The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
POLITICAL EQUALITY.
The Eastern Suffragists to Hold Neigh
bOrhood Meetings.

bOrhoOd Meetings.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 28.-The Politi-
cal Equality Club has begun the cam
paign in favor of the adoption of amend
ment No. II in dead earnest. With the
mass-meeting in the Tabernacle Thursday
the work was inaugurated, but now come
the neighborhood meetings which are for
the purpose of arousing great interest
among the women themselves. Next
weeks work is planned as follows:
Tuesday evening at the house OF Mrs. ]. G..
Campbell, Twelfth and Chestnut streets.
Wednesday afternoon at the house of Mrs.
Archibald Borland, Prospect avenue and Web
ster street.
Wednesday evening at the house of Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Howard Vernon Heights.
Thursday afternoon at the house of Mrs.
Henry Vrooman.
Thursday evening at the house of Mr. and
Mrs. ID. w. Z. GaSkll.
Miss Yates, Miss Shaw, Miss Anthony
and Miss Hay will be present and address
each OF these meetings, to which the public
in general are invited.
Bond in Dispute.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 27.-When the
Gier-kreuger SANDER suit was filed in
court a short time ago Kreuger filed a
bond with F. n. Barney and J. r. Drury
as sureties. They both qualified in the
sum of $1,000. Gier objected to the sureties
and asked for an examination. Barney
now claims that he never qualified in anv
amount and that the signature is forgery.
The signatures were acknowledged before
Notary A. G. Holman, who said to-day:
Yes; | drew up the bond in my office
and had Kreuger sign it. l then notified
him to secure two bondsmen who would
swear they were worth $1,000. 1t took him
some time to look after the matter, and
one day, when [ was at the Sheriff's Office,
l was introduced to Mr.. Drury and told
these words: Here are the bondsmen' /
didn't wait to see the signatures, but there
were none on the paper before that time.
l went to my Office after they had started
TO sign, and left instructions to send the
bond to me and l would acknowledge it,
which l did. l don't know either of the
signers, for l never saw them before
Barney declares he never signed any
bond in the Sheriff's office. He did sign
one in a coalyard at Eighth and Market
streets, with the understanding that it was
to be stricken off the morning following.
Still Fighting for Freedom.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2S.-Attorney
Nusbaumer has not relaxed his efforts to
secure the release of Andrew Root, charged
with being an accomplice in the gold brick
swindling. As predicted in to-day's CALL
he applied for the third writ of habeas
corpus on behalf OF his client to-day and
was successful in securing it before Judge
Ogden. who made it returnable Monday at
2P.M.
The petition states that the charge is the
same as that upon which he was released
by Judge Frick. and that there is no new
evidence upon which to base new charge.
Hence there is no more probable cause
than i'll the last case.
Root appeared in the Police Court to-
day to be arraigned upon the charge of
grand larceny. He was represented by
George w. Reed, the partner of Nus.
banner, who asked that the case be con-
tinued until Monday to be set. This was
allowed and Root went below.
Remembered by Friends.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2S.-School
Director George ]. w. Stark, who has just
been elected president OF the West Oak
land improvement Club, was presented
with kodak camera last evening by few
OF his many friends.
He came down street early during the
evening to attend committee meeting,
leaving his wife alone. The friends called
and hurriedly decorated the house with
smilax, evergreens and roses, which made
a beautiful appearance. When Mr.. Stark
reached home he hardly recognized his
own home. The occasion was his birth
day and was enjoyed by all. Suitable re-
freshments were served during the even
ing.
Blind Men to Entertain.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2S.-Three
blind men, Messrs. V. ]. Cooper. phrenolo-
gist; Frank Jacobs, vocalist, and Henry
Foster vioinist, have arranged an enter
tainment for the Y. w. C. A. Home next
Friday evening.
Eacn is well known in Oakland and
will undoubtedly attract large audience.
Mr.. Cooper WILL examine the heads of any
of the audience. while the others will fur
nish good music for the occasion.
Banks Badly Wanted.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 28.-An at
tempt was made to-day to introduce the