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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-29
HISTORY ORA DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway August %

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, August %.
The San Francisco Theological Seminary has
sold to S. K. Houston the Cresta Blanca vine
yard near Pleasanton for $4,000.
By the order OF Judge Ogden little George
Hatfield, who is TO remain at school in Canada,
may spend a half OF his vacation with either
parent.
In the matter of the claim of E. NJ Gibson
for attorneys fees against the estate OF Frank
lin Moss, demurrer of defendants has been
oyerruled.
The Alameda County Electric Association
held meeting in DR.. SIetson's office last night
and a number of interesting medical subjects
were read.
The settlement of the second account of Ira
Bishop as receiver Of The Piedmont Cable Com
pany has been continued for three weeks from
last Monday.
In the matter of the delinquent alimony in
the divorce suit of Atkinson vs. Atkinson, the
order to show cause has been continued to
September 10.
Lakeside club has been postponed until after
the championship doubles al san Rafael, which
take place the latter part OF nextweek.
Robert Harvey, charged with beating his
wife, pleaded not guilty. Mrs. Harvey says she
is not living with her husband now, but he
frequently calls on her to give her beating.
The ladies of the Oak Chapel will hold a fes-
tival and fair under the oak trees in the lot adj
joining the churchyard at Piedmont Junction.
This will be on Friday afternoon and evening
OF September D.,
Edith L. Foote of East Oakland has been
granted divorce from Fred L. Foote on the
ground Of extreme cruelty, and the plaintiff
granted permission to resume her maiden
name OF Edith L. Davis.
In the case of Loren Fox VS.. the Oakland
Consolidated Railroad Company statement
is being settled upon motion for new trial.
The case was tried twice, the plaintiff obtain
ing judgment for $1,000 and on the second for
$1,000.
Gus Smith, healthy vagrant, was locked up
at the County Jail last night by Deputy Consta-
bic Quinlan, who found Smith warming him
self by the bright blaze OF pile of railroad ties
at FruitYale. Smith said he mad fired the ties
to keep warm. He will be charged with mali
cious mischief.
Under Sheriff Harlow, as a commissioner,
this morning sold the property of William P.
Gibbons at Park avenue, near Central avenue,
and on Pearl street, near Enc1nal avenue,
Alameda, under q decree of foreclosure to the
Alameda Savings bank, for $l2 1923 20
A number of the Acme wheelmen are train
ing for the Reliance race meet on September
z and that OF the Garden Citys on September
9. Among those who will enter are II. Squire,
g. Brouillet, HI. Krafts, A. H. Agnew, II.
Hutchinson j. II. Stey and G. A. Nissen.
Arguments upon the demurrer to the COM
plant filed by E. G. Boswell against the Board
OF Supervisors sitting a Board OF Equaliza-
ton and motion TO strike out was resumed by
the District Attorney before Judge Ellsworth.
An adjournment was taken until 10 A. NJ. on
Friday.
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A COMPROMISE.
The Famous Pratt Will Contest Is Now
Closed.

E. L. Campbell, guardian of Annie NJ.
Pratt and Orville c. Pratt, minors, chill
dren OF Charles P. Pratt, deceased. and
grandchildren of Annie z. Pratt, deceased,
has been granted permission to compro-
mise contest of the will of the latter and
other litigation pending in Los Angeles
County. The childrens' grandmother, Mrs.
Annie a. Pratt, died in Los Angeles in
February, 1894, and left an estate worth
$1,000 which she disposed Of by will.
The petitioner claims that had the be-
quests and provisions of the will been car
ried out the entire estate would have been
consumed. E. L. Campbell was appointed
guardian over Mrs. Pratt prior to her
death, as she was adjudged incompetent.
AS such he sued Anah E. Mansfield and
Louise G.. Cross, sisters of Mrs. Annie A.
Pratt, to recover property worth $4,000
which had been transferred to them, it was
alleged, by Mrs. Pratt when she was not of
sound mind.
The compromise as proposed allows the
two sisters of Mrs. Pratt to retain this
property given them by her, and upon the
further payment OF $4,000 they will relin-
quish and convey to Lucy G. Goodspeed
and the two Pratt children the entire prop
erty devised to them under the purported
will. The petitioner sets forth that he be-
lieves the minors will be benefited by such
compromise in an amount exceeding $780,
coo, and they are almost wholly without
means to enable them TO carry on said Iiti-
cation further or support themselves in
their station in life.
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Working for a Uniform Course
of Study in the County
Schools.
WED AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
An Ungallant Captain Of Militia An
sWers a Breach of Prom
ise Suit.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

ooo DIOduWdy, aug. 20.
J. P. Garlick, County Superintendent of
Schools, has sent out the circular letter of
the committee appointed by the State
Council of Education at its meeting at
Santa Cruz December IS, 1894, to report
upon a course of study for elementary
schools. The purpose of this committee
was to stimulate discussion of the proper
studies to be embraced in such a course as
would make it, as far as possible, uniform.
The advantage of this would be that should
pupil remove from one county TO another
anywhere in the State he would be able to
go on with his studies without break.
This would also require common stand
ard as necessary to promotions and would
virtually make all country schools part Of
a graded system.
The committee, consisting of J. W..
Linscott, Elmer E. Brown, Lucy NJ. Wash
burn, ]. H. Foshay and 2. NJ. Fisher, de-
sires to incorporate the results of discus
sions and recommendations in prelim-
mary report to be presented at the next
meeting of the council in December, to be
made basis of discussion for the year TO l.
lowing. Half day will be given to a dis
cussion of the questions contained in the
circular at the Alameda County Institute
to be held here on October 8, 10 and IL.
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THE STOCK MARKET,

The market opened stiff yesterday morning and
on the first call prices higher all around Con-
fidence touching So Ob, Crown Point &c. Chal-
enge 7Sc, Best & Belcher 81 10, Chonar 64c
Con. Cal. & Va. So so, and so on. weaker feeling
succeeded on the noon informal session, however
and prices declined the rest of the day, closing
weak as will be seen by the quotations.
1t is reported that the strike in the west cross
cut from the Joint upraise from the surface tunnel
which the Confidence and Challenge Con- have
enough work has yet been done to determine the
extent value of the new find. The ore is said to
run high in gold.
Work has been commenced In the West Con. Cal
& Va through the Con. Va. shaft, and the explor-
ing of this west country on the l100foot level Of
the Con. Va will be pushed ahead as rapidly as
possible. Advices also report an improvements In
the Occidental.
On the Brunswick lode there is continued ac-
tivity, and 1t is expected that the three inclines
which the Con. California & Virginia, Best &
Beicher, Hale d NorcroSs, and Chollar and Potosi
companies sinking will be down a sufficient
distance two weeks hence to permit Of extensive
drifting and crosscutting in the Brunswick vein
proper.
Small seams of quartz Indicating close APP
in the west drift from the Ward shaft on the $40
foot level, which drift the Bullion company is
running.
NOTES
The San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
has suspended the rule which prohibits outsiders
from buying and selling over the rail.
Bullion valued at $1,000 has been received from
the May Flower gravel mine.
Seq. BELCHER-On the 300-foot level the Joint
Belcher and Seq. Belcher south drift is being re-
paired. There have been hosted during the week
and stored in the orehouse at the mine nine tons
of ore, the average top Car sample Of which shows
assay value Of 1922 50 per tom
CROWN PoINT-Owing to the sudden falling Off
of the water in Carson River, thus preventing the
working of the full output of ore from the mine,
extraction was stopped on Thursday, the 22d inst.
with about 700 tons OF ore hand in the dumps at
the mine and the Mexican mill. Six men were re-
tanned underground for the purpose OF completing
during the past week 500 tons of gold ore. the av-
erage battery sample Of which was $40 IA, of
which SO 03 was gold.
CHALLENGE-The west crosscut from top Of the
joint Confidence and Challenge raise from the sur
face tunnel is out 166 feet the face is in ore the
average assay Of which for the past week was
1923 SS per ton.
BELCHER-There have been hoisted during the
week and stored in the orehouse at the mine %
tons Of ore the average top SAMPLES Of which
show an assay value of $32 OF per ton.
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PUMMELED THE JUSTICE.
How a Big Brother Offended a San
Leandro Dignitary-To Be Tried
at Haywards,
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
9O8 Broadway. Aug. %.

OAhbAND OfF1CE DAN II RANClSCO OALL,f
908 Broadway, Aug. %.
San Leandro has a sensation. It's Judi
cial dignity has been offended and the oc-
cupant of the bench has been obliged to
resort to the plebeian use of sticking
plaster to prevent the cold air from enter
ing his system in unwonted places.
Tom Goodwin, a fashionable young man
of San Leandro, had a difference with
Thomas Gill. 1t is not definitely known
what the trouble was about, but it is limited
that lady was somewhere secreted in the
initial cause of the unpleasantness. The
two Thomases forgot the obligation they
were under to the peace and dignity of the
State of California and somehow or other
Goodwin disturbed the peace of Gill. The
latter made a complaint to Justice Quinn,
and that dignitary issued warrant against
Tom Goodwin.
Now, Goodwin has big brother and an
aggressive one. His family has lived in
San Leandro many years and none have
ever been in danger of the County Jail.
The warrant against Thomas angered big
brother John and John resolved on imme-
date and summary satisfaction. He called
on Judge Quinn yesterday, and just how
it happened no one seems to know except
the Judge, and he will not talk in case he
might be said to be prejudging his case.
The Satisfaction" ended by Judge Quinn
being BADLY battered. In fact if he was as
badly battered as he says he was In his
complaint sworn to to-day he must have
succumb bed to that tired feeling.
John Goodwin has now been arrested for
assault and battery on Justice of the
Peace. Courtesy will forbid Quinn's hear
ing either case, so they have been trans
ferred to Haywards.
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TRUSTEES SALEM ACCORDANCE WITH
L the terms and under the authority OF certain
deed of trust, duly executed by EMMA f. CHAPLIN
and GEORGE w. CHAPLIN (her husoand), parties
of the first part, to HENRY c. CAMPBELL and
second part, and the SAN FR1NCIstO SAVINGS
UNION, party of the third part dated March
County Recorder fe Of the city ard NC County Of
San Francisco, State of California; in Liber
1443 OF Deeds, at pages 172 and following:
day Of May, 1895, by the Board OF Directors OF
said SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION, cor
poration, and the holder of the note (No ll0,733),
to secure payment of which the aforesaid deed of
trust was executed, declaring that default had
been made in the payment of the principal sum
and other sums due under said note and deed of
trust, and requesting and directing said HENRY
G. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS B. KENT,
Trustees sell the real estate described therein to
satisfy said Indebtedness.
We, HENRY G. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS
B. KENT, Trustees, do hereby give notice, that on
TUESDAY, the Sd day of September, A. ID. 1895,
at II O'Clock noon of that day, and at the auction
salesroom of EASTON, ELDRIDGE 81 Co, No.
63S Market street, in the City and County of san
Francisco State of California, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in gold coin
of the United States, all the pieces or parcels of
land situate in the City and County OF San Fran
CISCO State of California described as follows, TO WITT
First-Commencing at point on the westerly
line of Sanchez street. distant thereon seventy-six
feet six inches (76 and 6-12 feet southerly from
the southerly line of Hancock street: and running
thence southerly along said line of Sanchez street,
twenty-five feet six inches (22 and 6-l2 feet);
thence at right angles westerly one hundred and
five (105) feet: thence at right angles northerly
twenty-five feet six inches (22 and 612 feet) and
thence at right angles easterly one hundred and
five (l05) feet. to the point OF commencement:
Being portion of Mission Block number one hum
dred and six (106).
Second-Commencing at point on the SOUTH
ery line of Point Lobos avenue or Geary street dis
tant thereon fiftyfour feet two inches (54 and 212
feet eastery from the eastery line of Wood street,
and running thence easterly, along said line of
Point Lobos avenue or Geary street, twenty-five
(25) feet; thence at right angles southerly one hun
dred and twenty-five (125) feet thence at right
angles westerly twenty-five (25) feet; and thence
at right angles northerly one hundred and twenty
five (125( feet to the point OF commencement:
Being lot number nineteen (l9) in block A of the
Junipero Homestead Tract.
Together with the appurtenances.
TERMS OF SALE-CaSh in gold coin OF the
United States: ten per cent payable to the under
signed on the fall of the hammer; balance on de-
livery of deed and il not so paid, unless for want
of title (ten days being allowed for search), then
said per cent to be forfeited, and the sale be
void. Acts Of sale at purchasers expense.
HENRY G. CAMPBELL, ,r..
THADDEUS b. KENT, irusIees'
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TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES,
The Results of Five InQueStS
Held at the Morgue
Yesterday.
MRS. DR." C. sCHMIDTs CASE.
She Was Insane From Family
Troubles When She Committed
Suicide Last Week.

Five inquests were held at the Morgue
yesterday and Coroner Hawkins had a
busy morning of it. The deaths inquired
into were those of Mrs. DR." Caroline
Schmidt, William T. Oliver, Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Schmalholz, J. It. Chamberlin and
Charles Elsasser. In the case of Oliver the
jury returned a verdict of accidental
DEATH" and in that of J. T. Chamberlin,
the Alameda dairyman, it was ''by pis-
toll shot inflicted by himself either with
suicidal intent or accidentally" The Cor
oner did not concur in either of these YER
diets, and so far has not approved them.
The Coroners chambers were crowded at
an early hour in the morning by the wit
nesses and jurymen called in the various
cases. By far the greatest interest, how
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HENR 7 c. CAMPBELL, urr,too,
THAUDEUS B. KENT. AIustees.

TRUSTEES SALEM ACCOR DANCE WITH
L the terms and under the authority of certain
WaRps nartv Of the tirst nary py 70 70
CAMPBELL and THADDEUS B. KENT, Trus-
tees, parties Of the second part, and the SAN
third part, dated November 4th, 1891 and recorded
in the office OF the County Recorder of the City
and County of San Francisco, state of California,
in Lber 14s4 OF Deeds, at pages 20 and following:
and in pursuance of resolution passed on the 10th
day OF June, 1895 by the Board of Directors of
said SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION. a
corporation and the holder of the note (No 254)
to secure payment OF which the aforesaid deed of
trust was executed, declaring that default had
been made in the payment of the principal sum
and other sums due under said note and deed Of
trust, and requesting and directing said HENRY
Trustees, to sell the real estate described therein
to satisfy said Indebtedness.
We. HENRY Q. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS
b KENT; Trustees, do hereby give notice. that on
TUESDAY, the Sd day OF September, A. d. 1895,
at II o'clock noon OF that day, and at the auction
Market street, in the City and County of San Fran
cisco, State of California, we will sell at public
OF the United States all the piece or parcel of land
situate in the City and County of San Francisco,
State OF California, described as follows to wit:
commencing at the corner formed by the inter-
section OF the southery line of Twenty-third street
with the easterly line of Capp street, and running
thence easterly, along said line of Twenty-third
street. seventy (7O) feet: thence at right angles
southerly forty (40) feet; thence at right angles
westerly seventy t1o feet to said eas,ery ~. line Of
named line forty (40) feet, to the point Of COM
mencement:
Being portion of Mission Block number one
hundred and fifty-four (154).
Z Together with the appurtenances.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash in gold coin of the
United States. ten per cent payable to the under
signed on the fall Of the hammer, balance on de-
livery Of deed and If not paid unless for want
of title (ten days being allowed for scarcely, then
said per cent TO be forfeited. and the sale to be
void. Acts of sale at purchasers expense.
HENRY c. CAMPBELL, nr,..a.
THADDEUS B, KENT,
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LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Library Trustee j. G. Brick
Replies to Percy and
Hamilton.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
He Does Not Think the City Hall
Rooms Adapted to Library
Purposes.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 28.-The contro-
versy as to whether the room in the new
City Hall is ADEQUATE for library purposes
is still being actively carried on. J. G.
Brick, one of the trustees of the Free
Library, has joined issue with Librarian
Harbourne, and while finding no fault with
well-lighted, does not think it is suitable
for the present use of the library, let alone
the future. In his opinion it cannot be
made to serve the purpose for which it was
designed.
Mr.. Brick thinks it would have been good
policy to have consulted the trustees of the
Free Library, as, in the first instance, the
room was designed for their use. After
thorough investigation of the matter, he
objected to moving to the quarters provided
there, to be packed like sardines.
The architects claimed that the entrance
being changed, altered their plan of the
room. The change was made at his sug-
gestion because he found that the water
closets were close to the entrance. 1t was,
however, too late to alter them, aud until
then he had no idea the space assigned was
SO small.
On Assigned Claims.
J. H. Bruins has brought suit against
signed claims amounting to $516. To Sc
cure himself he has attached the New Jer
sey Dairy owned by her, but managed
by her son, J. T.. Chamberlain, who COM
mitted suicide on the ferry steamer New
ark one day last week.
Fell Through a Sky1ight.
A lad by the name of Lane accidentally
fell through skylight of the old Isaacs
house, recently removed from the corner
OF Park street and Encinal avenue. He
fractured a collar bone, Iacerated his scalp
and was bruised otherwise, but sustained
no internal injuries.
Heavy Sentence.
Abraham Livingstone, who yesterday
pleaded guilty to four charges of petty
larceny, was to-day sentenced to six
two charges and ninety days each on the
other two, being eighteen months in the
aggregate. He has wife and two chill
dren, who are in destitute circumstances.
Dorothea and Peter.
The case of old Dorothea Olsen against
her husband, Peter Olsen, has been trans
ferred from San Francisco to the Alameda
County Superior Court for trial. The liti-
giants are residents of Alameda and the
action is to set aside deeds made to prop
erty in this city and San Francisco.
GA Lawful Court
George Burgess failed to respond to
summons yesterday to attend court as
juror, and was fined So by Justice Swasey
for contempt. This is lawful court and
its orders must be obeyed," said the JUS
tice in announcing the fine.
Marie Lemon Estate.
Attorney g. w. Reed. special admins
traitor of the estate of Marie Lemon, over
Sah
presented his final account, showing
$764 so on hand. He notes settlement of
the contest and asks for distribution of
the residue among the heirs.
Suit in Foreclosure.
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society
of San Francisco has brought suit against
M. l.. Crummey and others to foreclose
a mortgage on property on Pearl street to
secure a claim for $1,000.
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and for the redemption of which there is

and for the redemption of which there is
not a cent in the treasury.
The Good Roads Association, the Mer-
chants Exchange, the majority of the
city officials are all advocating the refund
ing of the debt. The Merchants Exchange
at last nights meeting passed the follow
ing resolution:
Pesolre1. That it is the sense of the board of
directors of the Merchants Exchange that the
outstanding $40, 900 of per cent bonds be
refunded and deem 1t to be for the best inter
ests of not only the merchants and business
men, but for the puplc at large, irrespective
of their vocation.
The Populists meet nightly at City Hall
Park and denounce the reissue, and
whether they will be able to prevent the
two-thirds vote necessary to carry the
proposition is not easily forecasted. The
taxpayers will need to vote to a man if
they do not want to see the levy for next
year raised from 81 II to 81 so.
In a lengthy communication issued by
the Good Roads Association on this sub
iect the following paragraphs occur:
A failure to pay the bonds when they become
due will destroy the credit OF the city. The
modern municipality must borrow money and
must issue bonds as security for its repayment
Permanent Improvements OF any magnitude
are too expensive for the whole cost to be paid
out of the tax levy for any one year. Those
who are to enjoy the benefits of these improve
ments in the future should be called upon to
bear their share of the expense. But should
Oakland repudiate these bonds it will be i'm
possible to borrow money at any future time
The capitalist who knows that city has
repudiated its Indebtedness will no more lend
money to that City than he would to any other
bankrupt.
There is movement on foot to secure the
Wilmerding industrial school for this City.
The establishment OF that institution here
would be OF incalculable benefit. Its coming
depends upon the granting off site, but are the
trustees likely to act upon the faith of city
whose honor has been furnished by a repudia-
ton of its debt? The plant would not be Sc
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CAN'T AFFORD TO WE'D.
A Soldier Bold Who Confesses He Is
Not Gallant.

Major John F. Hayes, who is fighting
breach of promise suit brought against him
by Miss Carrie Lookyer of Berkeley, to-day
filed an answer to her second amended COM
plant He admits they were engaged on
October Z, 1893, but denies that they agreed
to marry on April Is of last year. He
states that reasons for his refusing to
marry the plaintiff arise out of his finan-
cial condition, and declares that sickness
and disability of those dependent, upon
him render it unwise and unreasonable for
him to incur the expense which would be
necessary upon his marriage.
He thinks that, in view of his circum-
stances and the duties already existing and
imposed upon him by law, reasonable
time has not elapsed for a marriage to take
Mace.