The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1895. 5 BEHIND IN THEIR WORK, The Railroad Commissioners Should Work All Day and Every Day. PROCEEDINGS OF A SESSION. Time Is Frittered Away In Trivial Discussions — Attorney Sulli- van’s Ideas. 1f it takes twenty men six months, work- ing every day, to accomplish a certain task, how long will it take three men, working two short half days each month, to accom- plish the same task? his is not intended as a mathematical problem to stump the intelligent reader, but merely to give him a line on what the Railroad Commission may be expected to accomplish during the next four years in the way of doing what it was elected for d carrying out the pledges given by the members prior to the election. Fi that out and a clear understanding of the posi- tion the commi ng to the estimates of one of its ow s, may be had. The Railroad Commission took office in January, to for four years, conse quently forty-one months still remain in which to lish what it proposes to do. It 1. esterday that it would rt clerks six months to do his is the case where will the com- n—the members of which mav fairly v per month? The fact of commission will have to ana intelligently, every day if it expects to accomplish d to compass when it ac- minations tendered it. Those T ed the platform and pledges wk I. Stanton, H. M. e and William H. Clark we re nomi- \ew the work whica the pledges re- to rates and c tions had cut for the prospective Commissioners, and tis why they also pledged them to give the vocation in which they were en- i ote their entire time and_at- siness of the commission. edge made has been kent months of the four years for ich they were elected have passed away out tangible results. e of those who are being in- business by exorbitant rail- criminating classifica- 1t at the last meeting e been pres the board they ner in which time is »on worried through se Commissioners who are supposed ing manfully with the question how rates and the number of classifica- tions can be reduced. The meeting opened with the re: of the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved amid considerable enthusiasm. Then a few :ations were read and placed on the question of instructing the mpany to give a Southern Cali- rebate of $3 on a freight ship- cussed at length. When this worn threadbare Chairman La Rue remembered that the commission d to know something of rates cations, and the momentous was taken up and handled about Lo (turning leaves of Western on-book)—I find here that the inturn to Port Costa This rate on w is about twice that charged on flour. surely cannot be right. Mr. Clark—Um. (Figures on writing tablet while Commissioner Stanton holds animated discussion with reporter on an entirely foreign subject.) Mr. La Rue (apparentiy to himself)—Here 1s another place where the rate is three times as great on flour as on wheat. I wonder what that means? Other commissioners are busily engaged in practicing chirography on blank papers. Mr. La Rue (brightening up)—Gentle- men, we must—"’ Secretary Newman—Here are the bills for the month to be audited. Mr. La Ruerelapses into silence and signs the bills. The matter of rates and classifications is dropped and the meeting soon after ad- journs, Mr. La Rue returning to Sacramento o manage his extensive ranch and vine- yard interests, Mr. Clark to Stockton to take care of his business and Dr. Stanton to his practice. Dr. Stanton’s explanation of the broken h cent as we are pledged to do is that e not as yet received reports from all the companies under our jurisdiction. There isno doubt that in some cases the | in its | railroad has been extortionate charges, but we have not had a chance to determine just where. ““As to the classification which we are pledged to reduce 50 per cent in number I can only say that it would take twenty clerks six months to goover the books as wuld be done, and we have not gone ery deeply into that subject as yet. Svitt we hold more frequent meetings in order to complete the work during our term of | office? Oh, I suppose so. Iam willing. “Now, as to the pledge to give up all other business except that of the commis- sion. I think I have the right to keep my office open and treat my friends when they call on me. Itwould not be called prac- ticing, would it, if I should meet some friend on the street and give him a pre- scription for a headache? Anyway that pledge was put in the platform fora dif- ferent purpose than is generally supposed. I understand that it was only inserted to keep me from_accepting the nomination. Trey thought I would not accept the office if I had to give up my practice, which, of course, is lucrative.” Dr. Stanton failed to explain why the commission had not compelled the com- panies to send in their reports during the seven months in which it has been in power. Attorney Frank J. Sullivan has had con- giderable experience with Railroad Com- missioners during the past twelve years, and consequently his opinion should be worth something in matters of this kind. He was a member of the famous Railroad Legislature of 1884, when a vigorous but unsuccessful attempt was made to impeach Commissioners Cu_r})enter and Humphreys. The people of California have not forgot- ten how John Daggett, then president of the Senate and now Superintendent of the Mint, voted with the corporation when the vote stood 19 to 19, thereby defeating the bill that would have retired thesa gentle- men to private life. In speaking of Railroad Commissioners in general and muphinf; incidentally on the work accomplished by the present Commissioners, Mr. Sullivan said yester- da; have not seriously troubled myself with such matters during recent years, though I have kept sufficiently in touch with current events to form an intelligent opinion of how things stand. The situation to-day reminds me very much of the time, ven years ago, when an abortive attempt was made to remove Commissioners Car- penter and Humphreys. These gentlemen }md been guilty of the offense now charged against Messrs. Stanton and La Rue—that is doing nothing. House bill No. 14 came before the Senate, and a number of amend- ments were immediately tacked to it. The one which proved its death-blow provided that the present commissioners should be d have gained an | allowed to remain in office until the ex- piration of their term. The vote was even, and Mr. Daggett, as president of tie Senate, cast his vote in favor of the cor- poration. His action created no particular surprise, as that Legislature was practically controlled by the railroad. Since then the Southern Pacific have found it cheaper to purchase Commissioners than to buy a majority of the Legisiature, though this assertion is made with no reference what- ever to the incumbents. “I think Dr. Btanton should have joined forces with La Rue and done something to benefit the State at large. 1f they had acted at once our people would have been in far better fix financially than they are to-day. Asit is now, it takes all the pro- ducers can make to pay freight, and if that be true they must go in debt for the neces- sities of life. I have long since determined that the people can expect little or no re- lief from the Commissioners, but must look for it in competition. +‘It was this feeling ana this condition of things that bronght about the San Joaquin Valley road. The present Com- missioners doubtless intend to do what is right, but it is an undeniable fact that up to the present time they have accom- plished absolutely nothing. Personally 1 admire Dr. Stanton, but in common with thousands of others I cannot help but feel that he and Mr. La Rue have woefully neglected the cause of the people.’” A GLOVE-MAKER'S SUICIDE. Jeremiah W. Griffiths Jumped From a Three-Story Window Yesterday. Jeremiah W. Griffiths, a glove-maker, committed suicide yesterday morning. He came over from Oakland about three weeks ago and went to stay at the lodging- THOMAS BLYTHE'S HEIR, What Mrs. Fritz Hinckley Pro- poses to Do With Her Wealth. PLANNING A TRIP TO MEXICO. Will Hunt Hogs and Camp Out While Fighting for the MexI- can Property. The happiest woman in California to- day is Mrs. Fritz Hinckley, who, accord- | ing to the Supreme Court, so far is the sole heir to the millions of the late Thomas H. Blythe. Mrs. Hinckley, together with her hus- band and also her attorney, W. H. H. Hart, were seen yesterday in the latter's office, talking over the future, its pleasures and its prospects. “The first thing we will do,”” said the | little woman, whose face showed her con- | tentment, “‘is to hoist the American flag | on the Blythe building when we take pos- session. There is no flag quite so dear to | me as that one, and it is a fitting emblem to celebrate the occasion which represents The general has been there. Tell him about the hog hunts we propose to have. Won't it be delightful 2 “Yes,” answered Mr. Hart, who was now thoroughly interested in Mrs. Hinck- ley’s conversation. ‘‘Some gurs ago Mr. Blythe turned out about a thousand hogs on'the ranch and they have run wild so long now that they are as samey now as a wild boar. When I was down there last the place was overrun with them, and there are 1,800,000 acres. Itis great sport to hunt them and Mrs. Hinckley is anxious to try her hand with a rifle. “The Blythe estate claims nine-tenths of the tract, and as the heir Mrs. Hinckley has five years after reaching her majorit; to comply with her father's contract witg the Mexican Government, it looks as though we would get possession of the roperty without much trouble. They Enu tgraatened to go into the courts about it, but I do not anticipate gnY great difficulty to get possession. e will com- bine business with pleasure and make the trip a sort of summer vacation. It is abso- lutely necessary for the heir to be on the ground and we will make the most of it.” “We will go to the City of Mexico, gene- ral, I hope. I wantto see its historical ixurmundings," interpolated Mrs. Hinck- ey. = “Certainly. We will have to drop into the city occasionally for a touch of civili- zation, because our main recreation on the ranch will be hog-hunting and fishing and duck-shooting. Let me tell you of the ducks down there. Millions of them. You can go in their midst and knock them down with a stick.” “Oh, general, how dare vou tell such things. Now, that report will get around and our duck record will amount to noth- ing. Such duck-hunting requires no skill, and we cannot boast of records made that way. I am surprised at so little diplo- MR. AND MRS. rRITZ HINCEKLEY. [From their latest photograph.] house, 623 California street. He had plenty of money and drank heavily. On Thursday night he was under the in- fluence of liquor and took a bottle of whisky to his room with him. Next morning he crawled out of his window and jumped into California_street, a fall of three stories. When picked up he was in a dying condition. Deputy Coroner McCormick investi- gated the suicide and found that there was an imperfect lock on Griffiths’ room-door. | The deceased probably attempted to open the door while delirious, and failing in that rushed to the window and jumped out. He was seen to balance himself on the window-sill and then dive into space. MITNER ANSWERS M CABE The Governor’s Private Secre- tary Defends the Course of His Chief. Dr. Morse Disliked Mizner Because He Was a Graduate of Cooper College. Interesting episodes are developing in the controversy over the appointments | of the Board of Health that has been going on since Drs. Mizner and Levingston | failea to secure the coveted positions of Quarantine and Health officers respect- {ively, which those gentlemen maintain were promised them by Governor Budd as a reward for service in his behalf during | the last campaign. Dr. Mizner was quoted in a morbing paper as making some very caustic remarks concerning Governor Budd, his policy in making appointments and the manner in which it has been carried out. So severe was Dr. Mizner in his criticisms of the Governor and so compromising were the political secrets he gave away, that Governor Budd’s private secretary, McCabe, took occasion to make a statement in behalf of his chief, which appeared as a dispatch from Sacramen‘o in the after- noon papers. Mr. McCabe character- ized Dr. Mizner as having been so dictator- ial in his deportment toward the Board of Health that he became a persona non grata to the administration, and hence his “turn down.” The statements of Private Sec- retary McCabe roused the ire of the disap- pointed doctor still further and caused him to give utterance to more uncomplimentary statements about the Governor and his associates. He said: “ “I don’t know as I am in any contro- versy with Mr. McCabe, the Governor's secretary. Idon’t know how Mr. McCabe stands with Governor Budd and don't know whether he is authorized to speak for him on such matters. Ido know that 1 don’t do business with second parties. If I have any business I go to headquarters and transact it with the principals. Iftwo gentlemen differ in opinion it is not cus- tomary for one to go to the house of the other and argue the matter with the ser- vants. If the Governor has anything to say to me or any fault to find with my statements in this morning’s paper he is thoroughly acquainted with the location of my office, % 5 “I made a simple statement of factsin order that some of my friends mignht not Dbe jollied on indefinitely. Governor Budd has not rewarded asingle friend in the ast, and I don’t think he will reward one in the future. «I attribute my overlook partly to the fact that Dr. Morse, who dictates the acts of the Board of Health,isatswords’ points with the Cooper Medical College, of which I am a graduate. This is made evident by the turn down of four other graduates of that institution. Morse is chagrined on account of his dismissal from the faculty of Cooper Medical College in 1889. As to my being a candidate for any office now I will say that there is no office in the gift of the administration that I would accept.” — e Open the Safety Valve When there is t00 big a head of steam on, or you will be in danger. Similarly, when that fmportant safety valve of the system, the bowels, becomes obstructed, open it promptly with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and guard against the conse- quences of its closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia, ma- larial, rheumatic and kidney complaint, nervous- ness and neuralgia are ail subjugated by this pleasant but potent conquerer of disease. 1 | such a long contest. After that we will go to England, won't we Fritz?’ turning to | her husband. } “I believe that’s the programme,” an- | swered the young man who was addressed. | “We will cover about the same ground I went over myself some time ago, and a little later on' we can go back and take in | France and Germany, with a little peek into the Holy Land and Africa.” “You know,” resumed Mrs. Hinckley, “that five vears ago Judge Coffey decided I was Welsh, and it now becomes almost a duty to visit theland of my ancestors. We will go through the British Isles by the roadways and see all there is of inter- | est. One can always get more satisfac- | tion by taking plenty of time and stop- | ping wherever it suits. Haven't we decided that such a course would be the best, Fritz?” “Well, yes, for a starter,” responded Mr. Hinckley, leaning back in his chair and looking at his wife approvingly. “I guess we will be gone about a year.”” “Tut, tut,”” chimed in General Hart. ‘“How about that fight soon to come off in Mexico? You know, my young friends, that the heir must be on the grounds,” and the attorney resumed his investigation of some law books. “Oh, well,”” laughed tbe heir, ‘“the general always has something necessary o do or else we are held by the enemy. It seems now as though there was nothing left but to cut our mv short and then go over again next year.’’ “Why not wait and do it all at once?” inquired General Hart, without looking up from his books. ‘“hat would never do in the world. I am a creature of impulses and it is hard to tell just what will come into my head next. Isn’t that sos Fritz?” ‘‘Yes, you are a little erratic at times,” replied tbe young husband, twirling his w:;fu:h charm and smiling softly to him- self. “Certainly T am. Didn’t I suddenly take a fancy to you?”’ This time the general looked up from his law and laughed a merry laugh, while Fritz gathered up the loose ends of his conversation and replied that the first im- pulse was generally the best. | . “Have you settled upon doing anything in particular since the weight of the case | has been removed ?” was asked. ‘“Yes, I have, One thing above all others. It has always been my desire to be of some service in_the world, and just as soon as I get my business straightened out so that I know the amount of my capi- tal I will try to do something for the cause | of charity. The world is fulf of deserving cases and it is the duty of everybody to | attend to at least a few of them. Just | what the limit of one’s charity isana where it will be distributed is not always a wise thing to discuss, but it is sufticient satisfaction for me to know that I will do all I can, both to satisfy myself and those who deserve it. “There is another thing I propose to do and that is to build a nice home some- away from the turmoil and noise. That home, you can rest assured, will be in Cali- fornia. Iknow if I ever wentaway from here that T would have the most insatiate longing to get back, and I would never be contented anywhere else. It was the same way with Fritz when he was in Europe— wasn’t it, Fritz?” “Well, to tell you the truth, dearie, I would have given up almost anything to get a glimpse of California when I was over on the other side. One can never un- derstand the longing unless itis a part of his actual experience. I was simply crazy toroll into the green fields and through the woods of this State on an overtand train.” “‘Good for you, Fritz. We will be true to California, anyway,” responded the heiress with a grut deal of determination. “We were wedded in and to California, as General Hart puts it, and I believe it is a good place to use our fortune.” “When you are in Wales you will prob- ably resurrect the family coat of arms?”’ “No, indeed. I think it isthe worst fad I ever beard of—a piece of foolishness. ‘What does the coat of arms amount to any- | how? Why, Fritz can trace his famil back to the—well, no matter. I have sf: ways said I woulri never waste time talk- ing about ancestral affairs ana I won't. There is considerable satisfaction in being contented while you are alive, and we en- oy that feeling. There is something in Zif{ besides drudgery, and all you have to do is to convince yourself of it. “Now, for instance, we are going down to the Algodones Rancho in Mexico in the fall and rough it for about a month. We will take along guns, fishing tackle, bloom- ers and horses, together with all the neces- sary camping utgnsils, and if there is anz amusement to be had, we will have i where out of the city, where we will be | macy in a man of your age, Mr. Hart. You must do better than that or I will not The attorney took this chaffing good- naturedly, and Mrs. Hinckley was not sparing with it, either. He agreed to de- sist on that point, and wandered off to a discussion of the richness of the soil. “Do you know, ’ resumed Mrs. Hinckley, “that I will be delighted when we are through with the contests that have arisen from this case, although I am almost used to it by this time. We are getting to be very combative from so much litigation, and T will be content to retire when it is over. _“By the way, I want to tell you a pecu- liar coincidence. When the bond was filed July 30,it was the fifth anniversary of Judge Coffey’s decision in my favor and the seventy-fourth anniversary of my father’s { birthday. Isn’t that strange?” Just then another batch of legal papers came in for Mrs. Hinckley’s signature, and she went at her pen with a vigor that seems to dominate her nature. THE ESTATE TIED UP, Mrs. Fritz Hinckley Cannot Yet Obtain Any of Her Property, The Biythe estate is tied up for at least two weeks more by an order issued by the Supreme Court yesterday upon petition of the opposing heirs, and Administrator | The Algodone Rancho, Nine-Tenths of | Which Belongs to the Heir of Thomas H. Blythe. (From a photograph.} Freese cannot convey any of the property to Mrs. Hinckley prior to August 15. ‘The order is as follows: On motion of 8. W.and E. B. Holladay, at- torneys for appellants, Henry T. Blythe et al., in the above entitled cause, and upon reading and filing the afidavit of $. W. Holladay, filed | herein August 1,1895, and upon the transcript therein mentioned. It is. orderea that rcugondem, Florence | Biythe Hinckley, and A. C. Freese, admin- | istrator of said estate, show cause before this court In bank on the 16th day of August, 1895, at 10 o'clock A. M., or as s00n thereaiter as the matter can be heard, why Florence Blythe Hinckley, pending said appeal, should not be restrained or enjoined from interfering with the possession of Lhegm rty of the estate of said Thomas H. Blythe, deceased, now in the custody of said Administrator Freese; and from n(erlerlnf with his collecting the rents accrued from said property; and why the said Administrator Freese should not be restrained and enjoined. pending this appeal, from surrendering to the said Florence Blythe Hinckley, respondent, any part of money, pmgeny or estate of said decedent, and to abide such other or further order as the court may make after said hearing. It is further ordered that a copy of sald affi- davit of 8. W. Holladay, together with a cop! of this order, be forthwith served upon sax Florence Blythe Hinckley, or her attorney of record herein, and upon said A. C. Freese, ad- ministrator; and that in the meantime and until the further order of this court in the premises all further proceedings and acts con- cerning a change of possession of the property of said estate from the said administration to the said Florence Blythe Hinckley be stayed. The order is signed by Justices McFar- land, Garoutte, Van Fleet, Henshaw and Temple. Administrator Freese's third annual ac- count of the Blythe estate was settled yesterday in the Superior Court. For Injury in a Collision, Anson Long has begun suit against the San g st b Kapes By Sompiey 3 on accoun| sus & co! n at Fifteenth street. NEVER SO PROSPEROUS, President Martin Kellogg on the State Univer- sity. CHANGES FOR THE COMING TERM The Only Difficulty Which Berkeley Has to Meet Is an Increased Attendance, The University of California will enter upon the twenty-eighth year of its exist- ence on the twelith day of this month, under conditions not at all unfavorable. Although the institution may be pre- vented, in a measure, from providing for all those accessories which appeal to the public eye, yet the departments of train- ing and instruction are even better pre- pared than ever to assist those who desire to devote their time and attention to the pursuit of higher education. President Martin Kellogg, in speaking of the outlook, said: “We never before were so prosperous, and, on account of our great prosperity, we are somewhat straitened. “This statement may be considered in a measurs paradoxical,” said he, ‘“‘butit is nevertheless true. Last year there were 1100 studentsin the colleges at Berkeley alone, and the prospects for the coming year are that we will have even more, al- though probably not so many more pro- portionately as entered last year. “According to reports the graduating classes in the high schools of the State have not been so large this year as last, doubtless owing to the action of the preva- lent ‘hard times.” We are so prosperous that our ciassrooms are crowded to over- flowing and the professors and instructors are kept under high pressure in doing the necessary teaching. “We need more room, we need more in- structors and we need more e%nipment in order that we may be better able to render the highest quality of instruction without pumnieither the teachers or students to more than ordinary inconvenience. ‘‘These better facilities will doubtless come in the due course of time. *‘The most important appointment this vear,” continued President Kellogg, ‘“is that of Dr.John Fryer to the chair of Oriental languages. “The appointment has already been confirmed by the board of regents, but we have not as yet heard from Dr. Fryer whether he will accept the position, as he is in Shanghai at the present time, and letters from him have not yet had time to reach us.” The establishment of the chair of Ori- ental languages was the idea of the late Edward. Tompkins of Oakland, who gave in 1872 a strip of land containing forty- seven acres to the university, which was to be sold for not less than $50,000 and that money be set aside as an endowment of the chair. Kecently the exchange was made and Dr. Fryer was decided upon as being the most competent man for the position. The newly elected professor is now in the service of the Emperor of China and is stationed at the Kiangnan arsenal, Shang- hai. He was called out from England to Hongkong in 1861 by the Bishop of the diocese to take eharge of 8t. Paul’s College. It was then that he n;lwplied himself to the study of the Chinese language as spoken at Canton, Hongkong and the adjoining southern provinces. Some of the Chinese under Dr. Fryer at St. Paul's have since become famous. One has been Minister to the United States, another Minister to Bpain, and a third is the present private secretary of Li Hung Chang. After two years at St. Paul’s Dr. Fryer was summoned to take charge of Tung ‘Wen College, a Governmental institution established for the special education of young men intended to represent China in other countries. At Peking he found his Cantonese dialect of little use to him, so he began the mastery of the mandarin dia- lect, and subsequently went to Shangh: where he schooled himself in another di: tinct dialect. At Shanghai he began the publication of a periodical in Chinese and was so success- ful with his work that he received a call to the imperial service as a_translator of foreign scientific works. Dr. Fryer has also made an extensive study of Japanese, and it is believed that he is well qualified to give instruction in that language, as well as the different Chinese dialects. It is ex- pected that if he does accept the offer made him by the university he will not do so unconditionally, as he is at present under contract to do a large amount of translating for the Chinese Government. In reviewing the other departments of study the president said that several men of recognized ability had been appointed to fill vacancies and to supply the growing | demand. In the cnemical laboratories the old force will be maintained. In the mining and engineering departments a few minor changes have been effected. In history a new Instructor has been appointed 1n the person of Clive Day. who will do a portion of the work farmerlg carried on by Clar- ence W. Leach, who has been a fellow in history for the past three years, and who has recently been advanced to an instruc- torship. The department of botany will suffer a temporary loss by the resignation of Pro- fessor E. L. Greene, but the president is in communication with several celebrated botanists in the East, and it is expected that arrangements will soon be perfected with one of them to fill the vacant chair. ‘W. M. Hart has been appointed to suc- ceed Mr. McGillivary, who has been trans- ferred to the department of philosophy as instructor in English. During the early part of the vacation there was a rumor afloat that Professor Howison, head of the department of philosopfly. was about to leave California to accept the chair of philosophy at Ann Arbor, but he has decided to remain in his present position. The vacancy in_ the department of hysics occasioned by the resignation of Brofessor Whiting, who was lost in_the Colima disaster, will practically be filled by E. P. Lewis, Ph.G., and Dr. A. C. Alexander, both of whom are Eastern men. Though the work of these newly ap- pointed instructors will extend over a wider range than that of the deceased pro- fessor, yet the salary which he alone re- ceived will be apportioned between the two. Dr. Lewis has, for some months, been a lecturer at the Bliss School of Electricity in Washington, D. C. He also held at one time the position of an assistant in physics at the Johns Hopkins University, the institution which conferred upon him the doctor’s degree. He was recom- mended for the %olition_ which he hus re- cently accepted by President Gilman of the Johns Hopkins University, formerly presi- dent of the University of California. Dr. A. C. Alexander, whois to be asso- ciated with Dr. Lewis, is recently irom the Sheffield Scientific School, where he has won considerable distinction as a physicist by his successful work along the line of original research. The position as instructor in Latin, left vacant by Leon J. Richardson, who is now taking advanced work in classical philol- ogy on the Continent, has been filled b; Cflwn Price, a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity. After teuhing for four years at ‘Wooster University, Ohio, Mr. Price en- tered Yale, in 1893, as a_graduate student, and in the absence of fessor Peck he was appoin| temporary instructor in Latin, which position he held until his call to California. These are the principal changes which have taken place in the corps of instruc- tors, mnearly the entire faculty having been retained. What xlvr promise of be- coming a most useful work of the univer- sity has recently been inaugurated by its department of civil engineerin, g, which has equipped a laboratory with apparatus to test specimens of the various materials ‘used 1n engineering construction. The list of apparatus includes an “Olsen universal testing machine” of 200,000 pounds capacity, a ‘“Reid” lathe for turning specimens of timber or metal, a circular-saw, a bandsaw, a large planer, an emery wheel and a Riehle cement test- ing machine of 2000 pounds capacity, be- sides many small tools used in preparing specimens, measuring and doing such work. Another machine, for the purpose of testing ‘‘road metal,” building stone and other substances, will soon be added. A long and thorough series of experi- ments upon the various timbers of the Pacific Coast will be made, with the pur- pose in view of bringing forward promi- nently their good characteristics and of obtaining complete and reliable data con- cerning the best use of them in engineer- ing. All tests desired which are in the nature of J)urely scientific experiment will be made free’ of charge for engineers, archi- tects and others engaged in construction, upon the delivery of the specimens re- quired at the university, and an official report of the results of the tests will be forwarded as soon as practicable ‘to the owner. All persons contributing timber, stone or the metals, according to the directions accompanying the bulletin, will, if so de- sired, be placed on the ‘“‘mailing list”’ of the laboratory, and will thereby receive the official reports of all experiments made by the department. _Residents of the Pacific Coast, and par- ticularly of this State, are cordially in- vited to co-operate in making these tests as extensive and as thorough as possible. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company, through W. G. Curtis, assistant to the general manager, will transport samples or tests to Berkeley free of cost. But few changes have been made in the courses of instruction, but it has been inti- mated by a number of the faculty that even better and more accurate work will be required in certain_branches owing to the overcrowded condition of the university and the desire to raise the standard of the institution. Some of the professors have | already commenced to be more stringent | in the matter of entrance requirements, as evinced by the examinations given in last May, according to the statements made by some of those who took them. A number of valuable additions have been made to the library during the past | year, and at present there are over 60,000 | volumes on the shelves. Considerable was done last term toward providing electric lighting for the library building, so that students could make use of it in the long | winter evenings, and it is probable that | the original plan will be carried through during the coming term. The president has received word that a portrait of Benjamin P. Avery, one of the most stanch friends of the university in its infancy, will be forwarded to Berkeley. Mr. Avery was editor of the San Francisco Bulletin during the regime of President Gilman, and wnen he left the University of California to acw{:t the presidency of Johns Hopkins it will be remembered that Mr. Avery made a strong plea to the people of California to strive to retain the services of Dr. Gilman. In reference to the statements made con- cerning the permanent closing of the museum, President Kellogg said that it was by no means the intention of the board 'to close that department from the public, but they did propose to make some changes in the management and in the ar- rangement of certain specimens. It was intended to make a certain amount of gymnasium compulsory for the oung lady students, but on account of ack of proper facilities that requirement will be laid over. The course, however, ;vm remain elective with them, as hereto- ore. Three hours a week of gymnasium work will be re?\lired of all male sophomores, one hour of which is to be taken on Satur- dlny, owing to the size of the incoming class. LIOOR N SITA CLARA State Temperance Women Watching the Sanitary Dis- trict Act. Californla W. C. T. U. to Convene Here In October—Suffrage Thelr Amblition. The Women’'s Christian Temperance Unions in this State are awaiting the re- sult of what will be a test case under the sanitary district act passed by the last Legislature. g In Santa Clara County these sanitary districts have recently been defined and the Supervisors petitioned to call an elec- tion in each of the sections. The District Attorney has pronounced the act constitu- tional and an election will soon be called. By the provisions of the act any twenty- five resident freeholaers may define a dis- trict ana present a written petition to the Supervisbrs requesting that the formation of such sanitary district, together with the election of a district assessor and board of five directors, be submitted to the resident voters. Within thirty days after receiving such petition the Supervisors must pub- lish the date and place of polling, and the date must be within sixty days of publica- tion. A majority of those voting may form a district, but should the measure be de-| feated no repetition of the attempt to form such district can be made for a year. People of the better and steadier classes occupying much valuable farm and fruit land in Santa Olara County -are the ones who, it is expected, will vote for the forma- tion of the three sanitary districts, which haye been_made to include their homes particularly. Several other counties in the State, and among them San Joaquin, are awaiting the favorable outcome of the attempt in | Santa Clara County, that they may imme- diately follow the example. During the first week in October the State convention of the W. C. T. U. will be | held in this City, and 500 delegates are ex- pected. Several Eastern speakers will be present, and Miss Millard,’ the world’s president of the union, may be here. In the meantime, every union in the State will be actively engaged in increas- ing the general membership, which is now about 5000, and the largest organization of women in California. To be given the right of suffrage is the great ambition of the large majority of the ‘W. C. T. U. of this State, and to attain this purpose every one of the 400 or 500 unions in the State has begun the formation in its immediate neighborhood of districts to fa- cilitate the soliciting and pledging of male voters to support woman’s m%rage at the next election. ‘While this work is independent of a movement for a similar purpose by the re- cently organized California constitutional amendment campaign both organizations will co-operate freely, more especially as Mrs. Hester A. Harland, who is soon to begin a thorough canvass of the State in the interest of the amendment campaign, will of necessity be listened to and_si 8— gorted by women suffragists of the W: C. . U. in every town that has a union. The women of the temperance unions have learned that in order to be measura- bly successful they must have the ballot. Their efforts will be directed toward suf- frage and if the experiment is successful the formation of sanitary districts, where, in addition to maintaining general hyii; enic conditions, the liquor traffic may controlled, limited or prohibited at the dis- cretion of the five directors of the district. The Divorce Court. Daniel J. 0’Connell, the publisher of & small —_— The U. S. Gov’'t Reports show Royal Baking Powder w. Superior to all others. /. l vorce from Charles J. F. account of desertion and willful neglect. political paper, the Umbrella, lost his wife in the divorce court charged willful neglect, an made Judge Daingerfield granted the decree. Mrs. O'Connell has resumed her maiden name, Sarah Frances Nolses. esterday. Mrs. O’Connell as no defense was Mrs. Anna Josephine Laver obtained a di- Laver yesterday, on MUST ANSWER FOR MURDER Judge Campbell Holds Comerford and Wellmann for Johnston. The preliminary examination of J. J. Killing Comerford and William Wellmann,charged with the murder of Daniel J. Johnston on July 24, at the corner of Duncan and Do- lores streets. It will be remembered that Comerford, who owns the saloon on that corner, and his barkeeper, Wellmann, were closing up at 12 o’clock that night, when there came a violent hammering on the closed door. As the saloon man has been troubled by boisterous gangs of hoodlums he concluded that it was some of these characters, who were desirous of entrance in order to wreck his place. In order to intimidate them, as he said when testifying yesterday, he told his bar- keeper to assist him in protecting the prop- erty by frightening the men away. To do this they each fired several shots throngh the two doors giving entrance from either street. Wellmann’s bullev hit Johnston, who, it appears, was not one of a gany of hoodlums, but was taking an intoxicated friend home, and had stopped at the sa- loon to geta drink and a tamale from the saloon man. The wound was a fatal one. Both Comerford and Wellmann were ex- amined yesterday and said that when the firing was done they were excited and thought that their lives and property were in serious danger. « Police Officer Heafey was called by the rosecution to show that there never had een trouble with hoodlums in the saloon, but he was compelled to admit that he had often been called in to eject men and once Comerford told him to put out a gang, which he did, although he did not see that they were causing any particular trouble. With the closing of the evidence Attor- ney Farrell asked that the men be dis- charged, as there was no evidence that they had committed willful murder. The killing was an accident. Judge Campbell denied the motion and held the defendants to answer for murder. Ho thought there were mitigating circumstances which war- ranted admitting_them to bail, so he fixed theo&;ice of their temporary liberty at $30, each. SPRY AT SIXTY. THE REMARKABLE VITALITY OF AN AGED CALIFORNIAN. Stands To-Day Unscathed by Disease. How He Conquered Rheumatism. His Story Will Interest and Benefit A1l 01d Folks. From the Examiner, San Francisco, Cal. There is at least one happy man in San Pran- cisco to-day—one man who can enjoy, despits the fact of his being 60 years of age and of cor- pulent build, the full and free use of all the powers of mind and body. James Keenan is & prominent liquor-dealer at 256 Brannan street, and it is he who is now lauding those who have restored him from & bed of pain to his former youthful activity. Mr. Keenan had, to within & year ago, been blessed with the’enjoyment of almst perfect health, He had never known what it was to be confined for weeks at a time upon a couch of painful disease, nor even to lose the vigorous action of mind or limb which had enabled him through the many years of his business life to perform his daily tasks unaided and unad- vised. Tt was ayear ago that Mr. Keenan first suf: fered the hand of disease to take hold upon him. At that time he was stricken down b an aggravated attack of rheumatism, whic robbed him of the usz of his lower limbs and of both_his hands. For fully six weeks he lay on his couch & helpless victim of the dread disease, and all the time he suffered intence pain in the affected por- tions of his body. He could not move himself upon his bed, and all that he ate had to be fed to him by those in attendance. He had sbout despaited of ever gaining release from the clutches of the frightiul disease, when one morning his attention was drawn'to an advertisement, in a morning paper, of a rem- edy_for rheumatism. The story of what suc- ceeded this casual glance at a medicine adver- tisement can best be told in the words of Mr. Keenan himself, who, when asked for an ex- planation of his seemingly miraculous cure, gave the following account: “Tt seemed to me that after all the weeks of terrible suffering that I had endured there could not possibly be a relicf. I had no faith in patent medicines, and when T saw in a paper the advertisement of Williams’ Pink Pills T was induced to try them only in sheer desperation. 1 did not feel any relief until I began taking the second box of the pills, but then the pain began gradually to leave me, my appetite be- came better, and I could sleep soundly through- out the night without experiencing any of the jerking pains that had before kept me awake. continued to take the pills and it was only a short time until the rheumatism had entirely left my hands, and I had so far recovered the use of my legs as to be able to walk about the house without assistance. In about two weeks more I was entirely free from the disease, but 1 took two more boxes of the pills as a precau- tion aainst a return of the rheumatism. From the time that the last trace of the disease left me I have not felt the least sign of its return, and I can truthfully say that I now enjoy as free use of my limbs as ever I did before the rheumatism atfacked me. “I have taken the pains to recommend Wil- liams’ Pink Pills to a number of my friends who are suffering from rheumatism. "I think I know of no other remedy that will afford such quick and permanent relief from rheumatism asdo Williams’ Pink Pills, and I only hope that many others may be brought to see and feel the high curative powers that the pills possess.” The torefilng is but one of many wonderful cures that have been credited to Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. Diseases which heretofore have been supposed to be incurable, such as locomotor ataxia and paralysis suc- cumb to this wonderful medicine as readily as the most trifling ailments. In many cases the reported.cures have been investigated by the leading newspapers and verified in every pos- sible manner, and in no case has the least semblance of fraud been discovered. Their fame hasspread to the far ends of civilization, and there-is hardly a_drugstore in this coun- try or abroad where they cannot be found. Dr. Williams’ Pink Piils contain in a con- densed form all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus’ dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la_grippe, palpitation of the hesrt,.Iue and sallow complexions, all forms of weakness either in male or female. 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