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OAKLAND AND ALAMEDA COUNTY. 10 SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1895. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THEY CANNOT READ OR WRITE, Will DRAW MOB LINE. The Athenian Cyders Have Been Challenged by the Champion Colored Scorcher.

ARE TOYS FORJTHE INDIANS, Th Bostonians Presented Colonel Wettstein's Beer Kegs as Prizes to the Red Men. LANG FAVORSJOME TALENT. He Says That an Eastern Coach Is an Expensive Luxury for Football Players. MAY SHOWTHEIR HEADS, Oakland Bathers Have Been Given That Permission by the City Council. Van Patten recites that ha was arrested on complaint of C.

J. Welch, who swore Van Patten harbored James L. Tyson when ha bad full knowledge that Tyson bad feloniously assaulted Nettie Van Patten, a minor daughter of plaintiff! in the suit begun today. Van Patten was discharged upon preliminary examination, however, and Tyson was acquitted after trial for the felony. Van Patten now says all the persons who were identified with bis arrest acted maliciously and without probable cause.

His name bas been blasted, be says, and be wants J25.000 damages. EXHIBITS IN READINESS. And It Is Decreed There Shall Be No Silence in Oakland for the Space of Half en Hour. OAKLAND, December 14. The last exhibit was put in place in the exposition building to-night, and the fair is now ready SHE CLAIMS THE WORLD'S RECORD.

Miss Idella Allen Is Very Anxious to Have a Race With Soma of the Bloomer Girls of Oakland. Oakland office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway. OAKLAND, December 14. Miss Idella Allen, the champion colored cycler, known among her friends as "The Pride of Oakland," Is not satisfied with the record she has made among those ot her own race, and proposes to give white people a chance to show whether they or she can make the fastest time. Some months ago a number of Oakland Wealthy Applicants Who Are Re fused Registration Will Mandamus the County Clerk TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF THE LAW.

The District Attorney Sustains the Positi A L. rU.j anA on Feeling Is Shown. Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway. OAKLAND, December 14. Mandamus proceedings are to be commenced against County Clerk Jordan which will lead to (est of the constitutionality of the amend ments to the law relative to the registration of voters adopted at the last session of the Legislature.

Several wealthy men who were to-day denied registration by Clerk Jordan announced they would at once pro. ceed to test the constitutionality of the law, regardless ot expense. Joseph Herrscher, tor many years Town Treasurer of San Leandro, has been busy of late inducing men in that town to register. An election on a bond issue to purchase the electric-lighting plant is to occur on Monday in Saa Leandro. That is why voters are stirring to see if they will be en titled to vole.

To-day five Portuguese were applicants for registration. Clerk Jordan declined to enter tbeir names on the Great Register of the county. Manuel S. Rose, a wealthy resident of San Leandro, announced be would mandamus the County Clerk and compel him to place his name on the Great Register If It cost $1,000. Mr.

Rose is thirty years old. He asserts he was naturalized October 29, 1391, In Santa Clara county. But he can neither read nor write. Joseph Gracla Metoza who is a native of California and recently became twenty-one y.ears old, was refused registration because he is unable to read the Constitution of the State or write his name. Frank Maria Sllva, aged thirty-five years, who also claims to have been naturalized in Santa Clara county on October 29, 1894, was denied registration for the same reason.

County Clerk Jordan refused to place any name on the Great Register of -Alameda county where the owner is unable to read the Constitution, or is unable to write bis own name, unless it is satisfactorily proved to the Clerk that the man's name is on the present Great Register of this county, or was on the Great Register of some other county in California before March 16, 1895, the date the amendment 'to the law was ratified. Joseph Herrscher and his San Leandro friends appealed to the District Attorney to-day from the position of Clerk Jordan. The District Attorney sustained the Clerk. Mr. Jordan told Mr.

Herrscher he would in each case lean toward the applicant, but the law must be observed as he understood it. Mr. Herrscher and his trends at once an nounced their intention of employing counsel to mandamus the County Clerk and test the law. It is anticipated that proceedings will be begun Monday. The parties who feel aggrieved are wealthy and In a position to sustain the burden of a suit.

County Clerk Jordan says they will ac commodate bim by testing the law soon, so he will know how to receive applicants for registration, as the Great Register is soon to be canceled and an entirely new registration made. A LtCKY NUMBER. XV i Most Welcome Holiday Gift! A Fine Piano. Every family should have one. All the comforts of a borne are not yours without the culture, art, and refinement that tmisto brings.

A liberal education is impossible without a Piano. You are surely convinced tbat you want one? AU right I here is the place to select the beat; at bottom prices and on terms to suit you. Several Jarpe ware rooms tilled with tbe choicest makes and a carload arriving weekly to supply the demand for the holidays. The Old, renowned HARDMAN received First MeUal at tlie Columbian Exposition, and Is the only Piano mude that jmphoveb with AOK. You can make no mislake by selecting it.

You will also tlud the Chase Hack-ley, and several ether standard makes in our warerouins. A large oocHignment of the popular IIACKI.EY Pianos juKt received. This iuBtrumcnt is mamifacturetl by one of the oldest and Piano corporations in America, and contains all tie principal new and features known to the music trade o-day. It is built with refetnce to tone-qunlity und durability. The tone-quality is full jnt" "rnipathetio and will get thin and wiry, but will maintain Its high musical quality in spite of auy amount of use and almost unlimited abuse.

The cases are of latest design, beautiful and unique. The price is well, according to choice of case, but moderate, very moderate, for such a piano, and terms to suit you. We want you to advertise the popular Hackley Piano by owning one and showing it to your friends, and will muke you special Inducements during December. Do not fail to call and see them, whether yon arrange for one or not. Upright Pianos from 11(10 up.

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UUil III! I L.X-J BUTTERWORTH GOT A BAG OF GOLD. The Berkeley Manager Renders His Final Account and Gives the Profit to the Athletic Association. Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway. OAKLAND, December 14. Manager Herbert Lang.

of the State University football team has at last completed his accounts and Is able to give his colleagues at the college a financial statement showing the result of the Inter-collegiate game on Thanksgiving Day. His report shows that that net profit of the game for Berkeley Is $450. This surplus has just been turned into the treasury of the athletic association. The association is in debt on account of the Eastern trip of the athletes and this money will help pay a few of the outstanding bills. Manager Lang Is a resident of East Oakland and he bas spent much of his time arranging his accounts so tbat be could make a complete statement.

The record shows that the complete returns for the Thanksgiving game amounted to $11,000. The joint expense of the two teams for the game amounted to $3,000. In figuring up the ad missions the managers found that 6.000 $1 50 tickets bad been sold and the balance was in $1 tickets. There remained to be divided between the two teams the sum of $8,000. This gave each side $4,000, out of which money they had to pay their own expenses.

Manager Lang found that he had a great many bills to pay and be says tbat he is well pleased to nnd that the team came out. with $450 to spare. One of the largest items of expense was the bill presented by Coach Butterworth. He was given $850 in gold coin for bis services for nine weeks at Berkeley. Mr.

But terworth was given this money fiat and did not have to expend a dollar for his personal expenses. In bis agreement It was pro vided that Berkeley should pay all bis expenses from the time he left his home in the East until he returned. He was given a railroad ticket both ways and his board and lodging were provided for at Berkeley. Then he had some other little expenses while coaching the team, which were all paid by the manager. When Mr.

Butter- worth landed at his home the other day he had the neat sum of $850 in bis Inside pocket. Manager Lang considers an East ern coach an expensive luxury, but he is not protesting against Butterworth a Lcharges. He says that, under the circum stances, Butterworth was the most reason able man they could get. They wanted a coach with a record and they had to pay for him. Lang originally tried to get Wood ruff, the famous Pennsylvania player, but he wanted $1,000 guaranteed and all expenses paid before he would come to the Coast.

This sum was considered top high and so all negotiations with bim were dropped. The men' who coached the Berkeley team have all drawn down good salaries in the past. McClung got $700 for his work, Hef-felflnger, $850, and Gill $450. The item of expense for a coach always makes a large hole in the profit of the team. Manager Lang Is now in favor of giving borne talent a chance to earn a little money.

He believes the time Is about ripe to do away with the Eastern coach. In order to do this an agreement will have to be made with Stanford. If the latter Insists on having an Eastern coach each year, then Berkeley will have to keep In line. Tbat Is the way Man ager Lang looks' at the matter. Under the circumstances I consider that we are very lucky to have a profit of $450," said Manager Lang.

"This money has been turned Into the general treasury ot the athletic association and will help pay the debt contracted by reason of the Eastern -trip of the athletes. Our largest Item of expense was incurred by the coach. I think the time is coming when we will be able to do away with the Eastern coach and em ploy home talent. I think we have men on this Coast that can do the work in a very satisfactory manner. I think they ought to be given a chance.

I do not know whether we will be able to pursue this course next year. Of course, if Stanford insists on bringing out an Eastern coach, we will have to do the same. We can get men nere wno will dcy the work for half the money. In this way the teams will make more profit. Berkeley has been handicapped In these eames right along.

We have no dormitories at our college and this makes it bad for the men in training. Butterworth complained of the lack of discipline at our college, and I think he is right. We need better dis cipline among our men when tney are in training. Then, again, we found that Stanford had an advantage in having the same coach every year. We have not been able to do this.

We get a strange coach every year who is not familiar with the-existing conditions. Our men have now been well educated in football and I can Bee no reason why the colleges should not patronize home talent in the matter of securing a coach." Did Not Stay Retrained. OAKLAND, December 14. Florence Bo-den obtained an order of court to-day, re straining her husband, Henry Boden, from transferring bts Interest in ten acres of land In Livermore valley. Mrs.

Boden Is sumg for a divorce. She served an order upon her husband, October 25th, restraining him from removing their minor child from her custody. Constable G. A. Koch to-day made affidavit that he served the restraining order and took Cecil Boden, the minor child, from its father and placed it with Mrs.

Boden. Boden is accused of having abducted the boy a week ago. Neither father nor child has since been seen by Mrs. Boden. She has de tectives searching for them, and if found Boden wfll be asked to explain in court why be disregarded tbe first restraining order.

Death of Huso Schroeder. ALAMEDA, December 14. Hugo Schroe-der died yesterday afternoon at bis home, corner of Railroad avenue and Oak street. He had been suffering from consumption for two years. He had been a resident of this city sixteen years, and was in the coal business.

He was a native of Germany and thirty-six years of age. He leaves a widow and one daughter. DR. POSEY Baa resumed practice at 1015 8ntter street Honrs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Eye, ear, throat, nose. txnins on your rurnltnre er pianos without removal. 3. Koonan. 1017 to 1023 Mlaaloa street Beautifully Illustrated Works at one-qnarter their price.

The Auction Store, T4? Market at. Stanford Deellnea. BERKELEY, December 14. The University Glee Club to-day received a dispatch from the Stanford University Mandolin Club declining to accompany the Glee Club on the proposed southern trip. Tbe trip may be abandoned.

Idella Allen. (The young colored record-breaker who hat challenged the Athenian to a race for more records. From a photograph.) BARNABEE PURCHASED MUCH BEER. George Frederick von Seidenschwauz Explains How a Deed of Charity May Be Accomplished by a Brewery. Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway.

OAKLAND, December 14. As the result of correspondence between Colonel Albert Wettsteln of this city and Manager Henry Clay Barnabee of the Bostonians, the fate ot three beer kegs, a brass faucet and an air pump which the Colonel missed after the celebrated company of vocalists last left California is now known to him. High up in the Rocky mountains untutored red men are toying with the Colonel's kegs. The faucet and air pump are believed to be en route to their owner. Colonel Wettsteln expresses himself as fully satisfied with the result of bis In quiry.

Manager Barnabee, he knew, would fully explain the mysterious elopement of bis Thespians with the beer kegs. The Colonel says be was not mistaken in his theory of the flight bis property. He wrote a letter to Manager Barnabee telling the noted man of song all he knew about the disappearance of bis kegs simultaneously with the departure ot the Bostonians. He told the manager bow three or four of his employees bad given a tip that a little banquet was to be held behind the scenes of the Macdonough after the opera was over. The Colonel explained that he had been paid for the beer which he had been invited to furnish for the banquet, with the understanding that the three kegs ahd a faucet and air pump were to be returned to him after the banquet, The Colonel also told Mr.

Barnabee how the kegs had been traced to the car which conveyed bis singers away from Oakland the very night ot the banquet, which never took place. Colonel Wettstein's letter appears to have overtaken Manager Barnabee a Omaha. His response was written on a letter head of "The Millard" in that city. Mr. Barnabee forgot to date his letter, but it is in his well-known handwriting, with his auto graph at the bottom.

The Colonel therefore knows that the letter Is authentic. The following is Manager Barnabee's letter to the Colonel: THE MILLARD. OMAHA fNeb.) 189. Dear Sir: Your favor at hand and contents noted. We encase people to sing and act and work, and, outside of the performances of their duties we have not any control over them.

I turned your letter over to the persons responsible for their actions, and, except to buy a large quantity of the beer for the company while on the trip, I can do no more. Yours truly, HENRY CLAY BARNABEE. Simultaneously with the Barnabee letter there came to the Colonel's hands a letter from one of the Bostonians who negotiated the purchase of the beer. This letter was written from "The Barker" Hotel in Omaha. It is in German, and a free translation reads as tollows: THE BARKER.

OMAHA, Dec. 3, 1895. Friend Wettsteln: Your faucet I send to you to-day, and also the vent or air pump, and hope that you will receive the same. The beer kegs we have given to the Indians as a prize therefore, I suppose this will be the last of them If you charge the kegs to the brewery In shape of a charity that will do first rate, and In case we should come to Oakland next year we intend to call at the brewery and pay them for the kegs. The price of $2 50 you anyway know is entirely out of proportion to the value.

Rpspectfully, GKORGS FREDERICK VON SEIDENSCHWAUZ. Colonel Wettsteln says that now tbat the mystery it explained he is satisfied. He chased Indians formerly when he was a Government trooper, and be says the noble red men will appreciate the symmetry of bis beer kegs. The Colonel also feels pleased tbat the thirst of Manager Barnabee's vocalists was abundantly assuaged while they were crossing the alkali deserts of Nevada. The Colonel says he bas been there and can appreciate the humane feelings which instigated Mr.

Barnabee "to buy a large quantity of the beer for the company." As for Von Seidenschwauz's suggestion that the Colonel "charge the kegs to the brewery in shape of a charity," Colonel Wettsteln says the idea is a good one, but quite Impracticable, as he has paid the brewery people for the three kegs. He is delighted, however, to learn that his friend Von Seidenschwauz is so charitably disposed. To celebrate the denouement of the beer keg mystery Colonel Wettstein last night entertained a number of gentlemen connected with De Wolf Hopper's company. They were eager to hear how "The Bostonians" escaped the perils of the alkali plains. They are following close upon the route of their fellow Thespians, and pro pose to observe the Indians tbat are toying with Colonel wettstein Deer Kegs.

RETURNED ON A TRAIN. One Journey Across the Continent on a Wheel Was fcnousjh to Satisfy George Lo'ier of he A'me Club. OAKLAND, December 14. George Loher returned from New York on the overland today. His bicycle came as freight.

Mr. Loher is the Acme wheelman who left Oakland several weeks ago to make the trip across the continent on bis bicycle. He thought be would try to make a record. Lober went to Portland and from there he made the trip. He met with many singular experiences on the way.

He managed to hold out, however, andanded In New York about three weeks ago. Mr. Loher Intended to ride back, but when he reached New York he concluded that a trip one way was enough for him. He will relate bis experi ence at the Acme Club next wee it. Pioneer Seth Warmer Dies.

OAKLAND, December 14. Seth Warner, one of the first Americans to settle in Oakland, died here to-day. Mr. Warner came to this city before it was incorporated. He was a member of the City Council years ago, and a well-known figure in local affairs for more than forty years.

His son Elon is Chief Assistant to Baggage Master T. J. Carothers ot the Southern Pacific Company, Mr. Warner was seventy-five years old He was a native of Massachusetts. Ilia llaad Warn Mutilated.

OAKLAND, December 14. Thomas F. Madigan, who lost two fingers and bad a third finger and a thumb mutilated by a pair of scrap-iron scissors, which he was employed to operate at the Judson Manufacturing Works, In June, 1885, commenced suit to-day against the company to recover damages. Why be has waited ten years to begin suit Madigan does not explain. Add re on Woman SniTrage.

OAKLAND, December 14. The Rev. C. W. Wendte, pastor of the First Unitarian Church, will address the Political Equality Club at Its meeting In the parlors of the Albany Hotel next Monday afternoon, on "Why I Believe in Woman Suffrage." It Is the Intention of the club to have some well-known speaker at each ot its semi-monthly meetings.

But Commodore Blow Has Had the Official Bathing Suit Defined With Great Care, HARD WORK FOR A MORAL VICTORY. It Took Three Months of Time and a Nice Little Sum of Money to Put the Ordinance Through as a Law Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway. OAKLAND, December 14. Oakland's official bathing suit lacks only the sanction of Mayor Davie to make it complete, and when that signature has been placed upon the document Commodore W. W.

Blow of the Oakland Canoe Club will have won a great moral victory over the young men of the Columbia Rowing Club, ho, the Commodore says, do more bathing than rowing. That the Mayor will sign the document is foregone conclusion, took three months of wire-pulling, half rs dozen Inspections by the City Council of the suits used by the bathers of the rowing club, an equal number of committee meetings at the City Hall, when the opposing factions each had their little say upon the matter, and it has cost the city of Oakland somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 for advertising the 'two ordinances that were Introduced. But the probity and chastity of the OaHland water front has been preserved, the Columbia Rowing Club and its bathers will have to invest in new bathing suits, the small boy continues to bathe in the original Edenic condition of mankind, and Commodore Blow is happy. The ordinance as it was finally passed and is now before the Mayor is somewhat different from the one that was drawn up by Mr. Blow and introduced before the Council by J.

F. Towle. There were some quite important difficulties about the first ordinance. Mr. Blow, in his enthusiasm for draping.

dreV the first ordinance so that the entire upper portion of the body except the arms should be clothed. This, even Commodore Blow was forced to admit, was a little too much clothing for the bathers, and after the ordinance bad ben properly printed and had gone through the usual routine it was withdrawn and a second ordinance was introduced. The old ordinance and the new one that is on the verge of becoming a law are as follows: OLD ORDINANCE. NEW ORDINANCE. Section 1.

It shall Section 1. It shall be be unlawful for anylunlawful for any per-person to bathe orison to bathe or swim swim in the waters of in the waters of Lake Lake Merritt or in thejMerritt or in the waters waters of the estuary of the estuary of San or ban Antonio (com monly called Oak Antonio (commony called Oakland Harbor) or any of the waters land's Harbor) or any of the waters tribu- tributary thereto with- tary thereto, within, in the limits of the city the limits of the City of Oakland, unless clad in a proper bathing suit of Oakland, unless clad in a bathing suit. Section 2. A bathin? ouit) miun una urui-, Section 2. A oronernanee, shall be as fnl- bathing suit, underilows: For minors under this ordinance, shall i twelve years of age, a consist of a pair cf pair of trunks reaching trunks, reaching from from the waist to the the waist to wiLhln slxithigh.

For all persons Inches of the knee.lover twelve years of and a shirt of Jerseyiage, trunks as afore-covering aU of the up-! said, and a shirt of per portion of the body jersey worn over the except the arms. And trunks, and covering It shall be made of a'J the upper part of tile such material, texture body except the head and color as to leave and arms. Or a corn-no suggestion of nud-ibinatlon suit or a sin-fly, or Indecent ex- gle garment covering posure of person. (the body from the thigh Section 3. It shall; to the neck as herein-be unlawful for anyi before described may person to disrobe for; be worn; but all suits the purpose of bath-! shall be made of such ing or swimming as material, tpxture and aforefcsid except un-lcclor as to leave nosug-der the shelter of aigestion of nudity or in- house, tent or shed, i decent exposure of per- proiectea irom we on-: son servation of the pub Section S.

It shall lic. be unlawful for any person to disrobe for the purpose of bathing or swimming as aforesaid, except under the ehelter of a house, tent, or shed reasonably protected from observation of the public. There was no feminine gender to the first ordinance, and this deficiency was supplied in the Becond one by providing that a combination suit might be worn. In the second effort the head as well as the arms of the bather was allowed to protrude, and at last modesty in bathing has been vindicated in Oakland. The members of the Columbia Rowing Club have bowed to the ordinance, despite the claim they have always made that they were suffering for the sins of others.

"I don't see why they should have dragged the name of our flub into the matter, when the offense is entirely on the part of outsiders," said Arthur Pope. "If the members of the Columbia Rowing Club say that they are not the offenders, they have nothing to fear from the ordinance," said W. V. Blow, who carried it through. But somehow the members of the club feel a little as if there was to be a municipal law on the statute books of the city aimed directly at them.

Edson F. Adams, who la a member of the club, though he neither bathes nor rows with them, Bert Brayton, the younger Wadsworth, the junior Thomas Magee, George Wheaton the second, and the others who pay their dues for the purpose ot having laws of the city leveled at their beads, are wondering if there is any official who is to Inspect the bathing suits and see if they come up to the proper standard. "Now that they have the law they certainly should see that it is enforced," said Robert A. Jackson. "I presume that the next thing will be an inspector of bathing suits." "I don't think that any one need worry over bathing while the weather remains as It is," ssid George de Golia, as he buttoned bis ulster up about his ears.

"This entire debate is out of season." "I shall enforce the new ordinance rigidly," said Chief of Police Lloyd, "as soon as It la signed by the Mayor. But 1 hardly think that we will have very many violators for a few months yet." "Well, we got the right to put our heads out anyway," said Bert Brayton. "The battle ot the bathing suits was won by one Blow," was Fred S. Stratton'i com ment. But the Columbia rowers, alias the Col umbia bathers, have bowed to the inevit able.

HURT HIS REPUTATION. Henry B. Van Patten Demands Heavy Dam eges for Injuries to His Goo Q-Name. OAKLAND, December 14. Henry B.

Van Patten has gone Into court with a grievance which he thinks $25,000 will go a long way towards soothing. Van Patten accuses C. J. Welch, J. H.

Thomas, Mrs, Precilla Thomas, George P. Lowell. Mrs. E. Wolfenden, Frank Ash and Mrs.

Frank Ash ot conspiring and confederating together maliciously to Imprison him. break up bis family relations and destroy his good name and reputation. to be opened Monday. There will be a con cert Monday afternoon, and speeches will be made by President Nelson and Mayor Davie. An invitation has also been extended to Governor Budd to be present at the opening and deliver an address.

A band will be in attendance at the fair every afternoon and evening. The Executive Committee has made arrangements for a musical and' literary programme each day. Every corner of space in the exposition building bas been occupied by exhibitors. To-day a circular was sent out requesting the manufacturers in the city to blow whistles, beginning at 10 o'clock Monday morning, and keep them sounding for balf an hour In honor of the opening. A BURGLAR IN A TRAP.

R. Lane Peddled Lottery Tickets and Robbed Houses He Produced Testimony at His Examination Which Resulted in Another Chare Being Placed Ajainst Him. ALAMEDA, December 14. R. Lane, the lottery ticket seller, was examined on a charge of burglary before Justice Swasey to-day and held to answer.

Lane conducted his own case and succeeeded in bringing forth testimony which not only resulted In bis being bound over, but caused another charge ot burglary to be made against him. Lane was examined and held on the charge of burglarizing the premises of C. Collins at 2145 Central avenue on December 12th. He called at Collins bouse, and finding no one at home entered and proceeded to ransack the place. He was caught in one of the rooms in the act of overturning the contents of a bureau drawer.

Mrs. Annie Bunker was an eye-witness and swore to the complaint. Lane has been coming to this city ped dling lottery tickets for several months. His patrons have been mostly women. He says that his borne is in Oakland, but the police believe that it is in San Francisco.

On October 19th Lane called at the residence of Miss Petra Mahle, 908 Pacific avenue. Miss Mahle desired to purchase a lottery ticket. She handed Lane a $10 gold piece, and be went away promising to return with the change. But he never came back. When he was arrested the ether day Miss Mahle called at the 'Webb-avenue station and identified the ticket seller as the person who had taken her money.

She swore to a complaint before the City Recorder charging Lane with embezzlement. When the District Attorney rested the case for the people. Lane called several witnesses who were present to the stand. He desired to prove by them that It was his custom to call at the back doors of houses to sell lottery tickets. Miss Sallie Peters, colored! domestic, was examined.

Miss Peters' testimony was a surprise. She testified that she did not know Lane, that she had never purchased lottery tickets from him, and that the only time she bad seen bim was on December 12th. She said that be was then in the residence of J. W. Powell, at 2149 Central avenue.

There was no one at home. Upon the strength of this testi mony the District Attorney prepared another complaint charging Lane with feloniously and burglariously entering the emisc-s of J. v. Powell, and it was sworn to by Miss Peters. The police believe that Lane is an old offender, and that the daylight burglaries which have recently occurrred in this city were committed by him.

Last week the residence of Mrs. Joseph Maristany, on Alameda avenue, was entered when she was away and 460 in coin and two gold rings were stolen. It is believed that Lane has served time in the State prison. WIDOW M' MAN US' WAIL. She Wants Her Share of James De Witt's Silverware.

Her Old Partner Is in Jail Charged With a Felony for Attempting to Swindle Another Widow Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway. December 14. Mrs. M. E.

McManus, the widow wjio was a business partner in the silverware and jewelry line with James M. De Witt, alias James Madison, has commenced suit to dissolve the partnership. She also asks for an account ing and a sale ot the property in the bands of Chief of Police Lloyd. Widow McManus' partner is in jail await ing trial for attempting to swindle Widow Gray of North Oakland. Mrs.

McManus wants W. S. Harlow appointed receiver to take possession ot the silverware and Jew elry which was seized by the police when they arrested the swindler of widows. She now explains her business connection with De Witt. Mrs.

McManus says she entered into partnership with De Witt on April 18th last in Sacramento. She represents that she contributed $500 to the firm. De Witt agreed to furnish certain stock of silverware and jewelry and devote his time to carrying on the business. John Battistessa purchased a one-fifth interest in the business on September 15th, but Mrs. McManus says he has assigned to ber his interest in the silverware and Jewelry now held by the police, valued at about SS00.

She alleges that De Witt bas failed and continues to fail to devote bis time to transacting the business of the firm and adds that he is in jail charged with felony. Mrs. McManus has tried hard to coax De Witt to assign her his interest in the Jewelry, but De Witt bas turned a deaf ear. Now she turns upon her old partner ana win try to get her share by law. Mrs.

McManus claims seven-tenths ot the plun der found in De Witt's possession. Sentence for Perata. OAKLAND, December 14. Barchl Pera-ta of the Sporting Life gang was sentenced by Judge Wood to-day to a fine of $350 or 173 davs in tall for aasanlt nn rhinam.n Martin Rvan. blacksmith anil Pnnti hi.

father, went on his bond, and be has appealed Library Ink Ktaads in oak. cherry and wnlntit also in leather and slWer. A large variety of hnnd-anme Calendar In silver and leather; Desk Part with Merlin slim rornera. Eu-elslor ln Diaries, aultaMe for Cbrl.tinits oiuiwia van ti Market at. ladies organized the Oak Leaf Cycling Club, which achieved some fame by its radical stand for bloomers and reform dress.

The club was finally disbanded, but the 'ladies were prompt to organize a successor, which bears the name of "The Athenian Cyclers." This club has a number ot prominent ladies among its members. To this club Miss Allen has issued the following challenge: 7C1 Market Oakland, December 9, 1895. Mrs. K. A.

Quinlel, President Athenian Cyclers, Oak Madam: Having lowered the ladies' mile cycling record to 2:48 2-5 in the race held under the auspices of the San Jose Cycling Club at San Jose on December 2, 1895, I hereby challenge your club or any member thereof, to compete for my championship at such time and place as you may designate. IDELLA ALLEN. In speaking of her challenge, Miss Allen said: "I now hold the world's ladies' racing record and I intend to retain it. I do not wish to do so unless it belongs to me and the only way to definitely decide the matter is for these ladies to come to time and show what they can do. We hope to bring tbe white and colored cyclers together soon and I take this step to start the ball a-roll-lng.

Perhaps these ladles don't wish me as a member of their club, but I am thinking of sending in my application for membership to let them show how colored people stand in tbeir estimation." Just how the Athenian Cycling Club will take this challenge and these remarks Is not certain, but Mrs. Schlueter, treasurer of the club, wheneen to-day was frank to express ber individual opinion. In speaking of the matter she said: "I do not think our ladies will care to engage In a race with colored girl. Of course, that could not be settled except through a meeting of the club, which would have to be called by the President, Mrs. Quintal.

If the question comes before ber, I suppose some action may be taken. THE BLIND WILL SIN3-. Pupils at the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Will Give a Sacred Concert. 4 BERKELEY, December 14. The blind pupils of the Institute tor the Deaf, Dumb and Blind at Berkeley have been devoting much time during the past weeks to the preparation ot their annual sacred concert, which will be given to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the assembly hall of the institution.

A chorus ot forty voices will assist in rendering the programme, and a large attendance Is expected. The programme is a follows: Chorus, Worship and) Praise Be to God on High," Rinck; piano solo, Sonata Pa- tbetique, Beethoven, Miss Oussie Mast; song, "Home, so Blest," Miss Mary Eastman; organ solo, "Toccata in Dubois, Miss Lily Smith "Nearer, My God, to Thee," Mias Gussie Mast; piano solo, "The Two Angels," Blumenthal, Master Thomas Morrison. Part second Organ solo, "Sonata in Mendelssohn, Miss Gussie Mast; violin solo. "Legende," Bobn, Miss Bessie Fuhrer; piano solo, "Nocturno," Meyer-Helmund, Miss Lily Smith; song, "The Holy City," Adams, with piano and organ accompaniment. Misses Mast and Smith and Mr.

Fleisa-ner; organ solo, Postlude," Toura, Master Thomaa Morrison; chorus, "Ave Maria," Mendelssohn. The concert will be under the direction of Otto Fleissner. Convert at Mllla College. OAKLAND, December 14. The semi-an nual concert of Mill College Conservatory ot Music will be given at the college next Monday evening.

The programme bas been carefully arranged and will be given en tirely by college students. Persons who propose to attend should take the traU from Broadway, Oakland. Five hundred and forty-one (641) li the number referred to as lucky. Why it is lucky you shall hear. Here it is that the Columbian Woolen Mills carry on their mammoth tailoring establishment.

This progressive institution makes clothing for at least 65 per cent less than any other firm in the city of San Francisco. However, this is not what I atarted out to say, tor the magnitude and generous business methods ot the Columbian Woolen Mills are too widely known to need eulogistic comment from my pen. No, I was about to remark that during the past few months many uncalled-for suits and overcoats have accumulated on their hands. On all of these suits and overcoats there bas been paid a deposit ranging from five to ten dollars. And right here is where the luck Is.

Anybody fortunate enough to find a fit among this handsome lot of clothing may take them away tor the original price less the amount of deposit. Hence a twenty-dollar suit on which has been paid $8 deposit may be bad for $12. The buyer gets (he benefit of the deposit paid by the other See? jt earth, its marvellous popularity not purely accidental, as the $-cent jf copy to be had of your newsdealer will abundantly demonstrate..