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LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
The Alameda County Law
Association Bars
Ladies.
A DEAD POLE ORDINANCE.
District Attorney Snook Advised
Barber to Accommodate
Whidden.
The Alameda County Law Association
has been brought face to face with the
leading question of the day before it is a
month old. At its last meeting Miss
Harriet Lane filed an application for mem
bership, and the members do not know
what to do about it.
Miss Lane walked in with a lady friend,
■and when they took seats the greeting
they received would have made any
ordinary mortal shiver. Nothing dis
mayed, Miss Lane presented her applica
tion for membership, which was duly hied,
and will be reported n;>ou at the next
meeting. After the ladies had withdrawn
a search was made for the member who
had invited Miss Lane to make her appli
cation. The member who had caused all
the trouble was PhiHp Dibert.
Mr. Dibert explained that he had known
Miss Lane for a long time and knowing
her to be an earnest law student he had
*in-r:ted her to attend the meeting. The
explanation was received with some ex
pressions of approval, but Mr. Dibert s
course was evidently not popular. Now
the members are at a loss to know what to
do with the application. The constitution
does not prohibit a lady from joining, but
merely requires certain attainments, all of.
which art- possessed by Miss Lane. A
special meeting has ueen called for Mon
day nisrht to amend the by-laws so that
male? only will be eligible to membership.
There is opposition to the amendment, as
several members are in favor of the lady
being admitted to the association.
Miss Lane is a graduate of the Minnesota
Law School, and for a time has attended
the classes at the Hastings Law College.
At this place some objection was raised to
her presence, and she soon found it more
congeuial to leave.
Oakland's Pole Tax.
The City Council passed an ordinance
nearly a year ago, placing a ground rental
upon* alf telegraph and telephone poles
along the lines of public streets. The
ordinance is now in force, but as yet
neither the telephone nor telegraph com
panies have shown any inclination tocom
ply with its provisions. The ordinance
requires that the companies shall on the
Ist of June file with the City Auditor the
number of pules maintained by them along
the streets, and shall pay the tax between
the 10th and 2Uth day of June.
' The ordinance al*o directs that in case
.. ii and telephone companies do
not file any such statements tne Citf
Auditor shall determine the facts for him
self, and thereafter an additional tax of 50
cents per pole shall be imposed. The
ordinance farther directs that the Treas
urer, in case that the tax is not paid within
tho prescribed time, shall immediately
the City Ait rney, who shall com
a ■ legal proceedings to compel pay
ment of the tax.
The telegraph and telephone companies
•. ir representatives before the Coun
cil wheß the measure was passed protest
ing against it on the ground that it was
■ Attorney Johnson ad
vised the Council that the tax was legal
a*na bad been siutained by several Supreme
courts before whom it had been taken.
T*]> to the present time the ordinance has
not been heard of since it was passed.
Tracing- the Forgeries.
The expert that i 3 trying to locate the
thief who took the money from the Tax
Collector's office and doctored the records
to try to i.ide his crime has made a discov
ery ihat will help materially. The forger
ies are all accompanied by a blue-pencil
mark, that was made after H. K. Snow ex
ported the books in February last. This
would seem to exonerate Rosborough and
his deputy, Leo Park, and reduces the par
ties from whom explanations are due to
Tax Collector Barber's deputies and Aud
itor Whidden.
Mr. Barber made a statement yesterday
that caused some surprise. He said he
acted on the advice of District Attorney
Snook in accepting payment from Whid
den of the money due for taxes upon the
property of Edward Crosby andWhidden's
mother and hii brother alter they were de
linquent, as it was attributed to an error
that they were not checked up before.
The "Wh'iddens held Auditor Wbidden's
receipts, and the latter, says Barber, re
quested him to keep their names off the
delinquent roll for a short time. Before
he consented to this Barber held a consul
tation with Snook.
A Fleeing Surplus.
The Fourth of July committee has paid
the "last" bill three times and reported a
handsome surplus available for charity,
and still the claims come in. At yesterday's
meeting the members wanted to wind up
and adjourn die but could not do so.
Theo Gier said they had paid everything
once and reported a balance of $;i6O 57.
Then some mure claims came in and were
allowed and another surplus was reported.
Kow some new bills have arisen and there
is trouble.
"It's a regular grab bag," said President
Fish.
"If we adjourn for another week there
won't be a cent left," said Frank Girarci.
W. J. Laymance's committee largely
exceeded its appropriation and the $JSQ for
ofiice expenses is gone. George \V.
Draper made a motion that the press rep
resentatives be excluded. The motion
was carried and the present size of the
surplus has not been officially declared. A
deficit is now hinted at.
First Knglish Lutheran Church.
The cornerstone of the First English
Lutheran Church will be Jaid this after
noon. The site of the new church is on
the southeast corner of Grove and Six
teenth streets. The congregation has
been making an effort for live years to
build a church, and has at last succeeded.
A large portion of the necessary funds
was obtained through the efforts of the
last pastor, Key. Philip Graef. The trus
tees of the church are: William Moller,
Christian Schreiber, P. M. Fisher and
Hugo Steinmerger. Rev. John E, Busli
ne !1, the pastor, will preside over to-day's
Oeremonies.
At the Macdonough.
The Lyceum Theater Company will open
a three nights' engagement at the Mac
donough Tuesday night, with a matinee
Wctdn sday. The repertoire is as follows:
Tuesday, "The Case of Rebellious Susan";
Wednesday matinee/The Wife" : Wednes
day night" "An Ideal Husband"; Thurs
day night. "The Apiazons." The com
>uny contains all the well-known favorites
timr bare made its name famous, and is
one of the best Fronman has on the road.
Death of a Pioneer.
James Mowat, a pioneer of Alameda
County, died at his home near San Lorenzo
last Monday. He was a native of Scot
land, (57 years of age, and leaves a widow,
two suns ana a daughter. He came to
Alarueda County thirty-six years ago, and
jettled on a piece of property near tin
meek homestead, on the San Lorenzo road.
He improved this piece of land until it
became the finest cherry orchard in the
alley, lie was interred in Haywards
emetery.
Assessor Dalton Approved.
A meeting was held at the Tabernacle
mst night at which the reductions of as<
lesstoent on corporation property by the
Supervisors were condemned. Resolutions
.vere passed recommending the course
taken by Assessor Dalton. and denouncing
the four Supervisors, Johnson, Talcott,
Bailey and Church. The bond refunding
scheme was also condemned. The speakers
were A. A. Bretz and Green Majors. The
attendance was small.
The Garbage Crisis.
The Mayor relieved the distress of the
citizens yesterday by making an arrange
ment with the Health Board by which the
scavengers will be permitted to dnmp at
the foot of Kirkhatn street, and the street
department will cover the refuse with
weepings. This plan is to be followed
till the Council disposes of the matter at
the meeting on Monday night. Several
owners of rremntory patents have applied
to ihe CouucH for the job of building a
garbage crematory.
Stole the Collection.
Rev. Father Alfred conducted services
in the Catholic church at San Lorenzo last
week, and after he had concluded he went
to Redwood Canyon to officiate. He left
the San Lorsnzo collection in the church,
and when he returned in the afternoon
the box was empty, 6ome one having
stolen the contents. It is supposed the
offering amounted to about $10.
The Tax Levy.
Owing to the necessity for a garbage
crematory and the pressing needs of the
Fire and School departments, the Auditor
has estimated that the tax levy of last
year, which was- $1 12, will be increased to
$1 20. Should the bond refunding be de
feated on the 31st the levy will be as high
as if 1 55.
Eden Parlor's Eighth Anniversary.
Eden Parlor No. 113, Native Sons of the
Golden West, of Hay wards, will celebrate
hth anniversary next Tuesday. The
affair will consist of a reunion and exer
cises and will end with a grand ball. C.
S. Long, N. 1). McConaghy and E. K. Stro
bridge have the matter in'charge.
HISTORY OF YESTERDAY.
Alameda County Happening* Told in
Brief Chapters.
The San Leandro Board of Trade is making
an etl'ort to have the Ke-lwoo<? road completed.
Steps have been taken to organize a lacal
branch of the Silver KuigHts of America iv this
city.
Work began at the drier at M'.es last Monday
morning. Cutters are now at work on tons of
peaches.
F. G. Linberg has been granted a decree upon
hi 6 complaint charging his wife Lucy with
leaving his domicile without cause.
Already work has begun on the new boat
house for the University of California Boating
Association, to replace the one burned (town
about two months ago.
Amanda Van Ess'er was^iyen a divorce from
her husband, Leroy Van Essier, on the ground
of his desertion and now toe will have to y&y
her $10 a month aiimony.
The Oakland Whist Club has received a chal
lenge fr«in the San Francisco club to play a
series of games. The tournament will take
place some time in September.
Alfred Traynor, at one time quite famous as
a baseball player in this city, died Friday at
the County Infirmary of consumption lie was
a native olt this State, aged 87 years.
The suit of Anna J. Parsons against G. W.
Parsons, in which there is a contest and likely
to be some sensational developments Is set for
trial before Judge Ogden on September 24.
Henry A. Melvin has been reappointed Prose
cuting Attorney for the Police Court. He filed
his bond yesterday in the sum of $3000 with
Emil Nusbaumer and A. Olander as sureties.
Frank Ferra, a 15-year-old boy, was held to
answer at Haywards -yesterday for burglariz
ing the resilience of Thomas Welsh and steal
ing a watch, chain and bunch of lead pencils.
The unknown man who was taken in an un
conscious condition from a Lower Brocilway
house to the Receiving Hospital suffering from
morphine poisoning died about 5 o'clock
yesterday morning.
The California Stove and Iron Works filed ar
ticles of incorporation yesterday. The capital
stock is $23,000. The directors are N. M. Kay,
R. Pigott. J. W. Warford, A. B. 'Weeks and
Charles Hend'-rson. "
Court Commissioner Babcoek now does
about as much business as the Judge? of the
Suporior Court, as all divorce eases in which
default has been entered are now referred to
him to take testimony.
Some trouble is likely to arise over the pay
ment of taxes on the water-front property,
wi.irh city Assessor Snow has valued at
$040,000, although County Assessor Ualton
placed no value on it at all.
The special committee of the Board of Edu
cation and City Council will hold a joint meet
ing on Monday evening for the purpose of dis
eusMiig the best means to secure the location
ot the Wilmerding School in this city.
The articles o-f incorporation of the Exempt
Fire Company of Alameda County have been
tiled. The directors are: F. K. Willington, T.
R. Hansen, W. F. Schulte, W. G. Stahl and
Henry Muller. The corporation has no capital
stock.
The Acme Salt Water Works at Mount Eden
have just completed setting up a thirty-five
horse power tubular boiler at their new 'plant
now building. The boiler is to be used in gen
erating steam for crushing and refining pur
poses
Mayor Davie is sending out notices calling a
meeting of merchants and citizens for Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Council chamber
oi the City Hall for the purpose of listening to
the proposition of the Ostrander Gun Company
to move their works from Boston to this city.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
J O Waggener & w.Burn- I R Bray & w, Burnside
side J Wairjtncr, Carthage
C Smyth, Texas J W Ellsworth, Cal
T Rourke, Norwich J McLavghlin, Brooklyn
P A Kinsel, Portland H Hastings, Seattle
A B Burice, Saratoga O Butler, Buffalo
O P De Pew, Palouse 0 Apples, Cal
G Abbott & w, Cal F G McGlinn, Cal
F Somen, bpokane G Dixon, AstUand
a i-r 'tericks, Portland Miss Johnson, Denver
Miss G West, Loadville
PALACE HOTEL.
C P Thome, NY M X Post. Salt Lake
<; I) Haven, Salt Lake Jas Bryan, N V
P E Richmond, Pa JU Je witt. w ife, 3 eh and
C O Hall, San lose 4 serv, Yokohama
C O Keene & m, Boston J P Knp. N V
II F Watson. Marysville M Dohcrty, Port*>rville
O P Po-icy. Tellurl io Wm Bai?ly, DeßWt
Prescott Ely, Cleveland C R Hoaner, Montreal
X .1 Matthews, Philu Kpv H Buss, London
Mrs Eus.s. Londpn Rev F X Buss, Lonilon
E W Buss, Loudon X H Wim.rs. Pinenix
J B Thomas, st Louis Ur White, Nushville
.1 B .Mr Reynolds, Term J M Proctor, Peta'.uma
W X Dlnniore, Cal
GRAND HOTEL.
Mrs Whitney, Rocklin Eiss B Whitney, Rocklin
J N Calkins, Cul O H Potter. Cal
J II Le Turk, Cal J X Bauley & w, Cal
>; Van <;oni*n, san Jose C 11 Cummings, sacto
I. E Hancheit, Sarto J J Merkley, *acto
1) Mc.Nally. Livormore Jll J,yon. Sta Cruz
C E Boyrt, Haniord J B Lovdal, Sacto
J H McCuddeu. Vallejo C A Swan. Nev.
C A Liniisay, Sta Crux B Terrill, .sta Cruz
M Hanschlfd, Saxony Miss Karron <fe comp.N" V
E M Hunt, Tacoma M Kailev Jr. Pliila
L W Tun-ill, Sa<-to Miss ■ Mills, Sn Mateo
.Mis 3 A Mills, su Mateo Miss O'Connor, f<n Mateo
Miss A Kpler, Ba Mateo T Sjiinney, Fresno
M.iM Spinney, Fresno J J .bowen.Los Ang
X A WnippM, Ft Bragg
J 51 i aulbec. Ky B A Cobb, Chicago
W :•: Travis £ w.Cblcago J E Lavln <fe w, Sta Rosa
L5 L Itiiv. saco .T F Far/isworth, sacto
P B Rub<Mi. Fresno H W Smith, Orovliie
X .! Bacon, (.'al Miss J itynn. Boslon
Miss C Ryan, Boston J h Han ley «tw. -^Helena
J Buckley. Sacto L C Diggs." Kansas City
Mrs 91 J Diggs. KansasC X J Foniain ifc \v, Boston
;•: C Marlin, Hiiia ' L I£ng«-1. Cal
A Smith <t fin, S-ockton O J Lubin. Sacto
B Moisi-, RivHraiUe \V H Miner .fe w, Chicago
C X Ttnkhani, Cnico C T Jackson & \v, Vallejo
A 15 laeknon, Salitras C F Prentiss, Orland
W FSlocum, Sacto E J Builard, Fresno
BALDWIN HOTEL.
H S Brown, Chicago E A Richmond, Alvarado
3 iMyenitiue, N V P 8 Heart A w, Oaklund
Dr KankiD. Santa Rosa F Curtis, Yuma
-■nolild. Portland M Asheira, St Louis
D X Trask, Los Anj.-' l'-s F B Miller <fe w.Marysvle
Barman, Los Angeles B FGrefnijanni,Watsonv
H Jameson, Sacto J .M UimeimHri, Chicago
H Vanijlian. Sueto E R C»-ary, Portland
j; i-.yt Kici, ciiicago FT Smiin <fe w. San Jose
K(> Carmack, st Louis A J Stone, Sacto
G H Ballon, San Jose J R Ward, Alameda
LICK HOUSE.
Or T W Dresser & w, HI H H Hatch, Bacto
W Ii Mackay, Sacto C F Dorrance, Portland
I. uas. Eurika J W Henderson, Eureka
N Bullock, Eureka R H Bullock, Eureka
i M Huck, Eureka J R Burns, Baker City
s Ticbaer, Baker City J G Fosfr, Halifax
(j E Church, Fresno H M Shreve, Tulare
Anna B Karr. Marysville J G Murpby <fe w, Chico
A T Lipman, Berkeley C Decker, Grand Pass
v .'-immins, Grand Pass J P Abbott, Antloch
A Markliam, Santa Rosa C A Barker, San Jose
H P Stabter. Yuba City C M Coglan <fe w. Sacto
F D N'icol, Stockton I) Keith, Utah
C F Keith, Utah John Benson, Xcv
BUSS HOT7SB.
•t II "Vans, Hazelwood F C Post. Sacramento
P 9 Luyam, Pine City M W Burton, Bakersfleld
.1 i; Merritt, Menlo Park J F Lindsay, Hanford
.1 W Tuuu. Eureka A \V Schultz, Fresne
j B OvenoD, Virginia C N P Book, Los Angeles
A B Jjacroey, Norman Mrs W A Hayes <ft childn
< lias ilotii, Sacramento i.os Kanoa
A Joljnson&wf.PiUßburg Dr R E Rice, Woodstock
Mn (iavan, Kama Fe B II Itrund, Bids Point
F A Cummii, Petaluma MrsCil Smlth&f.Hanfrd
J C Williams, Woodland J O'Brien <fe wf. Menlo Pk
s" Mattes, Oakland T B siangnt, Mkiuman
William C. Whitney has a ballroom in
which the panels of pmk Italian marble
cost.ssooo each.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1895.
CHIEF LLOYD'S NEW PUN
He Gives a "Testimony" While
Investigating a Com
plaint.
THE PASTOE WAS SURPRISED.
Thanks Given That Oakland's New
Official " Is Free From the
Rum Power."
Oakland's new Chief of Police has
adopted a plan of investigating reported
nuisances that is unique in the city across
the bay. A new gospel mission has been
opened on Ban Pablo avenue, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, next
door to a saloon, and before it had been
running a week the saloon-keeper visited
the Chief of Police and told a long tale of
woe, of how the singing annoyed him and
the open-air meetings were a nuisance,
and the loud talking jarred on his sensitive
ears and so forth.
"Do they draw off your customers?"
asked Chief Lloyd, who is a vtry religious
man. The saloon-keeper would not admit
that his customers exercised their discre
tion to that extent, and again complained
about the nuisance. The chief said he
would investigate the matter.
The new mission is being conducted by a
Mr. Young, an earnest man who is sup
ported in ois work by some of the churches.
He is somewhat enthusiastic, but did not
immediately discontinue his work when
be knew it was not acceptable to hia
neighbor.
Thursday night a gentleman stood up?n
the mission arid gave a pleasant little talk.
He referred to his Christian experience
and gave a testimony that greatly pleased
his hearers. Before sitting down the gen
tleman, who was not known to any ona in
the hall, said : "A man came to me and
told me that this mission was a nuisance
and that it disturbed his peace and that
of the customers who frequent his saloon.
A« Chief of Police of this city it was my
duty to investigate the case, so I came
here to-night for that purpose. I have ob
served your manner of holding the open
air service, ami I have carefully listened
to the speaking and singing, but I do not
tind anything that can be called a nuisance,
providing that the service closeß within
reasonable hours. 1 would like to remind
you that there is an ordinance prohibiting
loud singing or offensive talking in public
places after 11 o'clock at night. Of coursa,
that applies to a religious service as well as
to a dance-hail.
"I would advise the parties having this
place in charge not to hold their open-air
services right in front of the adjoining
saloon, but a short distance rrim it. Of
course you have a right to do as you please,
but it is always right in my judgment not
to create needless oppowtun." Chief
Lloyd then withdrew from the meeting.
lii his concluding prayer, Pastor Young
gave thanks that Oakland "is at last
blessed with a Chief of Police over whom
the rum power wields no influence."
FIRE IN CAMP LAWLOR.
An Oakland Party Startled at
Midnight by the Dreaded
Cry.
.
A Lady Organizes a Vo'unteer Brig
ade and Extinguishes the
Flames.
Early Thursday morning a fashionable
Oakland party camped on Frank Pixley's
grounds at Larkspur were awakened by
the cry of fire. Uhe party consisted of
Mrs. F. L. Brown, Miss Alice Piersol, Dr.
Clayton Piersol, Miss Florence McDonald,
Harry W. Merritt, Miss V. M. Brown, Miss
Jessie Wh«te, L. E. Lawlor and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarke.
The previous evening the campers had
given a carnival, concluding; with a camp
tire. All the neighboring campers were
invited, and the merry fun-makers broke
up about lA. m. An hour later the whole
camp was aroused by the cry of "fire."
The alarm was given by Harry Merritt,
whose tent was discovered to be one mass
of flames. As other tents were in close
proximity to the one on tire, and as the
overhanging branches and brush were dry
as tinder, the awakened sleepers at once
saw that they were facing a real danger.
The ladies were the first to take action, and
uuder the leadership of Mrs. Clarke, they
battled bravely with the blazing tent.
The fire was just about under control
when it was seen that Mr. Lawlor's tent
was also abiaze. The ladies turned their
attention to the Lnwlor tent as the Merritt
canvas was nast hope. The implements
for extinguishing fire were unique, con
sisting of dishpans, washbasins, lemon
ade pitchers, an icecream freezer and a
garden- ho«e.
Barely had the ladies commenced to at
tack the second fire when an awakened
apparition appeared at the tent door, and
I moment later the volunteer fire brigade
had disappeared into the surrounding
darkness. By this time the men were
awake, and they finished the work Mrs.
Clarke's department had so well begun.
The fire originated with a Chinese lan
tern and totally destroyed the Merritt tent
and did considerable damage to Mr. Law
lor's. All the party returned home yes
terday ana the ladies are taking unto
themselves lots of glory for their heroic
work as the Larkspur Women Volunteer
Fire Bripade. They declare that fire has
no terror for them hereafter, but little is
.said about the apparition.
WILL BORE FOB COAL OIL.
Company Formed to Test the
Petroleum Fields of Contra
Costa County.
Good Prospects for Cheap Fuel and
Light for San Francisco and
Oakland.
The long-mooted question as to whether
or not the oilfields of the Miner farm in
Contra Costa County contain deposits is
paying quantities is about to be tested. A
company to be known as the Contra Costa
Paraffine Oil Company has been recently
organized, with a-capital stock of $1,000,000,
and the active work of boring a well will
begin within a very few days. The officers
of the company are: George W. Cura
mings, president: Alonzo P. Bacon, secre
tary: J. J. Scoville, treasurer; and these
three officers, together with Frederick Hil
ler and Herman F. Hiller, will constitute
the board of directors. The stock of the
company is divided into 10,000 shares of
$10 each, and sufficient of the stock has
already been subscribed for operations to
be commenced upon a sound basis.
It has been known for years that de
posits of petroleum existed on the Miner
farm, which is situated four miles north of
Berkeley near i)e Laveaga station, on the
California and Nevada Itaiiroad, and full
descriptions of the nature of the prospect
have been published at numerous times,
but capital has been loth to speculate in
the uncertainty of an adequate develop
ment of the held until now. The recent
success in boring for oil at Los Angeles has
had much to do with the interest capital is
now taking in the Miner tract.
The Miner tract contains 612 acres. The
indications of oil deposits, which nearly
every portion of it present, are analogous
to those of the Bradford and Bolivar dis
tricts of Eastern Pennsylvania and West
ern New York before they were developed
into the greatest oil producing regions of
the world. The tract is traversed by a
small stream much smaller but not un
like the oil creek of those regions, and on
its surface can be seen the same irridescent
oily scum that made the inhabitants of
Bradford and Bolivar Bay, long before a,
well was sunk, that there must be coal or
coal oil somewhere in the vicinity.
It is therefore just possible that with de
velopment the Miner oilfields may be the
means of furnishing cheap fuel and light
for Oakland and San Francisco, for,
should the deposits which undoubtedly
exist, prove to be large, the oil can be
pumped direct to both cities at a cost to
the consumer of not more than one-third
the present price.
Analytical Chemist A. A. Cunningham
has examined some pieces of shale that
were taken from the banks of the stream
that Hows through the Miner tract. He
said the samples were subjected to a par
ticularly rigid test, and that he found the
petroleum they contained to ke of the very
highest quality, having a paraffine basis.
It was his opinion that a drill would re
veal an artesian well, a bed of coal, coal
oil or natural gas, and that if it was the
latter he believed it to be of a nature that
would render it available for illuminating
purposes as well as heating. The petro
leum having a paraffine basis would make
its utility of double value, as it could be
made into naphtha, gasoline and benzine.
In the estimation of Mr. Cunningham the
indications he has seen are of incalculable
importance to this section of the State.
E. M. Hoaghmd, an oil expert, who has
had a wide experience in the Pennsylvania
oilfields and who has bored most of the
successful oil wells of California, said yes
terday that he considered the Miner tract
prospect as fine as any he had ever seen.
He will be connected with the proposed
venture, and is enthusiastic in his antici
pations. *
The company has secured a ten years'
lease on the 612 acres of the tract, upon an
agreement to pay a royalty of one-eighth
of the product to the owner. A Beal
Prospecting Core Drill, the same a3 those
used in sinking oil wells in the East ami
the only one in California, will b» set up
or. the property in a few days, and then it
will be known whether or not the Standard
Oil trust will have a rival in California.
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS
Second Entrance Examina
tions for the Freshmen
at the University.
A Freight Depot and Railroad
Yard Being Built on Stan
ford Park.
The second entrance examinations for
freshmen St the colleges In Berkeley will
begin to-morro v morning and continue
until Wednesday afternoon.
Followiog is the schedule of examina
tions and the honra set for each, as pre
pared by the recorder:
ISondav, registration, 8:30 to 9: English,
subjrct 1. I) to 11; algebra, 11 to 12:30; Latin.
6,1:30 to 3:30; <iuverniaent of the Uuited
State?, 3 tO t05:30.
Tuesday, js.ometr;-, 8:30 to 10:30; English
hlstorj (Law College), 10:80 to 11:30: Greek,
■objects 8 and 9(ii tat paj-tr), aud English, 14.
11 aO to 12:30; Frmcb, 1 :30 to 2:30: German,
2:30 to 3:30; Latin, 7 (tirst paper), 3:30 to
5 :.M).
\V«dne.=day— Greek an.i Roman history, 8:30
to 10:30; eireek, $ and 9. 10:30 to 11::>U;
medieval and modern history, 11:30 to 12:30;
subject 12, erieinistry, botany, physiology,
trigonometry, solid geometry, advanced al
feljra, zoology and free-hand drawing, 8:30 to
'^:30; pbrsies, 1:80 to 3:30; Latin 7 (second
paper), 3:30 ro 4:30.
Applicants taking examinations both In May
am] in August need noi appear tor registration
at the August examinations.
Applicants taking one part ef subject 12 have
', from 8:30 to 10:30; those taking two parts,
I from 8:30 to 12:30.
The recommended graduates of accredited
schools should rileereuentialsulththe recorder
from August 12 to 14.
All applicants, including recommended
graduates of accredited schools, should be
ure-ent at the university on Mt.nday, August
19, at which time the r.sulis of the August
examinations and the ndiuissiou or rejection
Ol applicauti will be made known. Applicants
admitted to the univei^ity should make the
di, lomft fee deposit of .$lO and vign the uni
versity roll on this day. The freshnii-n will
alembic at 10 a. m. on 1 uesdny, August 20, at
Stiles Hall, to inett the president and fresli
i.'iHi! instructors aud advisers and for assign
ment to classes.
New Railroad Depot.
The Southern Pacific Company is mak
ine rapid progress in the construction of a
freight depot and yard on Sbattuck ave
nue, off Stanford place, upon the site
known as Stanford Park. Some of t^e
merchants have expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the idea of having a
freight depot near at hand, since through
its construction they will not be forced to
haul their supplies from We.*t Berkeley,
two and a half miles distant. Other citi
zens of tbe town have taken a decided
stand against allowing the work to pro
ceed, but no official or )et;al action has yet
been taken in the matter.
Ihe property upon which the depot is
to be located was deeded to the town some
thing over a year ago by I he railroad com
pany, upon condition that it be converted
into a park within a year. The year is up
and nothing has been done by the town
toward improving the property, and as a
more centrally located depot has been
found to be a necessity the railroad com
pany has commenced its construction.
Demolished a Bicycle.
On Friday evening T. Holtz stepped into
a friend's house on Delaware street, leav
ing his bicycle on the sidewalk, but uuon
returning the wheel was gone. A. Deputy
Marshal was notilied of the theft and yes
terday morning the machine was found in
a vacant lot on Third street, completely
demolished. There were footprints aoout,
leading to the creek, but beyond this no
clew to the offender was discovered.
Unitarian Services Resumed.
The services of the First Unitarian
Church will be resumed this morning at
Stiles Hall, after a vacation of two months.
The services will be conducted by the
regular pastor, Rev. E. B. Payne.
A Delicate Litmus Paper.
Chemists will be interested in the an
nouncement by the Chemiker Zeitung of a
delicate litmus paper giving a sharp reac
tion. Commercial cube litmus is extracted
in a percolator with distilled water, the
extract being evaporated down to the same
weight as that of the litmus used, and
mixed with three times its weight of 90
per cent alcohol. The mixture ia then
acidulated with hydrochloric acid and
allowed to stand for two days. The azolit
mine will now be precipitated in the
shape of brown flakes, the dull violet col
oring matter remaining dissolved in the
alcoholic mother liquor. The precipitate
is collected on a filter and washed two or
three times with acidulated water, until
the faintly reddish colored filtrate gives a
pure blue with ammonia. The Azohtraine
in the filter is then dissolved in distilled
water containing a few drops of ammonia,
the solution diluted to three and a half
times the weight of the litmus or, ginally
employed, exactly neutralized, and mixed
with 10 per cent of alcohol in order to
make it keep better. Prepared thus the
tincture is found to be an excellent indi
cator, the change from red to blue, and
vice versa, being perfectly sharp. — New
York Sun.
About 100 letters written by Sir Walter
Scott to Mr. Craig, a banker, were dis
covered recently in an old box in the city
of Galashiels. Scotland.
AN ARTIST AND HUNTRESS.
Mrs. John Loosley's Experi
ence With Brush, Rifle
and Rod.
JUST HOME FROM HER OTJTING.
She Lays Down Her Brush to
Shoot Rattlesnakes and Other
Came.
Mrs. John R, Loo3ley, the artist, whose
pictures exhibited in the East and in Paris
have brought her a reputation, has just re
turned from her annual outing and mid
summer vacation.
She is fresh from the mountains, hills,
valleys, tall timber and brooklets of So
noma County. The camp of the party, of
A iilLB AB J , £ Sit aGGS SPRINGS.
- • [Sketched /run nature by Mrs. Loosley.]
which she was a member and the moving
spirit artistically, if not in all other re
spects, was located on Sweetwater Creek,
two miles north of Skaggs Springs. There
were five in the party^Mrs. W. Z. Tiffany
and daughter Zelda, 11. C. Merrill, Ralph
an. l Miss Gladys Merrill and Miss« Hag
gard.
Mrs. Looslcy always combines busi
ness with pleasure on the^e annual
outings of hers— her easel, palette and box
of paint* are the companions of bloomers,
rubber boats and a complete sportsman's
outfit. When she goes out to sketch she
canies her shotgtm or rifle with her, and
when she seeks the chaffering gray
■qairTel, deer or silver-sided trout, the
easel and artist's paraphernalia go with
her also. As a result, she brings back as
many trophies of the chase as she does
sketches; and her artist's notes are often
illustrative of scenes of her Diana-like ex
periences with rifle, rod and shotuun. It
may be saici that on these occasions she
thinks no more of drawing a bead on bear,
rattlesnake or gray squirrel than she does
ofdrawi.ig referential outlines of roman
tic sylvan glades, frowning crags and
wild enchanting land^cMvos.
She brought several sketches home typi-
Mrs. Loosley at Work.
cal of the scenery in the neighborhood of
their camp and of that part of the county.
One of these sketches, reproduced here
with, is of a scene on Sweetwater Creek,
almost opposite the camp. It is rich in
coloring, accurate in its execution and as
full of natural suggestivenesa as the creek
which ripples at the base of the angular
bowlders is of trout.
Nearly all the members of the party were
attired in bloomers and provided with high
topped rubber wading boots. Mrs.
Loosley's costume was complete in this re
spect. With several of her sketches she
found it necesf-ary to take up her point of
view in the middle of the creek, and she
spent several hours at a time seated on a
rock with her feet and lower limbs creat
ing a swirl in the currentof the brooklet.
Though the surroundings were pregnant
with artistic inspirations as well as that
of the poetic, the hunter's instinct was
equally present, and she frequently
dropped the brush and mahlstick to pick
up her rifle and have a try at some inquisi
tive gray squirrel who disturbed the syl
van solitudes with hi? bark, or attracted
her attention by the dislodging of an acorn
or pepperwood-nut. But the chattering
squirrel was not the only one to suffer
from her marksmanship. She cut off the
head of a vicious rattlesnake with a bullet
from her rifle one afternoon, and brought
the skin, head and rattles home to add to
the collection of curios from all parts of
the civilized and barbaric globe.
"It cannot be successfully contradicted,"
?he said, ''that if a woman wishes to enjoy
camp life to the fullest capacity she must
wear bloomers, and take along a pair of
hijrh-topped rubber boots. We had a de
lightful seven-roomed cabin, free from ob
servation and intru^on, two miles up in
the hills and mountains from Skaggs
Springs, and we spent as pleasant a six
weeks as we had ever experienced in our
lives. The scenery is diversified and in
spiring; hunting and fishing are ail that
could be desired, and the man or woman
who could not drink his or her full of
pleasure from the natural delights of the
beautiful environment must be devoid of
all feeling, sentiment or sympathy. Oh,
but it was charming, and I feel that the
odor of the woods clings about me yet."
She spoke truly. In the sketches as well
as in the freshness of her sympathy, still
lingered the perfume of the pines, the
music of the matin bird songs and of the
brooklets, and that indescribable harmony
of sound, scent and glint which nature
imparts alone to her sylvan solitudes. She
has the material for several pictures, and
will begin work on them as soon as she has
recuperated from the natural fatigue of
her outing.
Mrs. Loosley's first picture exhibited in
the Paris salon was entitled "Au Bord de
I'Eau" — "By the Water." Her professional
name is Susan Sroufe. Nearly all her
paintings are exhibited in New York. Bos
ton and Chicago. Her class here is large,
and many Of her pnpils have attained local
distinction. Her studio is filled with
treasures of art, and in her cabinet of
curios, on which she has worked for thir
teen years, are to be found interesting
specimens of ancient and modern art and
artisanship of nearly every country, to
gether with natural and manufactured
curios of all lands, shapes and eras. An
afternoon in her study is a delight.
LATE NEWS OP ALAMEDA.
Ex-Secretary Bennett Having a
Hard Time to Make a
Living.
The Diamond Cyclers Hold Their
Initial Smokei — Encinal Yacht
Club Free-for-AH.
Charles R. Bennett, the ex-secretary of
the Suppression of Vice Society, who came
very prominently before the public on this
side of the bay on account of a shooting
affray with old man Gray, is again in hot
water. He has been in the courts defend
ing charges growing out of the affair in
which his name is mixed up with that of a
young woman, with no credit to himself.
He has been twice convicted, and still his
case is pending on a motion for a new
trial, with a probable petition for a change
of venue, a» he claims the prejudice of the
people against him is so intense that he
cannot have a fair trial.
The San Francisco Savings Union re
cently brought suit against Bennett for
|200 rent, and recovered judgment with
costs. A writ of restitution was issued and
placed in the hands of a local constable
for service. It was the first experience of
this character the constable had to deal
with, and he was not pleased with the
prospect of turning the mother, who had
been outfworking all day to help keep the
wolf from the door, and her two children
out on the street. However, the constable
lust nothing by being humane in delaying
execution. The agents for the bank tele
phoned and received an order to delay
execution until the 19th inst.
Encinal Yachtmen Jubilant.
The annual free-for-all regatta of the
Encinal Yacht Club took place yesterday
afternoon over the inside course. This
course is much better than the old one, as
it keeps the racing yachts always iv sight
of those on tie clubhouse wharf. El Sueno
sailed over the course to test her sails since
they have been altered, and handled her
self in a manner that pleased the yachts
men of the Encinal Club, who think that
she will successfully defend the cup against
the Queen. The Thetis won the free-for
all on time allowance.
Diamond Cyclers' Smoke Concert.
The Diamond Cycling Otub held its
initial smoker-concert last evening in
Blanding Hall. A large number of visitors
from Oakland and San Francisco were
present and participated in the festive oc
casion. It was an entirely impromptu
affair, no programme having been ar
ranged, but the enthusiasm manifested
made the occasion a grand success.
Another Suit for Damage*.
Seymour Arada has brought suit against
the Alameda and Oakland Electric Rail
way for the recovery of $299 99 damages
for injuries sustained by being ejected from
a car for refusing to pay a second fare. He
alleges in the complaint that the conductor
assaulted him, causing him to be sick and
sore in body and greatly humiliating him.
Twenty-Sixth Anniversary.
Encinal Lodjte No. 164, I. 0. 0. F., will
celebrate the twenty-six anniversary of its
organization to-morrow evening with a
grand banquet and entertainment. Invita
tions have been issued to Columbia Lodge
and both of the Rebekah lodges of this
city, besides a number of outside lodges.
_ HEWTO^DAJ.
A CRY FOR ; HELP v
— — — '
RESULT OF A PROMPT REPLY.
Two Open Letters that Should Snggrest
to Thousands of American : Women
to go and do Likewise.
[SPECIAL TO OUS LADY READEB3.}
Little Falls, Mins., May 11, 1594. __
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The following letter reached Mrs.
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Little Falls, Minn., Sept. 21, 1894.
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— Mrs. Ciias. Parker.
• All the druggists in town say there is
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lots of. good among the'women.
If you are sick and in trouble write to
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