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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
OAKLAND'S ASSESSMENTS,
Large Reductions Made in the
Railway Companies
Taxes.
On Some of the Southern Pacific
Assessments the Board
Voted Solid.

During the whole of yesterday the Ala
media County Board of Equalization sat in
executive session considering the applica-
tons of the Adams estate, the Southern
Pacific and allied companies and the street
railroad companies for reductions of as
sessnents At II 40 o'clock the Super
visors returned into the board room and
reported as follows:
On the estate Of Edison Adams no reduc-
ton was made.
The steamers of the Southern Pacific
Company were reduced to about one-half of
Assessor Dalton's figures and In some in
stances to one-third.
The Highland Park and Fruitvale road
was ordered to be reduced one-third.
The East Oakland Street Railway Com
pany's assessment was reduced 40 per
cent.
The Consolidated Piedmont Gable Com
pany was reduced so per cent.
The Oakland Consolidated was reduced
20 per cent.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Hay
wards road was reduced 20 per cent.
The Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont
was reduced 20 per cent.
The Oakland Railroad Company was re-
duced 20 per cent.
The property of the Southern Pacific
was reduced generally about 40 per cent.
The assessment OF Hannah Adams prop
erty was reduced to $28s, 600. The vote on
each resolution Vas the same with few
exceptions. On all the street railroad
properties Johnson, Talcott, Bailey and
Church voted for the reductions, but Pc
Iouze voted to uphold Dalton's figures. On
some of the Southern Pacific Railroad as
sessments the vote to reduce was unanim-
Gus, and in one instance Johnson voted
with Pelouze. The assessments were in
creased by the Assessor from so to 100 per
cent over last years figures, and as they
now stand the assessments on all but the
steamers are increased about go per cent.
The steamers are placed at figure very
little higher than those of the last assess
ment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
ANTHONY DEPOSIT FOUND
A Valuable Discovery Made
Through Burton'S Electric
SmeIter.
Local Assayers See an Application
for the New Machine in
Their Business.

If the estimate of George D. Burton, the
great Boston electrician, is correct Cali
fornia miners are not half acquainted with
the mineral possibilities of the State and
vast fortunes await those who enter fields
of enterprise never before tried.
Mr.. Burton is the inventor of the re-
markable electrical process Of smelling
ores, which has recently caused such stir
in the scientific world, and it is through
some samples of ore recently reduced by
him that the fact that valuable minerals
never before worked are known to exist.
Since his plant was set up and placed in
operation at % Stevenson street, hundreds
of samples of ores of all kinds have been
sent him from all parts of the country.
These are samples that are, in the main,
known to be refractory, and have resisted
efforts to work them at profit. In no
case has Mr.. Burtcn's process failed to
bring out every particle of metal in the
ore, and in some instances minerals the
presence of which was not even suspected
have been discovered. This was notably
the case with one sample of copper ore,
which, though rich in the mineral, could
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA.
Attorney Frank Shay on Trial
Before Justice SWasey for
Perjury.
An Opposition Telephone Company
CanVaSSing for Subscribers at
So 80 Month.

Attorney Frank Shay, charged with
perjury by A. B. Smith, vice president of
the Chicago Clock Company, was tried be-
fore Justice Swasey yesterday. The JUS
tice was about to hold him to answer
before the Superior Court, but the Assistant
District Attorney requested him not to be
hasty. 1t was resolved to file briefs by
Monday next, and a decision will be rem
dered Wednesday.
Shay had Smith arrested on May Is on
a charge of grand larceny for the removal
of furniture from the formers residence.
Smith said he had only accompanied a
Deputy Sheriff, who levied an execution
on the goods. Smith was discharged and
swore to a complaint charging Shay with
perjury.
willing to Be Good.
Annie Francis, who was found guilty of
vagrancy recently and had sentence sus-
pended for sixty days, has become tired of
the restraint placed upon her at the Saliva
ton Army Rescue Home near Laundry
Farm. She has written her mother to
secure her release, and the latter yesterday
went before the Justice to see what could
be done.
Felony Charge Dismissed.
The charge against 81. Won der Heide for
assault with deadly weapon, he being
accused of having struck his stepson,
George Pope, with blacksmith's file,
was dismissed yesterday at the request of
the District Attorney. The testimony of
the complainant showed the case to be one
of battery.
Opposition Telephone Company.
The recently incorporated Commercial
Telephone Company has an agent can
wasting this city for subscribers at the rate
of 81 so month. Operations will be COM
menced within the next sixty days in Ala
media.
Wallace in More Trouble.
Mrs. George Gray of the Occidental
House had Alexander Wallace arrested yes
terday for disturbing the peace. Wallace
was roomer, and when leaving failed to
settle his bill.
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LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
Merchants Want PeddIers
Kept Off the Main
Streets.
BINGHAM BOUGHT A DESERT.
An Alan eda Electric Road Sued for
Injuries to a Lady
Cyclist.

The Merchants Exchange of Oakland
has appointed a committee to attend the
meeting of the Council next Monday night
and urge the final passage of the new or
dinance against peddlers.
The argument is made that all manner
of vendors of produce, many of whom are
granted free license by the Council, are
robbing the merchants who do business in
the center of the city of a portion of their
patronage.
The new ordinance forbids the peddling
OF goods between Fourteenth and Sixth
streets and between Webster and Clay.
This includes a district four by eight
blocks in the heart of the city.
The cost of the license remains the same,
viz: SIS per quarter for horse and cart and
$40 per quarter for handcarts.
Another great loss OF trade that is sought
to obviate is that done by the scores of
Chinese, who daily come to Oakland from
San Francisco with baskets OF produce.
An interview with one of these Chinese
peddlers yesterday revealed some interest
ing facts. He said that the Chinese, to the
number of about one hundred. come over
to Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley every
morning, and all do good business. The
produce is mostly grown near the ceme-
teries in San Francisco, and is hauled to
the ferry depot in time to catch the first
boat to this side of the bay. Each China
man takes in cash about SIS per day. The
receipts vary from Sc to $40, and, with a
very few exceptions, it is all cash.
These facts show plainly that each
Chinaman takes nearly 5000 out of Ala
media County every three months, and this
privilege costs him but $40.
The merchants have these facts before
them, and they are discussing the best
means of keeping the money at home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

sides being an adept with the weights he
is a sprinter of no mean ability, being able
to run the hundred in 10 40. AT the ath-
letic meet in Stockton on July he beat
Edgren in the shot-put, got close second
in the hammer throw and took third place
in the 100-yard dash:
Opening of st. Marks.
1t has been decided to formally reopen
st. Marks Episcopal Church on Sunday,
August 4, the Right Rev. Bishop Nichols
officiating.
The impression has gained ground that
the vestry will cali Rev. w. l. Kip to the
rectorship. DR.. Easton and assistant rector
Mason having resigned.
Wedding Bells.
David Eldridge was married yesterday
to Miss Fannie Fuller at the residence of
the brides parents in West Berkeley. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Fl.
Dobbins. Only few of the most intimate
friends were present.
A Commercial Man Arrested.
Jack Albright, commercial traveller for
a San Francisco hardware firm, was ar
rested yesterday for soliciting without a
license. He was released by Deputy Mar
shall Rawson upon payment of quarterly
permit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26

Shortridge, and the complaint alleges that
while Mrs. Norman and Mrs. Barstow, a
friend of hers, were riding on their bicycles
on Santa Clara avenue in Alameda, they
were negligently run down by car of the
defendant company, and Mrs. Norman
was seriously injured. From Mr.. Norman
it was learned that as the ladies were rid
ing along the street. they turned to pass
wagon of the Artesian Water Company,
Mrs. Barstow being some thirty feet ahead
of Mrs. Norman, when the latter, without
warning from the approaching car, was
struck and dragged with it to where Mrs.
Barstow was struck. Mrs. Norman was
carried considerable distance beyond
Mrs. Barstow before the car was stopped.
Mrs. Norman sustained dislocation and
multiple fracture of the left hip, besides
other serious Commissions and internal in
juries. She is still unable to be about,
and will probably be a sufferer for life.
County Law Association.
A number of young lawyers and law
students have organized the Alameda
Law Association, in order to create more
friendly feeling among younger members
of the bar and those engaged in the study
of lew. The officers for the first year are:
President F. W. Leavitt; vice-president,
A. P. Holland; secretary, Clarence Crowell;
treasurer, 81. w. Pulcifer; sergeant-at-
arms, W. e. Dean; executive committee
George Mcmillan, Fred Johns and 4. Coke
Hill.
A Dead Woman's Property.
The property left by Catherine Mann,
the old woman who was found dead in her
cabin near Haywards last Monday, has
evoked contest. Yesterday Public Ad-
ministrator Knight applied for letter OF
administration, with the permission OF tbs
widower. Later on Mrs. Annie Claffey
filed paper, claiming to be an heir. The
property is valued at $4,000.
A Veterans Death.
Charles o. Park. an old soldier of the late
war, died yesterday morning at his home,
653 Seventh street, at the age of II years.
He had not been well for some time.
Death was due 10 old age. Mr.. Park was
a resident of this city Tor nineteen years,
and was formerly a painter. He was
member of Appomattox Post, q. A. r.,
and will be buried with military honors.
The Times Libel Case.
The charge of libel against A. W. Bishop.
editor of the Times, was postponed yester-
day TO August Is. ]. G. Martin has been
retained to defend Bishop, and yesterday
he was attending to railroad business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
GONE TO GEORGIA.
An Alameda Inventor Goes East With
Local Capital.

Rev. Alfred T. Perkins, the Alameda
clergyman who invented auccessful pro-
cess of preserving fruit in shipment. left
Oakland yesterday afternoon for the East.
The first practical use of the patent cars
Will be made by the Southern States and
not by the Pacific Coast, although it is
California capital that is backing the en-
terprise. 1t was originally intended that
the new process should be used with Cali
fornia fruit, as its first tests from here were
perfectly successful. But the refrigerator
interest, which IS very strong, and the de-
sire OF the railroad company to get its new
ventilated car service in operation decided
the hackers to work in a new territory.
Charles Webb Howard and Henry Par
rott are among those who are backing the
enterprise, the success of which was salts
factorlly proved on the Southern Pacific
system.
I'VE have chosen Macon, Ca" said Mr..
Perkins yesterday, ''for several reasons.
For one thing it is the center of a large
fruit and vegetable growing region-one,
by the way, which is going TO give Cali
fornia pretty lively competition. But the
principal reason why we go there is that
we will take over the business of re-
frigerator car line, which will sell out to
US. At first We will take their cars and
alter them only so much as is necessary
for our purposes, but eventually we will
build our own cars. We win begin
running to New York, and as soon as
that service is fairly inaGgurated We will
start the line to Chicago. Boston parties
also have been after US, and we viii prob
ably cover that market also.
''Of course l would have been glad to
commence shipping fruit from Califor-
MIA, but small inducements were offered
US here and very large inducements in the
East, and consequently that seemed to be
the place for Us to go. Why, one railroad
man offered me the handling of 10000
carloads which he personally controls
upon certain conditions
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
FOR A BLOOMER SOCIAL.
This Novel Feature in Social Enjoy
ment to Be Innovated by the
South Side BicycIers.

ment to Be Innovated by the
South Side BicycIers.
The South Side Bicycle Club, organized
last night at Browns, on Howard street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth, with
Charles Derham, president; John J. Bor-
den, vice president: P. II. Prendergast,
secretary; John G.. Liber Jr., financial Sec
rotary; John T. Mitchell treasurer, and
The club started with eighty-nine mem
bers.
Resolutions were adopted favoring good
streets; pledging the club to assist the vari-
Gus improvement clubs in their work for
better streets; indorsing the movements
for the illuminating of Folsom street and
Van Ness avenue and Eleventh street
from Market to Folsom streets; condemn
ing the Market-street Railway Company
for sprinkling the cable slots, breaking
bottles and loosening basalt blocks along
its tracks, and praising the newspapers for
their advocacy of good streets.
Arrangements for the proposed bloomer
social are to be made at meeting to-mor-
row night.
1t will be the second bloomer party ever
held. The first one was in Chicago, and
its success was as pronounced as its novelty.
1t IS proposed to let the ladies OF the
South Side and Alpha cycling clubs demon
strate in a charming way the superiority
of woman. The woman of the age is to
escort her timid masculine husband or
friend to and from the ball on wheels, and
when any one is to be invited to dance the
ladies will do that themselves, assuming
the prerogatives of the male usurpers.
The ladies, with dainty pencils and per-
TUNED programmes, will keep the lists of
gentlemen asked to dance according to the
particular numbers on the programme
preferred. Altogether the modern woman,
II not the "new woman" is to assert her
self in her most charming way.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
DEDICATED THE THEATER.
SalvationistS Hold the Boards
in an Oakland Play
house.
THE CRADLE OF THE ARMY.
The First Corps Was Organized
Across the Bay Ten
Years Ago.

The Salvation Army formally opened
the Peoples Theater in Oakland last night.
A large crowd filled the hall even before
the hour announced for the opening.
Major and Mrs. Keppel from San Fran
cisco and several other staff officers crossed
the bay TO assist at the ceremony. The
procession was one of the largest army
parades ever seen in Oakland.
Major Keppel opened the proceedings in
a characteristic manner, and the platform
never contained more energetic or enthu-
siastic company than held the boards.
Even the thunder heard in some of the
blood-curdling tragedies that had thrilled
former habitues of the playhouse could
not compare with the reverberations OF the
drums and the rattle of 100 tambourines
as they were ratified last night.
''This theater," said Major Keppel,
FUSED for so long a time for the purpose
of furthering the practices of the devil, is
this night for the first time consecrated to
the service of God" For five minutes fol-
lowing the dedicatory speech nothing
could be heard except the continued chorus
of "hallelujahs" and GLORY to God!"
from 500 threats. The drums and the
tambourines added their quota to the en-
thusiasm.
'In this city," said the major, ''some
of our members have been arrested and
convicted for disobeying an ordinance but
as their cases are still pending before the
Superior Court we hope for the best. Oak
land is the cradle of the Salvation Army
on the Pacific Coast, and we have received
so much support from the Christians and
churches of this city that we are exceed
ingly sorry to have any restrictions placed
on our open-air work, which we regard as
a most important branch of our system.
THE officers who will have charge of the
theater corps are Ensign and Mrs. Reed,
who recently came to Oakland from the
East. They are experienced officers, and
anticipate rich results from their labors in
the theater."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
BOUGHT 4 WILDERNESS.
Complaint of Man Against Prominent
Oakland Spectators.


Oakland Spectators.
W. r. Thomas, f, A. Leach, II. S. Bickel,
A. NJ. Benham, ]. NJ. Robinson, L. Keser
Jr. and George A. Warder have been sued
by Isaiah Bingham for damages. About
year ago Bingham, according to his COM
plant, received pamphlet descriptive of
land in Tulare County that was guaran-
teed to raise all kinds of vegetables and
cereals at fabulous rate. The plaintiff
quotes from the pamphlet to show what
the projectors offered investors In order
to give tone to the circular the names of
prominent bankers and clergyman were
used by the directors as references.
Mr.. Bingham was induced to purchase
portion of this southern Acadia and his ex-
per1ence is set forth in doleful language.
According to his complaint the land re-
sembles bItumen pavement in its ability
TO produce vegetation, and water is as
scarce as quarters at missionary meeting.
He says there was no fodder for cattle, no
result from his sowing of cereals, and after
spending many months of labor trying to
grow wheat among rocks and on clay, Mr..
Bingham concluded that the land was not
according to the pamphlet description, and
now he wants his money back. The gen.
tlemen named as defendants are directors
of the Seyilla Fruit and Vineyard Com
DanV
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
not be worked proftably because of it's re-

not be worked proftably because of its re-
fractory nature.
Mr.. Burton fused the stuff perfectly, and
then made a discovery that sent the heart
of the man who owns the mine bounding
The residue in the bottom eff the tank con-
tanned large number of black globules,
which had previously been thrown away
as valueless, on the supposition that they
were iron Stag.
Some popularity in their appearance
caught Mr.. Burton's eye and he very soon
discovered that the supposed worthless
material was antimony, a metal worth
about four times as much as the copper
for which the mine had been worked.
AS it was present in large enough guam
titles to make it profitable to work it the
value of the mine was enhanced MANIFOLD.
In another sample mineral paint, which
the owner had no idea existed IN his mine,
was discovered in large enough quantities
to be available.
Assayers who have seen the electric
smelter have discovered a use for it which
the inventor himself had not fully appre
ciated. The thorough and rapid manner
in which the smelter removes every parti-
Gle of metal from piece of rock makes the
work of the assayer easy, and operations
which heretofore took three days to finish
can now be done is as many hours and
with far more accurate results. This alone
makes the process OF immense value to the
State.
Mr.. Burton has had large number of
miners in consultation with him regarding
erecting plants in various parts of the
State. He states that plant that will re-
duce twenty-five tons of ore per day can
be erected for $15, 600, and that the running
expenses will be far less than those of the
old-fashioned mills. Another item on
which stress is laid is that the new process
saves the expense of blacksmith's forge,
which heretoforeshas been an indispensa-
BILE adjunct to all mining plants. The
to heat tools or other materials needing
repairs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
LATEST BERKELEY NEWS,
Over Two Hundred Pieces of
Property Go to Pay De-
linquent Taxes.
A San Francisco Commercial Trav-
eler Arrested for Having No
License.

The sale of property for delinquent taxes
took place yesterday morning, under the
direction of City Treasurer Squires. AS
many as 214 pieces were disposed OF, most
of which went to San Francisco syndi-
cate represented by G. M. Fitz. Very little
public interest was manifested in the sale;
but one noteworthy circumstance in con-
nection with the disposal of the confs-
Gated property was the quickness with
which it was concluded.
Ordinarily two days are consumed by
the sales in Berkeley, but yesterday the
entire list was cleared up before noon.
Professors in the Mines.
Professor r. III. Richards of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, and Pro-
lessor S. B. Christy of the University of
California have just finished trip along
the mother lode in Ell Dorado, Amador and
Calaveras counties. Professor Richards
was interested in seeing something of Cali
fornia gold-milling practice and Professor
Christy was looking after the summer
school work of his mining students. He
has been DESTROYS of having his students
utilize their vacations for actual work in
the mines and in this he has been very
successful in securing the cooperation
both of the students and of many leading
mining men.
VIII Place New Hydrants.
The Board of Town Trustees has anthor-
lied President pro tenn. Richards to re-
quest the Alameda Water Company to
have hydrants placed on Ashby avenue,
as there are no provisions in that neigh
borhood against fires.
A Promising Athlete.
Among the athletes who will enter the
university with the class of 99 will be
Simpson, the champion hammer-thrower
and shot-putter CT the Acme Club. Be-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
A Deserted Family.

Mrs. John Dyer made a charge of failure tn
provide yesterday against her husband, who is
pipeftter. She says the family, consisting of
herself and three small children. were COM
PEELED to leave their lodgings at 734 Folsom
street last Saturday because they were unable
to pay their rent. Her husband disappeared
about that time, and she knows nothing OF his
whereabouts
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THEY WILL TEST 1T.
Removed Teachers to Try the Powers of
the Board of Educati on.

Removed Teachers to Try the Powers of
the Board of Educati on.
Mrs. Griffin and Miss M. E. Corners,
two of the High School teachers who have
been removed, will contest the right of
the Board of Education to remove them.
They intend to rely principally on the de-
cision in the Kate Kennedy case, in which
the Supreme Court decided if a teacher is
elected without limitation as to time of
employment she is entitled to hold the
position during competency and good be-
havior.
Mrs. Kate B. Fisher was expected to con-
test, but the shock she received when she
heard of the notice of her dismissal has
made her very i'll. 1t is feared that her
mind is permanently deranged.
Mayors to Confer.
Mayor Davie yesterday sent a communl-
cation to the Mayors of San Jose and
Stockton inviting them to conference with
the merchants of this city. at is my de-
sire" said Mr.. Davie, ''to have the Mayors
meet the merchants of Oakland SO that we
can arrange for appointing a committee
from each town to confer once month in
each of the three cities for the mutual bene-
fit of each. The idea suggested itself to me
by the large number of letters receive
from Eastern people asking for something
descriptive of Oakland and its advantages.
I have little or nothing to send them be-
yond pamphlets that were issued by the
citizens of Oakland to the Trans-Missis-
sippi Commercial Congress, which visited
this city in February, 1894. Some steps
should be taken to advertise Oakland and
its surroundings. and this is one object of
the conference"
Heavy Damages Asked.
J. P. Norman and his wife, Mrs. Alice a.
Norman, have filed suit against the Ala
media, Oakland and Piedmont Railway
Company for $50 90 for injuries sustained
by Mrs. Norman on March % of this year.
The suit is brought by Messrs. Delmas and