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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
CLEANERS AT CERES HALL,
Fine New Quarters of the Work.
ing Girls Club on O'Far-
rell Street.
Young Women Who Have Found an
Effectual Remedy for
WEAKNESS.

The Cleaners, a society of working girls
are established in pretty club rooms, a
picture of quiet elegance in gold and white.
looking out upon the well-kept lawn of
one of the mansions of the City. The hall
was once the bllliard-room of the spacious
home of E. Morse, at 621 O'FarrelI street.
1t combines the conveniences of a reading
and lounging room with the appointments
of an auditorium.
Tiny sheaves of grain are fastened here
and there upon the creamy white dado,
and with the furniture, even to the picture
frames, harmonizing with the color
scheme. Choice engravings of classical
subjects, a lovely studyi in pansies, and
two or three water colors and pastels, one
the portrait Of the young girl in whose
honor the hall was named-the late Miss
Ceres Morse, ornament the walls.
A library OF 125 volumes occupies cor
ner in the rear of the room. 1t embraces
variety of subjects.
DR.. Cora A. Morse Is the sponsor and
frend-in-chief of this comparatively new
club.
II lost my daughter, an only child, in
her thirteenth year. she said. 1T seemed
to me then that could never recover from
the blow-that there was nothing left in
life worth living for. All young girls pos
Sessed an interest Tor me from that time.
A few months ago l became interested in
saleswomen. was surprised to find how
bright they were and to learn how few ad-
vantages they had. The morning paper
and an occasional novel were their only
sources of information. / talked to them
about a club. They were pleased with the
idea. We organized with eighteen men,
bers and they have brought in their
friends until the membership has been
IL H., =
such clubs. 1t is an outrage that there are
not fifty in the City,"
The room is open every evening, and, as
one of the girls expressed it, they are never
permitted to ''go home hungry" whether
for intellectual food or creature comforts.
The room has been partially fitted up by
the proceeds of ten lectures recently given
for that purpose. She aimed to entertain
and instruct the Cleaners and the friends
of the club in her choice of subjects, the
course comprising: Correspondence OF
Brain and Body, '"Life's Unending Cen
esis," 1.-THE Seven Creative Principles"
''In Nutshell, "'A Talk on Phrenology,"
"a Talk on Physiognomy," Fountain of
Life, or Power of Sex" and Man Won
derful in House Beautiful" The last of
the series will be given at Ceres Hall Mon
day evening.
The hours spent at Ceres Hall are by no
means given up to the consideration Of
weighty matters, for there are evenings
for high jinks. Such an evening will be
the 30th inst, the Cleaners Christmas.
Not the least of the benefits the girls
say they have gained from membership
with the Cleaners is that they are mot so
tired" They used to go home oppressed
by the WEAKNESS of the days work and an
ticipating additional exhaustion from the
burdens of the morrow. An hour spent
in other than shop talk, hearing some
thing outside the routine of the DAYS
duties, serves as inspiration and refresh
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
THEY ARE |NNKEEPERS,
The Legal Status Of the Pull.
man Car Company
People.
Judge Seawel1 Rules That They Must
Care for Property of Their Sleep.
ing Guests.

Judge SeaweiI has rendered decision in
the case of Charles Peake against the Pull
man Palace Car Company, which will be
interesting to travellers. By his uling he
declares that the car company is response
BILE for the safety of the property of the
passengers while they are asleep.
In the case in question, while the train
was standing at the Fresno depot, the
plaintiff, Charles Peake, lost an overcoat,
which he had, for convenience, placed in
the empty berth above him. The custom
of the car porters, when the train stops at
a station for any length of time, is to lock
the door at one end of the car and then to
remain on the platform at the other end to
receive any passengers who may come on
board. The porter of the car in which
Peake was travelling says he locked one
door as usual. and that when he came back
into the car after the train pulled out
from Fresno he found the door he sup
posed locked open. In the morning Peake
discovered his overcoaI was gone, and as it
was not made good he sued for the
amount. In the Justices Court he was
given judgment, and Judge Seawell has
affirmed that Judgment on appeal. with
the exception, however, that he allows
Peake SIS instead of $25 on the overcoat.
The decision practically places the car
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surveys will be completed in few weeks
and when the rainy season is over the
work of construction will be commenced,
so it is said.
"The construction of the Valley road
has made it abs olutely imperative that a
road be built through the Sacramento
Valley" said President Rassett to-day.
For a long time there has been river COM
petition between these two valleys and
after the San Joaquin road is equipped
there will not be living left for the Sac
ramento Valley farmers unless they also
have competing railroad. This fact was
readily seen by the Eastern men who sent
Mr.. Baldridge out here, and they at once
concluded that Western system to con-
meet at Cooper, Wyo., with the Chicago
and Northwestern would be good invest
ment. The Northwestern is part of the
Vanderbilt system, but | am not prepared
to say that Baldridge is their agent
'The plan on which we are working is
to get the farmers so interested that they
will own the greater part of the road, and
consequently feel inclined to stay with it
ana give it their patronage. 1t stands to
reason that if anybody builds road for
the farmers and cuts freight rates
they will take advantage of it. But we
are in earnest and expect some hearty
support from LHOSe VINO Will reap the Den-
eft. So far we have done even better than
we expected. If we get the same encour-
agement all along as we have met with in
Humboldt County, we.shall be satisfied
AT present our chief efforts are being
directed to promoting the coast portion of
the road-that from Suisun Bay to near
Red Bluff and across to Eureka. At the
head of Suisun Bay and at Eureka fine
terminal facilities have been obtained, and
during my recent trip to Eureka was sur
prised to see how thoroughly the people
were in earnest. There is not a railroad
within a great distance of Eureka, and the
future of Humboldt County, after facili-
ties have been provided for transporting
the vast interior supplies of timber to deep
water, cannot we'll be estimated.
1--WE made a discovery while seeking
information in the East regarding rail-
road bonds. We found that the Southern
Pacific bonds were so placed that it was
impossible to place any Western railroad
bonds because the only centers where
they could be disposed of were already
flooded with the Southern Pacific bonds,
which their owners would like to sell if
they could; and while they held them
they were not anxious to cause them to
depreciate further. by encouraging an OPP
position road.
"This being so, the promoters of the
Eureka road decided to supply the capital
and sell the bonds to the farmers. Already
one-half the entire issue has been taken
up. and when work is begun we expect to
see brisk demand for the balance"
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KILLED BY H|CCOUGHS,
Strange Death of a Man Who
Refused to Take
Medicine.
AN ELECTRIC CAR FATALITY.
John Crellin, the Deceased Banker,
Left All His Property to
His Wife.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
908 Broadway. Dec. %

908 Broadway, Dec. 20. !
Matthew Ryan, a mining superintend-
ent, died at his home, 610 San Pablo ave-
nue., this morning, from peculiar malady
About four months ago Mr.. Ryan went
to Oroville to take charge of mine near
there, and contracted malarial fever. Re-
covering sufficiently to travel he returned
to Oakland about a fortnight ago. For a
few days he seemed better, but the chills
and fever continuing physician was sum-
moned, who would probably have been
able to check the fever had not a violent
attack of hiccoughs set in. Mr.. Ryan
was much opposed to medicines and re-
fused to take those the doctor prescribed
to check the cough, which continued until
it ended in his death this morning.
That he could have lived so long, almost
two weeks, under the constant racking of
the hiccoughs seems very remarka BILE, es-
pecially in a man of 56 years of age. The
coughing was caused by the malar1al
poison in his system. Deceased was ma
tive of Ireland and resided in Oakland a
number of years. He leaves widow and
nine children
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THE FATAL ELECTRIC CAR.
Michael Finnegan Killed and L. 81.
:. Hignett Fatally Injured.

hRneIb Il fatalIy injured
OAKLAND, CAL. Dec. 20.-The corner
of Eighth and Filbert streets has proved
fatally disastrous to-day. Michael ]. Fin
negan died at the Receiving Hospital to-
night under peculiar circumstances.
He was struck by a westbound Eight
street electric car at Filbert and Eighth
streets this morning. Finnegan was driv-
ing a light wagon south on Filbert street,
and tried to cross in front of the approach
ing car. The motorman saw that col
lision was inevitable and tried to prevent
it from being serious. He jammed down
his brakes, but the wheels slid upon the
slippery rails and Finnegan's wagon was
struck lust as the rear wheels were leaving
the track.
The wagon was upset and the driver
thrown violently to the ground. He was
rendered unconscious and sustained bad
Conclusion.
finnegan was locked up at the prison
for drunkenness. Tonight his condition
was so serious that DR.. Mayon was called
in. He at once saw that the man was SUI
fering from conclusion of the brain and
ordered his immediate removal to the hos
pital. Ten minutes after his arrival at the
hospital Finnegan died. An inquest will
be held tomorrow.
At the same corner tonight L. II. Hig-
nett was run down by an electric car and
badly hurt. He was taken to the Receiv
ing Hospital and found to be hurt inter-
nally. He is in a critical condition.
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Can't Find the Owner.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO
OAS proodmoU no,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, Dec. 20.
Osgood Putnam has transferred 10000 gal
Ions OF wine at Warm Springs to the California
WinemakerS.
The alarm of fire at 80 o'clock was for a
small blaze at DR.. W. B. Church's residence,
500 Tenth street. caused by coal-oil stove.
No damage.
The rainfall for the twenty-four hours ending
al noon to-day was .43 of an inch. and for the
previous part OF the storm 1.01, making a total
of 4. 54 inches for the season.
The Federated Trades held their regular
meeting last evening. The committee ap-
pointed to see If measures could not be taken
TO discontinue the handling in this city of a
brand OF cigars MADE by child-labor reported
favorable progress.
The statement of the Oakland Water Front
Company upon motion for a new trial in the
suit won by the city has been filed with the
clerk of Judge Ogden's court. 1t consists of
four large volumes of typewriter matter, with
maps and other exhibits. The time for settling
the statement will be fixed next Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21

company on the same plane as an nm
keeper, with all the obligations of the inn
keeper to care for the property of his
guests. Judge Seawell says:
The rule is that the defendat is bound to
supply its cars with sufficient servants of suit
able capacity and experience, and to keep, by
such servants, suitable watch over the cars
and their contents during the night while the
passengers are asleep.
He decided that no proper watch had
been kept in the case at bar, and found
Judgment accordingly
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Have You One Like This q?

His fve-year-old boy was perched on his
knee, and the fond father gazed at him
with eyes that beamed with paternal pride.
Papa (pointing out of the window,
what ore those men doing over there p'
Building a house, my son."
"Why?"
Because they are paid to do it.'
"Who pays them for doing it?"
'The man who is putting the house up"
"What does he pay EN- for?"
'For building the house."
"Why?"
"Because-well, because they would not
build the house if he did not pay them"
sWhat does the man want the house
for?''
The paternal smile became rigid.
ITO live in
Hasn't he got house to live in2''
''Oh. yesp'
"What does he want another one fol? ?"
'Oh, for other people to live in.',
"What other people?"
"Oh, men and women and little boys
and girls"
why do they want to live in the
house?"
We'll. they must live somewhere"
"Who?"
"The people,"
what people?"
ANY people"
"Why?"
At this juncture the innocent prattling
child saw firm hand descend, and hastily
retreated in time to prevent q collision.
Spare Moments.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
JOHN CRELLIN's WILL.
He Leaves the Whole of His Estate to
His Widow.


OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-The will of
the late John Crellin was presented for
probate to-day by Metcalf & Metcalf, at
tornevs for Delina Crellin and Ernest Will
lard CreIlin, executrix and executor. The
will bears the date of September 7, 1894,
and was witnessed by Thomas Crellin and
G. D. Metcalf. Under its provisions the
entire estate is bequeathed to Mrs. Delina
Crellin, the widow of the testator. The
estate is valued at $4,000 in the petition
for probate, but owing to the fact that the
deceased some time prior to his death
transferred all his property to the Ruby
Hill Vineyard Company, corporation of
which he was pra ctically the sole stock
holder, the shares OF stock OF the company
represent capital representing nearly all
his wealth.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-Oakland
Council No II. Royal and Select Masons,
held the annual election of officers at Ma
sonic Temple last evening, and the follow
ing were elected officers: A. L. OFT, Illus
trfous master d. E. Forth. deputy mas
ter; z. A Morgan, conductor OF the work;
J. G. McClymondss. recorder; W. Frank
Pierce. treasurer; a. i. Merritt, captain of
the guard: J. A. Beckwith, conductor OF
council: Dr.. Charles Douglas, steward
C. r. Gillett. sentinel. The officers were
installed by Past Illustrious Master j. B.
Merritt, A. w. Bishop, past illustrious
master, acting as grand marshal.
No New Developments.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-The exam
ination of Michael Ghiiadelli for the muir
der of Varni Felice was opened this morn
ing the examination OF Lazzaretto and
Deyencenzi going over till Monday. All
the witnesses of the latter examination
were yshced on the stand, but 1t was stipu-
lated that the testimony taken IN the
Lazaretto-D Dnvencenzi examination should
apply i'll this case. Arata was recalled and
cross-examined regarding the wanderings
of the party on the hills. Mezzacappa was
called and testified as 20 meeting Ghlra-
delli near the scene of the murder.
Reliance Clubs Night.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 2o.-The Reli-
ance Club gave one of its popular ''gen-
tleman's nights" this evening. The large
gymnasium was crowded and the various
events were well contested and very spir-
tied. The chief event was a wrestling
bout for trophy between Fentress of the
Olympic Club and Williamson of the
Acme. William son secured first fall in %
minutes 40 seconds. After wrestling for
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

(Via SausalitO Ferry).
From San Francisco, beginning October %, 1898.
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill Valley and san Rafael-7:30, 9:lc II :O0
A. NJ; 1:<5, 3:45 5:l5, $50 p. NJ.
San Quentin-7:30 9:15 4. N: 1:46, 5:1b r. II
Extra trips for San Rafael Mondays, Wednee
Gays and Saturdays AT II 80 P. NJ.
SUNDAYS.
For Mill Valley, San Rafael aud San Quentin
$780, 1000, IL 80 A. NJ: 80, 800. $50, s6:lD
Pm. specs not run to San Quentin
THROUGH TRAINS
7:3O A. NJ. weekdays-Cazadero and way statonA
1:45 p N. Saturdays--Tomal and way stationa
500 A. n. Sundays-Poinr Reyes ana way stations
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BACKED BY VANDERBILT.
Strong Support Accorded the
Proposed Railroad Into
Eureka.
SACRAMENTO FARMERS NEEDS.
Cannot Live Without Competition
After the Valley Road Is in
Operation.
SACRAMENTO FARMERS NEEDS.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway. Dec. 20.

The California, Oregon and Idaho Rail-
road Company has decided to do for the
Sacramento Valley just what the Valley
road is doing for the San Joaquin. 1t has
leaked out that Cyrus W. Baldridge of
Kansas City, who is the leading spirit of
the new company, is backed by the Van
derbilt lines and that the new road will
connect with the Chicago and Northwest
ern of the Vanderbilt system at Cooper,
Wyo.
Cyrus Baldridge is associated with ]. M.
Bassett, who now fills the position of presi-
dent of the company. The preliminary
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
MUHLNER ON THE STAND.
The Alleged Murderer Testifies in Sup
port of an Alibi.


port of an Alibi.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-Attorney
Nagle surprised the prosecution Just before
adjournment this evening by putting on
the witness-stand Lewis Muhlner, the man
charged with shooting Jennie Lewis.
The prisoner was quite cool and told his
story calmly. He is naturally OF a very
excitable disposition, and his various
moods at Point Reyes lighthouse caused
his companions to think his mind was un-
balanced at times. Whether insane or
not he told very clear story, and so far
as it went it contradicted many of the
statements made by the witnesses for the
prosecution. Muhlner's narrative had not
reached the time of his visit to the Mooar
residence, where Miss Lewis was killed,
when an adjournment was taken till to-
morrow morning.
During the afternoon Attorney Nagle
went on the witness-stand and testified re-
garding a conversation he had with one of
the witnesses for the prosecution, William
Jackson, when the latter was in the
County Jail. Nagle's testimony was for
the purpose of testifying against Jacksons
character, and Judge Frick and the attor-
ney had a few words about the propriety
of the testimony. To corroborate his testi-
m0nv Nagle put on the stand San Fran
cisco detective named Graham. 1t was
then learned that Graham had a warrant
for Jackson, whose true name is W. J.
ThomnSon
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Began too Late.

~ have come,'' said the benevolent
looking gentleman with the high brow,
''to ask your cooperation in our crusade
against the barbarous practice of wearing
the wings of song birds as trimmings for
ladies' hats
sit can't be stopped now," said the pros
porous citizen. $50 many birds have been
killed that the price has become so high
that every woman in the land will have a
bird trimmed hat or divorce. Indian
apulis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21

thirty minutes the second bout and the
trophy were given to Williamson on
points.
There was an exhibition bicycle race OF
home trainers between Lefevre and Ms
sen of the Acme, Mott of the Reliance and
Metcalf of the Imperials. Lefevre made
the best time. A boxing bout between
Joe Fields and Jim Coyne Of the Acmes 8
produced three lively rounds.
Republicans Summoned.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-The mem
bers of the Republican County Central
Committee are in receipt of the following
notice:
OAKLAND, Dec. IL, 1898
Dear Sir: In accordance with an understand
ing at the last meeting OF the republican
County Central Committee q special meeting
OF the aforesaid committee is hereby called for
Saturday. January IL, 1896, at P. NJ, at City
Justice Court room, southeast corner Eighth
and Broadway, Oakland, Cal.
CHARLES MAUTALEN, Chairman.
PHIL. NJ. WALSH, Secretary.
Can't Find the Owner.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 20.-In preparing
the delinquent roll on the first installment
of taxes the clerks in the City Treasurer's
office have found that the property at the
intersection of Grove street and San Pablo
avenue, gore lot, assessed at $A, 900, is
delinquent. Strange to say, the Assessor
has not been able to find an owner for the
lot, although it is valuable and very near
the center of town.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
No Divorce.

If you buy your husband one of our house
jackets for Christmas present you will keep
him home. Try it. Branch Old Y l., corner
of Sixth and Mission streets.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
A Regular Jingo Campaign Probable.

The campaign of 1886, it begins to seem
likely, may be waged on neither the tariff
nor the currency issue, but on the cues
ton of our foreign relations. 1t begins to
look like regular jingo campaign, in
which patriotism will be on top and war
clouds will darken the horizon. Every
generation seems to banker after war
experience of some kind. 1t has been
thirty years since the Civil War ended, and
the fever for fighting somebody begins to
rise again.
Therefore, prepare for war-not war on
the actual field of carnage perhaps, but on
the hustings pitiIess and vociferous war.
There is no use in talking we must fight
somebody for some reason or other. Who
it shall be or what the reason may be is of
no consequence. Italy will do or Spain
will do or England will do for an oppo-
nent.
The main point is war; with the thur
der of battle rolling (on the stump, and
the blood flowing TO the horses briole-
reins Tin newspaper editorials), and the
clash of steel (pens) upon steel (pens) heard
afar. Watch the newspapers nowadays,
especially the Republican papers, and you
can almost see the warcloud advancing
New York Voice.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21

twenty-6rst birthday. The flags of the
Berkeley High School, University of Cali
fornia and Delta Kappa Epsilon Fratern-
ity were at half-mast to-day in his mem
ory.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
st. Paurs Church, where DR.. Powell was a
member of the choir, corner of Harrison
The pall-bearers will be w. D. Thompson
Ed j. Crawford, Nelson Dornin, Thomas
McCleave, Edgar Rickard and Herbert Nc
IntOsh
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No Examination Pledges.

NO lcuKcSs
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 2O.-It has not
been compulsory this year for students
taking examinations in the departments
of the university at Berkeley to sign a
pledge after each lex" to the effect that
he has neither given nor received help"
A few wears ago the pledge of honor was
instituted by the associated students in
the final examinations, and until this year
the professors have requested that the
students comply with the rule. But most
of them have not required it this year.
An instructor was heard say to-day that
a student who would be guilty of cheating
in examinations would do so whether he
signed a pledge or not, and that to require
a pledge from every one was to cast a
shadow on those who always come in the
category of the innocent.
Telephone Wires on Fire.
BERKELEY, Call, Dec. 20.-About 5
o'clock this morning the ringing of the
ire and telephone bells woke the people
in the vicinity of Berkeley station, who dis
covered the south cable poles of the tele-
phone company to be on fire. The blaze
was quickly extingulshed, however. The
fire was caused by crossing OF the tele-
phone wire with live wire. About fifty
of the south wires were more or less dam
aged, but were quickly replaced.
Brief News Notes.
The West Berkeley BOYS Club has
moved its quarters from Fourth street,
near Allston way, to Sisterna Hall on Uni
versity avenue, where more work can be
accomplished.
Assistant Professor Plehn of the depart
ment of history at the university is en-
gagged in studying the history of the Vene-
zueIan dispute and the Monroe doctrine.
At 1 o'clock to-day as the local train
~
Estey became frightened and giving a
Jump threw his son Barker from the wagon
bruising him considerably.
The Friends church of Berkeley will
give its Christmas tree and entertainment
at Ashley Hall next Tuesday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21

DR.. Lillian Hamilton. an English woman,
has been appointed chief physician to the
Ameer of Afghanistan. ~