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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

lively blaze this afternoon at the residence
OF Mrs. ]. W. Sanford, 882 Cedar street. II
was caused by the explosion of q coil-oil
stove, which the servant had just filled
The department was called out and ex-
tlngnished the flames after about $40O
damages had been done.
Mrs. Sanford was in the second story
with her two little children when the
blaze was discovered. The lower floor was
SO hIled with smoke that she rushed to a
window and accidentally tumbled out, fall
ing to the ground, a distance OF fifteen
1eet. She broke one OF her legs sprained
an ankle and was otherwise injured, but
will recover. The children were safely re-
moved. Mr.. Sanford is in Portland ON a
business trip.
Special Grade Established.
ALAMEDA, CAD., Jan. 22.-The Board
OF Education has authorized School Sup
erlntendent Sullivan 10 form a Latin ninth
grade IN the Haight School for the benefit
OF those pupils who desire to enter the
High School and take course at the State
University. Complaint was made that the
requirements of the university could not be
satisfactorily accomplished in three years,
and this special grade will make the work
easier on the pupils after their admission
into the High School.
Cost of the City Hall.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 22.-It is esti-
mated that the total cost of the new City
Hail will reach $4,000. This includes the
building, furniture, architect fees, side
walks, lighting fixtures and extra work
The date of dedication will probably be
fixed by the City Trustees next Monday
evening.
VIII Not BE Brought Here.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 22.-The author.
tiles of this county will not send after G.
II. Krall, wanted in this city on a charge
OF embezzlement. j. D. Nield, whose
money he is charged with having unlaw
fully taken, declines to make the necessary
affidavit preparatory to the issuance of
requisition papers by the Governor.
Lecture by Captain Morse.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 22.-Captain H.
G. Morse, for many years master of the
steamship Alameda, will deliver a lecture
in this city in short time for the benefit
of the High School library.
Notes.
Minesva Lodge No. 5, Degree of Honor,
A. 0. U. w, gave social last evening in
Fraternal Hall on Park street.
a union mass-meeting will be held in
the Park-street M. E. Church Wednesday
evening, February 5, for the relief of the
Armenian sufferers. J. f. Ferdener, pres
ident of the Board of City Trustees, will
preside, and remarks will be made by DR..
A. w. Scott, E. K Taylor, Rev. W. w.
Scudder, J. n. Young and others.
The School Directors have under consid-
GRAFTON the proposition of introducing the
system of vertical penmanyhip in the
public schools.
There IS talk of organizing a second
parlor of Native Daughters in this city.
The railroad company is fencing in its
right of way between Railroad and Pacific
avenues, west of Prospect street
The wife of M. M. Foote the San Fran
cisco attorney, gave birth to a son Tuesday
evening at the home of her mother on
High street.
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ing subcommittee and the programme,
and they have promised that the event
shall be one without precedent in the
history OF pageantry in this county.
The executive committee consists Of
Dr. Thomas Carpenter president; George
A. Norton, vice president; County Asses
sor Henry P. Dalton, grand marshal;
Samuel 2. Bodwell, chief Of staff: County
Clerk Frank c. Jordan, treasurer; Joseph
g. Charters, secretary. Invitations have
been sent out to every fraternal organiza-
ton in the county, and already many have
sicnitied their acceptance. TIE various
societies Will be asked to prepare floats
and there will be mounted divisions and
uniformed coltingents and bands of
school children, and many features the
details OF which are not yet matured. The
headquarters of the committee are at the
Central Bank building, and Secretary
Charters is steadily employed answering
and sending out communications An eff
fort was made to rent the Tabernacle for
the literary exercises that will follow the
parade, but, as it had been previously
leased, the Masonic Temple or Germania
Hall will probably be obtained for the
occasion.
On Saturday evening the executive COM
mittee will meet and will name all the COM
mittees and officials and decide on the
speakers Tor the exercises.
"We had pretty good parade on the
Fourth of July, but we intend to eclipse it
this time, saidPresident Carpenter of the
| celebration committee to-day. "We have
drawn the line at nothing except patriot
| ism. Everybody who is proud to follow Old
Glory has right toa place in that process
sion. No other flag will be carried and we
expect that every town in the county Will
be in the parade. There will be some
special exercises, but they have not yet
been definitely arranged u
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WITH ONE PEDAL.
A Fair Graduate of Mills College, on a
Bike, Surprises the New Workers.

A Fair Graduate of Mills College, on q
Bike, Surprises the New Workers.
MILLS COLLEGE P. O., ALAMEDA
COUNTY, CAL, Jan. 22.-The New York
Sun of recent date contained an item in
regard to a lady cyclist that would have
been read with greater interest by the
people of Alameda if the identity of the
fair wheelwoman had been disclosed.
The Suns article is as follows:
Uses one foot only. A woman bicyclist who
attracts the eyes OF the crowd on the Boule-
ward. Neither the rider who carries q skye
terrier in basket attached to his wheel nor
the occasional bieyclist who arouses popular
indignation by carrying child i'll front OF him
attracts so much attention among the crowds
in Central Park or on the Boulevard as
the woman who rides q bicycle which
has only one pedal. With her left foot
on the pedal and the other leg stretched out
with the foot resting at a point several inches
above the place where the right pedal would
be, she covers as much ground as the average
woman rider on the Boulevard and does it as
quickly. She wears long skirt and this ap-
pears 10 be attached to the shoe OF the foot she
does not use. Whether she is lame or rides in
this way by choice 1t is not possible to tell from
her appearance. She is q regular rider and
wears a dark-gray skirt and-waist. She is n
young woman and no one appears to be having
better time.
The rider here described is Mrs. Fannie
Rouse Carpenter, who was graduated from
Mills seminary in the class of '73. Some
years ago she suffered from infla ammatory
rheumatism, which gave her stiff knee,
bicycle, but has sometimes ridden thirty
miles a day. Her many friends admire
her pluck and agree with her when she
declares that she sees no reason for allow
ing a long-ago spell of sickness to deprive
her of the pleasures of the wheel.
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most emphaticaliy repeat that it is really
worse than it is represented, and that there is
no word in Christian dictionary-no, nor in
human Vocabulary-strong and expressive
enough to describe its most thrilling nature.
1t is a true saying, ain the cause could be
found the means of salvation"
There is no hope for reforming the Turk, and
so 1t IS useless to try. II is merely waste of time
and energy, and causes more shedding OF blood
TO try to reform the oid-headed, stone-hearted,
senseess, fanatic, bigoted Turks. As long as
Turks believe in the person OF the Sultan
the representative Of God and look to his will
and command as to that sent from God moth
ing is TOO b0rbarous or atrOcious for them TO do
as long as commanded by their bigoted Caliph.
Why is it, then, that the Kurds do not raid
on the Mussulmans and ask taxes from them?
why Is IL, then, that the MussulmanS have
many privileges denied to the Armenians?
Why Is II, then, that they offer the sword or
Moham mechanism and suffer those Armenians
VINO accept thelr reilglon, were 1t not Tor reli-
Sious fanateiSm?
The Bible and education both led us into
freedom. For how is it possible for man TO
read the Bible and learn how God made man
and remain slave still and Indifferent?
so 1t IS impossible, or otherwise too thought
less, to send missionaries over there to tell
them of their human rights by ed ducating or
eulightening and leave them helpless in the
hands OF bloodthirsty Turks, like sheep among
the wolves. 1T will be cruel on the part
OF the Americans as on that OF the
Turk, II not more so, for not rendering ma
teral aid.
EThis is not a case of pestilence or famine.
We wish it were, for then money and advice
might have done great good. But this is a case
OF life and death i'll the hands of Nero poten-
tate. Force and only force can settle it.
Let US show to the wicked, cruel Sultan that
the stars and stripes, our dearly bought flag,
cannot stand such shame and cruelties; that
1t is the flag OF humanity, a2d that whenever
and wherever wrong is done to humanity it is
done to it.
Copies of letters from Armenians in Tar
key telling of the cruelties practiced on
them were also read.
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The New Chief Never Attended
a Fire and Is Without
an Assistant.
INSURANCE MEN ARE UNEASY.
Chief Lawton Would Like to Know
What Good and Sufficient
Cause" Means.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
COS Broad Mau I'm o0

-
sos Broadway, Jan. %.
Should fire break out in this city there
is not a man higher in authority than an
engineer who would attend that has ever
been at fire before. Chief Lawton and
Fire Warden Murdoch have been removed
from office, and the new Chief has never
attended to any fire larger than that he
used to control in Southern Pacific en-
gine, and he has no assistants. The situa-
ton is being gravely discussed by insur-
ance men, and there is a disposition to
raise the rates in consequence of the un-
stable condition of the Fire Department.
For more than three months the Fire
Department has been kept in state of un-
certainty owing to the many changes and
threatened changes made in the heads of
the department. When the new Board of
Works took Office it was expected by the
Council that Assistant Miles Doody would
be at once removed. Just what combina-
tion was made to retain him in Office was
never divuIged, but the board took no heed
of the Council desire to put Doody out, so
the latter body passed an ordinance
aboIishing the office held by Doody. OF
course this had the desired effect, but it
impaired the department, as poody has
been fre-fghter in this county for nearly
thirty years. Doody is also a very active
Republican politician, and the present
non-partisan Council has no use for the
old-time partisans.
The next move was to abolish the Office
Of assistant and Fire Warden, held by
Fred A. Murdoch. This was done last
week and Chief Lawton was the sole sur
vivor of the trio. His solitary reign was
shOrtived, for last night the old Chief was
summarily removed and w. H. Fair, a
railroad engineer, appointed to the head
OF the department. He has no assistants
and has never been a fireman. Until
some improvement is made in the depart
ment the underwriters Will dread the
sound of the firebells
The unsatisfactory state of affairs has
been communicated to the Underwriters
Association of San Francisco and it is
likely that some steps viii soon be taken
that will compel an improvement in the
Oakland Fire Department.
Chief Lawton said to-day that he will
give Mr.. Fair all the assistance he needs
in getting into the run OF the department.
LawtOn would also like to know what 1.-The
good and sufficient cause" was for which
lie was removed.
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that the initials fitted the circumstances
of their brother Henry. A visit was made
to the Morgue and the Identification was
completed.
Henry Hook was a brother of E. Hook,
the furniture-dealer, who owns the Acme
Club building. The deceased was last seen
leaving the Union League Club on Janu-
ary IA in time to take the last boat :or
Oakland. be was not known to arrive in
this city. and was never afterTard seen.
About year ago his wife died and her
death was keenly felt by the deceased.
How he came to his death is not known.
Inquiry at his late home tonight threw
no light on his sad death. His brother
says there is not the slightest reason to
suppose that the deceased took his own
life, and unless somebody can be found
who saw him after he boarded the boat it
is probable that the cause of his death
Will ever remain mystery.
Henry Hook. whose body was found in
the bay, near Oakland, yesterday, was
formerly an Assem- blyman from Contra
Costa County, which he represented at
Sacramento in 1888 during the twenty
eighth session of the Legislature
In 1874. shortly after his marriage to
Miss Elizabeth A. Birmingham, a sister oi
Captain John Birmingham of this City,
he held an official position in the United
States customs service in San Francisco
during the time that his brother-in-law
General Bowie of Martinez, held the posi-.
tion of Naval Officer at this port. Later he
entered the furniture busin ess in Oakland
with his eldest brother, now and for many
years the head of the we'll known firm oi
e. Hook.
His health falling him, Henry Hook
moved to Contra Costa County, where he
hoped to find relief from asthma. He en-
gagged in wheat farming near Pacheco,
where his father early acquired an exten-
sive landed estate. But after nearly ten
years experience upon his ranch he gave
up farming and moved to Oakland, where
he built home on Jackson street.
Always an active and enthusiastic Re-
publican, he soon received additional DO
| litical preferment and was appointed
Cashier of Customs, and served while
Timothy Guy Phelps was Collector of the
Port.
He was a prominent candidate before
the last Republican convention for State
Treasurer.
The deceased was about so years of age
and native of Missouri. He came to
California as mere boy, when his father
crossed the plains in the early sixties.
His aged mother survives him and is liy-
ing near Pacheeo with younger son, Vim.
cent Hook.
A member of the Union League Club
and a man of naturally sociable and
youthful nature, Henry Hook was well
known on both sides of the bay.
Since the death OF his wife, year ago
the deceased has resided with his daugb.
ter, Miss Elizabeth B. Hook, at their Jack.
son-street home.
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Bidding for an Evangelist
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
w. A. Holcomb has sued R. B. Smell for $4,000
secured by mortgage on some land near the
Moss Tract.
The charge Of manslaughter against c. Hook,
an Oakland eXpressman, who ran over G. w
Cook in San Francisco, has been dismissed.
The suit of A. J. McGoYern against John l..
Devie and otner officials OF the Dayie Ferry
Company will come up Tor hearing shortly in
San Francisco.
A "Peeping Tom" appeared at the window of
the servant girls room at DR.. J. p. Dunn s
home last night. The police were telephoned
for, but were unable to capture the curious in
dividual.
Orestes Pierce has sued William Knox on an
assigned note made to J. II. Strowbridge for
SS784 81, December ., 1892, and secured upon
224 shares of stock in the San Lorenzo Water
Company.
While the family of DR.. Eastman, corner of
Oxford and Center streets, Berkeley, were at
dinner yesterday evening burglar entered
the house and, going upstairs, managed to Sc
cure few dollars in money and some small ar
ticles OF no great value.
The suit of j. Gordon, executor OF the estate
of Mary b. Hurd, against the Oakland Consoli-
dated Railway Company has been comp pro-
missed for $1,000. The suit was brought to re-
cover 10000 for injuries to the deceased that
1t was alleged had caused her death
The new town OF Crockett. on the Carqunez
a newspaper, and IL is very good one too II
is called the Record, and has been established
by Hart A. Downer, who is a newspaper vet
eran. His new venture is a neat little eight
page publication.
John Yule has obtained an order of court di-
recting Ira Bishop, receiver of the Consolidated
Piedmont Cable Company, to pay over to
him T4O6 2S OF money earned by the company
prior to the appointment of the receiver in
part satisfaction OF judgment for Sll $40 80
secured by A. /. Black, against the cable com
pany.
Wo Now Sing, the second Chinaman ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Quinlin at Fruitvale
was yesterday held TO answer by Justice Z. L.
Lawrence acting as commissioner to take
bail. The action of a Justice of the Peace in
such cases is as valid as that of any other COM
missioner. Sing is charged with having con-
cealed unstamped opium.
An assignment has been made by George
S. Whitney, son of the late George 4.
Whitney, OF his interest in his fathers
estate to John c. Hughes. Young Whit
ney's portion was $500, to be paid at his
majority. He is now "a years of age. Hughes
asks to have the young mans interest dis
tributed to him. The assignment was made on
the 18th inst, in San Franci CO, before
notary in consideration of $1,000 cash.
The Oakland Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals of Alameda County has
decided to adopt badge and to secure one
that will be representative of its work has
designs. The one who presents the design
that is accepted will be awarded a life men,
bershlp in the society. 1t is expected in this
way 10 arouse a greater interest in the work
OF the society among all the children of Oak
land.
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THEY WILL OPEN AGAIN,
Downtown Poolrooms Are About
to Resume Busi-
ness.
The Grand Jury Taking Cognizance
of the Bookmakers'
Wheel.

Thomas H. Williams says the down.
town poolrooms will have no direct wires to-
day from the Bay District racetrack That
means that the California Jockey Club is
thoroughly in accord with the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club, that all bookmaking
should be made, in accordance with the
Ellert ordinance, within the inclosure
where the races takes place.
But the downtown poolrooms will have
the odds, the weights, the jockeys and tie
results just the same as if they had
direct wire, and they will open their shops
this morning ready to do commission"
business. The "Belfry," where the 'hy-
by-night" bucket-shops held forth, will
not be reorened, but the big Eight" have
arranged TO get all the necessary news to
accom- modate their customers.
Last night Jerry DrlscolI, Charles
Kingsley, Henry Schwartz, Harry e. Cor
bett and the others who are in the swim
had meeting. 1t was strictly executive.
Had it not been, It's details might have
furnished elegant material for the Grand
Jury to work upon. These moneyed men
of the downtown fraternity decided that
they would continue their business until
the courts decided whether or not they
had a right equal to that accorded the
track bookmakers.
They likewise determined that they
would not rest on their launches as they
did when Edward CorTigan stopped them
from getting news from the lngleside
track, but that they would use every legal
measure TO get around T. H. Williams
restriction.
This will certainly not be a difficult task
as there are no less than q dozen telegraph
stations within a quarter of mile OF the
Bay District track. In addition to this
there are back yards, housetops, trees and
points of vantage galore from which the
races may be viewed by any one caring TO
send the news into town.
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FIGHTING FOR TIME.
The Indictments Against Whidden At
taeked on New Grounds.


tackled New Grounds.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 22.-When the
case of County Auditor Myron A. Whid-
den, who was indicted by the Grand Jury
four mcnths ago for misappropiating
funds from the Tax Collectors Office while
assisting that official, came up yesterday,
his attorney filed a demurrer to the infor-
nation by the Grand Jury. The grounds
were purely technical, ana in effect are as
follows:
The grand jury had no legal authority
to inquire into the offenses charged for
the reason OF its not being within the legal
jurisdiction of the county.
The indictment does not contain a state
ment of the facts constituting the offense
in ordinary and concise language and in
such manner as to be intelligible.
More than one offense is charged, the
facts do not constitute a public offense
that the indictment contains matter
which If true would constitute a legal ius-
titicatlon or excuse of the offense charged
and also such as would constitute a legal
bar TO prosecution.
By consent the matter was continued
for argument until January 80 at 10 NJ.
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platform of the car while at Dwight way. The
language they used cause1 me to give the
boys some notice.
On getting off at Berkeley and when within
100 steps OF my door / was attacked by these
same drunken students.
They had evidently got me mixed up
with some one else, for they demanded an
apology for insulting girl friend of theirs.
This seemed to me strange. as the rowdies on
the train were in the car above me. However,
after kicking and knocking me about | was
compelled for protection to apologize l have
sworn out warrants for their arrest and intend
to prosecute them ALL as | am informed by the
officers that this kind of an affair is too often
INDUCED in. The story of their trying to pro-
tect an innocent girl is absurd as all my
friends know Of my reputation. and know do
not usually make myself nuisance to people.
Rodgers is nephew of Regent Rodgers
of the university, and has, so far as is
known here, borne good reputation. He
came to Berkeley from Pacific Grove,
where he had been living with his mother
about four months ago.
The affair is now the talk of hecampus
and the student body is anxiously await
ing further Developments in the case.
Lighting the Campus.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 22.-Regent J.
B. Reinstein was on the university grounds
to-day deciding upon the location of the
new electric light poles which are soon to
be placed in position. The only thing that
stands in the way of rapid progress in the
matter OF putting up the poles at the west
end of the campus is the exact route of
the new approach to the buildings. which
is vet to be decided upon. 1t is intended
that the poles shall be placed at reasonable
distances throughout the entire length of
the new walk. Mr.. Reinstein thinks that
the "student work" at making the new
pathway and laying out the grounds
should commence within the next ten
days or two weeks.
Just how much time will be set aside
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
ROGERS TELLS HIS TALE,
The Beaten Student Denies That
He Was Justly Pun.
ished.
Swears Out Warrants for the Arrest
of Four Assailants-Dr Eastman's
House Burglarized.

BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 22.-Interestinp
Developments took place to-day in the case
OF Harry Rodgers, the Bowie's Academy
student, who claims to have been brutaly
assaulted without cause by party of in
toxicated university men last Saturday
night. A. P. Hayne, instructor in charge
of the yiticutural department of the uni
versity, has taken a hand in the affair. and
upholds the students in their conduct to-
ward Rodgers, stating that he offered in
suits to.an unprotected girl and that the
party of University of California bows
were justified in taking him to task for it.
Mr.. Hayne states that he was present at
the time of the fracas, and that no violence
was used on Rodgers further than grasp
ing him by the coat collar.
Rodgers has sworn out four warrants for
the arrest of those who participated in the
affair, one of which was served on
Lawrence Haven, member of the Chi
Phi fraternity, yesterday. Haven ap-
peared before Judge James this morning.
in answer to the charge of battery, and
pleaded not guilty. John Doe warrants
have been issued for the arrest of the other
three parties. They are to be taken before
the Judge tomorrow morning and identl-
fled by the accuseI.
That Rodgers received severe shaking
up there seems to have been no doubt
from the appearance of his clothes after
the affair, and the black marks on his legs
and on the back of his neck He main
tains that the persons who attacked him
did so wholly because they chad 1t in for
him." and not by reason OF any insult that
he offered to the young lady.
When asked for his side of the story he
wrote the following statement:
The circumstances surrounding the brutal
attack on me last Saturday by L. Haven, a
member of the Chi Phi fraternity are clear and
simple. l had boarded the last train after
noticed nothing remarkable in the train ex-
cept the rowdiness Of some persons on the