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LATEST OAKLAND NEWS Anti - Saloon Men Jubilant Over the Council's Action. LIQTJOR-DEALEBS NOT AFRAID. Mrs. Harvey Sues Kate Yates for Damages— Louis Matheny's Trial. The members of the Council for the Suppression of Saloons are jubilant over the action of the City Fathers in granting their petition for an ordinance closing the saloons of the city from 6 p. m. Saturday to (i a. K. Monday. They profess to believe that Mayor Davie will sign the ordinance when it is presented to him and that the law will do much to assist the prosperity of Oakland. The saloon men on the other hand are far from downcast and intimate that they have several moves in prospect which will yet defeat the ordinance and permit them to carry on their business without inter ruption. '•This fight is far from lost," said a mem ber of the executive committee of the Cal ifornia Protective Association yesterday, "and we propose to fight as long as there is anything to oppose the carrying on of our business as we see fit. •'A majority of those who were at the meeting of the Council last evening tboucht that when the voting on the peti tion of the Council for the Suppression of Saloons was going on the Councilmen were voting on the ordinance itself and that it would soon go into effect. "Such was far from the fact, and the completed and adopted measure is yet so far in the future we are not worrying our selves very much about it. Last night's action was simply granting the petition of the anti-saloon people that an ordinance in accordance with their ideas and wishes be drafted by the city authorities. "The action of the committee of the whole will be reported at the next regular meeting of the Council and'the Ordinance and Judiciary Committee will be instruct ed to draw up the order. At the meeting following the committee will report and the measure will have its first reading and will be passed to print. It must be adver tised for tei days and will then come up for final passage at the first meeting after that term has expired. Should it be amended it will co back to print for five days and will then be handed to the Mayor. "The latter is allowed ten days to con sider it, and should he refuse to approve it, as we certainly hope and believe he will, it must go back to the Council for passage over his veto. "Here is vrhere the anti-saloon element will strike a snag, for their full strength was exhibited last night, and the seven votes they control will not override the veto, as they must have eight votes, or a full two-thirds majority. We firmly be- 4 Here that the four Councilmen who stood by us last ni?ht will remain firm, and in event the ordinance will be killed. We have consulted eminent legal authority on the matter, and have been informed that in case the ordinance is adopted it can be knocked into a cocked hat in the courts, and we shall right it there if neces- Mcry." The Mayor, when asked regarding the saloon man's s-umminpj up of the condition of affairs, confirmed what was said except as to his own position in the matter, which he refused to discuss, on the ground that it would not be Droper before the ordin ance bad been placed before him in the regular way. He said, however, that by suspending i regular order of business and passing the , measure to print immediately, the order ] could be sent to him in a much shorter time than it would in going through the ordinary course. The New Bicycle Ordinance. A meeting of bicycle dealers was held at Oakland yesterday to consider the framing of ordinances more in accordance with the ■wishes of the local wheelmen and the city authorities than those now in force. Cyclists have objected to the ordin ance requiring the carrying of lamps after six o'clock ever since it was passed, and have made several efforts to have it repealed without success. The ordinance permit ting riding on the sidewalks during the daylight hours was obnoxious to the au thorities, and it was decided to corupro |be matter. George A. Faulkner, who presided at yesterday's meeting, stated that it was desirable to frame measures that would suit all parties, and that the ma jority of wheelmen would refrain from sidewalking if the ordinance could be ar ranged that -way. City Attorney Piersol, who is thoroughly in sympathy with the cyclists. stated that an ordinance agreeable to all concerned could easily be formulated and would no doubt be acceptable to the Council. It was decided to hold another meeting to-day and frame a measure making it unnecessary to carry lamps, and entirely prohibiting "the use of the sidewalks by wheelmen. In addition to Mr. Faulkner, Messrs. Martling, Peck ham, Elliott and Wellman were present. Treadwell's Shop Afire. Fire nearly destroyed the carpenter-shop where James Treadwell, the multi-million aire mining man of San Francisco, worked before he accumulated wealth in the gold reefs of far Alaska and ceased working aa a carpenter. Years ago the Treadwell brothers, John and Jameg, were looked upon as substantial contractors and build ers, who were able to do a tidy bit of car pentering if occasion demanded. Then they were attacked by the gold fever and went to Aiaska, where they discovered the famous Treadwell mines on Douglass Isl and, near Juneau, and developed them. Fortune favored them and their modest grew to plethoric proportion". * ;ter that everything they touched turned to gold. They invested in quicksilver , mines in the neighborhood of Calistoga *t and sold them for a fabulous amount. Later coal claimed their attention and mines near Livermore for which they paid a comparatively small sum are now valued at $5,000,000. they were offered $3,000,000 for the mines at one time, but refused and have recently incorporated a railroad to ship the coal to San Frarcisco to compete with the imported combustible. The damage to the shop was between $500 and $GOO and the insurance $400. The lire started in the rear of the building at 616 Sixteenth street occupied by Herbert Jones as a carpenter shop. The loss outside that of Mr. Jones was not more than $300. A >iivd Bare. The wheelmen of the Reliance Club are going to have a little sport at the Oakland Trotting Park on Sunday next, as a change from the regulation club run. The main event will be a go-as-you-please race between teams of Reliance rider? chosen by Captain C. D. Bates Jr. and Lieutenant J. H. Dieckman Jr. The length of the race will be limited only by the ability of the riders to keep going— a sort of relay freezeout. Each contestant will ride two miles. The two leaders will choose teams, and then toss up to see which aggregation they will head, so that the fortune of the toss may place the cap tain in charge of the men the lieutenant chosen and vice versa. Those who will take part are: Fred Dieckman, Charles Griffith, E. Griffith, A. Dieckman, A. M. Boyden, Bert Boyden, Bob Gurnett, W. H. Quinn Jr., R. S. Col lins C. W. Blakely, Phil Carleton, "Pop" * Terome, G. Strong, Charies Townsend, Charles Taylor, W. Brainard, L. Cotton and several others. Killed by an Electric Car. Dr. C. Selfridge intends to sue the Oak landj Haywards and San Leandro Electric I Railroad Company unless he gets some satisfaction for the death of his driving horse, which was knocked down and so badly injured that he had to be shot yester day. The animal, attached to a buggy, was tied in front of the physician's residence at 216 East Sixteenth street when the car came along and frightened it. After rearing and plunging for a moment he broke away and swung around in front of the car, which was running at a high rate of speed. His fore leg was broken and the doctor was compelled to shoot him. after getting per mission from police headquarters. The animal was valued at $300. At the Macdoiioiigh. Herr Fritz Scheel will give another grand operatic concert at the Macdonough next Saturday evening. He will be as sisted by vocal and instrumental artists in a well-selected programme. The second act of "Der Freischutz" will also be sung. Mr. Scheel will give several violin solos during the evening. The sale of seats is enormous at popular prices, 25, 50 and 75 cents. Next Monday and Tuesday Grattan Donnelly's play, "The American Girl," i will be produced after its prosperous Cal ifornia Theater run. Seats are now on sale at popular prices. I Her Reputation Was Injured. i Mrs. Robert Harvey of Alameda sued Kate Yates in the Superior Court yester day for $10,000 for malicious arrest. The defendant had Mrs. Harvey arrested several weeks ago for disturbing the peace, but abandoned the case when it came up in the Police Court and refused to prose cute. The plaintiff alleges that her repu tation was damaged in the sum named by reason of the arrest and the publicity given the affair. Matheny on Trial. Louis Matheny's trial on a charge of burglary for breaking into William Kuhnle's saloon at the Center - street 1 station, was begun before Judge Ellsworth yesterday. It was "during this burglary that Officer Cashin was killed. Matheny was tried for the killing, but was acquitted. ALAMEDA. School Census Marshal J. L. Ballentine and Deputy Bleyman completed the school j census yesterday and will file their report 1 with the County Clerk at noon to-day. i ! The returns show an increase in popula i tion of 537 -~ver last year, the figures being i i 14,742 as against 14,105. The census just j finished is one of the most complete ever ; i taken. It will be remembered that Ed , | ward McFadden was indicted by the late . ; Grand Jury on a charge of making fraud • , ulent returns from the West End districts. i That section of the city shows a decrease [ of 53. A total decrease of 6 from the re . | port of last year is noted. > The number of children between the • ages of 5 and 17 years who have not . | attended school at any time during the ', i year is 748. Out of the total of 4741 cbil \ j dren of school age only 232 are foreign born. Stove Foundry Coining. The proposition to remove the Graham stove works from Newark to Alameda is : being given considerable encouragement from the property-owners at the East End. ; H. W. Jackson, business manager of the '■ Graham Stove Manufactory, was in Ala meda yesterday and regarded the proposed Bite on Washington street favorably- It is | not far from the narrow-gauge and near | the bay and would afford easy freight ac | cess. Library Warrants. The controversy over the old Board of Library Trustees in regard to the April ; warrants has been settled. The City At ' ! torney holds that they are legal claims j against the city and the City Treasurer has concluded to pay all April claims. No claims audited hereafter will be paid until the legality of the board is settled beyond the peradventure of a doubt. The City Trustees will recognize the new board. A Sufferer From Consumption. Mr.«. G. W. Guion of Santa Clara avenue ] has received the intelligence that her hus ! band, G. W. Guion, wh» went East re- I cently in the interest of his health, is at I the point of death at Leavenworth, Kans. ! Mr. Guion is a man of clever talents, and ! was regarded one of the best life insurance ! men on the Pacific Coast. He is afflicted with consumption. Graduating Kxercifies. The graduating exercises of the class of i '95 at the Aiaineda University Academy '. will occur on May 20. Elaborate prepara ; tions are being made to give the initial j graduating class an entertainment in keep ing with the occasion, which will un | doubtedly bean auspicious one. Conundrum Social. The Young People's Society of Christian j Endeavor will givs a novel entertainment : tais evening at the United Presbyterian ! Church, corner of Santa Clara avenue and ; Union street. It will be called a "conun- I drum social" and is expected to create ! much merriment. BEEKELEY. Final arrangements were completed ! yesterday morniug between the manage ! ments of the University of California Glee ; Club and the Stanford Mandolin Club for j a joint concert tour to be made through Oreron and Washington next month. The trip has been under contemplation I ever since their successful joint concert, i given on March 29, but no definite con j cfcuion was arrived at with regard to the : northern trip until Manager Parcells of ; the University of California and Manager j Graham of Stanford met yesterday morn i l ing to complete final arrangements. It was decided to take the full member . ' ship of each club, and to leave for Portland . about the Ist of next month, where they i are billed to give their first concert on June . , 8, under the auspices of the Multnomah . Athletic Club. ■ ; From Portland they will go to Seattle j and then to Tacoma, where they will also | give concerts. An advance "agent has . ' been sent on ahead to do the necessary ad : : vertising for the clubs and to arrange for • ! other concerts to be given. Mr. Burbank Somers will direct the per , | formances of the Glee Club, and Mr. W. i Bittle Wells will be in charge of the Man- I dolin Club. The general management of l the tour will be in the hands of TVf r. H. J. | Cox of Stanford, who was the former - manager of the Stanford football and base ! ball teams. Between twenty -five and ! thiity performers in all will make up the company, ten of whom comprise the Stan • ford Mandolin Club. Floral Show. I The Berkeley floral show opened yester day morning at Stiles Hall, and the build | ing was crowded nearly all day with visi ; tors. The hall was tastily decorated with j festoons of evergreens, from which were j suspended large bunches of white snow | balls, and pink ivy, geraniums, roses, cor- I nations and pelargoniums were displayed in great profusion. Among the ladies who have contributed toward the success of the show are: Mrs. C. R. Breck, Mrs. Henry Allen, Mrs. A. 0. Bowers, Mine. Paget, Mrs. Walter Gale. Mrs. W. S. Smyth, Mrs. A. Schnoor, Mrsi Bates, Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Brahm, Miss Bates, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. N. E. Boyd and Mrs. John Sims. Among the gentlemen who have made floral contributions to the exhibition are: Messrs. M. L. Hanscom, W. B. Scabury, Warren Cheney, Professor E. J. Wickson, James Hull, E. Gill, J. A. Carbone, Charles Love and James Brehen. The show will close this evening with a concert, under the direction of W. W. Davis. Open^Air Mam-Meeting. Considerable interest has been excited in political circles over the open air mass meeting, which is to be held in Berkeley to-night, as it will be the laat opportunity before the municipal election on next Monday for office-seekers to address the public. Hon. John L. Davie, Mayor of Oakland, and Ben Morgan of Berkeley will be the principal speakers of the evening, and if it is possible for Judge Maguire, who is in San Jose at present on legal business, to be present, he will also address the meeting. A grand stand lighted with THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1895. electricity has been provided especially for the occasion. Reception to Professor Whiting. A farewell reception was given Professor and Mrs Harold Whiting at the residence of Warring Wilkinson, principal of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, yesterday afternoon. Beveral ladies of the faculty had the reception in charge, and the entire faculty of the university was invited, many of whom were present. Professor Whiting has resigned his position in the physics department of the university and will leave in a few days for his old home in Massachusetts, where he will engage himself in writing works on physics. Glee Club Concert. The Glee Club concert to be given to morrow evening at Stiles Hall promises to be an enjoyable affair. Following is the programme to be ren dered : "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" and "Predicaments" by the club; vocal solo, "I Love My Love" • "Letter," "Rosebud' 1 ; violin soloby Mr. Purcells, and the rendi tion of "A Spanish Proverb," "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Once Upon a Tymme' r by the entire club. Half the proceeds of the entertainment will go toward ths sustaining fund of Stiles Hall. Keceptions to Graduating Clauses. To-night there will be three receptions given to graduating classes of different in stitutions of learnine in Berkeley. President Martin Kellogg will receive the faculty and senior class of the university A TBIO OP CHARMING YOXJNO WOMEN WHO ARE ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE FABIOIiA MAY FETE. [Reproduced from photographs by a "Call" artist.] at his residence on Oxford street; the senior class of the Berkeley High School will give a reception and dancing party at Shattuck Hall, and the teachers at Miss Head's Seminary on Channine way will honor the graduating class of that institu tion with the closing party of the term. Baccalaureate Sermon. Dr. Horatio Stebbins has been secured by the president of the university to de liver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class. The address will be given in Stiles Hall on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock; STLNSOFS LUCK. He Was About to Give Up When For tune Smiled. •'No man of intelligence can see what is going on around him and doubt the exist- i ence of an overruling Providence," said | the only really sober man in the party, j leaning his elbow on the bar. And he j looked about him so gloomily that the in- | ference was pretty strong that he was sorry j for it. "Now, there's Fred Stinson; you all ' know Stinson, down at Seabright? His is . a case in point. Stinson did a very good ! business until the big storm of last spring . washed sand in over some of the cottages i and took the paint off everything. People j began to say Fred's place was running i down ana then began to quit patroniz- j ing it. "Fred got so hard up he couldn't borrow enough to repaint his liouse. He was very despondent, and was sitting on the sands ; one day thinking whether it was worth j while to make a fight with bad luck through another season or whether to lie j down at once. He turned around once or twice and looked at his shabby front. It | had once glistened with a peculiar kind of point, and Fred was thinking that if he j could get hold of the same kind he'd re paint the place himself— and you know what a lazy man Fred Stinson is. But,; tou see, he was feeling desperate. And j then he knew he had no money to pay for | it anyhow. Just then he saw what ap- i peared to be a tomato can bounding from the top of one wave to another— two of I them— and still another further out. He j watched them dreamily without getting j vp — Fred is the laziest man on top of ; earth— until, finally, a bigger wave threw j one of the cans on shore and Bent it rolling ! along right up to Fred's feet. "Well, sir, when he looked at the label on the can he was paralyzed with astonish ment—for he saw that the can contained exactly the same paint he had been think- I ing about! He knew Providence had sent j him that paint to encourage him to stay there, so he went down into the surf and secured the other cans. And with them \ he repainted everything, and from that ; time on his business rapidly picked up and he made money. Luck stayed right \ by him, sir. One day a party of rich ! young men stepped into his place and or dered some eels. But it so happened that Fr;d had no eels. The young men swore that they must have eels or nothing— and in the latter case they'd never come back. Their departure would have been a severe loss to Fred, and so he says: 'I'll go down hfre on the Shrewsbury and get you some, gents.' and he grabbed his pole and ran back toward the river. It is full of eels along there. The very first haul— and it shows truth is stranger than fiction— was one of them old paint cans that had been thrown away, and it was chockful of eels!" — Pittsburg Dispatch. , • — ♦ — « Obliged Either Way. A lawyer residing in the north of Eng», land, and noted for his laconic style of ex pression, sent the following terse and witty note to a refractory client, who would not succumb to his reiterated demands for the payment of his bill: "Sir, if you pay the inclosed you will oblige me" If you do not, I sahll|oblige | you."— 'fid-Bits. OAKLAND'S FABIOLA FETE. Alameda's Capital Will Pro duce a ChrrTiing Floral Spectacle. FINELY DECOBATED VEHICLES. Unexpected Increase in the Number of Entries for the Pageant of Blossoms. Oakland will revel to-morrow in the big gest holiday in her history. The postpone ment of the Fabiola festival has resulted in its arrangement on a far more stupen dous scale than at first and the pro gramme as now announced provides for one of the biggest open-air entertainments ever given in this part of the country. Nothing seems to have been overlooked in the way of preparation and the liberal aid extended by the business men, as well as by the social element of the community, has brought about a combination that can not fail to succeed. As-ide from the heavy sale of tickets a number of checks have been handed in for the benefit of the hospital fund. So with the princely sum which it is expected will be realized by the pate money and booih sales to-mor row the institution will be able to get well on its feet again. The entries for all the different competi tive events closed Wednesday night.though as far as the decorated carriage parade is concerned all comers are welcome, even at the last moment, the only conditions being that only those regularly entered are eligi ble for the prizes. The horseraces have filled in a manner that ensures more en tertainment than a professional meet could furnish, for in the running races gentiemen jockeys alone are to try conclusions, and the local interest will therefore be stimu lated. The cyclists ara already beginning to gather on the scene, and the following clubs will be represented in the tourna ment to be held to-morrow afternoon: Bay City Wheelmen, Acme Wheelmen, California Cycling Club, College City Cy cling Club, Garden City Orders, Imperial Cycling Club, Olympic Wheelmen, Press Cycling Club, Reliance Wheelmen, San Jose Road Club and the Y. M. C. A. All the races will be given according to the programme announced for Mayday, and the outlook is that the only absentee will be Osen, in the scratch mile race, in which he is now prohibited from riding because of his suspension by the Wheel men's League for violating* the rules re garding an event in Arizona. The cyclists are more pleased with the conditions than they were Mayday, for the track is in splendid shape for fast time. All the estimates as regards the decor ated-carriage parade have been left far be hind. The closing hours returned a rush of competitors that kept Secretary Pomrov and all hia staff busy, and now that a total can be obtained it shows that over 800 vehicles will be in line. Those who came at the eleventh hour include many of the best-known people in Alameda County. ' Arthur Hanifin will be in the parade with a dogcart, draped in white and red, and decorated with roses and syringa. A charming and novel feature of the proces sion will be a jinrickisha occupied by Miss Ritter and Misa Loman. Blue and "yellow will be the prevailing colors, and it will make a fantastic sight as it passes around the grounds. Mrs. Dames will appear as an eques trienne. She will wear a combination of gold and black, and will carry a number of golden-hued flowers. Miss Hattie Fish will have red and white drapings on her cart and pony, and will have a fine display of roses on the mount ings of the rig. Miss Mattie Lacy and Miss Eve Herston will occupy a dogcart which will be em bellished in pink aud white, and orna mented with geraniums and syringa. Millard Field and Miss Fannie Herbert will make a pleasing looking pair aa they pass the grand stand. They will both be on saddle-horses, with pink for the ruling color and hawthorne for decorations. Fritz Brendewuhl will also be an eques trian. His colors are red and yellow, and he declares himself in with roses. Mrs. A. C. Brendewuhl will occupy a phaeton. It will be decorated in red and ornamented with roses of the same hue. In a blaze of yellow that will glisten in the strong sunlight the Misses Strong and Miss May Burnham will pass by in a sur rey. Their dresses will pc of the same color as their vehicle, and it will be quaint ly arranged with mustard. Dr. J. M. Shannon will show how pretty pink and white effect can make a phaeton. The carri*- c will be covered with roses. Mrs. i . P. Strong will also be in a phae ton. It stjbe in white and red and set off with a uisplay of assorted roses. A. G. Glenn has made a most welcome entry, for he announces an addition to the four-in-hands. It will be covered with streamers of red and yellow and decorated with nasturtiums. Mrs. F. M. Farwell will be a competitor in a buggy embellished in red and white and bedecked with geraniums and snow balls. G. 8. Johnson will also pilot a buggy. Red and white will attract attention, and so will the ros^s and geraniums with which it will be covered. Arthur Goodfellow will show how well he can ride. His horse will be covered with orange decorations and roses. Percy Taber intends to make an elabo rate display with his cart. It will be bril liant in a combination of green, white and blue, and will be decorated with roses, forget-me-nots and smilax. The display of vehicles will represent an expenditure of very many thousand dol lars, for all the ingenuity and resources of the floats are being called on. The rivalry for the first prize is very keen and those who thought that Oscar Luning would carry it off in a walk on Mayday changed their opinions when they saw the profuse and gorgeous manner in which some of the other rigs turned out. Grand Marshal Thomas will have a hard task to handle the enormous pageant, for the idea is to have a march and countermarch, so that the occupants of the different vehicles can see each other as they pass by. In order to avoid any tangle the parade will be divided into sections, to be lettered from A to E and to be in charge of Webb N. Pearce, G. B. Daniels, E. W. Woodward, George Stevenson and F. A. Flptcher. The rest of the aids will be us follows: J. H. Ames, John A. Adams, Bert Bray ton, E. 11. Benjamin, 8. Breck Jr., L. G. Burger, F. E. Brigham, A. H. Breed, D. D. Barnard, H. Benner, J. S. Blake, Charles Bon, John A. Brittan, Dr. Blood, Donald Campbell, E. C. Chapman, George E. de Golia, Dr. J. M. Dunn, Colonel George C. Edwards, Warren B. English, Guy Earl, J. Cal. Ewin.sr, Dr. A. Fine, H. M. Fine, J. A. Folger, Everett Grimes, G. D. Greenwood, Lester Herrick, H. P. Hook, Ed Howard, £. M. Hall Jr., A. H. C. Higgins, Charles D. Kennedy, Robert S. Knight, Walter Kenney, C. H. King, Colonel Little, H. M. Leonard, Thomas Magee Jr., Geoiee McNear, Chris Miller. Jim McKee, H. Melvin, Harry Melvin, J. K. MofVitt, Roes Morgan, Shelby Marten, George C. Morrow, A. S. Macdonald, Hart North, Warren Olney Jr., Thomas Prather, Frank Soule, C. 8. Sharon, Charles Spear, Charles Snook, Premiss Selby, S. J.^ Tay lor, H. W. Thomas, J. W. Tompkins, Fel ton Taylor, H. O. Trowbridge, Ed Vinzent, W. V. Witcher, George Wheaton. W. R. Wheaton, F. E. Whitney, J. S. White, J. C. Wilson Jr., Myron Whidden. A telegram received by Secretary Pom roy yesterday from Governor Budd an nounces that he will be at the festival. It was his intention to have attended May day, and he certainly will not disappoint to-morrow. The decorated car on the Berkeley road started out at 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing, and throughout the day passed over the entire system. It was handsomely and profusely decorated with flowers and ferns, and on the side of the car the letter ing "Fabiola" appeared on a bed of roses. A band occupied the seats, and stops were made at central points all along the line and concerts given, which attracted the attention of hundreds and proved one of the best advertisements the fete has had. The professional hurdle race was finally arranged during the day. There will be three starters at least, and there will be rive jumps, one directly in front of the grand stand. The race will be one and an eighth miles, and the jockeys will be Hill, Spence and Chauncey Treadwell, who for three years rode all the stake races for Pierre Lorillard. President Tom Williams of the Bay District has sent word that he will be present throughout the day, and during the horse meet he will be one of the judges. The others will be W. W. Foote, Captain Ed Hackett and Dr. Hiram Latham. P. E. Dalton will be timer, W. Spence starter and Carl Abbott clerk. Owing to the fact that the horse meet is to start at 10:45 in the morning it will be impossible to permit a free admission of children during the morning hours, as was permitted Mayday. All youngsters, though, will be passed through the gates at half rates. A Trolleyman's Anguish and Rage. A Philadelphia motorman says: "The new lender may be a life saver, but it is go ing to lay me low, sure. I haven't made a trip since it was put on without my heart ium ping to my mouth and my hair stand ing on end at least half a dozen times. In almost every block of the upper and lower enasof the run I see a reckless urchin jump right on the track in front of the rushing car. The sight momentarily rills me with terror, which is turned to a sense of rape and anger when the youngster rolls into the fender net with exuberant mani festations of glee. I feel like jumping over the dasher and punchin' the stuffin* out of the kid. Why, I have had as many as eighteen such shocks in a single day, and the evil is growing."— Chicago Inter Ocean. An electrical paper reports a case in which a man who had a severe pain in his tongue consulted physicians without get ting relief, until finally it was discovered that his false teeth were fastened with two different metals, and that, as soon as they were moistened in his mouth, they be came an electric battery. THE FACULTY TO CENSURE Editors of the Blue and Gold Get off With a Light Sentence. THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED* Future Editions of the College Paper Will Be Restricted In Its Humor. The committee on students' affairs, con sisting of Professors George Edwards, Frank Soule and Thomas R. Bacon, to whose charge the faculty of the university committed the inquiry into the meaning of certain articles which appeared in the '96 Blue and Gold, made their report yesterday afternoon. The committee recommended a much milder course to be taken with the editors than most of the students of the university and the community in general expected. It was anticipated that the suspension if not the expulsion of some of the editors who were responsible for the most cutting "take offs" and doggerel would result from the investigation. The editor-in-chief, Ray mond J. Russ, and his thirteen unlucky assistants have good reason to congratulate themselves upon the leniency shown them. The faculty" held an extended session for the consideration of the report, and after much discussion resolved to adopt the three following resolutions: First— That A. J. Rubs be severely censured for violations of propriety, for which he is unquestionably responsible; and that the president of the university be requested to ad minister this censure. Second— That the students of the university be notified that hereafter similar violations of propriety in the college publications will be se verely dealt with. Third— That the committee on students' affairs be hereby instructed and authorized to take such measures as its discretion may sug gest to prevent a repetition during the next academic year of the evils commonly incident to the publication of the Blue and Gold. The recorder of the faculties was in structed to place a copy of the resolutions on one of the bulletin-boards in North Hall, so that every student may know iust what the faculty thinks about "joshes on the professors and what may be expected if they ever again attempt to make a pub lic display of the idiosyncrasies of their superiors. SPEED OP TYPEWEITEES. One Hundred mid Fifty Words a Minute the Stipulated Limit. The speed of typewriters is a vexed and much discussed question. A few yeais ago manufacturers used to get up con tests to test the speed of the various ma chines. The competition grew very keen, and the number of words written in a minute became so high (about 150) that a record was established. Then as the un cessfail machines were hurt more than the successful ones were benefited, the race was dropped, as the game was not worth the candle. As a matter of fact, the only thing settled by such contests was which concern could produce the most expert operator. The races were contests of skill among the operators, and had little, if anything, to do with the actual merit of the machines. Indeed, the only material difference between the machines *as re gards speed is the size of the keyboard or number of keys operated. Some have more than seventy, or as many keys as there are characters, while others have less than forty, each key actuating several characters' that are brought into alignment by shifting mechanism. Naturally, both systems had their adherents, but owing to the inability of either side to prove any superiority it may fairly be concluded that no advantage exists, says the New York Sun. Since every machine is capable of more rapidity than the human operator can get out of it the next point to be consi'ierea is the speed an expert operator can keep up for a short space of time. As stated, the limit so far reached is in the neighborhood of 150 words a minute, but it must be un derstood that this record was made by writing a sentence which had been long practiced. The reason for picking out a particular sentence and practicing it is very simple. The use of letters whose keys are close together and convenient for alter nate action of the hands greatly assists the speed, and the more a particular sentence is practiced the more rapidly can it be typewritten. Take the very operator who has shown a speed of say 150 words and get him to write a sentence composed of the same letters but made up of different words, so that the letters are in a different order, and the speed will fall very ma terially. The loss may be, perhaps, one third. It is possible for a comparative novice to practice a well-selected sentence and in a snort time reach about the same speed as. an expert, but in the case of the novice the speed would fall tremendously on new matter. The strain on the eyes and mind increases with the speed until a point is reached where it cannot be kept up for any length of time, and it is worthy of note that some operators have had the keys blank, without any characters marked, in order to relieve the strain on the eyes. In considering the speed of the average operator considerable difficulty is experi enced in arriving at any accurate conclu sion, owing to the tendency of all operators to put on extra steam when timed or watched. By far the greater part cf the work done on typewriters is copying, either from stenographic notes or other manu script, and a fair average would be below forty words a minute. There is, of course, some time lost in reading from the copy, when no writing is done, and the practice of a good many operators of continually reading over what they have written to see that it is correct. The time required to correct mistakes has been figured as high as 15 per cent. An other reason for the tremendous fall in speed is probably the strain on the eyes, which are constantly dancing over the characters marked on the keys. This strain should not be underestimated, as the eyes of many operators have been affected by it, and it is further evidenced by the experts, who prefer blank keys, so so as to avoid the blurring caused in rapid writing. It is interesting to note the number of strokes each minute that the hands are capable of, if depressed alternately. More than 700 strokes can be made in a minute, and more than 400 can be performed with out undue exertion or effort. Now, taking five strokes to the word (which is about the average), that would mean eighty words a minute comfortably, and after taking due allowance for the time occupied in entering the paper and returning the paper carriage after each line, it would still be about double what is done ordinarily on a typewriter. The fault for the loss of speed appears to lie in either the method of operation or the keyboard. If a keyboard could be constructed that could be readily memorized the eyes would be relieved and the speed increased, espe cially in copying, when the eyes could be kept on the copy and would not have to keep shifting the eyes from the keys to the copy. .Such a keyboard would neces sarily nave to be compact and with a ver} r limited number of keys, but for that very reason there would be a gain in limiting the motion of the hands required to select the required key. If, furthermore, such a keyboard could allow an alternate action of the hands without deviation the sneed would be increased without extra exertion. Then concerning the mistakes that occur from depressing the wrong key, and which are realized the instant they are made, but too late to avoid the wrong impression, they did not occur till the next depression. That would mean that the machine would always be one letter behind. It may be that the typewritine machine has reached its highest perfection, but in view of these facts it seems strange that there has been no radical improvement for fifteen years. _ LEE'S OBDEE TO WISE. An Amusing Incident Connected With Appomattox. General Horace Porter, who was a mem ber of the staff of General Grant, and Colonel Charles Marshall, who was General Lee's military secretary, have both told the story of the McLean house at the Appomattox Courthouse, at which the meeting of General Grant and General Lee took place, and in which the conditions of the surrender were written. Mr. McLean having been in the neighborhood of Bull Run, and, having no liking for war, had gathered np his belongings and selected what seemed to him the most retired place in the country, where no army would ever go. It is a curious bit of fate that drove him from the opening of the war only to make his dwelling the scene of the cliniax. The present interest in the condition of the historic ground and the proposition to make a national park of the country where the surrender occured, says the New York Herald. Several years ago a Washington syndi cate bought up a large quantity of lands on which the war ended, Gut failed to buy the McLean house, which was the centra* point. Their scheme fell through for th • time. Next came a Chicago man, who su°" ceeded in buyiag the house. He ruthles9\V tore it down, and before the work was ore r abandoned it. It is now a heap of ruins. Moreover, the old courthouse is gone, partly by fire and partly by removal to another point. This was the section which Lady Mary Murray described in a vi«it years ago as much * like Devonshire, England. i4 The old Appomattox Courthouse," says the letter, "once one of the most pleasant vil lages in Virginia, is a fit representation of Goldsmith's 'Deserted Village.' It looks, indeed, desolate." The effort that is being made in Congress to make a park of this place is urired by the veterans of both armies. Recently there has been a great ado because the Postofiice Department, in its policy of re fusing double names, changed Appomattox Courthouse to Surrender. There are two villages, where there was only one before. The objection was so strong lhat another change was made, and now the offices are Appomattox and West Appomattox. General Porter is well known to the public as a successful lawyer and a great story-teller. Colonel Marshall is said to be the ablest lawyer in Maryland, and al though a busy man has a great deal more than he can attend to, but that does not keep him from rivaling General Porter as a teller of admirable stories. One of his best, however, is something that hap pened just previous to the surrender of the Confederate army. General Lee, with Colonel Marshall, had ridden down the lines and was returning. As they did so they passed the headquarters of General Henry A. Wise, whose impetuosity is well remembered. The only water in the neighborhood waa the yellow mixture of Virginia clay. In this General Wise had washed. There were no towels, and, to use the expression of Colonel Marshall, the yellow mud ary ing upon his face made him look like the most genuine descendant of Pocahontaa Virginia ever knew. Rushing forward to General Lee, General Wise, with his deco rated face, exclaimed : — '•General Lee, I understand, sir, that you are about to enter into negotiations for the surrender of the army ?' ' General Lee replied calmly that it was true. Instantly General Wise's arms stretched toward high heaven, and he asked, in tragic tones: — 'Then, sir, what in the name of God is going to become of me?" There was a suggestion of a smile in Lee's countenance as he replied, in a tone of command, "General Wise, go wash your face." NATION WITHOUT A PALATE. The Italians Seem to Regard Every- thing as Edible. To the Italian everything is edible; it is a nation without a palate, says Ouida in the Nineteenth Century. It steeps a hare in fennel and eats salt with melons. The craze for devouring birds of all kinds is a species of fury from the Alps to Etna; they crunch the delicate bodies between their jaws with disgusting relish, and a lark represents to them a succulent morsel for the spit or pastry. The trade in larks all over the world is enormous and |exe crabie, and it is as large in England as in Italy. It should at once be made penal by heavy fines on the trappers, the ven ders and the eaters, or ere long no more will the lark be heard on the earth. It is admitted by all who know anything of the subject that agriculture would be impos sible without the air of birds, as the larvse and developed insects of all kinds would make a desert of the entire area of culti vated soil. This is well known. Yet all over the world the destruction of birds rages un checked, and no attempt is made to pro tect them, to interdict their public sale and to enable them to nest and rear their young in peace. A scientific writer has said that destruction of the individual is unim portant. [He was speaking of the destruc tion of the great auk.] As matters go now, unless some stringent measures are taken the birds of Europe will in the next cen tury be as extinct as is now the dinor nis. The ornithophil societies of France and Switzerland have more than ouce written to me that unless birds be pro tected in Italy they must perish all over Europe, since so great a variety of races wing their way to the south in winter and there are ruthlessly murdered. A French optician has recently brought out an entirely new kind of field or opera glass, which may be folded up flat and carried in the pocket. It has no tube or barrel whatever, the object-glass and eye piece are hinged at either end, and to the underside of a horizontal bar, which is capable of being lengthened or shortened by a simple ratchet and pinion adjustment. i ■ , tS*^_T»Lii. .iifp* i I iQIE L*j|||||!L Borden i<!@fS Eagle Condensed Milk HAS NO EQUAL A LADIES' GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palace Hotel ON ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the manageizitnt. It takes the piac* of the city restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. .Ladies shopping will find this a mosl desirable place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the gentlemen* Grillroom an International reputation, will prevai In this new department. — — -— ■ —^— — — — — AUCTION SAZ,ES^_ , . SALE AT AUCTIOyiIUIT CAMERY. The J. M. Dawson Packing Company of San Jose, Cal., will offer for sale at public auction at its packing-house, Cinnabar Bnd Montgomery streets, on the 17th day of May, 1895, at the hour of 2 P. M., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash or bankable paper, all of Its property, consisting of a large Galvanized Warehouse. 200x60, Office Build- ing, Office Fixtures, Cannery. Kn<ine and Boiler, oilier Machinery, I Labels and Goodwill, with tee Leasehold upon "which the buildings stand. - This is a fine opportunity to invest in a well es- tablished business. The fruits packed by this com- - pany are well known and have always commanded the highest prices in i all the markets of the world, and the goodwill of this canm-ry Is valuable. This property can be bought very cheap. Railroad track imo factory. : 11