The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18

charged some old soldiers from the In
Urinary. Church said there has been no
old soldier sent from the Intirmary. There
had been man who represented himself
to be an old soldier who had been dis
charged from the Soldiers Home at
Yountville. He had not been in Alameda
County one day. He (Church1 had been
told that the mans claim was not true and
the request had been denied. No Grand
Army man had been turned out and the
story of Shepard, said Church, was a
tissue of falsehoods.
Christian Endeavor Officers.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE execu-
tive committee of the Alameda County
Christian Endeavor Union this evening
nominated the following officers, who Will
be elected at the annual convention
Alameda, March 10: President, W. S.
Condor, Plymouth-avenue Congregational
Church, vice president, G. ?. Lowell,
Brooklyn Presby terrain Church; recording
secretary, B. l.. Lick, West End Methodist
Church, Alameda; corresponding secre-
Church, treasurer, Victor Stuart, First
Presbyterian Church, San Leandro. There
was large attendance of ministers, most of
them being Presbyterians. Miss Mendoza
l.. Berry, general secretary of the mission
airy extension movement, was present and
maze stlrrlng address,
San Leandro's Light Plant.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE demur-
rer of the city of San Leandro to the COM
plant of A. G. Hammond. who seeks to
restrain the Trustees from selling $4,000
worth of bonds for the construction of an
eleCtric-light plant, was argued and sub
mitted to-day before Judge Ogden. Ham
mond's point is that the plans were not
submitted 10 q competent architect before
advertising for bids. Town Attorney
Rawson argued that this was question
for the Trustees to decide. Since the suit
was brought against the Trustees they
have cut off the gas lighting of the CITY
furnished by the San Leandro Gas Com
pany, so the bookkeeper for the company
has brought the suit
No School for PaIomares.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. ia second
application for the establishment of sep
arate school out Of a portion of the present
Palomares district was denied by the SUI
pervisors to-day. superintendent Garlick
said the present district has ninety-three
children, just three times the number re-
quired by law for two teachers. If twenty
scholars should be taken from the present
school there would not be left enough
scholars for two teachers and there would
be too many for one. Supervisor Church
said it would be poor policy to divide one
good school district and make two Epoor
districts. On his motion the request was
denied.
Another Child Marriage.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 17.-John Henry
Johnson, a lad Is years old, accompanied
by his mother and Annie Parnell Hallett,
girl of 10, and her father, Deputy Coro-
ner Hallett of San Francisco, entered the
County Clerks office to-day and a marriage
license was issued to the children. An
immediate wedding was desired and the
parents took the YOUNGSTERS before Judge
Cliff, who made them man and wife. The
party then returned to San Francisco.
There are more notices of consent of par
ents posted in the marriage record book
since last Novem Der than during any pre-
Yious year.
General Kelly Again.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. L. - General
Kelly, the celebrated leader OF Oaklands
Industrial Army of two years ago, has been
heard from at Omaha. Last Saturday
night he organized a new political labor
society, the pledge of which is as follows:
Recognizing the necessity of labor organic
ing for its protection, we, the undersigned, do
pledge ourselves TO support no political party
other than the party of labor, and we hereby
renounce any and all political affiliations with
the Republican, Democratic and Populist par
ties.
Fortin's Company Attached.
OAKLAND, Cab, Feb. 1.-THE cred
itors of the Forth Brick Company have
been obstructed in their efforts to agree
for an extension of time because of two
attachments which have been levied. 1t
is the impression that if these attach
ments be withdrawn the creditors will
give the company at least year in which
to settle.
Annie Parker's Funeral.
OAKLAND. CAL, Feb. 1.-THE body of
Miss Annie Parker, which was recovered
from the bay last Saturday, was buried at
Mountain View Cemetery this afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Hobart conducted the cere-
monies, which were strictly private. Sew
eral friends sent floral tributes.