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The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
"SA|L0R EIGHT" ENGINE,
The Old Water Front Fire
Fighter Wanted by Oak.
land Exempts.
After Nearly Forty Years of Service
It Is Still Aa.s to Throw
Good Stream.

OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, Nov. Is.
The Exempt Firemen of Oakland are
making great efforts to raise sufficient
money to, purchase the old hand engine
that was first put in service in San Fran.
cisco m the SOS. 1t was last stationed at
Haywards, but is now on exhibition in this
city.
"Sailor Eight" as the old engine used to
be called in its early days, is very solid
and handsome engine. When it first
came to the coast it was stationed on
Pacific street, San Francisco. and used to
be No. s. It's volunteer crew was COM
posed entirely of waterfront men, and it
soon became known IN the old volunteer
department as "Sailor 8"
When the water came up to Montgom-
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
HISTORY. OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,}
:. 90S Broadway, November 10.
The Grand Jury, which is sawaiting the report
OF the expert, has adjourned to the call of the
chairman
The Muhlner: murder trial has gone oyer
until Tuesday morning owing to- the illness or
Attorney Nagle, for the defense *
In the appeal case of Louis Arzner, keeper OF
one of the bars on the ferry-boats convicted OF
selling liquor without a license, Judge .Frick
has affirmed the Judgment of the Police Court.
Word has been received from ex-Couucilmah
J. \. c: Macdonald who is, now travelling in
Scotland with his family, that he. fell and
sprained his ankle badly ard was laid up for
some time.
Paul Revere Council No. 28 Junior Order
United American Mechanics, has made ar
rangements for the dedication OF American
Hall, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, which will take place at
Berkeley tomorrow at P. NJ.
There is a man living out in Lorin who
thinks that he has solved the problem of max
ing a pneumatic bicycle tire which under
ordinary circumstances will not puncture.
His name is John Mccarthy. -
w. H. Leland, who had a portion of his
tongue and throat cut out at the German Hos
pital; San Francisco, died from the effects of
the operation this morning. He was a brother
OF Mrs. Frank ID. Adams OF Sycamore street
In the case of the people vs. William Long
convicted IN the Police Court OF selling liquor
without license, Judge Frick to-day. handed
down a decision sustaining the lower court In
requiring beer-bottling concernst to pay license
William H. Winchester, an d-time en-
gineer for the Southern Pacific, died suddenly
last Monday at Portland when on Fun from
this city. Death was caused by afupture of q
blood vessel. The deceased was AS years of
age. -.
j. NJ. Ruddell, better known as old "Bud"
Ruddell, died last night at the County IntrEt-
airy. He was one OF the pioneer dry goods
clerks IN Oakland, and was employed here by
different firms, ever since Oakland was avil-
lage.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS,
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CTEAMERs WILL SAIL FROM ArH.
- Broadway wharf San Francisco, as .4z&kSx
follows: =. ::
For Mary Island Loring wrangel, Juneau, Xii
Dec !; ;l6, 81. =:
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.). Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma Everett, Anac0rtes and New
Whatcom tBellingham Bay, Wash.), 3 A. NJ.
Nov. l6, II, 26, Dec. /, 6. H. l6 q. 26: 81. and
every fifth aytnereafter, connecting at Vancouver
with the c. r. R. r., at Tacoma with N. p. R. R.,
at Seattle with g. n. Rya at Port Townsend with
Alaska steamers. -:
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
bodt Bay) str. Pomona, 2 p. NJ, Nov. z, IL, is,
10 23. ~ and every fourth day. thereafter
For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos
Port Hartford tsan Luis obispoG Gayiota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme, San Pedro East San
Pedro (Los Angeles) ana Newport, at A. M Nov
/, 8, 9, IL, II. u, :25, &c. and every fourth day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
fSan' Luis Obtspol, Santa Barbara, Port Los
Angeles, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport. IL
a. NJ, Nov. T. II, Is, 10, %, q, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo Mazatlan, La
Paz, Altata and Guaymas (Mexico) str William
cite Valley, 10 A. M.25th of each month.
Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery
street.
GOODALL. PERKINS d CO., GenY Agents
~ Market ST., San Francisco. .
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
All the News Of Alameda County.

Students, from President kellogg. The
presidents letter says: "The academic
council of the university acknowledges the
receipt of O petition from $50 of the AS
sociated Students Of the university. and
instructs the president to say in response
that the council respectfully declines to
reconsider its action in the matter of the
suspension of Lloyd M. Robbins and E. L.
G. Steele"
The decision of the faculty was not un-
expected, though it is received with a
good deal Of dissatisfaction by the students.
Dixey Talks.
Henry E. Dixey, the we1I-known come
dian, delivered al address to students this
afternoon in Stiles Hall for the benefit of
the Students Aid Society. Mr.. Dixey
came to Berkeley at the invitation of Pro
lessor w. D. Armes and was received with
much appla ause by the audience that as
sem bled to hear him. The subject of the
actors speech was The Art OF the Come
dian"
Panl Revere Council No. 2S. J. 0. U. A.
NJ, will dedicate its new hall, on Shat
tuck avenue, near Center street, known as
American Hall, tomorrow saturday.
evening.
The Sophomore Hop,
The sophomore hop took place this even
ing in the Harmon gymnasium and was
very successful.
The Crescent Clubs entertainment was
held this evening in Shattuck Hall. The
hall was well filled and large programme
of musical selections, instrumental and
vocal, boxing bouts, wrestling, acrobatic
feats, etc., was rendered. The club is a
rapidly growing organization, and its en-
tertainment of this evening was the most
elaborate and most successful it has yet
given
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
BLIND HOME CHARGES.
The New Directors Are Prepared to
Make Things Lively.

The New Directors Are Prepared to
Make Things Lively.
Colonel James, one of the newly ap-
pointed directors of the Home for the
Adult Blind, says that the grossest kind of
mismanagement has been practiced by the
recent board. He says the home is, as at
present conducted. "a disgraceful farce"
"The home was intended to be self-sup-
porting, but at present its income is $170 a
month and there are 100 inmates. When
Governor Budd and 1 were there we asked
Superintendent Sanders how many in
mates there were in the home, and he said
he did not know. These and other things
have convinced me that there should be a
change of officers at the home. Mr.. San
ders, the Superintendent, is blind man,
and while | do not doubt his honesty, still
l believe that there are many things about
the home which necessarily escape his at
tention. In my opinion the home should
be removed from its present location to
point farther removed from town. This
would help farm to be started that would
assist in maintaining the home"
Frank Leach, one OF the two members Of
the board not displaced by the Governor,
said last night: "Colonel James has been
altogether misinformed regarding the
condition of affairs at the home. His
figures on brooms only relate to one
grade, the very cheapest. His statement
that only two-fifths of the inmates are
kept at work is not true, as out of 100 IN.
mates go are always at work. It is
assumed by Colonel James that the insti-
tuition was intended to be. or ought to be,
self-supporting; but the fact of the matter
is that out of the many establishments to
teach trades to the blind there is not one
in the known world which is entirely self
supporting. Very few come as near to it
as does the California Home for the Adult
Blind"
The statement of Colonel James makes
it certain that Jack Hays, the son of the
Texas ranger and former Sheriff of this
county, will be appointed superintendent
at the next meeting of the board on the
second Monday in December.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
Conference Over Rates.

The conference between officials OF the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company and of
the Southern Pacific regarding passenger rates
was continued yesterday In the office OF j.: c.
Stubbs, third vlce-president of the Southern
Pacific. No conclusi on was reached, however,
and the meeting adjourned un til to-day. The
railway company reduced second-class tickets
to Portland from $16 to $40, which took much
business from the steamship company, that
has not entered into any competition. Mr..
Stubs said that if no decision was arrived at
to-day it was probable that negotiations would
fall through
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
Don't Fool With Il.

F.. A lame or weak back means several things,
and none of them good for you. Because it
don't lay you up is no reason you should let
it run. It will lay you up some day, and maybe
then it will be too late to do you any good.
Get the Belt now. Anyway. get the book-that
tells you all about it; free. THIS BELT: HAS
A REGULATOR.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
Bent Double. and No Pain.

ToANo. New; May 6, 1895. :
Dr. A. T. sanden-Dear Sir Complying with
your request to report my condition would say
that felt the power of your Belt the first day
wore it,: Before had the beitit was with diff
Guilty 1 could straighten myself out after working
in a STOPPING position; Now L can work all day
almost bent double without. The slightest incon-
Yenience.: Twould not sell my. Belt for ten times
what paid for 1t if l could not get another. The
cure was perfected in less than two months: Re-
spectfully, JOSEPH WALKER.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
FAIR OF HOME PRODUCTS,
Death of the Owner of the Cali.
fornia and Nevada
Railroad.
MANY BLIND HOME REFORMS
A Mortgage ForeclOsed on Forty-Seven
Acres of Waterfront
Property.
MANY BLIND HOME REFORMS
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL !
OnS Rrnadru Nnrr 1S

The meeting OF manufacturers and
producers held this morning in the
interests of home products exhibition
was largely attended and quite enthusias-
tic. 1t was decided that the matter of
selecting an executive committee, to con-
sist of seven members, who shall have
authority to appoint thirty-one others to
take charge OF the matter and push it to a
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
Dr.. Sanden's Electric Belt

Is the ever-faithful friend of the man with a
lame back-yes, and the woman. 1t gives
reliefin two hours, and usually cure in from
two to six weeks. AND ITS CURE IS PER-
MANENT. ::
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
Cantain Smith Dead.

Captain John w. Smith, the well-known
capitalist and owner of the California and
Nevada Railroad, died at his residence on
Thirteenth street this afternoon.
Captain Smith was a pioneer of Denver
Hnd figured largely in the building up of
3hat city. He located there in early days
end interested himself in mines. railroads
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

TEARNY. AND WASHINGTON 'STS.-RE
N modelled and renovated. KING, WARD d. co.
European plan Rooms SOC TO 81 so per day, 81
to So per week, So to $50 per month; tree baths:
hot and cold water every room fire CRATES in every
oom; elevator runs ali night
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
sANDEN ELECTRIC. Co,

s32 Market st.opposite Palace Hotel, San Fran
CISCO Cal. Office hours: sto 6; evenings 80;
Sundays, 10 to l.
Portland loregon) Office, 255 Washington street.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16

and business blocks, and nearly all his ven
lures were successful. When there was
but one railroad into Denver and the place
was but small town he agitated the build
ing of another road. He was laughed at,
bpt the second road was built. land now
L have lived, the old captain used to say,
Ito. see twelve railroads into Denver"
Alter accumulating a fortune Captain
Smith. came to Oakland and took the
narrowgauge road out of Oakland, which,
as projected, was to cross the mountains
and be extended to Denver. He advanced
money and also took q contract to build
part OF the line, taking the bonds as
security. These bonds he held till his
death, and as the interest was long in
default he was the owner of the road,
although he had never foreclosed. This is
the road OH which the borax-mIner, +. M.
Smith, took an option that expired last
month.
Captain Smith was familiar figure in
the streets of Oakland for dozen years
past. He lived in very frugal manner,
but was very charitable, and several
families were living on his beneficence. He
always retained an interest in mines, and
at the time of his death was the principal
owner in one in Plumas and one in Gala
veras. The deceased man had lived eighty
years.
Saturday Night" Appears.
Oakland Saturday Night, a new week
" edited and owned by Miss Molie Con-
ners, appeared this evening. 1t is an
ordinary ix-column newspaper size and
consists of eight readable pages. 1t aims
to reflect the social and intellectual prog
ress of the community, and it is evident
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN l.AGIFIC COMPANY.
(PACIEIC SYSTEM.)
Trains leave nfid are due to arrive at
- SAN FEsA ANC1SCO.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
: NEW TO-DAY.

THESE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE
L t.eatchp comes in your back. The sharp
twinge that strikes you as you attempt to rise
from a bent position or the duh. heavy drag
on your loins, they ought to bring you to DR..
Sandens Electric Belt, for they mean trouble
for you if you let the symptoms grow.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
Registers Sale.

Birmingham Warehouse and Elevator Com pany, Complainant, vs. Elyton Land Com pany, Defendant-Chancery Court.
 BY VIRTUE of decree rendered at the present term, in the year of our Lord 1895, of the chancery court at Birmingham lief ferson county, Alabama, in said cause. I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at public auction, at the door of the court house of Jefferson county, Alabama, in the city of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, on
 MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST,
 A. D..1S95
 the following described real estate, to-wit: Certain real estate situated near Birming- ham, Jefferson county, Alabama, known and designated in the plan of the property of said Elyton Land Company as now sur veyed laid off and drawn, as block No. 210, being rectangle fronting 400 feet on Eighth avenue, North, extending back between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets 300 feet to Ninth avenue, North, excepting a 20 foot alley, which is not hereby con veyed.
 Also, block No. AT, being a rectangle frontiifg 400 feet on the north side of Eighth avenues North, and extending back between Twenty-eighth and Twenty ninth streets 800 feet to Ninth avenue, North, excepting a 20 foot alley, which is not hereby conveyed, to satisfy said decree.
 CHARLES A. SENN. Register.
 ' 23 S tue
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

terpatsly risen and fallen, it has been truthfully said that free press is the greatest bulwark of liberty. As oppres- sion rises the press is muzzled. It is bought up and made to speak deceit and mLslead the people"
 MT. Harvey then complimented two morning papers for their extended re- ports of the debate.
 MrssHorr, in replying to MT. Harvey's S criticism of the press. said he had no an- imosity. against the papers mentioned, nor any of the other papers in the city. Some of them," he said, have treated me as they saw fit. l had one paper thrust in my face at the door of this building, with column of belittling re- marks about me that were very cutting, but when l found upon further perusal that the fellow favored free coinage of silver, and favored 1t only because it was a step to throw down all the laws of the country, I found that 1t was one of the worst kind of anarchstic sheets, and I threw it to one side.
 But when I come to the great Ameri- can press as a whole I have no fault to find~with them. As a rule, the insinua- tion~that the leading press of this coun- tryAcan be bought up for purposes of producing iegislation in the interest of any. particular people against. the great interests of the citizens of the United States rio not believe"
 Here MT. Harvey resumed the thread of his argument, producing printed ta- ble showing the amounts of silver coined annually from 1923 to 1873 for the pur- pose of demonstrating the falsity of the argument made by the monometallists that the first fifty years of the present century the United States was on a Sil- yer. basis and on a gold basis from 1850 to 1873 The statement, he said, that gold did ffot seek the hints for the first fifty years and that silver did not seek the mints for the last thirty years prior to 1873 is not true. On account of the great use of gold in the arts he maintained that there was not enugh of the yellow metal to answer the needs of the country.
 Nfr. Horr maintained his previous statements that no country alone can establish the old ratio of 16 to l. and he did not believe that MT. Harvey thinks any nation can do 1t.
 Nations by their laws do not fix the value of things. They cannot do it if they try. The actual value of the two metals at the present time Is wide apart. The ratio of 16 to 1 is today hing of the past Almost from the earliest foundation of society the relative value between gold and slvers has been fixed by the people of the world and not by Legislation. MT Harvey and I agree that the free coinage of silver will decrease the measure oi value used in this country. The burden of his whole talk in this debate Is tha' we ought to have cheaper measure that the, unit is worth too much. so now we agree that it will change the measure MT Harvey says that is what ought to be done because the whole world Is in debt and our country is on the brink oi ruin because the present dollar is toe valuable. That Is a position in which differ from him. The debts of the day have all been contracted with the gold dollar as the measure and to relieve the payment of them in any way by trick of his kind is repudiation
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
IT is ASTOUNDING.
Unearthing of Gigantic Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies Developments
 at Beaufort, NC.

Boston, July 29.-The Massachusetts Benefit association of this city was the first insurance company to unearth the frauds which were being practiced at Beaufort, N. c. They received a tip from some anonymous correspondent about three months ago, and the whole sale arrests yesterday were the result Of the investigation started by this com pany The official, who had charge of the case, is on Cape Cod, but MT J. Roland Corthell, one of the company adjusters' gave a Press representative an outline of the case as he heard 1t dfs9 cussed in the office. MT. Corthell says:
 "As I overheard the discussion l got the impression that there was very complete plot to defraud the insurance company, but l cannot tell you how many were connected or their names
 "As I understand it, we appointed an agent to take charge of that territory about a year ago. In course of time we wrote policies for several persons In Beaufort, N. c. The papers were proper ly made out, and everything seemed to be done in a legitimate manner. Then we were notified of deaths, one after anoth- er unil three claims had been made. We carried about a dozen policies, repre- senting a foce value of between $5O,O00 and $60,000. The last claim was on ac- count of the death of Mrs. Freda Will Hams.
 "Just about that time we received an anonymous letter to the effect that our agent in Beaufort was taking risks which no other company would think of taking if all the facts were known to the main office. We at once sent an inspector to investigate the matter and he at once notified us not to pay any of the claims.
 It seemed our agent had organized regular band of conspirators to defraud the insurance companies all over the country. The plot involved men of pre- vious high standing in the community. They had written policies on persons who were even then on their death beds. Some were sick at the time the policies were made out Some of the applicants did not know they had been insured. Some were insured for large amounts who were living in abject poverty and could not pay
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30

a dollar for insurance. Not one of the policies was proper risk for reputable insurance company to take.
 Yet so complete was the organization or conspirators that all the papers bore the signatures and the necessary indorse- ments. Nothing was missing which could in any way arouse suspicion at the home.
 You must remember that ours not the only one of the victimized companies. The same deception was practiced on others. We are satisfied that many per sons were murdered to sucre the in- surance money. There were suspicious circumstances surrounding other cases and we propose to push the investigation until the whole plot is exposed, no mat ter who is involved in it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
TIE DEBATE IS ENDED.
EAGER FASTENERS AT THE LAST WORDS
The Discussion Occupied Twenty-four Hours in Which i45, 900 Words We're Let
 loose-Parting Shots.

Chicago. July 29.-(Copyrighted by Azell r. Hateh).-The Horr-Harvey sil- yer debate came to an end today. Every seat inithe art gallery of the Illinois club was occupied when time was called for the closing session of the great war of words and the walls were lined with lis teners eager to catch the closing re marks of the contestants.
 Twenty-four hours in all have been consumed in the debate, which ran through eight days, and 145,Ooo words Tn all were spoken, according to the orig inal agreement. The two gentlemen still have 2500 words to close, This is to be submitted In manuscript and IS to be inserted in the book which is to be pub lished.
 During the entire debate Mir Harvey read from manuscript. The audience was prl every occasion composed mainly of free silver men and they did not seenl to weary of Mir Harvey's reading, but cheefed him at every opportunity. MT Harvey this afternoon denied that he had been furnished with money by sil- yer mine owners to aid in the debate, and the tone in which he said: "I was not hired to speak here," seemed to indl- cate that he thought his opponent was.
 Resolutions were passed thanking the Illinois club for the use of their house, and expressing appreciation of all that had been done by various ladies and gentlemen to assist in carrying out the debate. A resolution was also passed thanking both Messrs. Horr and Harvey for the information which they have presented to the public since the debate begun.
 Mir Horr led off with the sweeping as- sertion that in the few cases in which the figures cited by MT. Harvey were cor rect they had tended to weaken his argu- ments. He then referred to MT. liar vey's statement, which the latter had said was based upon the authority of Carroll D. Wright, United States com missioner of labor, to the effect that there were between 100000 and 100000 unemployed men in the country In refu- tation of these figures he produced tel egram from MT. Wright expressly dis claiming them. The effect of this shot was spoiled, however, by MT. Harvey's s explanation that these were the only fig ures he had used in his book that had not been verified, and immediately after the first edition he had written to MT. Wright and upon receipt of his reply had erased the incorrect data from the. stereotype plates of the book.
 After this temporary Aggression the sill yer champion expressed his obligations to every one who had assisted him in the debate. Then he said:
 Tn all history in the struggle between liberty and oppression, as they have al
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
Utilizing Old Magazines.

A hint of the most commendable use to be made of old magazines is contained in the report of the librarian of the Los An geles public library. All the magazines that are not needed for binding and other uses are taken apart and the illustrations cut out and mounted on cards of gray bristol board These pictures are classified and form sets for illustrating lessons in geography, history and literature. The pictures of artists and their works are val uable to another class of students. The first are of great assistance to the teachers in the public schools. The funny pictures are taken to the hospitals to make the pa- tients smile.-Detroit Free Press.