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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
cocKRELL's WAR GEMS
He Believed in the Use II IL,
and Prayed Much Ss1as


Some people say, remarks
gressman Champ Clark Of Mo sA.oon'
that Stonewall Jackson wos '.issour,
Puritan soldier of our clyH =. we %.
speak without knowledge W. ~ Iaey
was a Puritan indeed, WORTH 'eleRall
charged with mighty Oliver !, = ave
Marston Moor and Dnnbar .'aseo!t
God with ms" but 20 was 1I p
Marion Coekrell. lie fought o., 'aaes
ed and prayed and fought sn ,9 pfay'
mains to this day mootad i A'is
whether he fought more than b hassloi
ed or prayed more than he fonsh p'a!'
jackson was the superlptanaos. u
Sunday-school at Lexington 10 y
rel was engaged in the sauna a ~
Warrensburk, Mo. He star,aa ~
private in April, 1861: he snr,o,, ~
as a major-general during ~
last days of the war. He was Wy
unteer without military train5ns ",
that fact, ex necessitate. Genrlve, eau
OF any particular favor in tbo A'li
federate war department, where WI ~
delusion prevailed that no man 80
be great soldier unless he MA ~ .,as
uated from West Point. wbfcb ss,'
sion seems to have prevailed atso !.
the federal war office. Nevertbo,o. :,
events appear to indicate that ~
with this handicap. had the war los. ~
four years longer, Gen. Cockrell w,,Ia
have risen to the highest command
Gen. Cockrell, being a yolnntao,
evolved some original theories an III,
which are calculated to stun the tvnl.
cal martinets. For instance. after ~.
first battle in which he fought graar
as he was in things martial. he wouls
never permit an army engineer 70 y.
lect his line of battle for him IA
said that as the duty of defending tha
line devolved on him he knew batta,
than any engineer what was a defansi.
Bile line and what was not. This nav
have seemed presumptuous in a raw
recruit, but his military history fur.
nishes bis justification
Another thing that he sticks 10 10
this day, and which will give the SONS
of the professionals a rude shock. is
that the most effective weapon with
which infantry can be armed is
double-barreled shotgun. He claims
that it viii discount all the new fan.
gled rifles ever made. His logic runs
as follows, and to a civilian appears
absolutely convincing; One wounded
man on the battlefield is ever so much
more trouble than so many dead Inen.
The double barreled shotgun Is IN.
equaled as a producer of wounded
men, therefore 1t is the best thing to
arm troops with. As a clneher be
states that in a certain battle In which
he was engaged when he was col.
onel two companies of his regiment
were armed with double-barreled shot
guns, the other eight with Enfield ri.
flies, and that when the fighting was
over there were more dead and wound.
ed men in front of the two companies
with shotguns than in front Of the
eight armed with rifles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
ANOTHER JIM THE PENMAN.

The case of u. T. Lewis, the Urbana
man who is a fugitive, and stands
charged with the crime of forgery,
shows that a Spectator can easily
overreach HIMSELF but the wonder of
1t all is, that he should make himself
liable TO prosecution in a case where
detection was certain to follow The
details of mis- crookedneSs have not
yet been determined, but sufficient is
known to cause people to marvel that
he should so expose himself to detec-
ton and prosecution. Lewis was a
plunger in every sense of that much
abused word and the past yea did
S3.000000 worth of business on capt
tai of about one-fifth that amount. He
was ambitious to shine as a money
king: but the close growth Of legiti-
mate speculation was not fast enough
for him, and ii is alleged that he
therefore employed the arts of Jim
the Penman, and forged bonds t. or
der which he readily hypothecated
for loans. The consequence Is, that
his personal friends at Urbana and
banks elsewhere have been caught by
Mr.. Lewis to the tune of thousands
coup their losses.
His art was clever in that the bonds
he sold were genuine but those that
he eDledged were forged, being exact
copies Of the good paper; and in Sc
curing loan he always insisted that
he be allowed to pay the interest and
collect for the coupons on the bonds.
In that way the holders of the bonds
never came In contact with the officers
issuing them. and two sets of coupons
were never presented for payment.
Discovery finally came in the Highland
county case, when an officer Of an In
surance company that had loaned
Lewis $4,000 on bonds of that county
went to Hillsboro to make an exami-
nation.
The fugitive was one OF tho leading
men of Urbana, and to those not fla
miliar with the kind of business he
was conducting was considered a citi-
zen Of unlimited wealth. Born in
Adams county and raised on farm,
he came in possession of about $4,000
some years ago by the sale of piece
of coal land, vein Of great value
being discovered on the small parcel
81 land his mother owned. that for
farming purposes was one of the poor
est in all Adams county Raised
from penury To afiluence in a single
day, lie Immediately began to specu-
late. He made some money. but lost
much more. and then the scheme of
forgery presented itself and was car
rled ont to Its legitimate conclusion.
He Il now III full flight toward
South America where no eNtradltion
treaty can reach him, his property in
the hands Of creditors. his name. and
his family dlsgraced ana he himself
An ontcast. There is a lesson In the
affAt tha should impress itself upon
those who keep In touch with the de-
velopmentE, but 1t is too apparent 81
demand any exposition ait our hands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA,
Resolution Adopted by the
Trustees to Bid for the
POStOffiCe.
Protest From Citizens to Be For
Warded to the Postal Authori-
ties at Washington.

ALAMEDA, Sept. 12.-The resolution
recently introduced by the City Trustees
to bid for the Alameda Postotfice to locate
in the new City Hall has been adopted.
The City Clerk has been instructed to file
with the Postoffice Department bid at
rental of $50 per month for term of five
years, the city not to expend more than
$1,000 in fitting up the premises.
Before taking vote on the matter Presi-
dent Forderer invited discussion, and only
one merchant spoke in opposition. He
asked for time to prepare protest. The
Trustees, however, were unanimous in
favor of immediate action, and the resolu-
luton was adopted without dissenting
vote.
A petition was placed in circulation to-
day protesting against the resolution. The
petition states that the city would not gain
anything by making the lease, but would
actually lose money by carrying out the
proposed resolution. 1t is also proposed to
get up a petition and forward it to the
postal authorities at Washington request
ing that the bid be not considered.
Locals Lighted by Gas.
The broad-gauge local trains are now
supplied with gaslights. 1t is the Pintsch
system Of gas-lighting and is a big i'm
provement over the old coal-oil lamps.
Tanks have been placed under each car
and contain sufficient quantity for two
days lighting. The gas fixtures are of the
globe kind and cannot be extingulshed by
high wind. The other trains will be soon
similarly equipped.
Smith Pleads Guilty.
The case of B. J. Smith, charged with
assaulting an officer with deadly weapon,
was dismissed to-day and the defendant
charged with simple assault, to which he
pleaded guilty. Smith was fined $40 by
the City Recorder.
Epworth League Services.
A union service of the Epworth Leagues
of Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will be given tomorrow evening at the
Methodist chapel, corner of Chestnut
street and Santa Clara avenue.
Violated an Ordinance.
J. A. Brunjes was arrested this morning
by Officer Conrad for selling goods without
planned of by Helmke. arrested yesterday
on a similar complaint, that Oaklanders
were not made to pay license.
Fire Department Matters.
The quarterly meeting of the board of
foremen and engineers of the Alameda
Fire Department was held this evening in
the Chiefs Office. The annual election of
assistant engineers for the first and second
fire districts will take place October s.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Favored Rev. Frank HinckIey.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SMN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, Sept H. J
Rev. Anna E. Shaw is to give her famous lee
ture on the Injustice of Chivalry," in Oak
land, September 81.
The timber for the Haywards bridge has ar
rived at the wharf from Mendocino. 1t will be
sent by rail to Haywards before Saturday.
The members OF the Plymouth-avenue Con-
gregational Church will tender an informal re-
cept1on to their pastor, Rev. DR.. Mclean, and
wife tomorrow evening.
The city wharf is badly in need of repairs
City Wharfnger Rutherford has petitioned the
Board OF Public Works, who promised to put
the wharf in good repair.
The case of John Garcia Pimental VS. Maria
Graves, transferred from San Francisco several
years ago, has been dismissed. 1t was for the
recovery of $685. loaned in 1890.
A complaint sworn to by Henry Smith, charg-
ing Joseph Scannell with assault to murder
was filed to-day. This is the result of the cut
ting affair on Broadway early Sunday morn
ing.
Judge Ogden has decided that the conviction
of James O'Brien OF Berkeley for selling liquor
without license was valid. The constitutional
point raised by his attorneys as to the time the
new town charter went into effect was over
ruled
Property-owners and residents near Seventh
and Adeline streets propose to make an effort,
IN connection with the general committee upon
the Wilmerding school, TO secure a site tor the
school in the block at the southeast corner of
the streets named.
Friends OF Ferdinand A. Kettleson, the man
who attempted to throw himself under an cleo
tric car, called at the City Prison to-day and
stated that he was mentally unbalanced He
resides near Haywards ana is kept under guard
all the time, but in some manner eluded his
guardians.
John Adams, the father of Mrs F. A. Horton,
wife of Rev. DR.. Horton, died at the home Of
his son-in-law in Providence, R. l., few days
since. He was SO years old and was formerly
well known in Oakland, where he lived as long
as DR.. Horton was pastor of the First Presbyte-
Tian Church.
The Board of Health will hold a meeting to-
morrow night. The members intend TO do
nothing more in the crematory matter. In
speaking of it to-day Health officer Mayor said
that they considered they had done everything
in their power TO abate the garbage nuisance
and they now felt that if any odium is con-
nected with the matter it must be attached to
the Council.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
BARRIERS SOCIETY PROGRAMMED
Dissatisfaction With the Management
Has Resulted in Secession.

Dissatisfaction With the Management
Has Resulted in Secession.
There has been some dissatisfaction with
the management of the affairs of the San
Francisco BARRIERS Association for the past
few months and especially since the bar
bers' picnic given at Harbor View Park
July IA. This dissatisfaction eliminated
on Tuesday evening when J. Klitsch, s..
Miller and Hugo Scheunert made charges
against the president, Wolf, and the vice.
president, Bernard, and called upon them
TO resign.
This the officers refused to do and forty
OF the dissatisfied members left the place
OF meeting, went to another hall and
formed new organization under the old
name.
The new officers were: J. Klitsch. presi-
dent; s. Miller, vice-president; Fred J.
Breitwisch, recording secretary; III. V.
VAIL, financial secretary; Paul Herman,
treasurer; W. e. Scott, sergeant-at- arms
Hugo Scheunert, employment secretary
A. l.. Hartman, trustee for eighteen
months; L. Beckley, trustee for twelve
months; +. Zackouck, trustee for six
months. Other charter members are. M.
]. Gundler, o. Genster, George Price.
Louis e. Bernier, Herman Wrankour, ].
H. Donlan, NJ. Shaw, Leo Frank, J. w.
NORM, William Hagertv, Adolf Witschkee
Harry Hoffman, ]. V. May. H. Holldorff,
II. A. Hamilton, M. Berries, o. A Chase,
}. o. Hessong, J. II. Harris and P.
Loiselle.
The new association will meet at 1o2
O'Farrell street next Tuesday evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
PIONEER PATTERSON DIES,
Remembered as an Earnest
Advocate of Public
Schools.
The Aged Farmer Left an Estate
Worth About a Million
Dollars.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
qOS Broadway Sent -

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway. Sept H.
George w. Patterson, probably the old
est pioneer farmer of Alameda County,
died this morning at his home, near Cen
terville. His long life of 10 years was
closed by an attack of heart disease.
In 1850 Mr.. Patterson came to California,
by way of Mexico, and since that time he
has resided in this county. He threw all
his energy into farming, and with such
success that his acres came to be num-
bered by thousands, and ne leaves an
estate worth probably ST. 600, 900. His land
is scattered all over the county, but the
greater part of it is in Washington Town
ship. where he lived. He owned strip
clear across the county, from the hills to
the shore, including piece of marsh land.
Mr.. Patterson came from Indiana, and
was closely associated with the Boards and
Ellsworths, other pioneer families. He
was one Of the most public spirited men
in Alameda County, and showed it es-
pecially in his friendly attitude toward
public schools in early days, although
then he had no children of his own to edu-
cate. He helped to build some of the
finest schoolhouses in the county. About
1867 when money was needed to furnish a
puDllc ScnoOl, MT. patterson got up PIC
mic upon his Alviso ranch, expanding $500
of his own money in the preparations and
sold tickets at 81 a head. People came
from the whole territory from Oakland to
San Jose. Several thousand dollars were
realized, and the school was SO well fur
nished that it was said to excel any in the
State at that time.
When the Union High School was es-
tablshed few years ago, some of the
propArty-owners opposed it, and they went
to Mr.. Patterson to get him to do the same,
but he refused. He then had children of
his own. and said he wanted every child
in the township to have the best possible
educational facilities.
The deceased was relative of Lieuten-
ant-Governor George w. Patterson OF New
York, who held that Office when w. H.
Seward was Governor. Mr.. Patterson
leaves wife and two sons, aged IL and 13
years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
City Council Petitioned to
Complete Lake Merritt's
Boulevard.
LOTTERY MEN FEAR JURIEs
Inc Mayor Objects to a Large Gen
eral Fund for No Special
Purpose.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,


90S Broadway, Sept. II.
A petition for the completion of the bou-
leyard, signed by eighty of the heaviest
taxpayers in this city, was presented to
the Council last night. 1t reads:
WHEREAS, 1t is proposed to acquire and con-
strqct boulevard around Lake Merritt upon
such readjusted lines which to this honorable
Souncll seem wise and proper; and whereas,
the SAID lines can probably be so liked that
nearly all, If not all OF the owners OF property
necessary to be acquired for said boulevard
viii donate the same; and whereas, 1t is pro-
posed 10 construct the said boulevard under
sueh plans and specifications as your honor
aole body may decide upon, under the general
street law whereby one-half OF the cost OF con-
strQctlon IS 10 be borne by the property bene-
flied outside of the boulevard, and the other
nall by the city as the owner OF the water park
inside of the boulevard; and whereas, under
such plan and scheme the land mostly bene-
hted by the construction OF the boulevard,
TO wit; the land abutting upon the boule-
ward VIII have to pay the largest proportion
OF the cost on the outside, and which tax
will decrease and diminish according to the
distance the property may be situated from
the boulevard; and the citys proportion of
said cost is 10 be provided for by levying and
collecting special tax from year to year until
the full amount thereof be paid, although the
work can be legally ordered at one time by the
City Council; and whereas, the construction of
the said improvement, il undertaken, will fur
nish employment for the city's unemployed
during the coming winter; and whereas, the
method proposed Is a fair, equitable and Just
method OF constructing the said Improvement,
and viii insure the prompt construction thero-
of; now, therefore, we, the undersigned, resi-
dents and taxpayers of the city of Oakland,
county OF Alameda, State of California, do
hereby most respectfully petition your honor
able body that in addition TO the annual tax
levy for other municipal purposes, and al the
same time and in the same manner YOU cause
to be assessed and levied upon the taxable
property within the city of Oakland tax of
) cents on each 800 OF the valuation of said
taxable property for the acquisition, mainte-
nance and improvement of a boul evard around
Lake Merritt. And thus your petitioners win
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
Workingmen Thought He Had
Vetoed an Ordi-
nance.
ERROR ABOUT A FRANCHISE.
Telephone Ordinance Not Printed
Owing to Misappre-
tension.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, Sept. II.

QUO ID OdoWdy, OCpts IL. J
Several delegates from labor organiza-
lions called upon Mayor Davie yesterday
to ask him why he had refused to sign the
ordinance granting the franchise to the
new Commercial Telephone Company.
The Mayor was nonplused, and asked for
an explanation as he had never seen the
ordinance. The delegates stated that they
had been informed the Mayor had refused
to encourage what they believed to be a
legitimate competing telephone service
and they did not think he had acted for
the best interests of the city.
my good men," said the Mayor, II
have already stated my willingness to en-
courage all kinds of legitimate competition
and see no reason why 1 should pocket
the telephone franc hise, but it has not yet
come to me, and SO l cannot do anything"
Hardly had the delegates withdrawn
when representative of the new company
came from across the bay and asked the
Mayor the same question. eve were in
formed by the City Attorney" said the
telephone man, that the franchise had
been granted and that as soon as you had
signed the ordinance we would file our
bond and commence to put up poles. But
the ten days have elapsed and you have
not signed it, and we want to know where
we are at"
City Clerk Holland was called in and he
said that the Council was wondering what
was the matter with the telephone COM
pany that they did not have their ordi-
nance introduced.
There has been a misrepresentation of
the law on all sides" said the clerk. 1.-The
franchise was duly advertised for sale and
the Commercial Company's was the only
bid received. The franchise was awarded
to them. But although the former ordi.
nance contained the ordinance grant
ing the franchise, the latter was not passed.
The bid was accepted, and of course we
supposed that the ordinance awarding the
franchise would be read and printed as all
ordinances are and then come up for final
passage. So far, nothing has been done in
the matter, as the company has made no
effort to have the ordinance introduced II
the City Attorney advised the company to
60 ahead with the work, he must certainly
have thought that the ordinance had been
passed"
The telephone representative said that
position of the franchise. He said the
necessary steps would be at once taken to
push the matter.
As the Council accepted the bid of the
new com pany, there is no doubt that the
ordinance awarding the franchise Will pass.
A franchise can only be awarded by ordi-
nance, and an ordinance is required to go
through the ordinary three readings, so it
will be about month yet before the new
company can commence work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
4 MOUNTED GbvEL,
Gift of California Y. w. G. AS
ISOLATION to the National
Conference.
1t Is Of Curly Redwood Handsomely
Mounted-Seen at Re-
ception.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !
n

$40 DEOduWay, CepJ. L.
For several hours during this afternoon
and evening handsome gold-chased gavel
was inspected and admired by the ladies
of two cities. The gavel is a California
trophy and will be used by the National
president of the Woman's and Young
Women's Christian associations when she
calls to order the biennial convention to
be held in Brooklyn, n. Y, in November
The trophy is made from California curly
redwood and is richly and tastefully inlaid
with pure California gold. The heavy part
of the gavel is ornamented with bunch of
California eschscholtzias OF pure gold, and
around the handle is gold scroll. On
one end Is a min iature engraved view of
the Golden Gate, and on the band is in
scribed the following: Presented to the
International Board of Woman's and
Young Women's Christian Associations by
the Y. w. G. Associations OF San Francisco
and Oakland, 1896"
Two years ago Mrs. w. E. Sharon, the
present corresponding secretary of the
Oakland Y. W. G. A, and the newly
elected president of the w. G. T. u, was
sent as a delegate from California to the
biennial conference at Buffalo. n. Y.
During the proceedings the presiding Off
Ger experienced much inconvenience, be-
cause she was not supplied with gavel,
and there was not one to be obtained, so a
silk parasol was substituted. Mrs. Sharon,
in speech made at the conference, re-
ferred to the absence of the gavel and
pledged that the women OF California
would provide beautiful gavel for the
next conference that would become the
property of the National organization.
The pledge was communicated to the
Oakland and San Francisco associations,
and the handsome gavel, designed by Mrs.
Sharon, was the result. To-day a special
reception was given that the ladies might
inspect it.
The reception was given by the Oakland
association at its home, 1924 Franklin
street, to the members of the associations
on both sides Of the bay Interesting ex-
ercises followed.
At the regular meeting to be held on
next Tuesday afternoon the delegate will
be selected for conveying the handsome
gift from the San Francisco and Oakland
associations to the Eastern conference.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13

ize settlement association, under which
direction the work shall be carried on. 1t
is proposed to have general membership
composed of persons in sympathy with the
movement, who will pay SO year to the
work, and out of this mem bership to elect
a council of nine to eleven members to ex-
erclse general control. Such associations
as this are behind most of the college set
Elements, but for lack of support the West
Oakland Manse so far has made rather
slow progress. The prospect now is more
favorable.
Favored Rev. Frank HinckIey.
An annual Meeting of the Second Con-
gregational Church was held last evening
and became quite enthusiastic in favor of
having Rev. Frank Hinckley remain and
continue his work, which he agreed to do.
1t is struggling church. but the members
expressed determination to carry it on
in spite of hard times and all other OBJ
stacles.
A Chinese Minister.
The Chinese interpreter in the Oakland
Police Court, Gee Gam, has been for a
numner of years worker in the Congre-
gatlonal Chinese missions of Oakland and
San francisco. He has now decided to
enter the Congregational ministry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
New Transfer Arrangement.

The following interchange transfer system
lat the corner of Eighteenth and Castro
streetsl between the Castro-street cable line of
the Market-street Railway Company and the
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Car
Company went into effect yesterday. The
southbound Castrostreet cars transfer to the
electric westbound cars, the eastbound cleo
trio cars to the northbound Castro-street cars
for the ferries, the westbound electric to the
southbound Castro-street to Twenty-sixth
street and the northbound Castro-street to the
westbound electric tor the ferries or
Oft