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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Proposed Change From Gravity to Stor-
age Batteries In the Encinal
City.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 22-The City
Trustees will consider the proposition
submitted to them of changing the fire.
alarm system from gravity battery to stor-
age batteries. The City Electrician, Mr..
Wese, asserts that it would mean saw
ing of $50 80 per month to the city. The
proposition is that the storage system be
installed at a cost of $1,000, or it will be
leased to the city at $50 per month, the
payments OF the first year to be applied
on the purchase price if the city decides
to buy at the expiration of the first year.
Trustee Leydecker states that the sys-
tenn is in force in Stockton and gives per-
feet satisfaction. 1t requires little charg-
ing current of electricity, and Mr.. Rank
of the Alameda, Oakland and Pied m ont
Electric Railway has offered to supply
the charging current during eighteen
hours of the day. The City Attorney will
report on the proposed contract at the
next meeting OF the Board of Trustees,
when it is expected that some action will
be taken.
Football for Christmas
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 22.-Com panies
and C, Second Regiment, Boys Brig
ade, will play football Friday morning
on the vacant lot corner Clinton avenue
and Paine street. The game is set for 10
o'clock and promises to be very interest
ing. Company A has already defeated
Company e, and If Com pany c wins on
Christmas they will challenge every COM
pany in the brigade.
Company A's team consists of Messrs.
Jones. Fielding, Neame, Gale, Will Tay-
Tor, Al Taylor. Barber, Hughes, Ward,
Stark, and Mexican substitute. Company
C's men are Dinsmore, Lock, Ward, Hop
kins. Orr, Randlett, Simpson, Deming
Minturn, Hanley. Grove; substitutes
Bradford, Lanegrove and Groom.
The Want of Light.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 22.-While trans
ferring from the boat to the train last
evening at tn. narrow-gauge mole, ]. M.
Bailey of 2145 Central avenue had mar
row escape from broken ollractory organ.
he was carrying number of parcels. and
in the dark tripped on a railing at the
main line track. In falling his face struck
a post violently. lie was severely bruis. I'd
and at first it was thought that his nose
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
crews were Malays and South Sea Island

- -S~~---~-
ers.
1.-THE corals in many places looked
through the water-glass like lettuce or
cabbage. They were blue, yellow and
crimson and three or four feet across.
There are to be found there also corals in
the shape of deerhorns, staghorns, clubs,
spears and domes, some of them four or
five feet IL diameter. Some of the single
great scoral rings were as much as twenty
feet in diameter and of deep magenta
color.
"In many places the corals resem bled
through the water the most beautiful
fower-gardens. They are in tact exquisite
submarine gardens. Besides these there
were sharks sea urchins and the great
giant clam, the trida cuagigas, which is
the biggest biyalve in the world. This
clam we had to look out for. If its great
white stone Jaws close on your feet they
will break them. This clam is four or five
feet long and weighs as much as 1000
pounds.
1--WE collected usually when the water
was low on the reef and then started the
loaded dingies off for the schooner. We
made an excursion to the New Guinea
coast and spent two days on the main
land with the villagers. The women, as
many as fifty on a side, play ball there
with only their hands for bats MANY of
the natives have only shiny, creased
quality of black epidermis for clothes and
most of their weapons are of stone, as in
the stone age.
II also visited the bingeyes or natives
of the coast OF Queensland. They are a
very low people in the intellectual scale
and live on snails, mussels, berries and
roots.
For any civilized food they care little.
but they greatly crave our tobacco. In
fact. in that part of the world tobacco is
the circulating medium. The natives
have no fixed huts, but build covere
pile of brush to break the wind and lilo in
its lee al night. They make fire by rub
bing two sticks together"
Mr.. Ward will be here only about two
days. He has been called the king of mu-
scum builders because of his great muse
ums at Rochester, which constitute the
greatest scientific mporiums in the world.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
A JAPANESE SOCIAL.
Their Three Churches of This City
Unite in Festive Re-
union.

A union Christmas reception was held
last evening by the members of the Japa-
nese Presbyterian Church, Rev. K. Ina
zawa pastor; the Protestant Episcopal,
Rev. K. Mikami, and the Methodist Epis-
copal, Rev. I. Ikeda, at the latter church.
About 800 young japanese men were pres
ent, and the evening was passed in the en-
ioyment of the holiday occasion. The re-
ception-room was neatly decorated with
flowers and bunting the platform being
draped with the American and Japanese
flags. Addresses were made by the clergy
men present and several violin solos were
rendered by II. Dol, native of Japan and
a fine player on that instrument.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
May Work Prisnnar.

OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. o. = Mayor
splan' OF cultivating the unoccupied land
Lpf the city He, however, believes the
I5irst step should be to put to work the len
confined in the city prison IN petty Of
lenses, so that they could do something
toward their support. Later. if this
proves successful, he would extend the
plan so that the unemployed of the city
might be given chance to support them
selves and their families.
For some time the Mayor has been try
ing to secure tract belonging to the
Coleman estate and another adjoining be-
longing to the Macdonough estate. The
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former tract is 600 by 800 feet, and it is
bounded by Telegraph avenue, Grove,
Thirtieth and Thirty first streets. The
latter is bounded bv Grove. West, Thirtieth
and Thirty-frst streets, and is 300 feet
square; also block at Linden and Thirty
third streets, belonging TO a. J. Snyder Jr;
It's probable other property-owners would
donate the use of their property.
Is 1t Hoax?
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. %. = Coroner
Baldwin received a note to-day mailed
yesterday, but dated the 18th. and signed
Peter Mclaughlin. aged p, in which the
writer SAYS lie VIII drown himself in the
well at the north end Of Lake Merritt,
where his body can be found. The Coro-
ner says he will pay no attention to the
matter.
Father YOrke TO Lecture.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec 22-Rev. Father
YorKe Will lecture Tor Catholic Ladies'
Aid Society of Oakland at the Macdonough
Theater on Monday evening, Decem Der %.
His subject will be WAS the American
Constitution Founded Upon Protestant
Prncipes?',
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Embezzlement Chareed.

Peter Jones, peddler, was arrested last
night and booked at the Oity Prison on q
charge OF felony embezzlement. The COM
planning witness is Sam Brown, who was ar
sted some weeks ago for smuggling opium.
When searched at the City Prison $95 and a
gold watch were found upon him. While in
the County Jail he gave Jones an order on the
property clerk for the money and watch and
Jones appropria ted them to his own use.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
MINISTERS CONFLICT.
Shall Unitarians Be Admitted to the
Conferences

Conferences
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec pa special
committee OF the Oakland Ministerial
Union is at work on the problem of
whether Unitarian ministers shall be adj
mitted to its conferences.
: at it's last meeting Rev. s. s. Palmer pro-
tested against the principle of admitting
.Unitarians. He paid high compliment
to Rev. DR.. Wendte, and Stated that his
only reason for calling attention to the
matter was to prevent any breach of the
canons OF the church.
A committee was appointed to see if the
admlttance OF Unitarians to the Ministe-
rial Union was in conflict with their rules.
and their report is expected next week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
DAVIS, HABER & CO., Auctioneers
WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD
WILL OFFER A
Bankrupt Stock of CIOakS at Auction
At IL A. NJ, and and p. M.
TO-DAY AT 422 KEARNY STAG
The Amateur Ball Teams.

The Alameda Alerts are making a big pro-
test about getting done up by Mcdonald last
Sunday. Next Sunday will be the last game
of the present series, and the new year will
open up with new schedule which will bring
all OF those great teams together. The San
Francisco Athletic Clubs have proven that
they are the best anna teur team in the country
to-day, and II the Santa Clara MANAGEMENT
will stick 10 that line and not take in lot of
professionals it looks as if they will be taken
into the Athletics camp.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
Defraudine the Press CIub.

A. R. Dunbar Jr., accused of defrauding
bankers and business men by representing.
himself as solicitor for the Press Club, ap-
peared again in Judge Lows court yes terday
Dunbar took the stand in his own behalf and
slst in collecting money for the club and he
thought it was all right. He pleaded for fur
ther time and the Judge continued the case
till tomorrow, when President Becker of the
German Savings Bank will be asked to testify
again.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
Left for Los Angeles

Howard v. Sutherland, editor of the News.
Letter, left yesterday for flying trip to Los
Angeles. He win take Christmas dinner with
his brother, Seymour +. Sutherland, and re.
turn to this City Monday next
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Alameda Notes.

= The Board of Supervisors visited the Bay
Farm Island bridge yesterday to view the
work being done.
Additional lights will be placed upon Santa
Clera avenue to make the approaches to the
City Hall more legible.
The City Trustees refused to increase the
city laborers pay from $40 TO $50 at its last
meeting. One in the electric works is paid
$50.
Theo Mitchell and the other city gardeners
have petitioned the Board of Education to re-
woke the appointment of William NicoIson
AS property-owners they desire the work di-
vided among themselves.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

Running makes person warm because
greater amount of air is breathed in,
causing the blood to pass more rapidly
through the lungs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

Water-color drawings will, it is said,
last 400 years if they are protected from
direct sunlight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY.
Take la xative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ALI drug
gists refund the money ii it fails 10 cure. 25c.
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was broken Mr.. Bailey asserts that with
sufficient light he could have avoided the
accident
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-09


THIS is republican year. Nearly
four years of deficits, bond issues and
hard times generally have caused a
majority-an overwhelming majority,
as will be seen in No7ember-of the
people. to definitely decide that the
party which gave the country twenty
eight years of the greatest continuous
prosperity. ever experienced BY any
country on earth is the proper party to
have charge Of this government, and
nothing that the conglomeration of
isms and sore heads which meets this
week in Chicago can do will change
that decision. The asses may bray,
.buU that will change nothing. People
prefer. capacity to incapacity.l ~.
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Headquarters Republican State Cen
trail Committee.
MILWAUKEE. June 9th. Is

To the Republican Electors of Wisconsin:
Bv direction Of The State Central committees
= convention of the republican electors OF the
state of Wisconsin will be held in the CITY Of
Milwaukee, on Wednesday, the fifth day OF
AuguStrn1896 aat.l2 o'clock noon, for the pllr4-
pose Of nominating d republican state ticket
90 be voted for at the general election in No
vember next, and to transact such other bust
ness as may properly come Before the CONVEX
zion. s# 4. ri &W
The Republican electors of wisconsin, and
all voters, without regard to past political
afiIiatfonS who Believe III republican prfnci
pies and who propose to support the republi
can ticket at the coming general election ARE
cordially invited to unite under this call in
sending delegates to said state conventfon :: :.
Inaacco1dance with resolution recommended
by thesStata- contention and formallge adopted
BY the State Central committee in electing
delegates to the state convention in counties
having more than one assembly district, eX
sept Milwaukee county, the unit basis shall be
she assembly district, and in such counties
delegates shall be elected by assembly district
conventions, and the names Of the delegates so
elected shall be certified to the State Central
committee by the chairman and secretary
thereof: in all other cases delegates shall be
elected by county conventions - =
Uader:tne presenbs basis of representation
the several assembly districts in the state are
entitled to one delegate for every two hundred
3uu HIly N%OOJ VI LAAoJOA pal
Bhereof, cast at the last preceding presidential
election.
Under this basis Of representation KenQsha#
county, is entitledItb seven delegates. hFGH9E
Specf9f atteffttor is hereby cgffed to- me fact
that all conventions to elect delegates to the
state conventioha must be called on a notice of
not less than four weeks; all town or ward
caucuses as primaries to- state convention on
a notice of not less than ten days: and that
notice aon the meeting of SUCH convention or
eaueEsessha1l be- giveH-in- ea1asHaf manner
AS the State Central committee acts as the
Committee on Credentials, 1T isrequested that
credentials of delegates elected duly certified
60 by Chairman and Secretary of county or
assembly district conventions, be forwarded to
5he Secretary at Republican State Central
Committee headquarters in Milwaukee, inn
mediately upon their election; in every case
giving the names in full and postoff1ce address.
JOHN M. EWING, +. EDWIN D. COE,
dWtd Secretary. Chairman
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.DEM0CsREl, Us, CONVENE
MEET CALLED TO
9RBE 45 P. M.
sAalssssfsa
A FIGHT OVER CRAFTSMANSHIP
The Free silver Party Gers Tngether to
Talk Heresy and Politicad pestruc-
S----s ton The Convention
News. IIi.: ':.

f CHICAGO, July Z. Z The hour set for
the opening7of the democratic national
convention had been highsnoon, but it
was not until u 2: 40 clock that Chair
man q arrity. brolght down the gavel
ed tfhe e|5l11Fention to order.
The weather was perfect and in
spring. The hall was very bright
with the decorations. On the walls
were the pictures of x-Presidents JEFF
ferson, jackson Fierce, Polk, Van
Buren,, Tyler and cleveland. Samuel
~. Tilden's picture also occupied a
prominent place.
The fighting began5the moment the
~
Chairman Harri+y reported David B.
Hill for. temporary chairman amid
great cheering all over the hall.
Scarcely had Harrity concluded when
Clayton, of Alabama, rose to move that
Daniels name be substituted for Hill.
He called for the roll Of states. This
precipitated a running debate in which
each mention of the names Hill and
Daniels excited great cheers. Gov.
Waller of New Jersey, advocated the
making Of Hill temporary chairman
and Daniels permanent chairman. He
said that if Hill was turned down the
eastern democrats would fight the con-
vention and the party outside of it.
The result of this contest was under
stood to be the test Of the relative
strength of the gold and silver fac
tons '1A
+ A long fight followed in which Eel
lows, Of New York, advocated Hill;
Marsden, Of Louisiana, held up Dan
iels; Duncan, Of Texas, and Laid, Of
Illinois, followed in the same strain.
Stellar, of West Virginia, took Hill
up again and Clayton, OFF, Alabamas
closedfor. Daniels. - l.@." -. s5f.".
Immediately after Clayton. finished,
the call Of states was ordered on the
motion that the name of Daniels be
substituted for Hill. The vote resulted
as follows. s.. .i~l~..- :s..
/. For, $50; against, $40. Daniels was
escorted to the platform and delivered
"a speech. o5Gs s4ai..@ xn.s
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WHILE Governor Mckinley is a
strong and convincing public speaker,
there is "a general disposition among
republicans to rejoice because of the
announcement that it has practically
been decided that neither Gov. Nc
Kinley nor. Mr.. Hobart would make
any stumping tours during the cam
paign. There wouldn't@be the slightest
flnpropriaty in either of these gentle
men or both making speeches during
the campaign, but somehow most peo-
pie cannot get rid of the idea that it is
a lowering of the dignity which should
naturally belong to the candidates for
the high offices of president and vice.
president for gentlemen who are nom
mated for those positions to take the
stump for themselves. The republican
party has plenty of orators to do the
talking, and in November it will have
plenty of voters to elect Mckinley and
Hobart, and there is no occasion for
their going on the stump.
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THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
It Declares for Free silver at 16 to 1.-The
Platform all Populistic

j CHICAGO, July 8.-The second day
of the democratic national convention
opened very bright and slightly warm
|er than yesterday. The delegates
were slow in arriving and it was 10:5l
o'clock before the convention was call
ed to order There was a noticeable
absence Of jamming about the doors
to-day, the spectators seats filling
slowly.
1t was understood before the con
vention called together that the plat
form of the party will declare. as fol-
lows:
Unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of Is to l; denounces the issu-
ance of government bonds IN times Of
peace; demands the power to issue
notes be taken away from national
banks; declares for tariff for revenue
only. demands enactment of con-
stitutional amendment permitting the
le7ying of an income tax; expresses
sympathy for the Cuban .belligerents;
demands restriction of the immigra
ton of pauper labor: favors liberal
pensions to old soldiers; denounces the
pacific funding bill; opposes third terms
for president for any man and de-
nounces the extravaganza =of tAe last
republican congress.
at 1:30 this afternoon the conven-
ton adjourned until 5 o'clock this
Levening. -
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Case of the WISCONSIN Villages.

-
The Supreme court of Wisconsin has
Just handed down decision which in
effect. seems te validate the corporate
righfssof most Of The village govern
ments III the state. The court holds
that the act authorizing circuit courts
to incorporate villages is invalid, mas
muehsas seofporafl0n cans5e created
on1yby Legislative enactnlent. If5thee
decision issustaineSIit is estimated that
nearly erers village government in
Wisconsin lis without standing in the
law, andathe bonds it has ISSUED are
worth nothing unless the various VII
lage#residents are moved bycivic pride
andhonor tostand good for them. 5.A
The whole casesis remarkable
stalaee of tha. fal! lbi1ity of Truman Law
ala the majestic plumbers which are
possible in the conduetQt public affairs.
Until,the matterris finally settled, some
of the Wisconsin villages will be ,puz-s
zledataknow whether they are villages
81 notssand whether gfheir claims for
taxes Gre not spurious. Thsy have
been Eaing along serenel under what
they Supposed tosbe authorized
government, and suddenly a court. de-.
1cision shows them that they are With
out government, and that their orgalnll--.
zation has been nothing more than
common pact, based upon the false no.
ton that that pact was authorized by
law. <-~s Al ~ :
The fact that this notion. prevailed,
however, and that the villages we're
conducted, bonds issued and indebted
ness contracted upon it, shows clearly
enough what the just and honorable
course Should be. The Legislature, at
tire earliest possible opportunities should
enact legisationmaking effective every
one Of the village governments which
have been operated and dealt with
upon basis of perfect good faith.
After ltnat it is to be hoped that proper
steps will be taken to make impossible
the repetition of any such embarrassing
.blunder. ~ chicago Record. t5I1. S. I.
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Republican County Convention.

The republicans d.. the county of Kenosha
are hereby called to meet in. convention fhy
their delegates at ting Court House in the city
of Kenosha at II O'Clock I'm, ON Saturday,
August l. 1896, for the purpose of electing
seven delegates to the8sate conFentipn toabe
held in the city Of auloeeaon Augusts5,
convention, and to transaet
ness as may properly come before the conven-
zion Each township in the county and each
ward in the city are entitled-to three delegates
IN this convention,
FRANK H. eHALLj &
I'd Chairman County Central Committee.
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ALTGELD, Tillman, McLean-are
these5the type of names to.be inscribed
above all others on the democratic
banners of 1907 If they are the vote
for Mckinley will run up Into some
thing colossal.
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tL
The difference between orthodox re-
publicans and the regular free silYerites
is simply, one Of eXpediency and de-
gree. Both are for the fullest possible
use of silver currency, but the repub5
licans want free coinage :0nly4 when
made safe by International agreement,
while the free silverites want it made
unlimited at once, regardless Of ftinan-
clal laws or the prudent logic Of events
said one of the most successful and
kindly business men in America, last
week. g T can: see but. ne:Fesult from
a carrying of the country for free si1-
YER. 1t is plainly in front of all think
ing men and all business men asa set
tied result. of "a certain propositions
the proposition carries. The proposal
is to revolutionize the money basis in
the face of the world. If it-carries it
will be followed instantly by a wide-
spread panic and havoc, blacker and
more disastrous than any business ca
lamity that ever swept America. The
situation which now confronts railway
managers and the managers Of great
investments and capital is that Of
awaiting the settlement of this tremen-
dous question and the wiping out of
the menace against their property and
money" s -...z., y + .-------