor of pure women and worthy gentle
men" who form the corps of teachers. 1t
also demanded of him positive proof of
his assertions or public retraction of the
same. The principals sent committee to
him to get proof or a retraction, but 1t did
not succeed in getting either. A great
deal of feeling is growing up over the
matter. The Board of Health may hole
special meeting, but its members will not
discuss the controversy in any OF its
aspects.
Bay Farm Islanders.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 10.-The resi-
dents of Bay Farm Island want police
man. They represent that they are
pestered to death by hunters, who invade
the district in quest of game and commit
all sorts of lawless acts. They shot the
lamp-globes off the electric lights that
targets of barns, outhouses and anything
that exhibits surface to shoot at. On
occasions it is claimed that it is not safe TO
travel on the public highway in the
vicinity because of the general and reck-
less fusillading. They want special
officer appointed whose duty it shall be to
keep the peace in that outlying district.
Company G All Right.
ALAMEDA, CAL. Dec. 1O-Captain
Chapman of Company G informs his COM
mand that they will not be adversely af-
fected by the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard The Alameda company be-
longed to the Fifth Regiment. Two bat
talions have been formed from this regi-
ment. They comprise Companies A and F
of Oakland, G of Alameda and of San
Jose. Before the reorganization there were
sixty-nine companies and composing nine
regiments. There are now sixty-one COM
panies forming five regiments.
Not Bert Noy.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 10.-Mr. and
Mrs. Menneman of Oakland, parents of
the young girl who is missing and who
was reported to have eloped with Bert Noy
of this city, write letter generating
young Noy from any agency or from hav-
ing any knowledge of the girls disappear
ance. The young man has been working
steadily in his fathers shop and has GER
tainly not absented himself as he must
have done had he taken part in any es-
capade OF this nature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11
POLICE SHOOTING MATCH.

Oakland Accepts the Challenge Of the
San Francisco Department.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 10.-In reply to
challenge from the San Francisco police
force, the Oakland department has for
warded the following reply:
George W. Whitman, Captain of Police, San
FrGncisco-DEAR SIR: If satisfactory to you and
the necessary arrangements can be made, we
will shoot off that match on the 9Th of Janu.
airy, 1896, the contest to come off at Shell
Mound Park, at 200 yards range, ten men on
each side, to shoot ten shots each with Win
chester rifles 44-caliber, model 1873, without
any change OF trigger or sight; the contest te
be for dinner, the loser to pay for the dinner
and range markers Hoping this is satisfactory
to you, am, yours respectfully,
W. F. FLETCHER, Captain of Police.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11

and reviewed the case in detail. He then
proceeded to argue that there was as much
animus on the part of the Judge as was
shown by the attorney. Then Mr.. Chap
man took the language used and analysed
it and argued that it was not of q con-
temptuous nature and that it would never
have occurred had not the Judge induced
it by his attitude.
Attorney Chapman then stated that as
Judge Wood had not cited Walsh to APP
pear and had not given him notice of his
intention to hear him explain why he
should not be adjudged guilty of contempt,
the Judge had lost jurisdiction in the
matter, and that the order of commitment
was void.
Judge Frick ordered the release of
Walsh, who was on bail, on the ground
that there was no adjudication for con-
tempt and no citation issued to appear.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11
BIDS FOR THE NEW DEPOT.
Only One Man Offers to Undertake
All the Work on the
Building.
Varying Estimates in the Contracts
Make Vast Differences in the.
Total Cost.

An army of contractors gathered at the
rooms of the Harbor Commissioners yes
terday afternoon to hear the bids for the
Ferry house read. AS soon as all bids had
been opened the commission took recess
till 10 o'clock this morning, when the diff
ferent offers will be discussed at length.
The work on the depot is to be done IN
der six distinct and separate contracts.
On each contract there were from seven to
fourteen bidders. Only one man bid on
all six contracts. This was c. F. Mccarthy.
The amount of his bids for the entire
work varied from SOL, 345 to $675, 345 accor-
ding to whether Roman buff brick or
Oregon gray sandstone was used in the
facing for the outside of the walls and
tower.
Each man was asked for several bids on
the masonry work. Bid No. was Tor
facing the exterior and interior walls with
Roman buff brick and terra Gotta trim
mings, facing the interior grand nave with
white enameIed bricks to the spring line OF
the arches and furnishing hollow fiat terra
Gotta floor arches.
Bid No. 2 was for having the facing OF
the first story also of Roman buff brick
and facing the entire interior OF the grand
nave with white enameled brick and white
terra Gotta trimmings.
Bid No. 3 was to be on the same basis as
bid No. 2, except that red sand-clay, mud
pressed brick was to be used in place OF the
Roman buff brick.
Other bids were to be on the basis OF
using some other material for facing the
outside walls and tower In place OF the
Roman buff brick which were to be used
for the interior of the grand nave, white
enameled brick being employed up to the
spring of the arches.
The bids were as follows, according to
the respective numbers:
Thomas Butler, $246, 900. $685., 24S, 1884, ;
933, $290,351; Colusa sandstone, 1920, 253
Redding sandstone, 1924 1858; Rochester sand
stone 1924, 1853; Pioneer sandstone, $29S ,253.
C. +. Mccarthy, $167, 900, $173, 900, $685.
600, $21S, 600: Arizona red sandstone, $227,
900; Oregon gray sandstone, $3.50. 900.
Richardson d Gale, Colusa or Redding sand
stone, 1896, $780, Rochester or Arizona sand
stone, S299, 985; Oregon gray sandstone, $685.
$50.
Rae Building ana Contract Company, 1857, :
GLIB, 1865, 92S, 1886, us, $275, O26.
J. H. Mckay, $26S,O00. 1914 900, $273, 900,
Miller 4 Beck, S246, $40, 1858, 900. $253, 900.
NJ MCGOWAN, S232, 900, $247 500. 1895, 300.
John McCarty, $233, TAO, $246 800 $243, $50.
CONSTITUTIONAL steel and castiron work and
other iron work-C. F. Mccarthy, $199,645; D.
P. N. Little, $249, 592; San Francisco Bridge
Company, s2O3,S63; Ralstone Iron Works,
S2l6,950; Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works,
1888 900; Cotton Brothers g. Co., sos, 600;
Western Iron Works, $209,70
Carpenter work, plastering and glazing-C.
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UNITED FOR FIFTY YEARS,
Ex-Governor Blasdel and Wife
Celebrate Their Golden
Wedding.
FOUR GENERATIONS MEET.
Thirty.Two Years Ago the Great.Grand.
father Was Nevada's First
Governor.
FOUR GENERATIONS MEET.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
9OS Broadway, Dec. 10.
although fifty years have passed since
was married 1 feel younger and have
fewer gray hairs to show than most men
who have been married half that time.''
These words, spoken by H. G. Blasdel,
Ex-Governor OF Nevada, who has large
mining interests and who has been identi-
fed with the growth and history of that
State for many years, were in reference to
the golden wedding celebrated by himself
and Mrs. Blasdel and their children at
their home in East Highlands yesterday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11
WALSH WINS.

Judge Prick Decides That Judge
Woods Commitment Was Irregu-
lar and Void.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, Dec. TO-
Attorney Phil Walsh experienced both a
defeat and triumph to-day. In the after
noon his client over whose trial the al
legged contemptuous language was used,
was convicted by jury of battery.
This evening the contempt proceedings
came up in the Superior Court before
Judge Fric. on the writ of habeas corpus.
Attorney Chapman appeared for Walsh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11

night, was again charged with beating her
last night npon his return from work. He
was placed under arrest by Marshal Lloyd
and taken to the County Jail. This morn
ing Mrs. Sherman swore to complaint to
have him put under bonds to keep the
peace, but withdrew it later, and Sherman
was released.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-07-25
For Women Only.

A delicious savory for lur cheon or
tea is made by cutting some hard
boiled eggs in two lengthWise; the
yelk is then removed and pounded
up wit grated cheese-allow half an
ounce for each egg-a little whipped
cream or butter, and a small quanti-
ty of tomato sauce, the seasoning
being eager pepper and celery salt.
The halves of the eggs are then lined
with small watercress leaves and
filed with the mixture. This dish
should be accompanied by toast AID
butter.
A pretty gown for an eight-year-
old girl is made Of dark blue and
white striped wool material trimmed
with white. 1t has Killed skirt
with q broad box plait directly in
the middle of the front. This box
plat is of white. The blouse bodice
has a yoke OF white. The yoke ex-
tends both upon the back and the
front, and is deeply slashed where it
reaches the blouse. The sleeves are
made of the striped material and are
lego mutton in shape. The plain
choker collar is of the striped
material, and the belt is white. The
belt is fastened in front with two
large pearl buttons. Smaller but
tons ornament the yoke in front.
Never was there such season for
shirt waists. They vie with the
bicycle in popularity. Tie shirt
makers say that they can't turn
them out fast enough to supply the
demand. This years shirt waist
appears in all kinds of materials, as
it is of all of this years bodices. The
two parallel rows of stitching down
the middle of the yoke seam in the
back are another earmark OF the
season. The newest shirt waists are
| made of almost transparent dain +
" patterned, pale tinted dimity,
with collar and cuffs OF stiff white
linen. One of these in buff, with a
faint stripe of white, was worn with
u black satin shirt, and had black
satin tie at the throat, with black
satin belt with gilt buckle at the
waist.
A pretty veil case can be made oil
the crepe tissue paper which has
sprung into such popularity during
the last few years. Eirst-a founda-
ton is prepared like an ordinary
book cover of cardboard, the back
having n flexible hinge, SO it will
| open and shut easily, made of stiff
paper cloth and covered with silk.
The whole case is lined with the
| same pale hued silk With an inter
| lining of cotton wadding sprinkied
| with sachet powder and then the
outside is covered with stripes of tie
| crepe paper about three-guarters oil
an inch wide interlaced through
small brass curtain rings. If one
| does not mind trouble these rings
| may be buttonholed with knitting
| silk to match the lining of the case.
the paper being of some prettily con.
trasting shade.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-07-25
Elections This Fan.

On the 9Th of November next cleo
tions will be held in twelve States, as
follows: Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Nebraska. New York, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and in
the territory OF Utah. which will, by
that time, have about complied with
all the conditions required of it to
make il State. Oregon, Rhode
Island, Michigan and Wisconsin held
elections early in the year. An elec-
ton will be held in Connecticut on
October for town officers and to
pass upon proposed redistricting
of the State Senate. Iowa will elect
State officers and q Legislature to
elect United States Senator to sue
coed Hon. William b. Allison, Repub
lican; Kentucky, State officers and q
Legislature, which will elect O United
States Senator to succeed Hon j. &.
s. Blackburn, Democrat; Maryland,
State officers, the lower house of the
Legislature and fourteen State Sena-
tors; the Legislature will elect a
United States Senator to succeed
Hon. Charles FL. Gibson, Democrat;
Massachusetts, State officers and
Legislature; Mississippi, State of.
ficers and a Legislature, which will
elect q successor to United States
Senator George, Democrat; Nebras-
ka, justice of the Supreme Court and
two regents of the State university
New Jersey, Governor and seven
Senator's and an entire Assembly;
New York, State officers and an
| entire Legislature; Ohio, State
officers aud d Legislature, which Will
elect d successor to United States
/ Senator Calvin S. Brice, Democrat
Pennsylvania, a State treasurer and
seven judges of the Superior Court;
Virginia, members OF the House OF
Delegates and one-half twenty oil
the State Senate. The Senators
| chosen this year will participate in
| the election of g. Senator of the
United States, to succeed John w.
Daniel, Democrat.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-07-25

RAMON o. WILLIAMS. tiyes for number
of years. He then returned to Washington,
engaged in the newspaper business, and
finally again removed TO Cuba, where he
became such successful merchant that he
was able to retire in 1871. He was ap-
pointed United States vice consul general
at Havana three years Later. and during
the past 81 years has done yeoman service
for his government in tho Queen of the
Antilles, his long residence in Cuba and
his thorough acquaintance with mon and
the economic situation making him an IN
usually valuable member Of Uncle Sam s
consular service.
In 1884 Mr.. Williams abilities led him
to secure promotion to the post Of consul
general, and he las held tho office through
several administrations. He was married
to a Cuban lady, and their three sons and
one daughter were all educated in the
United States and reside in New York and
Brooklyn. Tho salary of tho office is So
600 a year, the largest sum paid any con-
sui general in the service of the United
States, and the fees swell the income to
even more acceptable proportions
The post is one of considerable diplomat
ic Importance. owing to tho fact that the
Cuban local government is in the habit Of
doing business directly with the concul
general wheneyera direct reference to Mad
rid is not absolutely necessary. In fact, it
is said that the consul general to Havana
is more active in diplomatic work than
many United States ministers, owing to the
intimate business relations between this
country and Cuba.
Josiah Alden Springer, the present vice
consul general at Havana, is native of
Portland, Me-, and was appointed United
States consular clerk by General Grant in
1870. He was also consul at Cardcnas for
year, and in 1884 was promoted to his
present post. He speaks Spanish, French,
Italian and German, is well posted on in
ternational law and has frequently officiat-
ed as consul general pro teInpore during the
absence of Mr.. Williams.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-07-25
An object lesson or, Good Roads

The Atlanta Journal says: "The
States are rapidly falling into line
in the movement for good roads.
Connecticut has recently enacted a
law on this subject which is simp Pile
and will produce good results The
experience Of The counties in New
Jersey which have Improved their
roads has done much TO aid this
great practical reform. In some
localities the price of real estate has
been increased remarkably, simply
because the better roads have made
access to market SO easy and there's
by increased the profits of farming.
We referred few days ago to the
great improvement of the roads in
Mecklenburg county. Mr.. D. A.
Tompkins, of Charlotte. in a letter
to the Richmond Times says:
'The advantage of our good roads
is not limited to Charlotte alone, but
the whole county of Mecklenburg is
benefited. We have lately had
many people to locate in Charlotte,
being constrained by the good inns
presslons produced by our good
roads. We have also had quite an
| amount of Mecklenburg county to
passinto the hands of newcomers for
the same reason. All farm land in
Mecklenburg county adjacent to the
good roads has increased very mas
terially in value. The streets of the
city OF Charlotte are macadamized
in the same way that the county
roads are, excepting that in the city
the macadam extends from curb to
curb. 1t is surprising what good
drive this makes. There are many
people who like our streets better
than those paved with Belgian or
. asphalt. The whole appearance of
our streets has been materially inn
proved by the condition of the roads
and of the streets. People now take
o pride in having nice vehicles and
nice horses, which is conspicuous
as compared with what they did
when we had streets and roads all
mud. In fact every condition is so
changed that it would be difficult to
express the improvements in many
different directions
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-07-25

dress, does not believe that very short
skirts will be adopted. He is reported as
saying:
The most sensible and comfortable
wheeling costume consists of three pieces
trousers, skirt and coat or jacket. The
trousers are made very much like the
regular habit trousers, and are much less
clumsy than boomers. They come just
below the Eifee and are buttoned around
tight. Skirts are made in three styles
tight, medium and very full, according
to the figure Of the customer.
AS far rs waists go, there is an oppe--
tunity for some choice in the matter
but the one, two or three button cuta-
way coat is the most popular, single
breasted, Of course. A cotton or silk shirt
waist can be worn with a coat which
can be readily removed if the wearer be-
gins to get too warm. Many persons pre-
fer norfolk jackets, however, and they
do not look well on the road. Short.
fiaring coats are also much used.
The best material for these costumes
is melton and the best color gray. Pep
per and salt expresses it more nearly.
Blues and browns show the dust, but the
gray does not. Another thing about the
melton, it is less likely to be caught up
in the pedal than any other material and
stands the wear and tear for a long time.
Many ready made suits are sold for
cycling costumes. The girl rider with
little money, but with much leisure, buys
material and patterns and has her suit
made at home. Sweaters are becoming
quite popular with the women, and they
come now III very pretty cross stripes
with immense sleeves. They have a row
Of buttons on each shoulder and can be
easily slipped on and off. Those who
have adopted them say that they give
with the motion Of the body and are de,
cidedly comfortable.
Great latitude i'll caps and hats is per-
misSible.
Russell boots are the correct thing, and
their chief essential must be low heels.
They come in three styles-low, medium
and very high. The medium are the
most popular, as most women find those
reaching nearly to the knee clumsy.
When wearing these, leggings are un-
necessary, but this is more OF a disad-
vantage than otherwise.
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land to resign, but he refused to do oupon
the ground that tho majority of the CEN
gregation desired him to remain. His PAR
tisans allege that the attempt to Dust the
pastor grew out OF the fact that he differed
in politics from il number of the members.
His opponents scout the political idea and
declare that Mr.. Cleveland did not seem
to be in sympathy with Christian Endeay
or, Sunday school and other church work.
Tho Preshytery was appealed to, and its
verdict continues Mr. Cleveland in his pas
torate.
Rev. William n. Clovc.and was born in
WillimaEtic, Conn, April q 1892. and
was one Of nine children. William is five
years Older than Grover and Was consider
ed the most promising of the four boys by
Cleveland pcrc, who said that the bright
est boy should go 20 college. and William
was the boy who went He was a eonsci-
entious student, and at the early age of 10
years was graduated from Hamilton col
lege in the class OF ST. He took course
of lectures ut Union Theological seminary,
New York, ard was principal of the School
For the Blind in that city for five years.
During this time he secured q position for
Grover in the institution AID the future
president served as clerk for year or two
After he was ordained Rev. Mr. Cleve-
land was called &c the church in South.
ampton, l.. L. lie remained there four
years and then conducted a classical school
IL Brooklyn for five years He was pastor
of the Congregational church in Eaton y.
Y, for eight years. rode ten mile ctrcIit
at Forestport, Oneida county, Y. for
ten years and aEring this time Grover
was elected mayor of Buffalo. governor
ard president From Forestport Mr.
Ciev e.ara removed 10 h.s present pastorate,
where he las iabcred SIX years
Like Eis 6rGfEst TIE pastor. he is very
torh II dsE.na AMI is sften seen With HIS
tackle hard a. work In Chs .fl:cnt lay. Hs
has Published several .oGks aE1 : amei-
ttous 60 az eysp n.ore ,:.a6 he .is. acre IN
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