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The Progress., 1896-09-19

deny them the right to enjoy those
benefits? In taking this proposition
we simply maintain the dignity Of TO-
100000 citizens, who are second to
none in their capacity for self-govern-
ment.
"The gold standard has compelled
the American people to pay ever in
crasing tribute to the creditor nations
Of the world-a tribute which no one
dares to defend. I assert that nation.
al honor requires the United States
to secure justice for all its citizens 40
we'll as to do Justice to all Its creditorA
Greetings from tho West.
"Citizens of Few York: have
travelled from tke center Of the con.
tinent to the seeboard that ! might
in the very beginning Of the campaign,
bring you greeting from the people out
west and south, Gsd assure you that
their desire is NOT to destroy, but to
build up. The advocates Of free coin.
age believe that, dr striving to secure
the immediate restkfation Of bimetal.
lism, they are laboriag IN your BEHALF
as we'll as in their own behalf. A few
Of your people mag prosper pndes
present conditions. bat the permanent
welfare Of New YorE rests upon the
producers Of wealth. The great d0
IL built on the committee Of the natioA
and must suffer IL thas commerce i i'm
paired. You cannot sell unless the.
people have money with which u
buy, and they cannot obtain the nhsney
with which 10 buy unless they are able
Is seN thsI Hroducts at rcmunerative
prices. Yos eanrrs afford to Join the
money CHANGERS In support Of imam
cial policy which, Destroying the pus-
chasing power Of tae products Of thu
soil, mat in the cid discourage thu
creation Of wealth. ] ask, I expect
your e. ,pslltiaat
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30

of the q. P. E. G. Of California instituted
Oakland Council No. 20 with twenty-six
charter members, the most of any council
OF this order ever instituted before. After
the institution the following officers were
elected and installed: ]. ii. Woods, presi-
dent; ]. Freitas, vice. president; f. j.
Matthews, secretary; J. s. Josephs, treas
urer; John Pearson. NJ. c.; A. J. Mideiros,
marshal; M. Rankin, general guard; J..
Olympic, A Ranlan, ]. G. Alvans, trustees.
Mrs. Ross Death
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec 29,-Mrs. Jane
r. Ross, wife OF Ii. L. Ross, died at her
home, 457 Twenty-sixth street, last even
ing after a six weeks illness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross came to this city sixteen years
ago from Fulton County, ILL.,. where they
were married fifty years ago. Mrs. Ross
was a native OF Missouri, aged rs. and
leaves two daughters, Mrs. T. M. Hall of
Chicago and Mrs. w. A. Childs OF this
city, and three sons, F. W. Ross of Salt
Lake, DR.. J. L. Ross of Redwood City and
George G. Ross of Belmont.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30

students conducted very comprehensiVe
test of the boilers, engines and dynamos
of the city electric light plant to-day.
Many little incidents occurred to keep
the students on the qui vive. There is
vast difference between theoretical and
model electricity and powerful light
nlant. and the students discovered that
the dotted lines, Alb, and handles, K, 7,
y of their class models and charts were
verv different from plant loaded Tor
business.
The test was to have begun at 10 O'Clock,
bnt several hours were spent in adjusting
the machinery. It was halt-pRst before
tbe signal was given ana the flrst record
made. The boilers then showed 1zo
pounds of st, m. :.
Tne test was directed to the question OF
sneed regularity of performance ana Varl-
atoms with the dynamo loaded ana IN
loaded. The current and voltage were
measured every ten minutes during the
an,ire test. The duration of the test was
(s-on go until 4 o'clock, and Will De con-
fnued TO morrow. =.
D The efficiency of the plant can only De
fonnd afl er the indicating caros are
,yorrad up and the amount OF coal and
water used are calculated: Every ounce
Of coaI and water consumed were weighed
and a record kept of them.
Evervthing was well insulated and
those in the most exposed positions wore
fV9m One m OF the japanese boys at.
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NEW YEARS RECEPTION.
Christitn Association Will Receive
Young Men of the City.

Christicn Association Will Receive
Young Men OF the City.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 29.-The doors
of the Young Mems Christian Association
will be open all day Friday to the mem
bers, subscribers and the young men of
the city and their friends and very
cordial invitation is extended to all such
TO be present. The annual address will be
given at II o'clock by the Rev. George C.
Adams, DID,, of San Francisco. The
ladies of the Women's Auxiliary will re-
ceive from to P. NJ, and there will be a
gymnastic exhl lbition at 3:15 and basket
ball game at o'clock.
In the evening there will be a concert in
the auditorium under the direction OF
Miss Pearl Noble. in which the following
talent will participate: Pacific trio. Miss
Pearl Noble (soprano), Miss Mildred
Amidon Clark (mezzo- soprano), Miss
Maude Noble (contralto); George Nc
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
THOSE LIQUOR ADS.
The Obj jectors Must Pay Their Value or
They Go in the Blue and
Gold.

BERKELEY. CAL, Dec. 29.-Manager
Mott of 98's Blue and Gold will probab bly,
have trouble on his hands when the new
term of college opens. He has not needed
the resolutions passed by the college
Y. M. q. A., demanding that the liquor ad-
vertisements be omitted in the Annual,
but has let the contract for lads" TO San
Francisco concern regardless of the quasi
injunction passed upon him.
In speaking of the matter to-day, he
said. "Yes, was implored by the Y. M.
G. A. not TO accept any liquor ads but
simply told them that if they would
guarantee me the amount the 'ads' would
come to l would gladly leave them out.
ITO this they said nothing. The class
has taken no action in the matter and as
these particular advertisements are of
such financial consequence, and as we
need every cent We can get hold of,
guess they will have to go in. We may
have fight on our hands at the opening
OF the term. l am perfectly willing to
acquiesce in the wishes of the Y. M. c. A.
if hey will see that the book is paid for"
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
Copper Cents COSTLY.
BARELY ESCAPED DEATH.
Ex-Town Trustee Hadlan and Family
Caught in Blaze-A Heavy
Loss.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 29.-Ex- Town
Trustee Hadlan and family had narrow
escape from being burned to death early
of University avenue and Ninth street
caught fire at about $50 o'clock while his
family was asleep.
Hadlan, who had just arisen and was in
the stable, saw the blaze issuin ing from the
grocery over which he and his family
lived.
Rushing into the building and up the
stairs he barely had time to rescue the
sleepers before the whole house was en-
veloped in flames and smoke. Nothing
was saved but the clothes the people wore,
the building having been gutted.
During the fire heavy explosion oc-
CURED, caused by the coaloil cans in the
rear of the store. The grocer sustained a
loss OF about $4,000, while the owner of the
building was a loser to the extent of
$1,000 or thereabouts. Each was secured
by part insurance on their properties.
Passing of Arc Lamps.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 29-An exper
iment of substituting incandescent lights
for arc lamps in street lig hting is about to
be undertaken by the Board of Town
trustees with view to abolishing arc lamps
altogether. Trustee Martin of the Elec-
ic-light Committee last night presented
a plan for lighting the upper part of
Dwight way as test of the incandescent
system. 1t is proposed to ut off all the
arc lamps on Dwight way east of Tele-
graph avenue and place eleven incandes-
cent lights on either side of the street. If
the latter are found to afford sufficient
illumination the abolition of arc lamps
will be urged by the Light Committee.
Better Police Protection.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec GA petit
ton was last night presented TO the
Town Board by the Good Government
Club. requesting that plan for uniform
system OF police protection be adopted.
The plan of the club is for the appoint
ment of deputy officers in all sections OF
the town whence petitions for them ar g
presented, who are to be paid by the
petitioners, but are to be under the con-
troll OF the Town Marshal. The question
was referred to the Town Attorney for an
opinion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
DOOKAGE AND TOLLS.
Interesting Figures Regarding til,
City's Business at the Wharves.

Interesting Figures Regarding the
City's Business at the Wharves.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec 29.-The city of
Oakland, with its thirteen miles of water
front, holds only two wharves-at Frank
lin and Webster streets and the interven-
ing bIock-without dispute, and it is here
that all the commerce of the city is done.
But from short review of the figures it
can be Sc en- what may be expected when
the city secures undisputed control of the
balance and invites the commerce of the
world to the city.
During the ten months from March 1,
1895, to January l, 1896, the city received
from this small section of wharfage the
sum of $331S 45 in dockage fees, $2949 %
in tolls and $2I 25 for wharfage, total of
$62S8 95. The present year has been q
poor one in all lines of business. The to-
tai receipts to date, with estimates for the
next two days, show 1886 80 collected
for dockage, $3631 86 for tolls and $40 for
wharfage, a total of $7238 68. q
Jarvis Withdraws.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 29.-This after
noon F. q. Jarvis, the recent candidate of
the Republicans for Supervisor from the
First District, who has been contesting
the election OF Thomas D. Wells, the
fusion candidate, notified the court he
was satisfied from the recount as far as it
had proceeded, that ne had no cause to
cam plain and would like to withdraw his
contest. The court allowed the request
and made an order fixing Wells majority
at "a. 1t was 33 under the official canvass
of the votes by the Supervisors.
Blanket Mortgage.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 29.-The San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail-
way Company filed a blanket mortgage on
all OF its property in this county to-day in
favor of the Mercantile Trust Company of
New York to secure an issue of sc, 600, 900
worth of bonds. The filing of the deed
here is considered significant, as showing
that the com pany expects to do business
in Alameda County in the future.
Portuguese Union.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 29-The Portu-
guese Union of California has organ ized a
new council in this city with the following
officers: f. J. Lemos, supervisor, presided,
and L. ]. Martin, supervising Secretary
and the majority of the supreme offic ais
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
Socialist Labor Party.

The State Executive Committee OF the So
cialist Labor party met last evening in the
Turk-street Temple, Herman Sah!ender acting
as chairman. Reports of encouragement of
the growth of socialist sentiment were re-
ceived from various correspondents showing
that three new branches have been instituted
during the past month, viz: section at San
Diego, Santa Barbara and Sacramento coun-
ties. Liberty branch will be addressed at its
Heeting tonight in the temple by Henry
Warnecke Jr. on the subject, What Is JUS
tice" w. P. Neergard will preside as chair
man, and short addresses will also be made by
DR.. ]. D. o. Brock, Leo Gasser and Theodore
Lynch. The evenings programme will In
the veteran of the local Socialists, entitled
"Pyramus and Thisbe'
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placed on the track to be run over by
passing trains. Probably not less than a
dozen trains ran over the track before the
body was recovered.
1t is impossible for any Identification to
be made. as the body was so badly ground
to pieces. The part of the city where it
was discovered is frequented by the hard
characters known as the "West Oakland
gang" to whose credit scores of brutal
outrages have been placed during the past
two years.
1t is quite likely that if the man was
murdered he was first robbed by the
toughs who live in that locality.
The remains of the man found on the
track were identified tonight as those of
James Conlin of 654 Linden street. His
sister identified him by portions OF his
clothing. He left home last night at $3.50
and did not return. He was a member of
the Sporting Life gang. and no one can
occount for the bullet holes in the face or
for his presence on the track.
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tempted to feel the temperature of the
water which was absorbing the energy of
the entire plant, and was only saved from
death by the quick efforts of fellow
students. He did not understand the
strength of the water.
The inquisitive student was not badly
hurt, only very much shaken up, but had
he received the full force of the current
he would surely have been killed. He
went home with his classmates.
The Watson Divorce.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Elmira
f. Watson, who formerly resided at 1011
Morton street with her husband, testified
in court to-day before Judge Ogden that
her husband had drawn pistol on her on
the street when one of his own friends
raised his hat to her as he spoke to her
husband. She said he had become jeal-
Gus OF the Rev. w. W. Scudder of the
First Congregational Church when he
called upon her as member of his flock.
At another time, when coming out of the
church. as was his custom, Deacon Agery
shook hands with her. This so enraged
the jealous man that he jumped between
her and the good deacon.
Mrs. Watson was the first witness in the
divorce case now pending wherein she
charges her husband with extreme cruelty
and jealousy. Mr.. Watson filed cross
complaint charging her with infidelity.
Every step has been bitter fight with
property rights and custody of children
interviewer. One of the witnesses, a little
boy, died recently.
Baby Badly Burned.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 29.-Little Clara
Dolores Brown, the rhree-year-ol daughter
of Horace P. Brown of 2126 Clement ave-
nue., was nearly burned to death yester-
day afternoon while playing with her doll
in the parlor. She sat on the floor near
the CRATE, and in some way her dress
ignited and before she was found was
nearly suffocated. Her mother saw the
baby's plight ana she grabbed a rug and
rolled the child in it. The little ones
hands and face were terribly burned and
it's little body charred in places. She in
stinctively held her breath and put her
hands over her eyes, thus saving her ST. sht
and her lungs, but her lips were blistered.
DR.. Keyes did all he could to alleviate the
sufferer and pronounces her resting as
easily as could be expected tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
EACH MEMBER
HAS HIS BILL
Assemblyman North Will
Attempt to Pass a
Primary Law.
The Anti-Primary Men Have
Not Brought Harmony
to the Party.
Davie May Be the Opposition Candi-
date for May or-Dow for
Attorney.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcrsCo CALI

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
9O8 Broadway, Dec. %.
Each member of the Alameda delegation
to the Legislature is working hard upon
some pet scheme which he thinks will
inure to the benefit of his district. AS
sem blyman Leavitt will proba bly, take UP
some measure that will take the place
his waterfront bill, which he has with
drawn and Assem- blyman Hart North has
prepared new primary election law bill,
which will, he claims, be acceptable to all
parties and be held to be constitutional by
the Supreme Court. Mr.. Breiling will
handle the West Oakland marsh.
Mr.. North has published a copy of his
bill, so that 1t might be discussed during
the next few days and any Improvements
suggested by those whose experience may
be greater than his own. His bill is very
lengthy, Sut IN brief it provides that the
primaries of all parties shall be held on
the same day, but that each side shall
print its own ticket. 1t provides for a
proclamation to be issued thirty DAYS be-
fore the time to hold the primary election,
by the governing body of each county or
city. Any and ali persons interested may
provide printed tickets Tor use as ballots
at primary elections but they shall all be
printed upon uniform white paper, which
shall be furnished at cost by the Board of
Supervisors.
The polls must be opened at A. N. and
closed at sundown, and all the details
corrected with the counts shall be in all
respects as provided in the general elec-
tion law, with the same right OF challenge
and the same penalties for violation OF the
provisions of the general election law.
The Boards of Supervisors must elect the
primary election officers, and not more
than one judge and clerk must be from
any one political party, and they must all
serve without compensation. and any one
who shall refuse to serve without sufficient
cause shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
The concluding sections of the bill makes
the cost of conducting primary elections
county charge, and fixes the penalty for
violation of the primary election law at
$500 or prisonment in the County Jail
for six months.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
NEW TO-DAY.
Free TO EVERY MAN.
THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATMENT
FOB WEAKNESS OF MEN.
NEW TO-DAY.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY
THING ELSE FAILED.

Painful diseases are bad enough, but when
man is slowly wasting away with nervous
weakness the mental forebodings are ten
times worse than the most severe pain. There
is no let up to the mental suffering day or
night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under
such strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do. For years the writer rolled and
tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness
until 1t was q question whether he had not
better take q dose of poison and thus end all
his throubles. But provdential inspiration
came to his aid in the shape of a com bination
of medicines that not only completely restored
the general health, but enlarged his weak.
emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, and
he now declares that any man who will take
the trouble to send his name and address may
have the method of this wonderful treatment
free. Now, when say free mean absolutely
without cost, because want every weakened
man to get the benefit of my experience.
am not q philanthropist, nor do pose as
an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men
suffering the mental tortures of weakened
manhood who would be cured At once could
they but get such remedy as the one that
cured me- Do not try to study out how can
afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary
to mail the information, but send for 1t and
learn that there are a few things on earth
that, although they cost nothing to get, are
worth q fortune to some men and mean life
time of happiness to most OF us. Write to
Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamazoo, Mich,
and the information will be mailed in plain
sealed envelope
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tected with ferce-looking barbed-wire.
The crowds of fishermen would undoubt-
edly have been arrested for trespassing
many years ago, had the railroad company
not been aware of the fact that by bring
ing up question of trespass it would be
necessary for them to prove title to the
property, and whenever title has been
mentioned IN connection with waterfront
property everything pertaining thereto
has invariably been dropped.
TIE reason given by the railroad en-
ployes for fhe formidable fence is to pre-
vent danger from small boys who might
be tempted TO lump on and off the boats,
but such danger does not appear to be
any greater now than twenty years ago,
when other small boys caught fish at the
wharf and were not protected by barbed
fence.
Two boys who live in West Oakland
went down to the pier last night to- fish as
usual and not being aware of the fence
they attemp pied to pass between the piles
and SIT upon the stringers to fish. They.
now wish they had not, for their faces and
knees are suggestive OF something that
has been in contact with buzz-saw.
The theory that the wire fence was put
up 10 protect boys from falling into the
water is not borne out by the length OF the
fence, which does not extend more than a
quarter of the way down the pier from the
depot. 1t only goes as far as where the
stern of the boat is abreast of the pier when
it is moored. The best part of the pier for
fishing is right under the barbed fence
and all kinds CT comp aints are being
made by the many sufferers. In West
Oakland there are several people who
depend for their only square meal each
day on what they catch from the piers
and they are mighty indignant at being
thus shut out. A doubt has been ex-
pressed as to whether or not anybody
being injured by the barbed fence has not
a reasonable ground to ask for damages.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
UNHEALTHY SCHOOLS.
The New Grand Jury Will Make a
Careful Inquiry Into Their Con-
dition the First Thing.

The Grand Jury met yesterday for the
first time since its organization and en-
tered actively upon its work. The first
business to be taken up is an inyestiga-
tion of the sanitary condition of the pub
lie schools. A committee, consisting OF
Louis s. Kast, James w. Cudworth and
r. B. Kittredge was appointed to inquire
particularly into the condition of all the
schools and to report upon the same.
At the same time Foreman Peixotto ad-
viseds every member of the jury to visit
and examine the schools that are nearest
their own residences and to report upon
them.
The jury has no intention OF interfer-
ing in the dispute between the Board of
Health and the Board of Education, but
will take what measures it can toward get
ting the schools into proper sanitary
condition according as its Investigations
may discover the need.
The standing committees will probably
be appointed at the next meeting of the
Jury.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
SPECIAL AUCTION SALE.
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

CTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY AEAn
- wharf San Francisco, follows: AzAs6
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel, Juneau, Kill
lisnoo and Sitka (Alaska) at 8 A. NJ, Dec. 10, "a
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. c., Port Town
send. Seattle, Tacoma, Everett Anacortes and
New Whatcom (Belingham Bay, Wash.), ga. n
Dec. g. 10, 16 20, 26, go and every fth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. p. R
b, at Tacoma with N. p. R. R., at Seattle with q.
N. Ry.. at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum.
boldt Beyl str. Pomona p. NJ, Dec g. 2, IL, Ia
19, 23. 81, 81. and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, Csyuco2
Port Hartford (san Luis obIspo) Gaviota, SAINTS
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme san Pedro, East San
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 8 A.. u
Dec. !, 8, 8, l3, II. FL, 2e, 2e and every fourth
day thereafter.
For San Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord
(Ean Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An
eees, Redondo CLOS Angelesl and Newport. IL
AM Dec.3, H. Is, 49, 2S 81, 81 and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo, Masatlan. La
Paz aud Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaoa ~
A. II. 2bth Of each month.
The Company reserves right to change steamers
or sailing d ates. Ticket ofice-Palace Hotel,
New Montgomery street.
QOODALL, PERKINS d CO., GenI Agents,
10 Market ST.. San Francisco.
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KILLED AND MANGLED.
Shots Found in the Remains o.
a Man in the Railroad
Yard.
It Is Believed He Yves Murdered,
Robbed and Then Put on
the Track.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
QQQ Il Z

OAKLAND OFFICE San. Francisco CALL,l
908 Broadway, Dec. 20.
This morning the badly mangled re-
mains OF a man were found on the track
near Peralta street, and an investigation
of them makes 1t appear that murder
has been committed.
The body was so terribly cut that it was
i'm mpossible to recognize any of the fea-
lures, nor was there whole limb intact.
1t was discovered by Watchman Frank
Brown of the railroad company and
taken to the morgue. This afternoon
Brown found portion of the face, which
had been covered with dirt and over
looked by the Coroner's deputies when
gathering up the fragments this morning.
A critical investigation of the face
showed that just above the nose buck.
shot had entered. and near this was
another small shot hole. Coroner Bald
win considers this conclusive evidence
that murder was committed and that
after the man was killed his remains were
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
STUDENTS TEST DYNAMOS
They Spend Day With the
Alameda EIectric-Light
Pant.
A japanese Nearly Lost His Life
Through Some Heavi y
Charged Water.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 29-Professor
G. L. Cory of the electrical and mecbani-
cal engineering department of the Uni
versity of California and class of twenty