The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
The ANTI-SALOON FIGHT
Alameda liquor Men Will Or
ganize for the Contest in
April Next.
The Questions TO Be Passed Upon by
Precincts and Not by the City
as Whole.

ALAMEDA, CAL, March 11.-Inasm uch
as so many of the candidates for munich
pal offices to be voted for or April II are
on all three tickets in the field, muc in
terest will be detTacted from the fight, so
far as the personality of the candidates is
concerned. But there will be no lack of
interest in the campaign, and it promises
to center largely as in the Oakland cleo
ton just held, on the saloon question
The saloon-men recognize this fact, and
have already sent out circulars calling a
meeting, at VIII ch they will organize to
do battle with the Anti Saloon League
which is in the field ready to fight in
the cause of precinct prohibition. The
question of prohibition will not be sub
mitted on the proposition TO ciose all the
saloons, but to have the saloons closed in
any precinct which may so elect, thus
leaving them 10 run in precincts where
the volers in favor of SO dong are in the
majority.
This proposition seems to meet with
more popular approval than would one to
summarily close all the saloons in the
city, provided majority be obtained in
support of such a movement An exam
issued in this city shows that there are
just twenty-three places licensed to sell
liquor in Alameda, or an average OF about
one to each 700 of population. There are
thirteen precincts in Alameda, and OF
these three have no saloons at all, one has
giX, one tiCe, four two each and the other
three one each The saloon men claim
. that in no place in the State is their bus
lness conducted in more orderly fashion
khan here. There is not q disrepuiable
Resort in the city, the corner-grocery bar
p absolutely unknown and the undesra-
abe eatures OF the occupation are reduced
10 Il minimum.
But the fight will be a warm one and the
Antl-Saloon League is confident OF carry
ing gocdly share of all the precincts.
A Veteran Succumbs.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 1l-News
came from the Veterans Home at Yount-
vile to-day OF the death of James Cook.
En old resident OF Alameda, who was ad-
mltted to that institution about month
ago. Cook had lived here since shortly
after the close Of the war and had host
of friends in Grand Army circles anu else
where. de entered III army from Penn
sylvania as private and served through b
the war coming out as lieutenant He
was in the brigade commanded BY General
Hayes, and at the time OF the raid on
Weldon, in which he participated, he was
ca aptured and sent to Libby prison. He
took part in the memorab ble attempt made
by twenty-seven of the prisoners to escape
by means OF tunnel, but was not 50 for
tu,.a; e as some OF his companions and was
recaptured.
Soon after he was sent to the prison a..
Danver. N. c., but was finally exchan ged
and reioined his regiment. He put in
very nearly five years OF hard service.
He received a commission as first lieu
tenant in Noyem Der, 1864 and was honor
ably discharged IN june, 1866. He was at
one time police officer in this city, and
ran an express business for long tine,
but finally became greatly broken in
health and inca pacitated for caring for
himself. As stated, he was admitted to
Vthe Veterans Home about month ago.
Death of an Old San franciscan.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 11-Las;
night at her residence in this city, 1914 ST..
Charles street. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Hag-
throp died at the advanced age OF 80 years.
Mrs. Hagtnrop hal many friends in
San Francisco, where she resided for
many years, having been one of the early
pioneers. Her husband, Edward Hag-