The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
MASONIC HONORs.
Three Hundred Members of the Order
Enjoy a Grand. Banquet:

Three Hundred Members of the Order
Enjoy a Grand Banquet: {:
OAKLAND, CALL, Aug. la meeting
OF the Masonic, lodges comprising the
Twenty-fifth district was held at the
temple last evening, at which. time Live
OAK Lodge conferred the third degree.
All masters and past masters of the iuris-
diction were present and the work was
performed before an audience of 300 peo-
ple.
:; Hon. E. NJ. Preston. most worshipful.
grand master of Masons of California,
was present and, on being presented, was
given the grand honors of the craft.
After the work was com mpleted 297 sat at
the banquet table.
The head table was presided over by E.
H. Hart, master of Live Oak Lodge. while
with him on.either side sat Grand Master
E. NJ. Preston; Past Grand Master
Senator George c. Perkins, Past Master
Cor gressmdn s. G. Hilborn, Past Grand
Master ,Rueker, Grand Secretary P. NJ.
Beckwith,, Past Master II. A. Powell and
Councilman w. G. Manuel, all OF whom
made speeches during the evening.
New Trial Denied.
OAK LAND, CAL Aug. 1.-The argu-
ment in the case of Gavin Dhu High, edi-
tor of the Oakland TIMES, conyicted of
having criininally ibeled William ]. Din
gee, president of the Oakland Water Com
pany. for a. new trial was heard by Judge
Wood in the Police Court to-day and the
was continued until next Tuesday. His
trial on the seconu charge of libeling Mr..
DlReee is set for August 26. This is in
connection with real estate transactions.
Besieged by Street-Cleaners.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. LON account
of the pressure of business in the office OF
the Superintendent of Streets Mr.. Miller
has issued. notice to. all applicants to
report at the Fifteenth street Office instead
of the City Hall. He has been so ba-
sieged with men seeking positions that he
says he was forced to. take some action to
rid his office of Interruptions.
st. Mary's College,.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 1.--St. Mary's
College will open for the term Monday.
morning with many Improvements and
enlarged faculty.
Students have already arrived in large
NUM- bers. The opening gives promise of
the largest attendance ever enrolled.
There Is now no branch Of classical or
practical study that is not taught in this
prominent institution.
A Veterans Cemetery.
J. H HAYWARDS, CAL, Aug. 1.-The Vet
Grams will have a cemeter They, have
arranged with Mr.. Lansing to give an en-
.terainment to raise sufficient funds to
purchase the plat and have. appointed
Messrs. D. M. Connor, G. w. Gordon and
g.. E, Alexander to select the site.
The New Dean.
OAKLAND, CAL. Aug. .1:-Professor
s. NJ. Jefferson of. Hiram College, Ohio,
will occupy the pulpit of the First Chris
tan Church tomorrow, morning and
evening. Professor Jefferson is the new.
dean Of the Christian Bible-school of
Berkeley. This will be his first effort in
Oakland.
Orators bisowned.
OAKLAND, CAL; Aug For several
months certain orators claiming to be ex-
FOUNDERS of the Popuist doctrines have
been delivering lectures nightly in. the
City Hall Park. At meeting of the
County Central Committee of the Peoples
party resolution was adopted denying
the responsibility of their utterances and
declaring that they were not Populists.