The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-02
THE TIDAL CANAL FUSS.
A Private Session TO Determine
Future Course of
Action.
Japanese Are Net Mongolians in the
Eyes of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 1.-The Health
Officer, DR.. Mclean, and the City CLERK,
B. f. Lamborn, do not agree. The doctor
belongs to the old school of punctilious
politeness-an ounce of respect for 4 City
Trustee and pound for an army or navy
officer. The City Clerk, being a Native
Son of the Golden West, holds ali men are
equal in the sight of God and himself, and
addresses them accordingly.
This marked difference in the phraseo-
logy employed in COUGHING letters ad-
dressed 10 the president and his sub
ordinates was brought out at a private
sitting of the Board of Trustees after its
regular meeting last night. The meeting
was for the specific purpose of trying to
find out on what premises Colonel Suter
had arrived at the conclusion that the
completion OF the tidal canal was IN
necessary and its conception based on
wrong information.
During the present controversy the zeal
Gus City Clerk had written twenty-six let
tiers to Federal officers, including the
President, and had only received one an
swer, viz, from the President. He felt as
tonished at this want of courtesy, and the
doctor took it upon himself last night to
point out that his youthful confrere's IN
warranted interference in writing these
gentlemen and addressing them as if they
were private citizens OF Alameda instead
OF as army and navy officers had done the
cause more harm than good. The CITY
Clerk was out OF the room az the time and
the Trustees sat still and meditated. Not
so the City Attorney. He few to his COM
rade's assistance and pointed cut that in
writing the letters the City Clerk had only
carried out the Instructions of the CITY
Trustees. Besides, he had at the cost Of
% cents postage obtained more inforrna-
ton than the doctor had with nine
months sojourn in Washington at cost
Of $3.50 to the city alone. The doctor para
phrased hipling's expression of that be-
ing another story and the committee got
down TO work.
Being unable to ascertain the date on
which Colonel Suter based his opinion il
was decided that the doctor should ascer-
tain from d. S. Lamont, Secretary OF War,
If possible the explicit reasons the colonel
has given why the work should not be
completed. Until the rel plies come and
are answered it is also requested that all
work on the harbor project be suspended.
Board of Education.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. l. At the
Board OF Education's meeting this even
ing letter was received from the Deputy
Superintendent of Public Instruction at
Sacramento laying down the law in &C.
cordance with section 1862 of the Political
Code that Mongolians. Chinese and Indl-
ans can be denied admittancs into the
public schools when separate schools are
provided Tor their instruction, bat that
Japanese are not Mongolians and cannot
be denied admittance 10 our public schools.
Various amendments of existing school
L
IN future teachers viii be appointed in the
latter half of June; that time reports shall
be sent in to the superintendent for each
teacher, and that principals shall exem-
pity the WORK of each grade before the
pupils and their teachers.
DeIanoy's Poles.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. Judge Ogden
has decided to allow Delaney 10 reopen
the suit against the City Trustees restrain
ing them from taking up his poles. The
matter is 10 come up for hearing to-mor-
row morning, when the amended com
plant OF Delaney viii be considered. In
the meaBtime the Street Superintendent
has force OF ten men pulling the poles
out and by tomorrow night they Will be
nearly all out aud housed.
Political Equality Club.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept AT the
Political EQUALITY Clubs parlor meeting
last night, held at the residence of Mrs. E.
a. Smith, Mrs. Beckmeyer, Mrs. Margaret
Hood and Drs. Taft and Robinson deIiv-
cred short addresses. Coffee, cake and
collection for the campaign fund gath
cred in.
DIED at Sea.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. &c. C. Brock.
son OF Mrs. J. NJ. Brock. 2216 Encinal
avenue, Is reported as dead The news
came from captain whom Peter Brock,
his brother, asked to make the report. He
oied en- route TO Alaska, on the Marion, in
command of Captain Petersen. which left
on March IL His death is ascribed to in
hammation OF the intestines. Deceased
was \ alive Son, being a member of Hal
cyon ParlRr For over seven years ne was
an enthusiastic member of the Volun eer
rlre blgade, ofwhich he was ex-secretary.
a Change OF Dates.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. IA confusion
existing as TO the date set for the Demo-
cratic Third Congressional District Con-
yenton, f.. st. Sure teiegraphed Ed
Leak 70 oenniteIy settle the point St.
Sure's minutes showed the convention had
adjourned 10 meet at VALLEJO on September
q. Mr.. Leak answered that at the request
OF many Democrats he had altered the
date to September 4.
Brief News Items.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. The nolice
report shows thirty-nine arrests dprine
last month, fourteen of which were for
violations Of the city's ordinances. Sixtv-
three meals were furnished to prisoners.
The Salvation Army will hold q harvest
home festival in its tent. lasting from next
Saturday to the following Tuesday.
9. ID. True, late principal Of the Wilson
School, has been heard from. He is AT
the Sandwich Islands. where he has oh
tanned lucrative position as teacher.
The W. C. I. Q. held its annual meeting
in the Park-street NJ. E. Church this even.
ing. Rev. William RAIDER delivered an