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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22

enforced, and while the men are subduing
imaginary fires Chief Fair is around TAX
ing notes. The result, of his notes is made
known at the weekly meeting of the Fire
Board when he recommends" certain
changes.
This morning Company No. was or
dered to prac tice near Lake Merritt and
Twenty-frst street. The engine had to
run and the hose to be nnreeled Just as
fast as though there was a real fire, and
although there were some who were not in
favor OF playing iremen they have lie armed
that it was better to look as if they liked
it if they did not want the trouble OF re-
signing.
This kind O. thing makes me sick"
said wet fireman after the drill was over.
The department amt no good any more.
This mugwump board and their toy Chief
had better quit or they won't know what
happened to 'em next March. Wish it
was March now"
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HOTEL FIRE IN BERKELEY,
The Acheson House Burned
Down by a Supposed
Incendiary.
Radical Changes and improvements
at the Oakland Racetrack.
Religious Events.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 2L-The Ache
son Hotel fire, which occurred last even
ing, was one OF the largest suffered
by the college town in years A pc
culiarly touching phrase of the matter is
that Mrs. Acheson, the owner OF the hotel
who is a widow, had but recently COM
pleted arrangements for leasing the hotel,
and it was being refitted, prior to occu.
pancy, when the fire broke out.
The building is a large frame one, valued
at about $4,000 or $4,000. All efforts posi-
BILE were made to get control of the flames,
but without success until considerable
damage had been done. Residents of the
town assisted the firemen until all danger
to neighboring buildings was past, and the
fire partially subdued.
The contiagration was discovered by
Night Waterman Parker, who turned in
an alarm at tn Columbia Engine House
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

- @A
Rockaways, Buggies, Wagons, Carts.
Etc, at 1928 Mission and 1141 Mis-
sion St., Bet. eth and 9Th, s. f.
AT AUCTION, MONDAY, JUNE 22,
At IL o'clock A. NJ, by order Of
j. f. KENNEDY, Assignee will sell
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF RIGS, consisting Of
Open and Top Rockaways, Surveys, 8 Phae-
tons, 2 Village Carts, 10 Top Buggies, 20 open
Business and Road Buggies l Frst-class Wagon
cite, Business Carts, % Spring Wagons of all
descriptions Fine 4-Seated Camp Wagon almost
new, Laundry Wagons suitable for all delivery
purposes 25 Sets Best Chain and Farm Harness,
so Sets Sing Wagon and Buggy Harness, 25 Sets
Double Driving and Team Harness, Robes Blank
cts, Whips, safe. Office Furniture, etc.
Sale positive. No reserve or limit whatever.
SULLIVAN & DOYIEsLivestock AuctIoneers-
Office. 1927 Sixth street.
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at the Slxteenth-street engine-house this
morning. His words were true and con-
tanned much. They sounded the death
knell of one of the softest of municipal
snaps that Oakland has ever seen.
Sunday morning is busy time around
the engine-houses now. Since the organ
lzation of the Fire Department no one
ever dreamed of giving the boys an oppor-
tunity of perfecting themselves IN their
profession. Chief Fair started the prac-
tice when put in office some months ago.
and now be has the satisfaction of seeing
a revolution.
Commission wished to help a political
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Unitarian Doings on Sunday.
"Kissine the Book Abolished.

The new system of administering oaths,
as legelized by the last Legislature, has
gone into effect at the Central station,
where it was inaugufated by Justice Suit
ger yesterday. No more does the old
familiar ''kiss the book" resound through
the courtroom as the witness often
smacKed it with sound like that of a
Fourth of July torpedo exploding. Under
the new system the oath is administered
while the right hand of the witness lies on
the open Bible, and there is now no neces-
sity of kissing the book. A few old-timers,
however, who had been there before
many a time" kissed the book to-day as
upon former occasions, as they had not
yet learned of the new style oath.-Balti-
more News.
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taken the proposition was rejected. Live
Oak Lodge has purchased an elegant and
costly silk flag TO adorn its lodgeroom.
District Deputy H. c. Aldrick officially
visited Piedmont No. III last Monday
night, Live Oak No. II on Wednesday,
Oakland No. 103 on Friday, and exempt
fed the unwritten work for the benefit of
the officers-elect. The wisdom OF Grand
Chancellor G.. f. McGlashen has been
demonstrated in the appointment of
Brother Aldrick for district deputy OF Dis
trict No. 9.
Calenthe Temple No. 6, Order of Rath-
bone Sisters, at its session of June IL had
one for initiation, admitted two by card
and received seven applications for mem
bership; and at its last convention on
June Is received eight more applications
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at about II o'clock. By2A A. NJ. the ire was
under control.
The Colum bia, North Berkeley, West
BerkeleY DWIGHT way and AshbY-aYenue

at about II o'clock. By 2 A. NJ. the ire was
! under control.
The Columbia North Berkeley, West
Berkeley, Dwight way and Ashbyavenue
| fire companies were on the scene, but de-
spite their united efforts the building is
now valueless, and only hollow frame
work is left standing. The interior was
almost entirely Quilted out by the flames.
and anything of value which the fire
did not reach was ruined by water.
The fire is thought to have been incen-
diary, as the hotel was unoccupied. There
was report among the spectators of the
conhagration that boy who was one of
the first at the fire, saw kerosene oil can
In the rear of the building placed in a sus-
picious manner,
Another explanation of the origin of the
fire is that some rubbish was burned in the
yard in the afternoon and smoldering
embers remained until midnight. The
matter, however, seems to be shrouded in
mystery, and it is hardly probable that
anything definite will be known.
During the battle against the flames, a
fireman named Patterson was overcome
by smoke after climbing through win
dow on the west side of the building. He
was not observed to reappear and was car
ried out by the other fire-fghters.
The II and 1 o'clock trains from San
Francisco were unable to go to North
Berkeley, owing to the hose on the rail-
road track.
Grand Stand to Be Moved.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 21-Work will
be commenced this week to move the
| large st grand stand at the Oakland Trot-
ting Park about 100 feet farther south.
the various Clubhouses will be placed in
the locality now occupied by the grand
stand, and when the work is com pleted it
will be decided improvement. Another
change which will be made is in the track
itself. 1t will be raised three feet higher
than 1t is at present. The cost OF the work
will be $4,000
Oakland Team Wins.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-A base
ball game was held in North Berkeley
this morning between the Berkeley Stars
and the Oakland Clippers, which was won
by the Oakland team. The score was Is
to 6. The Oakland teams pitcher, Smith,
was too speedy for the Berkeleyites and
they succumbed TO his curves and shoots.
The game was witnessed by large crowd
OF Berkeley people.
No Addition Possible.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-The much
talked of addition to st. Marks Church
will probably not be made. The reason
assigned is that it will cost more than the
parish can afford for the pres sent. The
proposition originally was to bisect the
church and place the addition in the open
space.
Unitarian Doings on Sunday.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-The Sum-
mer School of Religious Thought held its
third session in Stiles Hall this morning.
the subject discussed being "The Doctrine
Concerning Man" Mr. Keller led the dis
cussion and will preside again next Sun
Il No ITDif 70 ia 10 hioh
during the summer months is studying
| from nature was conducted this morning
by Mrs. Keller. She took for lesson
| "Shadows."
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GEO. T. LANSON, AUCTI0NEER.

OmCo-4IU kearny oCTSeb.
THIS DAY.
Monday .June &c. 1896,
At 2 o'clock P. NJ, on the premises
NO. 9 Ia Capp Street.
Mission street to corner Twenty first and
Mission street within one block.
WILL SELL
The Very Elegant New Furniture and
Carpets of Resid ence,
CoMPRISING:
Magnificent Parlor Set richly carved, polished
frames, upholstered in costly silk tapestry;
Elegant Mahogany Book Case; Fine Thread Lace
Curtains: Elegant Center Tables; Engravings and
Orn aments: Extra Fine Parlor Carpets; Hand
some Fur Rugs; Elegant Polished Oak Chamber
Suits with Chevalle Mirrors; Finest Pillows,
Mattresses, Blankets bedding; l Elegant
Polished Oak Mirror-back Sideboaro with Exten-
sion Table and Dining-room Chairs to match;
Elegant Oak ChiRonier; Fine Wardrobes;
Handsome Couches; Hall Hat Stand; French
Clock; Extra Choice Improved Range; Patent
Kitchen Table; 80 yards Linoleum, with other
first-class articles.
The above elegant furniture has been in use only
two months and is all frstclass in every spect.
Remember the hour 2 O'Clock.
GEO. +. LAMSON, Auctioneer.
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Company G Shoot.

The dangers of ballooning are to be
slightly mitigated by the invention of
French which provides for the equip
ment of cylinder Of mem brane to the car,
SO arranged that by the pressure of but
ton it may be automatically inflated with
air in the unfortunate event-of the balloon
falling into the sea.
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All Praying for the Next Mu-
nicipal Election and a
Change.
" SOFT THINGS" ARE NO MORE
Chief Fair Takes Too Many Notes
and Recommends Too
Much.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
908 Broadway, June q.
1.-THE department amt wot it wuz."
It was fireman who made the remark
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22

Silkworms were raised in China 200
years before the Christian era. From China
they passed into Persia, India, and vari-
Gus parts of Asia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
WHY TRUE WAS SHELVED.
MANY Parents in the Wilson
School District Demand
a Reason.
The Opposed Principal Gave EXPIRES.
sion to His Opinions on Study
in Alameda.

ALAMEDA, CAL, June 21.-The removal
of c. f. True as principal of the Wilson
School by the Board of Education at it's
last meeting is not in accord with the
wishes of a great mum Der OF the parents.
A petition is in course of circulation asking
for his reinstatement or for tangible rea-
son for his removal.
No one knows why he was not reap
pointed. Mr.. True says he has not the re-
hottest idea why his services were dispensed
with.
II have been principal of the school for
the past five years, ard at no time
during that period has the Superintendent
or any member OF the board made COM
plant as to the manner in which carried
out my duties. They have never even sug-
gested any line of Improvement. In all
cases of appeal to the superintendent my
actions have been upheld. "
Some say his opposition to the new
course of study introduced last year was
instrumental in his removal. True says
he cannot see why this should be assigned
as the reason.
when the course of study came out I
said it was too cumbersome; that it re-
quired too much work on the part of the
pupils. and would tend TO disgust them
with school life. The number of subjects
to be covered in each term prevented etd-
cient teaching in any one, and if the sub
iects allotted could not be honestly COW
cred by teachers and pupils the course of
study had better not be adopted. These
opinions I.expressed openly at the boards
meeting at its invitation. | took no I'M
derhand means TO create a feeling against
the course of study, and when it was
adopted l carried it out. | have been
teacher in the State for the past thirty
years, and surely my opinion-for it is
only an opinion-honestly expressed
ought not to have lost me my position.
Against my moral character no one can
breathe word. l therefore think 1 am
entitled to know why / was thrown out of
! my position"
Company G Shoot.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 21.-The first
regulation shooting held by Company G
since its transformation took place yester-
day afternoon at the range, High street.
The following record was made:
Helm SO, Clifford 49, Day Al. Vessel So. Ham,
mond 80, Masten 30, Tenney %, Maise 20, Car
roll "a, Montell 20, Whaliey %, Russell "a,
Smith 81. Oesterreicher 10, Walker Is, Pickett
%. Johnson &c, Woodward 8, La Deux 80.
shaffer 80, Browning 49,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22

More than 100, 900 pairs of shoes will be
saved by the changes in the British army
regulations, by which the soldiers may
wear their shoes until used up, instead of
having a new pair issued at stated inter-
Yals.
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and acted upon three previously received
The new applicants are all mem hers of
Live Oak Lodge No. II.
Alameda Council No. /, Order of the
Grand Orient, on Friday evening, June
26, will tender it's members another one OF
its excellent banquets. An experienced
caterer has been especially engaged to pre-
pare the menu. 1t is promised that the
literary and musical programme will be
up to date. The committee, consisting of
b. D. Cans, II. Spencer and A. V. O'Neill,
are indefatigabe in their efforts to make
it great success.
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Oakland Team Wins.
No Addition Possible.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-The much
talked-o of addition to st. Marks Church
will probably not be made. The reason
assigned is that it will cost more than the
parish can afford for the pre- sent. The
proposition originally was to bisect the
church and place the addition in the open
space.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22

"Old man Jones"-nobody knows him
bv any other name-who has been con-
fined to his cot in the County Jail, await
ing his second trial for the murder of
DuteI many years ago, made peculiar
yet reasonable request last week. Jones
has been given as much publicity as any
two men that ever entered the Jail. He
was convicted on his first trial, but, as
usual, was granted a second one eleven
wears ago. Before it was set the old
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY MADE
FOR MORE THAN A SCORE OF
DELEGATIONS
70 VISIT CANTON THE PRESENT WEEK
Only II Few Open Dates Between Now
and the Election-Sevcral Hundred
Wheelmen VIII Make The Pill
grimage This Week.

Canton. o.. Sept. 21.-Maj Mckinley
spent Sunday very quietly. He and Mrs.
Mckinley took dinner at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. c. Barber, Mrs. Barber
being Mrs. Mckinlcy's sister. The day
was cold and rainy. and except for this
trip the family spent the whole day about
the house.
Saturday closed an evcntful week, and
Monday will open up another. The APP
pontments tonight for the week are about
double the number arranged for last
week.
Mr.. Mckinley seems to be enjoying his
usual good health and stands the test re-
markably well.
Engagements have already been made
with more than score of delegations
late as October 81. and there are but one
or two open dates between now and that
week The weeks engagements are as
follows:
Monday. September 2S-Farmers and
citczns of Lisbon and Coumbiana coun-
ties, o.: delegates from the Afro Mctho-
dist Episcopal conference, now i'll Clcve-
land.
Tuesday. September 29-Locomotiyc
engineers from Chicago and vicinity: old
soldiers from Sandusky; Baltimore and
Ohio railroad men; farmers and business
men from northern Indiana and Mis-
souri,. along the line of the Santa Fee rail
way; Ladies' Mckinley club of Cincin-
natl. and farmers of Geauga county.
"Wednesday. September 3O-Citzens of
Bellefontc, Pa. and vicinity: citizens of
northwestern Ohio III the vicinity of Del
phos and Van Vert.
Thursday. October Mckinney and
Hobart club of Ravena and Portage coun-
ty; Clark County Mckinley brigade from
Springfield, o.
Friday. October 2-ltalian club. with
band and military company of Iittsburg;
farmers of Panhandle, w. Va.
Saturday. October 3-Mckinley and
Hobart club of Nenango county, Pa.
starting from Franklin; Commercial
Travellers Sound Money club from
Mansfield and vicinity: wheelmen from
all over the state; Bohemian citizens from
Cleveland; miners, mechanics. farmers
and business men from Sunday creek val
ley. o.. starting from Gloucester; the
News Mckinley and Hobart club from
Harrisburg. Pa; Swcdish-Amcrlcan club
of Rockford.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01

credit attracts no capital and inspires no
confidence. (Applause.) Poor credit is
always expensive; it puts unnecessary
burdens upon its possessors. They are
required to pay higher rates of interest
for the use of money and higher prices
for what they buy. If they get credit at
all they must pay dearly for it, because
of the fear that they will not return what
they have borrowed Cries of right
This credit and confidence can not b.
restored by proposition to debase the
currency of the country and repudiate
public and private debt. Great APP
pause) And, my fellow citizens, with
out OBTAINING you, after thanking you for
the courtesy and kindness of this call. |
want to say that the American people
this year mean to MeXicanize neither
their money nor their labor (Tremen-
dous cheering and cries of right, right
bid you good afternoon" Great ap-
plause.)
Maj. Mckinley also spoke to delega-
tons of Baltimore and Ohio railroad en-
plOyes of Newark. citizens of Piqua,
Ohio, the Esplenborough Republican club
of Pennsylvania; Jones Il Laughlins'
employees of Pittsburg, employees of the
Lockhart Iron and Steel company. en-
ployes of Joseph Horne Il Co., 1000 en-
ployes of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
road from points between Toledo and
Wheeling and the employees of the Penn
sylvania Tin Plate company, New Kens-
ington, Pa, who came in special train
of fifteen coaches.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
TALMAGE IS RIGHT.
He Says Political Harangues From Pull
pits Change No Votes.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Rcv. Y. Dewitt
Talmage, in his sermon at the First
Presbyterian church today, made the fol
lowing allusion to the presidential cam
paign:
During the last six presidential cleo
tons / have been urged to enter the po-
litical arena, but | never have and never
will turn the pulpit in which | preach
into II political stump. Every minister
must do as he feels called on to do. and
| will not criticise him for doing what ne
considers his duty: but all the political
harangues from pulpits from now until
the Bird of November will not. in all the
United States, change one vote but will
leave many ears stopped against any
thing that such clcrgymen may utter the
rest of their lives"
This statement was followed by n
reference to the depression now prevail
ing throughout the country. and he said
never within his memory had so many
people literally starved to death as in he
past few months. He believed the coun-
try was better off after every crisis. and
that the Almighty would settle the con-
troversy between the metals,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
BIG DEMONSTRATION.
Citizens of Lowell Greet Bryan and
Sewal Enthusiastically.

Nashua. \. H., Sept. 26.-The cndeavor
of the New Englanders to make amends
for the cold reception given William j.
Bryan Mt New Haven has been illustrat-
ed. When the train pulled into the
station at Lowell, Mass, at 8 a. M. the
depot platform was crowded with howl
ing humanity. The train stopped five
minutes, and although it was the nomi-
nee's intention to speak the demonstra-
ton was so great he did not have time to
address them after ii had subsidized. The
baggage car attached TO the rear of the
train was utilized as platform. Here
Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Sewall were stand
ing arm in arm in the doorway. There
were many such cries of "Welcome to
Lowell" "Our Next President" but the
one which created the greatest enthusi.
assn was shouted out by big coal
HEAVIER: This is not New Haven. Mr..
Bryan; this is Lowell" Just before the
train started quiet was restored and Mr..
Bryan told them he did not have time to
discuss any questions and then, as the
train pulled away, he added. But we
are glad to see YOU The train shed was
lined with crowds for II block and they
shouted and chccred tho nominees us they
caught sight of the pair standing in the
baggage car doorway.
An enthusiastic crowd yelled to the top
of its aggregate voice, II band played
Hail to the Chief and expressions of
That's Him" were heard when Mr..
Bryan, standing on the platform of the
train. arrived at the first stop in New
Hampshire. Nashua was out to give the
three time nominee hearty greeting
and Nashua accomplished its purpose.
Short speeches were made by Mr.. Bryan
and Sewall, which, especially that of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
THOUGH DEVIATING FROM HIS
SANITY CALLING, HE TOLD
TRUTHS.
SILVER Pensioners D|SAPPROVED
Df His Sermon-Said Mutual Confidence
Was Nceded-Dr. Talmage Declined
to Turn His Pulpit Into n Po-
litical Stump.

New York, Sept. 27.-Rev. DR.. Charles
ii. Parkhurst signtlled his return
from Europe to the pulpit of Madison
Square Presbyterian church today by
preaching Il sermon on the political stu
alton. The church was filed, num-
Der of silver men, who disapproved of
the doctors views being in the congrc-
CATION. Some of these made untattcr-
ing comments on leaving the church af-
ter the sermon. When the doctor was
told of these remarks, he remarked
'There is more in this thing than the
silver question, and some Sunday in the
near future am going to speak my mind
about the treatment of labor by capital
| will not mince my words, either
The preacher led up to what he had
to say about the campaign in an argu-
ment in which he tried to show that it
was impossible to make anything with
out material, and impossible to build n
good structure without n good founda-
ton.
Among other things he said:
Il am not here to argue financial 1ues-
tons, but the present situation in our
country is an illustration on Il portentious
scale. The truth | am trying to drive
home is that you can not move with Wig
or, nor strike with effect, except as you
feel on the instant the everlasting tiXity
of the rock your foot is planted on.
National prosperity will come back
when confidence is back, and confidence
will return when the nation gets its feet
out of the quagmire and back to granite.
Traffic not only, but all the communlca-
tons of our great commercial life are
conducted on the credit system, on sys-
TEN of mutual confidence, and today that
mutual confidence does not exist. That
is the secret of our disquict. All at
tempts are being made deliberately and
in hot blood to crush all lingering remains
of that mutual confidence, and such pro-
cedure / dare to brand on this altar of
God as thoroughly false to the spirit of
the gospel and accursedly reasonable to
our collective interests and national des-
tiny"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
OLD PEOPLE.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulate the bowels and kidneys will find the
true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whisky nor other intoxicant, but acts
as tonic and Alternative 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength and giving tone to the
organs. thereby aiding na'-ye in
trio Bitters is an excellent appetizer and
aids digestion. Old people find it just
exactly what they need. Price, 80 cents
and $1.0O per bottle at G. o. Yates drug
store.