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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS
WELCOMED
WITH LOUD
HALLEUJAHS
General Booth Will
Spend To-Day in
Oakland.
Mayor Thomas Greets the
Weil-Known Evan
gelist.
Greatly Grieved That His Son
Would Not Meet Him
Privately.
THE ARMY NOT ENGLISH.
In the Future the International Head
quarters May Be In New
York.
General Booth, the head of the Sal
vation Army in all countries, arrival
at Sixteenth street depot this evening
and was welcomed by Mayor Thomas
Catherine Booth.
and a !arge crowd of Salvationists,
- and soldiers.
The general was received in genuine
rmy style. Hats and hand
;e f s waved, while the air was ;
with shouts of "hallelujah" and
• islets The general" from the as- '
arrioTß.
•ith stepped into a car-
Tlae-- ■' ,v.,l by the Mayor, the gen
id: "Here we are, church and
Mayor Thomas then made the follow
■ marks:
rnajider Booth: As Mayor I come to
4 extend the welcome of this city to you
' ::ider and commander of an urgani- i
. semi-military in character, whose!
rag- Is now Hying in forty-five countries
b world. When you organized your
in at Mile End in 1865 you were
T wilding better than you knew. Hail some
; rnphet said to you that before one gen
eration had passed the results of that
ment would show an army of earn- !
est nit-n and women exceeding in number
tae standing army of the nation, battling
day and night for the betterment of their ,
-men and reaching and saving by :
Belt-sacrifice and love thousands
ttbenrtoe would have perished in sin,
f rsaken and forgotten, you would have
"Prophet, I hope for such results,
<ar you have overstated them.'
"i iur work was well begun, and the ehd
1s not yet. Those results exist. Oakland
mes you. and I greet you as the
' mmander of a great army— an army of
deeds, not creeds.
General Booth made the following
reply:
Mr. Mayor: I thank you for these kind
■W'~> r ,j Sj and I know my comrades do. It
is kind of you and of all this multitude
to come out here to-night to welcome me.
May God bless the Mayor. [Shouts of
'Amen!'] May God bless Oakland.
[More of them."] May God bless Call- '•
;. [Tremendous shouts.] May God ;
America.
It seemed that no more noise could be
made, but he repeated the last state- •
ment and called for a louder response. .
This was repeated, and he then closed
with a prayer for the backslider and
Binner present, the audience remain- '
ing perfectly silent.
The general, commander, his wifeand
secretary rode in one carriage and the
rest of the party in the other. Mayor
Thomas was in this carriage, and both
drove past his residence and the army
barracks on their way to the hotel. All
along the route uptown he was greeted
with applause.
"I am on a visit to my people," said
the general to a Call man to-night.
"This tour haß no special significance,
than to unite In stronger bonds
than ever all those who are marching
beneath the banner of the Salvation
Army. During my trip across this con
tinent I have been treated cordially
and have been received by all, till I be
gin to feel as if the labor of years has
not been altogether in vain. I am
anxious to see whether the first prin
ciples of the army are being faithfully
adhered to, and if the sole, object for
which the army was organized is being
carried out.
"The object of the Salvation Army is
to labor among the lowest classes of
society in all countries, and to try and
elevate them. It is an easy matter to
drift away from the slums to drawing
rooms and other comfortable places,
but the army's field is among tho
lowly, We began humbly, as all the
world knows, and we need to keep
humble. It takes me all my time keep
ing my people among the classes where
help and Christianity is most needed.
"A great deal of progress has been :
observed by me in the I'nited States '
since my visit here three years ago and j
the wnrk never looked more prosper- j
We are to-day more international ;
then ever and people seem to under- I
stand as never before that there is t
nothing more English about us than
thfre is American or German. We are |
everybody's and the international head- I
Quarters are in England for the pres- |
ent; because that is the most conven
ient place. By and by when this great
country becomes more densely popu
lated and Japan and China become
civilized, if not Christianized, New
York or Chicago or Washington may
be a more convenient headquarters
than London.
"We change about all the time and
T have never yet heard an officer of the
army boast of his individual nation
ality. Officers are drafted from one
country to another according to fitness, j
There are American officers in England
and English officers here, and the same
is true of officers speaking every lan
guage.
"The Volunteers? I do not wish to
reopen that subject. The details lead
ing up to the leaving of the army by
my son Ballington have been given to
the world and I have' no detente to
make. 1 met him in New York and we
conversed in the presence of others. I
did not meet my son alone — he declined i
to meet me. Ido not know his attitude j
and only God can understand the depth '
of anguish such an estrangement has
caused and is causing me. I do not
know what is the feeling among the
Volunteers and my son declined to tell
me. However, since I took the hand of
your President at Washington I have
seen that the feeling of loyalty in the j
Salvation Army to its principles is j
stronger than ever before,"
With (leneral Booth comes Com
mander Booth-Tucker, Colonel Edward
Higgins. chief secretary to Commander
Booth-Tucker; Commissioner Alexan
der Nicol of London, eilitor-in-chief of
International Publications; Colonel J.
Lawley, the singer and aide-de-camp
of General Booth, and Brigadier W.
Cox.
The programme for Sunday is as fol
low s:
Sunday Feb. 27. 7 a. m.— Monster
knee-drill led by Major Winchell in Sal.
vation Army Hall; 9:30 a. m., parade
from Salvation Army Hall, corner i
Twelfth and Washington streets, in
charge ofStaff-Captain Dunham; 10:30 j
a. in., general speaks in Macdonougb.
Theater, corner Fourteenth street and
Broadway; 2 p. m., parade from Sal- 1
ration Army Hall, in charge of Ma- ,
jor Winchell; 3 p. m., in the Macdon- i
ough Theater, the general "pads; 7:15 !
p. m., prayer meeting in theater led j
by Staff-Captain Reid; 8 p. m\. the gen- '
eral speaks -in the Macdonough Thea
ter on "Salvation." Both parades will
be headed by the Pacific Coast Guards 1
band, and all officers and soldiers not
detailed to special duties are expected
to take part. All the San Francisco
and bay officers and corps will be
united for the morning and afternoon
meetings in Oakland. '
The General in J862.
PHOTOGRAPH OF
AN OLD BULLET
Unique Application of Alonzo
Bradford for the Post
office.
A Sonvenir of Fort Donelson Was
Something New in Pe
titions.
Oakland Office San .Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Feb. 26.
The following paragraph shows what
William E. Curtis, Washington corre
spondent of the Chicago Record, thinks
of one of Alamede County's applicants
for office:
"The most unique application for of
fice that has been filed under this ad
ministration comes from Alonzo Brad
ford, who wishes to be postmaster at
HaywardH, Cal. Accompanying his ap
plication is a letter of recommendation,
signed by a large number of Repub
lican politicians and citizens of the
place, together with an X-ray photo
graph of his left knee. The photo
graph shows that a bullet entered his
knee at the joint, pushed up the knee
cap and lodged between the bones of
the upper and lower parts of the leg.
The bullet is still there, it being im
possible to dislodge it by probing, and
the only way in which it can be re
moved is by amputation of the leg.
Mr. Bradford stated that the bullet was
received at the battle of Fort Donel
son, and that he had carried it ever
since. Mr. Bradford was postmaster
under the Harrison administration." j
When Been at his house he said:
"Yes, I sent that picture on to show
them how I was fixed and that I still
carried one of Jeff Davis' bullets
around with me. I did not have the
photograph made at first with the idea
of sending it to Washington, however.
The ball has caused me considerable
trouble at times and I wanted to have
it extracted, if possible. So I went to
a doctor of San Francisco, who put my
knee under the X ray to locate the
ijullct.
"I sent the picture to Washington to
the Fostrnaster-tieneral on my third
of this month, together with three peti
tions containing a long list of names
of Haywards people. I also sent a
photograph to Congressman Hilborn
with a letter explaining the situation."
George Oakea already had the office
when this reached Washington, but it
opens up a new field for applicants for
Federal positions.
Attempt to Break Jail.
OAKLAND, Feb. 26.— Jailer Harn
merton of the City Prison believes that
he frustrated a wholesale jail delivery
yesterday morning. While making his
rounds he saw whitewash upon the
floor. Looking more closely he saw
that paper was sticking to the ceiling
of what is known as the new jail. It
is directly under Judge Allen's cham
bers and only separated by a pine
board floor. The prisoners had secured
a knife and cut the tongue out. They
had. rfplaced the board and covered it
up with paper stuck with soap. The
officers feel certain that they know the
ringleader, but Avfll pive out no names
at present.
League of the Cross Benefit.
OAKLAND, Feb. 26.— Company N,
League of the Cross Cadets, will be ten
dered a benefit concert by the Regimental
Band on Monday evening. The band con
sists of thirty-five pieces and will be as
sisted by Miss K. Black, Mrs. Kelly,
W. O'Brien, J. C. Hughes, George Beebe,
W. J. Hinrs, Miss McNally; a:so remarks
by Rev. T. McSweeney. It will take place
at St. Francis de Sales Hall.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, IS9B.
WILL THE VETO
BE FINAL?
Water Rates May at Last
Be Fixed by the
Courts.
A Doubt as to the Value of
Councilman Henneberry's
Resolution.
Pressure Being Brought to Bear on
Woodward to Change His
Vote.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
908 Broadway, Feb. 26.
Indignation over the action of the
majority of the Council in fixing water
rates has given place to calm thoughts,
and now the people of this city are
busy collecting legal opinions regarding
the validity of a resolution and the
value of the Mayor's veto when at
tached to a water-rate ordinance.
A thorough study of the water rates
as fixed by the committee after proper
consideration and taking of testimony
and the rate as arbitrarily fixed by the
Henneberry schedule shows that ac
cording to the water companies' own
figures they will receive in the event of
the infamous job being eventually suc
cessful nearly twice the income they
received last year. One proprietor of
many blocks has figured up that the
income for the allied companies if they
have their way will for the year com
mencing July 1 be not less than $600,
000. The significance of this can be
understood when it is remembered that
the very highest income ever received
by the Contra Costa Company when it
owned the entire Council and had no
competitor was but $404,000.
Yet. in the face of this statement the
agents of the companies are still de
claring that Oakland should be gen
erous to them because it is a good thing
to keep them both in the field.
Mayor Thomas has stated in to-day's
Call that he will veto the ordinance
when it comes before him and there is
some doubt as to whether his veto will
be effective or not in killing the meas
ure. The consensus of opinion of sev
eral attorneys, including that of City
Attorney Dow, is expressed in the fol
lowing facts:
The State constitution provides for
the fixing of water rates by municipal
bodies, but makes no mention of the
authority of the Mayor in the premises.
It also provides that under proper con
ditions cities can frame charters for
their own government. In the charter
by which Oakland is governed to-day is
a section providing that all ordinances
must go to the Mayor for his approval
or rejection and that if he does not take
action on such ordinances within ten
days of their final passage they become
a law by reason of their passage by the
Council.
The water rate ordinance which will
come up for final passage next week
will be sent to the Mayor and he will
veto it. Not being able to secure the
necessary eight votes to pass the meas
ure over the veto the ordinance will be
killed. The agents of the water com
panies declare that in such an event
the Mayor's veto will be of no value
because the Council is authorized by
the State constitution to fix the rates.
This view of the matter is contro
verted by several attorneys. They de
clare that if it be optional with the
Council to fix the rates by resolution
or ordinance, that having taken the
ordinance method, the ordinance must
go through the proper form of pro
cedure as prescribed in the charter,
and if vetoed by the Mayor is a dead
letter.
Then the question arises that, the
ordinance having been disposed of, will
the resolution which has not yet been
rescinded and which was passed last
Monday night hold good? City Attor
ney Dow advised the Council before a
vote was taken that any attempt to fix
rates in such a method without taking
VERY LIKE AN ELOPEMENT.
OAKLAND, Feb. 2fi. — Society was surprised to-day to learn tnat one
of Oakland's belles had been married over a month, and that Miss Eveline
Remillard is Mrs. George F. Chevalier.
The Remillards move in the highest circles of local society, and Miss
Remillard is the only daughter. She has for several seasons been a prom
inent figure at social gatherings, and is one of the most brilliant of Oak
land's younger set. No cards were sent out and no mention of the mar
riage has been made, but the event was solemnized at the Church of Notre
Dame dcs Victoires in San Francisco early in January. The groom is Mr.
George Chevalier, a member of the firm of wholesale liquor dealers across
the bay, and is quite wealthy.
"Mr. Chevalier preferred a quiet wedding for business reasons," said
Mrs. Remillard to-day. "My daughter also favored a ceremony that would
be very quiet. There was no elopement about it or any great secrecy. It
was simply a quiet wedding. My husband and I were present and Mr.
Chevalier's immediate relatives. We had no objection to the marriage. In
fact, it was an arrangement highly satisfactory to both families. They had
been engaged for some time and the wedding was not surprisingly sud
den to any of üb. No cards were issued, but that wae due to the wishes
of my daughter and Mr. Chevalier, 1 '
any testimony and without any consid
, eration as required by law would be in
valid, and he also said he would not
defend the resolution if it should be
i taken into the courts. To-day he re
; peated that opinion.
It was stated to-day that the Mayor
had not the power to revoke the ap
! pointment of a Councilman after hay
: ing once made it. Although he ap
j pqinted a Police Judge and revoked the
i appointment the revocation simply
i changed the name of the Judge, making
: him a Justice of the Peace, but did not
: put him out of office or in any way
change his standing. In the matter of
i the Councilmen it is different. Having
i made the appointment "for the unex
pired term" the appointee has the same
powers as any other Councilman, and
can only be removed by the process of
law, namely, impeachment for mal
feasance in office. The Council meets
again next Monday night, but although
j the water rates will not come up, there
I will undoubtedly he a large crowd on
1 hand to give an ovation to the mem
bers who are ho grossly violating their
trusts by saddling an illegal steal upon
the city.
Throughout all the talk and argu
ment made by the agents of the water
I companies, not one of them has re
ferred to the fact that the rates as es
tablished by the committee provide a
clear" interest of 6 per cent on the in
vestment, and in addition allow J25.000
which the law does not demand in the
■ interest of the corporations.
Extraordinary pressure is being
1 brought on Councilman Woodward to
induce him to change his vote when the
ordinance comes back for final passage.
N«> one has much hope that such will
be the case, but there is of course a
1 chance that he may vote with the five
I who are mindful of their obligations.
HELD COURT IN PRISON.
John W. Lynn Attempts to Jump
Through the Court Room
Window.
OAKLAND, Feb. 26.— When brought
into the Police Court this morning
John \V. Lynn, who shot his wife five
times and then feigned iusanity for so
long, made a dive, to go through a win
dow of the, courtroom. The cracking
glass attracted the lobby, and three or
four men grabbed Lynn before he could
repeat his effort.
He seemed to possess superhuman
strength and fought like a demon,
throwing off the men and officers with
apparent ease. Clerk Hennessey
grabbed the man by the throat and
locked his arms behind him. The offi
cers then handcuffed the fellow, and he
was? led downstairs and locked in his
iron cell.
After the docket had been called
Judge Allen, Clerk Hennessey, Bailiff
Mitchell and other officers repaired to
the tank, where court was held, and
the case against Lynn continued until
March 12. Lynn was represented by
his attorney.
At the Theaters.
OAKLAND, l'eb. 26.— Mahara's Min
strels will come to the Oakland Theater
next week with a troupe of forty-five
people. Mahara's Minstrels are, without
doubt the largest colored organization In
existence to-day. Among the prominent
features are Billy Young, the famous
comedian and sweet singer; Le Roy
Bland, the phenomenal male soprano and
skirt dancei : Rube Kr»wn, buck and
swing dancer, and Master Hilliard
Brewer, the wonderfni boy contortionist.
The singing features are said to be extra
tine this season.
Next Thursday ami Friday Black Patti
and her full troupe will come to the Mac
donough.
Caught in the Act.
OAKLAND, F.b. 26.— L,ouie Miller
and Oscar Mason, two young men
about 23 and 24 years of age,
were arrested today after steal
ing a bicycle from the rack of the
Y. M. C. A. just as they were ready to
board a train for Sin Francisco. The
police had it thete-^or a decoy, as were
several others, all of which were
watched. The police believe that these
are the people liable for the numerous
thefts Recently reported.
Oakland News Items.
OAKLAND, Feb. 26.— A secret indict
ment was returned by the Grand Jury
last evening about 6 o'clock. It is sup
posed to be for J. W. Harbourne of
Alameda for forgery. Bail is placed
at $5000.
A Broken Arm.
ALAMEDA. Feb. 26.— While working
on a scaffold this afternoon in a building
at the West End, doing some plastering
Joseph A. McOowan of Taylor avenue
fell to the floor and sustained a double
fracture of his right arm. His f..,,t
slipped in some way and he fell some dis
tance, coming down with full force on
the arm. The ulna and radius bones were
snapped and tin- wrißt was dislocated,
making a painful injury which will lay
him up for some time.
It is said that women criminals have
larger hands and feet than average wo
men.
CAN'T WEAR FULL DRESS.
NORMA L. CROWNER, Who Is Afraid That, Owing
to the Bite of a Dog on Her Left Arm,
She Will Not Be Able to Appear Decol
lete When She Grows Up.
Little 10-year-old Norma L. Crowner has been bitten by a ferocious bull
dog, the property of Horace L. A. Gerrish of Alameda, and from him she de
mands solace in the not unreasonable sum of $5000. While hydrophobia
threatens, Miss Crowner is farsighted enough to perceive that another ter
ror awaits her. The deep indentations made by the bulldog, as portrayed
in the photo taken a month after the operation, show that it will be impos
sible for Norma to blossom as a bud should when she grows up and
"comes out." The bud must wear low-necked waists and short cut sleeves,
and Norma's chances of making a hit are evidently sadly impaired by the
disfiguration, not to mention the shock theretofore appertaining. Therefore
the complaint, drawn up by Attorney F. Blandin of San Francisco, sagely
concludes:
"By reason of the bite Norma's left arm will be permanently scarred,
thereby rendering it impossible for her ever to appear in public in society
dress — all to her damuge in $5000."
THE STAR
COMING HOME
Latest Doings Among the
South Sea Isl
ands.
How the Missionaries Enjoyed
Christmas With the
Heathens.
A. P. Alexander Would Like to
Organize an Immense
Picnic.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
908 Broadway, Feb. 25.
Tens of thousands of members of the
Congregational churches and Sunday
school pupils who subscribed to the
South Sea mission work of the Morning
Star will read with interest the follow
ing letter from A. P. Alexander, who
sends island news to The Call when
ever opportunity offers. The latest
news has come from the Marshall Isl
ands by way of China:
MOLOWONLAP, Marshall Islands.
As another opportunity has presented
Itself for sending a letter to my homo
friends, I as usual have taken advantage
of it.
After sending my last letter on Novem
ber 19 we raised anchor and made for the
Archer, which had come up outside of the
reef and dropped anchor. We did not
reach her until Into in the afternoon. She
is the same size as the Morning Star, but
can make from eight to ton knots
an hour. The captain very kindly gave
us a cra'.e of onions which were greatly
appreciated by us after our many din
ners composed of canned vegetables. By
5 p. m. jw were off for Arno, which place
or lagoon w« did not reach until Monday
morning early. In trying to anchor at
this place wo broke our anchor, and had
to get out another which wo had on
board We remained at Arno Monday
and Tuesday, visiting the stations and
carrying workers to them from other sta
tions, while their workers wo took with
us for a short rest. From Arno we went
on to Mejuro, and here we had a fine an
chorage. We spent Thanksgiving at thiri
place, and had our Thanksgiving dinner
on board the Star, which consisted of
chicken soup, roast turkey, boiled onions,
mashed potatoes (canned), cranberry
sauce (canned), mince pie, nuts and cof
fee After dinner Captain and Mrs. Bray,
Miss Olin, Floyd Brock. Clarence Wickoff
and myself went in the long boat ovef
to the English (New Zealand) trading
station for a little visit. That night w-.
had a good downpour of rain and caught
plenty of water with which to wash.
The' next morning we left for the upper
station, which we reached shortly after
noon but owing to its location anchored
about three or four miles away, opposite
"Worths station. We saw Captain Worth
only for a few moments while he was
aboard the Star, but could see that he
was greatly changed. Monday morning
we took the schools on board and were
again under way. this time for Aur.
which we reached the next mprning at
10 45 As there was not much to do there
we raised anchor and reached this place
(Molowonlap)at 4 a. m., December 1. Here
we found a German schooner, and after
going aboard her and visiting with the
captain and officers returned to the Star,
where 1 am now writing to home friends.
I wish it were possible for me to give
all the children from the Sabbath schools,
both in Oakland and San Francisco, a
day's outing on at least one of these
little islands in the South Seas. It would
be a missionary object lesson they would
long remember. The Queer huts, many of
them hung with mats braided by the na
tives themselves; the odd-shaped canoes
darting over the water, perfectly man
aged by these native islanders, yet if we
were to attempt to take a ride in one
without their help we would probably
find ourselves in the water. I have taken
a number of pictures with my camera,
and hope to take home with me (im
prisoned In my camera) many of these
lovely scenes I have been so thoroughly
enjoying, so that the children may be
able to form some idea of the work on
these islands, even though they may not
be able to visit them for an "outing."
KUSAIE.
When I wrote my last letter, I really
thought it was my last chance of writ
ing home, but when I arrived in Kusaie
on our return trip. Captain Melander was
here with his trading schooner, just about
to sail for China, so I can send a line
by him.
After writing from the Marshall Islands
we went to a number of islands and then
back to Jaiuit, leaving there a week ago
to-day (Thursday) and reached here on
Saturday about 3 p. m.
The way we get our water is to take our
life boat (metal) and long boat (wood) up
the river and fill them full of water;
then tow them out to the ship and pump
the water out of them into the tanks.
To-morrow 1 t-xpect to go ashore in the
afternoon to siiend Christmas eve and
Christmas day ashore. The folks on
shore are planning to have Christmas
trees for the scholars, and also a good
time on Christmas day. In the morning
they will commence with a breakfast
about 8:30 or 9, followed by a grab-bag,
into which each one has placed some
small article. This will be followed with
games and other festivities, which will
consume the greater part of the day.
I am looking- forward to having a good
time, the only drawback being that 1 am
so many* miles from home and home
friends.
The many letters I took with me from
friends and scholars in the Sabbath
schools on both sides of the bay have
been a groat comfort to me. We watch
for the mail bag to be opened with great
interest. By the time this letter reaches
San Francisco the Star will be on its
homeward way, nearing Honolulu, and
each day lessening the distance between
us. ARTHUR P. ALEXANDER.
MALE SHOPLIFTERS.
Two Men Working the Stores of Ala
meda — Some Clothing Stolen.
ALAMEDA, Feb. 26.— A couple of men,
apparently from Oakland, have been
working the stores of Alameda recently
and taking advantage of the inattention
of the proprietors to help themselves to
things that attracted their fancy. On
Thursday they called at a clothing-store
on Park street, and while one of them
asked for some goods that required the
proprietor's presence in the back part of
the store the other presumably helped
himself to several pairs of trousers lying
in a pile in the front part. He must have
hidden them under his coat, for the pro
prietor noticed" nothing especially out of
the way until he began thinking the mat
ter over, and on making an investiga
tion found the trousers missing.
Two men answering the description of
this couple also visited the store of Julius
Brown, on Webster street, and attempted
to steal several pairs of trousers. Mr.
Brown was waiting on another customer
in the rear of the store, an 1 the thieves
coolly started to make up a pacKhg< of
the clothes. Mrs. Brown was in the rear
room, from which there is a peephole into
the store, and chahcing to look through
this, she saw the fellows in the very uct
of stealing the goods. She at once
alarmed her husband, who started after
a policeman; but the men ran down Web
ster street and escaped. Two fellows an
swering their description have been no
ticed on the Oakland cars coming this
way lately, and they are believed to be
the thieves.
Alameda News Notes.
ALAMEDA. Feb. 26.— Rev. Ross Taylor,
son of Bishop Taylor, will preach at the
Park-Street M. E. Church to-morrow.
The reception that was to have been
tendered to Bishop Taylor next week has
been postponed until March ft. .
The will of A. T. Robinson, the de
ceased capitalist, has been filed for pro
bate. He leaves his property to be equal
ly divided between his four children, sub
ject to the statutory provision to be made
for his widow.
Victor Hoffman of Encinal avenue has
been cited by Judge Ogden to show cause
why he should not be punished for con
tempt in neglecting to pay alimony to his
wife, as directed by the court, during the
pendency of divorce proceedings.
The Verein Germania will give an en
tertainment and dance at Harrnonie Hall
this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hanley gave a re
ception at their esidence last evening to
the class of '9S of the University Acad
emy.
A movement is on foot to greatly ex
tend the use of electric lights in this city.
It is expected that several of the princi
pay avenufs will be included.
CONIFEB FOR CALIFORNIA.
Will Be Exhaustively Experimented
Upon by the University
Agriculturists.
BERKELEY, Feb. 16. - The experi
mental division of the university agri
cultural di-partment has recently received
from the famous Kew Garden, near Lon
don, a quantity of seed of a new species
of a rare conifer which grows on the table
lands of South Africa. The new tree Is
the Widdringtonia \/hytei, and the seed,
which cannot be bought at nurseries, was
Most Complexion Powders
have a vulgar glare, but Pozzom's is a true,
bcautitier , whoee effecta are lasting. j
AUCTION SALES.
COLUMBIAN AUCTION HOUSE
Will sell by order of Jacob J. Gottlob Esq.,
; -: . At His 1 Residence,
' 863 BUSH ST., bet. Mason and Taylor.
,•/ "• -j- •'"■-■:. • ""- MONDAY. - '
MONDAY. . .■::. .. .. .'.". ...... - ■■■ '•■ ■ -Feb' 28, IS3B.
• At 11 o'clock a. m., '■>
All the Elepant Drawing Room. Parlor,
Library. Chamber and Dining Room Furniture,
Upright Grand Piano, Elegant Ornaments, Plc- ;
tnrea, Lace Curtains, etc., Koyal Wilton, Mo-
quet and Body Brussels Carp'e^p. Special atten-
tion of. the public is. called. to this sale. The
residence has been I furnished less than one
y«>ar, and all the Furniture and carpels were
purchased from Fredericks', Plums, Sloane s
and other first-class houses.
Don't fall to attend this sale.
Terms cash. Residence open' for 1 Inspection
early morning of sale.
. ; VINCENT. & G ALLICK. Auctioneers, !
1057 Market et.
obtained through the efforts of Instructor
J. Burn Davy of the botanical depart
ment of the university.
The seed will be experimented with at
the various experiment stations in the
State, and if the new tree, which some
what resembles a cedar, and produces a
valuable hardwood, adapts itself to Cali
fornia soil and climatic conditions tnu
tree will doubtless prove a valuable ad
dition to the forest trees of the State.
Seven or eight new species of eucalyp
tus have also been received by the depart
mem at Berkeley. They wore sent from
the ootanic gardens of Brisbane, Aus
tralia, and will be extensively experi
mented upon at — c various stations ot
the department.
Berkeley News Notes.
BERKELEY, Feb. 26.— The freshman
sonhomore Held day has been postponed
from March 5 to March 12. The sopho
more-dental baseball game, which com
pletes the interclass series, was to have
been played to-day, but had to be post
poned until the weather will permit.
Harry Johnson, Leon Martin and W. A.
Woods have been chosen to represent tha
Berkeley High School in its annual de
bate with the Oakland High School. J.
1,. Wilson was chosen as substitute.
Mrs. Jane Robbins, who has resided in
Berkeley for the past twenty-five years,
died this morning of cancer at the age of
75 years. The funeral will take place from
th*. residence, corner of Spruce and Vina
streets, North Berkeley, to-morrow af
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
Albert J. Brown has been appointed
tennis representative, by the executive
committee of the University Athletic As
sociation. He will have general super
vision over the university t< nnis.
The University rifle team to-day scored
357 points in a match shoot with Com
pany B, N. G. C, of Visalia. The shoot
at Visalia will take place to-morrow and
the result of the contest telegraphed to
Berkeley.
MRS. SLOAN'S
FATAL FALL
Both Collar Bones and Also
the Skull Frac
tured.
She Lost Her Balance and Fell
From a Third-Story
Window.
Mrs. Sloan, who resides at 416 O'Farrell
street, fell from the third-story window
of her house late last night and sus
tained injuries which will prove fatal.
At about 11:30 o'clock she left her room
and went into the bathroom, accidentally
locking the door behind her, with the key
inside. Not caring to arouse any of the
inmates it is presumed that she tried to
regain her room by crawling out of the
window, over an air shaft and into the
window of her room. In some way she
missed her hold and fell to the ground.
She was picked up unconscious and taken
to the Receiving Hospital, where it was
found that she had sustained fractures of
both clavicles and the base of the skull.
The doctors have no hope of her recovery.
The woman's husband Is employed on
the steamer Umatilla, which is hourly ex
pected into port.
The Calvarian Society.
His Grace Archbishop Riordan will
preach at the Lenten services to be held
in St. Mary's Cathedral this afternoon
by the Calvarian Society. This will be
the initial discourse of a series to be
given by the society during Lent on topics
of a religious character.
Charged With Burglary.
Edward Feron, a boy 18 years of age,
was booked at the City Prison yesterday
by Policemen O'Meara and Orr on a
charge of burglary. He is accused of
breaking into a vacant house at 64 Te
hama street and stealing gas jets and
lead pipe, which he sold to a junk-dealer.
Left a Fortune.
Chief Lees has received a letter from
Grand Encampment. Wyo., asking for the
whereabouts of Kittie Edwards, sup
posed to be in this city. She has been
left a fortune by a relative. Before com
ing to this city she lived in Cripple
Creek.
ARMY AND NAVY UNION.
California Garrison No. 101 at its last
held meeting adopted resolutions of sym
pathy for the victims of the Maine dis
aster, and as a token of sympathy or
dered its charter draped for a period of
thirty days.
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