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HONORED ERIN'S
PATRON SAINT
Father Kind's Church Ten
dered a Benefit at the
Macdonough.
Among Many Clever Numbers
Bright Children Fill a Piacs
With Credit.
Orator McDonald Reca Is the Lessons
Taught by the Historic ValU2
cf th; Day.
Oakland Office Bar Francisco Gall,}
10S Broadway, March 17. f
The Macdonough Tnoater was packed
to-night with an audience that assembled
to do honor to the saint whose festival is
placed on the calendar for to-day. The
affair was made the occasion of a grand
benefit for the Church of the Immaculate
Conception.
The beneficiary is the church of the
venerable Father King, the oldest priest in
.Alameda County. Father King laid the
foundation of his parish in pioneer times,
REV. FATHER KING.
when oak treesjjcovered the present busi
ness portion of the city. His was the first
church of the Cachoic faith erected in
Oakland.
The proceedings opened with an oration
by J. J. McDonald, the orator of the even
ing. He reverted briefly to the example
of St. Patrick and his piace in the history
of the church, and in forceful language
regretted that tneday so dear to the hearts
of many should be chosen as the day for
a brutal exhibition among men claiming
to be civilized. Mr. McDonald's speech,
wasloudly applauded.
Miss Mamie Conroy rendered a piano
solo and ihen a little operetta named
'"Penelope" was cleverly given. Those
taking part were: Penelope, Miss Belle
Kinp; Mis. Croaker, Miss Laura Lafferty; j
Tosser. F. Griffing; Pitcher, Mr. Wilson;
Chalkß, Mr. Lamb. A sextet from "Lucia j
di Lammerruoor" was tastefully sung by J
Miss May Gooch, Miss Sadie G< och, Ben- I
jamin W. Ferris, W. Grifling, R. J. Kern, j
W. H. Ballan'.yne. At the conclusion of |
nearly every piece ihat big good-natured j
audience showed its appreciation by de
manding encores, and if all had been
granted the late hour at which the celebra
tion closed would have been earlier, but
in another day.
The next part of the programme was as
follows: Basso solo, "Bel eve Me if All
Those Endearing Young Charm.-," W. C. |
Wilson; duet in character. "Maggie, j
Dariiug, Now Good-By." Miss Conroy j
and J. Ri ney ; comique, Mr. Hvne»; '
bass solo from opera '"La Juive," "Se Pel [
Rigor," Mr. Balantyne; solo, Matthew
Grennan; soprano solo, Miss Mary C.
Spiliane; solo, William J. O'Brien.
The young folks had their part of the
affair, and very cleverly and cutely they
acquitted themselves. The little folks and
what tliev did were as follows: Recitation,
"Nolan's' Dream," MissO'Gara; Scotch
dance, Highland fling. Miss Etty Em y; |
Bong, "The Shamrock," Miss Alice On c- j
orv, MiS3 Agnes O'Neill and Miss Emma '
Madigan; recitation, "The Gladiator,"
Muster Daniel Bigiey.
A quartet, "Annie Laurie," by the Ce- ;
ciiian Choral Union of tne Immaculate !
Concepcion Church came next. It was j
composed of Messrs. Grifiiiig, Griffing, j
Lamb and Robertson. They were re- I
quired to give a short encore to satisfy j
tneir hearers. Mi-ss May Gooch, as Leo- !
nora, Mr. Frank Griffing, as Manrico, and |
Professor Kern, as Count di Luna, fol
lowed with a scene from the fourth act of ,
"II Trovatore" and more bouquets were j
sent to the platform.
The programme conclnded with a very \
Jaugnabie farce entitled "That Rascal j
B;tm." The scene was I Alabama, j
and the characters were : Mis* May:
Glover; Laura, Miss Dona.. -■ , Charles Liv- j
int-'Ston, Frank N. Dudd ; Sam, Frank
Burns; Maj >r Pauff Jacket, E. McManus !
It was both laughable and agenuine iarce, j
and M. Patrick's day bad nearly passed !
into history when the great audience, still
laughing, left the theater for home.
GIVES THE SECRET AWAY.
Vice-President Aiper'* Advice' to the
>i«: otiantV Kxchaline
OAKLAND, Cal., March 17.— The Mer
cbwnts' Exchance is discussing the oroj.o- j
sition of how to Keep Oakianders from
carrying their trade across the bay. List j
night Director Rott resigned because he i
said times were tOJ bard for him to retain
membership in the organization. Hl3 let
tet created an interesting discuss on in
•which several directors took part.
Vic--Presiiient Arpersaid : >l lt is utterly
impossible to confine a trade 10 any par- j
ticular location People will buy coods !
where they think they Dan get. the best
for 1 hrir money.
"What the merchants want to do is to
make it Known that they have something
to sell and that it is to be sold cheaply,
and then 'customers will come. People
will not be coerced into buying here or
anywhere eise. The only thing we a«
merchants can do is (o bid for Uie trade
"i- the country tributary 10 Oakland.
When the people learn that they can buy
here as cheaply as in San Francisco thore
will be no mure trouble on that score. Iv
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
order to prove this we must advertise our
various lines of goods."
Director Coward and D rector Sohst
spoke in the same vein, and it was the
unanimous opinion of the directory tnat
the agitation of the matter must be kept
up without ce-sation.
DEBATERS CHOSEN.
! Overstreet, Colin aud Weil to Repre
sent California in the Debate
With Stanford.
BERKELEY, Cal , March 17. -The men
who will represent the University of Cali
fornia In the annual intercollegiate de
j bate with Stanford were chosen to-night
at Shies Hall. There were twelve con
; testants for th« places on the debate,
j IXinnenbaum. Conn. Weil, Haber, Miller,
] Marks, Son, Overstreei, Trefethen, Tread
well, Clark and Murdock. The following
men were chosen: Overstreet, .Conn and
| Wei', and Marks, substitute. The judges
i who made the selection were Warren 01
--ney, James H. Deering, Professor Bosley
of the law college and Proiessors' Jones
and Moses of Berkeley. . '•
Harry A. Overstreet. who wa« one of the
three who made the team, was the winner
of this year's Carno debate. He is a
member of the junior .class and is gener
! ally considered as one of the best debaters
!at college. A. L. Weil is a member of the
' senior class and is also enrolled as a
j student in the law college. C. C. Cohn,
the third speaker chosen, and A. C.
I Marks, the substitute, are both students
j at the law college and members of the
I cla-s of '08.
The competition for places on the debate
I was very close, the decision of the iuiges
I being arrived at only after lengthy con
sideration and as the result of a com-
I promise. ■■.■
McCLYMOIDS IS SAFE.
An Interesting Future Awaits
the High School Language
Profesior.
When Explanations Ars Demanded
Th*y May Come From Umx
p cted Quarters
Oakland Office San Frakcisco Call,)
908 Broadway, March 17. f
Superintendent McClymonds of the
School Department i« just now the most
interesting man at the City Hall. All the
other officials know their fate, while sur
rounding McClymonds there is just enough
uncertainty to make him of interest.
Mr. McClymonds' term will expire with
the old Board of Education, and ihere is
just a chance that he may not be his own
successor. The chance, however, is very
slim, and so far there is only one oppo
nent. This is Professor burrill of the
High School.
The new board will meet the first Mon
day in April, ana they will then proced
to elect a secretary. McClymonds' frien is
claim to have eight votes ;or him, white
Burrill calmly expresses the opinion that
he can count on about half a dozen. As
there are but eleven votes in the board
some one is evidently making a miscalcu
lation. McClymonds has been in his pres
ent position lor eight year?, and has seen
the School Department take immense
strides in that time. He - undoubtedly had
a good deal to say regarding the men
nominated by the Republicans for School
D;rectors last October, and as a straight
Republican ticket was elected feels proba
bly safe.
Professor Burrill, on the other hand,
has good cause to feel uneasy. H.s pub
lished statement a few weeKs ago was re
garded by McClymonds as an unwar
ranted cr.ticism on his superior officer.
Bumll said many hatd things about the
Superintendent, and criticized nar-hly the
whoie system pursued in the grammar
schools." It is not lik-ly that MiCiymonds
will let the incident pass. Knowiu how
near was the end of his own term oi office,
McClymonds paid no attention to tha
matter, but therfe is no doubt that when
safely re-e ected for four years he will de
man lan explanation from the heaa of
the language department of the High
School.
This opportunity to explain will very
probably caus a sensation in school board
circles. Burr.il asserts that nearly all his
brother professors are of the same opin
ion as himself, and are thoroughly dis
satisfied with the training of the pupils
prior to their reaching the High School.
This is a very serious objection for a pro
lessor to make, and it is very doubtful if
many of his fellow-members of tut faculty
will stand by hiiu at the critical time.
In the new board are several members
who In previous years have bsen Iriendly
to McCiyraonus, and it is Out reasonable
to infer tha they will vote to re-elect him.
Some of ttiem are under personal obliga
tions to McClymonds, and the outlook at
present is ihai McClymonds will superin
tend the schools for the ncx four years,
while somebody else than Professor Bur
rill will be teaching languages in the High
School.
Trades Uiiiun-t Oppose Otla.
OAKLAND. Cal., March 17.— Tins after
noon A. J. Read, secretary of the Cali
fornia State TypographlcaLUnion, sent a
dispatch :to President McK:n;ey, asking,
that .''the jg un popular H. G. Otis of .Los
Angeles be not honored with any appoint
ment." ■■•■
; C. D. Rogers, president of the Alameda
County F.aerattd .Trades,' also forwarded
adispaicn |to Senator Perkins, in which
the federation prays "that H. G. Otis, the
avowed enemy of ! labor, be riot, honored
with any appouiiruetit." . ■- „ -.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897.
WAS RUINED BY
ONE NIGHT'S ACTING
Helen Dahl's Experience
While Trying to Be a
Davenport.
Instead of Wiijning the Applause
of Thousands She Goes
to Whittier.
A Story, the Moral of Which Was
Very Clearly Pointed Out by
the Judge.
Oakland Office San Fkancisco Call,)
DOS l*>r jauway, March 17. \
Helen M. Dabl has been for over a year
a belle oi Hay wards. A few months ago a
traveling company of what are pro
fessionally calle I "barn stormers" stayed
two nights at Haywards. On the second
evening one of their leading ladies sud
denly became ill, and it was necessary to
fill her place in a hurry.
The manager of the company bad his
attenti n called to Miss Dahl, who had
never before done anything more deserv
ing of applause than sing at private
theatricals. Helen, however, was at
tractive, did not show any evidence of
stage fright, and could sing tolerably
well, so she was put on the platform the
second night. There was a large audience
in the theater and Helen made a hit.
From i bat night all her desire was to
become a star. She gave her friends and
parents notice that she was anxious to
shine as a planet in a firmament in which
Fanny Davenport and Modjeska and a
few others would be but satellites, and
when once this idea entered Helen's head
it was of no use for her parents to demand
or friends to advise.
She watched the daily papers for adver
tisements of pretty young girls wanted to
perform in minor parts at San Francisco
theaters, and one day she saw something
tdat she thougnt would suit here. With
out giving ter parents warning she left
her country home to find fame in the me
tropolis. For several days there was a
hue and cry by her parents, but Helen
conld not be found.
A few weeks later some of her towns
folk were "taking in" San Francisco, and
in a little amu-ement-house known as the
'"Empire" they found Miss Helen tloing a
SDecialty. They conveyed the news to her
father, and as she was under 18 years of
ace, with the aid of a little official help
she was soon back at the old homestead.
But the desire for a public life before
the footlights had taken possession of the
wayward Helen, and she threatened as
soon as possible to resume the career of
an actress.
Now coine3 the rery prosaic and most
unromantic finale. This morning at the
instance of tier father she appeared be
fore Judge Hall in the Superior Court.
The story was told, while Helen giggled
and seemed to mink it was a good joke.
Finally the Judge decided that the nest
thing for the youmr lady would be a term
at the VV'hittier Reform School and he
made the necessary order. Helen jaunt
ily declared that sue had no objection to
poing there and whispered asiue to one of
her companions that she wouldn't he
there many w*eks, it evidently being her
belief that it is an easy matter to escape
from thut place.
In making tiie commitment Judge Hall
referred very strongly to the lesson ex
emplified of the fate of a foolish ycung
girl who persisted in rejecting the good
advice of her parents.
AN UNGRATEFUL VANDAL.
Wrecks On© of Car- Repairer Lad low's
Pretty Gardens.
OAKLAND, Cal., March 17.— William
B. liudlow, foreman of the car-repairing
shops at West Oakland, is an enthusiastic
lover of flowers. There is not in this city
a finer amateur collection than he has at
his home on.Eig!ith street. When McKin
ley was nominated. Mr. Ludlow sowed
different colored plants in his garden
making the word "McKinley" appear in
red on a large green field.
He said he had done this previously in
his life and that if the seeds grew the
nominee was sure of success. In the case
of McKinley he did not make a mi-take.
A few days ago he let ont in front of his
house, where all pedestrians could see, a
hundred varieties of beconias, for he is
mora anxious for other people to enjoy his
dowers man he is to keep ihem in his hot
houses. This morning when he awoKe he
found that some vandals had entered the
garden, stolen every one of the begonias,
trampled down many other rare plants
and flowers and did all the damage they
could. He declares that he wifl never
again make an attempt to do anything
for the good of the public.
PROFFESSORS INDIGNANT.
They Frown Oq the College
Sports Who Went to
the Fight.
The Opinion Expressed That They
Will N t B- Excused for
Their Absenc?.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.— Trouble
is in store for the party of university
students who left their studies and class
room work yesterday afternoon 10 attend
the prize-fight at Carson. Rumors are
current that the faculty proposes to come
down on the young college sport* and
bring them 10 tast for "cutting" two flays'
recitations and dragging tlie name of the
university to the side of the prizering.
Talk of su*pernion for leaving the uni
versity without permission to attend the
fight whs heard irorn various sources
among the facuitv to-d3y.
Cast of Syle's New Play.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.—Profes
sor L. D. SyKof tne department of Eng
lish at the State University gave out
to-day the cast of diameters of bis new
play, "The Chaplain's Revenge," at Shat
luck Hall on the evening of Charter day,
March 23. The oast of the play, which is
itself a siory of life in the eighteenth cen
tury, told, in a prologue and four acts, is as
iollows:
The Rev. Gregory Shovel, D.D. (Cantab), bet
ter known as "The Chaplain of the Fleet,"
Frank Dunn; Frauds Curzon. baron Braxu-d
of Krax'ed and Ear. of Eversloigh, G. D. Kie
riiitt'; Sir Robert Levett of Favtrsham Hall,
KenuW.W. Mien; Will Levett, his son, de
vo'ed to dogs and borses, H. 11. Hirst; Harry
Temple Esq. (just from Cambridge) of Wotton
Manor, Kent, J. A. Elston; Sir Miles Lacking
ton. Ban, who hasUrunk up his estate, G. L.
Cross: Solomon Stflllebrass, who accounts
himself a poet, J. K. Force; Richard Savage,
who accounts himself a wit, H. (.:. Marmon;
Henry Wharnciiffe, a man about towu, Elliott
Pierce; Roger,', runner and ■. touter \ for , Dr.
Shovel, Silas Gei<; David, runner and tonter
for Dr. liottram, G. LVCroMs; Thomas, an old' I
servant.-. F. T. Biolettl; Gether Pounder, M.D.,
F.R.C.S. F. ; T. Biolettl: Postboy, C. W. Colo-'
man; Lady : Levett, Miss L. E. Moller; Nancy
L'veit, her daughter, Miss E. B. Syle; .Mistress
Esther Pimpernell.'a poor "gentlewoman, Miss
E. Kierulff; Mrs. Gambit of Fore street, Corn-
I hill, Miss A. I. Henry; Kitty Pleydell, niece to
Dr. Sliovel, Miss A. F. Brown.
Thanks 1 10111 the Governor.
BERKELEY. ' Cal., March "X 17.—Gov
ernor Budd has written a letter to Hon.
L.»vi Strauss thanking him as Governor of
the State and as president of the board of
Regents for his generous offer o: $3500
annually to the university as a scholar
ship fund. Among other things the Gov
ernor says that he welcomes the disposi
tion shown in the terms of the gift; a dis
position which tends to bring every part
of the State into harmonious and mutually
helpftii relations; a disposition which will
tend greatly to mitigate the prejudices of
place and locality — a disposition which
will add to the patriotism." of the whole
State and in every way tend to the gen
eral good.
Song of Krin Celebrate.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.— The An
cient Order of ; Hibernians celebrated St.
Patrick's day this evening at Sisterna
Hall, West Berkeley." An oration was de
livered by Stephen £. Sullivan and a two
act drama entitled "A. Lover and a Half"
was rendered by. W.; C: PiJge, C. C.
Champlin, Miss G. Champlin and Miss D.
Lombardi. ......
j. McNamara and J. Eean boxed four
rounds, and a number oi literary and mu
sical selections were rendered by Miss
Ellen Dowd, Thomas Gil martin, L. A.
Jaunet, Charles S. Warner, Douglas,
James Cook and J. Henry Long.
To Remove Moss. .* . !
BERKELEY, Cal.. March 17.— Profes- I
JOHN J. ALI.ES. FRED V. WOOD.
JUDGES ALLEN and WOOD Give the Police Court an Ultra-
Judicial Appearance*
sor Hilgard of the State University has
invented a wash which has proved to be
very efficacious In removing moss from
trees. In a late bulletin of the university
the formula is given as follows: Caustic I
soda (98deg.), 1 pound; commercial pot- |
ash, 1 pound ; sulphur, 3 ;>ounos; boil to- |
gethor one hour. Dissolve 20 pounds of \
whale-oil soap (80 deg.) in hot water, add
Mid boil half an hour. Dilute to 100 gal
lons. Appiy hot.
Try-Ont Field Day.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.— The first
try-out field day of the present season at
the Stale University will take place uext
Saturday afternoon on the Berkeley cin
der path. About forty athletes will enter.
A general "weedinz out" will take place,
and all thos- not equaling or surpu^sintr
certain records will be dropppd from the
list of those who are to rect-ive attention
from Captain Brown and Traine- Al L an
in preparation for the inter-collegiate meet
in April.
Ceremonies Pottponed.
BERKELEY, Cal., March 17.— The cer
emonies attending the laying of the cor
ner-stone of the new Affiliated Colleges
bii'ldings in San Francisco have been post
poned from next Saturday to March 27.
Endeavor Kally.
BERKELEY, Cal.. March 17.— A grand
rally of the members of the Chris ian En
deavor Society in the Berkeley Union will
take place next iVritlay evening at the
First Presbyterian Church. The purpose
is to create interest in the work in prep- |
aration for the National conventiou to be
held on this coast in July.
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To Employ Oakland Labor, j
OAKLAND, Cal., March 17.—Candi
dates ai the lecent election are now filing
the expenses of their campaign, and it ap
pears that some of them obtained very
good positions in the city government at
a very small outlay. W. A. Dow, who
was elected City Attorney, spent oniy
$269. of which $1.50 wan paid to the Re
publican committee for hall rent. R. M.
Clement, who was elected City Engineer,
only «pent $118.
Auditor Snow spent up to his limit, and
this is peculiar, inasmuch :i it was abso
lutely certain that he would succeed him
self, there being really n j other candidate
in 'he riei i.
B. C. Cuvllier was elected Councilman
at large for $4S. B. A. Rabe spent $10 to
succeed hinuelf as Library Trustee, and
Ely Matthews paid $7 for the honor of
being on the ticket.
Glover's Mind Is Disordered. -
OAKLAND. Cal., March 17.— Robert
Glover, tormerly a well - known livery
stable proprietor, was examined to-day on
a charge of lunacy. Dr. Myra Knox acted
with Dr. Wilson in conducting the exami
nation, and this is the second instance of
a lady physician officiating as a commis
sioner in an insanity case in this county.
The testimony show<-d that Glover was
feeble-minded and frequently wandered
about in an aimless manner. Nothing
can keep him at home, and although his
family rented a room in Oakland and pro- j
vided him well with clothes, he would '
give them away, and at night seek shelter
at ihe City Hall. The physicians decided
that he was mentally disordered but not
dangerous to be at lnrjre. and his wife
will try to secure his admittance to gome
institution for feeble-minded.
Cannot Slander With Impnnlty.
OAKLAND, Cal, March 17. — Mrs.
Jo-ejih H. MiKenzie circulated some
alleged slanderous Mories about John "M.
Douglass a few months sro. Douglass
was employed with a grocer in this, city
afld on account of the slander hp lost his
position. He brought suit for $5000 dam
ape?, and a ju<l|»ment has been awarded
him. Judge Greene will fix the amount
of damages next week.
Stockholders Not Liable.
OAKLAND, Cal., MarcU 17.— Judge
Hall rendered an important decision yes
terday in the suit growing out oi the fail
ure of the Piedmont Cable Company. Tie
issue involved was the individual liability
of the stockholders. The arguments were
made by many attorneys, and a: the con
clusion a motion for a nonsuit was grant
ed. Thia relieves the stockholders from
individual liability.
JUSTICE WOOD
WILL NOT CONTEST
Judgs Allen Names His
Court Clerk and 0 ficial
Reporter.
Ordinary Drunks Were Tried
Yefterday by the Two Dig*
nitaries in Bank
An Effort May B; Mad"? to Induce
'the N ; w Mayo- to R»in,tate
Wood.
Oakland Office San Fkancisco Call,)
203 Broadway, March 17. \
In the Police Court this morning two
Judges sat on the bench, and it was proba
bly the first case on record where two
Judges sat in Dank to hear charges against
a few old drunks.
Judge Wood went to his chambers as
usual this morning, and was met by Judge
Allen, who was yesterday appointed to
succeed him. Allen quietly remarked
that he supposed Judge Wood knew of
what had taken place, and Wood replied
that he did and had not made up his
mind whether to accept Mayor Davie's
appoi itment without a contest or not.
The Judges had a little conversation and
finally bgth went onto the bench, where
Judge Wood transacted the business while
Ju lee Allen took th» part of a spectator.
After the adjournment of court Wood
stated that he would accept the ruling of
Mayor Davie and give way to Allen to
morrow morning. He 3aid after looking
at the law that the Mayor had authority to
remove a Police Judge'at pleasure, and he
would bow to that authority.
Judge Allen was asked why the ap
pointment hud been made so ion- after
the date — January 1, when Wood's term
expired — and he said he supposed that
Davie was carrying out an understanding
that he bad made with his (Allen's)
friends before election.
The .hi l go denied that there had been
any arrangements between himself per
sonally and the Mayor.
Judge Alien has appointed as his cler*
W. J. Hennessy of W*st Oakland, and
Phil If. Walsh as his s enographer.
Mayor Davie says that he has appointed
Allen In place of W-.od because Allen "i s
a good Republican." It is supposed that
Davie means by this that Wood is not a
good one, having run independently last
election and declined to seek the Republi
can nomination.
While Allen sits on the police bench,
Juil-e Wood will preside at the Justices'
Court. The salary in both cases is the
same, and Doth men are elected under the
title of City Justices, and the law places
the option of designating their respective
positions with the Mnyor.
It was stated to-day that the new
Mnyor, W. R. Thomas, who will take
office the first week in April, will reap
point Judue Wood. Captain Thomas not
yet having taken office reiused to civo a
peraoual opinion or. the matter to-daj.
ALL IN MANILA PAPER.
John Cummin's Supposed Wealth
Existed in His Fertile
Imagination.
Close of tbe Munbail Revival Meet
ings—Another Versioa of a Bath.
A Son Disinherited.
ALAMEDA, Cal., March 17— The En
cina! publishes an amusing story coming
from Denver, Colo, as a finale to the ex
perience had in Alameda in tracing tbe
fabulous wealth of John Cummin, who
died here on the 21st of last January.
Four packages, supposed to contain $20,
--000 in currency, were found to be nothing
more than sealed, prepared and indor-ei
wads of paper. The son took out special
letters of administration and then hied
himself to Denver, a key to a safe-deposit
box in that city having been found,
which box it was believed would di dose
the treasure and titie deeds to gold mines.
The son paid $43 back rent on the box,
compromised an o'd claim of attorneys
for $1500 or $1700 for $iOCO, to come out of
1 the treasure in the safe-deposit box, and
when the latter was opened packages such
as those in Alamedn were disclosed, sup
pose.l to contain $20,000 in currency, but
reaiiy nothing more tuun so much mamla
paper.
Tim Cummin estate is the joke of this
town at ihe exi en«e of a c-rtaiu attorney,
who was to have handled the estate, an
undertaker, who had the funeral, and
others who were let into the secret of the
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•ignature of wZa//ffl&&b>U of CASTORIA.
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Auction Saics
6RISD FURSHTRE AUCTION
THIS DAY (THCKSDAY) at 11 A. M.
779 MISSION ST.. MX FOUiiTH.
FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD. Auctioneer.
Monte Cristo wealth of the dead miner
and schemer. The son is a San Fraucisco
experimenter in hypnotics
Phillip Donna ly'a Death.
ALAMEDA, Cal., March 17,— A differ
ent version of :he Ueaih of Phillip I>on
nally at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 21st cf
lastnionih in a prison cell, is given in a
letter received by Mrs. A. W. Gamble of
1910 Alameda avenue, the mother of the
young man. Uhe letter was dated two
days after the death, but on account of a
misdirection lay in the Aiameda pos'.office
until last Monday, when it was received
by Miss Kate Dotinatly, a sister of the de
ceased. The letter is Dy a stranger to the
Alanitdans, Captain Burt Ward of the
Plowboy, in whose employ the young man
had been. The letter shows that the
young man fainted in the street from
heart-failure and having been taken to ihe
station-house died there. The telegraphic
accounts bad it that the son and brother
was arrested on suspicion of larceny.
Disinherited Ills Sun.
ALAMEPA, Cal, March 17.— The will
of James UooK, ex-City Marshal of Aia
meda, has been filed, disposing of an es
tate vuiued at $2500. H:s sifter. Mrs. Ann
Jane KeJly of Philadelphia, Pit., is the
sole devisee. The son, J. J. Cook, now of
San Jose, is disinherited specihcaliy. The
wilt was made on tue 30th of iast Jan
uary, before ihe testator's removal to the
Soldiers' Home at Yonntville, where he
died.
Close of the Revival.
ALAMEDA, Cal., March 17.— Rev. Mr.
Munball, wuh Mr. Birch, his cornet
playing coadjutor, has held iis closing
meeting in the three weeks of the revival
and this a ternoon ieit for the Stanford
University to deliver his lecture <>n t c
Bible. To-morrow he will go io Murys
ville to open a series of revival services for
another three weeks. He . xpects to re
main on the coast lor about six month*,
and will close his work in Los Angeles.
Tsotes About Town.
ALAMEDA, Cal., March 17. — "How to
Study Modern Languages" wiH be the subject
of a talk by I'roiessor Zimmerman on next
Saturday aiternoou at 2 o'clock before the
Indies of the Adelphian Club.
The Yon Kajff-Marsden wedding will be
solemnized to-morrow evening at the Congre
gational church. Miss Violet yon Kapff will
be the maid, Arthur G. Burns the ue.-i man
and A. F. tit. Sure, Frank Fabeus, Louis Ward
anU Charles Hanley the usners.
Frederick Stanhle, on behalf of his dead
father, has presented to ihe Free Library a
iramed and authenticated copy of ihe New
York Gazeteer, published on Juuuary 3, 1786.
The Free Library has received, through the
American Consul at Bombay, portfolios of 465
engraved and co.ored plates of the architectu
ral details of the temple at Jeypore, India,
published in England by the Maharajah of Jey
j ore. There is on.y another copy t-xtant in
America, in the Astor Library ol >'ew York.
The Board of Education has appointed James
L Balleniine school census morsnnl, with
Charles P Frost as his deputy. They will be
gin the work in the field on the 15th of next
month.
James R. Bigler of this city has exchanged a
stock rauch of 5132 acras, five miles from
Cloverdale, in Sonoma County, for eleven lo.s
and houses at the corner of Julian and H
streets iii San Jose.
The Alameda Auxiliary of the Woman's
Suffrage Association will hold a meeting at
the homo of Mrs. Majors. Clinton avenue and
Chestnut street, on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
Charter members of Pacific Hose Company
No. 4 held a meeting, pa^std re.-olutions, sent
a floral emblem and detailed pali-bearers to
attend the iuueral of Peter Martlnoni. The
meeting will result in the formation of hii
association of charter and veteran members
cf the company. _
Ready f >r Store Impruvementl.
OAKLAND, Cal., 3larch 17.— The West
Oakiaud Improvement Clnb, which has
done splendid work for that section of the
city, held iis first annual meeting last
nij:ht and elected new officers. They are:
Colonel J. C. Bullock, president; George
W. Drake, vice-president; Louis Huff
schmidt, treasurer, and a board of direc
tors consisting of H. C. W. Bode, William
Long and Joseph Nesbitt.
Wlnit Candidates Spent.
OAKLAND, Cal., March 17.— The San |
Francisco Bridee Company lias fi.ed with
the Board of Works its agreement to hire
Oakland men in the repair of the Eighth
street bridge, with the exception of the
engineer, foreman and possibly some ex
perienced pilednvers.
A LEAGUE OF KINDNESS.
A Charitable Institution, Organized by
an American Lady in London.
"The Ladies' League of Kindness" is
the pretty title of a little organization
now entering on its second year of exist
ence. It was founded some twelve mon tbs
ago by the Hon. Mrs. J. Randolph Clay,
widow of a United States cii izen who rep
resented America at more than one Eu
ropean court. The plan is simplicity it
self. All members pay in an annual sub
scription of a guinea, which forms the
fund to be drawn on, and receive in return
twelve cards whish admit the bearer to
twelve assemblies held in turn at mem
bers' houses or in any other place ap
pointed by the hostess. These assemblies
may take whatever form the "holder" de
sires, such as an afternoon "'at home," a
soiree, conversazione, or dance.
The "hoider" fixes t:ie date, locale and
nature of the ass mbly, defraying the ex
penses. Each guest brings a card, which
is left at the door, an i the nuniDerof cards
Deing reckoned at £1 Is a dozen a corre
sponding sum is handed over to each host
ees or 'holder" to bestow on any indigent
and deserving person w; om she elects to
benefit. Thus, at the end o> the year, the
bulk sura paid in in subscriptions is iii -
tnbutedi Many gentlewomen of charita
ble dispo-ition, but small means, are glad
by lending their house and sup: lyinsr re
freshments to become possessed of £5 or
£10 to benefit some poor sufferer whom
thty could not help to the same exieut
out of their own pockets. Asthe ''League"
wa- initiated among friends and on very
modest lines most of the members are
personal acquaintances, but the idea i
cupabie of indefinite extension. — London
Chronicle.
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The Kage of Miniatures.
Too many of our old-time fashions are
going out, but one, at least, is coming in |
again. 1 speak (if the wenring of rninia- |
tures. There is, indeed, quite a rage for \
these delicate little portruits just now ol j
our fairest women and children. You may !
have thero in any size you may choose; i
wear them as losket-, or in button*, waist
bands or suo3-bucEles. They are charm- j
ing, 100, inserted as a medallion on the i
cover of an ivory or tortoise-shell note- |
book, cardcase, or pel volume of any Kind |
And I imagine a miniature would become j
the top of a lovely scent bottle upon one's i
toilet table. Only the other day 1 heard !
of an American millionaire who gave or
ders to a fashionable nnnianue-painter
to emblazon his watencase with flowers of j
rare enamel around the cherub heads oi j
hs two tiny daughters. For my part, I]
would like on ufening the watcn to see
t lie inside of t.*ie case' disclose the smiling
face of one near and dear to me.
'Tis such a pretty, dainty art, that ci
miniature painting ! "It needed but that
we should wait" for the revival of no at
ractive a vogue. Our great and grea:
great grandmothers chose to wear the
miniatures of their beloved ones in thin
gold medallions by a black
watered ribbon round tueir necks and
fastened with a goid pin or brooch over
the left breast. 1 doubt noi we shall be
BASCH .UITIOI COIPASI Inc.,
319-331 MJTTKK STREET,
Bet. Grant Aye. and siockton St. Tele. UrantB7.
I WII/L SKLL, THIS DAK,
THIE^UAY, March IS, at, 10:30 o'clock a. m.. at
a>uve salesrooms, the contents of a X r .! -<■: ss
Hotel, comprising: F'irniiu re; Carpets; r-toves:
Ranges; Cockery: Glassware: .'gate and Tin
Ware NOTE.— Dealers and buyers In general
are requested io attend this sale, as parties are re-
tiring ironi bus ness and :oods must be sold.
is. BASCU, Auctioneer.
doing likewise in the year of grac<* 1897.
Great ladies, and those ladies who .ike to
follow their betters, are giving orders
right and left to miniature painters.. The
best ground for the work is, of course,
ivory, which is practically indestructible.
But although we have. some clever and
careful artists in our midst the brilliant
and charmine work of others of a bygone
day is by no means equaled. — Tue Woman
at Home. . „ r -v ;• ,'.\-V ■_;,
♦ — * — •
A Gan Fired Under Water.
At Portsmouth a short time ago a stage
was erected in the harbor within the tide
mark. On this an Armsirong gun was
mounted. The gun was then loaded and
carefully aimed at a target, behind which,
was the hull of an old vessel, the Griper,
which lay in range of the ball — all this, of
course, being done during the time of low
tide. A few hours later, when toth the
cun and the target were covered with
water to the depth o: six feet, the gun was
rired by means of electricity. The target
itself was placed twenty-live feet from the
muzzle of the gun. It was composed of
oak beams and planks and was twenty
one inches thick. To make the old Griper
invulnerable a sheet of boiler-plate three
inches thick was riveted to its hull. On
all of these — the oaken target, the boiler
plate and the Gr, per— ihe effect of the
shot from the submerged gun was start
ling. The wooden target was pierced
through and through, the boiler-plate
was broken into pieces and driven into the
backing, the shots goinz through both
sides of the vessel, making a huge hole. —
Tit-Bits.
The army of China is sometimes put
down at 9 000,000 soldiers.
: bevt io-dat:'
THE BLACK GOODS'
HOUSE.
Removal News!
Elegant Moliair Dress Skirts,
fine fitting... $3.50 each
Elegant Silk Waists, lined and
extra quality... s4. o*) each
P. D.Corsets (all sizes), $2.00
grade....... $1.50 each
White Kid Gloves (black stitch)
.............. 50c each
Extra Elaborate Silk Skirt,
; $20.00.. Reduce! t0 515.00
22 Geary St, ne3r Kearny.
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