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.ALAMEDA'S MILK SUPPLY,
Tests of Each Dairyman's Supply
Posted for the Benefit of
Consumers.
Very Serious Illness of Mrs. ]. T.
McLean-A Boy Impaled on
Picket Fence.

ALAMEDA, CAL, March 2.-The Health
Inspector had the records of twenty dair-
les tabulated upon big blackboard in the
room of the Board of Health this morn
ing. This was the action that the dairy
men protested against so vehemently when
it was first proposed, but their protests
were Of no avail The table shows the
percentage of butter fats and cream and
the condition Of the respective dairies.
This is a new departure. as there is not
another city in the State, so far as known,
that is blackboarding its milk supply for
the ben eft of consumers.
The City Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 2-The Boa I'd
of Trustees at its meeting tonight trans
ferred $500 from the general to the Board
of Health fund. Bids will be asked for
furnishing meals to the prisoners at the
City Prison. At present the city pays at
the rate of % cents per meal for those fur
nished the prisoners. This has been found
to be rather expensive and the plan of ask
ing for bids will naturally reduce the cost.
A special fund, amounting to $671. which
is on hand will be used to complete the in
terror finishings of the Sherman and Web
ster street hosehouses. At the Sherman
hosehouse team OF horses will be stabbed
to be used by the volunteer department.
A driver will Sleep in the house also.
An amended ordinance was passed re-
quiring properry-owners to send in veri-
fed statement thirty days after the first
Monday in March of personal property.
On failure to do SO the Assessor will make
an arbitrary assessment, which the Board
of Equalization must not reduce.
The City Assessor was authorized to
hire an assistant to help him on the work
at salary or $75 per month.
Mrs. DIR. Mclean Ill.
ALAMEDA, Call, March 1.-The wife OF
DR.. John I. Mclean, Health Officer of Ala
media, is very i'll. and it is not believed
that she will long survive. She has been
an Invalid for several years, but during the
past two weeks has been growing steadily
ard dangerously worse. Her husband is
in Washington, where he went month
ago as the representative of Oakland and
Alameda, to appear before Congress and
urge larger appropriation for Oakland
harbor and the dredging OF the tidal
canal. Mrs. Mclean is we'll advanced in
years. Her husband has been wired of her
dangerous condition and is Fastening
home to her bedside.
Dougherty to Plead Guilty.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 2-To-day
JsAaiAs E.S.sa lha.d Dou:herty, the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
PETER PUMYEA,s WILL.
The Estate Left to the Widow Durini
Her Life.


OAKLAND, CAL, March 2-The will of
the late Peter Pumyea was filed for pro-
bate to-day by Lorain Pumyea. widow of
the deceased. The estate is valued at
so, 900, consisting of real estate estimated
to be worth S14,0 900, and the livery stable
with fixtures at Alice and Eighth streets,
with some other personal property valued
at $1,000.
The will was dated September 80, 1890.
and was witnessed by c. T. Johns and w.
NJ. Kent. 1t bequeaths to Albert Pun
yea, a brother, a solitaire diamond ring !;
TO Nelson D. Pumyea, another brother, a
diamond cluster pin; to Raymond B.
Peck, friend, gold watch and chain and
diamond locket; to Annabe Courtwright,
daughter of his wife by former husband
800. The heirs are Albert Pumyea, Mel
son Dewitt Pumyea, Ida Pumyea, Laura
Pumyea, Catherine Sarah Jenkins and
Elmira McCrate, all of whom survive, and
the residue of his estate, real and personal,
to his wife for the term of her natural life,
and upon her death to go to the six broth
ers and sisters, share and share alike. The
property is declared to be community
property and the wife is named exeeutrix
without bonds, with full power 10 sell any
part of the estate without order of court.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Good Templars.

Grand Chief Templar Webb has just completed
lecture tour in the fifth district. He delivered
twenIy-threer lectures, meeting with gratifying
success wherever he appeared. The order through
out the State is advancing, and has many lectur-
ers in the field. The local lodges reported in
good condition and receiving many additions TO
their Nun bers
Valley Lodge held an open meeting last Tuesday
in its hail. 927 Mission street, and there was very
large attendance.
The following interesting programme was rem
dered: Piano duet, Mrs. Bernheimer and Mrs. De
Roster; reading, Mrs. Hoffman: solo, Mrs Shuette
either solo, H. F. PAIL; address, A. f. Ogg: instru
mental solo, E. b. Jewell; recitation, J. O. Adams
recitation, Mrs. NJ. L. Parker; vocal solo, Mrs. NJ
G. Jewell; recitation, George Hatcher.
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EMMETT CELEBRATION.
a Delegation of Irishmen on His
Arrival To-Day.

A delegation of prominent Irish-Amer-
leans left for the south last night TO meet
John F. Finerty, who comes to San Fran
cisco TO lecture Under the auspices of the
Knights of the Red Branch. Mr.. Finerty
will arrive in the City this morning. He
will have rooms at the Occidental Hotel
during his stay here, which will be neces-
sarilv brief, as he has important engage
ments in the northern cities.
A large number Of Nationalist will
leave for Port Costa this morning, and
will extend to their distinguished CON-
patriot a hearty greeting. Others will
meet tile orator at Oakland and at the
ferries.
Colonel Finerty is billed TO speak at
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Death of Charles ROBERTS,

OAKLAND, CAL, March 2.-Charles
Roberts, who resided on San Pablo avenue
and Forty-seventh street, died this morn
ing, after a brief illness. He was native
of Ohio. age 55 and has been resident of
Oakland for twenty-five years. He was a
prominent mem Der of the First Baptist
Church, was cashier of local bank at one
time and was quite prominent as mining
man. He leaves widow and several
grown children.
Mr.. Roberts was a member of the famous
California battalion that served during the
rebellion under General Thompson. He
was associated with the latter at the time
OF his failure in the trust company in San
Francisco years ago, and lost nearly every
thing. He afterward went with Archie
Borland. making several trips to New York
and one to London. The death comes
very sudden and large circle of friends
mourn his untimeiy demise.
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PROCEEDINGS STOPPED.
State Courts Awaiting Decisions of the
Federal Courts.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 2.-The efforts
OF John Chetwood to find assets of r. P.
Thomas OF the Standard Soap Company
to satisfy large judgment against him
growing out of the California National
Bank failure have been abandoned for a
time. Judge Prick OF the Superior Court
set aside the restraining order made sew
eral weeks ago in the matter and several
motions and demurrers growing out OF the
docket.
This action was taken because of sim
liar order issued out of the Federal, court
against Chetwood directing him not TO
proceed in the State courts until the case
against him brought by I. K. Stateler is
settled. That practically ties up every
thing until decision is reached in the
Federal courts
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IN ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS
The California Board of Trade Prepar-
ing Grand Exhibits.

ing Grand Exhibits.
The California Board of Trade has moved
into its new quarters at IA Post street,
where the Builders Exchange used to be-
IN addition to the exchange apartments a
saloon and a cigar-store have been taken
by the new tenants. so there will be q large
floor space for exhibits.
Secretary Fisher has laid out the floor
plan for the show-stands that were at the
Atlanta Exposition. Nearly all these
cases have pretentions to architectural
beauty, and they are all finely finished
specimens of the cabinet-maker's craft.
With ample light from the glass front and
advantage, and display far superior to
anything yet attempted by the board is in
eQptaWplAtietf
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Metropolitan Hall tomorrow evening.
His SUBJECT will be "The Life of Robert
Emmet," and indirectly he will review the
new movement in the United States look
ing to the national independence of Ire
land. An excellent literary and musical
programme has been arranged for the oc-
casion On Thursday evening Colonel
Finerty will be rendered a banquet by the
Knights of the Red Branch at its hall on
Mason and O'Farrell streets.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor.

Grand Secretary Carleton expects TO visit the
lodges in San Jose shortly, and later in the month
expects visit those in Sacramento.
The grand officers visited Martha Lodge last Fri
day evening and pleasant and instructive meet
ing the result.
Bay City Lodge, which has very efficient pro-
tector in the person of 81. W. Outflow, at its last
held meeting initiated number of candidates.
The grand secretary and many knights and ladies
were present.
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Populist,s District Club.

Evans, clerk. and Archibald S. Mcdonald,
palll1. This organization is not branch
OF the Alameda County Law Association.
Populist's District Club.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2.-Presiden mt
Brakeman of the Twenty-third-avenu
Club and President Hardenberg OF the
Thirteenth avenue Club have united In
issuing call for a joint meeting OF the
Populist clubs of the Seventh Ward, to be
held tomorrow Cruesday) evening In
Justice Lawrence's courtroom. The OBJECT
of this Joint meeting is to organize an
Assembly District Club. A full attendance
is desired.
Rudolph Arrested.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2.-W. f. Ru-
dolph, superintendent of the Central-ave-
nue. electric road, was arrested to-day on
warrant sworn to by Street superintendent
Muller, charging him with violating the
city ordinance requiring railroad compa-
nies to keep the street between their rails
and two feet on either side In repair. r.
r. Girard and c.. r. Lewis went on his
bonds. This is a test case, to have the va
lidity of the ordinance passed upon by the
courts.
Assessor Da1ton's Work.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 2.-Assessor
Dalton and deputies began the field work
on the assessment for 1S96-97 to-day. He
has named fifty men to assist in the work
and will pursue the same lines as he did
last year. The same policy will be used
with regard to the railroad assessment
unless the Supreme Court interferes, which
he does not at all anticipate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

Orphanage. will be consecrated By Bishop
Goodsell. Next Friday evening Joaquin Mil
Ier viii give his lecture, "Notes on Nature"
ior the benefit of the church. The lecture will
take place in Hamilton Hall, at the corner OF
and Jefferson streets, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

Movements OF Trans atlantic Steamers.
NEW YORK-Arrived far 2-Stmr Spaarndam,
from Rotterdam; stmr Friesland, from Antwerp.
Sailed Mar 2-Stmr La BOurgogn ne, TOR Havre.
NAPLES-Arnved out Mar 2-Stmr Norman
MIA.
sailed Mar l-Stmr Fulda. for New York
Observation-Disclosures out Mar 2-Stmr
Heckla.
Sailed Mar 1-Stmr Zaandam,
for New ork.
DOVER-Passed Mar 2-Stmr Marsala, from
Hamburg for New York.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
FATHER AKERLEY'S GRIEF
He Was Closely Identified With
the History of the
Majors.
INA WILMORE IS MISSING.
Her Mothers Case Taken Under Ad.
INA wILMoRE IS MISSING.
Her Mothers Case Taken Under Ad.
visement-The Boys Are
Now at Folsom.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,l
90S Broadway. March 2.
Next to Mrs. Wagner, the mother of Abe
Majors, the saddest-hearted person in all
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
A New Church.

Mex. Sunday the new church at Dinond.
EE1isvaia, fos ths ehildgsn 0t The FEED Finch
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

OAKLAND, CAL, March "A petition
was filed in the Superior Court to-day by
F. P. Bacon, Carrie Bacon and Ella f. B.
Soule, which shows the widow of Henry
D. Bacon, the capitalist, who died in this
city February 19, 1894, has been enjoying
monthly allowance of $500 from the es-
tate, and they say that amount is peces-
sary to maintain herself in her accus-
toned mode of living
The estate was originally appraised at
sss8, OBS 78, but there were debts against it
that amounted to $3.50, ,472 42. These have
all been Iiquidated save $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Result of Blasting.

OAKLAND. CAL, March 2.-Complaint
was made to The Supervisors to-day regard
ing the blasting at the Temescal rock
quarry. Edward Meeks addressed the
board. claiming that residents were put TO
much trouble and expense by reason of
damage done to their homes and contents
by heavy and frequent blasting. He
wanted to take some action to put stop
to the nuisance. The matter was referred
TO the District Attorney for an opinion as
10 the power of the board. Mr.. Meeks was
informed that it would be we'll for him TO
CON eult an attorney also.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Young Girl Missing.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 2. = Lizzie
Scheaf pretty 16-year-old girl, is miss
ing from her home at 1868 Campbell street,
West Oakland She lives with her sister,
Mrs. Volt, and when she failed to return
home several weeks ago it was supposed
she had gone to her aunt's in San Fran
cisco, or to her mother in Vallejo. When
it was discovered that these relatives knew
nothing of The girl then some alarm was
failed to locate trace of her Whereabouts.
The sister has said to neighbors that she
believed the girlA off to get married.
Law Students Organized.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 3.-The Asso-
ciated Law Students of Alameda County
held an inaugural banquet at Barnum
tonight. The association consists OF
band of young students, who hold mock
trials and hear lectures on law and other
wise prepare for the duties of their chosen
profession. They organized Saturday
night and elected the following officers:
i. J. Thompson, president; Fred I. Du-
brutz, vice president and treasurer; George
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

Evans, clerk, and Archibald S. Mcdonald,
palllft. This organization is not branch
OF the Alameda County Law Association.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
The MAYOR HAD A SECRET
He Was Once a Professional
Tenor in a Grand Opera
Troupe.
HIS CHILDREN ALL MUSICIANS.
Mr.. Davie Did Not Wish to Have to
Sing" Himself Into
Office.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL.
9OS Broadway, March 2.
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ALAMEDA, CAL. March 2.-To-day,
JAaiAs (.S.sa hc.d Dou:herty, the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
The False Recipe for Parity.

One Of the most specious of the fall
lacies employed by the free coinage sill
verites is comprised in the assertion
that under their scheme of legislation
"silver will appreciate to its value prior
to demonstration. while gold will
tumble to such a point that parity will
he reached and maintained" Bryan
said as much as this in his speech of
acceptance: all the minor prophets of
repudiation now daily re-echo his as
sertion.
Apart from the sublime audacity of
an argument based upon the claim that
legislation by one nation can practically
revolutionize values throughout the
world. this parity plea has the disad-
vantage Of having all the facts Of past
experience massed dead against it. not
withstandi.lg that the two metals have
never previously been SO far apart as
they are today. Long before the pres
ent controversy began. Ricardo gave
the folio wing account Of the conditions
in England so long as both metals were
legal tender for considerable amounts
He says: ut appears. then, that whilst
legal tender for debts of any amount
we were subject to a constant change
in the principal standard measure OF
value. Il would sometimes be gold
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

]. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses of the
government, but to protect American Ia
Dor from degradation to the wage level
OF other lands. 2. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor Of the American merchant
marine. 3. Maintenance of the existing
gold standard and opposition to free coin
age OF silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations Of the world. T. Pensions and
preferences for veterans of the Union
army. s. A firm, vigorous and dignified
foreign policy. g. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the United States; the
Nicaraguan canal to be built; a naval sta
tion in the West Indies. Z. Protection of
American citizens and property in Turkey
g. Reassertion Of the Monroe doctrine
Eventual withdrawal Of European powers
from this hemisphere and union of all
English-speaking people on this continent
y. The United states actively to use intlu-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement Of the
navy. defense Of harbors and seacoasts
II. Exclusion of illiterate and immoral i'm
migrants. II. Reapproval OF the civil SER
vice law 13. free ballot and an honest
count H. Condemnation Of lynching. l5
Approval Of national arbitration. 16. APP
proval Of free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission OF the remaining territories, rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition OF
carpet-bag federal officers. IS. Sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. 19. sympathetic reference to "the
rights and interests of woman."-Con-
densed by the Times Herald.
The question is, are the breweries
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
FOOLISH TALK.
From the Citizen.

From the Citizen.
certain amount OF wild and foolish
taik Is inevitable when the popular mind
Is excited and the present political crisis
proves no exception to the rule. Some
mad things have been said by both re-
sponsible and irresponsible persons. as
Tor instance. that "for the first time in
the history OF this country Americans are
told that they must ask foreign countries
how they shall govern themselves" The
implication is that this is intollerable to
the American spirit" and that this
country is big enough and strong enough
to manage Is own affairs without any ref
erence to the methods and policies of
other governments. But even America is
subject to certain natural laws such as
the law of gravitation, and to certain
economic laws such as Gresham's law: SO
long as we are in commercial relationship
with foreign countries we must obey the
laws OF commerce or suffer disaster. These
laws were not made by foreigners; like the
law of gravitation they lust are and
congressional fats can't alter them.
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THE BRAVEST SOLDIER.

The bravest soldier that l know
Carries a wooden gun:
The battles he fights are long and fierce
And he Is never known to run
No matter how strong the enemy Is,
Or how loudly his cannon roars,
And such fearful things as bursting shell:
This soldier of mine ignores
The sword he carries Is made of tin,
A marred and twisted blade,
That faithful service has performed
In many a desperate raid.
When, all alone this soldier of mine
Boldly sets out to fight
Ten thousand strong, determined men
And put them all to flight.
A noble steed this soldier rides,
Faithful, strong and good;
He has no need of food or drink,
For he Is made of wood.
Oh. they're a valianh fearless pair;
Battling to them is play,
For this soldier you see, s my only boy
And he's four years old today!
Thomas Holmes in New Jersey Gazette
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.


Andrew Carnegie contributes an au-
tobiographical sketch to a British mag
azine, recounting the humbleness of his
beginnings-how his father, coming to
ruin by the transformation of the factory
system in England, emigrated to this
country when Andrew was ten years old.
He writes with JUNCTION of the triumph lie
felt when he received his first wages for
weeks work, sl.20. in Pittsburg cot
ton factory! He records the event In this
significant admission: II cannot tell you
how proud l was when l received my first
weeks own earnings. / have had
TO deal with great sums-many millions
of dollars have since passed through my
hands; but putting all these together,
and considering money making as a
means of pleasure giving, or . OF
genuine satisfaction, 1 tell you that $40
outweighs ALL 1t was the direct reward
Of honest manual labor.
1t is not. however, to embalm his record
that the millionaire sets forth the hard
years of toll he passed through. He
writes to warn the restless money-maker
that there is no joy in wealth, That he
pites the sons and daughters Of the rich
that true family unity is only to be found
in the homes of toll. where all are welded
in mutual love by equal burdens at
because kHOW now sweet, anu Happy
and pure the home of honest poverty is,
how free from care, from quarrels, that
l sympathize with the rich mans boy
and congratulate the poor mans boy.
and II is for these reasons that from the
ranks of the poor the great and the good
have always sprung and always must
spring" From, the pen Of millionaire
the doctrine has the novelty of the unex-
pected. Perhaps, however, his paean on
poverty will most surprise the philan-
thropist: ut seems nowadays a matter
of universal desire that poverty should
be abolished. We should be quite willing
to abolish luxury, but to abolish poverty
would be to destroy the only soil upon
| which mankind can depend to produce
the virtues which alone can enable our
race to reach still higher civilization
than II now possesses
II \ II
Happily Mr.. Carnegie Illustrates IN his
| own case how immense wealth may be
made to give happiness to its possessor
as well a. the means OF happiness to those
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THE ONE TRUE CONCLUSION.
From the Toronto Globe.

From the Toronto Globe.
The conclusion to which we must come,
and to which the people of the United
States. after carefully thinking over the
matter, must come. is that the fall In the
price of farm produce is caused not so
much by currency troubles as by rea-
son of the opening up of great new agri-
cultural area in countries where labor Is
vastly cheaper than in the United States.
The price of the worlds wheat is set in
Liverpool, and so long as Liverpool can get
wheat from Argentina at 50 cents bushei,
in the production of which only fifteen
cents worth of labor is required. 1t Will
not pay the American farmer 81 for wheat
simply because there are thirty cents
worth of labor and fifty cents worth OF
mortgage interest included in the price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-18
WANTS CHEAP MONEY.
From the Toronto Globe.

From the Toronto Globe.
II the decision of the United States to
coin all the silver bullion presented
raises the price of silver bullion to that
OF coined silver, how will the farmer bene-
fit by the change? He will still have to-
pay the old rate of interest, and there Will
be no advantage in paying 1t In silver II
silver is to be as dear as gold. If the far
mer thought free silver did not mean
cheap money he would abandon the silver
movement at once. 1t Is becaue he does
believe it, In spite of Mr.. Bryan's argu-
ment, that the farmer stands behind the
Democratic candidate and shouts for him
and his policy.
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1t would seem to a man up tree
that scant courtesy has been shown ia
ex-Lieutenant Governor Watres by the
Philadelphia syndicate which is man.
aging the John Wanamaker senatorial
boom. when they send emissaries laden
with cash into this region to set up q
Wanamaker delegation. Does Mr.
Wnnamaker, who poses as a moral
man. know Of these doings; and il So
does he approve them?
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less fortunate. His has held wealth in
trust for those who haven't the gift Of
accumulation, that subtle order of genius
mat distinguishes many men of great
gifts from others of possibly greater gifts,
out unequal to the magic touch that
transforms everything laid hold of into
.ne increment of wealth. Happiness. as
Mt. Carnegie's own case proves. is en-
tirely compatible with great wealth. II
the kindly impulses be given a chance