The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1896, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1896. 13 Ifiteré@ihg 'Reporti of Important Up-to-Date News Items in Alameda County SWITH FVADED THE CONSTABLE, The Evangelist With a Pen-: chant for Marrying Escapes. LEFT MANY VICTIMS. He Willed His Phantom For- tune to a Deacon at Tone. FORGOT HIS APPOINTMENT. When He Was Due to Preach He Was Leaving Oakland Far Behind Him. OAELAND OFFIcE SAN Fraxcisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 12. Rev. James Alexander Smith, the man who tells stories of coming fortunes to confiding brethren and who always ex- hibits, in connection with his scheme, a keen affection for some lady member of | { and dis- dence his the flock, has ‘‘worked” Qaki: appeared. By a curious coin disappearance was simultaneous with the | arrival of a constable from Ione with a warrant in his pocket for Smith’s arrest on the same old charge, telony embezzle- ment. For two days Constable Fenton and De- tective Denny Holiand have searched this city for the Rev. Mr. Smith, but their search was not rewarded, and to-night the constable went home. He had been sent to Oakland because of the information re- garding Smith published stating that he was in this city. Last Tuesday night Rev. J. A. Smith was billed to lecture at the Fourteenth- street mission. When the hour arrived when ne should speaker did not Der r man had evidently caused Smith is one of the most re- e men with whom we have ever ? ble Fenton. ‘‘He actice for thirty years of earing out after he bt, and in some in- e in charge of the camp t once recognized as a few weeks he broached the 1e th i F Consu! of San $40.000, and as s his story was d, and several people were deceived ed him. took pity on the wealthy cher and took him to his id he was so anxious to 1k of his fortune to him, also $5000 to his servant and $1000 apiece to a numper of nieces and nephews. " He engaged a Justice of the Peace to go with in THE C‘”‘"'i him to | to-day the man could not be per- to believe that the preacher was & fraud, and stiil believes he will turn up and | takeithe trip to the Consul | . “Smith left town,” said Detective | Holland to-night, “and several people re- He has been doing this business for over twenty years and always takes the same name. He cannot have gone far, and I expect to hear of his arrest soon. : **About two years ago he victimized sev- eral San Francisco ministers and also Secretary McCoy of the Young Men's Christiap ssociation. He married a lovely woman and deserted her, and after that was arrested in British Columbia for forgery, He was only out of Folsom two onths when he commenced ayain in Ione, and he has just done the same thing in this city.” CENSURED THE COMPANY | A Coroner’s Jury Declared the Booth Babies’ Deaths Were Due to Negligence. OAKLAND, Car., March 12.—The in- quest was held to-night into the death of the two little daughters of Frank Booth, who were killed by an electriccar in West Oakland last Monday night. 5 The evidence was the same as has been | published, and the jury found “that death | was caused by being crushed under car | No. 12, and we do_hereby exonorate tie | motorman_from all blame; and we do fur- | ther find that the said railway company is blamable for not employing proper appli- ances on their cars for the protection of | human life.” : : Italo A. Beretta broughtin a minority verdict, which was the same in all re- spects to the other, except the last sen- tence referring to censuring the company. RE . PERSON'S DEATH | Mrs.. Mary Fox Pierson of Oak- | land Left a Widow in New York. | gret knowing him. 1 i 1 Sy | | Their Brief Career as Evangelists Cut l Short by the Husband’s Fatal ‘ Iilness. | | | 0arLAND OFFICE SaN FRrANcIsco CALy,] 908 Broadway, March 12, | News has been received of the unexpected |and early death of the Rev. Frank T. Pierson, who came to the coast less than two years ago and married Miss May Fox, | one of the most popular church singers of this city. The news that she had been left a widow after soshort a married life has caused profound regret among her numer- ous friends in this city. Rev. Frank Pierson has been engaged in evangelistic work for many years and came to the coast about three years ago, when he sang at the revival meetings of Rev. B. Fay Mills, for which the large tabernacle was specially erected. He at once became a favorite, and before he returned East his engagement to Miss Fox was announced. | About two years ago the wedding took place, and the young couple went East to engage in evangelistic work. Mrs. Fox-Pi city, and is connected with the school de- »artment. His daughter gave early prom- ise of rising to distinction as a singer, and after a_musical education the hope was realized. She went East to study in com- pany with Miss Beatrice Priest-Fine, and, on their return, both ladies at once entered on successful careers. M Fox-Pierson | became very popular as contralto at the First Congregational Church. There | was much regret manifested when it be- came known that she was to leave, although | everybody thought that _there was a very successful future ahead of the young couple. About a month ago Mr. Pierson was taken sick and went to a little watering- Mrs. Mary Fox-Pearson, Oakland’s Favorite Sacred Singer, Whose Married Life Was S [Drawn from 0 Short a photograph.] him to the British Consu! to get the money when it shonld arrive. ut this tin ne corresponded the Consul told that noth- 1g was known e of Smith. Then a X the rich preacher, but watch was kept ¢ Smith soon discovered it. He tol the man who was shadowing him that the i certain hour As the pas ¢ a few feet away at- the time Smith deliverad his age the detective concluded- that all was right and kept the appointment. That night Smith borrowed money from vbody he could and was seen no more. e at lone he made love to a very e lady who was moderately well s said that he met witli encourage- Jat o wedding was oniy a que: of time. Smith made some heay chases and loans on the strength of h story and there are several e and Sutter Creek that meet him. After bis de- rd nothing of him till I CaLL that he was in Oakland. Detective Holland was keeping his eve on Smith, knowing his past record, but as yon as Icame with the warrant Smith 2. g 1t was learned to-day that Rev. Mr. Smith had followed exactly the same tactics 1n Oakiand that be pursued in other cities ing the past twenty years. He had gratiated himeelf into the confidence of thren, and stood off bis landlord ne. He had also made engagement British Consul next Monday and get the money. et When Detective Holland saw Smith's 2d borrowed on the strength of his for-| aman named Smith to go to the place, where it was hoped he would re- cover. The effeet, however, was t:e re- of what was anticipated, and the V] s leit a widow. It is said -Pierson will return to Cak- land to her father. D S — Short ob ¥unds. OAKLAND, Car., March 12.—State Su- perintendent of Public Instruction Black has notified Superintendent.McClymonds that the State apportionment of school money to Oakland on the second install- ment of taxes 1s-about $8000 less than it last year. The city received about $44,000. The Board of Education has ex- pected that there would be some reduction, and has accordingly refrained from mak- ing avy extensive improvements. The Adams Bulkhead. OAKLAND, Car., March 12.—The suit | of J. A. Townly, as assignee of Lowden & Cv., contractors, for $2543 73 as the balance due on their contract for the construction of a bulkhead east of Alice street for Ed- son F. Adams is on trial in the Superior | Court before a jury. Adams claims the work was not done according to specifica- tions and therefore refuses to pay for the work. Waomen of Shakespeare. OAKLAND, Can, Mareh 12.— The Women's rxchange have secured Fred- erick Warde to lecture for them in the TFirst Con,;rega!ional Chureh to-morrow | (Friday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the subject, *“The Women of Shakespeare.” 1t | is expected the auditorium will becrowded. PORTIA PITIES ierson’s father dwells in this | MALE STUDENTS, Says They Are Afraid to Meet Women in Open Debate. FEARED BY THE MEN. Attorney Frances Lane Scorns ‘What She Declares to Be Cowardice. r SYMPATHY FOR TENDERFEET. Would Rather Be a Lawyer Than Be Queen of an Em- pire. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,| 908 Broadway, March 12, } Attorney Frances Lane, the lady who was refused admission to the Alameda the cottage occupied by W. J. Jackson, at 956 Kirkham street. The house is owned by Wil- liam Partridge. Mr. and Mrs. M. Freudenberg have mort- aged the furniture of the Newland House on F"ashinztan and Seventh streets to Martha Newland, to secure payment of a $400 note. In the suit of A. C. Hammond Jr. against the Trustees of San Leandro to restrain them from issuing bonds to secure an electric-light plant, the court overruled the defendant’s demurrer yesterday. The statement that Clark Wise of the music- house of Chék Wise AX:[CD. was in the pnnyfl?( Alaskan gold prospectors Was an error. s brother, R. A. \'lscl,) and his father, R. H. Wise, went north. The nine-year-old son of John Ingler fell into an open trapdoor in the sidewalk in front of Rothenberg’s place on Broadway, near Eighth street, yesterday afternoon, and broke his right arm above the wrist. The Second Regiment of the Boys’ Brigade of this city is making active preparations for the annual convention, which opens in San Jose next Saturday. About twernty delegates will be in attendance from Oakland. John R. Elley, who was & candidate for the Police Judgeship last election, is striving for the place now held by Bretz. Commissioners Peirsol and Wilson had an informal talk this morning, but reached no decision. The Lankershim Literary Soclety will give its regular midterm open meeting at California College, East Oakland, to-morrow evening. An excellent programme, Consisting of essays, recitations, etc., has been prepared. The regular monthly shoot of the Mount Eden Rifle Club took place at the usual time at Mount Eden Grove. The attendance was large. Miller won the gold medal, Hesse the second class, Feddersen the all comers’ medal. A deed of gift was filed to-day from J. West Martin and Jane Foote Martin, his wife, to Louise Bromwell Martin, the wife of Shelby F. Martin, to a house and lot (60x144 leel} on the corner of Thirty-sixth street and Telegraph *Nricha he old o it i Michael Hayden, the old man who s claimed has xz'o( eaten food for eleven days be- cause of the grief occasioned by the death of his wife, at 903 Secoud street, is still in the Recelving Hospital, but will be taken to the county infirmary to-morrow. Miss Charlotte M. Worley died after buta week's illness at her home, 548 William street, last eveming. Until she was taken down & week ago Miss Worley had always enjoyed the Miss Frankie Lane, Oakland’'s Woman Lawyer, Who Says the Male Students Fear the Enterprise of Women and Are to Be Pitied Rather Than Censured. County Law Association, has come to the aid of her sister in experience, Miss Susie | K. Eubanks, who has just been refused | admission to the Associated Law Students. | In an interview to-day she handles the| male aspirants for law honors without | gloves. She said: *To know how to live we should under- | stand the law, because ‘law is the rule of | action,” and to know how to live means to | know how to live justly. When these ‘youngsters’ are unjust it is because of their | want of the knowledge of law and justice— | because of their ignorance—and therefore they deserve pity rather than rebuke. *‘But, to be frank, I really think that this association, under the fictitious name of Law Association, is a shame and a dis- grace to the legal profession. Men are known by their admitted principles, and 1 say what I do, knowing that every honora- bie member of my wvrofession will sustain me; and I say, furthermore, that if it were not for their ignorance they should be considered by every honorable citizen of this muricipality as men of dishonora- | ble and contemptible composition. “When the science of law is viewed through the classification of Justinian in those inimitable precepts, ‘Live honestly, | injure nobody and render to every one their just dues,’ we see that the lawyer drilled in the principlesof ideal citizenship and in the vprinciples of state is the one most competent of holding public trust | and of guiding our National helm through | the never-ceasing tide of theincessant wave | sweeping the deck of our ship of state. | That's what I think of my profession. And | as one who isinterested in all those who are | striving for knowledge, those who are en- tering upon the investigation of the s ence of jurisprudence, those who are pre- | paring for the great and glorious profes- | sion of law, to those beginners, and especizlly to the members of the Law Association of the city of Oakland, | I say that you can't make a true law- yer out of a narrow-minded man any more than the sculptor can make a marble | statue out of a log. The e lawyer hasa | broad view of truth and has ever before him the integrity of his character, and you see before we can be lawyers we mu be men and women: but the chief objec- tion to the admittance of Miss Eubanks to the Law Association seems to be the fact | that she is a woman. | “Now, for my part, T would rather be | Frances Lane than the greatest man in the country, and I would rather he a | past three years. lawyer than %ueen of an empire. The fact that Miss Eubanks is a womanis a | fact to be proud of, and the fact that a | woman should desire admittance to their | as-ociation should be considered as a com pliment by members of the Law Associa. tion, ““Am 1 in sympathy with the idea of Miss Eubanks in organizing an association | for the study of law? Well, I see no rea- | son why an organization could not be | formed 'in this city, as an evening law | school for the benefit of those studentsin Oakland whose lew duties occupy them during the day, and whose evenings could well be devoted to the acquiring of a legal education, which could eventually become | the ‘law college of California, where it would be pos-ible for any to obtain a thor- ough and comprehensive knowledee of the | science of law. I think thav would be the | greatest benefit that could be conferred | upon the State of Culifornia—an ideal law college, with proper method, where stu- dents could not only learn what the law is, but how to apply it; in fact,a cave scheol. It is a necessity, and [ see no reason why a lady with the high ability, courage and wisdom possessed by Miss Euabanks, why she should not, with the sympathy of the legal element, enter upon and successfolly carry out an enter- prise which would te a benefit to the com- munity, and especially to the profession.” HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO C,u.x.,s ” 908 Broadway, March 12, The Golden Gate Assoclation of Free Baptists nolds 1ts semi-annual session with the Oaklana church Friday and Saturday of this week. A. Menzenmeyer, who is charged with an assault to murder J. R. Perkinsat Lorin, has bfl:en allowed until next Thursday to enter his plea. There was a small roof - fire this afternoon in | of the principalities and tow: best health. Theyounglady was just 18 years of age and had resided in this city for sixteen years. News has been received that J. Harold Bolce of Oakland, the young newspaper msn who went to Europe about a year ago with his wife, and thence to the Transvaal country in Africa, nas been acting as Deputy United States Con- sul at Johannesburg during the recent stirring times in that city. Next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock the Elks’ monument i8 to be formally dedicated at Mountain View Cemetery by the local lodge with impressive ceremonies.” The eulogy will be by the actor, Frederick Warde, the oration by ex-Congressman Clunie. and prayer will be oéered by Rev. C. W. Wendte. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS, The County Union to Meet To- Day at the Alameda Pres- byterian Church. ‘What It Costs to Light Various Cities With Electricity, Arc and Incandescent. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 12.—The con- vention of the Alameda County Chris- tian Endeavor Union will be held at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow, not hav- ing bad ifs place of meeting here for the The session will open at 2:30 o’clock, when there will be read some interesting papers, discussions follow- ing. At 6 o'clock in the evening a basket lunch will be served, after which the Revs. Mr. Chapman and E. 8. Palmer will speak. The Defendants Win. ALAMEDA, Car. March 12.—A fury last mignt decided the suit of W. A. Augustine versus Castier & Picor for the recovery of $299 damages in favor of the defendants. The defend; counter claim of §5 for the sa vehicle, which was primarily the cause of the suit, and which bad been placed in the hands of Superintendent Wheeler of the electric-car company, after having been almost demolished in an accident. Lamborn’s Queries Answered. ALAMEDA, Car.. March 12.—1In answer to the queries which City Clerk Lamborn sent out a few days ago_asking fifty-s ven n the State for the prices of their street-lighting nu- merous communications have “been re- ceived. The object of the queries is to as- certain the difference between the cost per lamp per month as paid by the city of Ala- medl;l d that as paid by other cities and towns. T are the outgrowth of the re- cent injunction proceedings brought against the Board _of Trustees by inter- ested parties, the City Clerk having been ordered to procure figures for the purpose of comparison. Without the income from the incandes- cent system Alameda paye $10 per are for street-lighting twenty-six nights per meoenth. These prices are on the same basis as in other places. Some of the most | important municipalities and prices sub- mitted are as follows: Fresno, thirty-three are lights, 2000-candle power, burning from sunset to sunrise, every night, $6 45 per.light per month; 100 incandescents of 32-candle power, sunset to sunrise, every nighthin the month, $1 25 per light per month. Merced. $3 30 per ‘month per lamp of 40- candle power. Placerville, 50 cents for a 16 - candie power lamp, with privilege of maintaining polls, wire, etc. The plant is operated by ‘water power. Oakland, 2000-candle power lamps, 43 cents 1per lamp per night, moonlight schedule. i San Jose, lighted by private contract, $8 90 per are light of 2000-candle power per montk, moonlight schedule. Stockton, $11 70 per month for 2000-can- dle power lamps, lighted by private cor- poration. Sacramento, 229 arc lights at $9 75 per month, furnished by private contract. Ventura, $850 per month for a 2000- candle power lamp. 2 GOLD FEVER SPREADING. A School Principal Vacates His Position to Go North. STRUGGLE FOR A GIRL WIFE. The City Council Will Tax the Nickel- in-the-Slot Public Tele- phones. 0AkLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, March 12, | The gold fever is rapidly spreading in Oakland, and on all sides one hears of those who are going to leave for the Ajaskan gold fields. There are many men giving up good positions to go into that unknown territory and take their chances of making or breaking on the result. Already three large parties have departed, and yet others are making up parties to leave in the near future. A few of those who have gone have been in the employ- ment of mining companies, but most of them are independent prospectors. The latest party consists of E. M. Wilkin- son, William McCallais and A. F. Shulte. Wilkinson has been a brakeman. Shulte has been principal of the Garfieild Evening School until he resigned to go on this ex- pedition. These young men will take about four tons of supplies, and count on being away eighteen months, The gold tields where they will locate are near the coast, and have only been prospected back thirty-five miles. 3 LIFE-SAVING GUARD. One That Has Proven Very Effective in ©Oakland. OAKLAND, CAL., March 12.—Many ref- erences have been made during the past week to the Clark guard on the Alamedo and Oakland Electric Street Railroad asa means of preventing fatal accidents. Itisa very simple affair and is said by those who have seen it in operation to be the most successful guard yet invented. Itis the invention of a former motorman nmamed Clark of that line, and it has resulted in saving a number of lives. The guardis a wire-net scoop attached tothe board fender that all cars have in frort of their trucks. It is fastened by means of a number of inverted U’s made of steel, which make it yery easily pressed down to tte rail, but exceedingly J;fl'xcnlt to raise up, so that anything can go under it. At the outer edge of the net are ar- ranged small wooden rollers, so that when pressed to the ground they prevent dig- ging into the earth, but rather carry the | fender along so that any ebstruction will be picked up and thrown into the net. =~W. M. Rank, manager of the electric line, said he began to hunt for a guard as soon as the road opened as, he said, there would be many accidents in running cars as fast as that road does. ‘“We have never been notified,” said he, ‘‘that an ordinance had been passed requiring cars to have guards. By the use 0? this one we picked up the son of M. F. Tarpey, the capitalist and politician, as he jumped from one car in front of another.” A smart young lad attempted to_ run across in front of one of our cars and fell. He was gathered up withonly a scratched arm. An old gentle- man got between the tracks and was thrown by one car in front of another and | gathered up unharmed.”” The comFlnies using the guard have to vay a royalty to Mr. Clark and make them themselves. It costs about $12 a pair to manufacture them. It is saia the Market- street system of San Francisco wanted to use the guard, and that Clark demanded $6000 royalty, which was refused. Later, after they had paid $60,000 in damages, they came back again, ready to pay the price, but then he refused and raised the royalty to $10,000, claiming the guard had been thoroughly proven and shown to be very successful, and was, therefore, worth more than when it was an experiment. THE FAITHFUL ROVER, Fighting the Humane Society to Keep the Girl. OAKLAND, Can, March 12.—Adelia Everett, a prepossessing 15-year-old girl, is locked up in the City Prison on a charge of vagrancy, and was about to be sent to the Whittier Reform School when her lover, Edward Williams, went to her res- cue. girl has no parents, but has been residing with her grandmother, Mrs. J. B. Hobart of Temescal, until ske went out as a do- mestic recently. She left her place February 22 and went with Williams. Up to Monday they had lived at a Sixth-street lodging-house, when he waated to make her his wife, but she refused. They were arrested later, but the | boy was released. She is now ready to’| marry him, but the Society for the Pre- vention of Crueity to Children has inter- ferred. Judge Wood has referred the matter to the grandmother, ana whatever she says the court will do in the morning. Frick for Congress. OAKLAND, Car., March 12.—The rumor | has been going about that Judge A. L. | Frick of the Superior Court would be a candidate for Congress to succeed Con- gressman 8. G. Hilborn. Judge Frick was | appointed to his position on the bench | about a year and a half ago by Governor | Markham when the new department was | established by the Legislature. He has| generally been regarded as a candidate to | succeed himself, but some say he will withdraw at the proper time from the judgeship race, which is already over- crowded, and be a candidate for Congress, | Judge Frick has made no public state- | statement as yet, but that he has had the | matter under consideration is beiieved to | be undoubted, as also that he hLas con- | sulted his iriends to obtain their opinion of his ¢ ances should he decide to make the race for a seat in Congress. At the Macdonough. OAKLAND, Car, March 12.—Frederick Warde is drawing large audiences at the Macdonough this week. The repertoire for the balance of the week is: rriday, “King Lear’’; faturday matinee (popular prices), “Julius Caesar”’; Saturday evening | (farewell), *Damon and Pythias.” Materna and Ondricek will give one con- cert at the Macdonough next Monday evening. The sale of seats commences to- morrow (Friday) at 9 A. »., and a rush for tickets is expected. This will be one of the musical events of the season. Council Presidency. QOAKLAND, Car., March 12.—The City Council at its meeting next Monday night, in accordance with the rules of that body, will elect a President to succeed Council- man Manuel, who has held the position during the past year. The position, out- side o1 the ‘honor it entails, is sought for on account of the patronage it controls in the shape of commitiees. Some oi them are more desirable than others and in ap- ortioning them there are many favors to e shown. Councilmen Buckland and Mott are mentioned as the two leading candidates for the position. After Nickel Telephones. OAKLAND, CAL,, March 12.—The Judi- ciary Committee ot the City Council has referred back to the attorney the or- dinance taxing nickel-in-the-slot machines $3 a quarter so that a section could be added to include. the nicke!-in-the-slot telephones, Ceuncilman Heitman, in He seeks to make her his wife. The | speaking of the arrangement, said: “They are nothing butabunko game. Sometimes the person who drops the nickel gets something in return for his money and sometimes he does not.” For the Defense. OAKLAND, Car.,, March 12.—The tes- timony of the people in the case of Benja- min L. Hill. who shot his wife at Twelfth and Kirkham streets one evening about two monthsago, did not develop any new facts. It was completed at noon to-day, and as the defense were ready to present their case an adjournment was taken until to-morrcw when the trial will go on. The Youngest Regent. _BERKELEY, Car., March 12.—A peti- tion is being circulated among the students of the State University asking for the ap- pointment as a regent of George D. Boyd, 86. Mr. Boyd is a San Francisco attorney and is a graduate of both Berkeley and the Law College. He is declared to be thor- oughly posted on university affairs and in touch with the student body and the fac- ulty. He has served several times on the advisory board of the alumni. If heshould be appointed Mr. Boyd will be the young- est of the regents of ‘the State University. THE CO-£0S WILL ASSIST, They Will Beautify the Grounds by the Addition of Flowers. Photographing Perrine’'s New Comet. The Stanford Team Will Not Play Ball. BERKELEY, CaAr., March 12.—The co- eds at Berkeley are to have a hand in the work of beautifying the university cam- pus. They do not intend that future freshmen shall give to the boys all the praise and glory for making a garden spot of the university reservation. Though the young women students decided some time ago that it would be unbecoming for them to serve up coffee and sandwiches to the “student Jabor brigade’’; that it was im- practicable for them to build a stone side- walk from North Hall {o the library build- ing, and that a triumphal arch at the new Center-street entrance would be most too much of an undertaking, yet they were determined to have their names carved | on the escutcheon of university henefactors. To-day, by a unanimous vote of their body, | it was decided to levy an assessment of 50 cents on each woman student in the uni- | versity, to be applied to the improvement | of the ground around North Hall. Flower | beds will be planted, palms will be set out, and, if the fund proves sufficient, grass plats will be laid off. Professor Hilgard of the agricultural department has promised to provide then cessary vinesand to assist in every way possible toward making the | piece_ of work an artistic one. Before the plants and vines can be set out, how- ever, it will be necessary to_complete the work of excavating around North Hall and to refill the place with soft, ductive soil. It is expected that the student laborers, who will resume their | work to-morrow, will place the ground in readiness for the plants, but if they do not succeed in it the co-eds will probably pay for the work remaining undone. As announced in THE CaLy last week the plan of setting out garden plants in the vicinity of North Hall was that of Regent Reinstein, which he proposed to the co-eds when he found that 3\9 other plans for do- ing something toward improving the campus could not be made to go through. All college work will be suspended to- morrow and on Saturday. in order to give the student laborers an opportunity to complete their half-finished task. The squads for work will be organized on the same plan as heretofore—under military command. Work will be continued all day and until Saturday at noon. ‘Word From Stanford. BERKELEY, CaL., March 12.—Mana- er Brownsill of the University basket- all team received an official reply to-day from Manager Keifer of the Stanford co-ed team, with relation to the proposed inter- collegiate games. Manager Keifer states that her team will be glad to play the Berkeley girls at any place that would be agreeable to them. She prefers, however, that the game be played on the ground or on a tanbark-covered floor. It is also stated in the letter that it will not be possible for the cardinal wearers to pla; the game before the first week in April, on accoun?t of the opening recess at Stan- ford. . Miss Keifer proposed that a delegate to represent each team meet at an early date for the purpose of arranging the prelimi- naries of the game. The question of gate receipts, which was ! reported to haye been the bone of conten- tion between the two_ teams, was not even so much as mentioned. | Followingis the make-up of Berkeley’s team: Elizabeth Griswold, '98, is captain and cen- ter; Blanche Terrill, '98, is left center; Mary McCleare, '98, right guard; Bertha Knight, '8, goal; Helen Grase, '98, left goal; Ruby Farnham, 96, right goal; Edith Brownsill, guard and manager; Edna Robinson, leit guard, and Kate Jones, 96, right guard. Manager Brownsill stated to-nizht that they will commence practicing at once for the coming game. Wants a Larger Lens. BERKELEY, CaL., March 12.—Professor Orium O. Leuschner of the Students’ ob- | servatory at the State University has been engaged for the past few days in taking photographs of Perrine’s new comet. His resuits have been reasorably successful thus far, but he states that in order to take the best of photographs a larger and more powerful lens will be necessary. The lens such as Professor Barnard used will be sufficiently large, and efforts will be made to purchase one. The lens now in use at the observatory is that of Dr. Fischel. Won’t Play Baseball. BERKELEY, Car., March 12.—Bernard P. Miller, manazer of the Varsity baseball | team, received word trom Palo Alto to-day that the Stanford ireshman baseball nine will not meet the Berkeley freshman team this season. 1he Staniord manager gives as his reason for cn!lin%the game off that the practice of the treshmen in preparing for the game with Berkeley would ma- terially retard the training of their Varsity team. University Athletic Sports. BERKELEY, CaL, March 12.—Next Saturday aiternoon will be a big aay for athletic” sports at the university. At 2 o’clock the freshman-sophomore field-day contests will begin, and at 3:30 o’cicck the Dental College and freshman basebail teams will meet in a game on the diamond for the chamvionship of the university and the silver trophy which was won last year by the class of '98. Dr. Bentley to Go East. BERKELEY, CaL., March 12.—Rev. Dr. Robert Bentley of Trinity Methodist Church of Berkeley has been granted a leave of absence for three months. Dr. Bentley intends to visit his mother in Illinois and to maje a tour of Europe, vis- iting most of the large capital cities. Philosophical Union. BERKELEY, -Can, March 12.—The Philosophical Union of the State Univer- sity will meet to-morrow evening at Stiles Hall to hear the address of Professor Ed- ward H. Griggs of Stanford University on “Watson’s Criticism_in Kant's Theory of Duty as the Moral Idea.” Messrs. H. M. Wright, U. C., 94, and E.N. Henderson, ’91, will open the discussion. Death of a Berkeley Student. BERKELEY, CAL., March 12.—Douglas K. Mott, a student of the university in the class of '99, died at his home on Channing way ‘last night of consumption. The funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. pro-’| PAID THE PRINTER'S BILL Charles R. Detrick May Take a Social Custom Into Court. WHO BUYS THE STATIONERY? Allan St. J. Bowie’s Erstwhile Brother- in-Law Threatens a Justice Court Suit. Unless the financial relations of Allan St. J. Bowie and Charles R. Detrick, his erstwhile brother-in-law, are settled ami- cably, there is prospect of the Justice Court being called upon to determine whether the social custom which insists that the male relatives of the bride—her father, brother or guardian—must foot the bills for the wedding invitations, an- nouncements, eic., amounts to a legal proposition. The wedding of Mr. Detrick and Miss Bowie was a social event in this City. The position of the bride’s brother as president of the Western Light and Power Com- pany and as a clubman of note, as well as the bride's beauty, accomplishments and povularitv insured a fashionable gather- ing, to do justice to which everything must be in keeping with the importance of the occasion. The invitations, announcements and weddin g stationery generally were of the finest kina the printers’ art could produce. The dainty missives werein great demand, and those who received them considered themselves exceedingly fortunate. Of course the gtationery had to be paid for, and Mr. Detrick says that he found the necessary coin to liquidate the bill of the printer. 5 He further says that it has been the custom _from time immemorial for the male relatives of the bride to meet such obligations, and that as a matter of fact Mr. Bowie agreed to pay the bill, but being without the necessary fundsin his pockets at the time the bills came in asked him to settle, saying he would refund the money later. . Had the domestic relations of the young couple continued pleasant it is possible that the bill would never have been men- tioned between the brothers-in-law, but they did not, and a separation took place after a child had been born to them. ¢ Since then the family relations have been strained and the printer’s bill has come into evidence. Mr. Detrick insists that Mr.. Bowie shall return him the money paid on the bill— about $65—and proposes to get it if he has to go to law. Of course under the circum- stances Mr. Detrick cannot personally ask Mr. Bowie to pay, but he can have recourse to a collector, and this he has done. The claim has been in the hands of J.J. Rauer for some time past and if a settle- ment is not reached soon the complaint that has already been prepared will be fited. Mr. Bowie denies that he owes Detricik anything on the stationery or for any other reason and scouts the idea that Detrick has any valid claim against him. — e e ———— Other Men's Lumber. ALAMEDA, Car., March 12.—Police- man Brampton arrested a man giving the name of O. W. Smith last night atthe corner of Walnut street and Clement avenue, took him to the City Prison and charged him with petty larceny. Smith, when apprehended, had in his possession a lot of lumber belonging to a house being constructed by the Joseph A. Leonard Company on Clement avenue. Buhn Acquitted. ALAMEDA, Car.,, March 12.—The trial of Julius Buhn, who last week got into an altercation with ris employer, Henry Schuler, the brewer, came up to-day be- fore Justice Morris and a jn‘riy. Attorney Barker appeare: for the defense. and Attorneys R. B. Tap- pan and M. W. Simpson represented the plaintiff. Considerable interest was mani- 1ested in the case on account of the promi- nence of the parties involved. The testi- mony introduced was rather amusing. Buhn objected to being likened to a jackass by Schuler, which caused the row between the two. After some heated words it a; peared Schuler absented himself from his employe’s presence, procured a revolver an(P tl{en came back to annihilate him. He tried to discharge the contents of the revolver at Buhn, but it only snapped. Buhn then knocked Schuler down and in the fall he got pretty well scratched up. After being out for several hours the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Match Game of Whi ALAMEDA, Can.. March 12.—El Nido Club, represented by twelve masters of the game of whist, glnyed a match with the Oakland Whist Club_last night'and were beaten. The Alamedans lost the match by 82 points, 1872 having been played. o - Symphony Concert. The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra will render the following programme this aiter- noon in Golden Gate Hall, at 3:30: Overture, “Rosamunde” (Schubert); first symphony, C major (Beethoveu); “He Was Despised,” from “Messian” (Handel), Mrs. Lechie Sedgley. Rev. nolds; Paganini’s variations (original edition), upon “Nel cor piu,” for violin, Mr. Bernhard Mollenhauer; “Daxist Macabre” (Saint-Saens); “Kaisermarch’* (Wagner). The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and San Fraucisco Ora- torio Society fviil combine in giving Gounod's {Redemption” Tuesday eveniog, March 31, at Metropolitan Temple. e An Immense Bag. Charles Newman and Howard Black re- turned last evening from a two days’ shoot in the marshes of Rio Vista. They bagged 375 geese and brought them home. AUCTION SALES. FORCED SALE. Buggies. Hadl "-'. Caris. AT AUCTION, TO-MORROW. arch 14, 1896 s premises, 2432 CALIFORNIA STREET, WE WJLL SELL The Entire Contents of T. J. Sullivan’s Stables, ....CONSISTING OF.... Lease, 200d will, etc., and 25 head Al Livery and Carriage Horses: 4 fine fiveglass Landaulet Car- Saturday. At riaces, lutest styies: 2 Coupes: Open and Sur- re} Phaetot Open and Top Buggies; g 40 sets Single and Double Harness: Saddlery, Kobes, Biankets, etc. Also, the Office Furniture, including grand Com- bination Safe. Sale positive, rain or shine. No limit, no re- serve. Every article sold separately. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. - Office—327 Sixth street, FIRE UNDERWRITERS SALE. At 773 Market Street, Near Fourth. On SATURDAY, the 14th day of March. 1896, at 11 o'clock a. uALr:ur lccuunlr?f the Pacific Coast Fire Underwriters, We_will_sell about 100 SHOWCASES, COUN- TERS AND SCALES, removed from J. Noonan's store. Look out for further advertising. Indiana Auction Co., 120 Sutter, R. 12, B. M. BIRDSALL. Propr. Al Dr.@Gib] i 6556 bon’s Dispensary,