The San Francisco call., 1895-11-13
HOME PRODUCT EXHIBIT.
California Manufactures to Be
Displayed at the Taber-
nacle.
a FORTUNE FOR HIS FEE.
The Cowboy Detective Tells How
He Obtained His State Sta
tionery.
A FORTUNE FOR HIS FEE.
OAKLAND OFFICE. SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
sos Broadway, Nov. II.


AS result of the Ebell Society speeches
on local manufactures and the best way to
promote them conducted by the ladies
few DAYS ago. there will be an exhibition
IN the Mills Tabernacle.
1t has been suggested that in order to
still further extend the influences set in
motion by the ladies an exhibition of
home products shall be held in the taber-
nacle the latter part of the month. in Or
der that the producer and consumer NAV
become better acquainted and be brought
into closer business relationship.
The tabernacle is offered free for one
week. and the gas company has consented
TO light 1t for that length of time free.
The details of arrangement and manage
ment OF the affair are to be left entirely in
the hands OF manufacturers and other in
teresTed business men, and in order to get
an expression of views in regard to the
matter a preliminary meeting of local
producers has been called for tomorrow
"wednesday evening at AS Tenth street
10 pave the way tor more general meet
ing later
Some OF the principal business men and
largest manufacturers were interviewed re-
gardlng the idea this afternoon with the
most gratifying results. There were only
GllCOuTdGeIDeIL
hearty Endorsement of the idea heard.
NJ. }. Keller, president of the Board of
Trade VIII do all in my power to make
the enterprise a success, and | have no
doubt our citizens will be greatly surprised
TO know what amount of manufacturing
esta bllShmentS We have.
George L. Fish, president of the Mer-
chants Exchange-It is good scheme.
You can count on us making a display OF
home products which will make our citizens
open their eyes. 1t will result in great
good to the buyer and seller and the work
ing people of the city.
President Booth, Oakland Iron Works
endorse the plan and will do all in my
power TO aid such an exhibition 1t is
time Oakland was waking up TO the fact
that she was city and this affair will go
long way in that line. 1t will benefit the
working class to great extent.
Haywards Road Changes.
The present ten-minute afternoon SER
vice between First and Washington
streets and Upper Twenty-third avenue
Will continue as at present, and in addi-
ton thereto, commencing DIT Fruitvale
avenue at 4:l4 P. NJ. and ending at :3S
P. NJ, ten-mlnute service will be put on
between Seventh and Washington streets
and Fruitva!e avenue, making a through
service from Seventh and Washington
streets to Fruitvale avenue. This will
nJke i've minute service between
Seventh and Washington streets and
IWenty-third avenue and East Fourteenth
street. The destination of the cars will be
designated by flag marked TwentY-third
avenue or Frultyale, as the case may be-
Commencing at Fruitvale avenue at "a
P. NJ. and ending at High street at s Al, a
swing car will make a ten-minute service
between High street and Fruityale, con-
Meeting with each Fruitvale car. After
:3S 7. NJ. this swing car will make ten
minute service between Fruitvale and
Twenty-thlrd avenues. connecting with
the Twenty y-third-avenue city car at
Twenty-third avenue.
On and after November Is, 1895 the
transfers viii cease 10 be issued between
the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
Electric Railway (COnsoiidated) and the
highland Park and Fruitvale Railway at
FTuitYale avenue.
Fortune for a Fee.
What IS most likely the largest fee for
the services of an attorney in this county
was allowed by Judge Frick of the Supe-
rior Court to-day. Attorney J. c. Camp
bell on March 30 1894, commenced n con
test OF the will of Mrs. Anna Pratt in Los
Angeles. She left a large estate to her
sisters, to the exclusion of her grandchil-
cren, who live in this county. Campbell
took the case on a contingent fee of one
third, he 10 bear all the expenses of the
contest. The trial occupied three months.
grandchildren thus gained one-half of the
estate. a computation has been made
and II IS estimated that the two children,
Anna NJ. and Oryille c., secured $119, ,666 66
by the decision. Under the terms OF the
contract Attorney Campbell claimed $685.
SIS So as his fee, and the order allowing
II was made and entered to-day.
The City's Appeal.
The attorneys for the city OF Oakland in
settlement OF the bin of exceptions upon
winch they Will appeal from the decision
OF the Superior Court to the State Supreme
court. The decision was in favor of the
city in all bat three minor points, and it is
these that are 10 be settled by the city TAX
ing an appeal. They are, in brief: The
city must pay the Oakland Water Front
Company Tor its title to portions of the
water front improved for navigation; sec
ond, the title OF the lands lying south of
the center OF the estuary, now in Alameda.
but decided 10 Oakland in the grant of
1852; third, the estoppel or six pieces of
reclaimed land claimed by the Water
Front Company
No Crime Committed
s. S. Simon, the COWBOY detective nh.
lects to the published statements regard
ing his use OF stationery. fearing the Cali
fornla State Senate frank. while he is con.
hned IN Jail under sentence for selling un-
SIAM DeO cigars. he SAID:
81 was member of the third House of the
Legislature. l never had trunk in iail.
had eight envelopes and twelve sheets of
paper with the headlines of the Senate
and, not caring to destroy them, used
them, as l have proper right to do, and
as for taking anything not my property, If
is a falsehood. [ am associated with some
OF the best men in the State, and am proud
Of ii. This is why others are jealous of
me-"
The Muhlner Trial.
The second day OF the trial of Louis A.
MUhlner on the charge OF numbering Miss
Jennie Lewis on August II at the residence
of Rev. George Mooar, 400 Edwards street,
was completed this evening. and only two
Jurors had been selected. They were T.
Lant and Neil Tyllson, both of Alameda
Attorney Nagle, for the defense, ques-
toned talesmen at great length upon
prejudices. particularly as to any opinion
they might have in regard to the following
grounds of defense. First, that the de-
fendant vas not there; second, that he
was insane; third that he acted in self
defense.
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