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of the Du Bois place revived, and the
young folks came in droves because it was
reported that there was gold among the
ruins and they hoped to find it.
!: In the hall over the Du Bois place met
the first Board of Trustees OF Oakland.
The most historic event in connection with
the annals OF Oakland took place in that
old house IN 1852 Horace Carpenter,
Andrew Mhoon, Edward Adams, A. n.
Burrell and Stephen Maurier met in that
old building now IN ruins and transacted
the deed that transferred Oakland's water
front to Horace Carpenter, which act has
kept this city in litigation for over twenty
years.
The Du Bois restaurant was one of the
Oldest places in the county. Thirty-six
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Du Bois came to
this coast and opened saloon, bowling
alley and boathouse on the street that is
now Broadway. In those days the house
was at the waters edge and the boats were
kept in a part of the house. The Du Bois
place soon became popular, ard as nearly
all Oakland was then south of what is now
Seventh street it was the scene Of many
merry D1akings. AT that time it: was not
considered advisable to go north of the
stands, and Mrs. Du Bois says she can dis
tlpctiy recall the terror the thought of CO.
ing beyond that place inspired. All along
the water, front were houses and saloons,
and all Oakland life and gayety was oen-
tered there.
In those days the old Frenchman made
money, but .sit went as easily as it came,
and when he died nearly twenty years ago
his wife was left penniless. The landing
at Du Bois' place was filled in and wharf
built, obliterating all traces of theformer
boating landing. The Du Bois house and
the old sportico courthouse stood side by
side ana grew old and dilapidated to-
gether. Mrs. Du Bois continued to live
in her house, and it began to be filled with
curios and relics brought by sea captains
who used to patronize. the place in the
days of 1.-THE old man."
When the fire came last night Mrs.
Du Bois was almost frantic in her efforts
trying to collect them together till the
flames drove her away. Then she first
realized her danger. She rushed to the
porch OIL the second floor, and, seizing the
signboard,- swung herself far out and
landed in the street. Her keepsakes were
nearly all destroyed in the flames, to-
gether with about 5000 in cash.
All this morning Mrs. Du Bois and her
friends searched among the ruins, but
only succeeded in recovering $50
The total loss of the fire is greater than
was at first supposed. II is now thought
that the losses will not be less than
$50 600.
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ISkechef a "Casp'

against the proposed athletic park. From
now on the two elements will contest for
supremacy until one or the other gives up
and acknowledges defeat.
This action is as sudden as it is surpris-
ing, and the friends ofthe proposed recrea-
ton grounds are trying to find out Just
where they are at. The idea had been
received with great favor up to this action
of the Endeavorers, and it seemed to be in
a fair way to be realized 1t may be
realized yet, but still there is now to be a
contest if the project is carried forward.
+ The idea was to establish an athletic
park where all kinds of athletic tourna-
ments might be held, such as bicycle rae
ing, football contests, baseball games.
track and field athletics, etc. 1t is believed
that IL would be the means of attracting
large crowds to the town who would spend
money with the local merchants. The re-
suit would be that times would materially
improve and the town would be known
wherever athletes congregate.
There are three good-siZed Christian En-
deavor societies in the town, one each in
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congre-
gational churches. These young people
see in the proposed athletic grounds only
Sunday desecration and temptation to
beer and whisky drinking for young men
and young women, and to even worse
things. They have declared against any
such action and will leave no stone un.
turned to defeat the proposition.
Just what their success will be remains
to be seen. They are confident, however,
of winning and refer to what. at
San Lorenzo, only few miles away, the
Christian Endeayorers in one small So
ciety have done IN opposing a powerful a
corporation as the Oakland, Haywards
and San Leandro Railroad. That COM
pany is the owner Of fine recreation
grove at San Lorenzo, but cannot lease it,
as the applications for permits to secure
liquor licenses have all been successfully
protested.
Some six months ago Fred Bormann
filed an application with the Board Of
Supervisors for a liquor license. but the
Christian Endeavor Society of the local
church, led by their pastor, Rev. George
t. McCollum, began a campaign of resist
ance that has succeeded in knocking out
| their applications.
/ The fourth was filed with the board yes
terday and is likely to meet similar fate.
This has encouraged the Haywards society
to believe that it can by united effort keep
the town from being any worse than it is
in the way of a Sunday resort.
1t is possible that the local societies will
appeal to the Alameda County Christian
Endeavor Union for moral and financial
support. This latter body has over 5000
members and all are strongly opposed to
anything that Will make Sunday a pleis-
ure day rather than day for rest and
Worship. The subject is one that will
enlist their sympathies and support in
every available manner.
The result of this unique contest will
be watched with great interest bv all inter-
ested on either side of the question
throughout the county.
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A HARO-FISTED AUDIENCE.
What Mr.. Sankey Struck at
the Tabernacle Sunday
Night.
There Was Not Enough Money Col.
lected to Pay for the Lights
Used.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 31.--The i'm
mense audience which crowded the Taber-
nacle Sunday evening to hear Evangelists
Sankey and Stebbins sing gave the manage
ment great hopes of a fine sum from the
collections, which they intended taking
for the Young Mems Christian Association
work; but there is great disappointment.
The vast audience was somewhat dis
satisfied at the trend the meeting took
All the churches closed in honor of the
visitors, and II was thought that the affair
was going to take the form of huge
evangellstic meeting. Instead, it was an
appeal for funds for Y. M. q. A. work, and
many expressed disapprovai of that fact
and voted the union meeting failure in
spite of the great crowd.
The polite ushers had been carefully
drilled, and many of them were old hands
at gathering the stray nickels at church
meetings. Row after row they passed and
failed to catch even the much-despisad
penny. They then began TO be apprehen-
sive of their hats, and it was with q long
drawn sigh of relief that they gained
possessions of them at the close.
When the sum total had been added
1T was found that the lights could not be
paid for out Of the collection. Oak1anders
claim that this fact can be accounted for
by the presence OF FIVE hundred San Fran
clscans, VINO came over on one train, and
many suburbans who came early and were
the first to get into the Tabernacle They
give as proof of this that at the overflow
meeting held in the First Presbyterian
Church. where most of the Oakanders had
to 60 on being crowded out of the former
place, the collection amounted to $50 and
pledges TO 1854.
Secretary Mccoy of the San Francisco
association, who pleaded SO eloquently for
large collection, was the most dis
gusted man in the house when in
formed OF the fact. He declared that in
twenty years labors he had never met
with SO hard-hearted and close-fisted
an audience.
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A SANTA CRUZ MAN.
George Tate Will BE Grand Marshal OF
the Great Parade of the Young
Mems Institute.

HAYWARDS, CAL, March 31.-The
committee of arrangements for the ap-
preaching annual meeting of the Grand
Council of the Young Mems Institute has
decided to award the contract for music
during the meeting to the Oakland Con-
cert band of Alameda County. This was
done after bids had been considered from
all the leading bands of the State.
The only band that was really consid-
cred as competitor was the Mare Island
band of Vallejo, which offered to bring a
choir along with them. The demand for
loyalty to the county, however, won the
day, and the delegates will be RECALLED
with music by home musicians.
J. II. Young, excursion and passenger
agent of the Oakland, Haywards and San
Leandro electric road. visited the commit
tee and gave it rate of 25 cents for the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Captain Fletcher Says Hymen
Came to the Relief of the
Department.
He Says the Star Is Hoodooed, No
Matter What Explanation Is
Made.
OAHLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
90S Broadway, March 81,

UAHIAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI,l
90S Broadway, March 81. {
Superstition has been overcome in the
Police Department. and there is now a
wearer of star Is. For many months this
ranlucky-num bered star has been most
carefully avoided, bat it has been resur-
reeted and polished and is now worn by
Special Charles Ford, who is at present
doing regular duty for Officer Greenwald.
Special Officer Ford is not superstitious.
Indeed he is member of the Salvation
Army and takes no stock in unlucky num-
blers or omens, and when he was Offered q
regular beat for time be jumped at the
chance and marched off wearing the un-
lucky star.
Captain Fletcher of the department is
sbmewhat pleased that he has at last
found a use for the unlucky star, and he
d@oes not predict any evil to Ford for
using 1t.
at is Just this way" said the captain
t4-night, Ford would not have gone on q
regular beat had it not been for the fact
that Officer Greenwald had got married
arid gone off on vacation. Now. you see,
Fbrd came into the department under the
adlspices of Hymen, and as such any evil
spell that may have attached to star 13 is
broken. Had Ford taken the place of a
starhces would have been different. Then
again Ford is very steady fellow and q
member of the Salvation Army Those
people are altogether too practical TO pay
any attention TO unluckv numbers or any
such silly notion. | guess thirteen will be
all right in the future"
Officer Sill, who discarded the unlucky
star nearly a year ago because he wore it
on the 18th day OF the month when be-
fore the commissioners for being button
shy on his coat at a time when a fire
alarm was turned in from box 13, says he
will carefully watch the fate of the star in
the future. Sill says that he does not put
particle of faith in Captain Fletcher s
argument and says that if all the depart
ment were to get married it would not re-
move the feeling that came over him when
that fire alarm blew out 13
Thirteen or any other number goes"
said Ford to-day, "es long as I am paid for
wearing it"
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WORK FOR THE SHERIFF..
Effect of Abolishing the Handsome
Fees Received by Ballard.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 31.-James W.
Ballard, who has Just been dispossessed Of
his Office as License Tax Collector by the
Supreme Court decision and action of the
Board OF Supervisors, turned all of the
books, blanks and other articles belonging
to the county which have come into his
possession over to County Tax Collector
Bar Der to-day.
Sheriff c. B. White has been watching
affairs and to-day made the following
statement, which is meant as warming
TO all Interested in the matter:
The fact that a man becomes delin-
quent in his liquor license tax makes him
as much a violator OF the law as if he stole
or committed other crimes. / suppose it
Will cause more work 10 devolve upon this
office, but it makes no difference; all laws
must be obeyed alike. | will confer with
done l shall see TO it that no effort is
spared to carry out any plan as far as is in
my power
Prepared for His Holiday.
OAKLAND, Call, March 3l.-Contractor
+. L. Hansen, the missing contractor of
this city, cleared his home of a mortgage
before leaving, 1t stands in his wife's
name, so she is cared for. The day he dis
appeared he drew his last payment from
the United States Government, S14.OOG. for
the construo ton of barracks at the Pre-
sidio.
1t is claimed that he owed fully $4,000.
One of his San Francisco creditors, A. Fl.
Rector, was IN the city to-day looking his
record up and trying to find what the
chances were for ever realizing anything
upon the debt His wife and family seem
to care very little about his disappearance,
and are doing little apparent worrying.
On Trial for Murder.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 31-The trial
of Michael Ghirardelli, charged with the
murder of Felice Varni last November in
the foothills back OF Elmhurst, is set for
April Z. District Attorney Shook, Chief
Deputy L. S. Church, II. V. Herbert and
Chief Jailer Al White have been out visit
ing the scene where the prisoner and his
associates were last seen with the dead
man.
The County Surveyor is preparing map
OF the country in the vicinity OF where the
body was found. The other defendants,
DenencenZl and LaZarretta, will be tried
separately later on. All the defendants
have been out on bail awaiting trial
The Crowley Divorce.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 31.-Mrs.
against DR.. D. d. Crowley asking for an
absolute divorce, $3.50 per month alimony
and the custody Of the two children. aged
3 years ana months. She sets forth that
he has a bout so 900 due him and that his
monthly income is about $1,000. She
thinks she should get $3.50 to keep her
in the style she has been living in during
the past.
The most sensational charge is that of
marital infidelity, naming Mrs. A. q.
Ainsworth of 272 Twenty third avenue as
correspondent.
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PEDDLTNG Is VALID.
A City Ordinance Declared to BE
Invalid by the Superior


OAKLAND, CAL, March s1.-The ordi-
nance restricting the peddling of goods
between Sixth. Fourteenth, Franklin and
Clay streets, was declared invalid by the
Superior Court to-day, and the findings of
the Police Court reversed in the case OF
the People vs. V. T. Broga, who had been
found guilty of its violation in the lower
court. The prisoner was discharged, which
will save his paying the $40 he was tinad
last July when found guilty.
The section of the ordinance in question
reads: Nothing herein contained shall
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapter.
OAKLAND OFFIcE sAN FRANcIsoo CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, March 81. ( 8
The Coroner's jury in the case OF George Wal.
lace Emmons brought in verdict that death
was due to inflammation OF the brain, caused
by being struck by the train at Peralta street
The First Ward Republican Club has pro.
Hall, corner OF Wood and Goss streets, where
the next meeting will be held Wednesday even
ing, April i.
w. J. Roth, an employe in Reeds planning
mill on Second street, between Washington and
Clay, had his left hand near the base OF the
thumb cut to the bone by buzz-saw in the
mill about noon to-day.
William ]. Drew, bicycle-dealer OF the Cen.
trail Bank block, has notified the police of the
Peterson rented the machine for an hour and
has not yet returned.
At the meeting OF the old Fifth Ward Club
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A Small Fire.

ALAMEDA, CAL, March 31-An alarm
was turned in this morning from box Al,
occasioned by fire in the roof of build
ing at 1920 Park street occupied by the
family OF r. A. Priest. The fire extinguish-
ing apparatus was ont upon the street to
admit of exercising the horses and were at
the scene almost instantly. The fire was
extinguished with only nominal damages.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CLEANERS WILL SAIL FROM Aa.
~ Broadway wharf, San Francisco. as :E6&
follows:
For Mary Island. Loring. wrangel. Juneau. Kill
1isnoo ana Sitka (Alaska), at A. N, April IA,
20, Nav Ia, 2S.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B c), Port Town
send, Seattle Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New
Whatcom tBelingham Bay, Wash.). 9 A. N.
April 4. 2. IA, 10, "a. 20. and every fifth
day thereafter, connecting at Vancouver with
the c. r. r. r., at Tacoma with N. p. R. r.,
at Seattle with g. N. Ry, at Port Townsend with
Alaska steamers
For Eureka. Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay) str. Pomona, f. NJ, April 3, Z, IL,
l5. 19. %. 27. and every fourth day thereafter
For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos
Port Hartford (San Luis obspo). Gaviota, Santa
Barbara Ventura Huenerne. San Pedro East San
Pedro (Los Angeies) ana Newport, at A. NJ, April
J, 3. 3. l3. II, 2l, 25, 20 and every fourth day
thereafter
For San Diego, stopping only at Po.t Har:orI
(San Lnis Obispol. Santa Barbara. Port Los
Angeles Redondo Q.os Angelesl and Newport. IL
A. NJ. ApriI 9. z. II, Is, 10, 80 27, and
every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada San Jose del Cabo Mazatlan, La
Paz. Altata and Guaynas (Mexicol, ssr. Orizaba,
10 A. H.. April 5.
Ticket Office, Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GooDALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen1 Agents
10 Market st. San Francisco.
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ton since Murdock's S Job was. taken away

ton since Murdock' S Job was taken away
from him..
At last nights fire Murdock was pres
ent, and he went about the work as
though he had been receiving regular pay
from the city, and as Com missioners Will
son and Persol were on the scene his
earnestness to help Chief Fair probably
had some weight. 1t was clearly demon
strated that when fire attacks whole
block there must be at least three men in
charge of various commands. and at to-
days meeting the necessity was acted
upon.
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week from Oakland to Haywards and re-
turn. This is a one-way rate and will re.
suit in bringing thousands of visitors to
the town at that time. He also assured
them that the company would be prepared
to handle every one desiring to take the
ride.
George Tate of Santa Cruz will be the
grand marshal of the parade, which prom
ises to be the grandest affair of the kind
ever given IN Alameda County. Efforts
are being made to secure an attendance of
hremen and apparatus to take part in the
parade.
The finance committee expect to COM
plete its labors this we Elk in soliciting for
funds and to begin 10 collect. The ban
quet promises to be the finest ever given
in the county. Representatives of the
press will be the guests of the press COM
mittee, who declare "they will not be al
lowed to get away with poor opinion OF
the town."
Ali the state rings of the British sover-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
MURDOCH WINS.
A Long Fight Settled by a Fireman. q
Willingness to Work With
mt Paw

OAKLAND, CAL. March 31.-C. f.
Murdoch was appointed First. Assist
ant Engineer and Fire Warden to the
department tonight. Murdoch was for
merly Fire Warden, but some weeks ago
that position was abolished by the Council
and another dual position created. Acting
Assistant Smith has been filling the posi-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Political Equality Oficers.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 31.-The
Political Equality Society has selecte
Mrs. J. c. Campbell, Mrs. G. W. Tripp,
Mrs. i. S. Howard and Mrs. Henry
Vrooman as vice-presidents. A treasurer
will be elected tits next meeting, which
will complete its or anization.
Miss Elizabeth Yates of Maine made an
eloquent address upon the justice of the
cause for which they were working, which
aroused much enthusiasm. Several new
members we're taken into the society. A
neighborhood meeting is being arranged
for East Oakland, to be held as soon as
Miss Anthony returns from her tour in
the county.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
In One of the Burned Houses
Oakland's Water Front
Was Stolen.
HISTORY OF Du BoIs PLACE.
It Was Built Many Years Ago in the
Days When the City Lived on
the Front.

OAKLAND OFFICE. SAN FRANCISCO CALL,l
90S Broadway, March 81.
The ruins of last nights big fire were a
scene of great interestt to-day. Old-timers
went down to the water front to reyel in
the memories of old times that the wreck
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
GREAT CONTEST
At HAYWARDS,
Christian Endeavorers Op-
pose the New Ath.
letic Park.
NO sABBATH-BREAKING.
Loud Protest Against Establish.
ing a Place for Tourna.
ments.
ATHLETES ARE UP IN ARMS.
Five Thousand Endeavorers Declare
Their Ability to Carry Their
Point.
ATHLETES ARE UP IN ARMS.

HAYWARDs, CAL, March 81. = The
Christian Endeavorers of this city threw
down the gauntlet to the athletically in
clined last Sunday night when they
adopted strong resolutions protesting
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
ROYAL kAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINwALL kavxa
- fortnightly for tie West Indies and As&a3sH
Southampton, calling en- route at Cerbourgh
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, In connection with the
Pacific Mail S. s. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymouth.
Chexbourg, Southampton. First class, $685. third
0aaay se7 80. For further particulars apply TO
pARROTT d Co. Agents,
sos California st
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GEO. +. LAMSON, AUCTIONEER.

TOMORROW,
Ahurs0ay...-..-.....- April 2, 1885,
AT IL O'Clock A. NJ, OIL the premises,
323 Nineteenth Street, Near Valencia,
....I WILL SELL.
THE INTERESTING, ANTIQUE AND MODERN
ARTICLES OF FURNITURE
Contained in the late residence of CHARLES r,
THORN,
COMPRISING.
l Genuine San Domingo Mahogany Secretary and
Cabinet Writing Desk combined also Mahogany
Card Table, each over 100 years old; Imported Ak.
minister Carpets of rare beauty: Elegant Irish APP.
plique Curtains; Costly Ornaments; 1 Walnut
Etagere Elegant Polished Oak Hall Hat Stand; |;
Handsome Carved Oak and Eastern Ash Cham
Der Suits Finest White Hair Mattresses and Mis-
sion Blankets; Dining-room, furnished in oak;
Sidebcart, Chairs and Extension Fable en- suite;
Extra China and Cut Glass Ware: Quadruple
Sllver-plated Tea Set; Fine Table Linen Covers
and Napkins; Kitchen Utensils; Improved Range.
with great variety of other articles.
TERMS-CAsH.
GEO. T. LAMSON, Auctioneer
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RAILWAY MEMS BALL,
Western Shore Lodge Welcomes
Guests From All Over the
Division.
Masonic Hall Was Decorated With
Headlights, Signals, Flags
and Flowers.

OAKLAND. CAL, March 31.-The social
event OF the week was the eleventh annual
ball OF Western Shore Lodge No. II. Broth
erhood OF Railway Trainmen, given to-
night at the Masonic Temple. The large
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
]. G. MUTHER. AUCTIONEER,

WILL SELL THIS DAY,
Wednesday. ay...................AD april 1. 1895,
Commencing at IL A. N. sharp
Full Line OF New and Secondhand
ParIor, Dining Room, Chamber and
Library furniture.
1O0O yards of Brussels Carpet; large lot Of Fine
Bedding and Hair Mattresses; Ranges; Crockery,
and all kinds of useful household goods. No re-
serve. J. c. MUTHER, Auctioneer.
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GOODNESS, gracious! I'm we'll already. How
quickly Mitcheils Magic Lotion actsl So clean
and easy to use, too.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01

Ali the state rings of the British sover-
elgns are preserved. either in the British
Museum or among the regalia of the crown.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
A War Romance.

A little romance of the war was APP
propriatey rounded out at Harlem
Courthouse, KY, a few days ago. In
1862 a fine young fellow of seventeen,
named Jesse Baker, Confederate, was
wounded in skirmish near that place,
and was left by his command at. a
mountain cabin owned by John Calleen,
a bushwhacker, who was helping the
Yankees. John and his wife were alb
sent, and orly their thirte en.year old
daughter, Mamie, was at home. She
cared for he wounded boy, nursed him
through three months sickness and
fell in love with him during that time.
But Baker went away, forgot Mamie,
and at the close of the war married
another girl. His wife died. A little
while ago he moved to Harlem county,
where he discovered his benefactress,
Mamie, and found she was widow.
A few days ago they were married.