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LATEST OAKLAND NEWS
University Boat Club-House
Totally Destroyed by
Fire.
MANY SHELLS ARE CONSUMED.
Rival Captains Almost Come to a
Battle —George Gray Is
Acquitted.
Fire destroyed the handsome two-story
boathi of the University Boating Asso
ciation, situated on Sessions basin, together
with several valuable boats, at an early
hour yesterday morning.
When an alarm was sounded from East
Oakland the fire engines at once dashed to
the scene, but owing to the situation of the
house, which can only be reached by a
long narrow footbridge across the mud
fiats, were unable to render any assistance,
and were compelled to stand- at Clinton
station while the structure burned to the
ground. The building was of wood, and in
less than two hours was a mass of smol
dering ruins.
.The loss will be large, as in addition to
the house a number of costly canoes, a
small yacht in course of construction and
two racing barges were destroyed. The
loss falls very heavily on the university
men, as their new racing barge, which had
just been finished for the race with the
crack crew of the Columbia Boat Club, was
burned, and the race, which had been
looked forward to with much pleasurable
anticipation, will now have to be post
poned or perhaps altogether abandoned.
Trainer Garnett, who had his crew in
fine trim, feels particularly sorrowful over
the affair, as he felt confident of winning
and hoped by a victory to spur Stanford
.University on to form a boating organiza
tion and challenge the State University to
collegiate races. It was with this latter
object in view that the association was
formed.
The rowing section of the Acme Club
also loses heavily by the conflagration, as
a barge borrowed from the Ariel Club of
San Francisco was kept in the house and
went up in smoke with the rest of the
craft, it was valued at about $300, which
the Acme oarsmen will have to stand.
The building and contents were insured
for $2200 in the Phoenix and Home com
panies, and the loss will be about twice
that amount.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though it is supposed that the careless
. dropping of a cigar stump by some one of
. . the members may have been the cause.
The house will be rebuilt in the near fu
• ture and will be provided with apparatus
adequate to contend with fire.
Among the heaviest individual losers
were George Morrow, yacht, $500; Arthur
Smith, canoe. $125; W. G. Morrow, racing
shell, $150.
Almost a Fight.
The barkentine C. C. Funk, wkich is
I ischarging lumber at the city wharf, was
\ the scene of a wordy war yesterday, wh.ch
threatened for a time to become -.msuin
ary.
The vessel came into port a few days
ago in charge of Captain Andrew Olsen,
who was employed by the charterers, Ken
nedy _ English of San Franc -
Captain John Challeston, a part owner in
the raft, decided yesterday, with the con
• seht of the other owners, to take charge of
. ./th-.Funk himself, and demanded posses- I
- .siou from Captain Olsen. The latter re
.'fused to give up the ship, saying that the
..;• Charterers were his employers, and, on
■.'Captain Challeston stating that he would
.;iake possession at any risk, declared that
.'•.thie; first: man who stepped on board with
•-".out.his permission would be shot.
.;r.Captain Challeston at first determined to
... ;_*iVet force with force and go aboard gun in
, hand/ -but later sought an attorney and in
structed Mm to bring suit to oust his rival.
: Gray Was Acquitted.
.; : _:'>_£ -took a jury in Judge Ogden 's court
j'';jtis.t : .two.' minutes to acquit George Gray
i .-j'-e-teri'V pi the shooting of C. K. Bennett.
'-I The latter did not appear in the courtroom
■'.'. "itt.ia;Q-.
- __,Ke*r hearing the testimony of Miss Ella
;:'-';Gjwy..'-\-hose troubles with Bennett led to
telling the story of how the
..: : . •£_?_-_ re'raj-y of the Society for the Prevent
' -icrn X-t; .' ice had persecuted her and tried
■■"" to-haye j er discharged from various pos> •
- -ti&>i> the jury took one ballot, resulting in
• •"■£. $?:b? t.h?. cK.fendant.
f Bennett will come up for trial in a few
;• ••■. &'j's : ' -oh" . _ charge of assault to murder,
. : ;%r«_. wUijg out of the same light. He was
. >'s&hyic_*d.'ccn the first trial, but was given
": •anioth'Tr''. '.chance to escape prison through
■' *rro-5 in. the record.
'.-■'-.•";.•• '. '• So*' to Separate.
-;';rJsfrsi- Luc'mde Austin has brought suit
: ,aga'mst;her husband, S. S. Austin, the
si'rbm'iheht5 i'rbm'iheht real-estate dealer of East Oak
.. a'rr ; |',..ior:a' divorce.
. - Tlie Austin tro sbles have agitated Oak
/l**nd -"social circles for sonic time past.
' : :A'hyut' ' a month ago Mrs. Austin was
■ yh din,: at the ('or-. - of. Thirteenth street
.atid'. Broadway talking to W. 11. Stollard,
:/a. ithefh Pacific gateman, when that
'.. '.'gentleman's Wife arrived on the scene and
gave him a severe horsewhipping, much to
. .the delight of a large audience. Austin
, -.'endeavored to procure a separation at the
time, but failed. The present suit, it is
./'rumored, is the result of a mutual agree
ment.
Brotherton Acquitted.
Thomas Brotherton, the Berkeley Con
: stable who was indicted by the Grand
Jury on a charge of felony in allowing a
prisoner to escape, was tried in Judge
• Greene's court yesterday and acquitted.
. Brotherton was accused of allowing a
" young man whom he had caught shooting
within the town limits of Berkeley to go
On consideration that the prisoner pre
■ . nited him with his gun. The defense
k was that the gun was given as bail and as it
t . was. developed that such a proceeding was
not uncommon in B.rkeley, the jury took
, a lenient view of the matter and exonerated
. the Constable.
:•&.:; , Charged With Robbery.
„.'", George Fisher and Sam Reynolds, two
: tough young men, were arrested by Officer
'.•.Lamping on Wednesday evening on a
.'•charge of burglary, for entering a restaur
',_ ant on Brush street and stealing a quan
tity of bacon.
-. " Yesterday an additional charge of rob
. bery was placed against their names on
| complaint of A. J. M. Lopez. The latter
■. claims that after drinking with him, the
two men followed him to a dark portion of
■; Brush street, and held him up, securing a
" .mall amount of silver and a package of
groceries which he was carrying.
Odd Fellows' liny.
'.Odd Fellows' day will be celebrated at
Shell Mound Park to-day with appropriate
ceremonies under the auspices of Canton
San Francisco No. 5, and Canton Oakland
•N0, .11. The programme includes an ora
tion 'by Grand Representative L. W. S.
Downs, a drill by Canton Oakland No. 11,
athletic games and dancing.
•The reception committee consists of
Chevalier G. W. Farhner (chairman), Lieu
tenants James Frank and Charles Roman
oaki. Chevaliers W. T. Beck, Jacob Muller
and Alfred Legault.
"Returning in a Special Train.
" Attorney J. C. Martin, whose Wife died
-*-£Uddenly on Wednesday, will probably
arrive to-day in time to take charge of the
funeral arrangements. He left Denver in
. a special train provided by the Southern
.Pacific Company, in whose interests he
-Went East, and instructions were given to
allow his conveyance a clear track to
-.Oakland.
Will Assess the Coal.
'•'.Assessor Dalton spent yesterday about
'the Southern Pacific yards in West Oak
'■ land, getting some idea of the value of
railroad belongings which were not ap
praised in the statement sent in by the
Southern Pacific Company. He found
enough to warrant him in saying that that
portion of the property of the corporation
would be subject to a substantial raise over
last year's figures.
Among the items which Mr. Dalton un
earthed were several thousand tons of coal,
which he thinks must be worth $10,000 to
$50,000.
The Complaint Was Faulty.
The case of Dr. R. H. Archibald, secre
tary of the Veterinary Surgeons' Associ
ation, charged by Dr. Thomas Carpenter
with misdemeanor libel, was dismissed by
Judge Wood yesterday. The court took
the -round that the complaint was faulty
in that it did not state thai the complain
ant was a member of the veterinary medi
cal profession.
A new complaint was at once sworn out
and Dr. Archibald was again arrested and
booked on the same charge. He gave
bonds and was released.
Collins la Sinking.
Michael Collins, the aged murderer of
Capitalist Philip Boogar, is dying in the
County Jail. He is suffering from inflam
mation of the stomach, and is nursed by
his daughter, who was Boogar's wife.
A priest was called to his bedside yester
day and administered the last rites of the
church, after which Collins resigned him
self to die.
BERKELEY.
The non-appearance of Governor Budd
at the annual inspection of the university
military department yesterday afternoon
was the source of many expressions of re
gret. At least 3000 people gathered to view
the various maneuvers of the cadets, and
to hear the remarks of the university's
most distinguished graduate at the recep
tion which was to be held after the close of
the military exercises.
All recitations for the afternoon were
suspended and from 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock
the campus was crowded with brass-but
toned college students and interested spec
tators.
The day could not have been more favor
able for trie execution of three hours hard
military duty and the boys are to be espe
cially commended for the able manner in
which they carried out the orders of the
day.
The exercises were as follows:
Inspection by Lieutenant-Colonel Evan
Miles, Twentieth Infantry, acting inspector-
General of the Department of California; re
view in honor of Lieutenant-Colonel Miles;
battalion drill, followed by company drill;
concert by the band of University Cadets; ar
tillery and signal drill; extended order and
sham battle.
The sham battle, as a matter of course,
was the most interesting and exciting part
of the day's exercises. Several of the
regents, including J. H. Hallady, J.
West Martin and Washington Bartlett.
were present, and in the company of Presi
dent Kellogg witnessed the inspection.
To-Jlorrow's Boatrace.
The burning of the U. C. boathouse in
Sessions Basin, on the Oakland estuary yes
terday morning, will not prevent the race
between the Berkeley and Columbia crews
from taking place to-morrow afternoon.
Though the crews will not be able to use
the shells they intended, two boats belong
ing to the Columbia Club will be substi
tuted. The single scull exhibitions that
were to be given by members of the U. C.
Club will not be carried out on account of
the loss of the small boats.
There will be in addition to the U. C.-
Columbia Club race several exhibition
sculls and a race between two crews in or
dinary boats from the English vessels an
chored in the estuary.
''Bourdon" Burial.
The freshman class will hold its "Bour
don" nurial to-night, with the usual pro
cession, spectacular performances and
speeches over the remains of the hated
Bourdon and Minto.
ALAMEDA.
X. 8. Morton, a blind and decrepit old
man residing on Buena Vista avenue, near
Grand street, made an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide yesterday after
noon. He had become weary of bis many
troubles and slashed his throat with a
razor. He bad not strength to complete
the job and fell in a faint and was shortly
afterward discovered by his daughter,
Mrs. Udder, who summoned medical aid.
The cut was about two inches long and lie
lost considerable blood. Morton has been
unable to follow his occupation as a box
maker for over two years on account of his
infirmities. Besides losing his eyesight he
had a large cancerous growth on his neck
and was seldom free from pain.
Suit for a Rebate.
Attorney J. W. Goodwin commenced an
action yesterday for the recovery of a re
bate claimed to be due on an insurance
policy issued to J. C. Franks, which was
annulled. The polb •-. was issued by the
London and Liverpool and Globe Insurance
Company, and the plaintiff claims to have
been damajred in the sum of $11 90 by
reason of the failure of the defendant to
cancel the policy and pay the cut rate pre
mium. Wherefore the plaintiff demands
judgment in the sum of $11 90, together
with the cost of suit.
Trifling 'With the Law.
Edward [nnes swore to a complaint yes
terday charging Julius Reis with petty
larceny, alleging that the defendant stole
a dog from him. Young Reis had just
purchased a ticket to Montana, and had to
delay his trip. The suit was evidently in
stigated through malice, us the District
Attorney requested that the suit be dis
missed when made conversant with the
facts.
Kqnal Rights Club.
The State Woman's Suffrage Educa
tional Association will hold _ meeting
this afternoon at Armory Hall, Park street,
at the close of which a local organization
will be formed. Mrs. Laura de Force Gor
don and other ladies prominent in the
movement will deliver addresses. The or
ganization will be called the Equal Rights
Political Club. b
Heath of Mrs. Fannie Smith.
Mrs. Fannie R. Smith died at her resi
dence on Encinal avenue on Wednesday
evening. She was the wife of A., W.
Smith, and arrived in Alameda about six
months ago from Adrian, Mich. She im
pressed all who made her acquaintance by
her gentleness of disposition and true
womanly dignity.
Odd Fellow* 1 Picnic.
The annual picnic of the San Leandro,
Haywards and Elmhurst lodges of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows will be
held at San Leandro Grove to-day. Past
Grand Master Bruner of this city will de
liver the oration.
••OASTE" AT THE STANDARD.
Janet Mawlonahi Will Make Her Debut
Next Wednesday Evening.
On Wednesday evening, May 1, "Caste"
will be produced at the Standard Theater
by the pupils of Beiasco's Lyceum School
of Acting for the benefit of Mrs. Emelie L
Phillips, who will appear in the cast as the
Marquise. Mrs. Phillips' name will ap
pear on the bills and henceforth as Janet
lac Donald. for this is the beginning of
her stage career, and for her stage name
she has chosen that by which she is al
ready so well known as an accomplished
writer. It is interesting to announce
further. that her son and daughter, both of
whom are just beginning a stage life, will
appear in the cast with her. All three of
these accomplished members of one family
have been trained for the stage by Mr.
Beiasco, and their friends are awaiting
their initial appearance with anticipations
of pleasure. Mr*. Phillips, besides having
phenomenal pluck and energy, is richly
endowed with those qualities necessary to
in actress of the high .lass, and as' the
Marquise in Robertson's great society nlay
die will have an opportunity to show" the.
iepth and strength of her native resources.
» ♦ — •
There have been twenty-seven cases of
insanity in tho Bavarian royal family dur
ing the last 100 years.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1595.
MMRIED HALF A CENTURY.
Golden Wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Lambert of
Berkeley.
CELEBRATION ON WEDNESDAY.
The Aged Couple Despite Their
Weight of Years Are Hale
and Hearty.
On Wednesday next it will be fifty years
since John C. Lambert and Elizabeth Wor
rill were married in Smith County, Vir
ginia. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert are now re
siding at the corner of Essex and Shattuek
avenue, in South Berkeley, and the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding will be duly
celebrated in the presence of their numer
ous relatives and friends in the handsome
cottage which has been their home for
many years.
John C. Lambert was born in Surry
County, North Carolina, on August 20,
1820. His forefathers settled in that State
John C. Lambert.
early in the eighteenth century and the
Lamberts produced many fighters of note
in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Lambert's
father was a prominent planter in his sec
tion and, like many others, was a slave
holder. Young Lambert was bitterly op
posed to slavery, and when he arrived at
the age of 20 years he decided to go to
Illinois.
On his way thither he passed through
Smith County, Va., where lie remained for
several years. About this time he met
Miss Elizabeth Worrill, one of the belles of
the county, and their acquaintance ripened
into a warmer affection. After a pro
tracted engagement— customary in those
days— the couple were married on May 1,
1845, on the Worrill plantation in the pres
ence of the upper ten of Smith County.
The jollification that followed the marriage
was participated in by all the negroes for
miles around.
Early in the fifties the couple removed to
Illinois, where they remained until 1872,
when they came to California. At the out
break of the rebellion Mr. Lambert en
listed in Company < i, Sixty-seventh Illinois
Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert.
Volunteers, and served for four years un
der General Steele in the army of the Ten
nessee.
It is Mr. Lambert's boast that he was in
twenty engagements without receiving a
scratch, although on several occasions his
clothing was riddled by bullets.
The aged couple have had eleven chil
dren, cf whom live sons and three daugh
ters survive. Mrs. Lambert was born on
August 22, 1827, and is quite vigorous. She
is proud of the fact that she has thirty
eight grandchildren and one great-grand
child. Many of them are in California,
and they will enliven the golden wedding
by their presence.
The Lamberts are well known in Berke
ley, and it is quite likely that the wedding
will be largely attended. . ";• v
FABIOLA MAY DAY FETE.
Nothing Being Overlooked
That Can Aid the Success
of the Affair.
All Arrangements Made for the
' Entertainment at the Oak
land Trotting Park.
Judging by the interest! that is being
taken in the Fabiola Mayday fete across
the bay, a big percentage of the entire
population ol Alameda County will be at
the Oakland Trotting Park to see the ep
tertainment provided by the workers in
the cause of charity. Not a move is being
overlooked that can in any way aid in the
success of the undertaking, and the work
inc committees are hard at it from early
in the morning until late at night.
President K. M. Fitzgerald has voiced
the way things are going In a manifesto to
the citizens of Oakland, which is being
circulated and which among other things
contains the following appeal:
The extended publicity which has been given
the Mayday fete and the deep interest felt in
every part of the State in other entertainments
has drawn the attention of all people to the
one about to take place in Oakland. It has
ceased to be local, and has assumed a charac
ter that makes it the duty, as it will doubtless
be the pleasure, of Oakland to give it such sup
port aa will assure its being a credit to this
progressive and enlightened community.
Let us be so prodigal of the wealth of our
floral treasure-house that our frlenos in the
south will be surprised at its vastness. the
Eastern visitor be bewildered, our neighbors
enlightened, and we ourselves be made to feel
that while conferring a day of enjoyment at
this entertainment to thousands of busy toilers
and bringing solace to the bedside of sickness
and pain within I'abiola's ministering walls,
we, as citizens, have done our part with fidelity
and credit. :>
The feature of the festival which will
probably be attended with the most actual
interest is the horse and bicycle meet, and
there is no fear of anything being over
looked, for the following committee is in
charge of that part of the programme:
R. M. Fitzgerald, P. E. Bowles, V. G. Hush, S.
B. McKee, A. A. Moore, C. D. Bates Jr., J. W.
Finigan, Orestes Pierce, Dr. Latham, De Witt
Van Court, P. *H. Remillard, Walt .r Hackett,
Albert Folger, Harry Gordon, F. S. Stratton, H.
Meek, William Rank, Charles Neal. W. V.
Whitcher, Edson Adams, S. G. Alexander, T. L.
Barker, S. P. Channel), Frank Pierce, Charles
Mclvor, J. W. Laymance. A. S. Mac Donald, E.
G. Vinzent and ejus Harrison.
The inducements to the competitors are
well worth striving for, as many valuable
prizes are offered. In the bicycle races,
for instance, the victors will get diamonds,
bicycles, watches, etc., while two rewards —
one a shade lamp and the other a clock —
will be given to the club making the best
appearance in the parade.
The entries for the horseraces include
many well-known animals. Among the
competitors for the running gentlemen's
saddle race, three-quarters of a mile, H. E.
Smith will ride Cairie B. a two-year-old
bay filly; F. P. McFeeley will appear on
Billy, Carl Hazlett on Snowball and Arthur
Permien on Directorini. In the mile trot
M. W. Holmes has entered Clay H, by
Redwood.
About 125 speedy horses will be at the
track, among them being Directum (2 :05J4),
the fastest trotting stallion in the world.
Directum is owned by Green J. Dublin,
and is in charge of James Dustin. The
speed-maker will be given a spurt, and his
going will be of interest to horsemen,
especially as he is to be matched against
Alix early this season for a purse of $5000.
Silkwood will also be on hand. She is
owned by Mr. Willetts of Los Angeles and
has a record of 2:07.
Among the others will be: Orrin Hickok's
11 ida, -.-OS".; Fresno Prince, 2:17, a pacer,
and owned by Mr. Armstrong of Oakland: A.
11. Spreckels will Bend Prince Dexter and
twelve or fifteen other noted nags; Secret, a
2:18 trotter, owned by P, J. Shatter, will be on
hand, as will also Golden West, _:_o'_ trotter,
owned by J. M. Nelson; Clay S aim Grover
Clay, owned by D. Canon; a fine road mare
owned by Mrs. A. C. Diets; three horses, the
property of Thomas Braver, and strings from
the stables of W. Ober, John Rohan, J. C.
Simpson, A. L. Heads, L. E. Clauson and W. W.
Foote.
Mammoth decorated floats are to repre
sent the. leading Sunday-schools of Oak
land, altogether twelve or fifteen being ex
pected. The members of the various con
gregations are all heartily in favor of the
movement and are aiding it in every way
possible.
"I have watched Fabiola grow since it
was a little two-room concern on Market
street with only one patient," says Rev.
Dr. J. K. McLean. "The Indies who have
brought it up to its present high standard
of efficiency deserve the hearty support of
every one whenever they may require it."
Rev. Dr. R. F. Coyle of the First Pres
byterian Church says: "The benefit for
Fabiola is a meritorious object and one
which cannot fail to meet the approval of
all classes. The fact that the ladies are
back of the affair is sufficient assurance
that there will be no objectionable fea
tures."
Rev. Dr. Kummer of the First Metho
dist Church in like strain said: "I will be
glad to have our Sunday-school take part.
"abiola is a most commendable beneficiary
and the ladies would not allow any feature
that we could not indorse."
Other interests are equally outspoken in
behalf of the festival and a personal feel
ing seems to have sprung up in the heart
of every Oaklander. "It is the best idea
that was ever advanced here," says Attor
ney A. A. Moore, "and although appar
ently a slight affair, will be far-reaching in
its results. We have long needed an agi
tation lor good roads, tine turnouts and
a boulevard and this meet will arouse the
people as nothing else could."'
The schools have taken up the affair in
laudable style and the subject is being well
urged, as it is in the bands of a committee
consisting of City Superintendent Me-
Clvmonds, County Superintendent Gar
lic-, George C. Edwards, Professor Dun
bar and T. O.Crawford. Each school will be
represented in the parade by a mammoth
float decorated with flowers and colors
emblematic of their own district. Twenty
children will occupy seats on each float
and will be attired in attractive costumes
harmonizing with the decorations of the
vehicles. A leader in front of each school
will carry a banner with a fitting inscrip
tion made of flowers.
The refreshment and decoration com
mittee has been named as follows: Mrs.
John Yule, Mrs. Pedar Bather, Mrs.
Kemi Chabot, Mrs. R. W. Gorrill, Mrs.
A. A. Barton, Mrs. E. B. Jerome. Mrs. Q.
A. Chase, Mrs. Wallace Everson, Mrs. W.
W. Standeford, Mrs. W. K. Davis, Miss
May Burnham and the board of managers
of the hospital. The sub-committees are
as follows:
Refreshments — Mrs. ; Wallace Everson,
Mrs. Robert McChesney, Mrs. Arthur
Brown, Mrs. Q. A. Chase, Mrs. E. B.
Jerome, Mrs. Kemi Chabot, Mrs. It. W.
Gorrill.
Candy-— May Burnham, Mrs. T.
G. Harrison, Mrs. W. Gruenhagen.
AET INSTITUTE 00NCEET.
First ofthe Spring Thursday Musicales
Under Henry il. on m.
The first Thursday concert of the spring
exhibition was given yesterday evening at
the Mark Hopkins' Institute of Art.
These musicales are always popular with
people who like a pleasant promenade con
cert, where they can enjoy pictures and
music at the same time, and one of their
chief charms is that they partake almost
more of the nature of a private reception
in some fashionable house than of the kind
of entertainment usually called a prom
enade concert. Last night there was a
large attendance, all the rooms as well as
the large hall being more or less filled with
a constantly moving stream of visitors.
Professor Henry Hey man, who is al
ways so successful in inducing clever local
talent to give their services, was again to
the front as musical director. His posi
tion was no sinecure, for, in addition to
gathering together the talent, he was also
down for three violin solos, all of which he
faithfully rendered. These were an
"Adagio Pathetb'ue" by Godard, "De
vantson Image ' by Hubay, and "Canto
d'Amor" by Almagro.
The other performers were Emilio Cru
elis, who played a couple of organ selec
tions: Charles L. Parent Jr., who sang
"Deep in the Mine" and the "Brigand's
Love Song," and Miss Daisy Cohn, who
sang an aria from "Ernani," as well as
Stark's setting of the words "Thou Art So
Like a Flower," with violin obligate
Mnsio and Gymnasitcs. .
The German branch of the Y. M. C. A.
gave a musical and gymnastic entertain
ment last night in the auditorium of their
new building. Although the audience was
not very numerous, the programme was
warmly received and encored by those
present.
The concert opened with a trio for man
dolins and guitar, played by Miss K. But
ler, G. Lacnman and E. Roberts. The
Misses Weymouth played a Swedish song
as a violin and pianoforte duet, and Miss
Mary M. Brown, a very youthful per
former, played pianoforte solos. Miss
Rosa Fully showed herself to be quite an
artist on the cimbals, ami John A. Gantuer
was the elocutionist of the evening.
A most humorous caricature was given
by seven or eight players on brass instru
ments, of the kind of German band that
sometimes pervades European watering
places. The performers were so fearfully
and awfully out of tune, and evidently in
tended to be so, that the audience roared
with laughter, particularly when the ka
pellmeister told them about the great re
nown of his soloists.
Some clever exhibitions of Roman mat
work were given by H. L. Dietz and Ernest
Schenk, and H. L. . Dietz also performed
with illuminated clubs.
Telescopes are now so perfect that 50,000,
--000 stars are visible.
EAGER TO BEGIN WORK
The Bureau of Highways Ap
peals to the Attorney-
General.
INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW.
A Boulevard From Oakland to San
Jose One of Their
Plans.
The three men who were appointed by
Governor Budd to act as a Bureau of High
ways have since their appointment become
anxious to assume their duties. As such a
bureau the Governor appointed Marsden
Manson of this city, who was for years
chief engineer of the Board of State Har
bor Commissioners; R. C. Irvine of Sacra
mento and J. L. Maude of San Bernardino.
Under the act the sum of $31,000 was ap
portioned for the expenses _of the bureau,
and provision was made that one-half of
the same shall be available during the com
ing fiscal year, beginning next July, and
the other half during the next fiscal year.
The three gentlemen who were ap
pointed by the Governor are well-known
men of energy and ability, and various
ideas as to the improvement of public
roads which have occurred to them have
caused them to become impatient as to the
delay until July 12, which is implied in
the act. After several 'consultations they
have concluded that the act needs a little
interpretation. They think that while the
appropriation is not available until next
July, there is no reason why they should
not be able to begin their duties at once.
In speaking of the matter yesterday Mr.
Manson said that there was so much pre
liminary work to be done that it was ab
solutely necessary that no time should be
lost. * ::; , '. ". v
"This is a new matter in this State,"
said Mr. Manson, "and it is incumbent
upon us to educate the people up to our
idea as well as to do the work. Everything
depends upon the spirit of the people
along the routes where we may project
improvements. We want the people with
us; we want to show them the advantages
of carrying out our plans. In order to do
this there is no reason why we should
waste the months of May and June. We
want to do the preliminary work now, and
then follow it up with the practical work.
"in order to do this we have written a
letter to the Attorney-General asking him
to give us a broad interpretation of the
law, so that we can proceed in a legal way
and systematize our work.
"There is more work to be performed in
a conscientious manner than you have any
idea of, and we cannot begin too soon. We
must go through the various counties and
study the geology of each county, the
water supply, the rock deposits and their
advantages as to utilization. It was our
purpose to devote three days to each
county with this object in view, and then
we will know just how to proceed and lay
out our plans. In addition to this we want
to talk to property-owners and prominent
men in the different sections. Ido not see
why we cannot begin work at once, and I
do not anticipate an unfavorable reply
from the Attorney-General."
When asked , as to any definite plans
which had been formed, Mr. Manson and
Mr. Irvine both said that no definite ones
had been arranged for, but one which
would be taken up was that for a boule
vard from Oakland to San Jose similar in
style to the one proposed from San Fran
cisco to the Garden City.
•'We have selected no route yet, and
have done nothing other than discuss it, '
said Mr. Manson, "but our idea is to have
a grand boulevard go down the other side
of the bay, which will meet the one from
here at San Jose, the two forming a V, and
then continuing as a main line from there
south through the valley with possible
offshoots. There is a big held for us to go
over, and much work to do, and the main
thing is to get started as early as possible.
That is why we have written to the Attor
ney-General and asked for an interpreta
tion of the law."
SAVE THE PAVEMENTS
An Ordinance to Compel
Teamsters to Use Broad
tired Wheels.
Golden Gate Avenue May Soon Be
Closed to Heavily Laden
Trucks and Drays.
The Merchants' Association has met
with so much success since it was organ
ized a year or so ago that its members
have determined to prosecute their work
with even more vigor than has been dis
played before. The executive committee
and its civil engineer, Ernest McCullough,
have been recently considering several
propositions that will benefit the general
public. It has been determined that the
work of keeping the streets clean shall be
continued, and greater efforts will he made
to interest a larger number of business
men so that the burden of expense will not
fall so heavily upon those who are now
contributing liberally toward keeping the
thoroughfares in good condition.
In the near future the Supervisors and
the public wili be called upon to consider
two important improvements. One will
be the enactment of an ordinance regu
lating tho width of tires upon all vehicles
used for the transportation of goods and
freight through the streets of this city.
Such ordinances have been recently passed
in Minneapolis, Cleveland and Chicago.
In those cities wagons and trucks carrying
less than 2000 pounds and more than 11)00
are required to have three-inch tires. '
"We will have to have tires even wider
than this," said Vice-President Keil yes
terday. "In this city the trucks and
drays are much larger and carry heavier
loads than in the Eastern cities. Six and
seven ton loads are not infrequently seen
upon our streets on wagons with tires only
3 and BJ_ inches in width. That such
wheels cut the streets all to pieces goes
without saying, and in consequence it
costs the taxpayers thousands of dollars
every year to keep the streets in order.
This matter was brought up several years
ago and it met with so much opposition
on the part of the teamsters and draymen
that it had to be abandoned. They op
posed the change because of what it would
cost them to alter tires. Now, the law can
be so framed that the draymen need not
make the change at once, but when their
wheels and tires wear out and are in need
of renairs. V-
~By"having wide tires our streets can be
kept in better order at much loss cost than
at the present time. Besides it will permit
the laying of more bitumen pavements
than at the present time, when the mate
rial would be cut to pieces with narrow
tires and heavy loads. In the long run it
will cost the teamsters themselves less for
repairs upon their trucks than it does now,
when breakdowns are frequent and are
caused principally by streets cut up by
narrow tires.
In the proposed ordinance will be an
other important feature. It is that the
front axle shall be shorter than the hind
axle. This is to prevent the wheels "track
ing," and will cause the distribution of the
weight of the load over a larger surface of
the paving. > • • ;.." '
: . The Merchants' Association has deter
mined to take up another matter, which
will, without doubt, receive the indorse
ment of all who drive carriages and ride
bicycles out to Golden Gate Park. It is to
secure the enactment of an ordinance by
which all drays, trucks, express-wagons
and that class of vehicles will be excluded
from Golden Gate avenue. In cases where
business men upon the avenue have occa
sion to carry loads to their stores, their
wagons can only travel upon the block in
which the store is situated. It will be the
same with expressmen who move house
hold goods to or from houses on the
avenue. v\
"Golden Gate avenue is about the only
good thoroughfare leading from the center
of the city direct to Golden Gate Park," re
marked Director Ward yesterday. "It is
the only one that is laid with bitumen.
Now the pavement is cut to pieces in a
most shameful manner by heavy trucks
and wagons loaded with hay, lumber,
machinery, etc.
"A man with a light carriage runs the
risk of a smashup and getting his neck
broken by the chuckholes made by heavy
trucks with narrow tires. The wheelmen
tear their bicycles to pieces and run the
risk of being run down every time they
ride on this avenue. Now, for heavy
trucking there, are just as good streets upon
both sales of Golden Gate avenue and it is
about time our citizens who own good
teams and light carriages should be pro
tected."
The First avenue boulevard matter is |
progressing favorably. The Merchants' j
Association, the Richmond District and i
Presidio Heights improvement clubs and
others living in the vicinity of First avenue
are interested in having this thoroughfare
opened as a beautiful boulevard, paved
with bitumen and lined with shade trees
on both sides. The steep grade between
Lake street. and the Presidio will have to
be changed a little.
There is a proposition now before the
Board of Supervisors to sewer the avenue
at that portion, but upon the request of
the association action upon the matter was
postponed for a month until the question of
changing the grade is settled. A committee
from the association called upon Mayor
Sutro and requested that he abandon his
franchise to run a spur branch of his elec
tric streetcar line upon First avenue, from
Clement to Washington street.
The Mayor, upon learning that the de- <
sire is to make a beautiful driveway be- !
tween the Presidio reservation and Golden
Gate Park, said that the wishes of the j
merchants and the others interested may ;
probably be complied with. He will have
to consult others of the electric streetcar j
company before making a promise. The
committee will next visit the Market-street '
railway officials and ask them to remove j
their old rails on First avenue, from Geary i
street to the Park. These tracks have not
been used since the extension of the Geary
street cable road to Fifth avenue.
IMPEACHMENT DEMANDED
The Grand Jury Has Been
Asked to Investigate the
Solid Eight.
The Civic Federation Is Not Satisfied
With the Supervisors-
Actions.
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The Civic Federation has turned its at
tention to the unsavory record that the
members of the solid eight in the Board of
Supervisors are making for themselves.
The combine's action concerning the
Church-street franchise is particularly ob
noxious.
The members of the executive board held
a long secret session last night, and the re
sult of their deliberations were crystallized
in the following resolution.
To the Grand Jury:
Whereas, On the 15th day of April, 1895,
the Board of Supervisors of this city and
county by a vote of eight to four, granted to
the Market-street Railway Company, its suc
cessors and assigns, for the sura of $605, a
franchise to construct, lay down and operate a
street railway from Sixteenth street, near its
intersection with Church street, along Church
street to Ridley street and thence
along Ridley to Fillmore street, and
whereas, the said franchise was granted with
out the publication of a proper notice and the
other legal requirements of the act of the Legis
lature of this State approved March 23,1893;
and whereas, in granting said franchise the pro
visions of the act were plainly and manifestly
violated: and whereas, under section 2 of said
act all of the members of said Board of Super
visors, consisting of the eight who voted in
favor of the granting of said franchise, have
violated the provisions of said act, and thereby
have committed a misdemeanor and are re
movable upon conviction thereof from their
positions. Now, therefore, be it •
Resolved, That the attention of the Grand
Jury of the city and county of San Francisco be
called to the foregoing violations of law by said
members of said board, and said Grand Jury be ]
and they are hereby requested to take such
action as may be deemed appropriate to the
end that such punishment as is provided by
said law may be meted out to said members of
the Board of Supervisors who voted for the
granting of said franchise.
The Civic Federation.
I. ,T. Truman, President.
Cur.Tis llillyek, Secretary.
Adopted April 25, 1895.
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