The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09
General Wreck of Signs, Stands,
Awnings and Everything
Movable.
COURTHOUSE CHIMNEY ROCKS.
The Air Was Full of Dust and Rub.
bish, and Economy Was Not
in Favor.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

One udu q particular pOlltlcal SSn1n-
cance.
1t is well known that politics dominate
everywhere in this city from the purchase
of municipal lead pencils to the water
front suit but this is the first time that
Boreas has come to the aid of any one
party in political campaign and the dol
lar-tax limit received its first black eye.
All through the day the streets were
practically tout of sight" Dust posters,
rubbish, sIgnboards, wrecks of awnings
and other things having a tendency to
blind people and cause them to imperil
their souls filed the air. but not sprink-
ling cart was in sight.
The ordinary citizen would not have
cared had the tax levy been 81 or 1 cent.
The elderly gentlemen and their wives
would have signed petition for it to be
increased to dollars. The bloomer girl on
her wheel would not have cared had the
levy bankrupted her sire If only surplus
would thereby be created to pay for few
sprinkling carts.
The merchants, anxious as many OF
them are to possess real estate, would
rather have sacrificed a few cents per
centum than put up with the amount OF
realty that spread itself all over their
stores and played havoc with fine goods
and finer features, thereby keeping their
customers at home.
The Non-Partisan members of the Coun-
Gil danced war quadrille, the Mayor
looked somewhat despondent, and the
people on the streets spent their time
about equally between chasing their hats
and paying their respects to the dollar tax
limit.
When the many patrons OF the daily
papers looked on their porches and dis
covered that their news budgets were in
the next vacant lot. they almost wished
that the solid nine was in power again
and every ward heeler enthroned on a
sprinkling-ca-t.
On Broadway the only reliefs to the
clouds OF dust we're the numerous hats
and other articles that were flying through
the air. AT Eleventh and Broadway
lady was hit by flying sign this after
noon and injured, but not seriously. Su-
perintendent of Schools Clymonds was
forced to walk six blocks after a cable-car
had churned his silk tile to pieces.
After noon, when it became apparent
that the clouds of dust were liable to
cause an accident at the junction of San
Pablo avenue, Telegra n avenue and New
Broadway, where three car systems cross.
solitary cart made its appearance and
travel was somewhat safer.
1t was certainly the heaviest wind expe-
rienced here this season and the most un-
pleasant day Oaklanders have known.
The old courthouse chimney that has
been swaying to and fro in the wind for
years was the cause of much uneasiness
to-day. The County Clerk called the Fire
Warden and some additional guys were
ordered to be attached to the tottering
fue.
Summer COufereuaa
OAKLAND, CAL, May S.-The Young
Women's Christian Association will hold
its first summer conference at Mills Col
lege for ten days, from June 5. There will
be missionary conferences with workers
from the foreign field and addresses by
prominent speakers and Bible studies.
Miss Emma Reeder, 735 Market street. San
Francisco, or Miss Wilson of the inter-
national office, 126 State street, Chicago,
ILL.,, will answer all inquiries. Mrs. c. T.
Mills, president of Mills College, will also
give any desired information.
Pushing Forward.
OAKLAND. CAL, Nav 8.-The sixth
Ward Republican Club met last evening
and perfected its organization by selecting
an executive and finance committee. The
officers are: President, George B. NJ. Gray
vice-president, II. D. Hardy: secretary, G.
S. de Boicer; assistant, n. w. Denton treas
urer. A. G. Newman; sergeant-at-arms,
mittee-J. N. Valentine. George Baker n.
w. Denton, A. L. Davis and W. J. Patter-
son financial com mittee-Dr. A. e. Byron,
J. w. Prichard and II. L. Longfellow.
An Impostor at Work.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 8.-A woman has
been going about from house to house re-
Gently asking for money to buy milk for
the orphan asylums. She claims to be from
the West Oakland Home, the TemiscaI
Children's Home and the Finch
Orphanage. Her story is that it is pro-
posed to buy carload of condensed milk
cause by purchasing in that way it can be
obtained much cheaper than in small
quantities.
Follows the Fad.
OAKLAND, CAL, May S-The latest
addition to the mysterious disappearance
colony from this city is John Scott, the we'll
known Acme wheelman. He started for
San Francisco week ago Wednesday and
has not been seen since. His landlady re-
ceived note in the evening of that day
purporting to be from him saying he
would be away several weeks. The hand
writing was feminine, however, and
neither his nor the landlady's name was
spelled properly.
Political Suffrage.
OAKLAND, CAL. May 3.-The Political
Suffrage Convention, billed for Oakland
May 81 and %, has been postponed to
June Is and 16, so that the sessions may
be held in the Exposition building. All OF
the prominent Eastern suffragists now on
the coast will be present.
Leaves for Europe.
OAKLAND, CAL. May 8.-Rev. Barton
W. Perry leaves Tuesday as delegate
from the local presbytery to the Presby-
terian General Assembly that convenes at
Saratoga, N. Y, May 81. From there Mr..
Perry will n axe tour of Europe.
Atkinson I'm Seattle.
OAKLAND, CAL, May S.-George E.
Atkinson, the young theological student
who left suddenly for parts unknown two
weeks ago last Tuesday, is safe in Seattle.
Flags Flying.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 8.-Flags were