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16 Isabella Morris Narrowly Escapes Being Mur dered. ASSAULTED BY J. LEWIS The Victim Thrown Down in a Deserted Alley and Se verely Used. POLICEMAN BOBLES' CAPTURE. Heard the Struggle in the Dark and Succeeded in Arresting the Offender. Another supposed strangier is behind the bars of the City Prison, and unlike those who have preceded him he is in a measure self-confessed and was also caught in the very act of throttling a woman of the half world in a dark and deserted alley off Montgomery street, near Wash ington. It was at an early hour this morning when the crime was committed, and at that time, the electric lights being out, it was dark as pitch. Officer F. Robl, who patrols Mont gomery street, was walking aloug his beat, when he was startled upon reach ing Merchant alley, to hear the gurg ling sound of a strangling human being. His mind being full of the recent out rageous murders, he quickly arrived at the conclusion that another helpless woman was beint: assassinated and rustied up the alley. Just as he reached the center of the block, he heard si man's voice cry out: "II you cry, I will strangle you to death as I did the other notorious women of your class." This spurred him on in his search and finally he spied a lar^e man with his tinkers clutched around the throat of a woman who was pivstrate on the pave ment. The would-be assassin and the officer saw each other at the same time ami the former released hi* hold on his victim and sprang a* if to escape, hut Kobl was too quick for him and soon hail him safely ironed. The woman then got up and both were started lor the California-street Police Station. On reaching the light it was ob served that the victim of the assault was a young colored woman. When they reached the station a mes senger was dispatched for Detective Ben Bohen and in the meantime the man was charged with battery. Up gave the name of John Lewis and said that he was an iron-molder by occupation. He failed, however, to explain the motive which led him to assault and nearly murder the young colored woman. When Detective Bohen arrived the girl toi<l her story. She said her name is Isabella Morris and that she liv«s in Hinckley alley. "I was going through Merchant street, " sl»- said, "in order to buy some medicine at a drugstoie on Montgomery street, near Clay. As I reached the center of the block the prisoner jumped on me and threw me to the ground. He gra&ped my throat with one hand and placed the other over my mouth to prevent me from making an outcry. "To add to my terror he kept cautioning me not to make an outcry, as he said that in event I did he would strangle me to death as he had strangled several other girls of mv class during the last rive months. This failed to silence me, how ever, but I could make no outcry and only a gurgling sound came from my lips when I tried to scream. "Finally he released hia Lold and I im mediately saw that it was a policeman who had turned the tide in my favor. 1 honestly believe that if he had not been interrupted in his work I would have been strangled to aeath." While she was telling her story the prisoner stood by but never offered to contradict her statements. When she had finished he was led back into his cell mumbling incoherent sentences as he wal ked. Detective Bohen, although he is not sure that Lewis is responsible for the recent murders, is not certain that he is not, and he will be heid pending a lengthy inves tigation, in any event he will be convicted of assault and battery, and while he is serving his sentence the detectives will have ample time to look up his record. The Full List of Athletes Who Will Appear To- Morrow. Central Park Bjing Put in Condition for Record-Breaking Per formances. BERKELEY, Cal., April 30.— The ath letes at the State University are preparing for what they expect will be the biggest field day ever held on the Pacific Coast. This mammoth contest between the younp amateur muscle from all California will take piace at Central Park next Saturday afternoon. Athletes from twenty of the most promi nent clubs on the coast will be represented at the meet and the special feature of the afternoon's sport will be a prand bicycle race between about forty of the California crackerjacK*. A .special track has just been completed for them at the park, where all the events of the day will be heid. The old football ground at the park has been converted into a veritable athletic field, especially for the accommodation of those WHO will participate in Saturday's games. The tield day will serve the double purpose of beinethe coast championship Held day and also of bein« in the nature of a benefit for the University of California Eastern track athletic; team, which ex pects to leave California for Chicago next week. The men at Berkeley are bending every effort to make the affair a irranU success, both from an athletic point of view as well as financially. They have already purchased over 1000 tickets for the event. The full list of entries for the champion ship games to-morrow is as ioliows: TRACK EVENTS. 100-yard run, first and second in heats to run in* finals. First heat— W. M. Dickie, I", c. ; O. E. Woods, K. A. C. ; .1. Morse, V. C; P. M. Ward, o. A. <".; P. Lipinann, A. A. L. ; John Brunton, L. S. J. I'. Second heat— A. Esplein, O. A. C. ; Fred Butz. O. A. C.; Colemnn Jellnsky. S. P. A. C; F, Jenks, A. A. 1..; J. Schroeder'. Y. M. C. A. (S. F.) Third heat— K duck, l\ C. ; W. P. Drum, A. A. L.; R. K. Cochrau, B. F. A. C; E. F. Leilick, Y. M.C. A. (-. 1 .; l'JO-yard hurdle— Harry Torre y, U. C.;Ben Bakewell, l\ ( '.; W. C. Patterson, O. A. C. Fourth heat— W. Hupp. U. C: W. B. West, Y. M. C. A., Oakland; K. W. White, Y. M. C. A., Oakland; R. D. Stewan, Y. M. C. A., San Jose. Mile walk— Kdwin L. Leilich, Y. M. C. A., San Francisco; C. M. Yates, O. A. C. ; L. T. Merwin. U. C. ; C. Jloltou, L'. C; James Mc- Carthy. B. F. A. C. : A. M. Walsh, A. a. L. Ball-mile run -Frank Hoik, Y. M. C. A., Oak land; Hurry Eddy, Y. II. C. A., San Francisco; Fdward H.'Ziska, Y. M. C. A., San Francisco; Rav I. Carroll, U. C; O. C. Reeve, D. C. ; .1. ' Guh, U. C; H. Coffin, 0. A. C; Bert Coffin, O. A. c. ; Georee Klarmame, Y. II. C. A., San Francisco; Thomas Csirkeek.S. A. A.: David Sullivan, S. F. A. C.J George T. Stiaw .Ir., a. a. 1..; B. SteialeyA. A. l..; G. 6. Thompson, Y. M. C. A., fc>an Francisco; Joseph DoyJe, A. A. C. 220-yard hurdle, first and second in heats to run at'/inal: First heat— II. B. Reynolds, L. S. J. I'.; Ralph B. Mitchell, Y. M. C. A. (O) ; W. C. 1'atterson, O. A. C. ; Harry Torrey, U. C; F. R. Wariiick, A. A. L. ; F. Marsion, U. i . Second heat— II. B. Reynolds, L. S. J. 0.; R. E. Cochran, 6. F. A. C; Ben Bakewell, U. C; O. K. Wood, R. A. C. UMi-yard novice run, first in each boat compete in Dual: First heat— Ksrnest H. Ward, Y. M. C A., >nti Francisco; Ralph B. Mitchell, Y. M. C. A.. Oakland; William A. Kelly, S. M. C. A. C; R. I). Stewart, V. M. ('. A., San Jose; M. .1. Madson, B. F. A. C. Second heat— Hugo Muller. Y. M. C. A., Oak land; L. V. Bngnole. S. M. C. A. C.J K. W. White, Y. M. C. A., Oakland; J. B. Osborne, A. A. 1..; Ralph Lloyd, L\ < . Third heat— Harry EdCy, Y. M. C. A., San Francisco; Fred Fngstrurn. 1*. C. ; K. H. Ziska, Y. M. C. A., San Francisco; David Grant, A. A. L. ; A. Drennan, L T . C. Fourth heat— FrauK Bolk, Y. M. C. A. (O.) ; F. R. Warniik, A. A. 1..; P. S. Cummings. U. C; K. F. Leilick, Y. M. C. A. [8. P.); H. C.Guit tard, Y. M. C. A. <S. F.); 1). U. Coleman, S. F. A. ('. Two hundred and twenty yards run, second men to ruu a trial, the winner of which will COB&pete in tinal heat. First heat— O. K. Wood, B. A. c. ; I', s. Cummings, U. C. ; R. Dresser, r. »'. ; Will P. Drum. A. A. L.; C. U. Mclntosh, U. t .: W. E. Horsey. A. A. L Second heat— 1'. M. Ward, O. A. C; R. E. Cochran, S. F. A. C. ; W. Hupp. 1. C. ; Frank Bolk, Y. M. C. a., Oakland; ft. Chick, (". c. Third heat— P. K. Magee, V. C: \\ . M. Dickie, V. <■.; n. chestnut, V. c. ; J. Hone, U. C; k\ Jenks, A. A. I* Mile rut.— Edward H. Ziska, Y. M. C A., San Francisco; R. St^adman, L'. ('. ; W.B.Jackson, 0. C; E. J. Brown, I". C; Ray I. Carroll. I. <\; O. C. Reeve, U. C: Kd HiKUera, S A. A.; James McCarthy, S. F. A. C; David Sullivan, S. F. A. C. ; Coleman Jelinsky, S. F. A. C. ; W. llazeltine, A. A. L. ; P. Cutler, A. A. L.; 6.8. Thompson, Y. M. C. A. (S. F.); Joseph Uoyle, A. A. C. ; Frank Cooley, O. A. C. Four liundred and forty yard run. first and second in each heat to run in final ; lirst heat- Bert Cottin, O. A. C.J Howard Coffin, O. A. C; Harry Torrey, B.C.; J. B. Osborne, A. A. L.; A. Drennan, D. C. Second heat— C. R. Morse, U. C. ; James Onerin. S. F. A. C; W. H. West, Y. M. C. A., Oakland; L. Hilborn, U. C; E. Steele, O. A. C; Frank Jenks, A. A. L. Third heat— R. J. Woolsey, A. A. L. : F. E. Magee, V. C. ; Coleman Jelltuky, B.P.A.C.; M. M. Deckie, U. C.J George' Klarmann, Y. M. C. A. (S. F.); R. Chestnut, l\ C. FIELD EVXHTS. Putting 16-pound shot— Ralph B. Lloyd, l T . C; F. Koch, G. C; R. Edgren. l\ C; Thomas Ciirkeek, .S. A.C.; R. L Woolsey, A. A.L. ; A. Cheek, A. A. L. ; Jerome Hohroeder, Y. M. C. A , San Francisco; R. T. Wilbur, L. S. J. U. Running high jump— C. S. Dole, L. S. J. U. ; David J. Grant. A. A. L; F. Koch, U. C. ; Love Miller, U. C.J Ben BaKeweU. U. C; W. C. Pat itHon, O. A. C. ; Robert E. Cochran, S. F. A. C. ; A. cheek, A. A. L. ; J. D. Hoffman, A. A. [»; Jerome sdirnoder, V. M. c. A., Sau Francisco; George Toombs, L. 8. J. I". Pn'e vault— F. T. Mumnia, U. C; A. Cheek, A. A. L.; J. D. Uottmau, A. A. L.; Ralph 15. Lloyd. I'. G.J C. S. Dole, L. S. J. U.; John Brnnton, L. S. J. U. Running broad jump — F. Bolk. Y. M. C. A. (Oakland); F. Koch, U. C. ; II. Torrey. U. (.'.; R. Dresser, V. C. ; A. L. Dorn, I'. C. ; A. Kspiin, O. A. C- ; Fred Butz, O. A. C. ; R. E. Coehran, S. F. A. C. ; Will 1*. Drum, A. A. L.; A. Cheek, \. A. L. ; C. II. Parker, A. A. L. ; George Toombb, J.. 8. J. U.; John Brunton, L. S. J. U. Throwing 10-pound hammer — B. Hooper, U. C; Rooert Edijren, L*. C; A. L. Dorn, V. r ; C. M. Lynch, A. A. L.; R. T. Wilbur, L. S. J. U.; Charles" Fichert, L. S. J. U. Tug-of-war, six men on side, first trial—Olym pic Club vs. South End .Rowing Club, G. E. Jackson (anchor) vs. Neil Begg (anchor), D. Mahoney vs. Gus Carson, W. H. Smith vs. Thomas Barry, A. L. Buckley vs. Jame.« Palis, F. V. Kington vs. Ed. Scully, E. McDaniel vs. Frank Duplessea. Second trial— San Francisco Athletic Club vs. University of California. Henry Sullivan vs. F. G. Radellinger, Arthur Dolan vs. A. E. Perley, Thomas Brown vs. B. E. Hooper, John Welch vs. F. J. Greigsberg, John McCafferty vs. P. W. Hall. George Bates vs. E. R. Uohon. Final trial. The following are the entries for the bicycle events: One mile scratch, first heat— R. Cashing, D. C; B. H. Elford, R. C. W.; F. S. Joost, C. C. C. ; C. Goodwin, S. F. R. C; W. I). Jacks, I. C. C. Second heat— G. H. Crafts, IT. C. ; G. A. Han sen. O. C. W.; E. Curtis, R. C. W. ; J. Loveiand, T. \V. ; L. 8. Leavitt, S. F. R. C. Third heat— George Hamlin, S. F. R. C; L. Olson, C. C. C; C. D. Gooch, R. C. W.; J. M. Frietas, I. C. C; C. de Vore, C. A. C. Fourth heat — A. H. Agnew, Acme; R. A. Coulter. C. C. C; E. Ward.T. W. ; C.R. Griffith, R. A. C; R. Robinson, & F. R. C. Fifth heat— T. A 1 bore He. I. C. C. ; A. Theisen. C. C. C; L. E. Pels, S. F. R. C; A. W. Kitchen, A. A. T. ; E. Lauger, I. C. C. Sixth heat— P. A. Deacon, R. A. C. ; L. Wag ner. U. of C; O. Kiirtz, O. V. M. C. A.;J. R. McKenna. Acme; G. W. Thomas, <:. C. C. Seventhheat— P. G. Alexauder, C. C. C. ; H. Vestal, Y. M. C. A.; A. J. Sohmitz, unattached. First in each heat and second in fastest to qualify for semi-finals ; first two in each semi final to qualify for final. A. A. Smyth, official hanrticapper of the League of American Wheelmen, has ar ranged the handicaps and bleats on the half-mile handicap event as follows: Half mile, handicap, first heat— G. W. Tan tau, O. C. \Y., scratch; J. R. Kenna, Acme, 20 vards; C. D. Gooch, R. C. W., 35; H. Vestal, Y. M. C. A., 45; A. Theisen, C. C. C, 50- Second heat— R. Cushin«», U. of C, scratch; J. A. Kuykendail, T. \V., 30 yards; E. Curtis, R.C. YV.,40; W. D. Jacks, LC.C, 45; F.S. Joost, C. C. C, GO. third heat— G. H. Crafts, V. of C, scratch; A. H. Agnew, Acme, 20 yards; li. JI. Elford, R. C. W., 4 r ,; G. W. Thomas, C. C. C, 50; E. AVard, T. W., 6O. Fourth heat— George Hamlin, S. F. R. C, scratch; P. A. Deacon, R. C. W., 30; P.. Wattr man, T. \V., 40; C. de Vore, C. A. C, 45; R. A. Coulter, C. C. C, 50. Fifth heat— P. G. Alexander, C. C. C, 15 yards; E. Langer, I. C. C.,25; C. L. Griffith-, U. C, W., 30; L. E. Pels, S». F. R. C, 50; O. Kurtz, O. Y. M. C. A., 55. Sixth heat— C. Goodwin, S. F. R. C.,20 yards; J. M. Frieias. 1. C. C, 85; I.. Wagner, V. of C, 40: A. J.Schmitz, unattached, 50; J. b. Brear ton, R. C. W.,(i(>. Seventh heat -L. S. Leavitt, S. F. R. (;., 15 yards; T. Alborclle, I. C. C.,20; A. W. Kitchen, A. A. L., 30; G. A. Hansen, O. C. W., 35; L. Ol son, C. C. C, 45; J. Loveiand, T: \\., 00. First in eiich lieat and second in tastest heat to qualify for semi-Una Is; first two in each semi-final h> qualify for final. This will be the first opportunity to jud^e the speed of the new six-lap board track which has just been completed in Central Park, and oy the performances of these men to-morrow some idea may be hati of what the professionals will rto on it at the National circuit meet on May iti. The Stearns racing team arrived nere from Coronado yesterday, and the men went at once to the Oakland Trotting Park, where they will ride this afternoon at the Fabiola floral fet« races. The Meteoric Jules Mersfelder Proved a Clever Imi tator. SIDE BY SIDE IN A STORE. Keith Went Wild and the Artists Grinned — Eccentricities of the Young Painter. Something has happened in art circles in this City to disturb the even temper of William Keith and to set the artists all a laughing. Gossip of the studio has it that the eminent landscape painter is furious and indignant. At the same time the artists draw mental pictures of Keith in his gal lery on Pine street tearing out his hair and fuming all afcout the oriental carpets. And the innocent cause of it all — Jules Mersfelder, votary of what he used to call the "quality school," is far, far away. Mersfelder's meteoric career went out in San Francisco quite recently. His fading away from the local artistic firmament contained a pathetio story hidden beneath the surface, and, unconsciously, it was ac companied by a little transaction which ruflled the lofty soul of his beau ideal- Keith. Bringing the subject down to the present, there are paintings by Mersfelder and Keith side bv side in a Geary-street art store, and only competent judges of technique in 'painting ran distinguish which is Keith s and which Mer?felder's. Such a thing became possible through the ambition of the young artist. "It dawned upon me early in my c.reer," he excluinied one d:iy in the Press Club, "that it was ray destiny to be distinguished as an exponent of the qual ity school of painting. I went East and studied, and was recognized in New York, where my pictures had the place of honor in the exhibition." He produced a well-worn catalogue with a sketch of a marine painted by him and exhibited in the New York Academy of Arts. "That is proof of what I say," he con tinued. "1 despise pretensions. "I met Innes there, and found that he and I were following the same ideals. We painted in the quality school. Now that reminds me. People out here have said that 1 imitate Keith. Ridiculous. Keith is a great artist, I admit, but he is work ing in the same direction. That is all there is in the similarity, of our work. There is soul in the landscape when painted in the impressionist, quality style." Then some friend of Mersfelder tendered him a benefit concert in Golden Gate Hall, ile had been exceedingly unfortunate in disposing of his pictures ever since he painted the panorama of San Francisco lor the Columbian Exposition. The con cert gave bim a new startand with the generous !oan of costly Turkish rugs and draperies he fitted up a studio in the St. Anne's building. "Now, indeed, do I feel inspired to per form great deeds," Mersfelder exclaimed, as he reclined on an oriental couch. "If the artists of San Francisco were not j?al ous of me, if they would only give me a chance I know my pictures would create a sensation." He worked industriously for a month. He went into the country and made sketches of trees, and painted half a dozen large scenes of glades in the forest. "A Fojtcj Morning in the Oaks," "An Open ing in the Forest" and "Sunset." the last representing the glow of evening glinting upon an autumnal scene tinging the foli age with fantastic hues. These were the best efforts of the month, not devoid oi merit, and remarkably similar to some of Keith's picture*. But the second month's rent upBft the ambitious young artist's nerves. The luxurious draperies of the East were returned and Mersfelder disposed of his whole stock of pictures to the Geary street dealer for — "a song." It seems that some of Keith's paintings were in the same store, one of them a $ 1500 beauty lately purchased by C. IV Hun tington. As the story goes, Keith dropped into the artstore the other day. The first thing his eye met was this picture, and then be side it were the copies of Mersfelder'^, all looking so nearly alike that the uninitiated might easily believe the one artist painted the entire iot. The master of landscape went wild at the sight and angry words Jollowed, with the result that the dealer and he are friends no more. "The pictures were like peas in a pod," an artist explained when laughing with fellow-painters over the story. Mersfelder vanished from the City im mediately after selling his pictures. He met Chris Jorgensen on the Sacramento train, and confided to him that he was co ins to bis only iriend in New York. The artists and connoisseurs here had con spired against him, so he declared. Whereat be wept bitter tears. He had a ticket to Sacramento, and appeared in styliph attire. • And now a story comes from Sacramento of a wonderful <lash maae there by the im pressionist artist. It was told in Chris Jorgensen's class at the capital. Accord ing to it Mersfelder went to the best hotel in town and pave out tbat he was there on a contract with Mrs. Crocker to paint some great historical picture. Anyhow, he got the best apartments in the hotel, and set the place by the ears with language that passed through his sombrero. He put on tremendous airs, and talked big things about art, and Mrs. Crocner s order in par ticular, till at last the people imagined that Raphael had come back again to earth and somehow alighted in Sacra mento. This did not last long, however, for Mersfelder had to subdue bis soaring fancies abruptly. The latest account is he lost himself somewhere at the other side of the Capital city. No AdmUalon Charge To-D»y at the Murk Hopkins Institute. To-day being the first Friday of the month of May, the superb spring exhibi tion of patronage by San Francisco artists will be open to all, free of charge, at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. An the weather indications point to a bright, sunshiny day. a very large throng may bo expected. Possibly the existing record of 2000 admissions on a single day may be surpassed. The paintings displayed at the magnifi cent mansion on the hill are hiehly credit able and worthy of careful study. Nothing is more gratifying to W. G. Stafford, the genial secretary of the Art Association, to Mr. Martin, the manager, and to the lead ing teachers, Messrs. Stanton, Joullui Matthews, Yelland and Tilden, than pub lic appreciation of tne work of local artists. .Several directors have sipniiied a desire to be present to-day and assist Mr. Martin in extending a cordial welcome to all visit ors. The teachers, as well as the pupils, vie with Mr. Searlosintha purpose to make the institute popular. Balloon Ascension and Free Parachutes at the Chutes This Afternoon. Mayday will be celebrated in great style at the Chutes and the children are prom ised a splendid time. There will be a con cert by the Children's band of twenty pieces in addition to the regular concert j given by the Chute musicians, and at 3 j o'clock Emil Markeberg, dressed as a clown, will make a balloon ascension and parachute drop. Every youngster in attendance will be given a souvenir in the form of a Japanese parachute, and every precaution necessary for the safety of the large crowd expected will be taken. The orphan asylum chil- dren have been extended the freedom of the grounds and free transportation has been j:iven by the railroad company. Great Succens Achieved by the Famous Spanish Violinist at ; the Columbia. 1 Achille Rivarde's concert at the Colum bia last night was. a grand > succesi. " The programme embraced the following ■ num bers: Overture. "Midsummer Night'i Dream' (Mendelssohn), orchestra; Scherzo (Chopin),' M. Ainu- Lacchanme; Noel i Adam), Donald de V. Graham; Concerto No. 3, B minor, op. 61 (>nint-<aens)— (a) Allegro non Troppo, (6) An diuitino quasi Allegretto, (c) Molto • Moderato Maestoso, (d) Allegro non Troppo— M. Achille Rivardo; ''Invitation . to the Dance" (Weber), orchestra; Second Rhapsodic (Liszt), M. Aitne Lachaume; (a) "Ich Wandlc Unter Blumen" (Meyer Hclmund). (6) "Forever and Forever" (Cowen), Donald de V. Graham; Rondo Caprie cioso (Saiijt-Saens), M. Achille Rivarde; Sla vonic dance (Dvorak), orchestra. - ■"•',' Senor Rivarde s encores . were - after the first number Godard's "Berceuse" (lul laby), and after the second Sarasate's "Spanish Dances" and Czchatkowsky's "Eonianza." .- M. Lachaume • gave an original gavotte and Lack's mazourka, while Mr. Graham's "Only To-Night," by Molloy, was one of the gems of the even ing. . There will* be three > more concerts— on Friday night, Saturday matinee and Sun day night. The prices for admission will be 25, 50 and 75 cents. and $1, acpording to location. The sale of seats is very brisk. — *■'*.'*'■ — : r~" ;'■■'."• Black, pink and golden-y«How pearls are more valuable than white. ■■ - ■ Beautiful Gateway Being Built for Stanford Campus. SYMBOLIC OF SUCCESS. Massive Designs in Stone, Sur mounted by Bronze Sphinxes. WILL BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE. Designed by C. E. Hodges, and to Be Completed Before Com mencement Day. As a fitting monument to Mrs. Stan ford's ultimate triumph in the great Gov ernment suit for $15,000,000, a beautiful gateway is being erected at the main en trance to the university campus. It is the first substantial building in keeping with the original designs of the extensive quadrangle group that has been attempted since the death of Senator Stanford nearly three years ago; for soon after that the estate became involved in the litigation that barred all its sources of revenue and left the university dependent solely upon Mrs. Stanford's private for tune for its necessary expenses, amount ing to nearly $1000 a day. In Hie minds of students and visitors first passing through the portals, the new sphinx-crowned pillars will hereafter be associated with victory and wisdom, and when the present seniors shall go out from their alma mater at the end of this month as graduates, content in the assured pros perity of the institution, the sentiment connected with the new gateway will leave a lasting impression of one of the best tra ditions of the college. Each gatepost is formed of rough-hewn yellow sandstone blocks, with four stone pillars at the corners, and on the top of tins substantial pile 13 to be a solid block of stone as a pedestal fora bronze Egyptian sphinx that will surmount the whole anu make the top of the gatepost fully eighteen feet above the ground. From the accompanying sketch, made from the designs of Charles Edward Hodges, the university architect, may be gained a good idea of the general appear ance of the whole structure, which will be completed about May 13. Mr. Hodges is hIso authority for the statement that the long-expected and much-neded large auditorium or hall for popular lectures will probably soon be built. The temporary chaptl building with seats for 400 has long been made to accom modate over 600 on special occasions, when the extra persons have had to stand in compact bodies and occupy every avail able space on the sills of the tiers of small windows peculiar to the Moorish architec ture. It is probable also that this deco rative gateway marks only the beginning of more extensive buildings to be erected on the campus in accordance with the elaborate but uncompleted plans suggested by the present beautiful quadrangle. The gateway marks the Palo Alto en trance to the grounds, and is within 100 yards of the railroad station. At it begins also the Palo Alto avenue, a broad drive wav skirted by fan palms and leading to th« quadrangle, a mile to the southward, and yet not half way across the great tree covered campus, which covers an area of 4800 acres. G. Uccelli of Ocean View had his father-in law, G. Ghiorso, arrested yesterday morning on a warrant. He said that Ghiorso on Wednesday chased him out of his house with a shotgun, and ne tooK refuge in the House of Correction. He was also chased by his father-in-Kw's bulldog. Ghiorso then went into Uecelli's house and let all his wine out on the floor. Ghiorso blames Uccelli for beinjr unkind to his young wife. Sergeant McManus and his squad, who have been in Chinatown for the past four months, will be relieved to-day by a squad under com mand of Sorgeant Harper from the Harbor division. The squad consists of Policemen Jacob Nelson, Company A; William McCottrv Company A; Owen Heffernan, Company B- Timothy Caluan, Company D; and James' Belyea, Company D. The police are endeavoring to find the whereabouts of Louis Genet, a waiter, who left his home. 738 Pacific street, on April 19 and has not since been seen or hoard of. He left all his personal effects in his room and no cause is known for his sudden disappearance The State has brought suit against the City for $7000 due for criminals' keep at the Whittier Reform School. The City does not repudiate the debt, but claims it has do money, so the State must wait as other cred itors do. Edinburgh has 22,000 cows, while Dub lin comes next with 11,000, and London stands tnird with a cow population of 8000.