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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1896. 9 SUICIDE CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED. Dr. Wendte Supplements His Sermon of Two Weeks Ago. GIVES THREE REASONS. Self-Murder Is a Crime Against Self, Against Scciety and Against God. VIEWS OF REV. J. SMALL in times of adversity not one in twenty. Bhe tells him of Jesus, who had compas- sion; tells him that he will put his arms around him in trouble and suffering. “Friends, the deepest wounds are not those that bandages cover. Broken hearts cause deeper sufferings than broken bones. She does for him that which Christ would have done had he been here. I ask which now of these three was neighbor unto the hopeless sufferer?” TRICKS OF GYPSIES. Robbed the Uredulous Who Visited Them and Were Frightened Out of Town, HAYWARDS, Carn, Aug. 23.—A band of gypsies camped near here yesterday and several young people went to the camp to have their fortunes told. Some of them now regret it. One young man Was told to put a goldpiece in his mouth while the | fortune-teller told him of his future. When she bad told him the size of his prospective good luck she said it would be necessary to insure its coming to him to put the coin in her own mouth. A min- ute later the gypsy was apologizing to the youth for having swallowed his $5 piece. Another lady was told to bring l‘:er best dress and change it in the gypsy’s tent, She did so and when she was returning it was discovered that another gypsy had He Denounces Euthanasia and Uses for a Test the Parable of the Good Samaritan. 0AxLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, G608 Broad: , Aug. 23, The and the death of those whose sufferings rable, that was brought up by the it e-rooms all over the country. Dr. Wendte went deeper into the subject morning, his theme being, iver Justifiable?”’ is text, Thyself No Harm.” 28. fter reviewing at length the history of “Do es and nationalities of suicides, Dr. dte said: “And yet, when I am asked to ask my- self the question whether or not suicide can ever be justified from a moral point of view, despite the Jargest chanty, the profoundest sympathy for suffering which Ican bring to bear, I am compelied to answer no! suicide is never justifiable. | | [ | ] | 1ssion of the subject of suicide | stolen the dress. There was talk of a visit of a vigzilance committee, but before one was organized the gy s left. T0 SURVEY THE LAKE. A Government Party Now Camped on Its Borders. OAKLAND, CaL.,, Aug. 23.—A party of Government surveyors, under command of Lieutenant McCully of the United States steamship McArthur, has commenced a survey ot Lake Merritt. This is the first time a Government survey of the lake has peen made. The work is a part of a gen- | er: iss v the Geodetic Depart- n of Rev. Dr. Wendte's sermon | €7l order issued by the Geadetio Bepar! I'mE CALL two weeks ago, is broadening | d is now the theme of pulpits and | ment to survey all large bodies of water of the Pacific Coast. The lake will be thoroughly surveyed | and sounded, and & perfect chart will be published. The surveying party bas «Is Suicide | erected tents on the border of the lake, and will spend several weeks on the sur- | vey. ide and giving some statistics of the | —————————— The Macdonough. OAKLAND, CAL., Aug. 28.—The Chaun- | cey Olcott engagemant at the Macdonough will open Monday night with ‘‘Mavour- neen.”” The play is new to this city, and the star, although an old-time miustrel | favorite, will make his first Western ap- Some hold, indeed, that seif-destruction is | insane take their own lives. In that case, there would be no moral re- for suicide, and it would not call for ethereal treatment. “‘Many suicides are the result of insanity, but many are not. Suicide in general springs from a selfish concentration on ts, which no high, moral 1t is always unjustifiable. violent attempt to shorten our own or an- other’s days is a vicked defiance of divine laws established for the good of humanity. “‘Again, suicide is a grievous wrong against our higher self and hasits roots on selfishness. The man who embraces the g00d of others equally with his own enter- tains no such sickly, morbid feelings as would prompt him to voluntary death. “Thirdly, suicide isa wrong against one’s family and near kindred. It deprives them of your presence and services, and asts a stigma upon them, and inflicts a lifelong pain and sorrow. “‘Once more, self-destruction is a wrong | committed against human society. Your fellow-man has a right to your services and loyalty, and shoula not be deprived of them. “I believe in and have recently advo- d th ht and auty of society to eut short the life of certain of its members in exceptional and extreme cases. Instances of this would be capital punishment, war | | has been bad blood between them. The in protection of society and eutheanasia in mercy to the sufferers. ‘‘In enthanasia, as I would conductit, no | wrong is committed against the betterself | f forin cases of extreme physical e the higher faculties of man become | ded and unbalanced, and the suffering | endured &erves no moral purpose. It| would not wrong the]family, for they would assent to it. It would not wrong | society, for society itself would undertake } the duty, and be spared the harrowing | spectacle of unnecessary suffering. It! would transform society, rather, into a| ministering angel of God’s mercy or peace. | ‘‘But seli-murder fulfills none of these | conditions. It is a wrong against sel, | one's family and fellow men, and it is'an act of impiety against | | B ANOTHER VIEW, Rev. James Small Takes the Good Samaritan for His Model. OAKLAND, CiL., Aug. 23.—Rev. James | Small of the First Christian Church took | the subject of “‘Suicide and Euthanasia,” | for his subject this morning. ! He said in part: “That to kill off the suffering was Chri tian and humane is an egregious blunder. 1t is Pagan to the core. They drown and | Xill off the hopeless sufferers in the Pagan | Jands as we would drown or kill off a lit- | ter of pups here. But 80 long as the story | of the Good Bamaritan remains with us, | Christian men will never advocate this | heartless and Pagan notion.” | Mr. Small then took up the parable of | the Good Samaritan and continued: | ‘‘“We can almost listen to_the footsteps| of the coming travelers, as did the waiting | sufferer. Perhaps the ianguid eye of the | poor, hopeless sufferer saw that the first man approaching was a clergyman of the | Unitarian school. Hope dawns in his| heart. A man of sorrows and acquainted ! with * grief and suffering, the wounded | man must have looked to him for help. | But this ‘religious’ man casts a glance at the sufferer and suggeststhe idea to kill off the poor fellow and end his pain. His retreating footsteps fade gudua.llylnwa_v‘ until nothing is heard but the sighing of | the wind in the trees, unless it be the | sound of the sufferer’s wailing vrotest | against the ‘religious’ man’s remedy. “Soon another traveler approached; it | was the professor of the College of Den- tistry in Oakland. Be, too, believed in the One ‘who should heal the broken-hearted and relieve the distressed. Aeain there was hope for the wounded sufferer. But again came the doom of his disappoint- ment. He came and looked on him and assed by on the other side, remarking, ‘I agree with the Unitarian doctor, the best remedy is a good dose of morphine to put him out of bis misery.’ “Are human bopes thus biasted? Are there none to pity ? Are there none to give sympathy? Are human hearts thus cold and unfeeling? Are the disciples of old all dead? Has the Christ no followers? We shall see. Again thesilenceis bro ken, this time by the hurried, measured tread of a burdeped beast. The rider is a woman. A Balvation Army lassie. No hope there—the traveler is laughed at and treated as an enemy. “But the traveler stops her beast, dis- mounts at first sight of the wounded man, sets about caring for him, and hope that was banished returns. The last one from whom to expect hope is the first one to give it. And how many times the like has peen repeated in humen experience! In timesof prosperity friends are all plenty; 4 n of life’s purpose can palliate or | Every | pearance as an actor when the curtain goes up to-night. Mr. Olcott has been very successful in this play,and the Eastern paypers have accorded him much praise for Lis clever work in the role of Terence Dwyer, the hero of the story. ‘‘Mavour- neen’ was written for W. J. Scanlan, by ndication of insanity; that only the | George H. Jessop and Horace W. Town- send. THOBELLIGERENTSWAINS Frank Delate and Tony Johnson Fight for a Girl’s Affec- tions. A Brutal Slogging Match Near Hay- wards Which Was Interrupted by the Officers. OAxRLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, August 23. A quarrel over a young l=dy’s aifections resulted in a prize-ring contest of twenty rounds this afternoon near Haywards. For several days the plans for the -combat have been kept a secret 50 as to avoid in- terference by the police, and when the party left Haywards at noon they departed | a few at a time so as not to attract atten- tion, and in this they were successful. Shortly after I o’clock the principals ana their friends met at a place on Heller's ranch and held a conference. The prin- cipals are two young and powerful fellows of Haywards, and for a long time there casus belli was the affections of a young lady, who is said to live on & ranch near Meek’s place. About a week ago it was decided to meet in open combat and to-day was the time fixed. Asa result of the conference between the men it was decided that the contest shonld take place in a cow corral, which was about twenty-four feet square. The principals were Frank Delate and Tony Johnson and each weighed about 165 pounds. When stripped they pre- sented a muscular appearance, and the suggestion of their glances as they eyed one another was not such as to warrant the idea that there would be any leniency shown toward each other. No time was lost in introducing ihe men or in shaking hands, and when “time” was called they flew at each other like animals rather than men. In the first round Johnson did most of the hitting, but Delate did not seem to suffer much. Just as the round closed Johnson landed a fierce blow on Delate's cheek and claimed first blood. The following three rounds were rather tame, as each man had learned that his opponent was neither a coward nor an amateur. They sparred cautiously for a good opening, but it did not come till the fifth round, when Johnscn landed heavily on Delate’s neck and knocked him off his fect. He was down five seconds, and but for the call of time would probably have | been counted out. _ Delate seemed to be getting the worst o? it, but he was evidently able to stand any amount of punishment and at the close of the sixth round he took Johnson by sur- prise and closed one of his eyes. This was the fiart effective work tnat Delate had done and he did it so quickly that his friends regained their hope and cheered so loudly that there was nearly a riot among the spectators. Delate then com- menced to turn the tide of fortune, and ifrom the tenth to the end of the thirteenth round he made a toy of his antagonist and used him up badly. The fourteenth round was another sur- prise. Johnson braced himself and did some hard rushing. Delate had worked so energetically for the previons twenty minutes that he was forced to act entirely on the defensive and_in the fifteentn both were badly punished and winded men. There was not much fighting in the six- teenth and seventeeth rounds, but what there was was done by Delate. When they came up for the eighteenth round there was a‘ desire on the part of the friends of both sides to call the matter off, but the principals were still sanguine, and although they presented a most re- pu!swq sight and their clothes were cov- ered with blood they would not give up, but expressed a desire to continue till one or the other should be beaten. They could not tolerate any further suspense as to who was to have the right of way to the lady’s heart, and so they started romptl) when time was called for the nrneuentfi round. Little fighting was done, as both men were anxious to get their wind. The twentieth round was just started and a few vicious blows had been struck when the alarm was sounded and a eart was seen driving rapidly over the hill. One of the men was recognized as‘a Deputy Sheriff, and when this fact was made kpown there was a rush for the teams and everybody drove off too fast to permit of any arrests being made. There was much excitement in Haywards to- night over the affair, and every effort to obtain the names of anybody but the prin- cipals was in vain. —_— The heart beats seventy-five times a minute, sending nearly ten pounds of blood through the veins and - arteries each beat, and makes four beats while we breathe once. -« l WISH THE NEWS BUT NOT HOTIONS, Merchants Want the World toe Know About Oakland. - IS NOT A BEDCHAMBER. The Fire Ordinance Would Have Added Com‘ort to the Exposition. SUGGESTION FOR NEXT YEAR. Impressions.of Oakland’s Latest Visitor of Note, Mrs. Tunnsll, the Man- ager of Mattie Overman. OARLAND OrricE SAN Francisco CAL, 908 Broadway, Aung. 23. } One of the most important matters that have ever come before the Oakland Board of Trade is that of undertaking to see that the great newspapers who profess to have the interests of this county so much at heart shall act up to their professions. Not less than 100,000 people are residents of this county and as there is plenty of room to sustain three times that number the only hope of increasing the popula- tion is to attract it from less favored quar- ters. Thiscan only be done through the medium of the newspapers that go to every part of the country. To devotea page of a San Francisco paper to this county only for the edition that is circu- lated on this side of the bay is of no value as an advertising medium and of no value to the Oaklander who is outside of his own city and who wants to keep posted regarding its affairs. It is such small methods as these that for so long caused many people to think of and look upon this city as a colossal bedchamber to San Francisco. As regards TE Cu.r;. the merchants of this city have always Tegarded it as their most stanch supporter, knowing full well that every copy of its immense daily edi- tion carries to all the centers of civiliza~ tion a complete, intelligent and reliable report of the history of each day of Ala- meda County. The men who are the back- bone of this community bave long since looked with regret upon the large amount of space wasted daily by some newspapers upon guessing contests, story contests, coupon fakes aimed at deriving a portion of the profits legitimately the income of merchants, and similar illegitimate ad- juncts to journalism. More especially did this feeling inerease when it was known that the space which was of most value to them was sacrificed to make room for that which was useless to them. They have decided it is an unbusinesslike proposi- tion and have wisely threatened to return the policy of being ignored. The second exposition is now a matter of history, but as 1t is to be an annual af- fair it is but right that there should be improvements each year based on the ex- perience of its predecessor. Last year the great lesson learned was the need of re- serving a comfortable auditorium in which the visitors could enjoy the daily programmes. This year the lesson to be solved is how to handle the immense crowds in the auditorium and galleries, Last night there were probably 5500 peo- ple witnessing the children’s opera. It can truly be said that the 500 marred toa great extent the pleasure of the 50000. It is not easy to see how a few ushers could have improved matters with such an im- mense crowd, but the Fire Department could. There is an ordinance which is in- tended for just such an occasion and which should not be neglected, even good- naturedly. It was passed by the Council because it was needed and it provides for the keeping clear of all aisles in places of amusement. It was neglect ed at the exposition, and that there was no accident in consequence is no argument in favor of such neglect, as people never expect accidents. The ordi- nance was not passed to cover the case of a prayer meeting, where everybody can have his choice of a score ot seats, but for just such gatherings as are seen nightly atthe exposition. Next year the crowds will be as proportionately larger as they are this year over last, and an enforce- ment of the ordinance will be reciprocated by the gratitude of 6000 people daily. This wilt be & hard winter in Qakland for politicians should the Bupreme Court cut the four-year term of county officials in hslf. A county campaign would be like manna on the desert this fall, and without it it is not easy to see how ‘‘the push” is to exist till it migrates to Bacra- mento at New Year. The voters are just aboutas interested as the officials, There would be many changes in the county buildings shonld an election be held, and in some respects this is a consummation devoutly to be wished. 5. W. B. STRUCK SOME MORE OIL A Lake of Petroleum Said to Be Beneath a Ranch at Livermore. Former Attempts to Bore Abandoned for Lack of Sufficient Capital. LIVERMORE, Can, Aug. 23.—A rich strike of oil has been made on the prop- erty of Louise Daviedes, and her place on a salt marsh, northwest of town, has sud- denly become a center of great interest. About three weeks ago, while sinking a well on Mrs. Daviedes’ property, August Brecht came upon a seam eight feet down from which petioleum oozed freely. As they went deeper the cracks became more numerous and oil more plentifal. At fifteen feet the workmen were forced to unit; not having the tools to cat through 2!10 rock. There is about four feet of water in the well and several incheson top in 15-:' petrolenm. R‘ho viedes well or pit is on herjwest line, not over 300 feet from Joseph Brown’s two wells, on higber grouna from which both oil and gas have been flowing for years, About ten years ago Mr. Guitman formed a oo:r-n and entered into ar- rangements with Mr. Brown to bore bis | lands for oil. In the project Mark Liv- ingston, Je Sullivan and other San Fr‘lnclu':oca talists were associated. They rovided themselves with an old-fashioned gofln; .p}x;sml, which was forever get- ting out of order. A 8an Francisco politician, since dead, put up all the money. A 12-inch well was commenced and sunk to the depth of 200 feet when nothing was struck and work was abandoned, This was about ten or eleven years, Mr. Brown has been the one single man of the neighborhood who has clung to the faith that isin him. Without capital’ he could do but little, and that little he has done with his own bands. He has drilled a second well four inches in diameter and fifty feet deep in sandstone formation, in the gully below the big well, and has opened up more evidences of both ,iu and oil. The petroleum from these wells has been used for years by our farmers for axle grease. This district 18 in a direct airline between the coal flelds of Mount Diablo and Corral Hollow. The geological formation is everything that oil experts seek when prospecting, * f-nd as sure as God made little potatoes,” to quote the language of farmer Brown, there is a lake of oil under his ranch. ————————— STUDENT REPUBLICANS. Preparing for an Actlve Part In the Campalgn. BERKELEY, CiL, Aug. 23.—Repub- licanism has fairly established itself among the young college men in Berkeley, and they are making active preparations for a rousing mass-meeting and a vigorous campaign. They propose to affiliate them- selves with the other Republican clubs of Berkeley, and to provide themselves with all the accessories for a street parade, such as torches, banners and transparencies. A large quantity of Republican iiterature has been received from the State Central Committee, by President Oliver, for distri- bution among the students. On next Wednesday afternoon the sesc- ond meeting of the term will be heid, at which Hon. Lowell J. Hardy Jr., U. C.,’66, candidate for the Assembly from the Fifty-third District, will speak to the student citizens. » In about ten days a mass-meeting will be held, to which all the kindred clubs of Berkeley will be invited. An effort is be- NORE JRTLLER 10N REQURED To Man the Guns. in San Francisco Har- bor. ARMY RETIRING BOARD. Adjourned at Chicago to Meet in This City Next October. . WATCHING FOREST RESERVES, Duties Devolving Upcn Troops of the Fourth Cavalry in the Mountains. Colonel W. R. Bhafter is in command of the department, as the following order sig- nifies: HEADQUARTERS. DEPARTMENT OF Cunonxu,i BAN FrANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 18, 1896. General Orders, No. 8. The undersigned having been assigned by the President to the command of the Depart- ment of Calitornia, temporarily, hereby as- sumes command. W. R. SHAFTER, Colonel First Infantry. The new commander is on duty every day at military headquarters in the Phe- Tuction Sales GE0. F. LAMSON, AUCTIONEER. Office—410 Kearny Street. THIS DAY, August 24, 1896, the premises, NE. Corner Sutter and Jones Streets. I WILL SELL Balance Elegant Furniture of Residence. COMPRISING. .. Costly Parlor , 7 pleces, upholstered in rich brocaded _tapestry: Elegant Tables; Valuable Pictures: 1 Klegant Mirror-back; Parlor Etagere: 1*Bandsome Fire Screen; 1 Elegant Walnut Hall Hat Stand; Body Velvet Hall and Stair Carpets: 2 Whalnut Writing Desks; 1 Eiegant Walnut Cham- ber Suit: 1 Elegant Mirror-front Walnut Ward- roba; 1 Magnificent Walnut Sideboard; 1 Walnut Extension Table; 1 Refrigerator; 1 Three-quarter Walnut Chamber Sult, with other desirable articles. ‘Terms—Cash. e s GEO. F. LAMSON. Auctioneer. GRAND FURNITURE SALE. TO-MORROW, Tuesday........ ...August 25, 1896, At 11 0'clock A. M, &% 1057 MARKET STREET, OPP. JONES, +.-WE WILL SELL. ... 5000 Yards of Carpets and Linoleum, 10 Kitchen Ranges; 50 Perfection Kitchen Tables: 3 Magnificent Kastern Oak_ Chamber Suits; French-plate Mantel birror: 1 Cherry-frame Par- lor Suit, covered in French velour: any amount of odd pleCes of Upholsters: 1 Elegant sideboard aud Extension Table and Chairs, Bureaus, Chiffoniers, Art Proot En- ows, Crockery, Monda: Al Lounges, Wardrobes, Paintingg, gravings, Etchings, Mattresses, Pills Ornaments of all kinds, etc. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, 1057 Market st., opp. Jones. Formerly M. J. Simmons. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, Auctioneer for A. M. Speck & Co., Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers, 602 Market Street. GRAND GROCERY AUCTION TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW 816 SIXTIEI STREET AUCTION SALE. The Undersigned WIll Offer for Sale —AT—— PUBLIC AUCTION WITHOUT ReSERVE FOR CASH At Our Warerooms, Nos. 213-215 Market St., San Francisco, Cal., ON—r THURSDAY............ AUGUST 27, 1896, COMMENCING AT 10 A. M, ——AND AT- Our Warerooms at Nos. 362-366 Twelfth Street, Oskland, Alameda County, Cal., N FRIDAY...... .AUGUST 28, 1896, Comigencing at 10 4. X, The stock of Vehicles, Bicycles, Horses, Harness, Robes, Whips, etc., formeriy of the Columbus Bugey Compahy, including about 600 Vehicles, comprising Carrlages, Surreys, Phaetons, Traps, Buggzles, Spring Wagons, Business Wagons, Road Wagons, Road Carts, Village Carts, ~peed Carts of various styles, 112 Sets of Single and Double Har- ness, 8 Horses, 240 Bicycles. Office Furniture, Safe, Desks. Typewriter, 640 Dashes, large stock of Robes, Whips, Blankets and other miscel!aneous assortment of Buggy Tops, Poles, Shatts, Lambs, ete. BLANCHARD & LA . resence of batteries to take care of them. g{e expects that the stations at these places will each be garrisoned by several batteries of artillery. General Miles ad- mitted that there would be an increase of the artillery force stationed on tize Pacific Coast. Three officers of the First United States Infantry in camp at Santa Cruzcame up ing made to secure either General Barnes or Judge Carpenter to address the meet- ing. At the meeting on We dnesday a propo- sition will be made to the students to us¢ their military suits for marching, and wear some regalia indicative of the Re- publican party. 2 A canvass of the university shows that there are about 600 students who stand for McKinleyism, over 200 of whom are voters. Itis their purpose to make their influence felt in the campaign that is now on by turning out in a body and joining with the other clubs of the town in the ef- fort to elect McKinley. e G AT MOUNT EDEN. Republicans Arranging for a Big Meeting on September 19. MOUNT EDEN, Carn, Aug. 23.—The new wigwam is now being rapidly pushed to completion and wili be completed in time for the dedication on September 19. The building will cost about $2300 and will be an ornament to the valley. It will also have a commodious gallery. ; The arrangements for this great Repub- lican event are now -about completed. There will be speeches and other exercises during the afternoon, the orator being C. M. Shortridge of the San Francisco CarL. In the cveninf will take place the grand dedicatory ball. The enterprise of Mount Eden in build- ing this fine wigwam cannot help but be appreciated by the Republicansail over the country, and it is certain that there will be a large representation from every section. Undoubtedly nearly every Republican as well as members of other parties will have a natural curiosity to see what the little village of Mount Eden has done in the way ol%nudlng a handsome Republi- can wigwam, and when they come to the “Hamlet by the Sea” they will find a structure as fine as has ever been erected 1n this county for political purposes. ————————— OUT FOR PROTECTION. Livermore Actively Preparing for Big Demonstrations. LIVERMORE, CAL., Aug. 23.—Prepara- tions have been completed for a hig Re- publican demonstration on September 5. The McKinley and Hobart Club has the matter in hand, and has secured Senator Perkins and W. R. Davis as the speakers for the occasion, President Alviso has named the follow- ing committee to have charge of the deco- rations and parade: Mrs, Wam;’all Jordan, Miss Alviso, Mrs. F. R. Fassett, Mrs. E. R. Pease, Mrs. J. O. McKown, Mrs. Dr. Bellamy, G. W. Langan, Mrs. H. H. Pitcher, Mrs. T. E. Knox, Miss Ruby Hunter, Miss Lizzie Waltenbaugh, Mrs. H. C. Petray, Mrs. Madison Beck, Miss Elsie Horton, Mrs. F. Horton, Mrs. George Wegener, Zack Taylor, F. Mathie- son, Geo) Mally, J. 0. McKown, E. R. Pease, F.rthn John Aylward, Wil- liam Bailey, Oscar Fr eyers and others. : R L After the Precious Metal, BERKELEY, Car., Aug. 23. — Jacob Moore, Charles E:Q.lean and Dan Clarke, three Berkeley citizens, have given up their; business pursuits and gone to the gold fields of Stanisjaus County in search of the precious metal. Clarke was for- merly in the United States army and Moore was a cigar-dealer at Dwight-wa, station. The m on which they will work belongs to Clarke, and is located in the Stanislaus River bed, about nine miles northeast of Angels Camp. P —————— Political Equality Club. ALAMEDA, CAr., Aug. 23.—Mrs. Eck- man of San Francisco and Mrs. Hood of Pacific Grove are to be the speakers to- morrow afternoon at the maeting of the Political Equality Club, Foresters’ Hall, * s omer, George fesq 7 /,/ 7 \M"UIH \“ / 7. Y o X7 0% R Merritt, Colonel James F. Wade. [Reproauced from the Chicago Record.] SIBREEX RSN XN Major C. De Witt, Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Clous, Colonel Crofton, Licut.-Colonel W. H. Forwood, Brigadier-General J. R. Brooke, Major-General Wesley United States Army Retiting Board in Session at Chicago, Colonel Crofton’s Case Being Heard. The Court Adjourned to Meet in San Francisco Next October, lan building, and with the able assistance of Colonel O. D. Greene, adjutant-general of the department, readily transacts the regular business of the day. A general court-martial convened at the Presidio last Wednesday, consisting of the following officers: Major Tully McCrea, Fifth Artillery; Captain Charles Morris, Fifth Artillery; Captain Benjamin K. Rob- erts, Fifth Artillery; Captain Frank Thorp, Fifth Artillery; Captain Elbridge R. Hills, Fifth Artillery; First Lieutenant Oliver E. Wood, Fifth Artillery; Second Lieutenant George G. Gatley, Fifth Artillery; Second Lieutenant Conway H. Arnold Jr., Fifth Artillery; First Lieutenant Warren P. Newcomb, Fifth Artillery, judge advocate. A communication as follows from the headquarters of the army in Washington addressed to the commanding general of the Department of California is published for the guidance of troops serving in this region: I haye the honor to inform yon that the major-general commanding the army approves the'issue of certificates and insignia for quali- fication as sharpshooter and marksman, and directs that the report of sharpshooters and merksmen be maae on old form 30-d, ‘Small ‘Arms Firing Regulations, and that it show previous years of qualification as sharpshooter or marksman in each case. On account of prolonged field service the order for pistol and carbine practice of the cavslry in this department is so far modi- fied as to designate the months of August, September and October as the period for this season’s practice for Troops C ana L, Fourth Cavalry, in the Sequoia and Gen- eral Grant National Parks, the revolver practice to precede that with the carbine. The four troops of the Fourth Cavalry, now guarding the reservations in the Sierra, are mfi to be doing excellent work in extending and reopening the trails. The duly is arduous, but the hunting and fishing afford pleasure. Captain George H. Gale of Troop C, who came down from the mountains a few days ago on a short leave of absence, told gome trout-catching stories at the Presi- dio last Saturday. He reports that the quail and grouse are so plentiful that the men can cateh the young chickens. It is the question in the minds of many of the officers if it would not be well for the Government to lease some of the forest reserves to cattlemen. Something should be done to prevent the dense ac- cumulation of dead and fallen timber. So much inflammable material is accumu- lating that a fire once under way would produce heat so fierce as to cause the destruction of live trees. The fallen timber and the lifeless stand- ing trees should be gradually consumed in order to diminish the dangerous stock of fuel. This might be done under a proper system of leasing. The area of country patroled by the Fourth Oavalryis very ex- tensive. It is easy enough to guard the arks, such as the Sequoia, Yosemite and neral Grant National parks,but the vast forest reservation cannot be guarded. It can only be watched. The United States Army Retiring Board, which was in session for several weeks in Chicago, has adjourned to meet in San Francisco, October 1, next. In the case of Colonel Croiton, Fifteenth Infantry, who was recommended for retirement, the board did not sustain the recommenda- tion, 8o he will probably serve untii 1898, unless the President of the United States should exercise his prerogative of placing him on the retired list. The case of Major J. A. Darling, Fifth Artillery, will be considered when the board . ‘convenes at the Presidio next October. In all other cases brought be- fore the board retirement was recom- mended, ¢ Word comes from Washington that in the redistribution of artillery one of the first Western posts to receive the atten- tion of General Miles will be San Fran- cisco. It ie the intention to locate five artillery stations around this City—one at. Lime fiint, one at Point Lobos, one at Alcatraz, one at Angel 1sland snd one at Black Point. General Miles saia thau guns were being erected at each of these | points, which would necessitate the to attend the midsummer high jinks of the Bohemian Club. The seven compa- nies in camp at Santa Cruz will stay there four weeks. The return march will not be made via Pescadero as announced some time ago. ‘I'he route followed in going to camp will be observed on the return march. Payments of troops on the muster-roll of August 31 are assigned to Major John B..Witcher, paymaster. W, GOOBEY ARRESTED He Is Charged With Turning In a False Fire Alarm. Abraham Rich Has His Nose Broken While Watching a Baseball Game. ALAMEDA, CAL., Aug. 23.—This aftes- noon Officer Brampton arrested William Goobey for turning in a false fire alarm on the night of August 13. This was the night when the big fire occurred at Bay- street station. The hose wagons and fore- men had not much more than returned and changed their wet clothes when an alarm was sent in from Box 14. The police claim to have evidence in hand that will clearly bring the charge home to Goobey. The complaint was sworn to by Fire-chief Krauth. A short while ago Goobey and another fellow named Lamb were arrested for bur- glarizing a saloon at Brooklyn. He lives at the West End and has the reputation of being a prizefighter. % Chinese Lady Doctors. ALAMEDA, CAL., Aug. 23.—Worshipers at the Park-street Methodist Church this evening were treated to interesting ad- dresses_ by two Chinese ladies of culture. Miss Kan and Miss Stone, the ladies in question, came to this country four years ago and entered the Michigan State Uni- versity, whence they graduated in medi- cine this summer with high honors. Their addresses treated of the manners and cus- toms of their own people, as compared with those of this country. The young women return fo practice medicine in their own land by the steam- ship Coptic next Wednesday, under the auspices of the Woman's Foreign Mis- sionary Society. Chureh Services, ALAMEDA, Carn, Aug. 23. — Melyin Putman, the young evangelist who has beer. holding most successful meetings in San Francisco, preached this morning for the Christian church in the Masonic Temple. Ayton Armitage, a new barytone in this city, rendered Vinal's ‘‘Heavenly Song” | as an offertory this morning in Christ Egémopnl Church. ev. W. W. Scudder took as his subject this morning in the Congregational church *The Christian and the Money Question.” A Fractured Nose. ALAMEDA, CAn, Aug. 23.—Abraham Rich of the Derby Lumber Company sustained a fractured nose this morning while watching a baseball game between the Alerts and Back Numbers. He was standing with others at the rear of the catcher, when a foul tip from the bat caused the ball to fly in his direction. Dr. ‘W. O. Smith, who lives near the ground, dressed the fracture. 4 ———————— The revenue of the South African repub- licis derived from Jand sales, quit-rents, customs, hut-tax, stamps, transport dues, al:fl’ principally from licenses on the gold- 5. 7 Y man of NAMED I HONOR OF PROFESSORS, Two Peaks Almost as High as Stately Mount Shasta. NEAR KINGS RIVER. Mt. Senger Stands 13,000 Feet High and Mt. Hilgard 12,900 Feet. TYPES OF MAGNIFICENCE. School Directors Object to Having Pupils Vaccinated—They Say It Is Useless. BEREKELEY, Oan, Aug. 23.—Two peaks of the Sierras In the Kings River District almost as high as stately Shasta have recently been named in honor of two, University professors. They have been called by the Sierra Club Mount Hilgard and Mount Senger, the first in honor of Professor E. W. Hilgard, heaa of the Department of Agriculture, and the second in honor of Professor Henry Benger, assistant professor of German. Mount Hilgard stands 12,900 feet above the sea level, while Mount Senger pierces the air to the distance of 13,000 feet. The former lies in north latitude 37 degrees 20 minutes and east longitude 118 degrees 49 minutes, while the latter is located a few miles below it in the same range, in north latitude 37 degrees 19 minutes and in east longitude 118 degrees 51 minutes. Both are north of Mount Goddard and remain snow-capped through all the sea- sons. The district in which these two peaks are situated is wild and rugged, and only the most venturesome of travelers approach them. They are reached most advantageously by Bear Creek, one of the large tributaries of the San Joaquin River in Inyo County. A number of university students visited the district in which these mountains are locateq, last vacation, and report that the two mountains are typesof grandeur and magnificence. Three other tall peaks in California and one in Nevada already bear the names of Berkeley flcfeuors. n Tuolumne County is Mount Conte, in the Shasta region Mount Bradley, in the Yosemite district Mount Huffman, and in Washoe County, Nev., the celebrated Mount Davidson. Opposed to Vaccination. BERKELEY, Cair., Aug. 23.—Several members of the Board of Education are 1nclined to protest against the recent edict sent forth by Health Officer Rowell, in compliance with the State law, ordering that all unvaccinated pupils in the Berke- ley schools be inoculated forthwith. The members of the School Board who demur against the consummation of the Health Officer’s instructions do so on the rounds that they fear the remedy will Eeau' bad as the disease for the preven- tion of which it is given. They say that it is as dangerous as the tuberculosis cure itself and is in reality not"a necessity in Berkeley, where tbe dread disease of smallpox is so unlixzely to establish itseli. Directors Norton of the Fifth Ward and Englebretsen of the Seventh Ward are the two most outspoken of the seven board members. At their next meeting the matter will be brought up for discussion, and final action will be taken as to whether or not they will obey the State law which re- quires vaccination among school children., Meanwhile, the Health Officer is vaccin at- ing wherever necessary. ‘Won by the Negro. BERKELEY, Can., Aug. 23.—Theregion of University avenue, West Berkeley, was a scene of wild excitement this afternoon over a 75-yard footrace between Joseph Seguni, a colored member of the West Berkeley Athletic Club, and Archie Bee- rin. Segui defeated Beeman in eight seconds by about a yard and a half. A $50 wager was up and an old score was to be paid off, both of which facts added interest to the contest. About half of the West Berkeley population was on. the scene at the crack of the pistol and cheered the contestants.. Beeman says he will meet Segui again. Professor Moses to Lecture. BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 23,—Professor Bernard Moses, head of the department of history at the State University, has been engaged by the Political Economy Club of Ban Francisco o deliver two lectures during the campaign season. The topic of his first address, which will be delivered on Tuesday evening, September 8, will be ‘‘International Exchanges and Money,” and for the second one, which will fall on the evening of September 22, will be “Labor and Human Thought as Agents of Production.” Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, in lssuflor‘m Coeatimers o S Dis t ment of rlv;: on bodyand mindand 'he doctor cureswhen anteed. Callorwrite, 1937, San Francisce. ren v d) K. GIBBON. Box