Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 3

VAELM1 DAILY JEVENINQ TJIimJNE, T7EDESDAT, MAHCH 2, 18S1, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. L-i u.ii TO-DATS DISPATCHES THE FiLlIRS MX2CIKO STOCK CXPOST. A 8 rauoiBoa. UnA 13W. The foOowtnt mim mm mad io-Aj tM aaa Frinrtnwi Otoek n4 KTwhiw Bawd.

Directory, Kinttsmth Century, New York W(nr. Our Ihrmb Animal, London Graphic Illustrated Christian Weekly, The Wert Shore, The Brooklvn Magazine, New York Weekly Slar, tid-Bits. Flie-pende Blaetter, Garteakmbe. I Oakland HE DID HOT SQUINT. Personal Appearance of John Morton Todd.

for i the antl-Twd Superin-tea dent Crawford left the. Assembly chamber in seeming disgnstf when the amendments were being adopted. Senator Moflitt, who urged the original bill in the Senate; said to-night that he was willing that the amendments shall be concurred in by the hiehef house, and added, further, that fie was sorry he had ever i begun the ifightfor the bill. The other blllsv appropriating respectively $10,000 $2800 for the Home, are not very well situated on the Assembly file, at least Consideringra possibility of an adjournment on Saturday All in all, the Home is in a bad I I To-night E. Bui keley was ejected from the floor of the Senate, on which ha was shamelessly lobbying for the Af relia Pfeiffer claim, Senator Bowers hil moved to adjourn when Bulkeley I inched up to him and, catching hold of him violently; demanded that he withj draw his motion.

Bowers repelled hini angrily and Murphy moved that he be icjected. tThei Sergeant at Arms ex-(petled him. Murphy says that on tomorrow he will, speaking to a question of privilege, recite Bulkeley 's disfrrace-ful action and; move to strike his bill rem the file. 1 H. adoption by each 1 city of its own" charter, but a provision has been inserted making a subsequent approval bv the Legislature A -Board of Freeholders is first elected by' the 1 people.

The charter prepared by them is submitted the people, and if adopted if goes to the Legislature for approvaU There is no provision that the Board of Free-; holders shall be non-partisan, but the Democrats say they will stop anything wrong from partisan, standpoint, either at the polls or in the Legislature. special election will undoubtedly be called for April 12th, as Senator Vroo-man's bill providing for submitting all Constitutional amendments to the people on that date passed the Senate to-day, and Moffitt idea lis that a charter may be prepared and voted on that date. Then it would come to the Legislature at the next The Senate Committee on Elections has decided, by a vote of 4 to 3, to report in favor of the unseating of Conk-hn and in favor of Kyiand. Dixon voted against unseating. Whether the Democratic majority wilt stand by the majority of the committee has not yet bin determined.

i i Hackett's Sue the State bill, which passed the Senate, has been refused a reading and killed in the Assembly. The Assembly Sunday law has been frof t-bitten by being refused a reading. In the Senate the bill was reported back without recommendation. The Senate struck ont the entire paroling clause in Boggs State Prison bill when the measure came up for final passage, no fight being made on it. The bill as amended was The Senate has passed the bill making so the words John and Todd, which precede and follow it respectively, i cut the seal out of this photograph so as to facilitate comparison of the signatures.

The final 'd" of 1 this signature resembles J. M. Todd's 4d7 but is the resemblance of imitation. The signature could easily have been written without encroaching upon the seal if so desired, Cross-examined by I Judge Ladd I 1 was an expert in the Sharon case and testified that the signature- of the marriage contract was forged. I have been expert in many cases during thirty years It is true that in every case where I have testified it has been in favor of the side calling mo; but the reason for this is simply that if my testimony is adverse they will not call me the stand.

If I am summoned I will course testify honestly. Cross-examined by iMx. Cavendish accepted at first Senator Sharon's statement that the signature to the marriage contract was genuine, but after a year and a half's consideration decided that it was a forgery. Waller B. Todd, called by the contestants and examined by Mr.

Martin pawned a watch oh Dupont street. Do not know if it was iwith Uncle Harris do not remember the name. I gave the name of Boone it is my middle name. Do not recollect the initial gave; do not remember whether it was PL I got $30 on the watch. I have since taken it out.

Lea itt was with me. CRAMER'S TESTIMONY INACCURATE. To Mr. Cavendish The middle name J. M.

Todd was Morton. He was not deaf did not wear glasses, did not sqaint; he had some gray hair; he stooped slightly1. In general the testi-niony of the witness! Cramer to his appearance was accurate. Judge Gibson I knew J. M.j Todd personally.

'i 1 In ireply to questions asked. by-Mr. Martin, the witness testified heard the testimony of Witness Cramer. The statement that J. M.

Todd was deaf in bis right ear.squinted his left eye, had uniform gray hair, and wore glasses were: f3se. TH TESTIMONY. icONd-COBO. At the session of court this afternoon Judge Ladd, counsel for proponent, read authorities upon his objection to the production of witness to impeach Cramer. He cited 53 Ca'ifornia, page 66, People vs.

Keller: a witness -cannot be cross-examined on collateral issues. 'j Judge Gibson That is not a parallel case, the question upon which it is intended to impeach the witness Cramer are relevant. Judge Ladd read 51 California, p. C00, People vs. Quong Church: a witness cannot beScross-examlned on collateral issues to pettle another point also from tbe Code of Civil Procedure on the im- Seach men of a witness.

Greenleaf 'I on Ividehce, section 440, says a witness may njot be cross-examined on collateral points with a view to discredit him by other testimony. i Mr. jMartin spoke (to the question, 'arguing the permissibilitv oi cross-examining i the witness Cramer. His statements as to his being a horse trader are Relevant and by no means The Report Kdwtt and "ti ls Sacb.au ESTo. I.iar,U 2.

The Assembly i i Investigation reportl at there was no evideur-e 1 bills bad been changed on that any attempts ha. I i AssemWymen to have Kay Falk Jo 171. Allen Henry was The committee fin.l it at Moffitt attempted to but withont effect. They recommend T.y r.v charge and make co rtn in relation to Bn'kclev cr MAREIAGK LI: Tie lollowiftg ma mac 1. ued by the County CUm Frank Clyss Gray Illinois, astd ti yea rr-aud Annie Cemone, a native aged 19 years, resident oi lelfine Lupme, a native i Hlnsido.

aped 2ft years, ri and Anna Ferre. of i aii'lH. aeetl 23 Murtiu Jjorenzen. a nft.M ajlcd 22 jrears, (. rie Reu.anatlveof a i resident of linywanls.

Micbael Lerier, a native r' need years, resilient -Mascie Contrera. a unlive v-i a(iel Jr years, resifleiil (. V. Koliert Terreberry. a n- i Bed ffi years, rexuient i i and KatKcriiie fro lev.

a foraia, aged 21 er. rhJi-ji i ciseo. John Winism Gentry, a sonri, aped 27 year, tom and Ida Hertba Mever. a i.h nia, affed -Ayear, reri.ioui i tSB AK rUEAS In tbw ei-v trndeaii, aei $6 jr urns and ac- 'm Irtvi ed to attend 1m -resdetce of bta mn i.r. i.

TO MORROW doc, interment pin a ta. MAitTIRK la Ten beloved naushter of cure, a native of leuiciKAl, a. month nd 1 dara Friends arm Invited to attend tne i at 1 r. at tlx i i'oileae avenue, near 4 ui i Eg SOLK AGENT NEW OA! 9 4k, fc jr V.I nuBiNG 'and ti A HFECIAXTk 1151 BrctdirsT. Nartbwest eoratr Ttilrt ev i.

Great boots fi titiaren Kin Bprins i.i i In 45 ct. a pair. 2 2 jiaies" hive Kid to a pair. 2 SO Ladies' Caracoa Kid E.i'i to $1 60 a pair. 3 "3 lJtdies' French Kid r.n.'-i to f'J i0 a pair 1 75 Boys' Kip Lace Kivc.ei Ki 1 00 a mil 2 SO Gents' Gaiters P.rd'- e.l 00 Gents Glove Kid i 7a a pair.

S3 7T Gent' Fine Calf Button lie SO a ftiir. is a rare chnce, 'i-r Boots and Shoes at mi i hv tall and see the gret mlueuaiis. Lippf.Tr.::::' Dry and Fancy BOOTS A. hL. S03 and 905 Two doors above Juashth Proposals 1st L.

OFFICE PrPERIME.Nr'r Hehools. Mart-h si, 17. Sealed proposal 1 ofliie of Hie i City Hall, uut it 5'i lm v. March Hth; 17, to s-i f' i-' of the latest Smtro 1 s. required by the 8-ho.

-I J'i-i f.r City of Oakland, f.ir fie tit-w leg at East Oak laud. AU desks to 1 titie! delivered in such uumli-i-i. i limes, iu taij buililltie, a the or bnperinteurtent rny (is ro t. screwed to the ttoor, and Em- varnixh when in liids must Htate vi hether tree is finished in oil or -price Jor ea-hsepsrt'e f. i Give tbe name by tu a me is known.

Hamples mij Horn)" of the Utd ol i F.aeh bid roast he anu -tified check f.r fifty order ot the Board of i cheek shall he fa-'ea, 1 tu eaoe the person or i.n i 'v shall fail within l.u un fc iainade to furnish ie i aceording to the terr t- i i1 The Hord reservts Irt I .11 t.i.t- nieut.may require. r' hnirman ol the i ana biu.iiiiei. i FTTr If. Secretary of Oakland Mareh 2 1, 1--7. THE 0 Property in Oal.iaii Twenty third avenue, f.

t. station; half t-graded, wereI, aiil city water pipes lai.t, with fine trees, near tj Tieighborhood. TWXl COTT A i Lot 60sl5O, for savinps, sure to a Present price only not guaranteed far lor day, liberal loans i repyamentfumi-lie 1 I inij to tuiid. 11C. 110 r.r--is ARTKIIH II IPrT'T f.

tkn tri IB i 1 cf tlie iiriiir -jji rot Ircnt Fvft-iviy l- it- HI! fused, fti-i i i 't, nit Jl a arja t. Taeutj-usi SIT ITf'l Tot. stock aril r-1! tu Twet-if TO IIT-T -i n-W rent ieJ .1, 6 a i The Pacific Railroad Ii veitl .1 ration. I Washington, March 2. The con- errees pn the Pacific Railroad invests gation I resolution have reached a complete asreement.

The Hmise conferrees adopt the Senate amend ment, hut the clause creating a commission is modified by strik-ing out the requirement that the Commissioners shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate, and so arranging the phraseology that the President's power to appoint them during the re cess shall be beyond Three Bays ralaaned. Chicago, March 2. The Time' Eau Claire, special saysr Yesterday three boys named Ward went to an, abandoned logging camp gtwo miles from their homes, and entering a cabin found two bottles on a window sill. One of which contained ou and. the ther they supposed was whisky.

All three lads drank ot the supposed Whisky, The younger one dropped in the snow dead and the second one could proceed no farther. The third managed to reach home exhausted, and gave the alarm, and the; bodies of the other two were hrought In. The eldest boy is dying tc- night. It is not known what the bottle contained. 1 i An Irish fnak Stane the Police.

Dubus, March 2. A mob at Bally- ihannis attacked a force of police last evening and rescued some prisoners whom they had in charge. The anob stoned the po lice and partially wrecked the barracks, The police fired a number of shots at the crowd, but without hitting any one. Several policemen! were in-stones. i jured by The Slllstria Oatsreak.

Ktw York, March 1. The Sfar' London special says The reports from Sofia say the rising ot the garrison at SUistria was a blunder The original intention was to cause a simul taneous revolt of the Russian party all over the two States. The premature action of the SUistrian troops has defeated the scheme, and will enable the Regency to thrush any further attempts made ml detail. At a meeting of the Governnient to-day it was docidwl to declare the whole district iu a state of siege. There is considerable agitation at Sofia, and an outbreak is hourly expected.

I I Vienna, March 2. The Tagblatt states that the revolt of a portion of the troops of the garrison at Silistria, Bul garia, has been suppressed, i The Canadian PactKc Steamship Line. New York, March 2. The; Canadian Railwayt to which recently was Chart ered the Cunard steamships Parthia, Batavia.land Abyssinia for its Pacific trade, has arranged to start its firstline from Vancouver to Japan and China ports. The Parthia will be the pioneer steamer tot the line, leaving Hongkong by wajt bf lliogo and Yokohama for Vancouver.

Vessels will rum monthly until new steamships are built. The line will iconnect with Peninsular and Orientjrij and Messageries lines the East India trade, si 1 PERSONAL MENTION. ('harles AVhitehead, Special Exam-, iner, Cnltetl JStates tension Oflice.West- jern district Iowa), is visitinjr the l'acitic coast on; leave ot absence, we arrived in the city last night. Captain E. W.

Blaisdell this city is in Lort Angeles, after, a trip of inspection of his mines in the southern part of theSiate. R. Ii Mvrick of the Southern Pa cific Company is rapidly convalescing from a rv attack of typhoid fever. Major C. A.

Marston, a) prominent manafaCturer and capitalist of Maine, is spending a few days in this city the guest of! his brother E. "YV. Marston, WeVister street. 1 A. 1).

'Wilder, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific Company, has gone to Inyo. i Mis Hattie Baker of this city is visiting ber grandmother, Mrs. Curries, in Calisf oga. WEST OAKLAND. Drift I'von the Wild Wt rest Vhore Pernonalc, W.

II. Fisher has purchased- the restaurant at tw pier; The I jos Angeles express hrings more passengers into Oakland than it takes font. The sentiment against the division of the eouiity is very strong in the First ward. Work has liegun on the new Swedish First Baptist Church, oni Magnolia street, near Tenth. Mrs.

J. C. Poland, wife of the train, dispatcher at the pier, has gone East to visit friends in Maine. i An 'addition is being built on the house bf John l.ennon 6b. Campbell street, fcorner Seventeenth C.

R.I Wilson, tormerly a conductor on the VisaUa division, has taken charge of the extra crew that has been put on me tt esiern ui vision. The fhneral of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Owen will take olace oh Thursdav aiternotiin from 1787 Seventa street, at 2 o'clock! The little one diet! yesterday, and Mrs.

Owen is said to be in a precarious condition. Oakland Plaza. City Marshal Tompkin has im- provedjOakland plaza, opposite to tin-coin school, on Harrison street, so that at the present time it is one! of the most beaatiful squares in this city. The ink- provenient has been made onaplai different from that of any square ia Oakland, and will be a great credit to the city. I Tht SInalcal Evaafellit.

Mr. Chubbuch and wife Will conduct a special service at 1 tne ban raoio Avenue Baptist Church this, evening. 1 1 The Newrtoafflirlut, J. Ward has purchased the well located! stand ot 814 Broadway and stocked it with the choicest line of fresh nsh. which he receives, daily.

and there is nothing in his but what oe louna at au times, lie wholesales as well as retails, -anil. P. Kmir, his gentlemanly manager, us alwaysj there to receive orders and see that thty are promptly te Ivered. I Fintial. Mr.

JI. C. Taftis still ia Kew York.1 where he is marching the market fo." novelties for the coining season. -jp Bekbt sells Harness and Saddlery goods cheaper than any one else, i I Every variety of coal under the sun at CL'llTISS ADAVIE'S, comer Tenth and Washington. I i TbacIk harnesses from SQO to S100 at Palmer's Harness Emporium, 421 Eleventh Btreet.

Keep your eye on 1216 San Pablo ave. L.K mt Thia. Coloted liusseli cord; forty-eiglit inches wide, in cardinal, garnet, navy, and drab, worth $1, reduced to 50 cents. Call early, and be sure yon get some. Your la.st chance.

XtP-'So second price. 1 1 i i Tea nam jr. Patent rockers, in decorated leather, silk, plush, at yonr own prices, at Chadbouxne's, 741 to 743 Market street. Joyce Sc flacdaaaM's, 953 Washington street, gents' furnishing goods. Gingham and merino shirts reduced to 25 cents.

Good value. Call and see for yourself. Positively one price to all. i I- i Everybody will patroniae it. I Fob7 something to eat or drink go to JohnCuahing Son for GOLD DUST MEAD and Wilbar's Breakfast Cocoa and Cocoatheta.

i a i A a of GOLD DUBT MEAL is coming. For sale by the barrel, by 3. C'ush-. ing 3ou. i 1 9 Moan Iks uua, uodiii sbhiox Ccmrffl.i 371 it 1st.

4 CD 1M xs MtCory.7 "7 1(0 Ooewcota I Si FtMl iia SU0 Omu. 1 fis 4.50 Pectlesi a 8w i ss SrortOT, K.V.xs HO Sierm 4 fi 640 Voaa Jm.i Wl S-l SHI Wehfcm 1 tS l-9 PoM enda fa IU M0 Vlw Jet.4 TivM 81 Ji I 1 10 2k A Uu tic. Crocket. 1 li SV0 Kictxi ,1 Sxvo a 5 P0 A ptW lc M0 Iow. 0 Jitior ....1 TO IxtT tvOm 5cl ib iwaie vi- 061 IS 01 ICO 309 239 TKsrutDu.r ArrunooMSAUu, aaoeiaascstuoK Aoda.i.i..

SSI Ladr Wadi'a COS 30 Vukuttii lSc 110 MeOuu 00 llie AtluiU .45 9DS 10 Hon a fid Kntk Id SO 4W 'TjO Sw nkri ivl Kr OortdcnUl 1 SPS Otxiu 459 rer. 90 170 Prton. TJ l'O 310 0 1330 Vanton, sue 190 Beieber. SS-SK 70 THO AH 10 HXalO 57t 109 BdIwm; Bmntay T0c 60 trn ss 50( Oledoa -MOstat 00 100 Pmuc Crown Amaerl.jl 35 llfl 131 Ttdm if 031 rO I'dioo 0 .3 60 1(0 a 35 IK) ITUA 1 60 ltw nnto. 3 3)10 Yelw JcA.i Ju4 S3 100 Iow.

3S0 vla Aj S(l 35 SIS Roald AC4 7Va4 75 320 i. ...4 6X.U4 SO! Ucai. Ectit rrixs JO a. m. ft PrjidioK R.

1 jj Bprinc VaUer Watcc. .80 ioi sa OmklAQd Oai-SaIm. 100.... 3i Asglo-Nnada Bid. Bid.

in. Oakland Home In Co. F. STOCK BO EXCH ANGE Wednesday March S. (Cnmeted Oahr tot Taf Tkiuvnc Rl Brown.

Stock and Bona Kruaer, 43J California met, ban JfranciMO.I -ft Bid Art 1 Bid Ai tTB 8 fall) Dock na.l0 ntutimiva. mi St'Uaa alt lot Knk.ni Bank Clifurnia 17bi HnmBKM.l, 1st Aitto( a v.iij stzi a North AOUR ll.liii orih PCS urangen' SJ I.P AraBank SUi KPRRlsttnt 111 111 US WIS 101 own ft tu una. UoionSTiiBnk. Ut Nat Bk. Ok.

Ryof Oal ba. O'k'dGMl'cbt. PneB'iMilba. Oklaod Bn Sit. i rnW 11a 8PKRCalbt.il?; BFKB Azto.

lll oaura ins i-- -witraerctl Ins.ISS IK mi FireatB unuwmjui Central City. HomeMntall IV1 Oakland Homo.S.'i Stata Inrmt ln.tl Hun Insurance. .94 GeanrSt R.U0 MB AMR Un bu B. .501 PiwidioR Batter Ht R.110 Contra CstaW.S7t 114 93 53 00 Union loAUnoe.tlS IU 11? AU Dra Call fori a Pird.Srf Vilrm-it Vulcan BV 101! OpUalGas; F5 "1 liMlaCKLLAXEOeS 8TOCKS. 2J i.Tndnoa Mfi Co.

IT Cal Prr Dock. .34 iMeriEie Bl.lf.97i Cal Kloctrio Lt.lli 121 Oak Htn.lt CI In A HI Co. S5cta Padfle Rl MU Gold A 8uek 73 Pac la a Co.47 2 15 SS ISO Bwaiian 7 Piunr Win JL BALKS. 4W F.lectrlLtb.... UiOO San Francisoo Out 10 State Investment 60 ftpring Valley CO Spring Valley Water SS Spring Vaey Water I0 1411 ioii smritiu IWt'EutdkltACK i Wtiw ksuat, March S.

Stmr OwMTfi KMer, Hunter, It frrrm ViciorU; sb and mdse toOoodU, Parkin Co Btmr i. 1t t.f Cbeiiter, 63 hours fma Uui mad mdae, to OoodaU, Per tin 4 Uo. -jj VKrtKsiATt March 1 -fltmr A neon. WtvlUoe, DEEDS feWO MORTGAGES. Speciallsrlrrported up to noon each efuy (1 for The Tribune: DEEDS.

i WEDxrsoar, March I. If taneley to Hainan et al 49xt09, Taentr-nrat (treet, au from urasn, Oaklandii. 1000 Wm Ulbk aad wife to Ann Bailer-57il50 6W Tweutr-tomta. ltu troui Eleventa avenue. Oakland Curtia'and; wife to Wm and Roberta 25x1.

a Bay street, 1UU from Cnrtl street, Beckaler 100 A Haiae to Gill-Lot A. plot P. Piedmont Ptfk. nhdivision S. Bowman tract, Oakland townihip Heron to Wm Herrm 2Sxloti 8 Four teentb.

16J from Wood, Oakland 10 Browu to Anna Painter Lot A. olot 46, Alameda Park Homestead, 853 Harv O'aill to A Dtetai enrner Kris- -tol and Third streets, Su), IZS. 123 tn Fourth etrcet, 250 to Bristol, S46, I Welleret al to and A Whtddsu Lot extension, Pleatantoo 18 i MORTGAGES. Weds DAT, March P. Fly and ife to 8 end 13.

ork HUlegas tract, Beneiey in DP Hsyueslo Moes-As 800 UiU to Union fraviug Bank Ai in 103 Geo ImiD to Ftremsns Fund Insurance Co corner Dwlght way arnl Bowdttch street, 100x15 also loOtJOO if l)iU5 way, 16d trom bowditch street Berkeley. K03 RELEASES AHDiF.E0OSVETANCE5. Ii TmiBsoiT. Fleibrnr34. Trustees Satl'gsaod Losn Society to John Bailey -E corner E4shth avenue and Twet tieth street, 75 KB 150, Oaktand 300 Tmstees Han Francisco ftavioe Vnion to Flint A In deed Joeerb Da is 3 B.

lia luifl i.m eisteencn, jjimi, wi Eli Cm win to Joseph McClain et si Alii- son. lNl from Oxford, 60x8 lii. S00 William A Holeomb. Guardtau to Jt Ki-senbeim and vife-bloek 6, Curtis tract, T0 Fcfd.ferentoI.ydfa Pet.rm 2-S aerra, Eden tawnshin 3309 I. Ileaudry et al to Geo tirisel Lota I.

2, 3. 6. and In tot 4, nronerty of Beaudrr and Peladeau, Oakland low o. 100 I Fbidat. Feliruary 25.

8 Purkfnffton to Simon 3 Hspp and wife IoM, bkiek. Saa Antonio 10) 8ame to IBame Hatna 1U0 Philip Wellwif et al to Joseph Kalph 1U0 acres. line rosd fm Union City tu Misdon Ban Jose, Washington tuwosbtp 7049 Same toF.netta Ralph riamt, 2 j0 Llndham to Jose Pio 0.31 aw as. nar Mir nun Han Jote. WashinKtOB township is waadesrorae ana sue to uoiins Stint, Widow Fence dirKiiu land of Knox Ivnm A l.tn.

Tikj.W from Teleeranh ava. et S16 Oakland lS300t ii Think It Well. The fgreat sale of Joyce Macdon- aid, af 5)33 Washington street, now fromg on. ureat uarpains tor ail. Positively one iirk-e to alL Ii crimPS DAVIE have just received a a cargfJ-oTWellihgton CoaL Hr.

E. A. F.dea, Fashicfeable milliner, 965 Broadway. I Blaskets, Robes, and Dunbar's Rem edies a Palmer's 421 Eleventh street Todo8 entertaining their friends are supplied with coffee, cakes, bv 800 Washington. Joyce tV nacdtaall, P53 Washington street.

Ittok for our changed advertisement twi-e a week. The sJIinth Street Stables have just purchased a new stylish hack, 'Uli a eplendid span of horses, and wish to cater to the patronage of those who desire as first-class turnout for parties, weddings, funerals. Connections made at depots. TELEPHONE U3. i it.

ULAJvi.1.. fropneior. i Joyce ATlTlacdooailti, S53 Washington street, cannot possibly quote Ii prices, all their stock being inaritea aown, ana no ouniuug. A natlicioaa FtmlMltooA. Persons are reporting that the Sweet Briar Dairy sells cream, and mast necessarily serve milk to its patrons which produces iio eream.

This is a falsehood. The hiilk front which the cream' is taken is fed to young calves on the ranch and nol deln-ered to cuMmner. if we learn the name of milk dealers or others circulating untrue reports detrimental to our business we shall prosecute them. E. M.

Stackt Sixteenth and Clay Oakland. ii It is just what the good people Oakland have long needed. of Tby the WQ CABIS It is neat and clean. Restaoraat Tbinkof It Well, aa verrr JTIaat Kaowr That the well known firm of Joyce Macdonald, 953 Washington street, has a disscilution sale. To the ladies who have not visited, oqr store we would simply say, do not miss thin chance to get vtmr'drv goKl lower than ever tiered before, ami to our many patrons, who -now our way of doing biiMine-fi (as honesty is our policv).

call and convince! yourselves of the innumerable bargains we offer during our sale. Look for our change ad. twice a week in "you daily papers." Call early and avoid the ruh. Positively one price to all. v.

Can you gaeas wltut it ti Final Meeting of the Present I i Board of Trustees. Good Condition of the Llbrary--! New. Books The New Beading: Eooni. The Board of Free library Trustees held a regular monthly meeting last evening at the library building, with a full board present. i Miss Ina D.

Coolbrith, the Librarian, reported for the month ot February as follows: "Members February 1st, cards issued, 10i; cards canceled, 18; members March 1st, 9800. I "Book loaned: Fiction, 440; juveniles, 754; history, 248; belles letters, 220; biography, 258 novels, 240 science, 121; poetry, 98; iriusic, 4. Total, 6301. Books bound and rebound, 130; repaired at library, 150. Amounts received: Fines, $22 45; catalogues, lost book, $1 50.

Total. $26 95." H. A. Detering, curator of the Central Beading Room, reported as follows i Average daily attendance, 500; papers on i tile. 98; periodicals, 27; magazines, 50; cash received for old papers, $3 75; money expended, $1 90.

i Several important improvements have been made during the month. A new grate has been put in the furnace, which will save one third of the coal. The illustrated periodicals have been pnTn covers The1 lamps over 'the magazine tables have been lowered 24 inches, which has improved the light very much. Other minor iinprove.ments'have been made. would luce to suggest that conspicuous notices be placed over the daily the readers to ten minutes in case: others are 1 waiting to read the saaie paper.

Ladies and gentlemen are of ten obliged to wait a loner time for an opportunity to read the idaily papers. The notices which jused now are printed in small type and cannot be read. I THE KEADINO BOOMS. Miss E. Southard, curator or the North Oakland Reading Room, reported as follows I Gentlemen: 1 have the honor to report for the month of February, 1887, as follows Papers on file, 18 periodicals, 5 magazines, average daily attendance; 64; cash received for sale of old papers, I 40 cents.

The following papers have been asked for: Oernian Democrat, Youth' Companion, and! Bodie Free Pre. 1 1 fj Miss Charlotte E. Bromley, curator 6f the East Oakland Heading reported as follows: Condition of room, good; magazines, 14; periodicals, Sii; papers, average daily attendance. 117; money received for sale of old ners, $565; money expended, $3 20. j.

D. Mason curator i of the West Oakland Reading Rooni, 'reported as Condition of the room, good: daily average attendance, 255: received from sale of old papers, $1 30; expenses, 05 cents; balance. 05 cents. The reports of tle officers show a condition of the library that is very nattering. The membership is increasing at the rate of 100 members a month, and all the reading rooms and the library building are in excellent condition.

The residing rooms are all supplied with jthe bet papers and magazines. A new (reading room has' been established in Oakland, and it is now under igood headway. The library has been ipupplied new; books, and a list of new magazines and periodicals has been ordered for distribution among' the various reading rooms. The present board has obtained ai 4 cent levy for the Library fund for the coming year, the members of the City Council expressing themselves more than satisfied with the administration of the affairs of the Free Library. The Free Library and reading rooms this city have never been in betttr condition.

The residents of Watt's tract and North Oakland have expressed themselves as 'more than satisfied with the arrange-! njients the present board has made for I supplying them with reading matter, and the East and. West Oakland citizens i have never been better pleased with their refpective reading rooms. NEW 'BOOKS. i' 'Judge Boalt, Chairman of! the Books and Periodicals, said that Miss Coolbrjth, the Librarian, had seen copies of books for sale hi San Francisco at a vejry low! pride, many of whichl were very desirable for "the library, and which could be had for a mere song. These books are all stand- 'Tjird works, andjare in good substantial binomg.

except, tney are a jiittie snop worn. The prices were: very low, the Srioe for a set of Macaulay's England ringing but $1 25 for five, volumes. He said that the volumes seemed to be very good; and the ofier seemed unusually cheap. i I Mr. McChesney advised that a few extra copies of the works of Dickens, Scott, Irving, Hawthorn," and others that were in greatest demand, be obtained.

I For instance, "David Copper-field" and the "Pickwick among Dicken's works; "Iyanhoe''and the'lalisman," among Scott's works the "Scarlet Letter" and "Septimus Felton," among Hawthorne's works. President Kellogg suggested that Miss Coolbrith lie given turte blanrhe in regard to the matter, and that she be allowed to purchase a moderate bill of books, such as to her would seem ad-: visablej and send the bill in to the board. 1 This was agreed to. i s. i 1 I I TECHNICAL WOKKS.

Judge Boalt, for the same committee, reported unfavorably; upon the offer of Seth JJabson of San Francisco, to furnish the "Cyclopedia of Architecture" and "Parallel Buildings of Paris" for $-180. "The books," he said, mere printed in "French and I do not think it is advisable to go to such a heavy expense for some article that could not be uspd by all our patrons.1 Besides, these books are technical and I do not think that1 the library is in it condi-: tion to purchase technical books at present. There will c-jme a time-wheii the library will be obliged to buv.tech- ideal works, but I do not believe that the time has come yet. I do not wish to-say anything against technical books, for some of the finest, works ever pub-! lished are technical in tpeir character;" Mr. McChesney-r! am inclined to! favor thenr, and I think that they: would be very good.

Judge Boalt I think it would be well, to report against the books at Mr. Melvin While we are on this; subject Lwould like to callattention to; the North Oakland Readine Rooni. I Miss Sutherland tells me there are more patrons of the reading room than there; are papers. She also thinks that if few books were put there for the. boys it would be a very good idea, as 'there i3 a large number of boys around there who might be induced to come in to read if matter were furnished them.

Now, I think that it would be a Very goou Hie a it a tew 01a 000 its could be sent out there. 1 President Kellogg I should think that old magazines would be betterj. Judge Boalt I have a large number of old magazines at home that I would be glad to send. They include Harper' Magazine Century, and others, and if the Secretary will only send for them I will gladly give them. 1 IMPROVEMENTS AKD FINANCES.

Mr. I McChesney, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported that new grajtebars had beeni put in the furnace, by which one third of the coal formerly used could be saved. Mr. Melvinsphairman of the- Auditing Cotiimittcf, reported the following bills as allowext Joseph Wait $5, C. L.

Tavlor $3 60. W. Cassidy $4 60. F. ft.

Stevenson Co. $3, J. H. Story $103 70, Edwin Sutherland $15, Contra Costa Water Company $5 15, F. Price $0 50, The Pacific- Press 1 Company $131 14, C.

M. Havers $2 Miss Ina L. Teterson $72 50, R. A. Marshall $2 50, Oakland Transfer Company 75 cents, L.

D. Mason $7. Whittier, Fuller Co. $47, Miss C. E.

Bromley $8, W.W. Montague $7, Dewey Co. $175, C. E. H.

Reed $12, Charles Jurgens $15, J. de la Montanya $18, salaries $4U5, President Kellogg, of the special committee to with the City Council; reported that a 4 cent levy had been obtained. 11 ('I KW XAQAXXREaV McChesney Mr. Detering of the Central Reading Room seems to take a great deal oQ interest in the room. He has made several imprevements, and to-night he has handed in a list of magazines that appear to be in demand.

The list is a good one and should be looked over. After examining the list the following were ordered': itcribner't Magazine, Puck, Pacific C'vast Support the Totter-iusr Fabric the State. ke Victorious Hydraalickers ir Amending the Adult UliBd Bill. Kpeeiml Comxpandeaat of The Tribunt, March 1.1837. One of the big fights is about decided In the Senate.

The miners have things all their own way and are taking advantage of their strength at every turn. After moving a previous question on the second reading of the Walrath Iru-IMMinding Dams hill, and thus shutting further amendments proposed by the valley people, the bill was passed to engrossment by a vote of 22 to Mr- To-. day it was taken up and made the peciai order for 2 o'clock. Amendments proposed by Clunie, for-the alley farmers, were voted down, and the bill was committed to White one or two minor! particulars favorable to the fanners, and the final passage of the bill made the apecial order for to morrow morning, when it will undoubtedly pass. When the bill is sent to the Assembly it wiUj probably be substituted by a similar bill offered by Variel which is awaiting a second reading.

T'uless the valley people can shut the toil off by an adjournment atne die before it Is reached, it will unquestionably yro to the Governor, who will be given, nn opportunity to sign, veto, or "pocket" it. 'I he latter is the more favored man ner of killing bill sent in during the last tent days of a session, the law giving the Governor ten days in which to kvt on all kills and return them to the Xcgilature. THE DAMS. The following important provisions of the Walrath bill, as it is now before the Innate, will show the restrictions under Which hydraulic mining may be carried on, the title of the bill being simply "Aa- Act to Provide for the Impounding of -Mining Debris." Any number of persons or corporations, not less than five, where that or a greater number are mining on the stream or mining ground above the place -where the dam or dame are to be located, or where there are less than five so minting, then all of such number, having verured title in fee or having obtained title by certificate of purchase from the ntted States Government or assignees thereof, on who may hereafter secure title or certificate from, said the United States or the assignees thereof, to mining ground or lands, or who have secured or mav hereafter secure a title as the law will permit to water for mining purposes, may form a corporation, under thegen-- rai laws of this State as far as applicable, to build dams and other works of stone, to permanently restrain and impound mining debris carried into or down any stream by the water appropriated by them, I'labes for the deposit of such debris, and for darns and other works for permanently impounding the same, are a public use, and may be con demned and taken bv suche coriora.r.inri in the mode provided by law for taking private property for public use; pro-; vided, that no dam shall be erected in upon any navigable stream in the fc-tate; provided, that no dam shall be erected or i constructed under the provisions of this act in such a manner a to endanger or materially affect the, navigability of any stream in this State. No person or corporation owning or appropriating, or who may have appropriated, purchased, or leased water for mining purposes, shall have any right to run eaid water, or any portion thereof, into any stream or, streams above said dams while same is being erected or after same is erected, untU nuch person or corporation shall have subscribed and paid for shares in said corporation in the same proportion and in same manner as all other shareholders therein, and be subject to same liabilities as other shareholders therein.

And whenever any corporation formed wnder this act shall fail to construct or in aintain I the restraining dams, and other works necessary or proper to restrain all mining debris above such dams On the streams, or the locations designated in the articles of incorporation, and shall fail to BhCSTBAlS SfCH DEBRIS Above said the said corporation corporations so failing to restrain said mining debris shall cease depositing the same into said streams above aid dams, until such time as said corporation shall construe, said dams in such a manner as shall effectually restrain said debris in said manner as herein provided. No corporation shall have or eniov' any rights or benefits tinder this act, as to carrying on mining or using water for mining purposes, eras to building or using, or enjoying the benefits of dams, unless all the members or stockholders of such corporations are bona fide residents and electors of this ttate. Any corporation created under this act shall be liable for all injuries resulting to any person by reason of insufficiency of its dams, or other works, to restrain all mining debris, or for the damage occasioned by the breakage of such dams or works, by reason of insufficient construction or maintenance. Before any corporation formed under this act shall begin the construction of any dams or other works herein provided for, or any additions thereto, or continuations or enlargements thereof, it shall submit to the State Engineer, or if there be no State Engineer then to a -ivit engineer to be selected br the shall be a civil engineer in pood standing as Mich, and a member the Technical Society of the Paf jlic Coast, if such society is in existence, plans and specifications of said proposed works, with a full description of the locality upon which or-other said works are proposed to be constructed; no dams or other -works herein provided for shall be I constructed or commenced without the said plans and specifications shall have been approved by the said engineer, and unless said engineer shall make an estimate of the amount of money required to construct such dams or other works, and said plans and specifications, with said estimate verified by the oath of said engineer, hal! have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. All such works shall be constructed under the super-i vision of said engineer, and no dam or other, works provided forin hisact hall be used for the purposes herein provided, until the certificate of said engineer, certifying that said works' have been constructed in accordance with the plan- and specifications approved therefor, hall have been filed and recorded in the office of the County Kecorder of the county, or counties, where said works are located, and in the office of the Secretary of State, os mi nu.

-The Senate Committee on County Governments is whittling away at the Assembly substitute-for the -'County Government bills. Yesterday Moffitt bad the committee reduce the salaries paid to three of the officers of Alameda. county, i The salary ot the Sheriff was cut down from ,15,000 to that of the Kecorder from $15,000 to and that of the County Clerk from to $10,000. Unless the session should be considerably extended these amendments will be apt to shut oft' the bill When asked why he did not cut down the pal ary of the Assessor, Moffitt" said: "Well, we don't know how that clflee will work yet. It will be time enough to lop off a portion of that salary-tiff years from now." The ieneral Appropriation bill has not-yet been touched by the was to have been considered by the Finance Committee this afternoon, but Moffitt announced a postponement of the meeting until 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

Consequently it looks less and less favorable for an adjournment tine die on Saturday next, as has been proposed. White, Lenahan. and others bay that the session will drag on until one week from Saturday. Briceland's bill appropriating $10,000 th purpose of heading off contagious diseases has passed both houses. it has been finally determined iii the Benave that no charter for cities of the second class shall be submitted.

This knocks out the Hyde-Knox substitute and all other efforts. In lieu thereof the Knox Assembly Constitutional tmiendnient which has passed the lower house is whipped into shape by '-ipSeuate Committee, and will proha-i be wssed and submitted to the ILis aiuvuUuic-ut provides for to A at Journal, Chicago Advance, additional'; copies of the CaH and Examines The following for boys were ordered for all the reading rooms: Harper' Young People, Young Orutaders, Youth' Companion. Of those recommended by the curator -for the ladies' room, which is poorly supplied, the following were ordered: Gudet's Ladt't Book, Petermm' Mawzine, CasteW Family Magazine, Demwert', Christian Union, Life, The Chatauquan, lnd Hand, i 'California. BvUetin, Woman's Magazine, The JlouselioUi. Several of the magazines were ordered sent to all the reading rooms.

Judge Boalt I would suggest that the curators of the various rooms report papers desired. A device for binding the, loose weekly papers was shown the board sand declared excellent, and extra covers were ordered. Mr. Detering suggested the idea. In regard to loaning reference books it was decided that this might be done if the cost of the book was deposited with the Librarian.

i I "As this is our last meeting." said Judge Boalt, "I suggest that; we join hands over the table and sing 'Auld Lang Syne." The board then adjourned. I CHARGED BUGCIES. lr. Lysn Takes a Ride In Mrs lllrclieaiei Baccy. Mrs.

L. C. Morehouse of San Leandro was in Oakland yesterday visiting some of her friends. Sh? was riding in a phaeton, arid during one visit he had occasion to tie her hoi-sein L-orrf of the ATlingtoTrHouson Ninth street. J.

L. Lyon also thought she would take a buggy ride and had her husband sead the phaeton around t-j the Arlington House, where she lives. Mrs Lyon's phaeton had been moved to make room for Mrs. Morehouse's phaeton. Mrs.

came out of 1 the hotel, entered Mrs. Morehouse's phaeton, thinking it was her own, and went for her ride. A short time after Mrs. Morehouse returned only to 1 discover that her horse and buggy "were horse thief was immediately raised, and Harry Houghton volunteered his services, and jtelephoned to the Sheriff that a horse and biiggv had been taken from Ninth s.reeti. Under Sheriff Harlow immediately pat on his detective shoes.

Asearchwas instituted for the supposed thief. No trice of the inissing horse and buggy waa found. In about two hours; Lyon returned from her pleasant trip, which she enjoyed immensely. Thel-mistake Was then discovered. Explanations fallowed, and Mrs.

Morehouse recov ered her bugev, and the I'rider Sheriff" iquietlv sought his quarters! in the Courthouse. WANTS TO DISINCORPORATE. 1 The Real Estate Union of Oakland Voinc Ont af Rnstnesa. The Real Estate corporation doing business in the city of Oakland, have petitioned the Superior Court for dissolution lof corporation At a special meeting of the stockholders of the corporation held recently the following resolution was adopted Jiexolvcd. That this corporation do proceed to disincorporate and dissolve 111 due form of law.

liesdlred. That the directors and officers be and they are hereby authorized and directed to to take al. "proper and necessary steps and proceedings to effect 'such disineorporation jand dissolution. I. I Chables W.Keli.o;.

President, Omvek II. Bakkr, Secretary. .1 The petition will be heard before Judge Gibson on April 10th. 1 STREET WORK. Tbe Ilrtt Work an the Street Alter Seven Veara.

An agreement and a bond for $500 has been filed ith the Citv Marshal, between the Oakland Paving fcompany and the iroperty owners Tenth street, between Madison aind Alice for the purpose jof miieacjamiz-ing and curbing the thoroughfare. Tliis is ithe first street work thad has been in Oakland for seven y.crs, and is the forerunner of all the street -work that is. intended in Oakland. The Paving Company is circulating petitions among the property owners ifor street work, and it is more than likely that that before many months a large number of our streets will be played iu first class condition. I CITY JUSTICES' COURT.

following are the proceeding in the City Justices' Court this) morning: H. A. "Mayhew, drunk; bail) forfeited. (Jus Winegard. drunk vulgar language; $30 or fifteen days.

Jjohn Johnsons drunk; judgment suspended- A. and James Hayes, (drunk-: $6 or three days. James Clarkt petty larceny: fined $40 or forty days. Eddie Cahili, John Blake, and Riifhard Hy- lane, petty larceny: t'M ortwentvrtavs. James Shea-, petty larceny fined $5 or five days.

Joseph Barry, vagrant; dis- misseu. jonn aiornssey ana itenry Cator. disturbiner the peace; idismissed. C. Conklin.

violatine an ordinance: forfeited bail. Charles Smith, violating an oruiiiance; nnea io or nve ouys. superior court: Department One-Haniilton Manli 2d: I 1 Estate of Benjamin Hobart sale of real estate granted. Jmge order of J. J.

Corbett vs. O'Neil stricken from docket. Iepartment Two Gibson, March 2d: I Todd vs. Todd; on trial. Department Three Creene I leorpe Arras vs.

R. Cj stricken from Judge-Judge (iaskill; PHYLLOXERA STUDIES. Vlnevardltu Object to Their Pursuit at the Vniversity. The Contra Costa and Alameda wine growers object to the practice of keej)-ing tines infested with phylloxera at the State t7niversity. as they say there i is danger of the nest snreadinsr to their vine rard The matter will probably be brought to I 1 joc aitciiiiou 01 tne lA-gniuiuie.

Mew Sleepers. One of the Southern Pacific Com pany's new style of immigrant sleep ers, just out of the shop, went into service yesterday. It has a fine stove ia each end, suitable for cooking steak or chops j- making coffee or tea, etc. There are curtains to the wiftdows, and hooks so placed that the passenger, by the aid of a piece of calico, can shut his berth ofl'froni observation as thoroughly as if ina palace car. There are also 'other conveniences, and, taken altogether, the cars are so comfortable that there is danger of their seriously inter fering with the businessiof the first class -cars.

There will be! twenty of these -cars ten built by the Southern J'aeine ana ten Dy tne tuon racinc Companv running between uiuoha and Los Angeles without change: Speeding- Fred Campbell. A very pleasant reunion! of teachers occurred on Monday at the High school bwildung in honor of Superintendent Campbell previous to his departure for the East, where! he is to assist in the National Educational Convention. Many pleasant speeches were made and the patting guest was speeded in most hospitable style. Mr. Camdbell left for the JtASt yestesaay.

Odd ft'ellaw Banquet. The Golden Rule Encampment, In dependent Order of. Odd Fellows, of Oakland will hold its usual annual banquet at the Galindo on Friday eveninsr. These banquets I have been given Iby the encampment on each of me mieen years 01 us uiu, as on former occasions. Unity Encamp ment of San Francisco will be present by invitation.

A New Attorney. W. Warford has been admitted by Judge Gibson to practice in the Superior Court of ill is county on motion of J. C. Martin, and: on producing a cer tin ea te from the Supreme Court of the State of lew York.

1 A. Keflnery Picnic. The California Sugar Refinery Mutual Aid Society will hold their seventh an nual picnic on Sunday, April 10th, at Shell Mound 1 ark, lierkelcy. I Judge Gibson's Squirrel Story to Illustrate the Foree. of Habit.

The Todd will case still occupies the attention of Judge Gibson itt Department 2 of the Superior Courts Yesterday after Ths Tkibuhk went to press Attorney Martin asked the court for a continuance of the case until o-day, as he desired tojoffer some testimony in rebuttal td the remarkable statements made by the witness Silas Cramer. I Judge Gibson said that he did not feel like continuing thb case, hut he desired to say that he did. hot think the attorneys for the proponent treated the court with proper courtesy as they had kept him waiting for nearly three quarters of an houcin the morning. Sir. Cavendish was the proper person to look to for this delay, as he was the attorney of record in the case, and it was his duty to see that the case went on properly.

Mr. Cavendish I did not-apprehend any delay this morning. I think I have been prompt in this case, your Honor. This morning I had business outsiae the court that was very pressing. Mr.

Martin If I cannot get "a continuance 1 will ask the counsel to identify these mysterious exhibits, which have been taken away ejvery night and brought back in the knorning. Then I wiH submit my case to the court. I Mr. Cavendish 1 1 Will say to the court that I protested against Judge Ladd taking those exhibits away, and I told him that he took them away without my consent and at his peril. Judge Gibson I think it is proper to leave the evidence with the Clerk.

1 think that is a safe rile. I don't suppose any one has 'been tampering with them. 1 think Mr. Cavendish did right in protesting against them being taken away. Mr.

Cavendish The Clerk should not have allowed the papers to go out of his possession. The Clerk-Judge Ladd said he had an order from the Judge. i JudgeGibson I think Idid sav something to that effect. I see nothing in the conduct of Judg: Ladd. to create any suspicion.

A COKDITIOSAt SlJBMfRnoN. Mr, Martin Then, your Honor, we will submit our case, and I will waive the opening argumen t. Mr. Taylor We to going on with our argument uptil counsel on the other side has made his opening state ment, ana stated tne nouns upon which he relies. Judce Gibson The onlv onestion in this case, I think, is Whether the will is genuine or not.

1- Mr. There are only questions of fact in this case. 1 would feel embarrassed to. areue Questions of fact this court. ItJ is not customary to argue on questions of fact.

The point 1 rely 011. is the testimony. If tney want to argue he case, let them go ahead. Mr. Taylor There are questions of law in this case.

The counsel is at fault. We thought the usual course would be followed, and we would hear the points upon which counsel relies. The plaintiff has the closing argument. anunastne advantage, suppotea the usual course would be followed, and we are" not ready-to proceed with the argument. We undertake to say that counsel on the Other side is laboring under a misappiiehension as to the law in regard to We claim that subscribing witnesses in a will need not sign in presence of each other.

Mr. Martin No one said that was the law. i i Mr. Taylor It seems von have been trying the case on that presumption. Mr.

Cavendish I an't get a word in edgeways. 1 want to say to the court that it has been agreed U) let Judtre Ladd make the oneniii areniment on our side, and he is not here, but he will be ready in the morning. I have endeavored! to give sehior counsel all the possible advantage. 1 Mr. Martin It is an extraordinarrl proceeding to argue buestions of fact.

I'll. xaiui I HUUIl lllillKSU. Mr. Martin I know vou don't, but it is. I rely upon the testimony in this case, and it there be anv detect it is supplied by the proponents.

Judge Gibson I Hsed to think tliat a Judge had something to sav in trying a case, hut now I don think he has. The case will pe continued until to-morrow. Mr. Martin tThehJ vour Honor, we will not submit our case. If it goes over it goes over for all purposes.

1 TO-DAY A' large amount of time was spent in this morning's installment in arguing objections to evidence which it was desired introduce. Mr. Martin, for tbe contestant! nraved, leave to bring! in testimony. formerly offered in phief and kept out on objection by the! court, with intent to prove that shortly after the death of Jj M. Todd Milbufv made inquiries whether Todd had ljelt a will, although in the will proposed he appears as executor and witness to the signature.

The question as to the admissibility of the evidence was argued by counsel. The court sustained the objection on the ground 01 being hearsay evidence. Mr. Martin announced that certain statements of Cramer had been found to be false, and asked that subpomas issue for the proprietor of the Jlura-boldt House, San 1 Francisco, and Charles P. Objection was argued by Judge Ladd for he proponent, but overruled by the court.

1 'an EXPERT. H. C. Hyde was called by the contest ant, and was examikied by Mr. Martin.

He testified: Under my supervision photographs have en made of twenty- one signatures of M. Todd, on two. beets, as follows Exhibit No. 5S con- tains signatures of ohn M. Todd taken irom exhibits Jos.

13, and 14. and to inclusive, a 27 and and contains also the si ature John Morton Todd -taken from the will proposed. JKxhilMt So. 57 co tains signatures form J. M.

Todd aken from exhibits 11, ana a2-a elusive, contaimnir ake the initials and 51, and the name ifcdd taken from the proiosed will for purposes of comparison. I Mr. Martin I offer these photo-eraphs in evidenced Judge Iadd, of counsel for proponent i oojet-t oeeause tney are copies 01 originals already in evidence, and twenty-one are onqred when the agreement was for twenty, and we do not know whence the extra one comes. Evidence admitted by the court, and exception made by) proponent. Examination of Mr.

Hyde continued Exhibit 60 contains photographs of thirteen genuine signatures of John M. Todd, so taken as to cut out all extraneous writing outside of the This cutting out impinging letters has blurred or roughened some of the lines. The sea! in the signature to the will has been cut oit in this photograph. JUDOK GIBSON'S ST0KT. Judge Gibson I (consider the seal, or scroll, at the end of the signature to the will to be of great importance, and think that, the expert should have retained it in this photograph, Exhibit 56, as tending to show abundant space and time for the writing of the signature, 1 Signatures are to most men of middle age mere matters of habit, and, speaking of habit, I remember- a- ludicrous instance which occurred when I was a boy.

Near my borne a road passed between a cornfield and a patch of timber. The squirrels were in the habit of robbing the cornfield, and escaping to the shelter of the woods by leaping from the fence uo a hickorv tree. A eale one blew the tree down, and passing along the road Inext dav I scared a squirrel out of the corn. He rushed to the fence, and, as usual, made a flying leap, but in the absence of the hickory tree came to the ground. He again rushed to the fence and jumped again, with no better result, for the tree was quite gone.

Such force has habit. Laughter. THE SIGNATURES. Mr. Hyde resumed There is no contraction in the name signed to the proposed will owing to the presence of the seal.

I cannot tell whether the name or the seal was first written. The name Morton is contracted somewhat, not an to of I I I of I in A POLITICAL PICNIC. Never Occurred It lias to Be Paid tor. leold suit of jGeorge Cautus against F. Edwards'.

WL a O'Brien. Hiram Ittrell, Alexander! Hirshberg, and II. lichaels; members or the Hancock i Brigade, his at last beenideicided. be suit was ibrought them to cover $150 damages.1! The defendants preappointed a comrnittee by the Fire Brigade, a political organization, to en-gage a park and prepare for a picnic. An agreement was made with George CSntus, the proprietor of.

SchCutzen Park, at Alameda, I to prepare' a banquet and get the grounds in readiness for a picnic, i Cantus prepared the luhch and had everything readiness, ba.t the Brigade failed to come to time, aad tie accordingly held the committee responsible foir vie expense. Suit was instituted ini the Alameda Ceurt to recover $150 damages, ands judgment was rendered in favor of the; plaintiff and! against the defendants. Iiram Lnttrell, a young attorney, appeared pn behalf of himself and colleagues and appealed the case to the Superior Court. On filing the papers on appeal he neglected i to i deposit the customary $3 Clerk's fees, and consequently the papers were never placed oi file. The -thirty days allowed in which to take the appeal having elapsed, George I W.

Lewis appeared before Judse Gibson and asked that the appeal be dismissed, i The motion was granted. Attorney 1 Luttrell -was in court and told his Honor that: he was ready to pay the 3erk's fees and have the papers placed on record. He was iiiformed that it; Was too late, as the money should hiVe been paid before Lfewis made his motion. There is now np alternative left, but to pay the nioney." j. i j.

Cantus has lalso brought suit gainsfT 11, Babcack and II. W. MiUer. sureties upon the! appeal bond of the defendants, to recover the amount of the Ill' TRAINS DELAYED. i i i Disaster at the summit Escapes Front Anireles.

Information was received at the pier this morning that the; engine and two cars of a freight train had left the track at the Summit. As a consecfuenee the ack was blocked so' as to prevent the lassage ofj trains in eitner direction. accident occurred last everting, be fore the overland train, westward bound, had passed. Consequently that train was blocked there until the wreck was; cleared! away. The track was cleared this niotningJ The delay was anout eignt nours, ana tne uentrai overland will arrive here at.

6 r. mi The mails will arrive I at that hour, No one was injured by the disaster. I ne uregon ana ornia roau is still troubled! with the and the daily train over that route is twenty hours late to-day on account of snow 4ideS. Il, -i I The Los Angeles express was two Hours and a half late: The train had seven Pullman excursionists! that did not dare to sty be scalped by Los Angeles land pacnes. MISS JESSIE NO MORE.

91 a. jfeniel gmlta It taeiltame of The records atj the County Clerk's tr ace show thai E. Smith obtained a marriage license, giving him permission to bind himself to Jessie the young lady who gained so rriuclj famei in the Police Court for battering her brothaHui-law, SantiniJ Some time ago Miss Rich ardson comihenbed suit against her ather to compel him to support her, nil tne case is now penamg in tne su- Court. Some months ago her lather turned her out of his house, and original cause of the trouble was Noah E. Smith, iwith whom she was in company.

Miss Richardson has been living with her sister, Mrs. Spingsteen, since her disa greement with her aged father. The ase in the i Superior Court will now irohably be dismissed, and Jessie will ink into the obscurity of -private life, laving much notoriety by her idventures. i I WARM SHOWERS. Italnfall of a.

Quarter at an Inch Durjiia- Last nifbt. A gentle shower of rairt began vester- Bay at 5 o'cliick in the afternoon. At ntervals during; the night other show ers followed. he temperature re-pained warmJ Following is. a record pf observations taken at 7 a.

m. to-dav Oakland, Sixteenth street station 5 iRainfali in last UWentvfour hour-. .21 total for 14.45; same time last rear, 20.71. i 'Martinez -Rainfall in last twentv-iour hours, .11 total for season, 10.01 same time last year, 17.84.1 Lathrop Bamfall in last twenty-foiir liours, total for season, 4.14; "saine time last year. 10.98.

i StocktonHRainfall in last twenty-four liours, total for season, 5.4; same lime last year, 11.73. it 1 1 lone Kainfall; in last twenty-four hours, total for season, 11.78;' same time last year, 10.41. VIEWING THE COUNTY. lExcoralontsta SeeHitns! Suitable i Placet or Investment The members pt thj SaginatJ Hunt ing Club and the Saginaw uoara ot (Trade, who are visiting Oakland, will visit Aivaraao on rTiqiay. iney nao expected toj go to-moirowj but engagements prevented that arrangement! Aiter being taken to Alvarado and examining the salt works, they will drive-through the neighborhood to look at the beauties of this eounty.

These gentlemen arellarge manufacturers and capitaliste, audi expect to invest considerable money' here if they can find land to suit them. After looking through Alameda fcouhty they will examine toe reawooa districts. Too Postal Tetearrapb. Absurd rumors have been afloat within the past; twenty-four hours regarding the noa-workinjr of the cables of the Pacific Postal Telegraph Coni-pany, the only basis for Which lies in the fact that for ti short tittle the mole cable connecting with the submarine wire to San Francisco did not, pwing to sufficient insulation 1-and induction, work. with the necessary facility.

The difficulty, however, wais soon remedied and dispatches are- passing over the wire as freely as could be desired. J-r 1 1 i Deaara Kate. i Tlie percentage bf jdeaths for the inonth of February in tpis-city is smaller than it has been for1 nearly a year; There were forty-one deaths. out of a population of br 1j69 per cent per thousand. In the Sixth ward there was only one death i-a case of diphtheria and there were only five cases of death from zymotic diseases! throughout the This is a better showing than can be maae Dy any targe city on uie raciuc coast, vj-f: -t -v Adaey Reslg-ns.

R. J. C. Adney, who has for a of years past been Principal of the Teniescal public school, tendered his resignation to the Board of Trustees which was accepted. Miss Wilson who i Vice Principal will perform the duties of principal for the present.

I twelve Hours a legal day work tor conductors, drivers, and gripmen on street car lines. -t. i I Moffitt is with Boggs and against the division of Colusa county. I I The Governor has not yet signed the Cohen Stamp act. it begins to look like a veto.

1 I i.4., i Assemblyman Taylor of Sacramento, Chairman of the Committee en Ways and Means, says that his connection with the queer transactions relating to the General Appropriation; bill was something as Before introducing the substitute he eaw all the members of the committee iand obtained their consent to introduce it." He supposed that all the amendments and alterations ordered in committee meeting had been made in the substitute, though such turned out not to have been the ease. He says the clerk who kept the minutes of the committee meeting was away, and the minutes: were locked up. A. Custer of Oakland the other 'fieri of the committee, in conjunction with Dr. May, prepared the original bill, and Custer prepared thesubstitntet There was urgent necessity for sending in the substitute before the return of the clerk having the minutes in charge, and the mistakes occurred by hot having these minutes to make up the substitute from.

Taylor repudiated Dr. May, but admits that the! reductions ordered by the committee in the appropriation for the Yasemite valley, were hot made in the Of course Taylor had no connection with the wrongful engrossment of the bill. He says the other members of the Committee on Ways and Means do; not impute to him any wrongful intent. The trouble all seems tohave grown out of the appearanceof Dr. May's fine Italian hand all along the legislative unfolding of the bill, t.

I i Vrooman's "Dynamite bill has been read a first time in the Assembly, but the bun Francisco delegation succeeded in keeping it from being considered a case of urgency and passed, i i Assembly bill 125. providing 'pay-, intent for damages sustained by Telegraph, hill propery owners iby the construction of the San Francisco seawall, occupied most of the attention of the Assembly to-day. It was! contended ithat the sums claimed i for damages should be paid by W. D. English and hn Hackett, the contra for the work, and not bv the State.

The As-jsembiy considered this view of the matter the correct one, and by a vote of 40 not to 33 ayes refused to pass the bill, iltagan of San Francisco gave notice of iret onsidcration. Some hot debate was had over the measure, prusie stirring up the animals as usual. A message from the Governor to-day announced the appointment of the following Trustees off the for eeble Minaea Mrs. r.ate B. Lathrop.

vice self; Abram Block, rice Catherine M. Bigelow; Julia M. Jndah of San Mateo, vice I Mrs. Hart-son, term expiied. The appointments confirmed.

1 The Governor has reappointed C. C. Marsh of Bast Oakland a notary public. I The proposition to cut down salaries of Alameda county officers brought Sheriff Hale and County Clerk Board-; man promptly to time this evening. dtepnen l.

wage, lion. rea i. Campbell, and F. Shattuck are here. S.

P. Ferine's Claim bill was read a second time in the Senate to-night sud placed on the special iile.j Moffitt says in relation td the cutting down of salaries: "I brought 'era up and made more enemies far doing my duty, but I'm thick skinned." Hon. Fred M. Campbell! will proceed on his way Fast tO-morroW. 1 The Vrooman-Alexandef- bill, appro-' priating $3400 fer the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum, at Berkeley, passed the Assembly to-day and; is ready for the Governor's signature, The Park bill, under which Oakland may levy a tax for building the boulevard, passed the Assembly to-day and will go to the Governor.

i -v Alexander is incubating! a big sensation, at which he can as yet only hint. F. K. Shattuck -is representing the Oakland Home Inaurancel Company in a matter now under consideration here intended to allow insurance companies to invest the-moneys deposited in the States where thev do business in bonds other than State bonds. I The Senate committee clerks have all joined the Scoop-Whatls-iLef Society.

This afternoon they tried to run through a steal "providing that their per diem should date from the first day of the session instead of the day on which they were appointed and commenced work( It gives each clerk about nine dava" txtra pay, and means a filching from the Treasury of aboiit $1500. The stenl failed bv a vote of! 17 to 15, but the burglarious effort will 'undoubtedly be renewed in a day or two. Thepretty female' committee clerks are lobbying industriously and effectively for the Spoils. I I The Crandall bill, allowing municipal corporations to issue bonds for public improvements, passed the Senate today. j.

The Klot bill now goes! up to the make business for the boys." The offered in the As-tsetnbly to adjourn tine die on Saturday 'next was to-day made the special order for noon on that day, at whic time an effort will undoubtedly be made to adjourn tine die. Vroomah thinks the adjournment will be had on that day. White thinks it will be One week from Saturday. Opinions are widely divergent in the matter. Governor Bartlett gave a reception to the legislators this evening.

Judge Crosby 's-jQaim bill was read the second time in the Senate this evening, and on Dixon's motion placed on special file. This almost insures its passage. i -i I THr ADULT BLIND. In the Assembly to-day the bill defining the duties of the officers of the Home for the Adult Blind, and appro priating $65,000 therefor, was consider-, abby cut to pieces. Alexander and Brierlay offered amendment after amendment, and had them though Jordan took the floor and jnade a maenificent speech against amending the bill at this late day.

When bo-concluded the House applauded him to the echo, but voted for the amendment just the same. This shows how much weight talk has. The first amendment adopted struck out the provision allowing any of the money appropriated to be used for "the erection of suitable buildings, other than dormitories." Then the bill was amended so that no wages, or expenses shall be paid "from accumulations from the! industries of the Home." The salary of the Physician was reduced from $1200 to $IW0 per annum, and that of the Secretary was similarly reduced. The salary of the Superintendent, fixed in the hill at $2400 per annum absolutely, was made "not to exceed $2100" per annum. I nstead of an ordinary the Superintendent will be forced to keep a "dailjt" record of his official acts.

"But the most important amendment was the striking out of the entire article numbered 7, and reading as follows: "All acts and parts of acts heretofore passed which are in conflict with any of the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Nothing herein contained shall in any way shorten or lengthen, or in any manner affect the terms of omce oi me persons, or any ot tnem, now composing the Board of Directors of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum, as members of said board." Of course this amendment takes the Home away from the old board absolutely, leaving the provision in the bill relating to the appointment of a new board intact. XUii ia a siuul victory collateral. 1 i Thelcourt ruled firia'ly the admission of the witnesses as to Cramer's reliabilitv. The admission of testimony then was closed! Mr.

Srlrtin. in arsrument. said 'This is a question of fact. We claim that the paper produced is not the will of J. M.

Todd. Thisjis proved by every witness for the contestant, and by every decent appearing witness tor the proponent. 1 This case is! art attempt to rob the lining and wrong! the dead. I do not care to argue Jthese qmetions of iaci anere are no questions 01 jaw involved. To Mr.

Cavendish-H-I last saw J. M- Tr dd in 1861 or 18fe2. I am not pre-; ared tu swear thai chances did not occur ibetween that and the time of hisi death. J'- -r To Judge1 Ladd Lpelievo this signa-; ture to the proposed will which, you! show nie to be that of J. M.

Mvi' brother and I were on the best of He guided me 111 my studies, and took erreat interest in mv weltare. Judge Ladd, in argument for the pro-ponent. said: i We have called upon counsel for the contestants for hisi points. He, has evaded our due and nonest rights. He insinuates, now and slurs now as he has -slurred our sid during the whole We intend, to abuse no one, we cast no slurs upon anv Counsel talks about slime, wnat does lie tunic a tout the proceedings before theGrand It is strangely unusual for a Jury judgd to see a criminal investigation of a case already under! consideration of a civil court.

The argument is iii progress. HIGH LICENSE. Wnat It lias Hone ana What It I Will D. Epitor Tribunk: In reply to your correspondent, jierniit me to say that some things that iigh license will do have been settled beyond doubt by the experience of Eastern States and cities In Oinaha, five or sik years since, there were 160 saloons, paying $100 per year eachj In 1886, with nearly double the Ppu ation of ISfO, there were about 172 saloons, pavins $1000 per year each. In the State of Missouri, in 1882, tfiere were 3C0O saloons.

a revenue 61 less than in lStHi there were producing a revenue of a decrease ot iu saioons anu an in crease of nearly revenue. Tbe lowest license in that State is $Ti00 and the highest is $1500. In Chicago 1 1882 there were 3850j saloons at $52 per yearj in tncr were aDoutSjOO at $500 pach.i In 1882 the revenue was less than! $200,000. In 1880 it was In our own Los Angeles the: saloons under a $10 month license numbered 10, In July 1880. at $n0 a month they had (decreased to while the revenue to the city had increased from $1800 per month to 7r0W per month.

Asd so it is a decrease of 20 per cent to 40 per cent in saloons and an increase of from 2f0 per cent to nearly or quite 900 per cent in -revenue. I- Why should Oakland be an exception There is no ifeason and with a license of not less than $400 on both wholesale and retail dealers our saloons would decrease from 275 to about 209. and ithe increase iri revenue would be over! $50,000 per year retailers alone, say ihg nothing about the increase from wholesale dealers. what would that meant It would necessarily mean less drunkenness, and a decrease in our ta levy for 188S of at least 10 per centj anil possibly 2o per cent, the total citv tax Jof 188580 being about and that of: 1880-871 about 1 $235,000. A popular vote for an increase Jof license would not Compel the Council elect to increase the license, but that the Council elect, when so instructed by the people wouldido so, is not worthy of a moment's consideration, the object land aim of submitting the question ibeing to learn the sentiment ot the people; and thus relieve the Council from all responsibility.

Rest assured. Mr. Editor, that after one year's trial we shall wonder wihy we delayed so long. I Councilm SUIT TO QUIET TITLE. A Hntband Claim Ilia Il-Torced Wllei Propertr Henry Bowman has commenced suit against Anna Maine Remington and G.

Remington! to quiet title to a piecO of property situated on rove street, north of Ninth street. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants were married at Cation City on the 13th of August, that on September 4, 1B72, they werte divorced by County Judge of I Nye conntv. in the State of Nevada. JOn March 29, 173, Anna Remington bought the piece of property; above named in her own right. The plaintiff further claims that on February 19, 1887, be became the owner of the property.

George Remington now claims; an interest in -the property on the (ground that at the Xim the property was purchased, in 1873L Anna Remington was a married woman, i and his wife, and that the property was community property. plain tiff claims that Remington's claim is without foundation. OAKLAND BREVITIES. William Moller of the firm of Dal i liel it oiler has commenced action in Justice Ogden's court against Robert Feary to recover 1 250 50 for merchandise soul and A Candidate. i John H.

Pierce, who has been a prom inent Republican in the Sixth ward for several years, will, be a candfdate for the City "Council. lie seems to have no opposition for the.