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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
CLAIMS WILL BE REJECTED.
Alameda Trustees Will Repudiate
Telenhone Bills.

ALAMEDA, Jan. 2S.-The Sunset Tele-
phone Company will not have an easy
time in future getting more money out of
the city than is legally and justly due. If
claims are presented this month for the
rental of the police telephones the City
Trustees win refuse to approve the bills
This arises from the fact that under
strict Interpretation of the franchise un-
der which the telephone company is ope-
rating in this city il is agreed to fur
nish free of charge all the telephones used
by the municipality in transmitting mes
'Eages relating to the public business.
Despite the provisions of the franchise
the city has been paying in the neigh
boThood of $50 month for telephone hire
for the past eleven years. The facts of
the case were recently published in The
can, and the authorities at once looked
UP the law and reached the conclusion
that the telephone claims were not
legal. and in future would not be allowed
When the matter comes up at the next
meeting Of the Trustees it will be turned
over 10 City Attorney Taylor for a legal
opinion as TO the city's responsibility.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
snnigglesville Graduates.

-. ALAMEDA. Jan. 2S.-The ladies of
Unity Circle of the Unitarian Church have
arranged a unique entertainment to be
church 1t will be called the Graduating
Exercises Of the Squigglesville Select
school, of which Miss Tryphena TarboX
is the teacher The programme follows:
Heavenward March," Harriet Arabella
.Byrnes; class song, Happy Greeting to
All; salutatOry. George Hamilton Muir
dock; song. 'Leta, Q Leta," Ellen
Wheeler; essay, Charles Lafayette Well
er; Fairy Wedding Waltz Katherine
Mary Ann Roscoe; original dialogue on
dress, Carrie Martha and Emma Frances
NheeloCk; defamation, "Casabianca, -
Frederic Shakespeare Maurer; song,
Thou Hast Learned to Love Another -
Jane Tenant; class poem. Lucella Ara
bella BOwles; song, "Ossian's Serenade, -
Charles Greenough Tibbitts; recitation,
9GssFs Wsrnng dbbie Palmyra
Flower Susannah Alice French; class
prophecy. William Henry Moore Baur-
nyte' defamation, William Brutus Kohl
meyer; valedictory, Marcia Dubois Crane.
Reception to Company G.
ALAMEDA. Jan. 2S.-The local branch
Of the. Red Cross Society is discussing
company q upon their return from Van
couver. Nothing definite has been de-
ClQed upon, but the citizens of the city
will undoubtedly join heartily in the
movement AS the Eighth Regiment band
is planning tour Of the State and will
most likely visit Alameda it is proposed
to combine the bands concert and the
reception to the returning soldier boys.
Among the events will be addresses of
welcome by prominent citizens, a pro-
Crane of musical numbers and an eN-
hibitiOn drill by the members of the COM
pany.
Work of an Incendiary.
ALAMEDA, Jan. 2S.-An attempt was
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
WANT CHANGE OF VENUE.
Accused Murderers of Lillian Brandes
Fear an Alameda County Jury.

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-William A. Bran
des and his wife, charged with cruelty
beating to death their 13-year-old daugh-
ter, Lillian, now claim that the news
papers have worked up strong public
sentiment against them and that there
fore they cannot get fair and impartial
trial in Alameda County. In view of this
they will ask for a change of venue.
Brandes says he has not been getting
a square deal and never will as long as
he is in this county. He still claims that
his troubles were worked up by enemies
in Berkeley and that he does not fear
the result of fair trial. His trial has
been set for February and Mrs. Brandes
will be arraigned next Wednesday
Some years ago one Majors was tried
in Santa Clara County for murder. He
was convicted and life sentence was rec
commended, but he was granted new
trial and then moved for a change OF
venue. The case was transferred to this
county. Majors was convicted and
hanged.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
PICKING BRIDGE FLAWS.
). E. Kinard, Nemesis of Constables
and Justices, on a New Tack.

OAKLAND, Jan. sc. E. Kinard, who
has proved a Nemesis to Constables and
Justices of the Peace, is now on new
tack He claims TO have discovered ir-
regularities in the contract and work of
Cotton Bros. on the reconstructed Alice
street bridge. which he will submit to the
Grand Jury. Kinard has been going over
the plans and specifications carefully, Sc
curing data upon which to base MS
lighter nails or spikes were used than the
specifications called for, and where five
stringers were ordered but two Were
placed. and that in work calling for bolts
Simple spikes were used. He also as
serts that the last payment was made by
the Supervisors on January 3, when the
reconstructed bridge was accepted on De-
cember IL last, and the law requires that
thirty-five days elapse between the time
of acceptance and last payment.
Kinard is carrying on similar crusade
on the construction of the new Webster
street bridge.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
Claims He Was shanghaied.

William Crayton, minor, by his guar
dian, H. D. Robertson, filed suit yester-
day against the Pacific Steam Whaling
Company to recover $500 damages. Cray
ton claims that he was taken on a twenty
owned by the defendant corporation,
against his will to his damage in the sum
sued for.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

out and and caused caused mo- no end nd of sur
prise among the grooms friends
The marriage is supposed to have
been solemnized last Sunday and the
couple are expected home shortly from
their honeymoon. The brides name is
not known here, but she is said to be less
than 40 and fair.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
Oakland News Items.

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S-Detective Hodg-
kins and Shorey to-day arrested d. A;
McFayden in East Oakland on warrant
from Seattle charging him with larceny
embeZZlement.
B. c. Robinson, the commission mer-
chant, has filed petition in insolvency.
The Continental Building and Loan AS
sociation to-day filed suit against John
English, T. r. Bassett and about two
dozen other defendants for the recovery
of $4,000 on a promissory note secured by
a mortgage on Fruitvale property.
The Swedish Political Club of Alameda
for the ensuing year: President, August
Welander; first vice president, A. Larson;
second vice president N. G. Lundgren;
secretary, K. E. Hanson; sergeant-at-
The dredger in Lake Merritt has been
removed to the northwest arm of the
lake and work has now commenced there
and is to be rushed to completion.
Charlotte Robb, the 16-year-old girl who
was to have been tried for vagrancy in
the Police Court to-day, was granted a
agent of home-finding society, who once
before tried to reform the girl has agreed
to try once more in this kindly endeavor
The chage of robbery preferred against
Pug Smith by Daniel Schmidt has been
changed to grand larceny \and his case
will be heard in the Police Court on Feb
ruary q The prisoner was charged with
following his accuser out, of saloon,
knocking him down at a dark corner and
robbing him of $40. He has served time
for burglary.
The newly elected officers of Clan Mac
donald were installed last night by Royal
Deputy Maxwell Crow and Past Royal
Deputy T. T. Macdonald as follows Chief.
John Lafng; past chief, Robert Howden
chaplain, James Rankin; recording
secretary, James Rattray; financial
secretary, John Eadie; treasurer,
F. M. Davidson senior henchman'
David Brown; junior henchman, An
drew Proctor; warden, Thomas Hutton;
sentinel. William Hunter; standard bear
ers, Henry narrower and n. w. Leitch;
pipers, Alexander and John Hill.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

made last night to burn the stable on the
premises of a. r. Denke, 1727 Buena Vista
avenue. Considerable rubbish, kindllnS
ana paper had been placed against the
building and set aflre. The flames were
ulscoVered before they had gained much
neadWay, and eXtinguished with garden
nose. Mr.. Denke insists that the destruc-
tlon OF the barn was planned by an IN
cenolary, but he has no idea who the par
ty is or the motive he had in view.
Alameda News Notes.
ALAMEDA, Jan. 2S.-The wedding of
Mrs. Elsie Kruger and William z.
Tucker will be celebrated tomorrow even
Ing at the home Of the bride, 2229 Central
avenue.
Information has cached Alameda of the
death of Mrs. J. NJ. Adair, a resident of
this city, which occurred in Los Angeles
on January "A Deceased was prominent
in church circles here, being a member
of Christ Church. Three of her sons,
Joseph, William and Harry Adair, still
live in Alameda.
Right Rev. William M. Barker, DID,,
Bishop of Tacoma, said to be one of the
most eloquent divines in the Episcopal
church, will occupy the pulpit of Christ
Church tomorrow.
]. Henry Glas, F. o. Schuman and Err
nest Probst will represent Alameda Par
lor No. AZ at the conference of Native
Sons to consider plans for reception to
the First California Regiment, which is
composed largely Of members of the order.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

sloop yacht Surprise, R. E. Balm
Jr.' S canoe Vitesse, Clyde d. Carman' S
canoe Gypsy, H. S. Byxbee's canoe Whim,
G. G. Williamsons canoe Coda and G.
Warder's canoe Gnat; also the canoes
Wren and Zephyr. The canoe Gnat will
be sailed by c. S. Myrick.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
In a Bucket of Boiling Tar.

OAKLAND, Jan. -2S.-While engaged in
applying a layer OF tar to the roof of the
Hall of Records yesterday N. o. Winters
of 655 Washington street suffered a most
painful experience. He and A. Risi were
engaged in the preliminary work of strew-
ing sand on the roof. The sand was con-
tanned in bucket beside another bucket
filled with the boiling tar. In reaching
showed his right hand into the tar bucket
and fell senseless to the roof. The entire
skin and portions of flesh dropped from
the burned member. He was treated AT
the Receiving Hospital by Steward Bor-
ebert and DR. Keating. Risi repeated
Winters act almost Immediately after
ward, but his injuries were not so serious.
Welded a Wealthy Widow.
OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-The fact that Her.
mann Poutosky familiarly known as
1.-The dean of secondhand dealers of lower
Broadway" has welded wealthy San
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
Her Reason May Be Restored.

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Martin Kai-
ser of 572 Williams street, who was ex-
amined for insanity yesterday and rec
commended for commitment, will not be
sent to an asylum. She was removed to
her home to-day and will placed in the
care of a private nurse, her husband firm
ly believing that rest and proper home
treatment will restore her reason Mrs.
Kaiser is AZ years of age. Yesterday she
aroused her neighborhood by chasing her
husband with a monkey-wrench and yell
ing with all the power of her lungs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
ROBBERY OF A SAFE.
Fifty Dollars Taken Last Night From
the Crown Lunch Room.

The safe of the Crown lunch room, No.
$40 18th street northwest, was robbed some
time between 7:30 o. clock last night and
100 o'clock this morning. When Proprietor
Ingram arrived at his place at the last
mentioned hour he found the safe unlocked
and the sum of $50. which had been placed
in it yesterday evening, missing. There
were no evidences that the establishment
had been entered after the closing hour,
and the safe bore no signs of having been
tempered with. 1t had either been left I'M
locked last night or had been unlocked by
the party who took the money. The safe
stands at the rear of the lunch room, imme-
diately at the left Of the door entering into
the kitchen from the serving counters. Mr..
Ingram reported the robbery to police head
quarters and the detectives We're given the
to work up. The robbery gave rise to
several rumors about safes being blown
open and robbed and for while jhis morn
Ing there was an impression that safe
blowers were at work, and considerable
anxiety held in consequence thereof
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
His Sixtieth Anniversary.

April - was the sixtieth anniversary of
the birthday of Major r. G. Cheesman of
the pension office, and his associates in the
occasion by presenting him with large
bouquet composed of sixty roses one for
each year. In the evening a number of his
friends of Hamline Church visited him at
his home 1924 9th street northwest to pay
their respects in honor of the occasion. On
behalf of these friends Rev. Dr. Stricken
presented him with a beautiful palm, and
gave Mrs. Cheesman a fine collection Of
carnations. Refreshments We're provide
and served by the members of the church.
Among those present were Rev. DIR.
Stricken wife and daughter; Thos. H.
Martin and wife, Oscar Towner, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Quinter. Mrs. Annie NJ. Wilkins
Miss Ellie B. wilkins. Dir. and Mrs. D. B..
Street. Mr.. and Mrs J. II. Benton, Mrs. B.
F. Williams, Nettie Williams, Mrs. Harry
Miller, Marion E. Alder, Nellie Hawke.
Florence s. Harries, Mary Scott, NJ. Adelia
Scott, Mrs. P. A. Steward, c. J. Martin
Gould, Miss Prather, Dr. and Mrs. G. F.
Day, Judge and Mrs. Lewis ONeal, Carrie
NJ. Hawke, f. r. Rochester, E. w. Morgan,
Bina L. Brown, Mrs. II. c. Barbour Mrs
A. NJ. Coumbe, E. D. Godfrey, Mrs E. D.
Godfrey. Mrs. +. S. Dolan, Mrs. Anna j.
Paine. Mrs. Kate Bushby, Mrs. NJ. F. Ave
line, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos E. Roach, Effie s.
Perry, Mrs. F. Perry Polkinghorn, Mrs D.
B. Burdett, Mrs LeB Burdett, ARENAS
Martin, Mrs. T. B. Towner Miss Laura
Towner, MIR. and Mrs. E. l. Booraem, Miss
Ella Booraem, Mary f. Scott, Mrs Kench.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Ison and Marguerite
ISon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
POLICE OFFICERS FINED.
Payne Assessed S15 and Dorset. HI
Partner, $50.

Upon the recommendation of Chief Svl-
vester OF the police force the Commits
sioners have fined Policeman H. B. Pavne
SIS and Policeman w. B. Dorset s25 for
neglect of duty. The men We're charged
with leaving their beat about am the
3lst of last month and remaining in an
occupied house on 18th street between Il
and c streets northeast for an hour and
thirty-five minutes. They pleaded guilty
10 the charge, Payne declaring that he was
worn out by attendance upon his sick wife.
and Dorsett admitting that he accompanied
his partner and remained with him. PAYNE
in 1896 was fined SO for a similar offense
and warned that repetition would result
In his removal from the force. This is said
to be Dorsett's first offense, but in his re-
port on the case Chief Sylvester recon-
mended that in view of the mans reported
inefficiency he be fined $50, and because of
Payne's condition and the further fact that
ne Is said TO be an active and capable off,
Ger he be fined but s15, but that both be
warned that repetition of the Offense will
result in their removal from the force
These recommendations the Commissioners
have approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
BRYAN HA1,Ps ON EXPANSION.
DepIOres Big Standing Army for
Foreign Conquest.

w. ]. Bryan addressed an audience of
1900 people at the Alhambra in Syracuse,
n. Y, last night His address covered old
ground on the subject of income tax and
the currency. Taking up the subject of
expansion, Mr.. Bryan said:
"a large standing army is burden to the
taxpayers and a menace to the republic.
This nation can depend upon it's volunteers.
They can defend it in the hour of danger.
Nociferous cheering)
What has happened to make more SOL
diers necessary? Nothing but a republican
administration. The President says our oc-
cupation of Cuba is temporary There is
no trouble in Porto Rico. Seventy thous-
and soldiers are wanted to carry the be-
nign blessings of freedom to 100000 Filipi-
nos. Who will pay the cost? If the
Filipinos, they must be taxed four times as
high as Spain taxed them.
If we pay it, ask a gold man to show
you how 1t will get back to the taxpayers.
Common people furnish soldiers, and syn
dicates get the money paid for war
don't want a single soul to be brought I'M
der the American flag unless he can share
in every blessing of this government (Ap-
plause) Shall we call our chief executive
President of the United States and en-
peror of the Philippines?
Government by one man backed by force
is despotism. People who are opposed to
taking the Philippines plead not for the
Filpinos. but for the American people, lest
they may by becoming accustomed to des
potism be prepared to yield to despots. l
oppose Christianity fired out of a Calling
gun. The man who is hit doesn't need the
gospel.
Does the laboring man want oriental
labor to compete with him? Every ma
ton In Europe wants US guilty of con-
quest. If we are to become an empire let
us send Bartholdis statue back to France
and go to England and borrow a statue of
William the Conqueror Let us treat the
Filipinos as we would the Cubans, and we
will erect in the harbor of Manila a new
statue of Liberty in the old world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
TRANSFERRED TO BERLIN,
Reciprocity Negotiations Between tn
United States and Germany

The reciprocity negotiations between the
United States and Germany have beer
transferred to Berlin, where Ambassador
White is negotiating directly with the Ber-
lin foreign office. Considerable progress has
been made by the announcement of the
minister of finance that Germany could not
expect to receive under the favored nation
clause the same concessions granted to
France in the recent Franco-American re-
ciproclty arrangement, unless Germany
made concessions similar to those by which
France had secured the arrangement. This
reduces the question to one as to the con-
ceSSionS which each country will give ard
that is now the nature of the negotiations
in Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Civil Service Examinations.

The following examinations have been
advertised by the civil service commission
for May o:
For expert in terrestrial magnetism.
United States coast survey, at a salary OF
s., 800 per annum.
Acting clerk railway mail service
Examiner of surveys, general land office,
s. per day.
The civil service commission announces
several other important examinations in
the near future. On May 8 and 10 an ex-
animation will be held to fill the position OF
Index clerk, Department of State, at a sal
airy of $500 per annum. On the same date
am examination will be held for assistant
to inspector of ordnance, War Department
at salary of So per day.
May 16 an examination will be held for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
SMALLWOOD FINED.
COlOred Man Who Was Accused of
Sounding False Alarms

James Smalwood, the colored man who
was arrested on suspicion of having turned
In the false alarms of fire Wednesday night.
as published in yesterdays Star, was tried
in the Police Court today. There were two
charges filed against him-one for turning
In false alarm from the box at 9th and
F streets, and the other to the effect that
ne defaced the box at Louisiana avenue
and 9TH street.
A number of witnesses were examined,
but not one of tham had seen Smallwood
turn in an alarm. Three of them told the
court that they saw him break the LOUISE
ana avenue box with a brick and walk off
Smallwood denied the charge and a cclored
man who volunteered as a witness said h !
was satisfied that defendant did not break
the box charged.
In the case of defacing public property a
fine of so was imposed The other charg,
was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
GEN. LEES FAREWELL.
Hearty Greeting to the Men of the
Seventh Army CORDS.

SSehth army SOrps.
Gen. FitZhugh Lee commanding the It'll
Army Corps, at Havana issued the follow
ing general order. in the nature of a fare
well greeting, to the men under his COM
mand:
The order has been received which
moves the last regiment of the 18th Corps
across the sea to be mustered out of the
service of the United States. The ranks of
it's organization are forever broken. The
record made by the officers and men will be
forever preserved. The pages of military
history of their country will inscribe the
deeds of no troops who won greater repu-
tation for discipline, drill and manly dis
charge of duty, soldierly conduct and cheer
ful obedience to all orders.
THE Presidents assurance, had the war
with Spain continued, that the 7th Corps
would have been selected to lead the as
sault upon the Havana lines, proves that
the corps possessed the confidence of the
commander-in-chiefo of the army and navy,
confidence shared by his fellow country
men.
1T is gratifying to review the career and
remember the harmony which existed
among the 10000 soldiers who answered the
roll call at Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah
and Cuba. Whether 1t were the volunteers
who afterward at various times broke
ranks and resumed the duties of American
citizenship, or the regulars, whose stand
ards are still flying, and who are now the
advance sentinels Of American progress and
civilization-soldiers of the north and south
took the sunshine and storm of camp to-
gether, and marched side by side under one
flag, in one cause, for one country.
Their cordial support and unvarying
kindness to the corps commander will be
gratefully cherished. and though his mil
itary connection with comrades and SOL
diers be severed, the connection that binds
him to what concerns their lives, their
prosperity and success in. days that are to
come will never be broken
May health and happiness crown their
days, and when their thoughts sometimes
wander back to Camps Cuba Libre, On
ward and Columbia, may their hearts beat
ed under the banners of the 7th Army
Corps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
THE SATURDAY STAR,


Some Of -tAe Good TAiaxs to Appear
i'm Tonorr0w's Big Paper.
1t seems hardly fair to select few Of
the good things to appear in the big Sat
urday Star this week for special mention
lowing are special features of such timeli-
ness and interest that they deserve some
thing in the way Of an advance notice:
RIO DE JANEIRo. QIiustrated.)
Frank Carpenter this week writes of
life in the capital Of Brazil, the largest
Portuguese city in the world.
A DOG-ROBBER'S CHARGE. Qllustrated.)
The pathetic story of a private's sacrifice
to save the reputation of his iInprudent
young officer, whom, as a boy of the
ward, he had taught to fight. BY P. Y
Black.
CROWD THE PARKS. Qllustrated)
A pleasing picture Of the groups Of little
children who take advantage of these
pleasant days for an outing in the bsau-
tiful breathing spots Of Washington.
COOKING IN CAMP. nlustrated)
An amusing account. written by volun-
tesr army chef. OF his earlier efforts to
supply his company with palatable
dishes.
PEOPLE OF SAMOA. Qllustrated)
Just at present they are attracting a
good deal of attention, and this is a
particularly readable account Of their
customs and habits Of life
LATE PARIS STYLES. Qllustrated)
Beauty of the spring gowns divides at
tention with art; toques designed for
theater and street wear.
AGATHA WEBB. Qllustrated)
The tenth iustaEmept of Anna Katharine
Green's remarkable story of a nys-
FERROUS crime and it's solution.
PLANTATION PAGEANTS. illustrated
Another one Of Joel Chandler Harris de-
lghtful sketches which have already
attracted a great deal of attention, and
are enjoyed by young and old alike
A FINISHING TOUCH. Qllustrated)
The Stars special fashion correspondent
in New York says that short fluffy
wraps ara quite the thing these days
TO BAR PETROLEUM.
The French people are paying special at
tention to the manufacture of alcohol
believing that it will furnish the most
of their fuel and light in the near
future. By Sterling Heilig.
A MATTER OF TINE.
Some Interesting information on the sub
ject Of day, where it begins and ends,
and why. Efforts to be made to har-
monte existing Inconsistencies.
CRYING THEIR WARES.
Familiar sights and sounds on Washing
ton streets; hucksters, banana vendors,
hockey pokey men, and a score of others.