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THROWN INTO A
MEXICAN JAIL
Return of Jack Mather,
Who Was Arrested as
a Smuggler.
He Was Asked by a Stranger
to Carry Seme Opals
Across the Border.
Released by the American C ::su!
Alter a Few Days in a
Dung on.
Oakland Office Bab Francisco Call.)
•jos Broadw y, Feb. 5. f
Jack Mather returned last night from
Mexico, and but for the intervention of
the American Consul at Nosales he would
still be in a dungeon on suspicion of being
a smuggler.
Mather is a well-known Southern Pacific
fireman, residing in Oakland, and in the
early part oi October he made up his miml
that this locality was altogether too dull
ana uninteresting for a man who wished
to see more of the world. He fitted him
self out for a tr.p to Arizona and Mexico,
JACK MATHER, a Well-Known Fireman, Telling the Story of
His Experience in a Mexican JaiL
end nothing more was heard of him until
a rsontb ago, when a dispatch was received
from Xogaies stating that he was in jail.
His friends did what they could to cause
the in ervention of the American Consul,
but did not know how successful they had
been until Mather arrived. The story he
tells is somewhat romantic and he vouches
for its truth.
"Everything went well," said Maher,
"until I got down to Ei Pa s o, which city
is just across the river from Nogale?. One
Sunday morning I thought I would take
a trip into Mexican territory, and as
the two cities are connected by a bridge I
walked over it into the Mexican city. I
Ptroiled around for a few hours and took
in the town and aii the original sights,
and toward evening I started to go back
to K. Paso. Ihu 1 barely started when I
wus accosted Ijv a stranger just as 1 was
about to cross the bridgp. He had a little
parcel in his hand, which was directed to
a party in El Paso. He tola me he had
been detained and could not deliver it
himseif and asked me if 1 would attend to
it for him, at the ?ame tima offering me a
$1 bill for my trouble.
"At that time I was rather short of
money, for people who travel as I did do
not^jeneraliy carry letters of credit. So.
f-eein.' the chance to make $1, I accepted
his offer and toot tie parcel. The
stranger then left me and I proceeded on
my way toward El Paso. Beiore 1 pot to
the middle of the bridge I was stopped by
a Custom-house official an-l searched. 1
had noihine about me and was about to
walk on wnen the officer concluded to look
at the parcel.
"He opened it and to my sun-rise I saw
that it contained opals and other precious
stones. I was at once arrested and
cnarged with attempting to smuggle con
traband poods acr iss t!ie border. 1 was
thrown into jail at Nogales and it i 3 the
dampest, coldest and darkest dungeon 1
ever saw. You can't see your hand in
front of your ince. and when once the
door is closed it is never opened until the
prisoner is taken out. dead or alive. My
meals, which were just sufficient to keep
me from starving, were passed down to
me through a bole in the roof of the cell.
"After b Leg Confined for two or three
days 1 was enabled to get word through
one of the euards to the American Consul,
and was finally released.
"When I returned my friends thoncht
I was still in jail, and wen* at work trying
to secure my tp ease."
SCHOOL BONDS IN DOUBT.
An Eugtern Legal Opinion That They
Are Invalid.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 5.— C. H. White
.& Co., New York bankers, who put in a
bid for the Oakland school bonds, which
were ordered to b; refunded last year
have written to the City Clerk, stating
that they cannot accept them, as they are
illegal. They have forwarded their at
torney's opinion in full, and several new
points are raised which may cause the
city much trouble. . One paragraph espe
cially is of grave importance. It is as lol
lows:
I nlHoeail your attention to the fact that
■$3500 of these bonds under the ordinance arc
due September 25, 189(5. I seriously question
the power of a city to «el] Its overdo bonds.
The so-called talc by a municipality "of its
own bonds is in le^ul effect nothing more than
the exercise of a borrowing power, and 60 far
as ths first installment oi this issue is con
cerned the transaction amounts !o a loan of
43500 to the city and the city Issuing to you
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
bonds due September 25, 1990, as evidence of
tha loun.
At the present time all the bonds are
held by two parties, to wtorn the city is
paying"intere*t by special agreement, and
tnere is notlr.nz to ir-'vent them present
ing them for immediate payment. If a
valid doubt < xi^ts reg .rding the legality
of refunding, it is not unlikely that these
bond* may be presented, in which event
Auditor Snow says he will have to turn
over without a moment's hesitation every
cent in tmy fond of the city treasury.
Another CluiniHiit for Damages.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 5. — Miss Carrie
M. Cbarieen commenced an action to-day
agai; st the Oakland Railway Company
for $50,000 ..umage?. She alleges that in
May, l v i'">. she was alighting from a Tele
graph-avenue car, which started ut> sud
lieniy, throwin ■ her to the ground, in
juring her back and spine and cr pplmg
her for life. Attorneys Reed & Nua
bauraer filed the complaint.
I !>•• Queen *W:i« Insultod,
OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. s.— Henry Ou
bridge, known as "Lord Athol," was ar
raigned to-ttay :or embezzlompnt. When
Sheriff Smith put the handcuffs upon him
Lord Athol protested, saying that such
conduct was an insult to the Queen, of
whom he is a subject. The Queen was
insulted and Athol was handcuffed and
taken to jail.
Can Prosecute Marsh-Owners.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 5. — A precedent
has been discovered f >r prosecuting tho
owners of the Tompkius school marsh
land for maintaining a nuisance. City
Attorney Peirsol says that in June, 1883,
Gilbert Clement was fined $100 for main
taining a nuisance of the same character.
He appealed, was beaten and paid the
fine.
A Young Wife* Delusion.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. s.— Marv Garcia,
the lti-year-oid wile ol Enoch Garcia of
Haywards, hns reported to the officers
that she believes her husband has mur
dered their baby. The woman is evi
dently deluded, because there is proof that
no child has ever been born in the Garcia
family.
A Despondent Painter's Suicide.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. s.— Charles
Papc. a despondent painter, who has b -en
out of work for some time, took carbolic
acid last night ami ended his li c. He
was a native of Michigan, ag'd 32, and
lodged with Mrs. Johnson at Golden Gate.
H« was unmarried imd of a singularly
morose disposition. His remains were re
moved to the Morgue.
READY TO HANG HERSELF
A Woman Tramp Prepared to
Meet a Train on a Rail
road Trestle.
Constable Rimage Declares Her to Be
Insane and L dged H?r in the
County J ill
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,)
SX)B Broadway, Feb. 5. )
Constable Ramage of Haywards brought
a woman to the County Jail this after
noon and charged her with insanity.
The woman, who Bays her name is Mrs.
Price, tells a peculiar story, and Jailer
Lane, who has conversed a couple of hours
with her, declared to-night that be be
lieves she is perfectly sane, and Is confi
dent she will be released in the morning.
"My family lives in Los Angeles," said
Mrs. Price, "and I was intending to tramp
irom San Francisco to that city. 1 got as
far as Hay wards and there I was ar
rested. The constable saw that I was car
rying a piece of rope and he seemed to
thinK I was intending to commit suicide
because I told him that I intended to u?e
the rope to bang myself under a bridge if
such a thin: should be necessary.
"He did not give me time to explain,
but at once concluded that I was insane
and brought me to jail. hat I meant
whs this: I know that there are some
long trestles between here and Los An
treles, and I took the roue which I form
erly used to fasten my trunk, so that i! I
was caught on a trestle by a passing train
I could hangbaneath it till the train had
passed. That is ail the hanging I in
tended to do."
Jailer Lane says that h* thinks the
woman is perfectly sane and that he be
lieves' her story. The most unorthodox
thing she did in jail was to smoke a cigar.
"Much Ado About Nothing. "
ALAAIEDA, Cal., Feb. s.— The Avon
Dramatic Cinb was greeted with a full
house to-ni-_'ht at the presentation of their
comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing." for
the benefit of the Alameda Woman's Ex
change and Relief Society in the opera
house. The participants were: H. B.
Phillips, George MoncK, E. C. McManus,
H. V. Parratt, Phil C. Dibert. A. F. Esta
l>rook, EussHl R. Stednian, Miss George
Eliot, Miss Rose Elliot, Mi>s Mabel
Moore, Miss lVarl Mecartney, Dr. J. J.
Medros, Royal P. Mncdonald, A. F. Esta
t)rook, Abe P. Leach, Alva J. Remmei,
Ray Dean, H. V. Parratt.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897.
A MERE CHILD
TRIES SUICIDE
His Mind Affected Because
of the Suicide of a Young
Cousin.
Arthur Cooke, Twelve Years
0 d, Takes Chloroform in
a Basement
As His Mania Appears to Be Perm : .
nent Re Is Ordered to an
Asyium.
Oakland Office San Fbancisco Call,»
908 Broadway, Feb. 5. J
A very unhappy case or suicidal mama
developed last evening with the twelve
year-old son of the Rev. W. H. Cooke of
0244 Magnolia street.
About dusk last evening the boy was
found in the basement of the house by
members of the family unconscious and a
partly emptied bottle of chloroform was
by his side. Dr. Legault was at once
called and found that the boy had not in
haled very much of the deadly drug. He
had evidently saturated a handkerchief
with the chloroform and held it to his
nose. As soon as unconsciousness over
came him the handkerchief dropped to
his side and thus saved his life.
For nearly two months the boy has been
afflicted with a desire to end his life. This
unhappy decision was arrived at when his
cousin, Frank Locke, committed suicide
by taking poison and cutting his throat in
Golden Gate Park. Since that time the
boy has frequently appeared to be tempo
rarily deranged and has expressed the de
sire to end his life. He has told his
fatner that he might as well be dead, as
tne world did not need him.
The boy was examined this afternoon
before Judge Greene, and from the evi
dence and the testimony of Drs. Todd
and Selfridge tne lad was declared irre
sponsible and was sent to an asylum.
There was great uncertainty as to how
he procured the chloroform, bat this
afternoon Dr. Bodle, who keeps a drug
store on San Pablo avenue, cleared it up.
•'The other day Mrs. Cooke came to my
store," De s:tid, '"and got a bottle of chlo
roform, explaining that she was suffering
from looihache. The woman sa.d she
was Mrs. Cooke, but 1 do not know her,
alinougli I know tne Key. Mr. Cooke very
well. Yesterday a.ternoon the young
Cooke came to my store for another bottle
of chloroform, saying thai his mother was
still suffering from the toothache, so I
gave the drup."
The Rev. W. H. Cooke was at one time
pastor of the Nortti Oaklaud Congrega
tional Church, but at present he is nut in
charge of any churcn. He ascribes his
son's mania to the influence of the suicide
of his cousin, young Locke. The child
leil about a year airo ana injured his head,
and for several mouths hi* sight was
affected. He recently told Eddie James,
a schoolmate, that he wanted to commit
suicide, but that he had no grudge against
anybody, and be has frequeniiy told his
companions that he wanted to die.
ADVOCATE WHITE LABOR.
The Alameda County Federation
of Trades Condemns Tene
ment Cigars.
A Lecture From an Eastern Delegate
Leads to Some Strongly Word.'d
Resolutions.
Oakland Omcz Pan Francisco Call,)
908 Broadway, Feb. 5. J
The Federation of Trades met last night
to hear Delegate Michael Raphael of the
Cigar-makers' Union of New York City in
regard to tenement-maoe cigars. Afteran
interesting speech the following strong
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The Alameda County Federation
of Trade-*, knowing thai the cigars sold and
consumed in this city are produced by Eastern
factories in tenement-houses; thiit as cigar
mnkers and their farnilii s are compelled to
hire apartments from the employer, in which
tiiey are forced to work and live, and pay ex
orbitant rents for same, from twenty to fitty
families working tn these structures under the
most unsanitary conditions; whereto, theie
workshops «nd living apartments combined
are dangerous to health. Sicknes-s and disease
of all kinus affect the occupants, thus
breeding contagion to the consumer,
as well as the producer. The degrading char
acter of this system of employment tends to
demoralize tlio sacredness oi home, dwarfs
the mental, moral and physical condition of
the children, who are, by force of circum
stances, prevented from attending school, in
being competed to work with the rest of the
members of the laraily ; therefore, be it
Betolped, That the AUmeda County Federa
tion oi 1 rades hereby declare that they will
use ail honorable meuns to discourage the sale
of such cigars, and will only patronize dealers
who have the Dive label of the Cigur-makers'
International Union pasted on every lot, and
see that wnlte labor v employed, and use all
cffjrts to encourage homo industry; bo it
further
KcsulvLd, That this federation inform deal
ers tuat we will refuse to pairorMze them
unless they agree to handle such cigars only
as bear the blue label and show ttml white
labor is employed.
Upon adjournment of the meeting the
members oi the various unions met in
lormally to take action in indorsing can
didates for the municipal election. A
committee of two members from eacn
union was appointed, an<J they will hold a
conference next Monday.
Washington's Birthday Parade.
OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 5. — Arrange
ments are being made lor the observance
of Washineton's birthday, and the
lin:inco committee reports meeting with
good success in soliciting subscriptions.
Several organizations irom San Francisco
have promised to come over to this city
on that day.
DIVORCE COURT NEXT.
The Kleupfers "Will seek *L«gal Sepa
ration Owing tv Outside
Interference.
ALAMEDA, Cal , Feb. The attempt
of Mrs. Kleupier to commit suicide yester
day may result in divorce proceedings be
ing inaugurated in the near future. Mr.
Kleuffer returned last evening from Stock
ton, where he went in answer to a sum
mons from his uncle, who is under arrest,
charged witn the killing of two men last
Tuesday at New Hope. He consulted
Attorney Tappan this morning and ad
mitted that a divorce would follow.
He refused to state which party would
take the initiative, but declared that he
and his wife would live together no
loncer.
"W> have been married only three
months," said lie to-day, '"and were living
together happily when outsiders began to
interfere. They began talking against me.
but cannot show one thing I have ever
done that I should be ashamed of. It is
simply a case of outsiders sticking their
noses into other people's affairs."
Mr. Klfupfer is considerably worfcea up
over the affair and speaks in a determined
manner. He promises to give hi- wife
every attention necessary, including a
nurse and physician, and settle the bills
for the same. He is willing to make any
concession in ti-e matter possible.
AGAIN POSTPONED.
Society Baseball Gauie Between the
Berkeley Football 1 earn and the
Glee Club Laid Over.
BERKELEY, Cal., Feb. s.— On account
of the inclemency of the weather the so
ciety baseball game between the Glee
Club and the foo bull team at the State
University has again been postponed.
Instead of being held to-morrow after
noon it will probably take placo on Sat
urday, February 13.
Ii the grounds are in sufficiently good
condition the interclass games will be
played next week, beginnine with junior
senior game on Monday. On Wednesday
the freshmen will meet the sophomores.
The winners of these two matches will
play on Friday and the winners of the
tinals will then play the Dental College
nine on Saturday lor the championship of
the university and the intercluss trophy.
The lateness of the season has materially
affected the practice for the intercollegiate
series Which is scheduled to tuke place
within about six weeks.
Political Parties May Combine.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Feb. s.— The Non-
Partisan and the Independent Taxpayers'
parties held a meeting last evening in
Judge Gentry's courtroom. From the
result ot the meeting it is believed that the
The Handsome Trophy, Valued at $250, for the Winning of
Which the Council Refuses to Pay $23 to Substitute Firemen.
two parties will combine their forces for
the coming municipal election. Tne Non-
Partisans have a committee in charge,
consisting of Dr. Hubert, N. Rowell, Mat
thew Lee. Louis Jewett, Douglass Keith,
Charles Herlitz, Thomas Doiid and Wil
liam Curtis.
Plenty of Mnthrooini.
BERKELEY. Cal., Feb. s.— lnstructor
F. T. Bioletii of the department of agri
ciil ure haß b?en mak'nn a series of ex
perim nts with mushrooms, testing them
as to thiir edibility. He has tound a
dozen or more species growing on the
campus which he says may be eaten with
safety and which were previously regarded
as poisonous.
Dr. lie Come at Work.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Feb. s.— Dr. Joseph
Le Conte, who has been confined to his
room met of the tfme since his return
from the East, has entirely recovered and
is again at his work. He guve his first
lecture since his return yesterday, to a
class in advanced geology.
It !s his purpose to introduce within a
short time a course of special lectures on
"Optics," which wiil be supplementary to
his revised work on "Light," now in the
press*. The course is intended to be pri
marily for graduate students.
MUST BE BLFUBLICANS.
A Complication ArU« * in the Army it tin
Navy League.
OAKLAND, Cal. 4 Feb. 5. — The Army
and Navy Republican League have de
cided that ail members who do not stand
by their obligations to support National,
State unO municipal Republican tickets
shall be dropped trom the roll. As a com
mencement Harry Inwall was expelled
last night because he was at the Tax
payers'" Convention which nominated
Mayor Davie.
In this connection a very interesting
complication has arisen, iur while the
league was in session expelling Inwall for
indorsing Davie for Mayor the Republican
City Central Committee was also in ses
sion and appointed J. S. Colburn, a Popu
list,as the nominee of their party from the
First Ward. Now several of tne veterans
are askine how, in view of last night's
action, they can conscientiously vote for
Populist Colburn when one member has
been expelled for saying a word in favor
of Populist Davie.
WORK OF THE EMNS.
Laundry Farm Koad Repaired—
tit All Hi-.nl i>.
OAKLAND. Cal., Feb. s.— The washout
on '.he Laundry Farm road was repaired
early this morning, and to-day the cars
are running as usual.
Water in the arroyo at Livermore has
run past the L-street crossing for the first
time this season. There is an old saying
amoii£ the residents that unless the rain
flow past Li street, a good crop cannot be
assured. Now they feel easy.
The >torm .shows no sign of abatement
about Decoto. Alaineda Creek is again
flowing bank full, and if the storm con
tinues it must soon break oat, and flood
the country. Alvarado, the mouth of the
creek, is now flooded •by an overflow" of
two days, and should the creek a«;ain
break out the damage will be great. Resi
dents are now compelled to go about in
boats. •
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
NOT EVEN THE
COST OF PLUMES
Will the Council Pay to the
Firemen Who Won
First Prize.
The Handsome Trophy Has Not
Been Accepted by the Fire
Commissioners.
Ignored for Months Eecausc the Idea
Originated With the
Mayor.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,)
908 Broad wuy, Feb. 5. j
Although the Oakland Fire Department
proved to the jud-es of the horse show
that it could ni.ite a belter turnout than
any ot her department on the Pacific Coast
the Finance Committee of the City Coun
cil begrudges the small amount that was
expended by permitting the department
to exhibit.
The idea of sending a team to San Fran
cisco originated with P. E. Bowles, one of
the directors o! the horse sbow, and Mayor
Davie; and although the trophy which
was won is of considerable value it has
not yet been recognized officially by the
Fire Commissioners, but is confined in the
vault of Mr. Bowles' bank awaiting the
action of the board.
Councilman Kaufman in loosing over
the affairs at the City Hall to-day made
the discovery that the bill entailed by
sending the crack team across the bay is
just $'J3, Mayor Davie and others paid for
the decorations, and the bill presented to
the Council is fimply the salaries of sub
stitutes, who were employed while the
winning team was being prepared and was
on exhibition.
The bill was presented by the Fire De
partment in the usual course, and at the
la9t meeting of the Finance Committee it
decided not to pay It.
"In what other city on the face of the
! earth would so little civic pride be shown
}as over this matter?" exclaimed the
I Mayor this morning, when his expert told
him of the condition of affairs. "Here
we are with a valuable trophy on our
hands, bearing witness to the fact that
I we can make a finer showing than any
i oiher Fire Department on the coast, and
yet the cup is allowed to be hidden
away in a vault because of the in
difference of two members ol the
Fire Commission. Common decency
bbould have suggested that as soon as the
cup was received the F.re Commissioners
should have passed resolutions congratu
lating the department, accepting the cup
on behalf of the City and making an ap
propriation of a few dollars to purchase a
case in which it could be kept as an orna
ment in the otlice of the commission.
I instead of that, three months have passed
j and the City Attorney will introduce a
resolution at the next meeting bearing
I testimony to the fact that they are aware
I that the Fire Department won the first
prize.
"If such a thing had happened in Los
Angeles here would havo been a banquet,
to which all the Fire Department would
! have been invited, and tue citizens would
I not have ceased talking about it even by
this time, and I cannot understand why
Mams. Peirsol and W.lson should have
: shown so much indiftVrence or why Mr.
■ Manuel of the Finance Committee, who
I Dids good-by to politics In three weeks,
should so suddenly have become economi
cal except for the simple reason that the
idea oi sending the team across the bay
I originated with Mayor Davie."
German I.:. dies' Kelief Society.
ALAMEDA, Cal., Feb. s.— The Ger
man Ladies' Beliei Eociety will give a
masquerade bail at Harmonic Hall to
morrow evening. The proceeds are fur
the relief fund, and on former occasions
have netted a large sum for thai work.
The organization is one of the best-known
and worthy institutions of this city. The
following named will serve in cajacity
named: Committee of arrangements —
Mrs. Helmken, Mrs. Fiala, Mrs. Linde
mann, Mrs. Kaschen, Mrs. Ansel, Mrs.
Altona, Mrs. Oesicrreicher, Mrs. Alfs,
Mrs. Spreckels, Mrs. Schroede , Mrs.
Kahn; floor manager, Fre<l Fischer; floor
committee — Mr. Buns, Mr. Koerber, Mr.
Fiaia, Mr. Denke, Mr. Durein. Mr. Weich
ert, L. Fischer, Mr. vor.'Kapff, Mr. Pauls
nieyer, Mr. Sclioenau.
In order to have an invention protected
all over the world it is nece-sary to take
out sixty-four patents in as many different
countries, the estimated cost of which is
about £3500.
THE NEW FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
BERKELEY. Cal.. Feb. 5. — "Bobby" K. Ilaskeil '97 was unanimously elected
captain of Berkelpy's football team this afternoon. Tbe thirteen men who by
virtue? of having played in the last intercollegiate game wore entitled to vote for
captain came together ai 4 o'clock and in a few minutes' time chose the man who
is to lead the U. C. team or victory to defeat on next Thanksgiving day. Tbe
other candidates for the place— Hall. Carr and Hutchinson— had withdrawn their
names and the tieid was left clear for Haskel!. He was practically elected outside
of the meeting, but in order to make his captaincy v..lid the formality of a
session of electors whs necessary. His choice as leader of the football forces
under the blue and sold meets with the hearty approval of the ontire
body. \\ hat the place for Has>kell was lis conscientious and careful work
while training, his da>h and spirit wm:e at play, his knowledge of California
players and his superior generalship.
Though but a payer of two years' experience, he has made phenomenal devel
opment in ihe science and tactics of the game. In his first two years at college
he did not play at all, but acquiring a fomlness for the sport came out in bis
junior year. He was first piacea at end and then at quarter. So rapidly did he
improve that when the season of 1896 opened he was placed in charge of the
second eleven, which he captained from his position at quarter. In all of tho
contests with the clubs during last fall Hask-U played quarter during part of the
game. In the inteicolle>;iate he was callad out to take the place ot Kennedy, who
broke his nose during the last half. From the time he came on the field till the
finish he kept the team goin^ at a hot pace, which is his characteristic method.
He accompanied the team on its Southern California tour, during the Christmas
vacation, and played quarter in tlie first four tames.
Haskell hails from San Bernardino, where he graduated from the high school.
He is now in hi 3 twenty-third year, stands 5 feet 6 inches and weighs, stripped
and when in training, IS6 pounds. He is of stocky build and well muscled
especially across the chest and shoulders.
Haskell entered college in '93 as a special, but after a time he changed his
status to that of a regular student. Wuile nominally a member of the class of
'97, he will not graduate in May, because of the change he made late in his course.
He will return next term to make up the balance of his hours, and will take bis
degree in Decembar. .
DALTON'S COMPARISON.
Alameda County's Assessor In More
Economical Than the Lot
Angeles Official.
OAKLAND, CAL.,Feb. s— Assessor Dal
ton has compiled a table 'showing the
amount of money necessary to run his
office, and the increase in the amount of
work between 1887 and 18D6. His figures
are as follows:
One deputy at $200 per month $2,400 00
One deputy at $125 per month 1,500 00
One deputy ai $1-0 per month I,'JOJ 00
Seven deputies at 41.5 per month, four
months 3,50000
One -.l.pntv at f-100 per month, nix
month* 600 03
Twenty-five deputies at $100 per
month, four months 10,000 03
Tot al paid tor salaries of deputies . . .81 9,v!UO 00
Paid denudes' com missions un road poll
taxes »1,150 35
raid d wards Publishing Company for
transcript of deeds 54 00
Paid exDercs for valuing lands 650 00
Paid attorneys and court fee* 750 00
Total cost for running office for the
year 1,704 35
Receipt* of office for the year:
Assessor's salary 4.000 00
Salaries of deputies paid by the county. 4,100 00
Commissions from personal properly,
poll and road tux 7,155 80
Military roll 91 16
Total receipts from all sources $•-'6,169 96
Deduct expenses of office as above 21,7U4 Ab
Net incorn" of the Assessor for the
year 1«96 $1,465 61
Or a monthly sulary of 8. 1.-i
In addition to the above I received from the city
of Oakland $1337 35 for furnishing a certified
copy of the assessment roll, go tar as . be same ap
plied to property wlthLj the cliy of Oakland, (bee
se lion 36i3, Po itlcal Code.) The cos; of duln?
the above work «« as Bt>so, leaving a net profit to
the Assessor of 9687 35.
Another statement made by the Asses
sor is as follows :
From the above Rtntement It will be seen
that the work in the Avscssor's office has in
creased over 100 per cent since 1887. With
all the increase in the work oi the office there
has been less than 30 per cent incease in the
revenue allowed for doing the work.
The cost of the nssossment, including the
salaries of the Assessorand hisd?pu:ifs, in Los
Angolos County durine the year 1896 w>is
$4 1 ,663 95, as against $20,109 9G in Aiameda
Couuty.
Candidates Indorsed.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. s.— The Federal
Labor Union met to-night and received
the following communication from the
Labor League of Aiameda County:
Oakland. Cal., Feb. 2, 1807.
To Officers and Manbers of federal Lab'V Union
My work as a school teacher often brings on a
state of intense nervousness, which prevents .
digestion and results in severe headaches. I
have found that by watching my feelings and
taking a^^^^c^^^^ 6^ 6
when I feel myself becoming tired and nervous —
I get relief at the time and prevent further trouble. ■." . - ■ .
No. 7671- Gentlemen: At the last meeting of
Aiameda County Labor League, the following
candidates were indorsed, which, we think,
are the friend* of labor, and which we sin
cerely hope you can indorse and support:
Mayor, J. L. Davie: City Attorney. W. A.
Dow; < ny Engineer, R. M. Clement; Auditor,
R. W.Snow; Treasurer and Tax Collector, Z.
I Oilpin; Councilmen at large — George Earl,
William Heitman; Ward Councilman— Kim
Ward, M. C. Nunan; beroud Ward, — Gerard-
Third Ward, M. W. Upton: Fourth Ward,
— Boyer; Fifth Ward, W. O. Buckland; Sixtn
Ward, — Watkinson; Seventh Ward, — Foster.
A copy of this will bu sent to all reform and
labor organizations in the city of Oakland.
By order of Executive Committee Alameda
County Labor League.
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Two Baukiuptcy Cases.
E. Lomler ana B. A. Schloh, individually
and doin? business as the Pacific Music Com
pany, yesterday filed a petition in insolvency.
They owe !r^4,(J'JO'JO, which includes $9308 50
due William Sohmitz. The debt to Mr.
Scnmili is secu ; i by the pledge of pianos and
organs. It is stated that tne assets of the firm
will amount io $14,679 24.
Walter E. Cook, a teamster, asks to be ad
judged insolvent. He owes if46l 90 anil has
ao assets.
• — #■ — •
I'r.uik Fiesel Injured.
Frank Fiesel of 1430 O'Farrell street, while
riding in a buggy iast evening, collided with
another vehicle at Grove and Franklin streets
and was thrown violently to the ground. H«
sustained a lacerated scalp wound and other
slight hurts, with a possibility of internal in
juries.
NEW TO-DAT.
Wlien I say I cure I do not mean merely to stop
them for a time and then have them return again. I
mean a radical euro. I bare made the disease of
FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a lifo-
long study. I warrant my remedy to enre the worst
cases. Because others have failed is no reason for
not now receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise
and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Ex-
press and PoKtotfiec address.
M^XPEEKE,F.D.,4CeiIarSUewYorR
/^\ r#^^ on ' s Dispensary,
iKI:AKSITS ' r ' Established
!i liM'" •'»•-•■» for the treatment of Private
ill Lf) *Wf I) 's et!f ' ( '. Lost Manhood. Debility or
t»|^HSSg»' *e.HSt»wearingoitbo<Jyar.d mind and
%WT 888( Sk i'" Oi«eas*'R. ' I'hPQOctorci:reswhen1 'hPQOctorci:reswhen
fc^MSSp.iotiiP'sfnil. Try him. Churges low.
NnHUi Cnrf»cuaraiilrfJ. Call or wri
Dr. J. V. uIBBON. Box 1957. San Francisco.
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