davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

is suprem,, and is by him obeyed without
question. &....-
Law makers may assemble in halls OF
legislation. judges aud jufies may meet in
courts of Jus tfce, ministers and people may
coEgregate in bouses CT worship, the pol tical
apostle may hold forth on stump or rostrun,
but when &he lnydder comes, when the armed
assault IS made on the fagrau tie foe attacks
the life of the Nation, then the only protector
is the soldier, armed and equipped for bait e..
Behind him all others take refuge and
shelter. The soldier alone stands. batWcen the
people ana the wars desolaton. :;
+ This great country OF our has not forgotte n
the service Of its soldiers, nor VIII their pa
II. otto sacrifice ever De forgotten.
All the graves were decorated, and when
this part 1.-the program was over the
Soldiers' pat lookedli like one large garden
OF lovely flowers: Many veterans. also re-
pose in ST. Mary's Cemetery, and those
were not forgotten.
After returning TO town banquet was
served to the visitors at G. a. r. Hall.
The First Congregational Church was
crowded to the doors al night to listen
TO the Rev. William RAIDER OF San
Francisco. His bject was, The Moral
Forces or the Great Re bellion."~ He said
in part: T. - 49,. -.
We never could have won. we had not
been III the right. Right always prevails. IL
was the righteousness of The cause that won.
The Puritan principle that the people can be
trusted is the bottom of II all. This was
summed UP in.the words OF Lincoln at Gettys.
burg when he ssid: This IS a Government OF
the people for= the people, by. the people.
The secret Of the power, perpetuity aAd safety
of our Government is due 10 the ability OF the
masses to govern themselves. IN unity is our
safeguard Daniel Webster. never made a
grander or more perfect plea than when he de-
elared that no State. could pack its trunk aud
leave US. We think too much. Of every State
IL the Union TO allow any one uch privileges.
God Almighty saw ft.to pIaCe.a crown upon
the immortal Lincoln, and to send Davis fly
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
In Berkeley.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 3L-Memorial
day was celebrated in Berkeley with ex-
ercises OF unusual interest. During the
cay the mem bers of Lookout Mountain
Post decorated the graves OF their dead
comrades at Mountain View Cemetery,
and in the evening an extensive pro.
Eramme was held NJ Shattuck Hall ia
which the members of the e. A. r. and
Woman's Relief Corps went in a body.
he oration Of the evening, which was
rendered by Rev. William r. Alger OF Bos.
ton. was filled with patriotic sentiment in
memory ofthe honored dead. Commando
Theodore Wa, ner presided over the ex.
ercises. In addition TO the Grafton there
was a flag drill by sixteen school children.
a recitation OF. Lincoln's Gettysburg al.
dress, besides the singing of numerous
patriotic songs. <..-.T.:..:.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
LAID. AT REST.

Scotchmen Gather to Pay a Last
Tribute to John Balm.
The funeral of the late John Balm, a
charter mem Der. of ST. Andrews Society,
the Caledonian Club and the defunct
Burns Club, took place yesterday alter
noon. The body was inferred IN the Ma
sonic Cemetery.
The services were held IN Scottish Hall,
and a large number Of mem bers of ST.
Andrews Society and the Caledonian
Club and friends filed the hall. Rev. G.
D. B. Stewart, chaplain of st. Andrews
Society, officiated and delivered a touck-
ing address on the life and virtues of the
octogenarian. A quartet composed of
Frank Coffin, RobarI Park, J. C. Fyfe AMI
Robert Bla sang Thy Win Be Done"
and od-night, l am Going Home"
and Frank Coffin sang the pathetic Scotch
ballad 1.-The Land O. the Leal."
The pallbearers were Samuel Irvine,
James Sullivan, George Davidson, Vernon
Campbell, Thomas Anderson and James
Aitken. The bier was covered with beau
tiiul floral tributes.
Glasgow boasts of 10, 766 Sunday-school
teachers ard 115 73l scholars.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Once Aotinns az Mr. na.1.

OAKLAND. CAL, May 3L.-Mrs. Albert
Deal startled the nelghborhood of Third
and Franklin streets at late hour last
night by her screams of agony. When
assistance reached the spot she was found
upon the sidewalk PROSTATE, with An
drew Hecht, q teamsler, standing over
her. She neld a bottle OF carboiic acid in
her hand:
Mrs. Feeley. who saw the woman, ran
TO the receiving hospital and asked for an
antidote for carboac acid poison. Mrs.
Deal claimed that she was using the acid
for sore on her hand. She had r.cov.
cred sufficiently to-day to iaIk, and said /:
Nv hat III DO have my troubles and want
10 commit suiclde2 w hose business is
it? liifact ] did not try to die at ali. (
was only bluinng. Hecht had nothing 20
do with it. Maybe l did want 10 die and
maybe not. That's my business y
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01

the Santa Claras and the Alerts cress-d
bats on the Alameda baseball eroun a
ard PLAYED 4 lively, snapny game. rhoueb.
by no means devoid of errors. The score
at the end of the eighth inniny stood 6 to
3 in favor of the Santa Claras, when game
was called in consequence OF the necessity
for the Santa Claras catching the train for
home. The game was awarded techn
eally to the Aleris The latter CLUB has
made several changes in the personnel of
the team, and the opinion. expressed by
the experts who congregated in the
scorers stand was that the changes are
not for the batter. -. 2.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
HILLS FRIENDS
SEE LITTLE HOPE
The Murderer Took the
Case of Durrant as a
.... Criterion.
Pardon for the Wift.Killer Would
Be Purely a Matter of
Sentiment.
The Condemned Man Feels Their. 1,
No Reasonable H, p, of
CT mency
OAKLAND OrrJcr s.N En- tvc,sco o.,

I =. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,}
90S Broadway, May 81, (
I" No man read the decision of Governor
Budd regarding Theodore Durrant with
more interest than Benjamin Hill, the
wlte-murderer now in the Alameda
County Jail. For several weeks Hill has
made up his mind that the Durrant and
Werden cases would furnish solution to
bis own, and he now considers they have
done so.
Since his baptism by the Rev. Dr.
kummee Hill has received much SYM
pathy from church mem bers in this city,
and great efforts are being made to in
duce the Governor to commute the con-
demned mans sentence.
Petitions were circulated in many of
the churches Yesterday, and also by the
Salvation Army, praying for commuta-
ton of sentence, and they were very ex-
tensively signed. The friends of Hill,
however, do not entertain much hope that
executive clemency will be extended to
him. -. ...-
Hill will be sentenced some time this
week, and will at once, after his sentence
be taken to San Quentin. He has watched
the progress OF the Durrant case for weeks.
Every day he mas carefully read the news
of the appeals to the Governor, and he has
often remarked that the decision in the
Durrant ca .e would show how the Cover
nor would act in all similar cases that
night 20 before him.
In HIPS case the question OF com m uta-
tion resolves Itself into that of momentary
insanity, which he says was caused by
something his wife told him. There is no
doubt whatever OF his guilt, for he con-
fessed everything. He returned from a
period OF de ertion from his wife, and,
alter inviting her out 10 walk. shot her
through the head before they had walked
half a block. Il. defense was that during
that short walk she told him she had not
been faith full TO him.
Hill is now an earnest Christian. He
says he is ready 10 die, but that he would
prefer to live so that he might la Dor 10
convert other criminals. de Is very calm
and self-possessed, and frequently ex-
presses his Willingness 10 mount the gal
lows should e Governor not interfere
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01

visadero. The affair was under the direct
supervi>ion of the pastor, Rev. John F..
McGinty, and his assistant, Rev. Mr.. Nc
Quaide. The comm ittees consisted of the
following gentle men:
Committee of arrangements-T. I. o. Brien
(chai.man) c. Carroll, J. D. Power James
Denely p. K. Eagany j.. Joseph Geary, DR.. T. F.
Barrett, 80 o. Brfeni J. w. Mcdonald Jr., B.
J. J..Gallagher, j.. Sullivan, George Gallagher, L.
Carroll, joan Sherry, John OfToole, ]. P. shee-
rim. NJ. Carroll, George Olsen.
Floor manager, Joseph Regan; assistant
floor manager, Charles Casassa.
Floor eOm mittee-J-:W Mcdonald Jr., DR.. T.
F, Barrett, James Denely, B. j. Gallagher, NJ.
Carroll, P. E. Eagan, James Sheerin, +. Me-
Ginn, j. sherry. H F. Pow leson, j. Sullivan.
Reception committee II. Joseph Geary
(chairman) Charles Barry. f. Eagan, L.. Car
roll T. Hourihen. -. - -.
Committee on gate priZes-George Gallagher,
John Sherry, George Olsen. -:-:....-= -.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
FATE OF THE REGISTER.
No Catalogue Tor the University
Has Yet Made Its Ap-
pearance.
Regents Will Meet to Devise Way!
and Means of Its Is
Suance. @= Fl.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 31.-The aues-
ton whether the State University will
have an annual catalogue and an agricul-
tural report still rem aims Undecided. The
copy for both publications has been in the
hands of the State Printer for several
weeks, bu5 owing to the unsettled condi-
tion of affairs at the office at Sacramento
1t has been pigeonholed indefinitely. The
committee of the regents will meet to-
morrow to determine ways and means Of
issuing the two publications named, as
we'll as several other important univeT-
sity documents.
The annual output of catalogues has
been 5000 octave 500-paged volumes, in
the past, whicl have not been found more
than adequate 10 meet the demands OF
the institution. 1t is given out authorita-
lively that unless the Slate Printing Office
can issue the books, and OF the regents hnd
that they cannot make any appropriation
for their publication, they will go by the
board, as there seems to be no other
means of meeting such large demand.
The entire work of setting up the. cata-
logue has to be done each year as changes
are made annually on each page.
DIR. AIger Will Leave.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 31.-Dr Will
liam R. Aiger of Boston, who mas been
filling the pulpit of the u nitarian society
for several months, will not accept the
pastorate, but will return to his home in
the East within few weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
TRACKED BY BLOOD.
Leon Faure Shoots Man Attemptine
to Break Into the Hermitage.


OAKLAND, CAL, May 31.-Two masked
men attempted to break into the Her
mitage, at Upper Fruitvale, yesterday
morning. Leon Faure, who conducts the
place, thinking that they wanted lodgings,
threw up his window and shouted that
he had no rooms empty.
An hour later they broke off a heavy
gate in The rear of the house and set it up
against the wall for ladder. Faure had
watched them when he found they did
not leave, and when the first man steppe 1
up to reach the window he threw it open
and fired three shots at him.
With groan the masked man fell to
the ground exclaiminG, He has shot M -
Faure ran around the house as soon as he
could. but the two men had disappeared.
leaving fresh buggy tracks near by. A
pool of blood marked the spot where the
man fell. Every effort is being made to
locate the wounded man, but with little
success. - -
The officers claim that the two are the
same that have been terrorizing the CITY
for the past week or two.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Me emor!ai Day In Alameda.

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3L-Memorial
day was not celebrated in this city other
wise than by general cessation of busi.
ness and an accompanying general depop-
ulation of the city. More than a SUNDAY
quiet characterized the streets all day
long. The National Guards and Grand
Army post went to Oakland to take par,
III the exercises there, while those who
have departed ones in the cemeteries went
hl;her and decorated the graves. whether
soldiers or not. There was absolutely no
event of any kind 10 mar the Sabbath
like quietness of the day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
BROWN MET ROYALTY.
The CongregationaS Minister and HIS
Bride Honeymoon in
-. Palestine, --

.-- i..' Palestine.
OAKLAND. CAL, May 3t.-The Rev.
Charles r. Brown, who left Oakland on
February IS with his bride for trip
through Europe ana Palestine, returned
/ home Saturday evening. His wife stopped
in Boston aud will come out with the
MASSACHUSETTS, Christian Endeavor de! ega-
p! lion to the International convention in
July. The result of his trip and the facts
as he saw them are best toli IN his own
| words, He said
+ We took the regular Continental tour
from Southampton 10 Paris where we STAYED
three or four days. Milan was our next Stop
+ ping-place Of note. We were about two weeks
! in ltaiy, spending much time in the galleries
and viewing the architectural wonders Of
Pisa, Florence, Rome ana Nap.es.
/ The blue Mediterranean was. our home for
the next few days till we reached Egypt We
went as lar up the Nile as Cairo, and OF course
/. wore some good American shoe-ieather off in
attempting the ascent OF those monstrous
4: pileS-the pyramids -.
Mostoi our time-about three weeks-was
! spent IN Palestine. We took the usual horse
back. journey from Jerusalem. to Damascus.
meeting with varied experiences. l Will not
say much about this trip / wish TO incor-
pOrate IL In series OF sermons next autumn.
When we arrived at smyrna the city was in
a turmoil OF excitement War against the
Greeks had been declared the day before. We
did not tarry long. Ws sailed for Atheus on
the same ship as the Greek Consul. 1 had n
tine chat with him. Eight thousand subj .cts
be SAID, had been ordered to Leave SMYRNA
lie considered that the final outcome OF the
Struggle would be victory for his people He
Ielt beyond doubt that the lowers would rem
der assistance and drive the Sultan beyond
the Bosphorus. In Athens the pnpulace were
at white heat. They are passionate peop o.
those Greeks, and their blood boils easily
Our hotel, where we remained live days.
| ironted on the square where the royal palace
is situated
While we were there the news came that
Larissa on the frontier nad been taken and The
Greek forces were falling back toward VoIo A
great mob gathered in front of the palace surg
ing TO and iro In suppressed anger and disap-
pointment and coupling the name of nobte
King George with that of traitor. l believe
this feeling against their King is only momen
tary. He will not aDdcsIe unless the news
papers make him. At Athens we were much
inleres ted in the work of Red Cross nurses
Truly, they are noble women.
Our stay in Constan tinople was brief Tho
officials were verv strict sbout our passDorfs
coming rs we did from Athens In the big
city itself there was no demonstration bu "a
general good feeling prevailed. Tne Sultan
/ spea nearly all of Friday at prayers, which
he had not offered in public tor some tim q
My wife and had the pleasure of seeing his
august presence. In Italy we met the King
in Egypt the Khedive and in Germany fhe
Emperor. We remained in Consta ntinonIe
four days. The Train on which. we left carried
Turkls.l officers TO SaIoniea. The remainder
Of our journey included Buda-Pesth, Vienna,
Dresden and Berlin -
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
HOLY GROSS PIONIO.
The Excursion to Bohemia Grove Wa
Grand Success.

The Excursion to Bohemia Grove Was
n Grand Success.
The tenth annual excursion and picnic
of Holy Cross parish was held yesterday,
and in every particular it was most
enjoyable affair. Fully 1909. people left
the City on the S:45 A. NJ. ferry boat, and
within short time they were speeding g
over the line OF the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railway along the beautiful
Russian River bound for Bohemia Grove
in Sonoma County. There were twenty
seven cars on the train. Owing to the
shortness of the stay at the grove there
were no games, but seven nty-tve gate
prizes were distributed.
Aside from the success of the excursion
socially it was q success financially, for
at least 5000 will be added to the fund
that is being accumulated for the erection
of a new church on Eddy street, near De-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
CAPTAIN BLAIR
CALLED TO REST
Decease of the Pioneer
Ship-0wner Early
Yesterday. +.
Flag at Hall. Mast Over the Beau
tiful Van Ness Avenue i
Home.
Is Was Well Known Along the
Entire Coast and Was Highly
Respected by ALL.

Captain Samuel Blair, the pioneer ship
owner and lum Der and coal dealer, passed
away early yesterday morning at his
home at 1915 Van Ness avenue, and there
was a double significance in the stars and
stripes floating at half mast above the
housetop. His death was as unexpected
as 1t was sudden.
For several years Captain Blair has suf-
tered from stomach troubles, but recently
he has been feeling little better.
Sunday evening he called upon his old
friend, L. P. Drexler, at 1903 Van Ness
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
ELIJAH HOOK is DEAD.
He psd to Make Oakland a City
Independent of San
Francisco.
Built Up an Immense Furniture Busi.
ness and Accumulated a
Fortune.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
908 Broad way, Nay 81. (

$40 DroauNay, May 81. }
Elijah Hook, one OF the leading mer-
chants of this city, died somewhat sud-
denly this morning while visiting in San
Francisco.
For nearly quarter OF a century Mr..
Hook has been in business in Oakland
and lie has always shown a progressive
spirit, and has done his part toward bui d.
ing up the community.
twenty-five years ago Mr.. Hook opened
a furniture establishment. At that time
a movement was being agltated to induce
Oaklanders TO purchase at home instead
of spending their money in San Francisco.
Mr.. Hook believed that the only way to
induce people 10 stay at home was by Civ
ing them the same opportunities on this
side OF the bay as were offered on the
other side, He decided TO put this idea
10 the test and he was successful. He
butt up large business, and was one of
the best-known merchants in the county,
About TWO years ago he decided 10 re-
tire from active life and transferred the
business to his two sons. For several
months he has been suffering from com
plicated diseases but his death was not
expected.
Mr.. Hook came to Oakland about
thirty years ago from his home in Contra
Costa County. His mother, sister and Two
brothers still reside there. Mr.. Hook
had be en- visiting friends in San Francisco
on Guerrero street and last Thursday
night he was taken with severe hem
orrhage, which resulted in his death this
morning
The deceased had been for manv years
a m member of University Lodge, No. IA
/. o. o. F., and Pacific Lodge, A. o. q. w.
A year ago he decided all his property to
his children, so there is nothing to be dis
tri buted by will.
For five years Mrs. Hook has been liv-
ing alone. at Denver. In addition TO the
wild W the deceased leaves three children
William T., Henry P, and Mrs. NJ. E..
Breck,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Fred Wards Death.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 31.-A WORKING.
man employed in the repair department
. Of the Southern Pacific Company fell
from the long wharf while at work to-day.
His body was recovered By his fellow
work ingTnen, but life was extinct The
deceased was Fred Ward, recently from
San J9se.. He lived on Twelfth street
near Center. with his wife and cpiIdren,
II tisclaimed that Ms head struc k some.
thing as he fell, which causel his dearb
butat the Morgue 20 bruises were found
upon him. Anlnauest will be held 10.
nj oErow
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Alameda Notes

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3I.-The Sons ot <,
George aud their friends Went 10 Sunset Fsrk
in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and enioveH
The mselyes with a picnic, which passed off
without mishap. 9--
ing TO Rev Faiher Sullivan al st Josenhis
Chureh at the pareehaI residence He is
about departing on All extended tour OF
Europe, and his parls hioners took the occasion
their regard. The tioIi was we'll ended
A pleasant feature OF the evening was The mr.
sentatien of a purse OF 1900 20 the reverend
gentleman by his admlring pafIShion
Company g of this city sent firing party IN
Mountain View t1 fire salute over the greve
of James Ross. deceased mem ber The 6arfy
was accompanied by n bugler, VINO sounded
taps. The same service was rendered over ~
grave. OF J: I. MoFrisey Il ST. Mary's.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Piedmont ParIor's Treasurer.

OAKLAND. CAL. May :3I-The trus-
tees OF Pied mont Parlor No. 100, Native
Sons of the Golden West, have brought
suit against NJ. Scheeline and Al Wood Il
recover $l52 90. The gentlemen named
were bondsmen OF Reuter-, the candy man
and treasurer OF Pie imont Parlor. Reuter-
was found to be $500 snort in his accounts.
but every effort has been maae 10 keen
the matter asecret. Reuterturned over
everything he had TO his nondsmen, but
was short the amount sued for. Reuter- S
now in San Francisco, and il is expectnd
thatthe suit will be settled out of court.
1t has created quite sensation in fra
{ ternal circles. u. -
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Was Wrangly A ccused.

) OAKLAND CAL, May 3L-The arres,
ot a. Groom OF tti's city, as reported IRON
Alameda a few days :ago, was a gross in
justice TO h'm, as was proved by his speedy
aequttal by the court wiihouE hearing 1.
single word ot defense. Mr.. Groom wa
mistaken for another man named Me-.
Phail and.epromprly discharged: Heis a
respectable sweeper of chi news residing
in this city, and has always enioyed a5
unbIemshed reputation. -
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
.Crnnin,s Cnnditinn.

OAKLAND. CAL, May 3L-At midnight
Deputy Constable Cronin is sinking rap
idly, and it is not expected that be will
live through the night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01

When a dog parks at night in Japan tie
owner is arrested and sentenced 10 work
year for the neighbers tnat we're dis
turbed. The dog gels off easier. being.
simply killed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
THOUSANDS WITH
But ONE DESIRE.
Carried Flowers to Noun
tain View to Honor
Veterans Memories.
Memorial Day Observed More
... Generally Than for
Many Years. ..
Regulars Join the Parade With the
Militia and Grand
F.. = .....: Fl. Army.
.OAKLANp OrrIcE So FRANcIsoo 60

sIgT-
Il. 908 Broad way, Nay 81. {
r AlI@0akland celebrated Memorial day,
and it was more of a holiday than any
similar day for years past. Everybody
Joined in the ceremonies and probably
10000 people were at the cemetery.
For the first time in fifteen years a de-
tachment of the regular army from the
Presidio took part in the parade, and the
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
AUCTION Sales
STREET G. CRESyWELI,

General Auctionters, 72l Howard St
Teiephone-Main 5}79.
WILL SELL Al AUCTION
This Day, Tuesday.....:....Ju une l. 1897,
q CtCck p. NJ. .-....-
All the EIe CANT Fura iture Contain ed in
ReSideHce 10 . DevisaderO Sts -.;.-
Bet. Pine ana california; comprising in part:
Splendid Parlor Set, odd Upholstered Pieces Oak
Chambe suites Folding Bed Gold Git Mirror,
BODY Erus iels Carpets Pc: tier s, Lace Curtains,
Oil Paintings, Engravings: Improved Water-Back
Range with Gas Attachment and Top oven, cost
$75. A L. CRESSWELL Atctoneer.
RS- Remember the hour-2 NJ. -.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
LEFT a. BOARD BILL.
Horse Trainer. o. h. Gleaso ON Has Been
Arrested and Returned. to. =:
San jose

Professor o. R. Gleason, who has made
an Indifferent success as horse tanner,
is positively unable to calm. a San Jose
inn-keeper Fitzpatrick. 1t appears
Gleason contracted and was unable to pay
a bill for $217 and Fitzpatrick secured u
Justices warrant for his fugitive debtors
arrest.
Captain Spillane captured the horseman
on the water front this morning, and Con-
stable Haley arrived here in time to return
with Gleason on the afternoon train to
San Jose. :.-:&..:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01

sehellhass' store-Goods are bling sacrifcpa
Chas " olIper., Trustee. stores must be vacated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
Baseball Gam E 5

"'t"SN '1t'EE NIfhIII 10
ALAMEDA, CAL. May Sl.-Yesierday