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.
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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. Corner of Suiter and Octavia Sts.,
THE ELEGANT AND ELABORATE
Drawing- Room, Reception - Room,
Library, Music-Room, Dining- "
Room and Chamber
FURNITURE
BY OATAL.OQUB,
COMPRISING IX PART,
10 Concert Grand, Upright and Square Pianos—
Btelnway, Chickerlng, Decker, Weber, Rosener
ana Light & Co.'s makes; Rich and Elegantly Up-
holstered Sofas, Arm ana Easy Chairs, Lounges,
Patent Rockers, Reception Chairs, etc.; Solid Oak
Reception, Rocking and Patent Rocking Chairs;
Solid Oak, Walnut ana Ebony Bookcases, Cabi-
nets and Music-Stand* : Elaborate Carved Solid
Oak Bedsteads, Bureaus and Chiffoniers: 25 Oak
Chamber Sets: Hair Spring Mattresses; Rich Glace
Armoircs: Magnificent Gold Frame Mirror; Mag-
nificent Oak Sideboard and Hat Tree: Dining-
Tables; Butler's Sideboard: Vienna Bentwood
Chairs; Onyx and Ebony Pedestals; Bronze Man-
tel-Clock; Elegant Bric-a-Brac; Flegant Engrav-
ings and Etchings: Japanese Plaques; China,
Glassware and Plated Ware: Elegant Lambre-
quins and Lace Curtains and Cornices. 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.
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