The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02

concentrated upon making city ownership
of the electric-light plant a success; that
now that the city has won in the inlunc-
tion suit, the utmost endeavor ought to
be put forth TO run the enlarged plant
economically and effectively, SO that the
stand taken by the citizens against private
corporate ownership may prove to be q
wise one; that the committee feels it to be
the best policy to drive one nail at time,
and to drive that home, before striking an
other. Notwithstanding this feeling, how
ever; he says that if the corporation which
is generally believed to be back of the
effort TO harass the city shall continue to
set its dogs upon the city. it is not impos-
sihle that the citizens may be goaded INTO
retaliation and may put in gas plant to
be owned by the city and run in the inter-
ests of the citizens.
Volunteers in Alameda.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. IA meeting
to explain the ideas and objects OF the
new organization, the Volunteers OF Amer
lea, will be held on Thursday evening IN
the Park.street Methodist episcopal
Church. Major George w. Blackhurstt,
coast commander Of the volunteers. vii!
be present and will talk on the topic OF
the purpose OF the volunteers and the rea-
son of their separation from the SalVatlon
ARMY. There will. be music and otner
speeches besides Blackhursts, but the
meeting will not be a devotional one.
The volunteers propose to orgahlz9g, 9,,
corps in this city in week or SO. ne
preliminary arrangements Will De maoe at
Tuesday evening meeting
Troubled by Smoke and Cinders.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. Properly
owners on Encinal avenue have Tor years
past complained about the smoke and Gin
ders elected by the engines en- the narrow
gauge railroad. The City Trustees mad an
ordinance drawn up to meet the nuisance,
but as the wording did not please some OF
the mem bers of the board the whole mat
ter was dropped. The agitation has again
been renewed by owners OF property who
cannot rent their houses, owing solely to
the smoke and cinder nuisance. One gen.
tleman, Gideon Aughen baugh, is going to
interview Superintendent Fillmore and
ask that spark be placed on the
smokestacks OF the engines anti harder
class of coal used for firing.
a Brokep-pown City Servant.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 1.--City Clerk
Lamborn on behalf OF the city sought to
sell a broken-down horse belonging to the
Fire Department. to-day. He bought the
animal for so cents. One bystander re-
marked ON the. inhuman conduct of the
Trustees in selling such a:decrepit animal
whose lie for humane reasons ought TO
have been terminated with a bullet.
Heavy Damages Sought.
ALAMEDA CAL. Aug las T. G.
Daniels of the Argus has refused to
formally retract the statements made by
him in his paper on:the 21st inst. rejecting
on T.. r. Porter of the Oakland Echoes, suit
was instituted. this morning by the latter's
attorney, E. NJ. Gibson. Editor Porter
sues for $25, 000
:. salvation Army. =.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. IA change oi
officers has been ordered in the local con-
tingent of the Salvation Army, The two
ladies who have held command for the
past three.months will 60 to Sacramento
and San Francisco. Their successors. are
Captain Adams and Ensign Rebec'ca Man
hArdt -