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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24

Of the building TO the soft and soothing
cadence Of the lock step" at the same
time outrivaling the Carlisle Indians with
their football whoops. Tired at length Of
their Innocent pastime, they sought other
nelds 10 conquer, and adjourned TO some
Ice cream parlors, singing gleefully the
while. There they INDUCED in bumper
upon bumper Of pink lemonade. When
Elvyn Burriu. Instructor in ancient Ian
guages at the school. arrived. a chorus
or warm Invitations 10 join I'm the sport
mingled with cries Of Speech" shook the
building 10 its foundations and the sur
prised and cignified professor was forced
20 make an address 10 the boys. who ap-
plauded loudly and impartially
Now all OF those who took part in this
demonstration are 10 be disciplined. and
about twenty OF the boys have been told
tnat they cannot return 10 the school un-
I'll explanations have been made by their
parents and themselves. This amounts TO
practical suspension.
This is the first class that has ever had
any general trouble al the Oakland High
School. They began by taking George
Samuels into the coalhole OF the high
school and cutting his hair with a pocket
knife and wound up with the row at the
school on Thursday evening and now
they are suffering the consequences.
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REWARDS PROVIDED
FOR BRIGHT SCHOLARS

OAKLAND. Dec 2.-The students Of 81
Joseph's Academy held their exercise
last evening in the hail OF the building
The following programme was rendered
Piano and violin duet. Brothers Ed
mund and Leo. declarations, Thomas
and Philip Allen. George Taggart,
Gabriel Delosso. +. Thompson: duet.
Lightly Row" George Taggart. u.
Allen; violin solo. The Star-Spangled
Banner,' John Costello; recitatiOns.
Edward O'Brien, Morton Reynolds,
Rafael Larin. Alfred Murphy: hvmn'
Angels We Have Heard on High"
choir; declamauOns. Louis Allen. d.
Jerome Peters, Louis =. Degener, WI
Dur Ryan violin solo, Thou Alone"
Joseph Kelly; dialogue. Don't Count
the Chickens Before They Are
Hatched. +. EsQuiga ". Bruce. A
kiethmuller; recltations, Samuel Espe-
jo. Richard Taggart. George Delean.
John Costello; hymn. Mother Dear,
Pray for Ne choir: declamations.
Aloysius Riethmuller. Joseph O'Brien.
Llewellyn Auzerais: cornet solo.
,Suwanee River. August Ruhstaller;
dialogue, The Sweet Revenge" A.
Murphy, L. Allen. 5. Espejo. /. p.
Degener, vocal solo. why Don't You
Write HOme2' Daniel Biggy: recita-
tons, Wallace Bruce. John Biggy,
John McDermott; violin solo. Vienna
Forever March David Ruhstaller;
Tecitations. Lawrence Mccarthy. Dan
iel Biggy; vocal solo. "He Sleeps in
the Valley" John Biggy. recitations.
Joseph Kelly. Louis Courtois: violin
SOLO. la Grace" Albert Carpy: dia-
logue. The UnfOrgotten Foe" Dalton
Mccarthy, Alexander Young: grand
chorus. THE Wolf Is on the Hill"
choir: violin selections, =. Edmund, A.
Carpy. u. Ruhstaller, J. Kelly.
Rewards were given TO the student,
mentioned below for satisfactory scholar
ship during the term:
Academic department-First class.
Alex Young. Dalton and Justin Nc
Carthy: second class: Joseph Fitzger-
aid. Ignacio Guerrero, L. Courtois. +.
Silver.
intermediate department -First
class: Albert Carpy, Joseph Kelly.
Willie Barringer; second class: Hoyt
Hastings. Joseph Wildburger, Thon-
as Casey, F. O'Neill. Law J. Nc
Carthy. Julian Kirk. David Ruhstal-
Ter, John McDermott, John Biggy.
Philip Rourke, Ray Bennett, Willie
Smith.
Preparatory department-First class:
Richard Taggart. Samuel Espejo, Jo-
seph O'Brien. John Costello. Jerome
Peters, Aloys.us Ruhstaller George
Roach. Raymond Stone. Louis Allen,
Edward O'Brien, F. Esquiga, Rafael
Larin. Wallace Bruce. Alfred Murphy;
second class: Oscar Zeiss. Llewellyn
AuZarais, August Ruhstaller, George
Lebeau, Louis p. Degener, Wilbur
Ryan, Willie Biggy.
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media engine of the track, turning II over
on Its side. The tank of the tender was
thrown ahead at least fifty feet on the
track, while every car OF the train was
derailed, but not turned over Glass was
broken, springs and light work scattered
all over the track, but none OF the cars
The wonder is that no one was hurt. En-
gineer Dick Reynolds and Fireman Billy
stokes stayed with their engine. and
crawled out OF the wreck uuhurf though
ne engine lay upon its side Conductor
Dan Murphy, who had charge OF the train.
was IN the rear car and was uninjured.
Not passenger was injured, though
every one must have received a severe
shaking up.
This escape was due mainly TO the fact
that the cars struck were empty. Had
they been loaded IL is hardly possible that
a single passenger on the local train could
nave escaped. The passenger train cut
through the two cars like a knife. and
ihe slight resistance given by the empty
cars saved many lives. The fact that the
tender shot ahead of the engine and did
not collapse upon the engine saved the
lives OF Engineer Reynolds and Fireman
Stokes.
The wreck paralyzed the entire system
OF the Southern Pacific Company. II
ploWed UP the track and cut the COM
pressed AR system so that IL was impos-
slble 10 operate the switches on various
sections. and the Seventh street local was
tied up FOR TWO hours and did not get 10
running on time until II o'clock.
lOT
the'entire night and all trains west bound
were sent 10 the pier over the Sever III
street local tracks when that line was got
In working order.
This OF course tied up the Alameda
broad gauge local system. and In order 10
accommodate the Alameda passengers a
special train was put on 70 run between
Alameda and East Oakland around by
fruityale. this train 10 connect with the
Seventh street local At that point. This
train was wrecked near the Alameda sta
ton before IL had made four trips.
This train was pulling into the Alameda
station at go. when a rail split. about
six feet OF the iron rolling up under the
cars. This de-ailed the last three cars
Of the train. and II took an hour TO get
these cars on the track. No injury was
done 20 any one In this the third wreck
OF the night.
The blame Of the wreck is placed upon
Engineer Peters Of the switch engine Su-
perintendent Agler was not 10 be found
but the railroad men i'm charge OF the
wreCking crews all sav that Peters did
not obey his signals. EngiLeer Reynolds
has no blame attached 10 him. but on the
other hand is complimented for his brav-
cry and his lucky escape. Peters de-
clined 10 make any statement. but will
claim that the signals and switches were
not working properly.
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Oakland'S Christmas Praise.

OF the Night" being the work selected for
the occasion. The service will last one
o nOur and close at the beginning OF tho
Programme for Christmas morning: To
Deum and Jubilate in r (Tours). kyrio
Tyson; iTns,I; esthedral. Sing. o Heavens
ILoursJi Ouertory. "HOsanna" (Granierl.
Putnam Griswold: Sanctus in r. H. j.
Harry Thomas
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL.
prayer and the Office OF institution al m
a; m The Rt. Rev. Bishop OF California,
william +. Nichols will Oficfate aui
preach the sermon. Evening song az 7:sl:
mon. Christmas day will be observed M
ST johns commencing with the nov
eucharlst at a. m. at a. m. and choral
celebration at 1890 a. N. AT the les a.
m. service the venerable ArchdeacCn
weber viii preach the sermon.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
High mass will be said In all of the
Roman Catholic churches IN Oakland.
At ST. Francis de Sales Father Nc
Sweeney will Cfficiate and Ablanz's mass
Will be sung.
Father McNaIly will oficiate az 81. Pat
rick.s Church and Leonard's mass in =
fiat Will be rendered.
Father Morrison will preach at the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception
and high mass will be said at the usual
hours.
Services in Alameda Churches.
ALAMEDA. Dec AIT the First NJ r.
Church special Christmas music will DO
furnished morning and evening A largo
platform has been erected that extends
across the end OF the church large
enough 10 seat the entire Sunday school.
In the morning the choir. consisting %
thirty voices, will render the following
programme. Prelude. organ; professional
hymn, school. anthem. Rejoice, Rejoice,
This Blessed Morn" choir. hymn. cOugrc-
cation. barytone solo. Christina:
fertory. solo. anthem. Blessed BE tho
Lord choir. In the evening the Sunday
school viii give its Christmas entertain
ment, assisted by the choir.
At the vesper service at the First Uni
tartan Church tomorrow the following
torale tCnouNeU, organ, hymn. RespOu-
stve Service; Master supreme (Stearnsl.
Grace Church quartet, reading. tenor
solo, Light OF the World adams,
Clarence r. Wendell: prayer. Noel
adam. bass-barytone solo. 5. Homer
Henley: sermon, Rev. G.. X. DOds0n. Of
fertory; Now the Day Is over (Parksl.
quartet; benedicuon: Professional March
In A (GuilmanD, organ.
In accordance with the custom % that
church. the Emmanuel Lutheran Church
on Lafayette street will hold Christmas
services on Christmas day. Monday morn
ing al l0:30 o'clock. There will be special
music and Rev. II. +. Haserodt will
preach the sermon.
Special services for the Sunday school
OF the Emmanuel Lutheran Church on La
fayette street will be held on Monday
evening. December .. al o'clock. Tho
children Of the Sunday school will partici-
gifts from the Christmas tree will be dis
tributed.
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thousands of Dollars Worth of
Property Destroyed.
passenger and Freight Cars Demolished
on Linden Street and Entire Railroad
System Tied Up for Hours.

~ Ahl-AND' Dec. pa collision be-
IA Nl"een a freight engine and a
IL yfrciSht train on the First street
~ rack. al the foo; OF Linden street.
tonight caused a wreck. into
which the eastbound Alameda PASSENGER
local plunged. wrecking the passenger
train and tearing up the compressed AR
system SO that for two hours the entire
Southern Pacific system In Oakland. Doth
locals and main line. was tied up. Thou
sands of collars worth of property was
destroyed, TWO locomotives We're COM
pletely wrecked and dozen freight ana
passenger cars were demolished. and vet
amid all this damage and confusion not
"a single passenger or RAILROAD emp,ONe
was injured. This was indeed a miracle.
for more complete wreck has never oc-
CURED on this side OF the haN
The wreck was most unusual in all of
its features
A special freight train from san Jose
was standing on the westbound freight
track on Fsrst street at the foot OF ] IN
den. The freight was standing still. wait
irg for cignals that would permit II 70
enter the yards. right Al a switch that
leads on the main line and out into the
Peralta street freight yards. The freight
train was ~ lts proper place and was
Ohekirg the rules of the yard
Along The switch on the south side OF
the track ,n which the freight was stard-
N
charge q Engineer Peters. with "A tain
~ twenty six freight cars. For some un-
explained reason Peters did not stop Lis
train and the switch engine struck the
freight fu1 in the side, about seven cars
from the end
This first collision wrecked four freight
cars, derailing two cars and throwing two
over or their sides on the eaStbound Ala
media local track. which was Immediately
north ~ The track on which the freight
was standing.
Almost before the crash Of the collision
had died away the whistle Of the east
bound Alameda local was heard. A wild
effort was made by some ~ the train
hands o. signal the Alameda passenger.
but IL was too late. The Alameda train
runs az The rate ~ forty miles an hour
at this point. which d. "a clear track. and
which is kept clear Tor these cann0n-ball
trains. There was eco possibility Of stop
ping the passenger and there was second
collision. when it struck The overturned
freight cars.
The local train was running tender on.
and 81 cuf through The two freight cars
ike d knife The walls ~ the cars were
~plintered in minute pieces. while the plat
forms ~ The cars were left on one side OF
rle track and the roofs on the other.
The shock ~ the collision threw the Ala
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DALTON IS NOT
YET IN THE FIGHT
with BOTH FEET
The Assessor Returns
From the East.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway. Dec. %.


County Assessor Henry p. Dalton re-
turned from his Eastern trip to-day, but
is not yet ready 10 make a formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for Con-
gress. He says that he is still feeling
around" but is not yet in the fight with
both feet
II stand just where I did when I went
away" said Mr.. Dalton tonight 81 have
not had time TO see any one. and l don't {
know any more about the political sItua-
tion than ! did when / left here / am
not in the fight with both feet yet and !
am still feeling around
My trip East was purely a personal and
not political one. / visited most OF the
great cities Of the East and made some
examination into the methods OF assess
ment there.
Business is on the increase all through
the East. / find that the iron and steel
business, in which / am interested I'm a
way on this coast. is having a most re-
markable boom in the East. Some of the
great steel works have sold their output
for far into next year"
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MISS ETHEL TENNANT
DIES VERY SUDDENLY

ALAMEDA. Dec. 23.-AIiss Ethel Ten
nant died at $50 o'clock last evening az
the Alameda Sanatorium after but a brief
illness. Death was due 70 peritonitis. An
operation was performed Wednesday
with the possible hope OF saving the
young lady's life. but she steadily grew
worse until death ensued.
Miss Tenant was the daughter of Mrs
Alva Sinnett Of 1894 Bay street She was
a native OF this State and rs years of age
The greater part OF her life was spent IN
this city. She was an unusually beautiful
woman and very popular. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 1870 o'clock from the residence Inter-
ment will be In Mountain View Cemetery.
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TO

BY II. NJ. Pond, NJ. d.

THERE many sound and strong arguments OF
| a charter for Alameda, based the that
is antquated: that II is made by and amend
able by the Legislature that the body Of citizens governed
in altering through their single
Legislature while
of the Legs
lature control Aamedas affairs will be
and less likely to be merged into citys
ana a individual charter. and
TO the convincing against
tinuing the law and
new the municipal
history friction. charges
compromises between various officials Of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24
THAT ICE CREAM
JAG HAS PROVED
VERY SERIOUS
Twenty Students Vir-
tuaIly Suspended.
Oakland Office san Francisco Call,
l-k ErnanMaN Doc 3

Oakland Office san Francisco CAN,
9)S Broadway. Dec. ..
The ''ice-cream soda jag INDUCED In by
certain conviyial members Of the high
school after the graduating exercises Of
Thursday night has had more serious re-
suits than was a. first supposed. Besides
tho expulsion OF Hugh Russell and the
suspension Of Fredericks. some twenty
more viii follow in their steps, and there
will be a social gathering OF parents when
they accompany the recreants back 10
school next term.
The cause upon which this wholesale
expulsion Is based was the aftermath Of
the graduating exercises. Most OF the
class decided III 10 be needful FOR the rep
ufafiou and honor ~ the school as well
the everlasting glorincation Of themselves
that they give 10 the departing class such
"A eend-OT as never was or would DE
ThcreupOn they trOd the echoing halls
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town. all servants Of the public enough 10
gust the general public and TO disgrace the city
these Wranging officials
the blame for all this managemen OF public
affairs lies but 1t is organic law under
which II possible that such evils
which II seems impossible find swift remedy
them so defective that IL ought
speedily Any corporation whose employees pull many
dlnerent ways do the employees OF
would be In hands
In Alameda look
lon or our public affairs until a
which TO OF The
TO affairs which
body responsible for good
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by Professor Frank SouIe.

yBEIIEvE that the city of Alameda would
when its population will have
the charter along the proposed lines
the existing That city
been so well governed past partly fact
acquainted else and
could
indefinitely in
officers particularly the minor
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Many appointed and only after long and
deliberate consideration.
Whatever weakens the power of 'the political
municipal affairs strengthens the
and our proposed charter would do this granting
authority establishing
The new city government would much represent
desires of the better class of citizens
for 1t would be representative Finally the
is the favorable
as the powerYof the bosses yet developed
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n LAMEDA needs a new charter be-
~ cause she needs self-government.
Her present charter is that of a
city OF the fifth class. Her tax
rate is fixed and her taxes apportioned
to the various funds by a board OF five
Trustees. Her funds are spent by those
Trustees. There is no Mayor, no Auditor
over them. no check upon them. There
are therefore no means Of determining re-
sponsibility.
We have a population Of 5000. Proba-
bly, no city in the State can show a higher
average of intelligence and moral worth
than can Alameda. BY our present char
ter We are tied TO the apron strings of
the Legislature. We have no power of
determining our form Of government. We
are at the mercy Of each succeeding leg
islative body. and our organic law has
been changed at each session for many
years-often 10 our detriment and against
our protest.
Alameda is old enough. strong enough
and wise enough 10 govern herself She
wants no outside interference with her
family matters. She needs 20 discard her
present responsibility of government, in
which five men divide responsibility and
each can hide behind the other. She
needs (as does any corporate body TO
have a head-one head. She needs a wise
application of civil service principles
She needs a more direct application Of
the popular voice in her self-government.
She needs 10 have her School Depart
ment. her Fire Department. her free IL
brary. her electric light system (Which
she owns removed as far as possible
from the rule Of the political boss.
With a Mayor in whom shall be vested
the power OF appointment Of members OF
the School Board. the free library trus-
tees and other officials, the responsibility
can be centralized. IL is easier for the
people to elect one good Mayor than II
is TO choose a high average OF a dozen
different officers.
The power OF levying and apportioning
tax moneys and disbursing public funds
should not be vested in the same board.
over all should be not only a Mayor but
an Auditor. a civic corporation can no
more be successfully conducted without
a responsible head than can a private
corporation. a new charter will not add
10 the tax rate. II properly drawn, II
will decrease IL. The offices OF Mayor
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BERKELEY AND WEST
OAKLAND ARE CONNECTED

OAKLAND. Dec. q. - The proposed
changes IN the running OF the Oakland
Transit Systems cars went into effect to-
day. The Berkeley and West Oakland
run on an extension line from Seventh
and Washington TO First street. Work
was kept up during the night and all Is
now running smoothly with the new sys-
TEN.
For More Oakland See Page &c.
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New Officers of Aloha Parlor.

OAKLAND. Dec. 23.-The following Of
ficers have been elected by Aloha Parlor
No. LOG. n. d. G.. w, for the new term:
Past president. Mrs. c. b. Landregan:
president, Miss ID. Sisterna; first vice
president Miss L. Hansen: second vice
president, Mrs. DR.. Derrick; third vice
president, Mrs. Tillie Spear: recording
secretary, Miss Mate Moore: financial Sec
retary. Miss Alexander; marshal. Miss L.
Rooney.
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The wedding march from "Loheng-
rim" will announce the approach OF
the bride. Miss Margaret Bartlett
presiding at the pianU.
After the knot is tied there will be
a wedding supper and the young peo-
pie will receive congratulations.
Later they will drive to a pretty
home in Fruitvale that has lust re-
ceived the finishing touches in prep
aration for them, and will take no
bridal tour.
The groom is a popular member of
Alpha Lodge No. 1Ol. Woodmen of the
World, and is an Englishman by
birth. He is foreman for the brides
father. who is well-known contrac-
tor and builder.
Miss Dawson is a member of the
Twenty-third Avenue Baptist Church
and has many friends who will learn
with pleasure of the coming wedding.
the engagement having not been be-
fore announced.
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Hii7HN E5alsl1a 1aa1adaIa.5s i7TTTTSITT1iTHfi
- N JOHN T. W''''''''''''
. N--g

n OAKLAND. Dec. pa holiday
wedding just announced is that
OF Miss Grace Inez Dawson TO
John r. Leavers. 1t will take
place Thursday next at the home OF
the brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Whitney. ll73 Monroe street. East
Oakland. the Rev. L. r. Bennett of
the Twenty-third Avenue Baptist
Church officiating.
The ceremony will be performed at
S o'clock in the double parlors Of the
Whitney home. which will be a
Christmas picture of holly and red
lights. Miss Dawson will be gowned
in a dress OF fine white "albatross. ;"
with a garniture of white satin and
chiffon. She will be attended by a
cousin. Miss Eva Whitney OF Santa
Cruz, as bridesmaid. Miss Whitney
will wear white organdie. William
Fearey will be best man. Only rela-
tives are invited TO be present. sew
eral being expected from a distance.
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The consumption Of alcoholic drinks IN
France seems TO be greatly on the In
crease. In spite of the fact that her popu-
lation, II not stationary. shows but an al
most impercepuble increase.
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hgag il for charter The idznsd Of IL ~
a law S rkng an o lie resi-
o g
Of
he people Alameda why eyneda wchte,t ,toughTh
ALAMEDA NEEDS NEM CHARTER BECAUSE SHE
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24

Il is exquisite in taste; 1t is health and elixir
OF life. Gier's Tonic Port. Thee Gier Co. Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24

decrease The ofices Mayor Auditor
probably small salaries. Those officials
the directly than their salaries and indirectly
m
my criticism o n which Board
City be though:
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For More Oakland See Page 26.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24

n LAMEDA needs a new charter be-
~ cause she needs government.
L Her present charter is that of