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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, NAV Is.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
9OS Broadway, May l5
Florence W. Young has been granted a di-
ton. The plaintiff may take her maiden
name of Chambers.
John A. Townley has appealed to the Su-
Adams in which verdict OF the jury in favor
OF the plaintiff was set aside.
This morning Mrs Anna Klinker, 20 years
old, who has been living with family named
Depas at 1910 San Pablo avenue was missing
when the family arose at O'Clock and nothing
has been heard of her since.
The Finance Committee of the City Council
desired TO hear the charges preferred by Mayor
Davie against City Engineer Wilson last night,
but Davie did not put in appearance to
back them up The matter was continued to
Tuesday night.
Solom on Baumgarten was dismissed by the
Police Court this morning for his latest Of
fense-that of beating his wife. No one ap-
peared to swear to complaint and the
defendant was released upon the motion of
the prosecution.
The estate of Philip Dreyer, the sea captain
VINO was murdered by his Chinese cook while
en- route to Japan, consists OF an interest in
$4,000 and personal property worth Sl75. The
deceased was resident OF Alameda.
C. A. Seifert, a druggist at 932 and 934
ency He owes S65S3 "a. His assets are es IL
mated at $500, OF which 5000 is exempt. The
stock is worth $1,000, and he has an equity in
certain stock in the United States Investment
Union valued al 5000 and S400 worth OF book
accounts.
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W0OLEY ON PROHIBITION.
Addresses Very Large Audience a
Hamilton Hall

Addresses Very Large Audience at
Hamilton Hall.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-Hon. J. G.
Wooley addressed very large audience
tonight at Hamilton Hall on prohibition
issues. Rev. DR.. r. f. Coyle opened with
few brief remarks and prayer, and the
noted prohibitionist speaker at once
launched out upon his favorite theme.
His review OF the progress of the party
during the past year was very encouraging
and the speaker predicted that it was only
matter of few years when all the ele-
ments composing the great moral force of
the country would unite on prohibition
platform and place nominees in office.
The meeting was the most enthusiastic of
it's nature ever held in this city.
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raids made on the Meek warehouse, and
that he disposed of his stolen property to
an Oakland merchant. Altogether Pierce
stole over d ton of almonds.
Cow Poisoning.
OAKL AND, CAL, May 15.-Dog poison
ers are at work in West Oakland and
within the past few days several valuable
animals have been destroyed. Police Off
Ger Scanlan is detailed to try and catch
the mlscreants. oeyefai OF the people
their dogs poisoned some time ago.
Probably Crank.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-Coroner
Henderson, the crank who recently stated
that he murdered two women in Fruit
vale. He asked the Coroner to bury them
decently and send the bill to him. The
letter is very evidently that of a lunitic.
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PRAC TICE OF SOCIALISM,
Il Venture Started That Has
Already Proved Success
full in the South.
Cooperation Is the Principle That
They Will Attempt to Prac.
tically Garry Out.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
908 Broadway, May 15.
The socialists of Oakland have this week
put into practice some of the theories ad.
vanced in their weekly talks by opening
up CO. cooperative socialist store in a neat
building opposite the Postoffice, on Tele
graph avenue, with J. L. Latimer as man.
ager.
The Cooperative Society was organized
on April % and now has forty-four mem.
bers.
The plan on which the store is run is
simple and profitable, making each mem.
Der his own storekeeper. To be member
it is not necessary to be a socialist. Any
one can join. No creed, color, nationality
or sex is debarred from membership, all
being recognized as human beings with
human rights.
The membership fee is so cents to join,
and the shares are only So each, and no
one can hold over 200 shares, that being
the limit. There are no assessments or
dividends on shares. Each individual
member Is entitled to but one vote, no
matter how many shares he or she may
own.
Every three months dividends on pur-
chases are divided up-so much on the
SsONAAO4dCio pi dNtiNdlg SctIluS
the profit on their own goods. The store
is conducted on the cash basis, and no
credit is given.
Employees have stated salary and $500
bonds are required as a guarantee of the
faithful discharge of duty. The business
is carried on strictly on what is known in
socialist doctrine as the Belgium plan.
The first experiment on the Pacific Coast
was tried one year ago in Los Angeles,
where 1T is now on thriving footing. Start
ing as one store, there is now a grocery
store, carpenter shop and blacksmith
shop, all IN most prosperous condition.
The Oakland store, under the manage.
ment of Mr.. Latimer, has started out m ost
promislngly 10 advance the principles of
socialism.
The store will under no consideration
| undersell the market price OF goods.
When the quarterly accounting comes
the profit is given in goods, money or
stock. A sinking fund IS provided into
| which the membership fee goes, and also
small percentage OF the net profits.
Economy Is studied, and no perishable
or unnecessary staple goods are carried,
but can be had on demand This is to
lower the rates of insurance
The directors elected are Eugene Hough,
John Meyer, A. Levin, Theodore Radtke.
j.. ID. Eusice (treasurer) J. T. Latimer
| (manager).
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BLIND PIANo-TUNERs.
A New Branch of Tuition at the State
Home.


Home.
OAKLAND, CAL, May ELIMINATES OF
the Adult Blind Home will in future be
taught the profession of piano-tuning.
This was decided upon by the directors
last night.
In speaking of the innovation, Superin-
tendent Hayes said to-day:
1.-THE blind have more acute sense OF
hearing and sound than others not so un.
fortunately afflicted. Sound and feeling
to them must take the place of sight, SO this
condition is only natural. There is no
reason why our bind men should not
make apt plano-tuners; and. indeed, there
is every reason why they should.
In Paris, l am informed. the majority
of tuners are blind men. and their services
are sought in preference to others who
have sight. The necessity of the men hav-
ing thorough understanding of music is
a fallacy. From competent authority ii is
asserted that the tuning of great many
excellent performers on this instrument
is not at all nrst class. In some cases
technical knowledge of music is a draw
back. Sound alone, | believe, is the most
important factor, and comprehension of
the different tones. | believe, will readily
be acquired by our men,"
w. C. t. U. Officers.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-The W. G.
T. U. convention met again this morning
and elected the fol lowing officers: Mrs
n. Jolidon- Croake of Oakland, presiden !:
vice. president, Mrs. M. J. Hamilton; sec.
ond v:ce-president, Mrs. Ida Jamison of
Alameda; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice
Z. Bangs of Berkeley; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Baker; treasurer, Mrs. Mary
Teeple of Twenty-third avenue; auditor.
Mrs. Grace NJ. kimball.
Balloon Ascension.
OAKLAND, CAL. May 15.-All persons
wishing to avoid the crowd going 10 Blair
Park to see Professor Robert Earlston
make his balloon ascension, and ZendeIlo.
the famous contortionist, in new routine
of introducing his great pedestal act and
Infantry band on Sunday, May IT..
should try to arrive at the park early in
the day by the Piedmont cars.
Prize CakewaIk.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-Primrose &,
Vests Mammoth Minstrel Company will
play at the Macdonough next Monday and
Tuesday evenings. a grand parade will
be given on the morning of each perform
ance, and for Tuesday evening a prize
cakewalk is announced, which will be par
ticipated in by about fifty couples, inciud-
ing the Eastern ard Western Champions
and number of local celebrities.
Davis Is Called.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-Rev. Ed.
ward Davis, pastor of the First Christian
Church, has received call TO the First
Church of San Francisco. A handsome
salary has been offered.
Confession of Thief.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-Charles
Pierce, who is in Jail for burglary, has
made an interesting confession to Jailer
White. He says he alone is guilty of the
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STOREKEEPER MISSING.
eIson Dennis Friends Fear That He
HIS Met With Ennl Play

Nelson Dennis Friends Fear That He
Has Met With Foul Play.
Nelson Dennis. storekeeper of the North
ern Pacific Railroads supply house at
Tiburon, has been missing since last
Wednesday noon, and his friends and rel
atives are greatly alarmed over the fear
that he has met with foul play. When
last seen Dennis had something over $l00
in his possession, but as he is not a drink
ing man those who know him best scout
the idea that he Is dissipating.
The case was reported to the police at
the California-street station last evening,
and the various watc .es have been in
structed 20 keep lookout for the missing
man.
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CONTRACTORS At WAR,
William ]. Schmidt, John Stutt
and A. II. Broad Are at
Loggerheads.
Three.Cornered Fight With Warrants
for Arrest-Broad Fined
Twenty Dollars.

BERKELEY, CAL, May ia large
crowd gathered at Cedar and Wheeler
streets to-day to await Developments in
the war of Contractors w. J. Schmidt,
John Stutt and A. H. Broad, each of
whom has force of men at work in the
locality.
Schmidt is grading Cedar street and
Stutt is filling i'll lot at the corner of
Wheeler street upon which house is to
be erected by Contractor Broad
Three arrests have already been made
as result of the contractors differences.
which originated in an effort of W. J..
Schmidt to prevent Suits teams and
workmen from interfering, as he says.
with his work. Schmidt had Broad ar
rested for malicious mischief in tearing
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
CONVENTION RATES.
Pleasure Trip Prevents Action Bein Q
Taken on Them.

a Pleasure Trip Prevents Action Befn o
Taken on Them.
Little progress was made at the brief
morning session of the Transcontinental
Passenger Association yesterday. The
committee on convention rates submitted
its report, providing for half rates to the
seven National conventions to take place
during the summer. but no definite action
was taken on the report
motion was pending providing for q
vote being taken on the report of the COM
Inittee, when an invitation was received
and accepted to 60 out on the tug Fear
less TO meet the battle-ship Oregon on her
return to this harbor from her successful
trial trip. 1t was too late in the afternoon
when the members returned to transact
any further business and an adjournment
was taken until this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
FLEMING INJUNCTION SUIT
The City Attorney Files an
Answer That Plaintiffs Are
Not Taxpayers.
Captain Chipman Still Reigns and
Twenty-Five Of the Company
Are Discharged.

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 15.-City Attor-
ney Taylor fled in the Superior Court to-
day an answer in the electric-light iniunc-
tion suit, denying all the material issues
in the complaint, and alleging that John
7. Fleming, the plaintiff in the action, is
not taxpayer. Further, that he is not
the real party interested, but G. r. Lloyd,
representing the Fort Wayne Electrical
Company, IS and that c. R. Lloyd is not a
taxpayer either.
They therefore have no locus standi, and
the defendant pravs the injunction may
be dismissed, and notice was given to
move on May Is TO vacate the temper ary
injunction.
Affairs in Company G.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 15.-The So
called malcontents in Company G who
thought they had Captain Chapman where
they wanted him were treated to a double
surprise last night. They had applied to
Colonel Fairbanks for an honorable dis
charge and expected their leaving the
company would cause its being mustered
out Instead of being discharged, twenty
two of their mum Der were dismissed from
the National Guard by order OF Colonel
Fair banks, 'for the good of the service"
This was surprise number onei the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
Opening of n New Church.

The chapel to be occupied by the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church OF the Holy Spirit, Rev.
Oliver C. Miller pastor, is being fitted up and
will be ready for the opening service VIII itsun
day, May "a. The congregation began services
six months ago in Franklin Hall, Fillmore
street. Services Will be held tomorrow in the
chapel, 2127 Jackson street, near Buchanan.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
is NEXT TO GLADSTONE,
Visit of Ex.Ottoman Consul.
General Sweeney to the
Coast.
Will Address the Christian Endeayor
Convention at San
Jose.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL.
908 Broadway, May Is.
Hon. u. S. Sweeney will arrive here to-
morrow morning and will be the guest of
Rev. James Small. Mr.. Sweeney is re-
nowned the world over as an orator and
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CLEANERS WILL SAIL FROM ks-a
y broadway wharf, San Francisco. as 1zSsEK
follows:
For Mary Island. Loring. wrangeL juneau. Kill
lisnoo ana Sitka (Alasks), o. 8 A. NJ, May IL,
29 June 8. Is, g, zS.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B C), Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma. Everett, Anacortes and New
Whatcom tBellingham Bay, Wash.). A. NJ.
May 4. 8. Ii, Is, "a. Z9 and every fifth
day thereafter, connecting Vancouver with
the G. z. X. r., at Tacoma with n. p. R. R.,
at Seattle with 6. y. Ry. at Por. Townsend WITH
Alaska steamers
For Eureka Arcata and Fields Landing Hum
bodE Bay str. Pomona P. NJ, May !, 5, 8,
13 II. 81 25. 90 and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon. Cayuco4
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gavio:a Santa
Barbara Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedro East san
Pedro (Los Angeies) ana Newport, at 9 A. NJ, May
3, I. II. IL, ls, %, u, 81 and every fourth day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harfori
(San Lnis obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los
Angeles, Redondo u1os Angelesrand Newport. IL
A. n. Nav l. s. 8. l3 II, u. 25 29 aud
every fourth day thereafter
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo, MaZatlan La
Paz. Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. 0rizabs
10 A. NJ. May B str. Coos Bay, 10 a. H. May Is.
Ticket office. Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery
street.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO., GenT Agents
N
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Augustin DAILY Arrives.

Augustin DAILY, known the world over,
who owns big theater in London. arrived
here last night, accompanied by Miss Ada
Rehan of his company and her brother, Arthur
Rehan. They are at the Palace. The DAILY
Company is soon to open at the Baldwin.
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More Freshmen Than Ever.

BERKELEY. CAL, May 15.-From pres
ent prospects there will be more freshmen at
the State University next year than ever be-
fore, and It's, or about one-third more than
at any time hitherto. are now taking the
entrance "exes." Ii the number of sue
cessful applicants for admission increases
in corresponding ratio, the class of 1900
will doubtless reach the 500 or even $50
mark.
There is a growing tendency on the
part of the faculty to be more strict and
exacting in their markings than hitherto,
which is evidently due to desire to raise
the standard of the institution and to
prevent such an absolute overcro wding
that they cannot give the students proper
attention. Last year there were $50 ap-
plicants who were unsuccessful in their
entrance examinations. As it was All
gained admission. This year eighty-eight
schools in various parts OF the State de-
sired to be accredited as against fifty-nine
of last wear.
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p smart Broadway, New
| \ York, druggist has
this sign hanging outside
his store, it marks the
new era Of drug selling.
IS it any wonder that he
has to enlarge his quar-
tiers, that his clerks are
busy, and that his store is
one of the most popular
along the leading thor
oughfare2
You can afford to trade
with a druggist that has
such a motto as that,
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Third Special Election.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 15.-The third
special election OF the year to secure
money for schools will be held in Berkeley
tomorrow. The election is TO be under
the school district election law, which pro-
vides for only one polling place. The
polls will open at o'clock at the kellogg
School and will close at sundown.
The measure to be voted upon is a
proposition to raise by direct tax S22, SOC
10 secure new school buildings. Some
OF the present buildings are badly
overcrowded, and a considerable increase
In attendance is expected at the opening
of the next school year in August.
President Boom of the Board of Educa-
ton has issued a circular asking voters to
support the tax and calling attention TO
the needs of the schools and the project of
additional requirements, the increase IN
the number of pupils having been nearly
600 in the past two years.
The two former elections held this wear
were for bonds. A two-thirds ma
iority is required to carry a bonding
proposition. In each case the measare
was favored by heavy majority, hence
as simple preponderance of affirmative
votes is all that is required to carry di-
rect tax, friends of the proposition that is
to be voted upon tomorrow are hopeful
that it will be carried
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Merchants Will Organize.


BERKELEY, CAL, May ia number
of local merchants held a meeting in
Pythian Hall last night to discuss the
organization OF Berkeley Board of Trade
After general discussion OF the projected
association committees were appointed to
interview the local tradespeople and pre-
pare Tor hnal organization at a meeting to
be held next Thursday evening.
The committeeman for East Berkeley
are S. II. Taylor and Charles Demetrak !;
for North Berkeley, August Vollmer: for
the West End. II. Haywood and J. z.
SPENCER; for Lorin, r. ii. Baker, and for
Dwight way, j. X. Stewart.
After the Republicans.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 15.-Mrs. G. w.
Haight and Mrs. Isaac Bangs of the Citi-
zen Suffrage League of Berkeley were
present at the meeting OF the West Berke-
ley Republican CLUB last night and in
vited the members of the club to attend
the big suffrage rally that is to be held in
Shattuck Hall on the Goth and 21st of this
month, when Miss Yates and Miss An
thony are expected 20 be present The
ladies also asked the Republicans to assist
them in arranging for meeting in West
Berkeley and motion was carried to give
the woman suffragists all the assistance
possible.
Tore Down the Signs.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 15.-Superin-
tendent of Streets Guy Chick went
through Berkeley this afternoon with a
heavy lumber WAGON and tore down all
the auction and other signs which had
been posted on the telegraph and tele-
phone poles and fences contrary to the
town ordinance. Before he had finished
his work ne hauled two heavy loads of
posters, signs and placards to the back
yard of the Town Hall, where he says he
will make them into firewood. The greater
part of the signs were those announcing a
big auction sale tomorrow.
Students Gateway.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 15.-A corps of
University carpenters were at work to-day
erecting gate at the new entrance to the
university grounds, directly in front OF
the lower end OF the students pathway.
The gate and posts are of redwood, and
were put up with the purpose OF supplying
only temporary need. A stone and iron
gate will be erected later.
Skull and Keys Play.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 15.-The Skull
and Keys Literary and Social Club of the
State University will give their annu al
play at Shattuck Hall tomorrow evening
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up sidewalk, Broad swore out a warrant
charging Schmidt with intent to commit
murder. alleging that he had made threat
ening use of giant-powder cartridges, and
Stutt was charged by Schmidt, in two
warrants, with disturbing the peace and
malicious mischief.
''As result of an assault by Stutt, said
Mr.. Schmidt this afternoon, lone OF my
horses is staggering in its stall with l be-
lieve cracked skull. Stutt became angry
at one of my men, and in endeavoring to
stop team he seized plank and battered
a horse on the head. / had him arrested
for cruelty 10 animals and afterward for
disturbing the peace, as he was using loud
and boisterous language In venting his
displeasure.
II have very large force of men at
work on the street, and Suits men, work
ing on grade above them, have been
piling dirt on where my men were carting
1T away.
"The charge placed against me By
| Broad is entirely without foundation.
Giant-powder cartridges were used by me
in blasting, and if there was any one in
the vicinity of the blasts who did not
know enough to keep away from them
when told to l can't help it.
Several times after fuses were lit on
my cartridges Stutt and Broad have put
them out, and l have therefore concccted
a new scheme and have long and short
iuSe, one OF winch usually lSnlteS the
powder"
Stutt and Broad say that Schmidt has no
power to stop them working, ana that
they will continue to fill in the lot and
build house Is they have begun.
The forces of the three contractors were
at work all day to-day, but no trouble
I occurred, and the crowd which gathered
in the hope of witnessing exciting develop
ments were disappointed.
A. ii. Broad was arralgned in an Oak
land cour: this morning and pleaded
guilty to having torn up the sidwalk. JUS
tice Cliff decided that the act was mali
cious mischief, and Broad was fined $40.
The charge against Schmidt has been
changed to disturbing the peace, as war
| rant for intent to commit murder was not
| obtainab bic under the circumstances.
| The three contractors will continue their
work tomorrow and next week, and mean
while two charges of disturbing the peace
and one OF cruelty TO animals remain to
be disposed of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-04
W. c. T. L. WORK.

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union unanimously elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, Mrs. Jennie P. Sisson; Vice-Pres-
ident, Mrs. A. J. Clarke; Recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Alice McChessney; Cores
ponding Secretary, Miss Amanda List;
Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. Anna Hall; Assist
ant Treasures for each ward, Mrs. Ger
trude McClelland, Mrs Wilbur Bags,
Mrs. c. F. Zorn, Mrs. VIII Travis. The
following superintendent Of different
lines of work were appointed. Hygiene
and Hereditary, Harriet B. Jones; Pris-
on and Jail Work, Mrs. l.. Huntley;
Temperance Literature, Mrs Julia Cor
bin: Juvenile Work, Miss Nettie List;
Masters Meetings, Mrs. NJ. l.. Bell; Res
cue Work, Mrs. Emma Trimb.e; Y.
Work. Mrs. w. B. Hicks; Scientific In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Franchise,
Mrs. l. Warren; Legislation and Peti-
cion. Mrs. John Walton; Eyangelistic
Work. Mrs. r. Schofeld; Systematic
Giving. Mrs. w. T. Rumble; INFER
mented Wine, Mrs L. Kinons; Press
Work. Mrs. D. c. List; Organist. Mrs.
Gertrude McCle,land; Chairman OF w.
c. T. L. Hall, Mrs. NJ. Anna Hall; En-
tertainment Committee, Mrs. N. A. JEFF
fers: Supt. of Fire Works, Mrs. Jennie
p. SisSOn.