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3 TnE EXAMINER, SAN FRANCISCO MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1890. winner is to pav all the expenses in both may be, they avail nothing against the in TO SELECT THE STATUE. DEATH THE LAST RESORT. NO MORE BODIES FOUND YET. water at low tide and twenty-five feet of water at high tide, The wrecked car, which was brought up the shore on Saturday, was loaded on a fiat car and taken to Newark, where It will be rebuilt 1 "Oh, tha': ain't damaged much," said a railroad man, giving it a kick.

There is lots of car left there yet A couple of new platforms, a few new windows and a little patch on the roof will make it good as new." The Engine Lifted Out. Oakland, June 1. It was about 5 o'clock when the work of lashing the engine to the lighters was completed. One corner of the lighters was made fast to the dolphins, upon which Fireman O'Brien climbefl when he escaped. The engine in use then pulled the lighters, and with thorn the sunken engine, until it had been dragged clear of the bridge and out of the channel.

It then fouled the telegraph cable, and work was stopped until this morning. It will cost the Southern Pacific Company $1,250 all told for the damage to bridge and rolling stock by this wreck. The cost of raising the engine and tender will be about $400, and the damage will be about $600, while $250 will cover the damage to the car. The Morgue Is deserted to-night Councilman Haokett was very unwell yesterday, and it is feared that he is more seriously injured than was at first supposed." COLONEL CROCKER'S OPINION. marched down to the ferry, making quite a large parade.

The park was reached a little before noon. During the afternoon President Kossi de-Uveredan address on Italy and its Constitution, which was well received. A number of gate prizes were distributed. The Helbjr Medal. The second shoot for the valuable Relhy medal came off yesterday at Alameda Point, where the Lincoln Gun Club has its shooting grounds.

Each shooter paid entrance, which was divided into prizes ot 50, 30 and 20 per cent. The conditions were as usual. IS yards for 10 bores and Hi for 1 2, at 30 single and 20 double Blue Hooks, with National rules to govern. THE SCORE. CaUwalader, 23, 11-H4; Gate.

19. 13-32: Guln-tore, 13, 10 Ford. 10 ail: Melllab. 25, 1540; Bruns 25. 13-38; Covkendall.

25. 1540; Delman, 21, 111 37; Parka, 20. 1137; Lake, 2H, 1137; Campbell, 111, 1231; Francis, 22, 1840. In the shoot off of the three ties at 6 singles and doubles the following were the scores: Mellish 0, Coykeudall 5, Francis 7. Mellish, the winner of the medal and is a Lincoln Club member, as is Cates, who won the first shoot.

The day was very windy and the birds were somewhat erratic in their (light. Considering, too. the counter-attraction of the Brown-Chick contest, there was guite a large crowd present. The Greek Trinity Sunday. Yesterday was Trinity Sunday at the Church on Powell street, and Impressive services were held in its celebration.

The divine liturgy commenced at 9 and closed at 11 in the forenoon. The services were conducted by Rev. Eguman Georgi, assisted by Rev. Elijah and Deacon Sobeloff. The choir rendered some most beautiful psalms, under the management of Rev.

Nicholas. The chapel was decorated with evergreena and flowers and the floor was strewn with flowers. The clergy and choir were attired in garments of white silk and gold. Trinity Sunday is one of the greatest holidays of the Graco-Russian Church, and is therefore observed with solemnity in Russia, but on account of the small number of Russians in this city the ceremonies here are not conducted with as much pomp. The Sunken Engine at the Fatal Bridge Lifted Out DIVER MARTENS WORKS ALL DAY, Funeral of Four of tho Victims Colonel Crocker' VnhesUatingly Ancribet the Disaster to the Carelessness of Engineer Dunn The Engineer Give Xo Reason for Hit Failure to Xotice the Flag and the Draw in Time to Stop the Train.

Oakland. June 1. All dav the worn of raising the engine that toppled over the bridge lias been in progress. As on the day previous the bridge and the shore was covered with people, who had come down to watch the work of getting the sunken engine on the bank. They swarmed over the bridge, and it required eight'offlcers to keep thorn; off the tracks, and to prevent' any disaster.

At 8 o'clock work was begun, and by 8 :30 a diver had arrived, and at 9 o'clock the first descent was made. On Saturday evening two 100-ton lighters had been floated at Oakland harbor and moored" off the bridge where the disaster occurred. It was at first intended to pass hawsers down underneath the sunken engine at low tide, swing the engine THE SEARCH FOIt THE From a photograph taken by Mr. K. Stauf for matches and to take all the receipts.

Schaefer was seen yesterday bv an Ex aminee reporter, to whom he said that despite the form shown by him in his game with McCleery he had been ill in heaitn ever siuce his arrival on the Coast. He could only attribute it, he said, to the change in climate. Schaefer's original in tention or going to Australia with Ives after tho conclusion of his matches here has been reconsidered and the pair of experts will return to Chicago, where Schaefer has his billiard parlors. in the autumn hchaeier is to play his old opponent, Slosson, a mutch game at the balk line style for the championship or the world. MRS.

DE YOUNG'S DINNER. Further Celebration of the Coining: Oelrlcha-Fitlr Nuptials. Mrs. De Young's dinner in honor of Miss Fair's approaching marriage with Mr. Oelriehs took place lust evening at .8 o'clocn and lasted until 1 1.

The rooms had beeu given oyer into tho artistic hands of Miss Bates. In the drawing-room abounded orchids of unpronounceable name and of untranslatable beautv. The table itself was all in red; a perfect blaze of rose carnations, heaped amoug knots of silk. It is not the fashion now to tell one the dinner, so there were no menu cards, but, instead, pretty satin bags, lettered in silver and gold, at each place, and filled with salted almonds. Noah Brandt's orchestra gave number after number of Schumann and Jensen, interspersed with an occasional adapted air rrom Grtes and Meyer Helmund.

The sruests were to have numbered twent v- four, but the news of the death of Mr. Sher-mau in Washington prevented the presence of General and Mrs. Miles. Those present were Mrs. Fair, Miss Fair.

Mr. Oelriehs, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Pollack, Wilson Barrett, Mr. and Mrs.

H. J. Stewart. Mrs. Deane, Miss Deane, Mr.

and Mrs. liequa, Mi's. Cooper, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Bessie Smith, George Hall, Frank S.

Johnson, Mr. Cowles and Mr. Graham. Mrs. De Youne wore an exnuisite dress.

designed bv Lafcrriere, of white satin, em broidered in silver, with point lace trimmings; ornaments, diamonds and sap phires. Mrs. robe was of black watered silk, adorned with Chautilly lace; diamond Jewels. Miss Deane dress was or lemon silk, trimmed with tulle. The Court Krrcil.

The Supreme Court hat reversed the JiuIr-ment in favor of the detemlant In the esse of 8. Mattlngly vs. P. A. Roach, Administrator, et al.

The case a fleets the estate of Thomas H. Blythe, the latter some time before his death baring promised to sell the stock of the Blue Jacket Mining Company for and agreeing to give the plaintiff all over that amount he could obtain from a purchaser. When the plaintiff found a purchaser for .4 Blythe refused to nell the stock, which gave rise to the uit. The lower court instructed the jury that if it found for the plaintiff it should limit ihe amount to ijUU.j.OOO. with interest.

The Supreme Court says this instruction was un error, as its effect was to preclude the jury from finding for the plaiutiff a less sum. if they so desired, Tne case is remanded for a new trial. Hand of Hope Conteit. The Demorcst prize contest for elocution was held yesterday afternoon by the Era True Band of Hope No. 1 of the Potrero, Sun Francisco, In the lecture-room of the Kentucky-street M.

K. Church, tinder the management of Mrs. Marlon Irving, the Superintendent. The foilowing-nnmed young ladies entered the contest: Kcha Campbell, Besste Shanks. Lena Ueertz.

Matilda Johnson. Lizzie Vounu and Jennie Uunn, the judges being J. P. Crocker, Mrs. B.

A. Pad-dletord and A. sotithwood. The medal, which was of silver, was awarded to Zeba Campbell for very creditahlo rendition of "Two Pictures From This Is the third medal that has been awarded to this band. Mention of honor was ordered to be made of Matildn Johnson and Jennie Gnnn.

The Potrero Bund Is In a very nourishing eon ditlon, over MOO names being on tha roll of membership. V. M. I. Convention.

The General Committeo having in charge the arrangements for the fourth annual meeting of the Young Men's Institute Grand Council, which convenes in this city August 4th at B'nai B'rtth Hall, held a meeting on Saturday night. George W. Patterson was elected Secretary of the Finance Committee, vice Joseph Twohlg. reslpned. The latter committee was then Instructed to engage only union bunds during the order's forthcoming convention and the exercises attending it.

The announcement was made that Institute No. 7 had donated oh a body and from collections toward the funds of the Grond Council festivities. It was also stated that Institute No. lO'J will subscribe fpiWO for a similar purpose. L1 Stabbed With a Krlaaor Itlaile.

Michael Starr, an employee of the San Francisco Gas Company, visited his Jnnies Nichols, at 528 Howard street yesterday afternoon. Beer was sent for Imbibot immoderately. The men finally Krevr quarrelsome and Starr slruek Nichols. Mrs. Nlcnols caught up a pair of scissors and jabbed one of the blades in Starr's face, just below the right eye.

An artery was severed, and Starr was hurried to the Receiving Hospital, as he whs rapidly bleeding to death, and the wound attended to. He was there charged with drunkenness. Nichols was arrested and booked for hattery. Mrs. Nichols escaped from the house, and although officers were looking for her all last night, she could not be found.

The Legion Francalse. The members of tho glon Frnncaise, in uniform, and a large number of their friends, went to Live Oak Park. San Jose, yesterday, on what proved to be a very enjoyable picnic. It wns the second affair of the kind that the society has given, and was arranged by President J. B.

C'BBadebot and J. Peyre. Captain of the society, together with the assistance of several committees. The day furnished delightful weather for the picnickers, and dancing and various games contributed to the amusement of a very largo num berof It was about 10 o'clock last night before the excursion party renirnea home. Three More Forged Checks.

Three additional charges of forgery were recorded in the City Prison register last night against Harry De Lace, alias H. C. Close, the young swell who was arrested on Saturday for swindling Dennis Redmond, a Sixth street tailor. Close forged the name of A. L.

Bowhay, a Sutter-street tailor, to three checks on the London, Paris American, Anulo Callfornlan and Talhint banks respectively. These checks were for 75. and 115, and were Sassed on Ned Rosenthul Co. and nhn Dalev. The first two Close drew in favor of himself, and the third In favor of John K.

Henderson. Justin McCarty Found. Justin McCarty, who mysteriously disappeared from his homo on Wood street neor Cortland avenue, May Ujth lost, has been found In the person of a stranger who wan dered Into a hotel at San Mateo and asked for a drink of water. His monner and appearance at-tmnted attention, andashort investigation con vinced the landlord that the visitor was wander ing In mind as wen as noay. tie nas Dcen returned to his home.

Rescued From Drowning. rinhriel Rnaiicet and George Richards of the Lurllne Yacht Club, Sausalito, yesterday saw man struggling, in tne water some distance from the They hastened to the SDOt in a boat, and succeeded in rescuing the 1 1 i Un V. impcrilCU UliHl- i iiv uuiu. in Sausalito and a physician summoned. At a late hour he has not sufficiently recovered to give an account of himself.

Th( obeat vegetable substitute for pills Is Him niona Liver Regulator. Asliworth Democratic Club. A picnic was given yesterday at the Ger- manla Gardens by the Ashworth Democratic Club. The afternoon was devoted to dancing, games and other amusements. There were about 500 persons hi attendance.

Mru.itn, the Optician, is idling Pebbla specta cles at reduced rates. 135 Montgomery street. competence or carelessness oi the men intrusted with tho control. Engineer Dunn was careless, and there is no way of taking precautions against such a fault until a man is found out by doing some act that could only result from his carelessness. Precautions, however, can be taken against accidents due to incompetent men, but it cannot be said that Dunn was incompetent." At this juncture Colonel CrocKer thougnl he had said about all there was to say on the subject, and closed the Interview.

FUNERALS' IN OAKLAND. The Bodies of H. S. Austin, and His Daughter Taken to Stockton. The funeral services over the bodies of H.

S. Austin and- his daughter, Miss Flor ence Austin, were held in Oakland yesterday afternoon at 2 at tlio Crellin Hotel, where Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Ralstou, relatives of theirs, reside. There were many friends who hud come to pay their last tributes to both father and daughter, as they lay side by side in the parlors of the hotel, for though Mr. Austin was a resident of Stockton he had many friends in Oakland. The two caskets were covered with flowers from friends and relatives, and the room was filled with floral pieces of the most delicate kind. Mrs.

H. S. Austin, the widow, and Miss May Austin, the daughter, who was saved rrom the car in which her sister and latner were drowned, and Harrv Austin, the son. attended the funeral and" accompanied the bodies to Stockton, where they will be interred. The funeral services were those of the Episcopal Church aud were conducted bv Rev.

Dr. Grav of the Church of the Ad vent of San Francisco, of which they were members. A choir composed of Miss Alice Dyer, Mrs: Blake-Alverson, W. G. Woods and Harrv Richards sanir "Abide With Me." Dr.

Gray then read the funeral services of the Episcopal Church, and the choir sang home hweet Day, By-and-By." The caskets were or black cloth, ana on each was a simple silver plate with the name, age and the date of death. The bodies were taken to Sixteenth-street station, where the Directors' car of the railroad company was in waiting, in which they were taken to Stockton for interment. The pallbearers were C. K. Storey, A.

H. Phelps, S. J. Clarke, W. W.

Montaeue, L. Gibson, General A. J. Perry, W. E.

Hale and Fred Jerome. C. R. Store and S. J.

Clarke were the representatives of the Society of California Pioneers, of which Mr. Austin was a member. J. R. Irvviu was buried at 2 o'clock yester day afternoon from his home, 980 Twenty-second street Oaklaud.

The services were simple, and were conducted by Kev. J. M. Van Every of the Thirty-fourth street M. E.

Church. The funeral was attended by many, friends, and the floral offerings wore verv handsome and numerous. The funeral services over the remains of E. Robinson took place at 2 o'clock in the undertaking parlors of C. E.

Bloomfleld, on San Pablo avenue; The body was inclosed in a handsome rosewood case. Mrs. Dr. Nicholas conducted the services, arid 100 persons were present, including the widow and daughter of the de ceased. The body was interred in Mountain View.

Cemetery, and Messrs. O'Neil. Nicholson. Daman and Crabbe acted as pallbearers. MRS.

O'CONNOR'S FUNERAL. Action of the Employee! of O'Connor, ModBtt Co. Over 100 employees of O'Connor, Mof- fatt Co. met yesterday afternoon in the main hr.U of the Knights of tha Rod Branch, corner of Mason and O'Farrell streets, to take action id regard to Xhe sad 'death of Mrs. Mary O'Connor in Friday's terrible calamity.

F. R. Bannerman was unanimously elected Chairman of the meeting. Mr, Bannerman was visibly affected as he took the chair, and in spite of the great efforts lie made to control himself broke down sev oral times during the few sentences ho ad dressed to his hearers in which he stated the occasion of the meeting and the desira bilitv of acting as expeditiously as possible. J.

Sanderson was -chosen Vice-President mid R. J. MrClunie Socrotnrv. It was decided to invite ail employees of the store to contribute lor somo suitable floral tribute. The Chairman appointed a committee of three, consisting of J.

Sanderson, J. D. Perkins and E. Donnelly, to make arrangements for the floral pieces with full power to act It was then resolved that the employees of O'Connor. Moffatt Co.

attend the funeral of Mrs. O'Connor in a body to-day. Shay and H. Kugelberg were appointed a committee to make arrangements for scats in St. Mary's Cathedral.

J. Sanderson was elected Marshal, with H. Crooker, W. J. Armstrong and D.

Brior-ton as aids. A committed consisting of E. Donnelly, W. J. Phelps, J.

V. Collins, J. D. Perkins aud A. Livingstone was appointed to draft resolutions, of condolence to be presented at a public meeting to be held in two weeks.

The meeting then adjourned until 8 o'clock this morning, when all employees meet in the san.c hall, and from there march in a body to the late residence of Mrs. O'Connor. A Minister's -Comment. Oakland, June 1. Rev.

F. A. Ilorton preached a sermon at the First Presbyterian Church this evening upon the disaster of Friday. He took the text from First Samuel, 20th, verse 3, "There is but a step between me and death." His sermon referred to recklessness in trying to see how near one could come to death and yet miss it He did not go into the story of the disaster other than to say that some who had seen the trains stop on the brink of the draw had wondered why they had not gone over before, and he drew therefrom a lesson on the uncertainty of life. i In Honor of Martin Kelly.

The Knights of the Red Branch met in their hall yesterday afternoon to make arrangements for the funeral of Martin Kelly, who was a member of that body. They will go in carriages to-morrow morning to the house of Michael Joseph Kelly, de ceased brother of Martin Kelly, at 2012 California street The funeral takes place at 10 clock this morning from St Dominic's Church, cor ner of Steiner and Bush streets. The Inquent. Oakland, June 1. -The inquest will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the following named witnesses have been sub poenaed Fred Knight Officer Tom Downer.

Engineer Dunn. Fireman O'Brien. Con ductors Davis and Rerat, Brakeman Hutchinson. Captain Henry Mclntyre, J. E.

Genung, J. N. Dunlap, John Leavy and Henry Bush. Deutacher Krleger Verein. The members of the Deutscber Krleger Verein.

a society composed exclusively of ex- memWers of the German army, held a picnic at Harbor View yesterday. In uddltion to the society, which numbers-about HOO, there were about as many more Invited guests. The Committee of Arrangements was composed of N. Von Rassum, Frank Scbneeberg and Anton Messerschmidt. Penny wise nd pound foolish," are those who think It eronomy to use cheap soda aud rosin soaps.

Instead of the good old Dobbins' Elec tric soap; for al hy all grocers since 18(34. Try It once. Be sure, buy genuine. Dtsvkfsia makes you nervous, and nervousness makes you drspeptlc'; cither one renders you miserable. Carter's Little Mver Pllla cure botU.

Ex-Police Sergeant Fleming Puts a Bullet Through His Brain. SICKNESS CAUSED THE DEED. A Fain Sacked -Won. Who Preferred Death to a Life of Tortur Hi Foliee Force Shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning the police officers on duty in the assembly room adjacent to the prison in the Old City Hull were startled from their state of inactivity by the loud report of a pistol. Hastening in the 'direction from which the report came tbey-entered a chamber which Is set aside as a dressing room for the officer, and found lying on the floor the inanimate body of a man.

The first, policeman who entered the room re-Cognized the body as that of Socrates C. Fleming, an ex-ser-geaut of police. From the Receiving Hospital Dr. Williams was summoned, but his services were not Ex-Se i-gtant Fleming, needed Fleming was dead, with a bullet from a 38-caliber revolver in his head. That it was a case of suicide there was no doubt, and testimony as to the cause of the act was not lacking.

Fur many years Fleming had been a prey to tbe most fearful mental and bodily tortures, consequent upon a complication of diseases. He was afflicted with heart disease, Bright's disease of the kidneys and asthma. HE KXRW THAT rEATrt' WAS His physician had'loug ago told him that death was certain to ensue shortly, and this knowledge, coupled with the fact that he was a victim of acute bodily pain, resulted in despondency, and being well aware of the fact that he could never be cured of his diseases Fleming concluded that it wauld be better to end his troubles with a bullet from his pistol. A few months ago he met Chief of Police Crowley his friend for manv vears and In tho conversation that ensued Fleming said that some day his body would be found on the street. Chief Crowley did his best to cheer the despondent but was unsuccessful.

the ex-Sergeant being apparently a prey to tne deepest melancholy. On Saturday night Officer Blair remained with Fleming at his lodgings in the residence of Mrs. Cornelius O'Flannigan, 1636 Golden Gate avemio. Throughout the night the sick man suffered terribly. At times he could hardly breathe and his pow erful framo was racked with pain.

XO COXSOLATIOS. In the morning be arose, and dressing himself, proceeded downtown with Blair On the corner of Clay and Kearny streets he met Sergeant Lindheimer, and wept as ne told tno story or nis miserv. L.ind heimer's efforts to divert Fleming's thoughts into more cneerrul channels were unsuo cessful and they parted, Fleming proceeding to the City Prison with Blair. There Urncer Maginness was met ana Fleming. who was very much in pain, remarked that if relief did not soon come he would His sufferings finally, became so auiite that Unlcer Heyuolds was sent to the drugstore on the corner of Clay aud Kearnv streets for opium and morphine to relieve the pain.

ine druggist obeying the ordinance re rently adopted, refused to sell the drug un less a prescription was provided. So Dr. Somers was called in and he prescribed the medicine. Fleming gained no reliof from taking the drug, however. After chatting with the officers in the assembly- room a row moments he entered the dress ing-room, and after washing his hands took his revolver from his pocket and shot him- seir.

HIS POLK'S RECORD. Socrates O. Fleming was Sergeant of Police for nine years. He was a native of Vermont and came to California in 185H He first engaged in milling in Drytown, El uoraao countv, and atterward was em. ployed as an engineer in Sacramento city.

in H7 he was elected a nembor or the po lice force. Not long since in a tussle with prisoner, the Sergeant was injured on the right thigh. Although not disabled to such an extent, as to prevent him from attending to his duties, his strength and. activity were seriously, impaired. On the 80th of last September he was retired and placed on the ponce pension list.

Sergeant Fleming was a member of the Mount Aloriuh Masonic Lodge, under whose auspices the funeral will bo held. A few years ago he was divorced from his wife, who has since died, leaving no Issue. IN BILLIARDS. A Number of New Matches Mode for Scliaoter, McCleery and Ives. The billiard contest between Wizard Schaefcr and Professor J.

B. McCleery, recently concluded at Metropolitan Hall, and the marvelous playing of the former In his run of 8,000 points, was the talk of the town yesterday. The billiard rooms all over town were crowded and the interest in everything pertaining to the game seemed to have increased tenfold. Dozens of would be champions cropped up and tried their hand at the game of "nursing," and were surprised to find that it was not quite so easy to do as they imagined after seeing the Wizard tick off hundreds of points. At the Cafe Roval.

where Sohaefer and his inseparable companion, Young Napoleon Ives, make their headquarters, hun dreds of people congregated to obtain a glimpse-of the wonderful master of the game. Schaefer took hiB victory quietly and his honors rested lightly upon him. Professor McCleery seemed but little disturbed at his defeat, although naturally disappomted at his iac oi optorninity. During the day he practiced assiduously, and by "way of preliminary to his coutest with ves, which is set down for to-morrow and Wednesday, he made runs of .945 and 875 points at 'tho straight rail game; and 137 at the 8-inch balk line game, which is Schaefer's best style of play. The impetus given to billiards may be estimated when It is said that two additional matches have already been made by the undaunted McCleery.

He posted 1 00 yesterday with James Orndorff, of the Cafe Royal, as a forfeit for a match game with Schaefer which is to take place on Friday. The conditions of this match are that Schaefer is to play 750 points to Mc-Cleery's 500, and to concede him the additional odds of a -discount at the 8-inch balk line game. This is the style of play which the experts in the Eaat now indulge in, and is probably the best method of combining the art of nursing and of cushion carom playing. Schaefer is the champion at this style of plav, having recently defeated Slosson, Ives. Catton, Daly and Heiser in a general tournament in Chicago.

The second match which McCleery has made, and for which he has posted another 8100 as forfeit, is for a game of 1,000 points at the rail game, with Benjamin Say-for, a local player of considerable reputation and a good'doal of talent. The men are to nlav even and for a stake of 500. The The Competition for the Lick Memorial of California, FOUR DESICNS TO CHOOSE FROM. The Trwsfee to View the Clay Module and fo Determine I'fion the Most Acceptable The Site Selected. The Trustees of the estate of James Lick are to meet this morning at the Mechanics' Library to discuss the long-awaited and much-mooted Lick statue which is to be erected on the plot set apart for that purpose opposite the Xew City Hall.

One of the provisions of Mr. Lick's will was a donation of 100,000 to be employed iii the purchase aud erection of a large statue commemorative of the progress of tho State of California. Tho work of selecting the monument of Pacific Coast progress was relegated to the four Trustees of TUB SITE FOB THE STATUR. A Oram plot net atiilt for (h tnonumcnt. Ji-Xeir dtp Hall.

X-City Hall loin. the estate, Richard Floyd, Charles Plumb, E. B. Mastick and Mr. Shoenwald.

For a number of years after the death of the donor the question of the statue lay dormant and it was not until three years ago that the Trustees finally opened the competition in the way of calling for drawings and plans of the work. More time elapsed, and filially twenty-three designs were received by the trustees and the competition closed. These specimens varied as widoly as could have been desired, and it was some time longer before any decision was reached. Finally four of the competitors' designs were selected and the authors requested to nave ciay moaeis prepared on a scale of an inch and a half to the footr The four successful competitors were Frank Happersborger, James Hockholzer, F. Seregm and Wright A Sanders.

The designs furnished by these gentlemen have already been modeled as required, and will be put iu place to-dav in a private room at the Mechanics' Institute, where the Trustees cau examine them at their leisure and decide which best fulfills the intentions and desires of the giver. Each of these four competitors is to receive 1750 in payment for his labop in the making of the designs aud of the models, and the contracts made with them contain a clause which makes the designs tho property of the estate, although it is stipulated tliat they are not to be used by them save for the original purpose, nor to be altered or changed in any way without the consent, of the designer. The lot which has been set apart by the city as the site for the loug awaited monument is ready to receive the base as soon as it shall be selected. The site is an admirable one, and, as sltnwn In tho diagram, is situated opposite the New City Hall aud irKVupIes a square runliing from Park avenue to Market street and faced on each side bv the city lots. The square Is paved on either side, which passageways are known as City Hall avenue.

When the trustees have fiually selected from the four models the one which best suits them, the orders for the stone-work base will be placed at once and the work on tho foundations will probably be begun immediately. When this is started, the work upon the statue proper will be inaugurated, and it is believed that before many months the commemorative monument will be ready to unveil. COUNTING THE PEOPLE. The Census Enumerator Will Begin Their Work To-Day. The work of taking the eleventh census of the.

United States will sommence today, and will be completed this month. This is an official count of the people, and Is made once in every ten years, consequently each family and person must take it upon themselves as a duty to auswer all questions asked by the census enumerators that activo information may be gained regarding the population and property of the country. Inquiry will be made of every person residing iii the United States, and whether white, black, mulatto, quadroon, octoroon or Chinese, Japanese or Indian; also whether single, married, widowed or divorced, and if married whether wedded during the census vear. The place of birth of each the birthplace of the parents of that person, will be asked. The mode and period of employment, extent of education.

the languages spoken, number of months attending school, number of children in the family, how many dead. How long a resident of the country, if of foreign born, how much property possessed, whether the place of residence is owned or leased, whether clear or mortgaged, whether each individual is mentally or physically afflicted or temporarily disabled by sickness at the time of the enumerator's visit. Inquiries will be made regarding the number of persons who have died during the census year and their age, sex, occupation and cause of death. COURT CALENDARS. Department I.

Superior Court, Judge Garber Smiley et al. vs. Keeks et on trial. Department if. Judge Shatter A.

S. Men-dozu. manslaughter, for sentence: Ueorge Von Dorn. felony; Andrew White, forgery; Louis Schmidt, perjury. Departments, Judge Finn Adjourned until Julyiisth.

Department 4, Judge Hoge Ex parte Whitwell, on habeas corpus. Department 5, Judge Hunt Meets at 10 A. Department Judge Wallace Adjourned. Department 7, Judge Heardcn Blake. Mofflt Towne vs.

Applet Paper and Pulp Company: Knowlt vs. Mckenzie, motion to vacate order staying execution; motion to dismiss motion for hew trial. Department 8, Judge Lawler Meets at 10 A. M. Department 9.

Judge Coffey Blythe contest and other probate cases. Department 10, Judge Levy Baldwin vs. Heuston. on trial; Miller vs. Meyer.

Department 11, Judge Van Reynegom Fong Ching, felony: W. H. Carter, ussault with deadly weapon: Frank J. Keagan, grand larceny; John Conway, burglary. Department 12, Judge Murphy Meets at 10 A.

M. Italian Mocietle Picnic. Fhell Mound Park, Berkeley, was crowded with Italian picknicers from this city. Members from the seven or eight different societies of that nationolity made up the crowd at the picnic, the occasion being the forty second anniversary of the adoption of Italy's present Constitution. The affair was tinder the management principally ot the tiaribuldi Uuard, P.

C. Rossi, President, and C. Cuneo. Capta.n. The Trustees of the Italian Bersaglieri.

the Albin Cacci-atori and Italian Veterans were also on the various committees. Early jesterdaj morning tha societies make the descent for tha purpose of putting ropes arounl the engine in twenty fee of water. The Tenuis Tournament. On Saturday the fourth and final round in the tournament of the Lakeside Tennis Club was lnyed. Bates and Hoffman of the Oakland igh School won the first prizes, and Griffin and Allison of the Belmont Tennis Club the sea-ond prizes.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Signal Service, TJ. S. Army no. I rime.

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Jrn COMPANY 1 He Says Dunn Gives No Good Excuse for His Conduct. i. Colonel C. F. Crocker was requested yes- SUNKEN LOCOMOTIVE.

the "-Examiner," thawing a diver ready to terday afternoon to give an opinion on the Webster-street bridge accident, particu larly as to what he thought of Engineer Dunn's conduct. He spoke frankly and at some length on the subject. The accident was due to the careless ness of Engineer Dunn," the Colonel went on to say. He offers no reasonable ex planation that frees him from blame." "At the investigation held by yourself, General Manager and General Su perintendent Fillmore on last Saturday what statement did Dunn make He says he did not see the danger signal or the open draw until it was too late to stop the tram. Whv he did not see the red flag or the open draw, he does not give any good reason, Me contented iiimseir with merely stating that he did not see them, and no amount of questioning could yield any more information on this point 1 questioned him a number of times as to why he did not see them, out all that he would state was, I didn't, and that the only exnluna tion I can There was nothing In the way to prevent him from seeing ahead, and that being the case, he certainly was not doing his duty.

rXX MISCALCULATED. "General Manager Towne and General Superintendent Fillmore also asked him. over and over again, why he did not see the red flag or the open draw, but Dunn gave no satisfactory answer. I believe he did slacken the speed of the train very materially before he got to the bridge. Fireman O'Brien corroborates his statement that, when the train got on the bridge it was hardly running six miles an hour.

But the trouble lay in his not re ducing- tho train's speed farther away from the bridce than he did. The result was that he allowed himself too short a distance in which to come to a complete stop. The tender of the locomotive going over first pulled the latter after it; also the car. If the coupling between tne two tatter, however, had broken, it is my opinion that" the car would not have eono into the water. as to why he did not allow himself sufficient distance in which to stop his.

tram, he makes the explanation that he did not see tne danger signal or ne onen araw in tune to do so. But he ought to have seen either one of them in plenty of time, and he enn-not, or rather does not, tell why he could not and did not see them, as I have already stated to you. "Fireman O'Brien throws no light oa this point either. I do not wish to prejudge Mr. Dunn's conduct before the legal inquiry into the accident has been held, but what I have said are only facts that stand out from the circumstances, attending the catastrophe.

They will certainly all be brought out at the coroner's inquest. CARELESSNESS, PfRE AND SIMPLE. The investigation we held on Saturday was in accordance with the custom of all railroad companies immediately following accidents. When any particular railroad company has an accident on its road, it wants to know the cause, so as to prevent as far as possible a repetition of such things. Railroad accidents are due either to defective machinery or to the incompetence or carelessness of employees.

Our investigation was to find out which of these two reasons was the cause of the Oakland accident." And have you found out sufficient to satisfy yourself Yes. Defective machinery did not cause the accident. The locomotive, cars, track and train were all in good condition, and the rules and regulations that the com-PHny has provided for the crossing of the Webster-street bridge by trains are reasonable. But no matter how good a company's machinery and the method of handling it between the two barges, and then tow the whole thing down th-s croek. When it was found that the engine lay partially under the bridge and the tender wholly so, and that It was impossible to float the barges tinder the bridge, this plan was abandoned.

The two lighters was then lashed together, and two, immense timbers, 18x18 x50 feet, were strapped across them, so that the ends projected slightly across the water. From these timbers two three fold blocks, each carrying a six-inch hawser were swung, and the hawsers run down into the water, and at low tido they were fastened to the'wheels of the engine by the diver. It required all 'day to fasten the ropes to the wheels, and the diver did not complete his work until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. He made a dozen trips to the bottom, which was no smaU task, seeing that he had some twenty feet to descend each time. HOW IT WILL BR LIFTED.

The lighters will be allowed to raise with the tide, and when the tide is full to night they will swing around so as to bring the engine, as far up on the Alameda shore as It will then be righted, and a temporary track 'laid to place it on the main The work is under the, personal supervision of; Master. Mechanic McKenzie and Superintendent of Bridges Arthur Brown. The diver, Adolph Martens, made his first descent at about 9 o'clock, when he made his first examination of the position of the engine. It must be remembered that the engine was running backwards and the tender consequently in front. The tender, It was found, had gone off the bridge and turned completely over, breaking loose from the engine.

The tender lay on its back with its wheels in the air, directly tinder the bridge, where it went down when it ran into the open draw. The engine had run off the bridge and had fallen upon the tender, the wheels of the engine striking those of the tender. The shock threw the engine over on its side, with the smokestack pointing down the harbor, and throwing it at a slight angle, the pilot being under the bridge and the cab partially out The bottom of the harbor at this poiut had been dredged down to hard pan, and when the engine struck it did not sink four inches Into the soil. This made it comparatively easy for the diver to work, though mud in the water interfered somewhat. "I found no more bodies down there," said Mr.

Martens to an Examiner reporter, though it was almost impossible to do anything, as the water was so muddy that I had to feel my way around. Everything that 1 did was by feeling." Was the engine very damaged JM 'That I can't tell. I have been all over it, but not being able to see I can't tell anything. There are lots of splinters and wreckage down there, which might belong to the engine and might belong to the car." "Were you in the cab of the engine at alir No, but I was on top of it and I felt inside as much as possible." "Did you find the reversing lever, and did you discover whether it was reversed or not?" No I didn't find it at all." ihe diver had to work in eighteen feet of I Utho PUREST. BEST 1 SOAP 1 (It DruflijUrj.

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