The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-21
The Municipal League Is Now Talking
Of Arper.
REFORMERS ARE FOR TOWLE OR DOW.
Alameda Property.0Wners Stirred Up to
Wrath by the Encinal. Avenue
Assessment.

be chosen, including eleven new Council
men, but this event has been almost lost
sight of by reason of the approaching
charter amendment election
For Mayor the names of Mayor Pardee,
the incumbent George w. Reed, Council
man Barstow, Councilman Capell, Coun-
Gilman Towle, George w. Arper, John L..
Davie and NJ. D. Moody have been men
toned. In the case of the present Mayor
it has been announced that he would not
again be candidate, but some of his
friends say that Pardee would like the office
again if only long enough to ''get in a lick
at some of the members of the Board of
Public Works. The straight-out Repub-
licans are talking about George Reed, the
conservative Non-Partisans would vote for
Barstow, while the reformers would sup
port Towle or Councilman Dow. The
municipal league is talking of Arper, and
while that gentleman says he is not seek
ing nomination, still if it came to him
properly he would hardly refuse it. The
leaguers used every effort to elect Pardee,
and one of them said yesterday that they
did not want him again, because he had
been playing railroad cards and had
fooled" them. The statement that the
Mayor is railroad man is Indignantly
ton to his recent utterances in the public
prints.
For Councilman but few names have
thus far been mentioned outside of the in
cumbents. 1t is stated that every mem
Der of the Council would like to be re-
turned to his position for a vindication of
his actions if nothing more. In addition
the name of T. J. Roberts of the A r. q.
has been mentioned for the First Ward
from which Henry Dalton was elected, but
which is now represented by Frank Mott,
the Mayors appointee. Mr.. Mott would
not be adverse to succeeding himself.
For Auditor and Assessor, the incum-
bent, r. w. Snow, it is stated, could sue
coed himself if he desired The names of
Grant 1. Taggart and ex-County Clerk
Crane have also been mentioned, the lat
ter having announced himself as a seeker
for the place.
No name has yet been mentioned for
Treasurer Glpin's position.
Disclosures of BoOgar's Will.
When the will of the late Philip Boogar,
who was killed recently by his wife S
father, is filed to-day it will create little
sensation, for it will develop the fact that
his name was not Boogar at all, bnt
Bucher. The will is a brief document,
signed "Philip Boogar,' but in it the tes-
| tator states that though living thirty years
name was Philip Butcher.
Butcher leaves all his property to his
brother Frank, who resides in st. Louis,
except 500 each to the children OF
Mrs. Whittmore of Napa, the daughter
of his first wife's sister. The last wife,
with whom he had so much trouble, is
mentioned in the will only to the effect
that the testator refrains from leaving her
anything because all his property was
acquired before his marriage with her.
The Benson side of the case is in fer
ment because of the granting of special
letters of administration to Public Admin
istrator Knight. Last night long con-
sultation was held with Benson. 1t is not
known exactly what was done, but Mr..
Benson, who has fought twenty-five suits
successfully for Beogar, is prepared to
carry the battle on to the bitter end.
DIR. E. NJ. Paterson is an executor of the
will with Benson. He was very indignant
last night when speaking of the turn OF
affairs. A few days ago he applied for
special letters on the estate and was OPP
posed by Attorney Nusbaumer for Mrs.
Boogar. Judge Frick refused to grant the
letters, "and Nusbaumer," said DR.. Pater-
son. ''then goes before Judge Greene and
asks for and secures the letters for Knight,
which he had asked Judge Prick not to
grant u.s." The Boogar trouble seems to
have opened afresh, or is indeed only just
begun.
Rev. Edwards Davis of the new Christian
Church, made a decided innovation in
pulpit speaking last night. He preached
before a large audience on the subject OF
Eternal Justice, y but introduced into his
sermon and acted admirably several scenes
from Richard Ill" The preacher took off
the character of the villainous hunchback
to such good effect that some of his audi
tors came near applauding, and nearly all
flocked up to shake hands with him after
he had finished.
Special Studies in the High School.
The old bone of contention, special
| studies in the High School, will be con-
sidered by the Board of Education to-
night.
Principal McChesney is opposed to the
method, and at recent meeting of the
Board of Education read list of dozen
pupils who had passed through the school
| in special studies, and only a small per
| cent of them had made satisfactory head
way. One of them, the principal said, had
only taken the study to become member
of the schools football team.
The subject has always created acri-
monious debate among the School Direc-
tors when introduced in the board, and
/ several directors have expressed them
i selves as opposed to the idea of allowing
all who desire to take up special subjects
for study. Most of the members are in
favor of granting special courses in cases
where the pupil is considerably advanced
in years or where the parents are not able
to give their children full course, but
they are opposed to allowing pupils who
have failed in certain lines to drop those
studies merely because of this failure.
A General Without an Army.
Industrial General Kelley, the man who
| led an army to Washington, is still adj
| dressing street audiences in Oakland, but
they are greatly diminished in point OF
numbers. Last evening he held forth at
Tenth and Broadway to half a dozen
listeners, but he abandoned his dry-goods
box after talking few minutes and
shiveringIy hurried off in the chill east
wind, followed by his faithful few.
| a year ago at the same place Kelley ad.
dressed bowling multitude and marched
away glofieusly at the head of his army
Recent police raids on the tramps have
reduced the generals following to q
minimum. They have a mortal dread Of
the rockpile and the threatened chain.
gang.
Asks Judge Greene for Mercy.
After celebrating from o'clock Satur-
| day night until o'clock Sunday morning
the jury in the Becker murder case brought
| in verdict of manslaughter, but recon-
mended the prisoner to the mercy OF the