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HAD TO REJECT THEIR OWN PLAN Unique System of Awarding Bids for County- Supplies CAUSED A BIG ROW. Some Bids, Apparently the Low est, Were Really the Highest. FIGURES THAT TELL TALES. A Pecu iar Method That Has Set Merchants and Politicians Wcnderlng. Oakland Office Sax Francisco Call.) 908 Broadway, June 22. \ The Alameda County Supervisors have devised a scheme for violating the law :e --quiring all bids for public supplies to be awarded to the lowest bidder. The system is very clever, but it possesses the defect of being illegal and will probably bring about an open conflict between the Board « i Trade and the Merchants' Exchange on one hand and the Board of Supervisors on the other. The work of to-day will prob ably be undone and new bids asked. This was contract day for the county poorhou-e. The board room was made to resemble a free market with scores of samples of everything that the indigent and sick eat, drink or wear in a charitably inclined county. The space not occupied with wares, food, drink, wood or coal was lilled with warring contractors. The profession of warrant-shaving is so intimately connected with bidding for count;. - that the board room al ways presents an interesting scene when the privileges are being awarded. To-day it was more interesting than ever. A new method of making awards had been de termined upon and it gave general dis satisfaction. The man who had given the new rule most attention was Joseph ilerrscher of San Leandro, and nearly all his bids were lowest. Joe ran for County Treasurer two years ago and was defeated, but he was recognized en all sides as "the best thing' 1 on the Republican ticket. When groceries were called for, Herrscn er"s bid, under the unique system adopted, was the lowest, and there "was a protest from other bidders. Supervisor Church was impatient to let Herrscher get the bid and made a motion that it be awarded to him, even Lefore the samples were in spected. There was such a murmur of discontent that Church withdrew his motion. Church then had the clerk read the clauses of the new system seriatim,' and as each one was read Church asked defiantly, "Any objection?' Nona was made, but when the totals were asked for j there was a surprise, a flutter and general j utterance of expression. Herrscher's total j bid was ?7 ( J74, and Phelan ifc Fish bid ! $5643 for the same amount, yet under the [ patent •■unit system' of the Supervisors; Herrscher's bid was the lowest. This brought down Mr. Fish, who is ex- Lent of the Merchants' Exchange, 1 and whe:i he made an analysis of the bids ; he expressed himself very definitely. The Other bids for coal, clothing, etc., were taken up and the heat of the arguments increased. Everybody voted that the "unit system" was no good for legitimate competition. As an instar.ee of how the "unit system is worked the following figures will show: One man bids $4 50 a barrel for flour, ?1 a barrel for mackerel, $1 a dozen for '■ brooms and 7 cents a pound for sugar. The amount for the unit of each is added i:p and his bid is read out by the clerk as $6 57. Another man bids $3 a barrel for flour. $5 for mackerel, $5 for brooms and 6 cents j for sugar. His bid is read out as $13 06. If the supplies needed were 100 barrels j of sugar, no mackerel (which is said to be ; t tie case), one dozen brooms, and 20,000 ; pounds of suear the "'oweit" bidder's bill ; would be $2551 and the highest bidder's $1565. When the clothing was on exhibition the excitement got beyond the control of the officials and they adjourned for a con ference. Assistant' District Attorney Cnureh arid his chief were called into con- . sultation. When the board reconvened the bids of b Herrscher for groceries and dry eood« were thrown out, although Church and Peiouze voted for them. Attorney Nusbaumer on behalf of Mr. Herrscherentered a protest against such ;. as his client had complied with all the requirements of the board. GO SEARCHING FOR GOLD Four Young Iron-Workers Bound for the Feather River. Build a Raft for a Eo^t and a Thresh. ing Machine Engine for Motive Pcwer. BERKELEY, Cal., June 22.— The four young fortune-seekers who started from West Berkeley last week for Feather River on a raft and whose rudely con structed craft sank to the bottom of the bay before they Rot out of hearing distance are not daunted, but are determined to yet gather the glittering grains from the gravel of the river bottom for which they started. They have righted their scow and rai.«ed their thre»hin--machine engine from the deep mud and are again at work :;. iikin^ ready for their expedition after the golden metal. These lour young adventurers, James McFeelv, Henry Wilkie, K. Basil and D. Beck, ranging in age from I<3 to 26, were formerly • inpioyed bytheJndson Manu faoturiDg Company, and. catching the sold fever about six "months ago, decided to strike for the gravel beds of Feather River. They ai once set to work building a cratt which they considered suitable to their I nrpose. A rude boat, after the mannerof j a niu'lscow, was constructed, and on it was ji acd a second-hand threshing-machine , engiae, with which it was intended to turn | i ne huge paddle-wheel propeller which had hen hastily itnprorised. A cabin was built around the engine, and at one end of the craft were their liv- \ ing apartment-. On the forward deck was constructed an immense dredger, by the use of which they expected to revolution- j ize gravel mining. A stock of provisions j ;.) la*t many months was procured, and everything was in readiness for putting off ! when us overtook them and their ! boat sank through i lie shifting of ttie > engine. Their earnings for months pa-t and the r'-sult of ball a year's labor h;id all gone to the bottom. After a desperate struggle they sue j ceeded in eettinn both scow and engine above water and are again at work pre- j paring to scrape the bed of the Feather j River for gol i dust. They are working daily on the boat, which is moored in the bay off Judson Iron Works. The embryo | miners are reluctant about disclosing their ■ complete plans and merely that they j propose making Feather "River or "bust." "The Advocate" Progressive, BERKELEY, Cal., June 22.— The state ment, published on Sunday to the effect that the Advocate office had suffered the ; peril of a strike Droves altogether mis '< leading. Mrs. Marquardt, the able and i courteous co-editor, stated yesterday that in the rush of getting out a special edition on Saturday it was arranged with the comDositors that paying off be deferred I until to-day. This seems to have been | the soie foundation for the report. As a ! mailer of fact the very pro^ressiveness OI t the A i vacate in issuing a special edition I i seems to have occasioned the discrediting story. All the staff of the Advocate re pudiate me statement that they contem plated a strike and are confident that the i residents of Berkeley will De in no haste to question the stability of their favorite, progressive and reliable local paper. Btt the Constable* Hand. BERKELEY, Cal., June 22.— William ■ Nieman, a deputy constable in the em- I ploy of the Southern Pacific Company, j ! while arresting two tramps at Adeline j station this mornine for petty larceny, i had nis right hand severely bitten by one of them. The flesh on the inner part of his member was lacerated to such an ex j tent that the services of a physician were | necessary. The prisoners were landed in ! the County Jail and a charge of mayhem i placed against one of them. Interesting New* Notes. BERKELEY. Cal., June 22.— Another ' amateur theatrical company has been j ; organized in Berkeley. The seekers j |of histrionic fame, this time, hail j j from South Berkeley. The members ; iof the company are: M. C. Boag, i George and Larry Haegerty, Frank : Tope, John and Charles Douglass, Waiter ! and Joe Brothers, Fred Heineman, P. G. Betts. Charles Thornton will manage | the company. The boys expect to go on the road in two weeks. The Crescent bicycle annex will take a I moonlight run to Alameda Park next Thursday evening. A programme has been arranged which will be given at the Park. There will be races ranging from a i | half mile to two miles. The Berkeley Republicans, including i , the Republicans of Oakland Township, will hold a big ratification meetiug on ' next Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows' Hail. The Rev. George E. Swan and wife left to-day to spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wickson at Alvarado. Professor Charles Mills Gaylev and fam ily left to-day by steamer for Sauta Bar -1 bara, where they will spend several weeks with friends. The Board of Town Trustees held a meet- , ing this evening at wheih bids were re- j ceived for a sewer on Telegraph avenue, i between Oregon and Stewart street; for 1 grading, curbing and culverting Prince street from Grove to Sacramento, and for ' : grading and macadamizing the east side of Hhattuck avenue from the old charter line i to Derby street. The University of California Male Quar- ] tet, consisting of C. R. Morse, Frank Ar- I ! gall, S. C. Baldwin and W. W. Durant, ; i are preparing to make a concert tour of ! th» State. They will leave in a few days, j Professors "Wood worth and Jaffa of the department of agriculture of the State University returned yesterday from their I lecturing tour to the dairying districts of j Humboldt County. They report the dairies in that region to be in excellent condition. A FLOATING BODY. Bridge-Tender William Fottg f-ees a Body Floating, but Falls to Secure It. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— William Pfctts, the tender of the Webster-street bridge over the estuary, says he saw a body of a man float under the bridge at 6:30 o'clock this morning, but he failed to se cure it. He says it -was the body of an elderly man, lying face downward in the water without a hat. The top of the head was bald and on the back there was a growth of grayish sandy hair. According to Potts' story tha tide was carrying the body away when he saw it, and be being in a very frail craft was afraid it would upset him if he started to tow it in. After he got a better boat he failed to find the corpse and declared that it sunk. He rowed around for some time but cou'.d find no trace of it. He thinks the clothes caught upon a nail on the timoers of the bridge and the tide sucked it downward. CHINESE MAY RECOVER. Murderously Assaulted by White Men for the Sake of Securing Opium. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— The three Chinamen who were murderously assault ed by unknown white fiends Sunday night on Oak street, are still alive at the Receiv ing Hospital. Dr. Johnson gives hopes of tneir ultimate recovery now, but it will take some time for their wounds to heal. It took him five hours to dress their wounds. One of them had fourteen knife cuts dressed, all about the head and hands. He refused to come to the hospital till this mornine, and presented a pitiable sigiit. ! Another one of them had his windpipe severed and barely saved his jugular vein. The other one had his lung pene ; trated with the knife. Detectives Holland and Williams have good descriptions of the three white fiend*, and have hopes of placing them behind the bars shortly. They got $20 and a gold watch from the Chinamen's cabin. MRS. ME' HAN FOUND. She Is Here, While Her Husband Is Hunting Her in Portland. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— Mrs. M. J. Meehan, who deserted her aged husband about two weeks ago and took with her, as he claims, all of tiis pension money, has been located with her two children at liy Turk street, San Francisco, where she has been ever since she left this city. Her husband believed ?he had none to Portland, so he sold the honsehold furni ture a<;d went there in hopes of finding lier. He is an invalid from exposure while in the regular army. HISTORY OF A DAY. Innifda County Ilapnenlngi Told in Itrief Chanters. Oakland Office San- Francisco Call, ) 90* Broadway, June 22. j The trial of Charles Gordon, the confeder ate of A. Root, the alleged gold-brick man, will come up before Judge Greene to-morrow. James H. Potter, employed in the Southern Pacific yards h re. met with a serious mishap on Friday and sustained such serious bruises that be will be unable to wont for some days. 11. WaltT Spanieling, secretary of the Board of Public Works, who \va» taken suddenly iil Saturday afternoon, «raa un»t>le to be at work !o-'iny. although since yesterday his condition has somewhat improved. The members of the faculty of the Sacred Heart College of .San Francisco have Rone into a spiritual retreat at Si. Mary's College tn this city. The retreat will be conducted by Brother Clementian, late of I'aris. On Saturday an attachment for ¥5200 78 was sued out against blo< k 'i\ tn Emeryville by the a'torneys of Ellen Hnmlin of San Francisco. The writ was issued againht Abm-r Doble and J. S. Emery, al then jjh. the property stands in the name of John \V. Farren. Sup»rvisor Johnston has asked Roa£ Fore man Keller of the Piedmont Roml District to tender his resignation as such officer. He In tends to appoint Chris Jessan to tne position now held by Keller and says he will do so on the Ist of July whether Keller tenders his resignation or not. Attorney J. H. Smith has given notice of his intention to ask fora new trial for the purpose of showing the executors of the will of the late Phi Up linogar that ho is entitled to more than #2000 from the estate of the deceased for legal services. He sued for s2soo and the allow ance of the court was $2OuO. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1896. MEYER WAS NOT AT THE WEDDING, Sudden Disappearance of an Oakland Newspaper Man. BRIDE WAITED IN VAIN. The Groom-Elect Invited All His Friends and Then Van ished. AN ANGRY BROTHER ARRIVES. Searches the City for His Sister's Lover, but Meets With No Success. Oakland Office San Francisco Call,) 908 Broadway, June 22. j There was genuine surprise in this city this morning when the news was read in The Call that Meyer Cohen was missing. Meyer Cohen is as well known as any one ; on Broadway, and as he is a very genial i fellow and not ultra-seclusive regarding Mcy., cohen, the Missing Groom-Elect, Who Was to Have Been Married in San Jose Sunday. his own affairs, everybody knew of his approaching wedding. A few days ago the following invitation was received by scores of his friends in this city : Mr. and Mrs. A. Greenberg request the pleas ! nre of y>>ur company at the wedding of their ; daughter, llinda, to Meyer Cohen. Sunday, I June 21, 1896, at 5 o'clock p. M., 158 South : Eighth street, San Jose, Cal. Meyer told large-sized stories of the in dividual wealth of the bride-elect and of the settlement that his father-in-law was to make to him, and there were many who thought him very fortunate in his prospects. He was here hist Thursday, but has not been seen since, and several of his friends went to San Jose yesterday to be present at the wedding. As told in to day's dispatches, everything and every body were present at the lovely Greenberg home except the groom-elect. Search has been made for Cohen to-day but no one has been able to find him, and all sorts of rumors are rife as to the cause of his ab sence at such a critical time. Cohen is an OaKland reporter- He has worked on all the papers over here and went East about three years aco, return ing last fall. He is of a very affable nature and is generally liked. His many ac quaintances believe that he will turu up and giv'- a goo>l account of himself, as it is not at all in accordance with his usual be havior to be ungallant to the ladies. He was secretary of the baseball league that went to pieces a few months ago and has filled many transient positions, as doorkeeper at the tabernacle and promoter of public concerts. A little incident occurred a few weeks ago that has an added signilicance at t. is time. The city editor of a local paper pub lished a notice of the wedding and sarcas tically concluded thus: ''The marriage may take place June 21." Cohen was mad wtien he saw the notice and visited the office with the intention of having re venge. Nobody was killed, however, and the editor stated to-riay that he had prophe sied more wisely than he had intended. A brother of Miss Greenberg, the de serted bride, has been in Oakland to-day seeking Cohen and an explanation, but has not found either. FEES CONTESTED Mr*. D. D. Crovriey'g I. c :tl Advisers Want More Mon< y. OAKLAND. Cal., June 22.— When the THE PICTURE NOBODY WILL OWN. CMKXAND, Cal., June 22.— 1n the old Tabernacle there Is a large oil paint ing t : ♦ . ur]inrt« to be a representation of the seal of California. Nobody knows who «iw.i> it, and on account of itn execrable appearance, viewed from an artistic standpoint, no one will claim to bo the painter. It has hung at the bark of the platform through religious and political meetings, but will soon have to go, as the Exposition directors will not have the hideous thing in position at their coining show. The drawing is frightful and the coloring is vile and yet the canvas has been gazed at by tens of thousands of people. The accompanying picture is a faithful copy of the painting. It will be observed that the face is not nearly so broad as the arm. Crowley divorce case was reached in court this morning, instead of the findings beir.g submitted in the form of a decree Mrs. Crowley's attorneys, W. R. Davis and F. L. Button, made a request that they be allowed $230 additional fees for services rendered. This was strongly objected to by R. M. Fitzgerald, counsel for the defendant, Dr. Crowley, who contended that the estate was small, that there had been no contest and that counsel bad been detained in court but half a day, and therefore $250 was sufficient for a fee. After some further discussion the mat ter went over until Wednesday morning, when all interested can be present and be heard. UNKNOWN SUICIDE. A Stranger Shoots Himself on the Steamer Piedmont and Diea in the Hospital. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22. — A man about (50 years of age, having the appear ance of being a Mexican or West Indian, shot himself iv the head on the ferry-boat Piedmont on her 11 o'clock trip from San Francisco this morning and died from the effects of the wound at the Receiving Hos pital this afternoon at 3 o'clock. He stood outside of the chain on the ! rear end of the boat, and evidently in tended that his body should fall into the bay and sink, for eech pocket of his over coat was rilled with shot. But he fell in the opposite direction, and was taken care of by the deckhands, and, upon the arri val of the boat at the long wharf, he was sent to the Receiving Hospital. The bul let entered his brain and caused uncon sciousness from which he never recovered. The revolver snapped twice before going off. The boat was opposite Goat Island when the tragedy occurred. The only means for identification found upon the suicide's person was a satchet of j powder put up at Flint's pharmacy of this city bearing the name of V. P. Smith, Do'wnieville. Cal. He had been a sufferer from jaundice, and ill health may have caused the rash act. BECAUSE SHE IS MARRIED Mrs. Shockley Doubts the Ex planation of Her Failure to Be Re-elected. Many Married Women Retained, but She Was the Only One Dropped. Oakland Office San Francisco Call,) 908 Broadway, June 22. C Mrs. Harriet B. Shockley, who was I dropped from the roll of the teachers in ; t-e public schools a week ago without any j explanation, is making an investiga tion as to the reason for her non-election. So far she has only been able to learn that she was dropped because she was a married woman, but so long as many ■ other married women are in the depart j ment Mrs. Shockley does not believe that was the reason. The Oakland Board of Education elects \ teachers every year in secret session. No ! one in the department is certain of more ! than a year of service, and there is great ' fear and trembling every time the first j Monday in June comes around. No reason is given when a teacher is j dropped, and the members of the board i say that the object of the secret session is j to protect the reputations of the teachers, j as a public discussion would be very an ' pleasant. This explanation is the source of much feeling on the part of teachers who fail of re-election, as they naturally infer that they are dropped because of some dere liction of duty or incapacity. This is a ; very unpleasant experience for the teach | ers, but there is no remedy. Mrs. Shockley is not satisfied to let mat ters rest. She has been attached to the ! department for some years. Last year a I rule was introduced forbidding ihere-elec ! tion of any woman teacher who had a hus : band living, but it failed of passage. "I have been told by one School Direc ; tor," said Mrs. Shcckfey to-day, "that I ! was dropped because I am a married i woman. This explanation would be a good one if all the other married women were dropped, but such is not the case. 1 am not satisfied with the manntr in which I was dropped, and I propose to investi gate and see what it all means." Married or Xot? OAKLAND, Cal.. June 22.— Mrs. D. D. Baroteau, the divorced wife of Baron Ba roteau, who was freed from matrimony a week ago, reported to her friends to-day that she had married Jack Troy. Mrs. Baroteau i- 48 years old and Mr. Troy is 22. When seen this evening Mr. Troy de nied that he was married, and there is no record of any license having been issued to the couple. CURTIS V INDICATED. Judge Wood I vidently Bolieves He Only Did Hig Duty. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— J udge Wood of the Police Court completely vindicated Officer Curtis to-day when he denied the motion for a new trial on behalf of Hen Wong, the convicted Chinese lottery dealer, on whose behalf Thoma- F. Aenew filed an affidavit attacking Curtis' official conduct in summoning jurors. The sentencing of the prisoner was de ferred awaitin.' the return ol Assistant District Attorney Moore, who is enjoying his vacation in Colorado, as there was a question raided as to just what the testi mony had been regarding the identifica tion of the defendant. FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY. Woman Suffrage Has Not Dis turbed the Marital Rela tion in Colorado. Lincoln Avenue Has Not Yet Been Gained for the City — A Domes tic Goes Wading. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— The regular meeting of the Political Equality Society was held this afternoon in Foresters' Hall, the president, Mrs. E. L.Wood, in the chair. After a few remarks by the Rev. S. A. Taft Mrs. Hazlite, a resident of Colorado, ad dressed the meeting. She told her hearers that so far she had not been able to perceive any change in the condition of things generally since women had been granted the franchise. They experienced no difficulty in casting their ballots and she had heard of no dis sentions in married life caused by the woman voting one way ana the husband another. Indeed, the women see as well as the men that their interests are identi cal and the woman knows her interests are bound up in his. In speaking of the way women worked to gain their freedom to vote Mrs. Hazlite said the work was carried on on much the same lines as are in use in this State. She paid a hi^h tribute to the personal excel lence of the miners of Colorado and cited amusing instances of the way the would be suffragists waylaid them as they came off their shifts. It was decided to hold the meetings without any break or vacation time. City Trustees. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22. — At the meeting of the Board of City Trustees accounts to the amount of $4627 were passed for payment. An invitation from the Board of Health, Oakland, was received fixing a meeting of the combined public bodies to consider the present unsanitary condition of the tidal canal at Oakland on Friday evening, June 26. The City Attorney stated that in his opinion no change of grade at the inter section of Seventh street and Atlantic ave nue could be made until a majority of the frontage owners had presented a petition askine such change to be made. J. B. Pitchford, mechanical engineer, i San Francisco, who drew the plans and | specifications for the electric-light works, ! addressed the board on the lackness dis played by him in their construction. He i admitted that the work was not good, but I bethought that was not his fault, as he had a deputy to look alter the work. He claimed the boilers were better set than ni ne-tenths of the boilers in the State. The Street Commissioners of Buena Vista avenue were allowed $25 each for extra services. The ordinance prohibiting expectorating i in public places or in public conveyances ! was carried. No bicycles are to be ridden on the I streets at a greater speed than twelve miles an hour. A Home Wedding. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— Rev. H. Haserodt of the German Lutheran Church united William Wahmuth and Miss Bertha Ruf in the bonds of matrimony yesterday i afternoon. The ceremony was performed i at the residence of the bride's parents, ! 32)5 Briggs avenue. The bride was most attractively dressed • in lavender silk, with sprays of orange blossoms in her hair and veil. Her Bister j acted as bridesmaid and her brother Otto j as best man. Quite a large party of relatives and ! friends assembled to witness the cere | mony, the bridegroom being the son of Henry Wahmuth. who was formerly a prominent brewer in San Francisco. Anticipating. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— The nine vear-old son of Alexander lnnes, named \Varren, thought he would, with a com fianion's assistance, ascertain if the regn ation allowance of powder was in the bombs he had purchased in anticipation of the glorious Fourth. The bomb went off too quickly for the lad and he nearly lost his left "eye as a consequence. Dr. Tisdale's assistance had to be obtained to save the organ and get the powder out of his eye and cheek. I.imlrrmiiii Opera-House. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— A new exit, I five feet in width, is being constructed in Linderman Opera-house. It will be a separate stairway, and relieve the crowd from the gallery from meeting with those who use the ground Moor. Mr. Linderman's work is in accordance with the recommendation of the fire com ; mittee who inspected the buildines in I Aiay, their atiention having been called to ! thematter in The Call in April. Nut s Suicide. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22. — Jasper Winant reported to the police this morn ing that a woman was trying to commit suicide in the bay at the foot of Oak street. Constable Day hastened to the scene and j found the woman wadine in the bay. She j told him she was not going to take her life just yet. She had been having "a time" and was cooling off. Revival Services. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— The revi valist. Rev. T. G. Patterson, is now ex horting in the streets and is drawing quite | a large crowd of onlookers. He is being j apsis ed by the Rev. F. D. Bovard of the ' M. E. Church and other evangelical min isters. Services are held after the street exhortations in the Park-street M. E. Church. Lincoln Avenue. ALAMEDA, Cal., June 22.— Mrs. Emily G. Cohen has been granted ten days' further lime wherein to file a notice of her intention to move for a new trial in the case recently decided in favor of the city in the matter of opening Lincoln avenue through the Cohen property. WILL SOON RESPOND. Father Akrrly, the Venerable Episcopal Minister, Appears to Be Preparing; for the Last Call. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— The Rev. Benjamin Akerly, rector emeritus of the St. John's Episcopal Church, is rapidly declining and old age and general weak ness are fast drawing the career of the popular minister to an end. For the nast two weeks he ha 9 heen confined to his bed, unable to move about, though he is not afflicted with any particular ailment. Father Akerly, as he is reverently called by tne whole population of the city, was one of the first clergymen to establish a church in Oakland, and during his long ministerial career ht ha* christened, mar ried and buried more people than probably any ether two ministers of Oakland. He is nearly 80 years of age, half of which has been spent in church work. AFTER R OAD HOUSES. Supervisor Church Wants Their Li- cence*; OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— Supervisor Church went after the road housss to-day and if they fail to heed his note of warn ing they may find themselves in trouble. Many of them have let their liquor li cense expire and either refused or neg lected to renew them. To-day at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors Supervisor Church called at tention to the Lafayette House, Wingate's and the Whito House, and asked that the District Attorney take the matter oefore the Grand Jury. He said the county expert had notified twenty-five other saloon-keep ers that their license had expired, and if they did not come to time at once they, too, AUCTION SALE FDR CREDITORS. • $25,000 WORTH OF JAPANESE HIGH-ART GOODS! Placed in my hands by the CREDITORS of the ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY. All to be closed out on the premises, 419 KEARNY STREET, COMMENCING ON MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1896, At 10:30 A. M. and 3 P. 31., and Continuing Daily Until All Is Sold. This is positively the largest stock on the coast, consisting of Oriental Ococo Rugs, Elegant Screens, Bronzes, Canton Curios. Old Sitsuma. Kaga, Koc.'H. Cloisonne, Aw*ta. Biahu. Ivory and Wood Carv- ings, Ancient and Musical Instruments. .Sale positive as store is rented. Ladies particularly invited. CHAS. EASTMAN, AUCTIONEER FOR CREDITORS. AUCTION SALE ! CHAS. LEVY & CO., AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms — 1 1 .T5 Market Street, Between Seventh and Eighth. Regular Saiedays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Telephone, Jessie 7oL THIS DAY, Tuesday... .June 23, 1896, At 10 o'clock a. m. at Salesrooms, 1135 MARKET ST.. bet. 7th and Bth, WE WILL SKI. I. Elegant line Furniture, carpets. Upright Piano, Stoves and Ranges, Toilet Sets, Crockery, fete. CHAW. LEVY <£ CO., Auctioneer*. THIS DAY AT 2 P. M. FURNITURE OF FLAT 420 Fourteenth St.. Near Valencia. FRANK W. BUTTEKFIELD, Auctioneer, 19 Montgomery street. AICTIOSUALE. On account of unpacking and preparing the large stock of unclaimed furniture and merchan- dise for sale at warehouse, 211 Larkin St., auction will be postponed until June 25. L. H. BURD, Auctioneer. would be reported to the Grand Jury. Among the latter were William Peru, Elm hurst; Mary McConnell, racetrack en trance; J. H. Jurgens, Golden Gate; L. Lehmkuhl, Golden Gate; .1. Tierney, Broad way and Columbus avenue; Joseph Ras piller, Dalton and San Pablo avenue; H. Brockelman, Golden Gate; Leuz & Wat hermorth, Half-way House, San Leandro road. THE GARBAG 'S QUESTION. Improvement Club Taking Active Stepg to Solve It. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— The West Oakland Improvement Club is now ready to let the contract for the moving of 2500 yards of earth for the beginning of the filling of the West Oakland marsh, which has been under discussion for so many years. They have the money in hand to pay for this work and they will be assisteu in this enterprise by the North Oakland Club. This is the beginning of a thoroughfare from Seventh street to North Oakland, the racetrack, stockyards and West Berkeley. The club now has under consideration a more sanitary and practical method of di posing of the garbage that i 3 being dumped between Curtis and Adeline streets. Young People's Party Against Teller. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— The Young Men's People's Party Club of Ala meda County, the representative or ganization of the party in this county, held a large and enthusiastic meeting this evening, when they took steps to stem the Teller tide that appears to be raising steadily in their party. The following declarations were adopted unanimously as expressive of the party sentiment of this vicinity: The Younp Men's People's Party Club of Alameda County stands aghast at tne assump tion of certain members oi the National Com mittee, under the chairmanship of H. E. Tttubenech, with the tide of success settine ton arcl our standard, t:> surrender the grand principles of the People's party to the single issue of free silver, and passing by vried and true Populists to advise the acceptance of a candidate fresh from the Republican party, who repudiates being a Populist. While we respect the honesty nnd manhood of Henry M. Teller, we recognize in Senator M. V. Alien of Nebraska a true Populist, sound upon the silver issue and worthy of the supDort of the r»rty that he has so honored in the halls of National legislation. We affirm our belief that sincere friends of financial reform should rally to the People's party, which declared for tree silver in che Omaha platform, and is capable of dealing with this as with every other great issue before the American people. Big Damage Suit. OAKLAND. Cal.. June 21.— The suit of Suail Grant for $20,0X1 damages against Dr. J. P. Sarsrieid has been transferred to this county from San Francisco. It was hied May 28. when the plaintiff alleges that by unskillful treatment and neglect she was contined to her bed for wteks. She claims to have paid him $150 for medi cal treatment aiul $80 for nursing. l.iimir- Death. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— W. E. Lamb, a member of the brokerage firm of A. G. Gwinett <fc Bro. ol San Francisco, died at his residence, 963 Seventh street, at 11 o'clock this morning. He had been v resident of Caiirornia twenty-tive years, and leaves considerable propenv and a widow. * — «> — • Christian l-n<leavorers OAKLAND, Cal., June 21— The city Christian Endeavor Union held an import ant meeting this evening and elected offi cers for the coming year. They took action "in regard to the Sun day drills of tne Fire Department that will undoubtedly provoke opposition. A reso lution was introduced condemning the practice of breaking tlie Sabbatn with fire drills. The city union also elected the follow ing officers to-night to serve during the coming year: Blackwell's Genuine Yon will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce bag and two coupons Inside each 4 ounce bag. Buy a bag, read the coupon and see how to get your share of $250,000 in presents. GRAND AUCTION SALE THIS DAY AND TO-MORROW, Jane 23 and 24, 1896, At 10 o'clock a. m. of each day, at MISS MARY lake's SCHOOL, S. E. 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Also The Contents of the Gymnasium and Schoolroom*, COMPRISING 60 Sets Pulley Lifts. 75 Sets Indian Clubs, 100 Sets Dumbbells: ViCircle Foils, Masks and Pads; Handsome Platform Scales: Rich Books, Charts, etc.; '250 School Desks, assorted sizes; 12 Teach- ers' Desks, and an endless variety of articles for school purposes. Residence open for inspection on Monday, June 22, 1896, from 9 o'clock a. m. until 5 o'clock P. if. Catalogues at residence on Monday and at our office. Remember the hour of the sale, at 10 o'clock: a; M. Auction sale Tuesday and Wednesday. June 23 aaiJJ^ 1896. ■ASTON, ELDRIDGE A CO.. Auctioneers. Office, 638 Market Street. President, H. J. Waters, Baptist; vice-presi dent, E. T. Leiter, Congregational; recording secietary, Miss Helen G. French, United Pre» byterian; corresponding secretary, Miss Alice B. Wythe, Methodist; treasurer, Gilbert Rob ertson, Presbyterian. The city union was only formed one year ago, but the reports were very grati fying and showed rapidly increasing mem bership. Ferry Suicide Identified. OAKLAND, Cal., June 22.— Tne body i of the man who committed suicide to-day ! was identified this evening by J. H. • Hickox as that of William M. Towle of ] Downieville, a miner "40 years of age. ; His wife lives in Baneor, Me., and a daughter, Mrs. A. A. Dowe, in Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Spencer's Suit. i Sarah Owen Spencer nas applied to the Superior Court to have the judgment obtained against her by Henrietta G. Wltzemanu set I aside. Mrs. Spencer was accused by Carl yon ! Tiedeman of figuring as Harriet P. Christy in | a swindle which involved a transfer of 500 j shares of the Southern California Fruit and i Improvement Company. It is claimed that Mrs. Spencer was bedridden in Arkansas and unable to attend the trial and that her attor ney allowed the case to default. • — » • Every man has more than he needs of i something. 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