The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
ALAMEDA REPUBLICANS,
Some Feeling Between the Two
Clubs in the Encinal
City.
Arrest of Santos For a Very Old
0tfenSe-Water Rates for
1906.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 20.-The antago-
nism between the two Alameda Republ-
can clubs was accentuated Wednesday
night when twentyseven members in
body formally withdrew from the Ala
media Republican Club to cast their for
tunes with the Regular Alameda Re-
publican Club, and when members of the
former, anticipating some such action, re-
ported the accession of43 new mem bers, as
the result of individual effort on the part of
eight of their number. The roll of the
main club is now 732, after deducting the
twenty seven who desired TO withdraw
and who were permitted TO 60 in peace.
The split in the local Republican ranks
is difficult to explain, but is generally
asserted to be on account OF the personal
ambitions of men prominent N party
work The larger club, to set itself right
on this subject, has adopted a set of reso-
lutions declaring its absolute indepen-
dence in the matter OF the ambition to ill
public office of any individual or set of in
dividuals," and further declaring that it
will view 'with extreme disfavor any at
tempt to make use of it's influence or pres
tige by any individual or set of individuals
so inclined"
Inc names OF the twenty seven VINO
Withdrew are: Charles W. Petry, William
Highly, Edward Houston, II. L. thinner
man, George w. Caswell w. S. Risey,
Edward A Won Schmidt, John Santine, H.
Glissman, F. w. Thompson. d. Nissen, III.
c. Larsen, Otto Leydecker, John II.
Walker, G.. c. Brooke, J. W. Winks, a. r.
Hamlin, F. w. Craig, J. J. Armstrong, I.
E. d. Dennison. E. Bell, J. H. Terrill, C.
Speiser, C. J. Hammond, James B. Barber,
|. Z. Clarke, Harry A. Dean.
An Unpleasant Case.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 2O.-The arrest
of Santos, Portuguese negro, on a charge
of abusing little girls is proceeding that
has some queer features. The arrest was
the result of an investigation by Mrs.
Prescott, secretary OF the Humane Society,
and the complaining witness was Susan
Petranek, q girl Ia years old, who fixes the
date of the offense on July 4, 1894, when
she was II years old. Santos was arrested
year ago on similar charge as to an
older Petranek girl but got off on techni-
cality He is a tall, not very intelligent
negro of hideous appearance because OF
mistit glass eye. He has a little home,
which he lives in alone, and is reputed to
have some money. The Petraneks are his
neighbors, and are not OF very high class
of people. The case attracts no attention in
Alameda as it is an episode in very low
life, and implicit confidence cannot be
placed in the statements of mplaining
witnesses. Santos, in his former case, en-
ployed r. B. Tappan, and after the at
torney had got him clear, accerted the ad-
! vice OF an Oakland attorney to put a home
stead on his place so that his attorney
could not collect his fee. Now he has
! again employed Tappan, making an
agreement to pay all obligations.
A Unique Production.
! ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb 20.-The enter
tainment given by the "Intiuential Order
of Chocolate Bonbons" at Linderman
| Opera house was high-class and thorough
| ly successful. The affair was a decided
novelty and was entirely new to this coast.
| The participants in the meeting of the
"Infiuential Order" were all ladies and
mem bers of Unity Circle of the Unitarian
church. They were dressed in brown
skirts and white waists, representing
ing which abounded in humor, song and
dance All the selections were excellent.
considerable time having been given to the
securing of good talent for the production.
G. Davis of this city wrote the libretto and
Theodore Vogt the score.
Notes of Interest.
Alameda Parlor No. Is, Native Daugh.
ters, give a masquerade ball this evening
at Armory Hall.
FRANK O. InOIHaS anu w. L. Platt Will
| represent the Alameda Cyclers in the
twenty-five mile road race tomorrow.
AChinese laundry was struck by
a locomotive of a freight train at 2 o'clock
yesterday at Willowstreet station. The
wagon was demolished and the horse
fatally injured.
G. w. Leydecker of Alameda and T M
Richards of Vallejo, both breeders and
trainers of homing pigeons, have arranged
a match with twelve birds, to fly from
Ashland, Or, in June next.
The Wilson school will have patriotic
exercises to-day commemorating Wash
ington's birthday. Principal True will be
in charge.
Ayamada, the japanese boy arrested or
charge of battery sworn to by Mrs. Lund
quist, was found guilty of technical as
sault, confessing that he laid his hand!
upon the complainant.