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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters

Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
908 Broadway, Oct 3.
The weather report for September shows that
the maximum temperature was on the I'd,
when it registered seventy-eight degrees, and
the coldest on the 10Th, when it was fifty
degrees.
The Sheriff has choice assortment of
crooks and ex-convicts in the Grand jury cor
ridor. The Jail officers are especially vigiiant.
No visitors are permitted In the jail now and
all conversations with outsiders is carried on
through double wire screen.
The executive council of the Afro-American
League State Council will meet at the resi-
dence of A. A. Collins, 176 Sixth street. Thurs
day evening. T. B. Morton is president and
James F. Summers secretary.
The Los Banos Gun Club is making some
improvements in its shooting box and fixing
things cozy for the coming duck season, which
opens on the 18th.
Judge Haywood of Idaho will be the speaker
of o Republican rally to be held in Alameda
Friday evening next week.
The passage OF sentence on ex x-Editor Gavin
Dhu High for libeling William ]. Dingee, on q
second conviction, was postponed to-day to
the 9th.
The doors of FL Nido Club of Alameda were
closed yesterday. Fate and Rev. DR.. Bovard
have finally succeeded in telling the 'bird's
nest The birds have flown. II is reported
that the club has debt of $1,000 with ass cts
of only $500.
The case of the people vs.. William Gooby,
charged with turning in false fire alarm in
Alameda on August Is, was ON trial in City
Recorder st. Sure's court this afternoon.
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NOMINEES ALL SAFE.

The Fusionists Finally Get Their Cor
tificate of Nominations Correct.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3.-The District
Attorney and County Clerk have kept
their offices open until late hour tonight
to allow the Democrats and Populists to
get their certificates of nominations cor
reotly certified and filed within the time
limit. 1t was a late hour before all the
technicalities were arranged and the
papers properly filed.
The certificate of w. S. Pelouze, as a
nominee for Supervisor in the Fifth Dis
trict, has been filed with the County Clerk
He names II. n. Dalton, w. D. Powers. A.
LoZier, J. n. Martin and George A. Bal
lard as his campaign committee.
Daniel Crowley, the nominee of the
Democratic convention in the Fifth Su-
pervisorial District, has also been flied.
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He Recently Wrote to His Sister
That He Thought of
Suicide.
WAS a KELLY AGITAToR.
An Intimate Friend Thinks the Miss.
ing Man Is Atoning for Having
Renounced Religion.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
9OS Broadway, Oct. 3.

90S Broadway, Oct. 3.
Samuel Speckman mysteriously dis
appeared from his home during Thursday
night, and it is supposed that he has re-
tired into the hills to fast and pray.
The missing man is very well known in
this city, where lie has been at different
times an active Salvationist,, a labor
orator, and during the Kelly excitement
Speckman was one OF the most FREQUENT
speakers to the Industrial Army at the
foot of Broadway, and was MAZE lieu
tenant under General Kelly. During all this
time Speckman has been hard-working
man, and although he took part in many
erratic movements he always took work
when he could get it.
Speckman's nature is very intense, and
although for about three years he has
been professed atheist, he has of late
shown disposition to return to his
former faith and has frequently had
morbid spells.
The Speckman family reside at 724 Per-
alta street, and during last Thursday
night the husband and father got up after
retiring and left with out bidding his wife
.adieu. 1t was only when awakened by
child's crying that she discovered her hus-
band was missing.
Speckman has been employed out at
the Oakland TroJting Park, and some time
ago piece OF Tim Der fell upon his head.
Since that time he mas complained q great
deal of pains in his head and at times has
been delirious. 1t is feared by his rela-
tives that while suffering from an attack
OF this kind he wandered off and Jumped
IN the bay. 1t has just been learned that
about month ago he wrote letter to his
sister IN England, in which he spoke of
for his wife and babies he would feel like
missing man has visited ali the hospitals
and prisons in this neig ghborhood, but has
been able to learn nothing
Il do not believe Speckman has Jumped
into the bay" said one of Specknan's
intimate friends to-day. HE is a very
peculiar fellow anu once he used to be
very religious. OF late his mind has
wandered back to ieligion, and he was
feeling very bad because he has been a
proiessed infidel for several years. He
seemed TO have the idea that If he retired
into solitude for a time so that he could
fast and pray, he could in some way
atone for his actions and sayings. | am
more inclined to believe that he has gone
off to the hills or TO some place where he
can be alone than that he has ended his
life"
The missing man is feet inches in
height, is OF dark com plexion, with heavy
dark nustache. He was dressed in a gray
cutaway coat and light trousers and wore
a light cap. He is an intelligent earnest
speaker and well educated.
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known as the First East Oakland Naval
Company. The officers, as far as elected,
are: Edgar Pomeroy, captain; Z. Tilot-
son, secretary; B. Bryant, treasurer. The
others are to be selected later from the
ranks.
Considering Methods.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3.-The Repub-
Iican County Central Committee was in
session a short time to-day and considered
ways and means for conducting an active
campaign tor the next four weeks. 1t was
decided to circulate much literature in the
country districts and TO send a good
speaker, besides local candidates, to every
town in the county.
The executive ommittee was authorized
to make necessary arrangements for a
rally Thursday evening in this city, when
T. X. Schoonmaker of New Jersey will be
the orator. He is said TO be very bril-
liant and exceptionally we'll equipped po-
Htical speaker.
Assessment Rolls.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3.-The raising
of the assessment 5 per cent by the State
Board of Equalization has made so much
extra work Tor Auditor Whidden that be
will be unable TO finish the tax rolls in
time for them to be turned over to Tax
Collector Barber for the latter to use on
Tuesday. Only eight OF the tifty-four have
thus far been completed, but the Tax Col
lector will begin his work according tolav
on Tuesday. 1t will take ten or twelve
days vet to finish the rolls.
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MONEY QUESTION.
Ladies' League Arranges for a Joint
Debate Between Jud ges Swinnerton
and Gibson at Livermore

LIvERMORE, CAL, Oct. Sword was
received here this afternoon from the Re-
publican State Central Committee that
the request of the Ladies League of Prog
ress to have Judge J. G.. Swinnerton of
Stock ton. the Republican orator, to meet
ex-Judge E. NJ. Gibson of Oakland, the
Populist Superior Judge nominee in this
county, in a joint debate on the financial
question involved in this campaign has
been granted.
The news has been received with the
greatest pleasure by Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and Popuiists, and the meeting
promises to be the greatest one of the
campaign in this valley. An immense
attendance is assured, as every one will
want to be present to hear the two sides
discussed.
The meeting will be held October II
and will be free, although there will be a
few reserved seats. for which small
charge will be made, so as to get little
money for the free library fund. There
will be campaign quartets and music
from the Mckinley and Hobart Club and
the Bryan and Sewall Club.
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NO FREE SILVER PAPER.
Frank Confession of Two Editors
Who Misread the Signs
of the Times.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
906 Broadway, Oct. 8.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
906 Broadway, Oct. 3.
Just two weeks ago two bright young
men, misled by the utterances of few,
conceived the idea that Oakland would be
a yeritable mint for any one who had the
courage to issue ''silver" paper. Special
efforts were made to make good showing
with the first number, and the result was
a very attractive and creditable newspaper.
The projectors, Messri. Wasson & Ed
mupdson, spent considerable time in
evolving a name for the newspaper, and
after much thought decided to call their
journal ''16 to l." The name has been
conceded blythe editors to be peculiarly ap-
propriate, but not In the generally ac-
copied sense of those figures. 1t was
TO und that the desire for such politics as
.16 to 1" advocated was about 16 to
against its policy.
The solicitors soon discovered that "16
to II was a very frosty proposition to
place before intellectual Oklanders, and
No. 1, vol. I was both its Alpha and
Omega.
The silver paper was merged in one
short week into an independent journal
and it's name changed to the Mail. In the
current issue of the Mail the editors
frankly admit their mistake and their ex-
planatIon needs no explaining. 1t is as
follows:
The proprietors of the Mail have been asked
why their other paper, Sixteen to One, sus-
pended publication. In answer we shall state
the truth that the free silver element refused
to aid it and we could not run the paper on
wind. Some persons have been fortunate
enough to be doing such thing at present
even in Oakland, but we have a different
policy and shall carry it out or go to the wall
We did not ask or receive donations. We is
sued the paper on our own responsibility and
incurred no liabilities. Our mistake was in
believing that good many more people
found to be the case, therefore we promptly
closed the incident.
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RIVAL CLUBS TO COMBINE
Harmony Restored Between
Berkeley Political Organi-
cations.
The Mckinley League and the Repub
ican Club May Cons olidate
On Monday Night.

BERKELEY, CAL. Oct. 3.-The two
Republican clubs OF Berkeley which have
been contesting with one another over pri-
maries and other matters are discussing
the matter of consolidation, and it is
probable that next Monday night will see
them united into one organization.
The two cIubs-the Republican Club,
whose president is William Lair Hill, and
the Mckinley League, presided over by
Joseph McLain-were both formed at the
beginning of the present campaign. The
members of the Mckinley League claimed
that their organization was the regular"
one, formed under the auspices OF the
county committee, and good deal of bit
terness was engendered by the contest for
supremacy between the two clubs.
The league and the club were opposed
to one another at the recent primary elec-
tions, and lively split in the party, To-
cally, was predicted as result OF these
fights. but now that the primaries are
over a spirit of reconciliation exists, and
efforts are being made TO affiliate the two
clubs.
day night in OdQ Fellows Hail. and 1t is
expected that an invitation will be ex-
tended to the other organization to con-
solidate and make one club.
President McClain of the Mckinley
League will attend the Republican Club
meeting, and will probably have some
thing to say on the matter OF affiliation.
81 have not heard of any definite proposal
for consolidation" said Mr.. McCIain to-
day, "but there has been good deal of in
formal talk on the subject.
'Itis generally agreed that there are too
many clubs in the town. Both the Nc
Kinley League and the Republican Club
are now working for the same end-the
success of the Republican nominees-and
there is certainly no reason why they
should not work together"
The two clubs are about equal in
strength. The Repub blican Club achieved
a victory at the first primary election,
when it stood for Hilborn for Congress 5,
and the Mckinley League was victorious
in the last contest, in which it supported
Stratton for State Senator.
Will Not Disband.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 3.-The Colum-
bia Fire Company has decided not to dis
band, and East Berkeley will not be left
without protection in case of confagra-
tion. The mpany has been considerably
divided since the discussion over the elec-
ton OF a Fire Chief, and Its disorganlZa-
ton has several times been threatened,
but the differences are now healed up, and
the company will soon be again prepared
to fight fires.
The members who have decided to stand
by the organization are ]. d. Crooks, ].
Strauss. L. Walters, George E. Parker. S.
McKeon, G. Gregory, A. Frick, w. Brehln,
Ii. Morton, @. Dean, III. S. Brasefeld, A.
Edgar and G. il. Coin.
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DECORATING HAS BEGUN.
Bridesmaids Are Named for the
Lcng-Requa Military We'd
ding Next Month.
A Large Tent Is On the Lawn to Ac-
ccmmodate Three Hundred
and Fifty Guests.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
sos Broadway, Get. 8.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
sos Broadway, Get. g.
The event of the year in social circles is
the military wedding of Miss Amy Reoua
and Colonel Long, which will be solemn
lied next Tuesday at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church. At the Requa seat. Highlands.
great preparations are being made for the
event.
No one at present in society remem bers
when there was very swell military we'd
ding IN this city, and the interest is very
great. The decorations at the beautiful
home are being personally superintended
by Mrs. Requa, and the designs are very
patriotic and extremely artistic and grace
ful.
The big tent, in which the $50 guests will
partake of the wedding breakfast, is al
ready up on the lawn. Ivy and vari-
colored flags, with great branches of trees
thrown across the top. ARE very pretty, and
suggest the idea of banquet in a decor
ated forest. Carriages will meet the guests
at Piedmont, and carry them over to
Highlands.
Miss Amy Requa is one of the most
beautiful brides of the year and has
very pretty wedding gown OF white silk
with dainty Valenciennes trimmings.
The bridesmaids are to be Lucy King,
Miss Reeua's fayorite cousin; Ida Belle
Palmer Miss Jessie Glascock, Miss Ham
ilton OF Santa Monica and Miss Morgan.
They will be attired in beautiful pink
gowns with exquisite pink felt hats
trimmed In pink ostrich feathers and
pink velvet roses 1t is not yet known
who is to be ''best man." as the one orig
inally chosen by Colonel Long is i'll and
cannot come from Washington.
One little fact should not be lost sight
OF. The wedding gown did not come
from Paris, but is an Oakland creation,
and so is nearly all of the brides gener-
Gus trousseau. Miss Requa is an earnest
advocate of home industry.
Populist Committees.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3-The following
sub-committees have been appointed BY
the Populist County Central Committee:
Ways and Means-C. C. Smith, t. ]. Roberts.
C. w. Pangborn, E. Matthews, J.L. Moore and
Hall and speakers-R. Hesse, I. ]. Frick.
Etadt, A. Threscher, A. Bretz, r. B. Myers, A.
Propsganda-M. @ r. Lyle, ]. Palinbaum, A.
Hoentsch, w. w. Brown, c. Z. Courtz
Organization of Clubs-J. c. Brown, R. W.
Good, C. c. Chase, A. NJ stoddaru G. F. Ken
1udiring-E Barton. A. Kruger, F. J. Greg
General committee-N. ]. Mansen, F. t.
Hale, P. B. Preble, G. w. Kraft J. c. Brown,
NJ. r. Lyle, C. c. Smith, r. Hesse.
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was crowded to the doors to listen to the
able address of Juuge Swinnerton of Stock
ton on the issues of the campaign. The
remarks of the able speaker were loudly
applauded, and the mention of McKinley's
name was received with tremendous APP
piause. tits safe to say that the Repuhli-
can ticket will receive'a larger vote in this
township than ever before.
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Renub1icans at Haywards.

HAYWARDS, CAL, Oct. 3.-The first
rally of the Mckinley and Hobart Club of
this place was inaugurated tonight
amid the ringing of anVils and bonfres
on the principal corners. Native Sons
Hall, which has seating capacity OF 1000,
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MOUNT TAHALPAIS.

Trains connect with North Pacific
coast Railroad,
WEEK DAYS-Leave g. T. 9:15 A. NJ. 1:4SP NJ
Ketnrning-Arrive S. h. 1928 NJ. 500 p. NJ
sUNDA 1S--Leave s. +. SA. NJ 1880 A. NJ. :3U r NJ
Eeturning-Arrive S.F.l:l5 Pm A 40 Pm. 1885 r. "
Iickets for sale In MN Valley or
THOo. COOK d SONS, 621 Market ST., S. r.
1ll Valley and Mount TanaaIpais seenic RAILWAY.
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will Return Soon.

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3-Mr. and Mrs.
David A. MacM ullan are expected home
from Limoges, France, in the near future.
Mr.. Macmillan is member of the Oak
land Board of Education and they have
been absent nearly three months to attend
the settlement of her aunt s estate. Her
only brother, DR.. Gustav Maize of San
Francisco, Is also interested and it is be-
lieyed they have come into very rich in
~
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
tVia sausalito Ferry.

From San Francisco, Commencing Sept 13. 1924
WEEKDAYS
For Mill Valley ana san Rafael-s7 :25. 1918,
11:OO A. NJ. <1:45. g :45, *5:l5. IS :45, 80 P.M
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays a. IL: 80 p NJ.
SUNDAYS.
For MIL Valley and San Rafael-ss 100, $1,000
*ll:30 =. M: *1;S0, $780, *4:S0, 6:l5R. NJ.
Trains ~ arked = run TO san Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS.
For Point Reyes and way statons-7;25 A. IL
Weekdays, 8 100 A. n sundays, 40 P. NJ SatuF
days
I or Cazadero and way statlons-7:25 a. n. week
days; 1;Aa " M. SaL1rdayss
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C1,o oc ST ncodd ddM o gs dt State my h~ ~
tat @H EN- for
uudu is tented dwdah classroom d be pro
nacpo ohoehah eo t into hetns dcoe
Frtn resent nBh three ~ t p fhG N
IN ~m nd vii h seating p
There eshuhm hto at and , il W have % them.
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The average duration of a regiment's
stay in India is sixteen years.
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Now Naval Brigade.

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 3.-The boys of
the Church of the Advent, East Oakland,
Rev. v. Marshall Law, rector, have reor-
ganized their non-sectarian naval brigade,
with thirty FIVE members. 1t is to be
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ARE OUT FOR COLLEGE HoNoRs.

OAKLAND, 3Th
college the
F.
against University
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Speaks for Silver.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 3.-Thomas v.
Gator spoke to crowded house tonight.
He was met at the train by the silver band
and the Democratic Club aud escorted 10
Linderman's Opera.house, where he spoke
at length. The various candidates on the
fusion ticket were well represented.
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ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 3.-The remains
of Peter G. Jurgens. Deputy County
Treasurer of Fresno County, reached here
tonight. The funeral will be conducted
by the A. o. U. W., of which deceased was
q member.
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FRATERNAL.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
Ardmore Lodge No. 81, A. z & A. M.-Re-
gular meeting, Saturday. on or before every
full moon, at p. m. in Masonic Temple,
corner Main and Springer streets. Visiting
brethren are extended cordial welcome.
d. d. Flow, w. NJ.
d. T. Nisbett, Secretary.
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MCMILLAN MUaBLINGs.

MCMILLAN, l. T. April 21.-LSpecial
Correspondence. Beautiful weather,
farmers busy working their crops.
Dr. Autry, of Lebanon, was cir
culating among us yesterday.
Joe Mcmillan and V. If. Johnston
went to Paris last week to testify
before the grand jury in the Doolittle
whisky case, but Doolittle having
plead guilty, they were excused
without being brought before the
jury.
Mrs. Rutherford sister of Mrs.
Musgrave is now at her sisters on a
visit.
DR.. J. L. Clark has resumed the
practice of medicine after "lay ON
of several years. He is practicing
in connection with DR.. G. r. Ander-
son of this place and contemplates
becoming a town" doctor this fall.
DR.. c., is a deep thinker and we
predict for him large and success
full practice.
Our barber, Mr.. Blannden has
donned a new hat, and says with
his new derby properly adjusted, he
can shave the boys with more ease.
Jas. H. Hamblin, formerly of Lee
county Va, is now one of the Nc
MILAN boys.
Ed Brown and Buck Smith of Oak
land were here on business yester-
day.
The new gin" spoken of some.
time ago is not being built here, but
we learn Mr.. Scott has gone else
where, we are sorry he failed tC
come here as we are in need of {
grist and saw mill very badly, anC
there is no place in our knowledg,
where a man with good machinerl
could do better in that line thar
/ here.
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Ardmore Chapter No. II, r. A. M.-Regular
meetings on second and fourth Thursday :
in each month at 8 p. m. in Masonic Temple,
corner Main and Springer streets. Visiting
brethren are extended a cordial welcome.
G.. H. Bruce, H. p.
T. Cornelius, Secretary.
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/. r. MASON, Agent.

For SALE-Two desirable residence
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E...a !or cash. Apply at this office.
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1t is sensible and practical in all
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Beatty's Organs and Pianos.

Hon. Daniel F. Beatty, of Washing
ton, New Jersey, the great Organ
and Piano manufacturer, is building
more Organs and Pianos than ever.
In 1870 Mr.. Beatty left home a pen
niless plow boy, and by his indomit-
able viii he has worked his way up
so as to sell so far, nearly 100, 900 Of
Beatty's Organs and Pianos since
1870. Nothing seems TO dishearten
him; obstacles laid in his way, that
would have wrecked an ordinary man
forever, he turns to an advertisement
and comes out of il brighter than
ever. His instruments, as is well
known, are very popular and are to
be found in all parts of the world.
We are informed that during the
next ten years he intends TO sell 200, :
600 more of his make; that means n
business of S2O, 900 600, if we average
them at S1O0 each. 1t is already the
largest business of the kind in exist
ence. Write or call upon Daniel F.
Beatty, Washington, New Jersey, for
catalogue.
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