The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1898, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898. . 18 diva, from Portland, Or; Rock, hence Nov 4. COLON—Sailed Feb 24— New York. Br ship Inchcape for tmr Alllanca, FALMOUTH—Safled Feb 24—Br ship Kir- cudbrightshire, for London. TOWN—Arrived Feb 2-Br ship Marechal Suchet, from Oregon YOKOHAMA—Arrived Feb 31—Br stm Brae- Tacoma. , for Oregon. sed Feb 24—Br ship for Liverpool. Fet hr Joseph Feb 25—Schr iled = Angeles. ‘Wellington, —Pa m Como: ail THE STOCK MARKET. terday were er prices, as Changes general will be in min in the t falls delinquent in figures for Contra Costa “ompany of British Co- 1 amounting to $75,000 ed mine at Bodle 19 the usual the 150, 265, 318 3 Main, ledges which at_most points was of 1 quantity of ore was e Moyle, Bl The ore 265, 315, 336, 350, 485 stopes’ look fairly Statement—Ore crushed for the erage assay vanner tailings, produced, 3 tons; as e amalgam produced, 9 nce, $2 56. Star mine in Placer County $14,400 this month, and the of Nevada County paid one rtland mine of Colorado paid $380,000 s in 1897, .and had a cash balance on January 1, 1888 duicksilver Mining Company will r quarterly dividend d of 10 cents tra of 5 cents on March 1 nsolidated Quicksilves 1 s Mining Com; dividend of 10 cents on March 1 llejo Quicksiiver Mining C ty has levied an asse 4s g 4e quar reg..l 4s_quar new...1. Miscellaneous— Cal-st Cab 5s.115% — 6 Gl — Cent Gaslight. 981 M EL Co...... 14 MOR ntra Costa Water 14 s: io 13) Hawalian n 13 Hutcninson..S Tectric.... Afternoon Sessi 50 Market-s eet Market P MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—9:30, {100 Ophir 20 0 AR 100 Best & Belcher. oo 14 Afternoon Session. 16/200 Hale & Norers.1 5 5 (900 Justice 5 Belch Best & Belcher 100 Mexican 300 Overman 500 Occidental 5 1200 Sterra Nevada..1 05 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—10:30. 700 Alta 1300 Potosi 100 Savage 30S B & M. 1300 Sierra Nevada. 200 Chollar 00 Mexican 1100 Oceidental {300 Potosi . % Cholar . 50 Con Imperial Crown Point ) Goultl & Curr: Hale & Norcrs 20 Justice CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, Feb. 25—4 p. m. 03| Jutia .. o1 17| Justice 35 02 26 03 38| Potost . 90! Savage 30| SegBelcher. 02|Scorplon — | Sierra Nevac Iver Hill BRI - B/ERI | 25| INVIT| 28, Rn382 Exchequer. Gould & 2 03 Union Con rry. 19 20| Utah .. Hale & Norers.1 59 1 60| Yellow Jacket.. Visiting Woodmen. OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—A large delegation from Golden Gate Camg;Nm 64 and Red wood Camp No. 94 of San Francisco will pay a frafernal visit to Oakland Camp, '}Vuodmen of the World, of this city. he ampiified Protection degree wfllJ be conferred upon a number of gan: Oates, A banquet and social will follow. di- { | water question, after the excitement of | 5 | piling of the HOPE NOW PLACED IN THE MAYOR Declares He Will Veto the Infamous W ater Rates. Demand That He Revoke the Appointment of Woodward. Oskland Realizes That There Are Others Equally Guilty. THE FIFTH IS INDIGNANT. Its Member Does Not Like to Be Chased, but Says He Does Not Know Fear. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadw: Feb. 25. resting to-day on the Oakland is last night, and is calmly considering what can be done to prevent the out- | rageous steal contemplated by a ma- | jority of the City Council in the inter- | ests of the allied water companies. It is conceded on all hands that the | key to the situation is in the hands of Councilman Woodward, and every means will be taken to try to prevent his voting when the measure comes up | for final passage against the interests of his constituents. Several plans are being laid to bring about this much desired object. It is suggested that Mayor Thomas, having made his appointment, can legally re- | voke it. This argument is strength- | ened by the fact that in the matter of | Police Judges Mayor Thomas has al- ready made and revoked two appoint- ments, and it is presumed he can do the same with a Councilman. There is at least a legal doubt re- garding the power of the Mayor in this | matter, but it is clearly the duty of the | | Mayor to revoke the pernicious ap- pointment and let its legality be tested by any one who dares to do so. If his| letter to Woodward yesterday be sin- | cere, then it would be but a fitting ef- | fort on his part to file a revocation, in which event Woodward would, unless | too far gone, be forced to resign. It was suggested to Mr. Woodward to-day that a large petition from the | representative people of the Fifth| ‘Ward might be presented to him, de- manding that, having outraged them, | he at once resign. He was asked what he would do under the circumstances. He replied: RURRRIRRRURIRIRUNRN % u 2 “I have gone through a great deal. I cannot say it is pleasant to be chased by a mob. But I am a soldier, and fear is the last element in my composition. I have been crucified, burned up, cremated, and it is unfair. I am not alone in this matter, and am not the only one that should be made to suffer. I cannot antici- pate a petition from my con- stituency. But I should be very careful what I did at this time, when the feelings of the people are wrought up by the actions of those Councilmen who last evening egged on the Jobby. It 1§ time enough to cross the bridge when I come to it.” RRRRURRRRRVRUEIRRERR When the ordinance comes up some time next week for final passage there is just a possibility that the point may be raised that not having been passed in the month of February it is illegal. Ex-Mayor Chapman said to-day that he does not think this point will hold good, for the law says that the rate must be fixed in February and this has undcubtedly been done in the pres- ent instance. The rate-payers have a final hope in Mayor Thomas. There has been more than a suspicion that the resignation | of Fibush, the appointment, the com- Henneberry resolution, and the defense of Woodward, of which he knew nothing till after it was print- ed, are .il part of the same job and emanate from the same source. If| this be not so, Mayor Thomas has a chance to dispel any doubt by vetoing | the ordinance after its final passage. | To-day the matter was placed before | Mayor Thomas, and he says that when the ordinance come before him he will wind it up in short order, saying that his veto would kill the measure, as there are not enough votes to pass it over his disapproval. There is, how- ever, some little doubt as to whether | the charter provision requiring the | Mayor to take action on each ordinance | is not superseded by the State consti- tution making it compulsory on City Councils to fix the water rate and which makes no mention of the ap- proval of the Mayor. However, it is believed that if Mayor Thomas vetoes the measure it will be a hard job to overcome such action in the courts. There is somewhat of a decrease to- day in the volume of indignation being hurled at Councilman Woodward. It is recalled that there are others. It is well known that for some time past poor Woodward has been on the verge of starvation. Not long ago he passed through insolvency. Since then he has had a harder row to hoe than ever be- fore. He executed a mortgage on his house furniture and a few months ago it was sold to satisfy the judgment, A year ago he placed his library and some of his personal effects with a money- lender as security for a loan. He has done practically no business for a long time, and from being a man compara- tively well fixed he has come down to the lowest of finpancial straits. Before this man the bait of office, with its al- Jurements, whatever they may be, was dangled. People who knew his situ- | ation played upon his poverty, for it can hardly be called cupidity with a man who hasn’t a cent, and he fell. It is not surprising that he did so, and to- day there is a feeling that the indig- nation should be directed as much against the tempters as the tempted. ‘Where Woodward made his mistake was in talking too much. Had he pre- served the silence of Councilmen Earl or Watkinson his vote would simply have been‘one of six, without any par- ticular distinction. " As it was, as soon SBeteTeMeBIMmeT eI Ar WA A | aistrict loses its | cause to listen to the representations | ward resign. - ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. B as he was appointed Woodward pro- claimed through the press that he was “holier than thou.” He was going to do what was right, and altogether created a very favorable impression. No one now believes that he did not know the purpose for which he was ap- pointed, and having placed himself on a very high pinnacle his fall has been tremendous. He is not, however, any more de- serving of censure than Councilman Brosnahan. Brosnahan is truly as Mr. Cuvellier said last night, the Brutus in the tragedy. It is not reasonable to expect the public to believe that his vote, which of itself gives to the water companies at least $100,000, was recorded solely from pique because he could not pass his liquor license ordinance. Mr. Bros- nahan is far too shrewd a politician to have the impression go before the people that he voted to rob them of a huge fortune simply to gratify personal spite on five members of the City Council. too transparent and is regarded as part of the same plot that put Fi- bush out and put Woodward in. OAKLAND TURNS TO HER MAYOR. The subterfuge is | | | There is increasing indignation in the | Fifth Ward. member from any of leading party men In the ward and to be gulded at least partly by their suggestions. In this case Mayor Thomas showed no courtesy whatever to the Fifth. Ward, but with remark- able haste forced a man upon them who could not now get a petition with ten names to support him. There was no necessity for Mayor Thomas’ hasti- ness. Fibush resigned Thursday night; there was no measure of importance needing the vote of the full Council till last night, when the water ordinance came up. Yet Mr. Woodward was ap- | pointed last Friday, and it is unlucky for Mayor Thomas that it should hap- pen that Woodward was ready and on hand to record his infamous vote for the Henneberry resolution introduced stealthily and without warning last Monday night. The Fifth Ward, if they believed it would do any good, would to a man sign a petition demanding that Wood- But his actions so far have not indicated that he has any au- thority to speak for himself in the mat- ter, and it is certain that those who tied him up are not going to release him. On Ninth street this morning there appeared nailed to a telegraph post a large placard. In the center of it was fastened a foot of heavy hemp rope about the size that Warden Hale oc- casionally uses. On top of the rope in large letters was the following: “A sample of one of the ‘strings’ that were not on Woodward, but that ought to be.” Underneath the rope was the follow- ing offer: “N. B.—A full line of this sample will be cheerfully furnished on application by the indignant citizens of Oakland.” The sign was nailed to the post al- most in front of the office of Benham & Thomas, on Ninth street, and created much diversion during the day. Not the least significant feature of the placard was that it was yellow. This afternoon a number of the mém- bers of the Army and Navy Republican League signed a call for a special meet- ing, at which they intend to voice their sentiments. on the water rate matter, and, incidentally, to see whether some thing cannot be done or undone with Major Woodward. Next Monday night the Council meets again, but the ordinance will not have been printed the necessary five days until the following Thursday. In the meantime, the citizens will take every possible méasure to prevent that $100,- 000 steal. Mayor Thomas was told to-night of the opinion of many that he should re- voke the appointment of Woodward, and said I* was an entirely new idea to him. “I cannot say whether I have that power or not,” sald the Mayor, “but if I have I shall certainly use it. I appointed a Police Judge and revoked the appointment, but whether such an action on my part will hold good re- garding a Councilman I cannot say. I shall make it my business to find out the first thing to-morrow morning. “Regarding the ordinance passed last night I repeat that I shall veto it. It will come up for final passage next week, and then it will have to come to me for signature or disapproval, and I shall veto it. I do not think there is any way to pass it over my veto, for the charter expressly covers the point. “I cannot express my disappointment of Woodward. He is a candidate for Pension Agent in San Francisco, and the petition that he sent to Washington is the finest thing I ever saw. It is signed by every city and county offi- cial, by every minister, by all the leg- islators from this county, by Superior Judges and the best of citizens. Sena- tor Stratton was his friend in the mat- ter, and Senator Perkins had given him much encouragement, but now all his chances are gone higher than a kite.” This attitude of the Mayor's places the water question in a peculiar posi- tion. Whether the Council, after the veto, can start again to fix rates, Feb- ruary having passed, is doubtful. such an event the water companies will undoubtedly try to collect rates un- der the resolution introduced by Hen- nebery last Monday night. Then an- other legal question will be raised. City Attorney Dow advised the Council that that resolution is illegal, and Hennebery and the other five of the “solid six” accepted his decision. Last night to make their job secure they took it section by section and had it It is customary when a | | | In substituted for the committee’s ordi- nance. Having done this, it has cer- tainly taken the place of the resolution of last Monday, which was declared il- legal before passage. Now with the ordinance killed by the Mayor's veto and the resolution de- clared illegal there are no rates. It requires, under the rules of the City Council eight votes to pass an or- dinance over the Mayor's veto, and it is certain that no such vote can be ob- tained. Thus it will be seen that there are several tangles to be straightened out before the extortionate desires of the allied companies can be accomplished. OAKLAND, Feh. 25.—Ex-Congressman C. A. Towne greeted at the Exposi- tion building to-night by nearly 3000 peo- ple, a large number being ladies. George W. Baker, pre: nt of the Bimetallic League of the ;ific Coast, opened the meeting and introduced Dr. E. H, Wool- sey as chairman of the evening. A band furnished inspiring music for the occa- sion. His words were frequently inter- rupted by the applause of his audience. “The best evidenceé we have at hand of the virtue of thi e,” said the speaker, “is the remarkable manner in which it has swept this country, not only finding | adherents among the moneyed men of the Union, but rather -among the masses whose labor shapes the stability of the | nation and whose honest toll demands the honest dollars we advocate here to-night. Silver is destined to be the predominat- ing issue and one day, when tge merits of bimetallism dawn upon the deep thinking and the gold thinking, it will be the standard that that shall equalize and work out good r sults in the money markets of the world. After Seven Years. OAKLAND, Feb, Rev. R. F. Coyle of the First' Presbyterian’ Church was | tendered a rousing reception last even- | ing in the church parlors. It was in | honor of his completion of seven years’ | work in this eity, and the attendance was | very large. George D. Gray presided as master of ceremonies, while C. A. Bailey, | Rev. James Curry, Rev. J. H. Bushneli | and Judge S. G. Nye made remarks. Con- gratulations were received from a large | number of the absent city clergy. Re- | freshments followed, and a good social time was had by all present. Coal Dealers Disband. | OAKLAND, Fel —The Alameda | County Coal Deale ciation has dis- | banded_in response to the decision of | Judge Morrow of San Francisco. Steps have been taken, however, to organize tfie Retail Coal Dealers' Protective Associa- tion. A preliminary meeting has been | held and temporary officers elected. A committee is preparing a constitution and by-laws, and will report on Tuesday, | March 8. The officers claim that the coal dealers must have some sort of protec- tion in the matter of fair weights and the raising and lowering of prices, Bonds Strongly Favored. OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—The resid: Bay school district voted to 1““:“‘(&‘(35 :vnrzt;)h of bonds yesterday by a vote of 71 | o 20, The money Is to be used in the | $2000. erection of a new schoolhouse. CAUGHT WHILE MAKING LOVE Two Society Youths Are Arrested at Mills College. Taken in by a Constable and Lectured by the Lady President. Now They Have to Plead for the Reinstatement of the Fair Maids. Qakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Feb. 25. Two soclety youths are in a very un- pleasant predicament. They were ar- rested a few days ago while making love to two of the prettiest girls of Mills College. They were caught in the grounds by the vigilant deputy con- stable that guards the interests of the well known seminary and were marched before Mrs. Mills. The young gentlemen are Layton Hooper and Will Mason, a brother-in- law of Cashier Garthwaite of the Oak- land Bank of Savings. The point that is troubling these two gallants most is that the young ladies in the innocent little affair are the chief sufferers, one being sent home and another sus- pended. ‘Will Mason is every inch a gentleman and on Saturday he went out to the college, sought an interview with Mrs. Mills and interceded loyally for the young ladies. “There was really nothing to com- plain about,” said Mason to-day. “We went out to that vicinity to visit a friend. We saw two young ladies to whom, in a manner I now forget, we introduced ourselves and chatted mer- rily about the flowers and the weather. Presently a constable came along and informed us we were under arrest and marched us into the college, where we were severely lectured. This was bad enough, but we learned later that the young ladies, who were two of the prettiest girls in the seminary, had been severely punished, one being sus- pended and another expelled. For this we feel very bad, and I have pleaded with Mrs. Mills for leniency, showing her how unjust it is that we should have all the fun and the girls all the punishment, and I hope that they will be taken back.” The incident is causing lots of talk among the younger element of soclety, which thinks it a great joke that Hooper and Mason should have been so neatly caught while innocently flirt- ing. Mischievous Youths. ALAMEDA, Feb. 2.—Half a dozen youths aged from 15 to 17, were arrested last night on complaint of Victor Mockel of Lafayette street and Encinal avenue for disturbing his peace. He says that the boys have thrown mud on his side- walk while he was trying to wash it off, | and had called him names and taunted him until life was scarcely worth living. At first he threatened them with a shot- gun, but thought better of it and con- cluded to swear out a warrant. The boys were all bailed out by their parents. They belong to respectable families. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, Feb. 25.—A reception will be giwen to Bishop Willlam Taylor next Wednesday evening at the Park-Street M. E. Church, which will be participated in_by all the churches in this city. The Hebrew Ladies’ Endeavor Society will give a Purim masquerade ball on next Saturday evening for the benefit of the society. The remains of a male infant were dis- covered on the beach near the oilworks to-day and were turned over to Deputy Coroner Fowler. There was nothing to show that death had not resulted from natural causes. The class of '8 of the Alameda Uni- versity Academy had its field day to-day, concluding with a reception this evening at the residence of Captain J. S.. Hanley on Sherman street. Diedrich Tiedemann of San Antonio av- enue has filed a petition in insolvency. He has liabilities of $12,000 and assets of . He is engaged in the oil business in Berkeley. FREDERICK DELGER APPROACHES DEATH. OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—After a long and successful life Frederick Delger's career is nearing a close and his physicians declared to-day that his recov- ery is very doubtful. The old capitalist has seen seventy-six years of life and has been an en- ergetic business man for over half a century. His rise from the obscurity of a cobbler to a capitalist was remarkable and was due to winning a for- tune by a lottery ticket many years ago. being always careful he soon became He invested it judiclously and a very rich man. He now owns more Broadway real estate than any other one man, owns a block at Eight- eenth street and Telegraph avenue, ‘where his residence is located, and 1s a director of the Central Bank, besides having many other investments. Mr. Delger. was taken ill last Sunday and since that time he has steadlly been grow g worse. _that Mr. Delger is only rational cated ‘chronic aflments. Dr. Burchard, who attends him, said to-day. . at intervals and is suffering from compli- WILL PROTECT SOUARE SPORT Reliance Managers Are Still Denouncing McArthur. | May Insist in Future on Two | Judges Besides a Referee. i President Fitzgerald Expresses Him- self Freely Over the Job. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Feb. 25. The unfair decision given at the Re- | liance Club Wednesday by Bob McAr- thur may lead to a definite rule being formulated by the club for the future | managenient of boxing events. The di- rectors are now discussing the advisa- bility of having two judges for each contest, as well as a referee. There are, however, some objections to such a | practice, and the club realizing the im- | portant bearing, it may have on the future of the sport will get the views of other clubs before reaching a de- cision. Just at this time, when San Fran- cisco is frowning on boxing events, the Oakland clubs are being importuned more than ever to:permit contests on this side of the bay. Very binding and reasonable agreements have been made between each of the two clubs and the Chief of Police, which guarantee fair and safe sport, but so long as the pres- ent method of appointing a referee is followed there is danger of just such trouble as occurred last night. “This is a matter which I feel I ought to discuss and yet about which I am | rather delicate,” said President Fitz- gerald of the Reliance Club to-day. “It is a fact that the difficulty of get- | ting a good referee is growing, and just such affairs as occurred last night add to that difficulty. Where the merits of two men are almost alike a decision is hard to give, and a referee in such in- stances has a thankless task, because one camp of partisans is sure to hiss | while the other is cheering, and no man likes to be hissed. “I cannot, however, find any excuse | for the raw work of McArthur last | night. For a man that knows how to box and understands the art such as I | know McArthur does, there can be no | defense or apology. It was a complete steal from McCue, who had honestly earned the winner’'s share of the purse. Lawler, so far as I could judge, only hit McCue three times during the en- tire contest, while I would not pretend to say how much effective work was done by McCue. Had the seventh round lasted a few seconds longer I believe Lawlor would have been put out com- pletely. 8 “We are now being asked to permit many contests at our gymnasium, and we feel that the sport should be en- couraged and kept clean. Our matchzs so far have always been very reasona- ble and good sport. No one has ever beer. hurt, and I do not see how they can be hurt with the big gloves on which we insist and the limiting of the contest to eight rounds. It is just enough to try two men out and as a| rule reach a decision. We shall not act | | tion of the public is called to this sale. AUCTION SALES. COLUMBIAN AUCTION HOUSE WIIL sell by order of Jacob J. Gottlob, Esqs At His Residence, ¢ 83 BUSH ST., bet. Mason and Taylor. MONDAY. MONDAY....000nnnngesasecs .Feb. 28, 1§%. At 11 o'clock a. m., All the Elegant Drawing Room, Parlor, Library, Chamber and Dining Room Furniture, Upright Grand Plano, Elegant Ornaments, Pic- | tures, Lace Curtains, etc., Royal Wilton Mo- guet and Body Brussels Carpets. Speclal atten- he | residence has been furnished less than one | year, and all the Furniture and Carpets were purchased from Fredericks', Sloane's | and other first-class houses. Don’t fail to attend this sale. Terms cash. Residence open for inspection early morning of sale. VINCENT & GALLICK, Auctioneers, 1057 Market_st. Plums’, | that it is worth still more to grow old.” At the conclusion of his brief reply, Pro- fessor Le Conte recelved the individual congratulations of his young friends. The esteem in which Professor Le Conte has’been held for the nearly three decades in which he has labored at the University of California has grown to a feeling al- most of reverence.- Scarce a student at Berkeley fails to bare his head when ven- erable “Professor Joe" passes by. Years have left their mark upon the veteran | teacher; not only has time whitened his flowing locks and bent his frame, but as | he climbs from the lower campus to his recitation room in South Hall he stops oftener. to rest under the old oaks. But | the kindly, twinkling eyes shine just as brightly, the voice is just as vigorous as ever. His labors at the university are still extending their field. While he has | been relieved recently of considerable ele- mentary work, the scope of his advanced courses has been widened. His newly in- stituted lectures on evolution have been better attended than almost any other course at the university, in spite of the fact that credit for the work was pur- posely withheld in order to keep down the number of those who would otherwise | overcrowd the recitation-room. Few lives have been devoted more use- fully to the course of science than that of Professor Le Conte. At the age of 18 he graduated with tne degree of A. B. from Franklin College of the ilniversity of Georgia. An innerited love of science, hig tather, Louis Le Conte, having been an enthusfastic botanist, and having built on his plantation a botanical garden, once considered the best in the country, caused Joseph Le Conte to study medicine. I 1845 he graduated from the College ox’ Physicians and Surgeons of New York. For five years he practiced medicine in Macon, Ga., near which the Le Conte home still stands. Acquaintance and friendship with the famous Professor Louis Agassiz turned his attention more closely to the subject of geology, and in 181, with Proressor Agassiz, he made a careful study of the coral reefs and keys to Florida. From | 1852 to 1856 he occupied the chair of geolo- gy and natural hlslor¥ in the University of Georgia. For the following six years | he held a similar chair in the College of | South Carolina, until it was dishanded on account of the breaking out of the Civil War. In 1868 Professor Le Conte | and his brother, Professor John Le Conte, four years his senior, received a call from the University of California, and from 1869 to 1891, when Professor John Le Conte died, the two brothers labored in the field of science side by side, ‘‘Pro- | fessor Joe” devoting his attention more especially to geology and zoology and Professor John to physics. Professor Le Conte has written a num- ber of books of first rank in scientific literature. Many honors have been be- stowed upon him by various colleges, among them the degrees of A. M. and LL.D. from his alma mater, the Univer- sity of Georgia, and the degree of B. S. from Harvard College. At present, be- sides occupying the chair of geology and natural history at Berkeley, fessor Le Conte holds the title of honorary profes- sor of biology in the college of dentistry and special lecturer in the veterinary de- partment. Berkeley News Notes. | _BERKELEY, Feb. 25.—The Students® | Congress on March 8 will debate the ques- | tion, “‘Resolved, that the mile limit law | should be repealed.” The speakers will be: Affirmative—Newmark, Christensen, | Goodall and Creed; negative—Hohfeld, Tully, Brickley and Downer. Berkeley Lodge No. 210, 1. O. O. F., cel- | ebrated the twentieth anniversary of its institution last night. ' President Cyrus orthrupg of the Uni- versity of Minnesota visited the univer- hastily in deciding how to overcome the | 8ity at Berkeley to-day. possibility of such unjust work'as was | done last night. McCue came to me | after the decision and told me that the club should not suffer from such work, because it was in no way responsible. | Both men gave me positive assurance | that the contest should not be delayed‘ because of the referee, and neither was it. Consequently we did all that was expected of us, but will do more in the future if we can see our way clear. “Such raw work must have been in- | spired by something, and while I do not | intend to say what influenced McAr- | thur, it is certainly a suspicious fact | that the betting in San Francisco was | all in Lawler’s fayor, and that his friends had backed him heavily to get the decision.” THREE-QUARTERS OF A CENTURY Professor Le Conte Celebrates His .Seventy - Fifth Birthday. A Loving Tribute to “ Professor Joe ' From His “Boys and Girls” at the University. BERKELEY, Feb. 2.—Professor Joseph Le Conte, the venerable geologist of the University of California, was tendered a pleasant surprise this morning in honor of his seventy-fifth birthday, by his uni- versity “‘boys and girls,” as he affection- ately calls his students. Every year the members of his class make February 26, or the nearest recitation day to that date, an occasion for giving to their beloved “Professor Joe' a token of the universal esteem and veneration in which he is hefd. * When Professor Le Conte entered his lecture room this morning to meet his class in geology, he found that his desk, over which he has addressed class after class on the absorbing problems of geo- logical and evolutionary sclence, had been transformed into a bed of violets and blossoms. At the same time he was affec- tionately greeted by a roomful of students in honor of his bifthday. Reno Hutchin- son, on behalf of the students, congratu- lated Professor Le Conte.and expressed the wish that as the students became old- er he might ever become younger. The venerable professor was then asked to ac- cept as a birthday gift a handsome li- brary book case, which had been draped with garlands of smilax by the young lady students. Professor Le Conte was visibly moved as he thanked the students for their re- membrance of him. “If I have been able ‘to do effective work,” he said, “later in life than falls to the lot of most people, it is on account of the sympathy and_love of my young students, which has, I am sure, rejuvenated me. Your speaker has said that while the students grow older with each succeeding vear, I myself seem to grow younger, and I sometimes really feel as if this were so. If-it is, it is be- cause of my sympathetic relation with young people, which fe ‘eeling has .never been stronger in me than it is now. To feel companionship with young people— this it is that keeps the heart young. “The other day our Philosophical Union discussed the question, ‘Is Life Worth Living?" Surely, with the sympathy and love that you young people show toward me, I have found it so, and not only have I found that it is worth while to live, but Next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock a special committee of the Board of Re- ents, consisting of Regents Kellogg, odgers, Reinstein, Hallidie, Chase and John E. Budd, will meet in San Fran- cisco to take action on the request of the faculty of the medical college that it be laced -on_the same footing as the col- eges at Berkeley. ‘A match shoot between Company E, N. G. C., of Visalia, and the University C: dets will be held at Shell Mound to- morrow. Berkeley will be represented by McGuire, Fairchild, Julien, MecGregor, Rawlings, _Beville, Vanderbilt, West, Pierce, P. L. Jackson, Wedemeyer and Bender. At the quarterly conference of the Ala- meda County ‘'W. C. T. U. to-day at Stiles Hall a petition was circulated requesting the street car companies to prohibit the use of tobacco on any of their cars. Professor G. M. Stratton will address the Science Association next Tuesday evening on ‘‘Some Recent Experiments in Inverted Vision.” General Booth to Arrive. OAKLAND, Feb. 2.—General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, will arrive in this city Saturday even- ing at 5:45 o'clock. He will be met at the Sixteenth-street depot by all of the divi- slon and staff officers and escorted to his hotel. On Sunday he will address three ublic tings at the Macdonough g‘heuter—l 130 a. m. and 3 and 8 p. m. There will be a street parade before the afternoon and evening meetings led by the Pacific Coast Guards band. Robbed on the Highway. OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—Joe Vargas of Monterey came to Haywards on a visit and last_night was robbed of 1 he owned. Vargas was intending to go to the Knox Place, but took the wrong road. He was met by two men with pis- tols, who robbed him of $50 and a silver watch. Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, Feb. 2%.—The grand jury was in session yesterday and to-day. Superintendent Miller was vindicated and the witnesses called excused without ex- ination. nm’l‘)‘;‘e‘ lellcox block and the old Galvin roperty on_Fourteenth street has been 801 8 Ty L. Barker purchased the Wilcox block, which was sold for $150,000; and Jacob Levi Sr. the Galvin block, which brought $120,000. This is the largest real estate deal made in this city in years. Monday night the City Council will pass the resolution Drflvldlni for the calling of a primary election on April 30, in accord- ance wng the Stratton law, for the pur- pose ot choosing delegates to nominate candidates for charter freeholders. e—————————————————— ADVERTISEMENTS. THE ONLY GENUINE HUNYADI WATER Hunyadi Jinos BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, ——FOR—— | CONSTIPATION, DYSPEPSIA. 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