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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, TRUTH.
Odd Fellows Day at the Industrial
Exposition Across the
Raw

OAKLAND. CAL, July 16-The Inde.
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows will hold
forth at the exposition tomorrow even
ing. The lodges OF this city will all be
represented.
A song and dramatic recital will occur
in he evening, with the following talent ::
Miss Eve Shorey, N SIS Marie Schubert. Miss
Jennie Doboie, sopranos; Mrs. Grace E. Dodge,
meZzo soprano; Robert Howden, tenor; Miss
Minna t. Hoppe, dramatic reader: Miss Grsci-
bsl Walker, pianist; Miss Grace Rollins ac-
companisi; Miss Bessie Howden and Miss lisa
Dobbie Scottish dances
The programme includes twelve num-
bers, and large concourse will undoubt-
edIy attend both afternoon and evening.
TIE selections are:
Selections by the Oakland Exposition band !.
address, Past Grand Hon. Cnares Sumner:
Draper; soprano, sleep Well, Sweet Angel"
(Abt). Miss Marie schubert; reading, pauline
Paolovns,' Miss Minna 7. Hoppe; soprano,
"A Summer Night IGoring Thomns), Miss
Eva Shorey piano, "Pieret'e" (chsminade);
tenor, THE Sword of Bunker Hill" (Coverfl.
Robert Howden; mezzo-soprano, "sing On"'
(Denz4), Mrs. Grsc. e. Dodge: "Pu Return~
(R eger), Miss Jennie Dobbie; dances bonnie
Scotland" Miss Bessie Howden and Miss lisa
Double; selections by Oakland Exposition
band.
Selections by the band for the afternoon
are:
March, constellation" tclark); overture,
Amazon" (Kiesler); THE Lost Chord" (Sul,
livan); faniasie, ''Nanon'' (Genee); "Planta-
tion Echoes" tPuerne); overture, "Mignon-
e,te" (Beyer); walizes, ''Woman's Love,
fFahrbach); ,Tyrolean and His Love"
(Zickoffl; medley OF popular songs; march.
''Latch Key" (Paulus)
EVENING.
Overture, "Zampa" (Herad); "Industrial
March of amcda County Iaura Draw
Perry, dedicated 10 Mrs, II. O. Trowbridge :
Funeral March of n Marionet,e." burles ne
piece (Gounod); poionaise from ..Mignonn
(Thomas); wallzes, moonlight on the Hud-
son" (Herman); Spanish dance, 'Segiudilla"
{Holsi); awakening of the Lion" (De
KontskD; two ctep, Handicap {Rosey).
The hundreds of little folks and their
mothers who will be present on the after
noon of Tuesday next, Irish day." will
have an entertainment presented of un-
usual interest. Miss Pearl H ckman. tre
popular solo dancer, will Introduce
class of bewitching little tots in reels,
Highland filings, jigs and dances. The cos.
,umes will De very rich and elaborate.
Miss Hickman will oaly dance in the even
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
MOVE AGAINST MRS CRAV EN-.

President harrington Expresses the In
tention of Preferring Charges.
At the special meeting of the Board OF
Education to be held on next Wednesday
evening it Is said that President Barring
ton will prefer charges against Mrs Net
tie R. Craven. 1t is ALLEGED that two
clerks in the drugstore OF Z. e. J., Barring
ton are willing 10 testify that Mrs. Craven
was under the influence Of liquor on
Wednesday evening last, when she Sc
cured the arrest of two young men on
the charge that they were following her.
Mrs. Craven has been ill for some time,
as is known, bu, seen yesterday, she de-
MED with Indignation the truth of the
statements made BY the young men. She
was sufficiently recovered to be in court
yesterday, and but for the absence of Mr..
Delmas would have taken the stand in
the great case to which she is a party
pending before Judge Slack.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17

Walker, son OF the builder of the famous
Walker mansion that was torn down a
few months ago
Eiith's mother was of a romantic na-
ture, and as Edith Waters she created
some notorlety in Santa Barbara County
by running away from the island of San
Miguel because it was too lonely for her.
She was living there with her stepfather,
who owned the island, and she took ad-
vantage OF passing schooner to leave her
place OF exile and 60 to the mainland.
Edith Waters was very popular singer
while at Field Sem mary in this City, and
early in life decided to study for the stage
She had beautiful voic. and it was after
few months OF work at the Orpheum
that she met the son of the Oakiani mil
liouaire.
John Walker proposed marriage and
his offer was accepted, and they did not
waste any time over preliminaries before
getting married.
Troubles quickly followed. Walker had
been brought up luxuriously and could
not realize the fact that ne was a poor
man who had 10 earn a living. and so
while in Oakland Mrs. Walker did some
work as typewriter. while her husband
amused himself playing tennis.
This did not last long, and before
her child was born, three years ago,
Mrs. Walker novel 10 Los Angeles, and
little Edith first saw the light of day in
the County Infirmary. For nine months
the young mother did her best TO support
1t. She went on the stage, but still she
found 1t hard to support them both, and
when an offer was made her to adopt her
child, which she had left in Los Angeles
with charitable lady, she felt con strained
to accept. She agreed 20 let Nicholas
Creede adopt the little girl, and now he
has died and his will bequeathed all his
estate 10 the child.
Mrs. Walker got divorce about a year
ago and married successful young busi-
ness man Of San Francisco, and is now liy-
ing there. AS Creede was separated from
his wife it is not unlikely that little Edith's
mother will apply for the custody of her
child.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
A POLICE COURT? NO!
Stockton Now Minus That Par
ticular Glass of Tribu-
nal.
The Supreme Court so Decides While
Graphing With Liquor-selling
to Minors.

Stockton has no Police Court, The su-
preme Court so decided yesterday.
and in rather emphatic manner. The
reason given is that the statute under
which it was created is unconstitutional.
The case on which the decision was
made was that of l.. Clam bonin1, who was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 or be i'm
prisoned 100 days for selling intoxicating
liquors to minor by Justice of the
Peace acting as Police Judge. A petition
in habeas corpus was flied in the Supreme
Court attacking the validity of The statute
under VIII ch the Office was created. The
validity of the sentence, which refused to
permit defendant the alternative of i'm
prisonment at the rate of 81 per day, was
also struck at. The court did not pass
upon the latter point at all.
In rendering it's decision the court uses
the following language:
The law for the creation of the Police Court
OF the city OF Stockton is found in the Ststutes
OF 1891 at page 433. 1t is an act entitled can
act TO provide for Police Courts in cities hay
Ing 10 600 and under $4,000 habitants" I"
This law does not conform TO the provisions of
the act OF 1888 classifying munic pal corpora
tions by population as the constitution COM
mands Statutes of 1883, page pa, nor yet is it
an act amendstory OF The earlier statute. 1t
expresses Just such another legislative effort
as that considered in Darcy VS. Mayor OF San
Jose. 104 Cal, 642. 1t is an attempt to force
special and arbitrary legislation upon ci. Y
or cities without regard TO their general clas-
sfcation for purposes of LEGISLATION set fort h
in the classification act of 1888 THIS for the
reasons declared in Darcy VS.. Mayor of San
Jose the Legislature may not do. 1t follows
therefore hat the law attempting to create
the Police Court of the city OF Stockton is un-
constitutional 1t results, then, that while
this petitioner was tried and convicted under
he DrOcaediDPS m
non judice and void, for they were taken in a
pretended court having no legal existence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
MORE ASSESSMENTS CUT
Supervisors Expect to Finish
Their Work Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Street Railroad Companies Send In
Applications for Heavy Re-
ductions
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90S Broadway Inv 16. {

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, Ju;y 16.
There were few mild disagree ments al
the meeting of the Board OF Equalization,
but nothing serious occurred.
J. II. McMenomy had little quarrel
with Deputy Assessor over the amount
of hay in his barn at Temescal, bu,
friends prevented the use OF physical
force.
The application OF the Oakland Consoli-
dated Railroad was taken up, and the
company was represented by its late
superintendent. He told all about the
construction and cost of the road, and OF
the value OF its various franchises Mr..
Dalton questioned the witness very closely
and SO did the District Attorney. The
amount of the assessment was $222, 900,
and the reductions asked for were To
$4,000. The board granted reductions
amounting to Sl65, 600.
The Adams estate was then consid cred
and the assessment reduced from S456 OOO
to 1904 0C0.
An application was received from the
Oakland Water Company asking for the
reduction of the assessment on its fran
chises from $105, 900 to 81 for each of the
four franchises. 1t stated that the COM
pany's head office was in San Francisco.
S
chise was reduced for that reason. it is
likely that its rivals will be.
The Central-avenue line asked for a re.
duction on the following properties:
Line from Broadway along Twelfth TO
Pine. from $40, 600 to $500; line on Pine to
Atlantic, from 1850 to $500; cars, from
$500 to $500; line from Twelfth and
Wood to Sixteenth street. from $2325 to
$775; franchises from $1,000 to $lO
asks for tie following reductions:
Line from Eleventh street and Thirteenth
avenue, from $1O,250 TO $6S00 cars, tools,
ties, ETC., from $500 to S3o40; line on 1h hir-
teenih avenue 1wenty-,e CO. d ayeuue and
thence to Commerce, from $4,000 to S170O;
franchise. from $4,000 TO $40; tire on Hop
kins street, from $3.50 TO $45OO: line on
Fruityale avenue, from $3.50 to $1,000; iran
chises, from $4,000 TO $40.
To- morrow the matter OF the applica-
tions Of the Southern Pacific Company
that have not yet been passed upon will
be disposed Of
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
BURNED SEVEN
GOOD HORSES
Lively Blaze at HayWards
Destroys a Livery
Stable.
Good Work of the Firemen Alone
Saved the Adjoining
Hotel.
Gray Brothers Establishment Leveled
to the Ground and Much Prop
erty Lost.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

800 Broadway July 10.
disastrous fire occurred at Haywards
this afternoon, and for a time the historic
Haywards Hotel, that came rourd the
Horn, was in danger. The Fire Depart
ment succeeded by good work in saving
the hotel hut the large stables, owned by
Gray Bros, we're entirely destroyed.
Seven carnage horses and two pigs were
burned to death.
The fire was first discovered in the rear
OF the stables and by the time an alarm
could be given the flames had made good
headway. There was good breeze blow
ing ana the building offered good field
for the fire to spread, everything being as
dry as tlnder.
The three hosecarts were quickly on the
scene and not nom ent lost in getting 10
work. The Strow bridge reservoir, $50 feet
above the level of the town, was drawn on
for the wafer supply and the pressure was
all that was needed. the stable and out
buildings were so quickly enveloped in
flames that 1t was impossible to lead out
the horses and seven animals persisted.
James Gray, one OF the proprietor>,
worked so hard that he was overcome by
the heat and had TO be carried into an ad-
Joining house, where q doctor attended
him.
Most of the carriages were taken out,
but some were destroyed, and there was
also large quantity Of hay On the prem
iSe<.
For some time the fire blazed fiercely,
but Is was useless 10 attem pit to save any
part OF the large sta bes, so the fremen
devoted all their efforts toward saving the
hotel and they were so successful that ii
did not once take fire. Some EN- bers were
carried onto the roof of cottage a couple
OF hundred feet away, but bucket bri-
Eade was easily able 10 deal with II.
The hotel was only twenty feet from
the stable and Chiel Grindeli says that il
was remarkably lucky that it was saved.
But for the direction of the wind it is
very doubtful if the old structure could
have been saved, even though the depart
ment did good work.
George GRAY, one OF the proprietors, es-
Inmates the damage done at $4,000. The
insurance amounts 10 $500.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
BILL OF SALE.
Document Over Seventy Years Old
to Prove Woman's


OAKLAND. CAL, July 16.-The death
OF Auntie Mary, as the aged colored
woman at Jesse Wallis was called, caused
the report to gain circu lation that she was
over 100 years old. This was not the case,
as she was but Sc years of age.
Mr.. Wall has documents to prove this,
and is none other than the original bill
of sale. 1t is us follows:
Knew all men by these presents that /,
Frederick NJ. Myers of Su l!yan County and
State of Tennessee, for the considera ion OF the
sum OF S34O, current money OF Tennessee, to
me in hand paid by Armstead Wall OF The
same county and State. have given, granted
bargained and sold unto the said Armstead
Wall q negro girl ca led Mary, about 16
years OF age, with a small child about l year
old, and which CIR Mary. with her said child
and luture increase, TO the said Armstead
Wall, his heirs, etc., do by these presen is
warrant and defend from the right, title,
claim or demand of myself my heirs, ETC., and
also from the right. Ii lie or legal Cain or
demand of all and every person or persons
In witness whereof ! have hereunto set 1ny
hand aud seal this lst day OF July, in the
year of our Lord 1928
FRED II. MYERS tSenll.
Teste: JACOB MYERS
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
Bonded Wareh ouse Laws.

The Manufacturers and Producers Associa.
ton has forward. I'd a suggestion 10 the Secre-
retary of the Treasury at Washington D. c.,
that as he has expressed an intention OF modi-
lying the regulations relating to manuIactur-
ing bonded warehouses, it would be expedient
to insert this clause in any act: "All goods
shipped from any manufacturing bonded
warehouse shall be made in accordance with
and subject to the laws of the State in which
SUCH warehouse may b. located 1t is be-
lieved the effect of such regulation would be
10 put manufacturers in manufacturing
bonded warehouses on the same footing as
outside manufacturers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
CONFESSIONS OF A Wife
Every Time They Parted She
Wrote a Letter Of Peni-
tence.
When He Was Taken to Jail His
Forgiving Spirit Was
Changed.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.
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OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broad way, July 16
DR.. Schwarzschild. a retired wealthy
dentist of this city, who has lived some.
where between 80 and 20 years, is sorry
now that be permitted himself, four years
ago, to marry lady about half his age.
The doctor has ha I nothing but trou bic
ever since he left the altar behind, and he
has pile of letters from his wife, written
at different times, that fully bear out his
stoly of domestic unhappiness. He has
just been discharged by jury on a charge
OF battery against the lady. 1t only took
The jury one minute to arrive at verdict,
and behind that charge there is story of
an experience very different from that
which the doctor expected when be mar.
RED the fair tailoress The greater part
OF Inc doctors story was told in the evil
dence.
Four weeks after the wedding DR..
SchwarZschid received a visit from an at
torney, who wanted him to set apart some
separate property for his wifes mainten-
auce. The doctor was surprised "a he
thought he and his wife were living in
harmony, but he was soon undeceiyed.
de did not settle any property on his
wife, and later there was some more
trouble. -Four months after The wedding
they separated, and ten days later the
doctor received penitent letter from his
wife in which she stated that she was to
blame for The trouble and asking that ali
the past be forgiven.
The doctor forcave his wife and all went
smoothly Tor few months, but again
tiiculties arose and they Separated.
Again The wife wrote a loving letter
taking all ths blame and regretting her
actions, and again she was forgiven. The
.fl
that she mad written letter before wit
ness and sent an attestaton with it.
Once again there was co!dness and yet
9gain very supplicaung letter was sent
all there was the usual reconciliation.
Two weeks ago the doctor was arrested
on the com plaint OF his wife and charged
with battery upon her. He was taken TO
prison, released on bail and when the case
can 10 trial he was Mt once discharged.
Now the doctor is between two opinions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
ROTTANZI'S FIGURES.
He Will Offer a New Schedule to th
Finance Committee as Basis for
the Tax Levy.

He Will Offer New Schedule to the
Finance Committee rs a Basis for
the Tax Levy.
Dr.. Rottanzi, as chairman of the Finance
COMMITTEES of the Board of Supervisors,
will present batch of figures of his own
compiling before that committee at its
session to-day, to serve as basis for fix
ing the tax levy for the ensuing year.
He makes large cuIs in the Auditor s
figures and brings the total within the
do liar limit, if the exI enses added by the
Legislature since the pledge was made be
not considered.
He was at work on the mass OF figures
all day yes terday at his nome.
ain cutting down The total appropria-
ZION so as to fit the pledge 1 took 1
acknowledge that, should these figures be
adopted. it will cripple several OF the City s
institutions, notably the schools" h. said
limit of dollar lived up to there is moth
ing else for it-they are supposed TO know
what they want"
The total of the doctors figures upon
which to run the government is IS, ass, 9l8,
which EN- braces $733, 89S for parks and for
extenS ons OF the various branches of the
government the expense OF which was
not 4ontem plated in the pledge, as, for
instance, the paid Fire Department, new
police stations, pure food branch of The
Health Depart ment. etc. 1t includes also
the revenue from other sources than taxa
iion, which is figured at 81, 400 COO. To
this is added the decrease in this revenue
from other sources brought about by
legislative enactment.
Among the cuts made under Rottanzi's s
estimates the Street Department suffers
in the sum oil $50 600, the Fire Depart
ment $4,000, the Health Department $40,
900 and the County Clerk $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
OFF TO CAMP RIORDAN,
The League of the Cross Cadets March
Away to Petaiuma for ght Days
Tour of Duty.

The League of the Cross Cadets. between
800 and 4c0 strong. under command OF
Colonel w. P. Sullivan, will go into camp
at Petaluma this morning for a tour OF
eight days duty. They will be accom-
panied by their band and hospital corp.
Field day exercises will be held on
W. dnesday, the 21st, and on the same
day review. Ga Saturday, the 24th, there
will also be review. On both SUNDAYS
military mass will be held Immediately
upon arrival of the train from the City
Generals James and Warfeld, with their
respective staffs have been invited, and
will probably attend.
A regular routine of military duty will
Se gone through with each day, and
every evening entertainments will be
given by the various companies.
The camp will b. known as Camp Rior-
dan as token of respect to his Grace the
chbishop, of San Francisco. and 1t is
expected that the weeks experience there
will be of great value to the cadets indi-
vidualIy as well as an organization
Colonel Sullivan will be in command dur-
ing the encampmen'.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CLEANERS LEAVE BROADWAY AxA.
~ wharf, San Francisco follows: GSsE
For ports in Alaska, A. NJ July s, 10, Is, 20,
Is, 80, and every fifth day thereafter,
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and
New Whatcom (Bellirgham Bay. Waeh.l 9A NJ
July s. 10, 1o 20, 25 30 and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. b
R., at Tacoma with N 2. r. R., seattle with q.
N.,Ry at Port Townsend with A aska steamers
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing Hum
boldt Bay). Str. Pomona r. NJ, July s. g. Is II,
q. 26. 30. August 2. II, 49, 90 "a 2S, sep. ena.
Der /. 6. 10. IA. is, %. 81.
For santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon Cayucoa
Port Hartford (san Luis obispo), Gaviota, Santa
BARBARA, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East san
Pedro Ios Angelesl and Newport at 8 A n
July l. 3, g. l3 IL. 81. Is, 20, ana every Tourth
day thereafter.
Fur San Diego stopping only at Port Harrori
(San Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los An
relies. Redondo (LoS Angeles) and Newport, IL
A. N. July g. z, II, Is, 19, 23, "a, 81 and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada. San Jose del Cabo. Mazatiau La
Paz and Gnaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizsba. IL
A. NJ the - Of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with
ont pre- evious notice steamers, sailing dates and
hours of sailing. Ticket ofice-Palace Hotel, /
New Montgomery street.
GOODALIs PERKINS d CO., Gen'l Agents,
III Market ST.. San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
AMPHIBI0US HORSES.
A Runaway Team Tries to Swim Acrt
the Bay.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Ju y 16.-A runaway
team in this city distinguished itself by
trying 10 swim across the bay this morn
ing. 1t was from Oakland, and David
Vogt was driving it attached 10 Ii bit
buggy along Santa Clara avenue. The
electric railroad 5 sprinkling-car appe nee
to come up suddenly behind it and so
frightened the animals that they bolted.
They ran into a team belonging TO DR..
Pond, which was standing alone by the
side OF the street, and wrecked that buggy
as we'll as their own, at the same time
throwing Mr.. Vogt to the ground. Freed
from the vehicle they dashed I'D the
avenue, turned into Oak street and ran
down it full tilt to the bay. When they
reached the sfore thcy kept right on and
plunged into the water. AS soon as it got
b yonu their depth they started to swim,
and kept on until they struck the swallows
opposite Bay Farm Island, mile or more
from where they started. Here they
foundered in the mud until a couple of
boats that had followed came up, cut them
arart and lowed them ashore. When ex-
am ned it was found that they were a bso-
iutely uninjurei from their experience,
and they were sent home unharmed.
1leaded Guilty.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July l6.-L. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17

Young, the young man who helped him.
self TO Miss Ribinson's purse and watch.
c3nclu led not to stand trial to-day, and
so pleaded guilty TO a charge OF misde-
meanor embazzlement. He viii be Sc n
fenced tomorrow.
Notes
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 16.-Joe Soto, young
boy, narrowly escaped d, ath while jun PIN
from a narrow-eauge train yesterday. He fell
SO that the wheels grazed his head, but was
as ii wss thought by the trainmen that he
had gone under the wheels.
William Hanna of this city fell from the
coal bunkers at West Oakland to-day and was
pain iuly bruised. besides suffering u strained
back.
The grocery clerks have organized a pro-
tective union, which win look after the early.
closing movement
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-17
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

He does not know whether to expect an
other letter to add to his collection or
some hing else.
81 think l have an idea of what is in
he wind, he said to-day. 81. had been
convicted of battery am certain that
should have heard of complaint for
civorce and meihing else before this. L
have always been willing 10 do the right
thing, but after that trip to the City
Prison on an unjust charge | may have
decided that the right thing this time is
different from what 1t was before.