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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
JUST A FEW OF THE AMBITIONS OF ALAMEDA

every position on the county and State ticket, there are many others in other parts of the county.
 Alameda has just been heard from and there are enough ambitious poli- ticians in the Encinal city willing to sacrifice their personal feelings in the matter if they shall be forced by their friends to take a salary from the county for the next four years.
 There are quite a few Democrats in Alameda During the past two years they have been split into all kinds of factions, but now they are coming to- gether again in time to make a claim to some of the offices that will be filled next November Eugene Woodin, an exChief of the Fire Department, would like to go to the Legislature and Cy Brown, who was beaten by Supervisor Talcott three years ago, and is now on the Board of Education. will proba- bly be persuaded to run again
 City Attorney Taylor yearns to rep resent his district in the State Senate, and Fred St. Sure may be persuaded to run for a Superior Judgeship. Plum Der Furey, who once won a big prize in lottery, may run for Supervisor, as he has now great faith in his own good luck. If Joe Lanktree thought he could win a county office he would no doubt take the field.
 Then come Alameda's Republicans. Tax Collector Barber has no objection to holding his office; Chief of Police Rogers has already nominated himself for the next Sheriff; Judge Ellsworth is also an Alamedan, and other candi- dates are coming forward all the time.
 Out in the county there is also a de- sire to have something from the county pie-counter Heretofore Oakland and Alameda have gobbled up everything in sight, and this greediness has often helped to defeat the ticket Now Ar thur Feidler of Livermore thinks he should have something, Dan McCarty. a San Leandro editor, believes some thing should go to his town, and Mis- sion San Jose is never without a can didate
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
PARKS AND BOULEVARDS.
An Ordinopce Recommended Call. inq for on Election for Bonds.

OAKLAND. Jan. 21.-The judiciary committee of the City Council after a two-hour discussion. has recommended to the Council the issuance of $500 900 worth of bonds, bearing per cent interest The ordinance providing for these bonds also provides for the following expenditures of the moneys realized from the sale of the bonds:
 To acquire 150 acres of the Sather tract at $l25O an acre-a total of s1s7 800
 To acquire twenty-five-acre frontage on Lake Merritt from the Adams Point tract constituting a strip 1S2 feet wide extending from near the Piedmont power, house at the bend of the west arm of inc lake, around the entire lake front of the tract to the east end of Perry street near the head of the east or main arm of inc lake, $100. 900.
 To extend and improve West Oakland Park, $30. 900.
 To improve Independence square East Oakland, s10,000.
 To acquire, fill and improve for mark purposes the north arm of the estuary between Seventh and Twelfth street bridges, $50. 900.
 For the Improvement of the boulevard and above mentioned park sites, Sl22, 500.
 Ooklond News Items.
 OAKLAND, Jan. 21--Three new cases of diphtheria were reported at the Health Office since yesterday morning
 Attorney Scrivner appeared before Judge ogden to-day and stated that Frank C. Bacon would make an answer to his wife's suit tomorrow, and a hear ing was set for o'clock. There is no contest.
 H. N. Horgan, an employe of the rail- road, fell with scaffolding this morning and broke the bones in his heel and left arm. He was taken to the Fabiola Hos pital.
 M. c. Wenceslow anw wife. who were arrested in San Jose two weeks ago and lodged in jail here on a charge of Obtain ing money under false pretenses. were discharged to-day. on recommendation of the District Attorney.
 Verna Margaret Little, pretty young woman, of 566 Eleventh street, was taken to the insane ward of the Receiving Hos pital to-day. She believes herself to be the founder. leader and greatest of the Kings Daughters.
 The funeral of the late Benjamin Ma loon was held this afternoon at his late residence on Linden street. Rev. C. III. Hobart officiated, and many pioneers were in attendance,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
WARRANT FOR DON COHEN. Charged With Battery UpoD a Woodchopper Who Was Work
 ina for the City,

ALAMEDA, Jan. H.-A warrant was sworn out this afternoon for the arrest of Don Cohen, one of the sons of the late A. A. Cohen, on a charge of assaulting one e: Andrada. poor woodchopper em- ployed by the city. Some time ago the city trustees directed that the eucalyptus trees on Lincoln avenue in front of the Cohen property be removed in conformity with the general ordinance governing such matters. The Cohens resisted the order by legal proceedings, but were de- feated in the courts. Then the board mo- tined the CohenS to remove the trees, modifying the order, however, by saying that1f twenty feet were taken off the tops It would be sufficient. No attention was paid to the matter. and after due time Street Superintendent Frodden was in- structed to remove them. He employed woodchopper named O. Andrada to do the work, giving him in return therefor the wood in the trees in lieu of coin wages. Andrada cut the trees and corded up the wood all ready for removal. Just then Don Cohen came with a team and pro- ceeded to load up the wood and cart it off to his own house. Andrada protested to no avail and then sought advice from the City Attorney. He then returned to the wood and sat down on the pile. Cohen continued to load it up in the wagon, and when he reached Andrada the assault oc- cured for which the warrant for Cohens arrest was issued by Justice Morris.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
SIX YEARS
 WITH SAILORS Successful Work That Has Reached All
 Countries.
Anniversary of the Floating Society of Christian
 EndeavOr.
All the Comforts of Home Given to Sailor Lads While in
 Port
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

9OS Broadway, Jan. 21.
 Six years of active work among the sailors coming to Oakland by the Float ing Society of Christian Endeavor will be completed next Monday, and the record made by the society shows that its work has been greatly appreciated by sailor men and lads who are now in all parts of the world.
 The hall at West Oakland, where the Floating Society carries on its work, Is open every evening, and is place of healthful amusement for sailors. It has been largely patronized from the start, and great many sailor boys far from home have derived much benefit from the influences brought to bear upon them at the hall. Periodically enter tainments are given at which the lead ing numbers are taken by the nautical talent in port. These entertainments have been very successful and there is never a spare seat in the hall dur ing their progress.
 Carl N. G. Hager, who Is in charge of the work, is much encouraged with the result
 Since the work commenced six years ago." he said to-day, 'all sailors com ing to Oakland have had a place to go where they could make themselves at home, and they nave SnoWn a great preference for our hall rather than the places of amusement to which sailors are usually enticed. Every evening We have a happy crowd, and every Sun day at o'clock we have a free-and- easy tea. Officers and sailors sit to- gether at our table, and all enjoy a good time. After tea the sailor boys turn to, clear away the wreck and wash the dishes. Scores of sailor lads have written to us after their arrival at their distant homes. thanking us for l the interest shown, and some of our i ladies have beautiful letters from the mothers of these boys, telling us that | the influence brought to bear in Oak l land has had a permanent effect on the l boys lives.
 "Our work Is thoroughly undenomi- national and we feel that it belongs to any right minded person in Oakland. Miss Katie McDaniel. an active mem i Der of the First Congregational Church, is our treasurer and Miss A. L. Moir | corresponding secretary.
 "Our records show that during the l past year 1S captains. 93 officers and
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22

Princeton, methods are just as bad. Penn- sylvania recruits her football team with candidates of every kind from country blacksmiths to New York policemen. Let us hope that we will no longer have Yale and the Eastern colleges held up before us models.
 ''The University of California Is not such a freshwater college as some think. Our system of track athletic training, much as 1t has been ridiculed by some, Is being copied by all the big colleges of the country. If our athletes will work, and work together, I am absolutely sure that we will defeat Stanford on the track. What we want is men, and we must have at least 150 candidates out on the track. "
 Track Manager Melville Dozier, Harry B. Torrey, Trainer Al Lean and Professor George c. Edwards also spoke. ''We lost the football game last Thanksgiving day, said Professor Edwards, because our boys didn't know football. We won on the track last year because we had the proper system of training. Let us keep up this tradition and we will win again '
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Isabella Martin and Hibernfa Savings and Loan Society (by B. P. Oliver, comn9ission er0 to John Dougherty, lot on w line of Van N tess ao avenue % 54 of Vallejo street. 27 by Mary A Barrlss to William wankowski. Gn. e8s on ,I 2 line line of Jackson street. 165 W of r,sLLn hInma J. John (wife of EmiD to Frank T OuIn' iot on w line Of Devisadero street 75 oL Eddy 5 PIG by W 100: s10
 Jeremiah Browen to Frank J. and Mathilde ioee bersrg@no' @ lot on S line of Lombard street. ioi T. ot Dupont, being SEE corner of Lorn- para para ana Good Children streets, E 20 by s n;e; also passageway over alley way feet wide running from Good Children street 10 across s1n rear of above and adjoining on the s;
 Charles W. Fay to Philip s. Fav Ia, m " inc or virginia street S7;6 of Jackson, $ 25
 Mary A: Foley fwife of Timothy) to Timo- thy and Mary E. Foley, lot on SW line of Dec Decatur f6 street, 75 sE of Bryant SEE 25 by nue, 70 w of street. W to Railroad avenue,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
CLASSES CHOOSE OFFICERS
J. w. Legqett Elected Senior Pres ident and Percy Hull ChoseD
 President of 'oo.

BERKELEY, Jan. 21-The senior class to-day elected as president of the class Joseph w. Leggett student in the col lege of letters. The new president is a member of the executive committee of the Associated Students and of the Occi- dental editorial staff. The other officers of the class are as follows: First vice. president; W. B. Hoag; second vice-presi- dent, Miss s. G. Clark; secretary. Miss Ruth Atterbury; treasurer, C.. M. Dfcker- son; assistant treasurer. Miss V. A. Duff fey; executive committee, F. L. McKen- ney, J. E. Mcclure, c. A. Smith, F. R.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

stea%eTs @1s Gs,sde leave Broadway wharf e For ports in Alaska, a. m.. Jan. i, 6, Il. 10, 2. 26, 31. and every fifth day thereafter.
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. O., Port Town send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom CBellingham Bay, wash.). 3 a. m, Jan. l. 6. II. Is, 21, 26. 31. and every fifth day thereafter, connecting at Vancouver with c. P Ky, at Tacoma with N. P. Ky, at Seattle with Great Northern By, and con- pany's steamer for Alaska.
 For Eureka dumboldt Bay), steamer Po- mona, p. m., Jan. l. 5. 10. 14. IS. 22. as sl. For santa Cruz, Monterey. San Simeon. ca- 9ta; Santa Barbara: Ventura. Hueneme. San Newport. am. Jan l. 5. g. 1s 1T. 21. 25. g. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- lord (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo Uos Angeles), ii a. rn.. Jan 8, '. Il. 15. 1s 2a. 27. s1 and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan. Altata, La Paz. Santa Ro- salia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m.. Jan. and fd of each month thereafter.
 The Company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers. sailing dates and hours of sailing
 TICKET OFFICE-Palace Hotel 4 New Montgomery st.
 GooDALL. PERKINS & CO. Gen. Agts.
 10 Market st., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
BROWN BOASTS EASTERN COLLEGES Saws That Athletics at Yale and Princeton Are Dis
 gusting. Berkeley's Track Team of 1898 Or qanized With Great En-
 thusiaSnn.

BERKELEY, Jan. N.-The University of California track athletic team of 1898 was organized with great enthusiasm this morning, seventy-five athletes signing the training list. Work will probably begin next week in the gymnasium and on the track.
 Track Captain E. J. Brown, who recent ly returned from the East after secur- ing a football coach for the coming year, related his impression of athletics in the East.
 Tt is absolutely disgusting he said, "the way athletics are conducted in the Eastern colleges. Yale football players boasted to me that they had never at tended single university recitation. At
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Fairchild and A. H. Allen.
 Percy Hall was elected president of the junior class at its meeting this morning. Miss Elizabeth Rothermel was elected first vice-president and w. McCloud was chosen treasurer. A number of nomina- tions were made for the other offices. The election will be held next week.
 Fred w. Dorety was chosen president l cers elected were as follows: First vice. president, J. Hoffman; second vice-presi- dent; Miss C. Henley; secretary, Robert ant treasurer, Miss l.. M. Macaulay track captain, w. c. Drum; baseball cap- tain, H. c. Bedding.
 The freshman also met to select officers. c. D. Cobb and J. l.. Goldsmith were nominated for president. The remaining offices were filled as follows: First vice. president, Miss R. R. Morse: second vice. H. Schwartz; treasurer, Miss F. Barnard sergeant-at-arms, N. G. Guiberson; ex- ecutive committee. L. H. Harvey, J. A. Morgan Miss E. T. Owen, D. M. Hecht and R. w. Fully.
 Berkeley News Notes
 BERKELEY, Jan. 21-The university will be represented in the jubilee parade Monday by Regents John E. Budd, c. M Chase, E. A. Denicke, J. F. Houghton c. W Slack. Martin Kellogg, Arthur
 Professor Frank Soule has arranged for series of lectures on Thursday af- ternOOnS TOT the engineering students at the university. Next Thursday at 3:45 D. m. G. w. Percy of San Francisco will speak on '"The Foundations of Modern Large Buildings on Difficult Grounds" !" Later in the term there will be addresses by John D. Isaacs of the Southern Pa cific Company and W. w. Story Jr of the Valley Railroad Company.
 Charles L. Gilbert and Miss Della Whit tall both prominent young people of Berkeley, were married in Oakland last night.
 Tbe Lawyers Won.
 BERKELEY, Jan. 21.-The first annual debate between the Students Congress of the University of California and the Has tfngs Debating Society, held this evening at Stiles Hall before a large audience, re- suited in victory for the law college de- baters. who argued in favor of the adop- tion of the single tax.
 The question for debate was: Resolved, That the revenue of the United States Government should be raised exclusively by tax on land values"
 The affirmative was taken by the Has tings Debating Society which was repre- scented by l.. M. Crowell, Edward Lee Payne and Charles c. Cohn. The Stu dents Congress was represented by J. Milton Mannon, Charles M. Bufford and Charles E. Thomas. who argued for the negative. The judges were Professor William Carey Jones, Dr. Louis T. Hengstler. Dr. Kendrick c. Babcock, of the University of California.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22

the taxpayers. They know that they are not legally residents of this city, since a minors legal residence is with his parents or guardian. Their parents are all in Japan, and now they are in search of some one willing to act as guardian for them They propose to get the courts to appoint such guardian and by thus ac- quiring a residence be in a position to present themselves as pupils and demand free entrance into the schools.
 The rule of the board of this city under which these boys have been excluded is as follows: Pupils whose parents or guardians are not actual residents of this city are nonresident pupils. Nonresident pupils may be admitted to any school in the city upon paying in advance to the Superintendent the following rates of tuition per term: Primary school S1o, grammar school $15. high school $20: pro- vided that no such pupil shall be admit ted or retained in any school when from overcrowding or from any other cause the interests of pupils whose parents or guar dians are actual residents of the city would thereby suffer"
 VIII Parade oo Monday.
 ALAMEDA, Jan. 21.-Orders were issued from headquarters to-day to the members of Company c, Fifth Regiment, to pa- rade on Monday morning next in service uniform. to take part in the Golden Jubi- lee celebration in San Francisco on that date. The local parlor of Native Sons will also take part in the celebration, and there will be a practically complete ces sation of business in this city on that day.
 Republican comnittees Organize.
 ALAMEDA, Jan. 21.-The advisory and executive committees of the Republican Club met last evening and organized for the coming campaign. E. R. Anthony was chosen chairman of the advisory commit tee, J. $. Hanley vice-chairman and F. E. Browning secretary. pr. c. l.. Tisdale was chosen chairman of the executive committee and F. E. Browning secretary. An auditing. committee was appointed consisting of E. A. Randlett, J. s. Han ley and F. B. Dunning.
 Literary Club Organized.
 ALAMEDA, Jan. 2L-The Encinal Lite rary Society was organized last evening, with the following officers: President Fred Van Meter; vice-presdent, Dudley Parker; secretary and treasurer. William Locke.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22

NE 1o6 E 1eo. 100, lots A and l5. block sss % soush san Francisco Homestead and Rail-
 City and County of San Francisco to George Gseissner, os lot on line of York street. 11o
 Potrero Land and Water Front Company to Martin @ and Joanna Daly. lot on E line of Mis- TO1r1 nn street ere 276 of Army (Colusa), 25 by James 115a s: and Catherine T. BunnelI to Mary lot on E line of Fifteenth avenue, 275 N of CleIhenf fd street, 25 by E 127:6; slo.
 h re r or 1oo tenth avenue. 175 N of l street N % Evelyn oo'Donnen Bell to Edwin Lawrence: street, 25 by E 12o: s1o. e'e' -''
 William III H. and Lulu B. Chapman to Brain las of street. v 25 i by Iiis iao EI Nil'" si.
 clinoh MnShael 1I and Mary Mitchell to Bryan ,J Z of a Street pf 5d by of Tni5sfh ia6 s6 avenue ' Jones Allen & Co. to Oliver E. and Flora J; Ss ayenne ins 3f I by strset o ;aS @ ana Janes R9s sI. l. and Jane G. oBrien to James D; street 1o6 of sagamore, e' 50 by f iso lots and 2 block B. Railroad Homestead: slO.
 corner df dmSn to lot QR sW by FPS. block Ss. Stanford Heights; BIO. uia K. T: and Louise M: Harding to Mary E. Robert and Maria A. Mccausland to William Laun, lot on $ line of Richland avenue, 425 E Park; ;1O.
 alomedo County. Charles NJ and Lena G. McGregor to Fred G Weston, lot on line of Thirty second street, 75:9 w of Linden, W 8 by N 10O Oak land SIO
 Sonoma Lumber Company to Beatrice NJ. Burg, lot on N line East Nineteenth street. lS2 p of Thirteenth avenue, E 34 by 75, East Oakland; sI0.
 Minnie E. Hall to Frank c. Thompson. lots SIP to al6. block V Beulah Park property; also strip of land feet wide bordering upon and lying to westward of aforesaid lots 3l5 and 3l6; also lot W corner East Twenty-fourth street and Fourteenth avenue. NV IA 61, SW Clinton, East Oakland; $500.
 F. K. and Rosa M. Shattuck to August and Helen Helen A A Johanson. lot on n Ine I5o zz Oregon % lot 2S: block 20, Shattuck tract Map D. Berke- ley; s10.
 Edwin R. Dimond to Union Trust Company mond). all interest in following property: That portion lots 31 32 and 33, block B. Max R. Co.,; also that portion of lots 80. Sl and S2. block A. of Maxwell tract. lying W of right of way S. P. R. R. Co.,; also that portion of lots 1892 133 and 1S4. block 9. same tract, lying W and 131 block g, same tract, E of right of way S. P. R. R. Co.,; also lots 132, 1S3 and 134 block g. same tract, lying of right of way S. P R. R. Co.,, quitcaim deed Oakland
 D. E. and Emma NJ Collins to G. w Cray son, ". J. Owen and J; ". Phillips, undivided half interest in lot on s line of W Third street 64 W of Linden. w 156 by 94, being lots 26 to- 30 block AS. Adeline and Market-street
 Gottlieb Laueber to Emily Meehan. lots and S. resubdiYision of block NJ, Roberts and Wolf skill tract. Oakland Annex; s1o.
 Adele Lorber to Hugo Nj. Lorber, lot on s line of Thirty seventh street. 215 W of Market W 120 by 100 portion map Mrs. NJ j. Evoy' s property, Oakland Annex; $10.
 Alexander and Mary I. Mahan to Maryette Greene. lot 51. in plat B. Mountain View Gene tery, Oakland Township, quitclaim deed; SlQ0.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
TROUBLE OVER
 REVENUE STAMPS
A Brewery at Haywards to Be Sold To-Day by the
 Sheriff.
Government Officials Are Expertinq the Books in San Fran
 cisco.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 ono To-

T.
 sos Broadway. Jan. 21.
 Tomorrow afternoon the New York brewery at Haywards will be sold by the Sheriff. Three weeks ago it was closed down under an attachment by Sheriff White to satisfy a Judgment by H. F. Nebas for a claim of S1019.
 An internal revenue officer from San Francisco called at the brewery yester- day and found that there was a disagree ment between the number of revenue stamps issued and those accounted for, and so he took away the books to San Francisco so that they could be exported. This discrepancy and subsequent action of the revenue officer may lead to com plications that may stop the sale, for the result may have a bearing on the title that could be given with the brewery in the event of the sale.
 The brewery is not a very large place, but for some time it did a fair business Peter Butt, the proprietor, says the reve- nue stamps can all be accounted for On the first of the month they were duly in spected and found correct, and. as he has done no business since that time, he is at a loss to account for the suspicion of the officer who called yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
A JAPANESE SCHEME.
Trying to Get Around the School Low UDder Which They Hove
 Been Excluded.

ALAMEDA, Jan. 2l.-For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain the Japanese schoolboys in this city promise to outdo Bret Harte's historical Chinee. When the matter of prohibiting them from attend ing the public schools first came up they protested that they were willing to pay tuition fees, as other non-residents were obliged to do. After making this offer
 however, they must have taken advice
 for now they have repented and propose to break their way into the schools and force a free education at the hands of
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
Street Paving Contract Stopped.

OAKLAND. Jan. H.-Superintendent of Streets Miller stopped the work of the contractors on East Twelfth street this ing with the specifications. It will delay matters for only a short time. The curb ing. is to be of granite, dressed for six the sidewalk side, but the curbing being placed in is not dressed at all
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
Builders Contracts.

Henry ". and Joseph Hyman Ctrustees for Solomon and Ruth Hymau) with Ickelheimer Bros. (contractors); architects. Percy x Ham iltOn. Plumbing, drains and gasftting for building on SE corner of Sixteenth street and Hof avenue; S19e0
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
NEW CHARTER
 SUGGESTIONS Coun cilnan Rowe Has Ideas Regarding
 Sure eetS.
He Believes There Are Too Many Offices in the City
 Government.
The Ordinance Calling for the Elec- ton of Freeholders to Come
 Up Next Week

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 sos Broadway, Jan. 21 Next Monday night the Council will pass to print the ordinance calling an election of Freeholders to frame the new city charter
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22

about 5000 sailors have visited our rooms, in addition to which we have or ganized five little societies on board ships, which keep up at sea the good work begun here"
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Benham (during a quarreD-Well, if you want to know it, I married you for your money.
 Mrs. Benham--I wish I could tell as easily what l married you for.