The San Francisco call., 1897-11-17
GREETED GEN. CHAPMAN.
Rousing Reception by Three
Oakland e.. A. R.
Posts.
Mare Island Navy Yard Comes in
for a Hard Drubbing-Music
and Refreshments.

OAKLAND, Nov 16 The three G-anl
Army posts of this cl!y joined toge :her to-
night in a reception 10 Depar' ment Com
mander N. p Chipman OF Red Bluff. The
drum corps and q hundred or more veter-
ans met their commander and escorted
h N TO Loring Hal where the festivities
were he d.
Commander E. w Wood ward of Lyon
Post extended 10 the visitor.the greetings
OF the boys" and Introduced him. He
respon ed wi n an Interesting speech on
| the Conrad ship of the Grand Army o
the Republic" during which he went into
the early history of its organization,
coming down TO the present day.
He claimed that with the present mem
bership, il uni ed, they could direct the
destIni of The American republic, and
that 1t was their duly to-day to be tue to
their trusts. He declared that a treat
monarchy OF wealth was threatening this
country and they should stanG foi the
! rIghs of all.
II then discu sed the question of i'm mi
grafton and declared that this was q
! question 10 which they owed their patrio-
ism and .her best endeavors to settle
! properly. These III ngs, he claimed,
bound he old soldiers with ties unknown
/ in any o her circ,es.
Mayor w. r Thomas was then intro
duced. He spoke of the large number OF
soldlers present.
Congressman Hilborn was greeted wit
applause and expressed regrets that SO
many appeals for positions by the old SOL
diers must be met with the same re-
sponse.
The Congressman, he said, under the
law, mad absolutely nothing III The way Of
situations for them. He then ave an
| acCouni of his work procuring pensions,
| saying 1t gave him the greatest pleasure
Of anything he dill.
Light refreshments and a sociab.e time
! hlled the remainder OF the evening.
For the Weeks Entertainment.
OAKLAND. Nov. 16-"Losi. Strayed
| or Stolen, will be the attraction at the
| Macdonough Thealer Friday ami Saturday
evenings. 1t is a comic opera and will
have good house.
THE Chimes of Normandy" is the at
traction at the Oakland ibis week. Miss
May Gooch and Miss Helen Merrill are
taking leading PARTS.
The Lyceum Theater Company Will sp-
pear at the Chapman Opera house Thurs
day evening for charity. The entire pre-
ceeds goes toward the Oakland Junior
brass ban fund.
Thursday evening the Philharmonic
Orche. ra. with 800 voices as a chorus,
the '97 Conyen ion chorus-slngers from
this county.
All Machines Are Illegal
OAKLAND, Nov l6.-In com mpliance
with the wriG. request of Tax CoIlecto.
! Gilpin for a written opinion on the sub
| ject of nickel the-slot machines CITY
Attorney Dove to- day made his answer.
! He decides that whenever the element OF
chance enters into tie result the ma
t.. -IAs -
This deoi ion will bar the Tax Collector
from accepting any license money from
their owners and bring them into court
If they continue.
Remains Identified az f. III. Guldner.
OAKLAND, Nov. 16-The unknown
man whose death was chroGiced this
morning was identified to-day as Ernest
II. Guldner. He leaves widow and four
children. His son called at the Morgue
his morning and said his father left
home last night al 80 COCK to go to
| Eimhurst. He does not know how he
came 10 board a local train. He says his
| father never drank TO excess.
Gold Medal for Matt Bronner.
OAKLAND, Nov. 16-Matt Bronner
was presen ed with a gol medal lo-nig ht
at 81. Francis de Sales Hail. 1t was the
award as the most popular member of his
company of the League OF the Cross
| Cadets. The members of his company ar
ranged for social affair with an excellen /
programme of music and recltatlons, dur
ing which the presentation was made. At
The close Company gave iancy.d-ill.
Davis Written Opinion.
OAKLAND, Nov. 16-Hon. w. X.
Davis. senior members of the firm of at
torneys representing the cl,y OF Oakland
i'll The water front cases, has ma e public
| a statement in VIII cb he reatfirms the an.
! nouncement ma e exclusively In 1HE
CALL OF Novem Der 8 tnat the city would
take the case 10 the Supreme Court on a
writ OF error. He deals at length with
| the le al points Involved.
Cadets on Exhib tion.
OAKLAND, Nov. is. - Company M,
League OF the Cross Cadets, gave an ex-
celIent exhibition to-nlgni, the chief feat
ure of which was the presentation of a
gold medal 10 Mat Bronner, who won the
recent contest at st. Francis de Sa es far.
| The affair WIS under the management of
| Captain J. j. Powers anu Lieutenant Den.
| mis- Hanrahan.
Knowles Bail Raised.
OAKLAND, Nov l6.-Deputy Sheriff
AL White arrived tonight from Ell Paso,
Tex. with W. A. Knowles in custody.
who is under indictment for forgery On
m lotion OF District Attorney Shook Ju ee
| OGDEN today raised Knowles bail from
| $1,000 to $4,000, and ordered the clerk to no.
| ,ify the sheriff of hi action
Died of Pneumonia.
OAKLAND, Nov. 15.-An inquest was
| he'd this afternoon into the cause of the
| death of Norman Sm III, who was ill less
| than two hours yestei day. In accordan, Q
| WI b the medIoa testimony Il was found