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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREVITIES

OAKLAND, Aug. u.-An apprasement
of the estate of the late Captain John
Edward Burns, who died in a. Alameda d:
sboWns sBos fwa foPa vaae of Of h
$4,000 represents the value of the schooner
Vine and $5923 the income from freight
earned by the. schooner and collected by
Charles v. Bristol was arrested to-day
on complaint of his wife, who charges
battery He aSer is and MS
Mrs. Laura Cowing has experienced
much unpleasantness owing to the pub
named Mrs Cowing who also resides at
Fruitvale, but with whom she has no &C
quaintance. Mrs, Laura Cowing is a
prominent member of the Order of East
". o. Madden and his young wife, who
by Mrs. Pf1ster, appeared in the Police
guilty but insisted that he found the ar
ticles. Sentence was continued until to-
morrow. as was also the wife's case.
Mike" Kenney filed suit to-day against
John Hackett and J. F. Ives for the re-
of per cent from May 16. 1899. The suit
is over an unsatisfied Judgment obtained
in an action for the recovery of the race
The Berkeley Land Company filed ar
ticles of Incorporation to-day to conduct
a general real estate business, With the
The capital stock is fixed at $4,000 shares
at $40 each, of which $3.50 has been actu-
ally subscribed in sums of $50 each by the
following. who constitute the board of di-
rectors: w. z. Sell, j. B. Warren. B. +.
Arnold, J. M. Whitworth and William II.
Hathaway.
The police are searching for a clever
confidence man who passed a bogus check
at E. r. TUFTS hardware store yesterday.
He made an SIS purchase and received
s24 so in change. The check was drawn on
the Tallant Banking Company, and was
signed Charles T. Orland.
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THERE WAS No
PR|zEF|GHT, So
SAY "DE GANG
Jakey Ayers No Blow
Was Struck.
Oakland once San Francisco Call,


There was no prizefight at Oakland last
week There is not a basement under
Fred Caters shaving parlor. Fred CAT
ter does not have a shaving parlor. There
is no such person as Fred Cater on
Broadway There is no Broadway. There
is no Oakland.
According to the testimony OF some of
the principals and some Of the alleged
spectators the above conclusions are
facts
Gradually the list of those present is
decreasing Yesterday two were dis
charged with honor in the Police Court;
to-day two more were dropped from the
roll having satisfied the Prosecuting At
torney that they were not at any prize
Jakey Baumgarten declares that when
he goes into court the following will be
colored boy and me went into the ring,
which wasn't a ring, but merely an open
space He wanted half the money, and
[ wouldn't let him have it, 50 he went
out of the ring, and when the fellows
laughed at him he came back and | said
he could have part of 1t, and so he put
up his hands b1T put up dn mne sRe sRen hit
him. He perhaps thought my fist was
leading for his stomach but before 1t
got there the kid was lying flat, and that
Is all the priZefght there was. Every
body says l squealed on them, but l
haven't. | have got job now in can
merry and dom intend TO nght any more
If they don't appreciate me in Oakland
can go to some other place. This amt
the only place on earth. l have got 1t in
for some of those fellows that are down
on me, and II. make them suffer before
| get through
Chief Hodgins has in his possession
facts given him voluntarily that tell a
very different story of Jakey's doings
Should the Chief make public all he was
told by Jake, the would-be boxer would
not have a friend left in town. The, in
formation will probably be produced in
court, as Jakey gave it all voluntarily
and without any threat or hope of reward
being held out to him.
All this time. the little colored fellow,
Musa Bryan is in Jail, no one feeling
enough interest in him to put up a bond.
Yet Musa has been more loyal to his
friends and admirers than his rival, who
is out on bonds. No attorney runs after
the little boy from Zanzibar. and, indeed,
Musa does not seem to care. He said
to-day he was having a good time, and
that if Chief Hodgins would make a few
changes in the prison diet the Jail would
not be half bad place In which to pass
the summer vacation Each day Musas s
friend, Will Hennessy, clerk of the Police
Court, sends him bag of choice dough-
nuts.
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MORMON SMITH WILL
FIGHT WIFE'S DIVORCE
CAME ALL THE WAY FROM
WISCONSIN TO DO so.
He Will Insist That the Child Is
Taken From the Custody and
Control of the Mother.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. II.
Norman H. Smith arrived in Oakland
tonight from Lake Mills, Wis, for the
sole purpose of fighting the divorce snt
brought recently by his wife, Minnie
Smith. whose adventures with A. Airing
ton. the bunkoer of widows, has been eN-
plotted in The Call heretofore. He was
accompanied by his brother, A. J. Smith,
of Sioux City, Iowa. Mr.. Smith promises
10 conduct a bitter and interesting Sght
against his wifes suit
''Yes. L have come Lake Mills, Visa
pretty good distance-to fight the divorce
suit Moreover / have brought with me
two very interesting witnesses who VIII
prove important at the trial l have al
wavs dope all | could for my wife, but
it's all UP now. l am not going to make
anv particular fight over the custody of
the child for myself, but | shall insist
that the child be taken from her control
and custody and placed with some proper
and fit person. ,, ...
Last February l withdrew my suit
against her for divorce upon the prom
ise that she would lead better life, and
at that time | agreed, too, that she snoutd
have the custody of the child. | told her
she could go to any city she saw Mt, and
as long as she behaved l should send
her check each month.
Suddenly one day she disappeared and
| heard no more of her until the sum
mons in her present divorce suit was
copy of The Call opening my eyes as to
her adventures with this bunko man Ar
lington. whom in my cross complaint
name as correspondent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
CHINA AND TRADE
OF PACIFIC COAST
Congressman F. x. Schoonmaker
Says Now Is the Time to Develop
Oriental Commerce

OAKLAND, Aug. n-Ex-Congressm
f. X. Schoonmake- addressed the Board
of Trade and large audience at Ham
iton Hall tonight on the future COM
mercial relations of the United States and
China He made the argument that the
Chinese must, on account of the depre-
citation in the nutrition of their rice, de-
pend entirely on wheat and -four, and
these staples must come from the Pacific
Coast.
After referring to the development of
Chinese wisdom and genius during the
$500 years that have elapsed since Con-
fucius, the speaker argued that they are
now in d position where they could assist
in working out the commercial develop
ment of this coast. Mr.. SchoDnmaker has
met Id Hung Chang and many others
prominent in the government of Peking.
and he repeated many conversations he
has had with them regarding trade rela-
tions with this country.
The lecturer summed up his argument
by referring to the Philippines as the nat
ural base from which the United States
can watch the operations of the European
vultures who are attempting to divide
China and at the same time develop the
great commercial era that is now dawn
ing Next Friday evening Mr. Schoon-
maker will deliver another lecture along
the same lines.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
COOLIDGE OF SANTA ROSA
NOW STATE president I

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-THE State Typo
graphical Union concluded it's convention
this afternoon. The committee on reports
concluded its report as follows:
While the I. T. L. has demanded the sur
render of all State and district charters. we are
Of the opinion that geographically we are so
far removed from the headquarters of our in
ternational organization that the necessity IS
imperative of giving that aid, without when
no organization succeed.
The printing crafts show a great improve-
ment during the past year, and the indications
are that the coming year will show our trade
unionized throughout its different branches
The election of officers for the next year
resulted follows;
c. s. Coolidge of Santa Rosa. president.
J. e. Caller of San Francisco. vice pres-
dent.
NJ A McInnis of Oakland, secretary-treas-
urer.
P B. Coates of Stockton, State organizer.
Executive committee-F f. Caller, San Fran
CISCO: c. Z. Backess, Oakland; H. j. Maloney,
San Francisco
1t was decided to meet next year at
Santa Rosa.
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Labor Council Deliberations.
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The greater portion of last nights ses-
sion of the Labor Council was taken up in
a discussion as to the advisability OF the
council accepting delegates representing
the newspaper carriers. A delegation from
the three morning newspapers was pres
ent with credentials for admittanCe to the
body. and the committee on organization
reported in favor of admitting them; but
as the question involved many new issues
heretofore not met with by the admission
of invested capital into an organization
representing organized labor, long and
tiresome debate ensued.
The question was eventually postponed
for one week by a vote of IA to 13, which
went to show that the delegates were
pretty evenly divided on the question of
admittanCe.
Communications from the Governors of
Oregon, Montana, Utah and Iowa were
received in reply to circulars sent out by
Secretary Rosenberg regarding the as
charge of volunteers in San Francisco.
AS a means of arriving at the rate OF
wages paid to mechanics in the State OF
Oregon, a committee consisting OF .. r
Tveftme. j. G! Taylor and n. Meyer was
appointed by the chair, with instructions
to REPORT a the next meeting of the coun-
Gil.
A delegate from the horseshoers' union
reported that the city's horses were being
shod by non-union la Dor, and as a result
several valuable horses We're being GRIP
pied and laid up in the hospitals at the
expense of the taxpayers. The matter
was referred back to the horseshoerS
union for positive action before the Labor
Council would take official notice of the
matter
Delegates George Fuller from the ce
ment-workers' and Charles Jackson from
the carpenters unions were admitted to
seats in the body. a communication from
the United Miners Association of Indian
Territory relative to miners wages was
received and referred to the executive
committee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

These are a few of the more important
schemes and their originators that are
now interesting the city officials. IheE
are making lots of work for some OF tne
DEPARTMENTS To-day the City Clerk OF
flee was busy preparing resolutions au-
thorizing the City Attorney and City En-
gineer to report TO the Council the neces,
sary proceedings for the opening OF WeS'
street. Councilman Girard and professor
Rising of the State University went 10
San Leandro with proper demlJohns 10
obtain some samples of water from the
wells at Roberts Landing, "hlch the pro-
fessor will analyze.
This morning the Board of Works read
Mr.. Motifs resolution relating to the es-
tablishment of wharves in West Oakland
and referred TO the committee Of the
whole. The City Engineer is engaged
with the Street Superintendent procuring
data concerning saltwater sprinklinS
plants. Every other city official is in
some way interested in one or more OF
the many schemes now on the boards.
1t is very evident that there is more
work in hand than can be successiuiiE
carried out by any one Council, especlaIy
when il is necessary for said Council TO
mass half an hour at a regular meeting
debating whether or not the fouIlIlilah UNI "a,
shall be required to refund a fee for I'M
rounding a cow These we1ghty matters
REQUIRE time and deliberation and lnVoiVe
millions of dollars. Each one of them
would be a distinct improvement to the
citv. and If not now will soon be neces-
sity But It will be necessary TO take
them up Seriatum.
Nearly one-quarter of our term of Of
flee has expired" said Councilman Wno
has not a scheme to-day, 'and we nave
done nothing. That is to say, we nave
done nothing very big. We reduced en-
pioyes' salaries for a couple OF month.
and raised them again we appointed
Cftv Wharfinger, and had the City Hall
STEPS painted. We have talked about
Prince Poniatowski and his Blue Lake
water dreams: we bought two old nom
historic cannon at fancy figure and have
turned them back TO their owner; we nave
uuarreled considerably with the Board or
Works; we have not done anything FOR
the annexed district: most of us nave
had our vacation; we have all drawn our
salaries regularly. But somehow or other
ii seems to me that eleven OF US with
the Mayor might have done a little more
| almost forgot to mention the fact that
we attempted to move the corpora ton
ward and thus save $40 a month but
failed But at the same time we have
authorized expenditures for this month
which 1 understand are about double
those authorized during this month of
last year, and we were to be so economi
cal, too"
The Mayors message, which was out
lined in The Call a week ago. will be PIE
sented to the Council next Monday night
and may throw some light on few Of
the measures now under discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

quartz claim within the calendar year fol-
lowing the one in which the location is
filed, and $40 worth on a placer claim.
Until 1897 this State never passed a law
adding to the Federal requirements. Lo-
cations were governed by the Federal law
and the rules of mining districts. of which
there were many each with recorder,
with whom notices were filed Under the
Federal law a prospector could locate and
hold as many claims as he chose, with
from one to two years to do his assess
ment work.
The State law of 1887 required particular
marks and boundaries a preliminary no
uce giving certain information; its ming
with the County Recorder $50 worth OF
work in sixty days on q quartz claim; the
posting and filing of a second notice. ana
SO on. 1t practically abolished mining dls-
tricts by requiring notices TO be lled WIN
the County Recorder, and 1t required all
district recorders to turn their RECORDS
over to the County Recorder. The REQUIRE
ment of $50 worth of work in sixty days
made it Impossible for the average pros
pector to hold more than one or TWO
claims. In many ways II was offensive 70
prospectors, and there was a general oe-
mand for its repeal; II it is stili IN IN enecC .fc
ing districts is valid Many district rec
ords have been illegally returned TO as
tricts In few cases has the requirement.
of $50 worth of work in sixty days been
observed. Proper notices have not peeii
posted and recorded in proper time. a
prospector who has staked out a q. aoaTii sI
can hold only as many as ne can put @oI
worth Of work on in sixty days. There
are many such complications that will
arise.
Section of the unrepealed law. says
"AH locations of quartz or placer Io[II1,
tions or deposits hereafter made which
do not conform to the requirements OF
this act, in so far as the same are re-
spectiveIy applicable thereto, snail De
Truly. there will be woe from Siskiyou
TO San Diego, and in the mountains they
will be at sea.
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FEARED HER HUSBAND
WOULD MURDER HER

OAKLAND, Aug. u.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Lange, who is seeking a divorce from her
husband, Theodore Lange, on the ground
of cruelty told the story of her matrimo-
NAL troubles at the trial to-day in Judge
Ellsworth's court. According TO her tes-
timony she married the defendant thirteen
Years ago, and for several years the
couple resided at Lorin; but of late years
the husbands violent temper and threats
against her life have become unbearable.
The wife said that he had frequently
beaten her.
daughter of the parties was put on the
stand and gave testimony unfit to print
Lange lately returned from the klondike,
and he is bitterly fighting the divorce suit.
Mrs. Lange claims that he is now anxious
to return to her. with view to claiming
interest in the property which was deed
ed to her when he took the balance to pay
for his trip to the frozen north.
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He Is Held to Answer Before the Su-
perior Court on Two Charges.

The wives of George l.. Osgood, the tas-
cinating whisky drummer. were all gath
cred in Judge Mogan's court yesterday To-
listen to the argument of counsel for ana
against his being held to answer before
the Superior Court on two charges Of Dig"
amy.
When the cases were called Prosecuting
Attorney Joachimsen offered in eVide pce e
the two warrants of arrest. which closed
his case ATTORNEY Peter Dunno obJect'n
to their introduction, but was OVerruled:
To the astonishment of everybody in th@'
court which was crowded. Attorney
Dunno said he would submit the cases on
the testimony of the prosecution, ard the
Judge promptly held Osgood to answer on
both charges, fixing his bonds in $ZOOt
each.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MANY Cakewalk Matches.

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-THE two great
events of the Oakland Cakewalk Carnival
will be the contest between teams repre-
senting Oakland and teams representing
medals, and the best availa bleatalent will
be chosen for both teams. Also the great
match between John and Martha Steward
on one side and George Steward and Miss
Beatty on the other will be a special col
ored match cakewalk, Both of the young
gentlemen are brothers, and there has
been some feeling between them for some
time as TO which is the better cakewalker
They propose to settle it definitely at the
Oakland Cakewalk Carnival. Another
event of great importance will be the
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
THE CANNING BOYS
CHARGED WITH FELONY

ALAMEDA, Aug. 11.-Fred and Wallace
Canning, the two boys arrested yesterday
morning for an assault on little Maggie
Ewing of Peach street, will have to stand
a preliminary examination on a more se-
rious charge than that at first placed
against them. At the time of their arrest
they were charged with battery, but this
morning Alfred Ewing, father of the girl
swore TO a complaint before Justice Nor
rfs charging the boys with a felony Bonds
to the amount of $500 in each case were
put up by George F. Weeks and George
Fake, after which the boys We're released.
The date for the preliminary hearing has
not been decided upon.
Maggie Ewing is now i'll in bed. AT
times she is delirious, and on several oc-
casions has wandered off as though out of
her head
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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
THE DIVINITY SCHOOL
REMOVAL POSTPONED
Pacific Theological Seminary Unable
to Dispose of Its Oakland
ProDertV

BERKELEY, Aug. 1.-THE failure of
the trustees of the Pacific Theological
Seminary to sell their Oakland property
has rendered it impossible to remove the
Congrega tional divinity school to Berke-
ley this fall as announced. The plan will,
however, be carried out as soon as pos
sibe and the freshman class will be
started in Stiles Hall, the university Y.
M c. A building, this month. The junior
and senior courses will be given in Oak
land as before.
The plan is to utilize the excellent ia
ciIities offered free by the State univer-
sity as far as possible. The theologians
viii attend the university courses in
Hebrew, economics and history particu-
arlV
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Charles Hartwig's Death.

A verdict of accidental death was rem
dered yesterday by a Coroners jury in
the matter of the death of Charles Hart
wig. who was found last Wednesday
morning asphyXiated in his room al 4i9
Ieavenworth street Mrs. Claymore, his
Iandlady. testified that Hartwig had be-
come very despOndent because an ex-
nected remittance from his father in Ger
many had not arrived. The window of the
room had been nailed so that it would not
rattle. and 1t was evident that he was
irving TO open the window when ne was
overcome by the fumes of the escaping
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
TOYO kISEN KAISHA,

g TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
- ner First and Brannan streets. p, m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at
Kobe (Hsogo). NagasaN and Shanghai. ard
connecting at Hongkong with steamers fo-
India. etc. No cargo received on board On day
Of sailing
AMERICA MARU. ............ Friday. October s
HONGKONG MARU.- Thursday. August II
NIPPON NtARU. ...,..-.. Tuesday September Y
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys Office.
42l Market St, cor. First.
W. b CURTIS. General AEcnt.
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Heat Affected His Mind.

OAKLAND, Aug. III M. Bryan. late
of Glover. Fresno County, was exar;ned
for insanity by the Lunaey Commission
ers to-day at the request of his mother.
1t develo2ed that the heat of San Joa-
quin Valley has had much to do with his
present condition, which consists 6f ab-
sent mindedness and nervousness. He
was not violent and talked nationally ard
seemed anxious to undergo treatment but
IL was determined that he was not fit
subject for the insane asylum at the tx
Dease of the State. Bryan is q years Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Thrown Out of His Buggy.

A. Stanton. a collector for Jacob
schweitzer. butcher at 519 Clay street,
was thrown out of his buggy at Twenty
fourth and Capp streets yesterday. His
INJURIES were of such serious nature as
to render it necessary to take him to the
C,itv and County Hospital in the patrol
wagon from the Seventeenth-street police
station, DIR. Enright attended to his
wounds and after the lapse Of an hour or
SO he was able to go to his homo.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
oomPAeNrE GENERAL TERANsATLANTIoUE

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARls. Js4ss
Sailing every SATURDAY at 10 a. m; NJ 1JeLI>
Morn morton = set 81 Ia RRETAGNE, August ls; La
NORMANDIE. August 2S; La doqkAG!Ass;. T.a as.
CdGNF Sept 16 First-ciass TO Havre 800
and UPWARD per cent reduction on round Tip
second class TO Havre, s45. 10 per cent re91G, e
ton IN round trip GENERAL AGENCY FOR
f-NITED STATES AND CANADA, 50 Broad
49, frJudson building). New York. j. f. FU-
GAzI g. CO Pacific Coast Agents Mont
rnn,erv ave San Francisco
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pArkelev High School Football.

q BERKELEY, Aug. u.-Captain Charles
Folz of the Berkeley High School football
team has already begun to get his men in
readiness tor the coming seasons games.
Ground has been secured for gridiron
at the corner of Bancroft way and Milvia
street, and temporary training quarters
will be built. A squad of thirty men has
and it is proposed to select two elevens
from these. thus affording active practice
aiDhf
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
More Delay for a Murderer.

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-THE attorneys for
w, A. Brandes, who nearly five months
ago was convicted of beating to death
his fifteen-year -old daughter Lillian, were
to-day once more granted thirty days ad-
litional time in which to prepare the pro-
posed bill of exceptions on which the case
will go to the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

cakewalk for the championship of Oak
land Harry Caro-, the winner of the anna
teur society State championship medal, is
also challenged to walk special walk by
Eugene Kaufman and lady of San Jose,
and as he has accepted, this will be very
exciting match.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MUST QUIT
TALKING AND
GET TO WORK
Council Schemes on
the Increase.
WATER SAMPLES SECURED
LITTLE TO SHOW FOR FIVE
MONTHS IN OFFICE.
Mayor Shows Message May Help to
Throw Light on Some of the
Projects That Are Nowon
the Programme.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. IL.

Erection # public garb
age crema J. - Councilman
Stetson.
Opening of West street, from
Berkeley to the water front
and converting same into a
boulevard. - Councilman Gil
, rard.
Construction of wharves on
( the western water front.
( Councilman Mott.
tablishing a municipal
water supply and also a salt
: water sprinkling plant.
< Councilman Cuvellier.
A new city charter.-Coun-
Gilman Rowe.
Purchase of public parks.
Councilmen Upton, Cuvellier,
Rowe and G1rard.
A new City Hall.-Council-
: man Mott.