The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1903, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1903. —— NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA o i SIE FOR MONEY ORGENSON LEFT Lawyers Begin Action to Obtain Ooin From the Banks. Defaulting Cashier's Counsel Asks $6300 as Payment for Services. ' s g ) Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 8. in the courts to-day to have been stolen the absconding Dan- which is still held by ; the ks in this city, where he de- | rneys John C. Scott and | raylor, who represented Jor- ght against \‘X'r:ulllir)n| nments from their cli- | | > money in ‘ment ave made a de- for the coin, which | mplaint that there | Centr; and Mes nplaint states t » on the as beel agal »n behalf of eys Reed gnd N ————————— THREE NIECES TESTIFY | IN LLOYD WILL CONTEST Depositions Are Read Asserting Im- proper Conduct of Dead Capi- talist Toward Them. | incle dur- | e submitte ned v his sup- | mbers of g women | gross asserted vositions sim- rd Frederick W. | them from thelr | , and not in | a BELIEVE NATURALIZATION BLANKS ARE ILLEGAL Superior Judges Sitting in Bank Con- | sider Sufficiency of Forms Be- ing Sent Out. | Oct. 8—The point was | ge Ellsworth to-day as to the sufficiency of the form of naturaliza- blanks being sent out to. various County Clerks by San Francisco printing bouses and which he is inclined to be- OAKLAND. raised by J ileve are not legal. In the case of Her- | bert A. Talbot of Alameda, who was be- | fore him to-day for naturalization, the Judge inserted a considerable amount of which he deemed necessary ac- ng to the requirements-of the Fed- statutes and then called & confer- f the other Superior Judges in re- atter. present at the Hall ence gard to the There were Judges Greene Ellsworth, and while no definite decision was reached, it was agreed that the mat- discussion | Melvin, Ogden and ter would bear further investigation. The objection raised to the blanks is that they refer to certain portions of the statute in- stead of enumerating certain things re- quired to be sworn to by the candidate for citizenship. Thousands of the blanks have been sent out over the country. —_——— FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN FOR NEW FERRY LINE Cars Arrive and Are Being Equipped for Service at Pier on Saturday. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—Four cars, com- prising the first electric train which will be used by the new San Francisco, Oak- land and San Jose Railroad’s ferry sys- tem, have arrived. The train will be ope- for the first time on Saturday &, when Mrs. F. M. Smith will n a large number of soclety peos a trip over the mew line and on the bav. In the evening the train will do service from Fortieth street and San Pablo avenue to the new depot at the end of the long pier, where the Carmen’s Social and Benevolent Soclety will hold its an- al celebration. The train is composed of & motor car and three large trallers, all of the general Pullman type. /The cars are being equipped at the company’s power-house under direction of Assistant General Manager John Q. Brown of the Oakiand Transit ConsoMdated. —_———— Revolver Club Organized. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—A number of local marksmen have organized the Oakiand Revolver Club. Pending the completion of club ranges a number of private ranges have been placed at the disposal { the members. Arrangements are be- ing made for a number of twenty-yard indoor ranges, to be 80 located that they will be accessible to the members at all times, The officers and members of the new organization.are: President, Dr. ; Saurman; range manager Dr. C, P. Mariotte: H.H. Gribben_George Flint, Hon. J. W. Tom- kins. Dr. J. W Stalder, P. A. Becker and k. G. Dewald ————— Asks Damages for Cruelty. OAKLAND, -Oct. 8. —Suit for - $2,000 damages for extreme crueity and the in- Jjuries resulting from, it has been filed agalnst the Alaska 'Peninsula Packing Company by Adolf Krei, who alleges that the company’s superintendent, A. Wag- mer, at Bristol Bay, Alaska, choked and beat him, inflicting terrible punishment, @nd then made him work. He claims that :}nkheu!h is broken down in consequence in BERKEILEY OAKLAN PROMINENT OAKLANDER GOES TO HIS LAST REST Nathan W. Spaul ding, at One Time Assistant United States Treasurer and a Former Mayor of the Bay City, Dies i n the East — ~— BUsHEELL ‘TTIOTO . AKLAND, Oct. 8.—Nathan W. Spaulding, formerly a Mayor of Oakland, Assistant United States Tre at San Francisco er President Garfield, forme istee of Leland Stanford Jr. University | prominent member of the, Masonic ternity, died last night in New Britair . Mr. ilding was 74 years of ag e left in June, accompa by his wife, for an extended Eastern trip. While st he intended to supervise the man- ufacture of patented appliances in which he was interested. He also desired to ex- amine closely the methods of admin tration at the various homes for the blind t, in which he was interested, a director of the California | State Industrial Home for the Adult Blind in Oakland. | HE WAS PROMINENT. Nathan Sp: s death wiil come as | a great shock to his many fri The deceased was a prominent figure in the history of California and held many po- sitions of importance in the State. He was born orth Anson, Me., Sep- tember 24, 1§29. He learned the trade of a carpenter and millwright and came to California in 1851, Here he engaged in mining, mill construction and lumbering for a number of years. He was an In- ventor of considerable note. In Sacra-| mento, in 1859, he concentrated his ener- nufacture of saws, tak- able patents. gles upon the m. ing out many val He was the inventor of the N. W. Spaulding circular saw, and for a num- ber of years owned the Pacific Saw Man- ufacturing Company, San Francisco. He invented an automatic window lock and up to the time of his death was act- ing as the president and secretary of a stock company which he formed to pla the inventich on the market. Spaulding was a prominent Republican and was twice Mayor of Oakland, the sec- ond time he was elected unanimously, no one running against him. At the time of his second election Spaulding was in Chi- cago and was not aware that he had been elected to the city's highest office until he was notified by telegraph. He was also in the City Council twice. Deceased was a trustee of the Leland Stanford Jr. University from the time of its founding up to a few weeks ago, when he resigned to give way to Mrs. Stanford, who wanted to become a trustee. No other member of the board of trustees would give way to Mrs. Stanford, so Spaulding, although one of the oldest members of the board, gave up his office. He was a great friend of the late Leland Stanford. Deceased was a director of the Home for the Adult Blind on Telegraph avenue, this city. From 1881 to 1885 Spaulding was assist- ant United States Treasurer, his appoint- ment being one of the last acts of Pres- ident Garfield. Spaulding was a prominent member of the Masonig fraternity and was a thirty- third degree Mason. In 1855 he became a Freemason. He was the first senior warden and second master of Mission Lodge, San Francisco. He was an active worker in the Masonic relief board and organized the Oakland Lodge, F. and A. M., in 1868 and became its first master, serving in that office for four terms. For two terms he was high priest of Alameda Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, at- taining the distinguished rank of grand high priest of California. He was also past grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Californ’ He was a member of Oak- land Comm aodery No. 11, Knights Tem- plar, and was also a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. TAKEN DOWN WITH FEVER. Deceased had a malarial fever while in New Britain and when last heard from was rapidly convalescing. He was up and about and expected to return to his Oak- land home to make preparations for the cefébration of his golden wedding, which was to have occurred on May 20.of the coming year. His one greatest wish was that he would live to be present at the happy event and have all his children and grandchildren around him once more. It was his second atack of the fever and he was too weak to recover. No preparations have yet been made for the funeral, but it will undoubtedly be beld in Oakland, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. Deceased leaves a widow and large family. His children are as follows: N. Walter Spaulding Jr., San Francisco; Mrs. F. D. Hardie, Beimont, Cal.; Mrs. E. D. Kneass, Vallejo, Cal; Mrs. F. 8. Ingalls, Yuma, Ariz., and Mrs, ll:. dA. Lundstrom, 1265 West street, Oak- nd. —————— San Leandro’s Tax Rate. SAN LEANDRO, Oct. §.—~The Town Trustees have fixed the tax rate at 80 | | | | | 1 | was given ¥ | | E. - FORMER MAYOR OF OAK- LAND, WHO DIED AT ‘NEW BRITAIN, CONN. | | * e EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—A farewell reception to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin 'Fay Mills and family last evening by Misses Win- ifred and Marguerite Warner at thelr home, 710 Fifteenth street. Mr. Mills expects to leave Oakland next Sunday and those invited to meet him last evening included many of the younger members of the Unitarlan church, of which he has been minister for four years. A programme replete with delightful and orlg- features was rendered during the evening and later supper was served. Clay M. Bur- rell entertafned with a violin solo, ‘Cavalleria Rusticana,” as Mascagni would play it after his American tour. The well-known melody was plentifully sprinkled with popular rag- V\Xn‘o airs ‘nlnd the effect was unique and lu- song by Miss Winifred Wilson; a scene from The Birds' Christmas Carol,” admirably done by Miss Ruth Woodbury; mandolin and piano duets by Emil Fritsch and Miss Fritsch; an instrumental trio by Dr. Frank Hus, violin; Arthur Baker, flute, and Rufus Smith, plano; songs by Ruth and Jessie Willard in costume’ Bernard Miller y in clever monologue work. Walter Wilson sang several barytone eolos and Miss Delight Woodbury gave a ‘reading and burlesque on delsarte. The hit of the evening was made by Charlie Mills in an ex- cellent” imitation of Sousa. - He was “made up" %o represent the famous bandmaster and urnished the necessas ¢ - farntsh ry music with ‘a har- Among those who enjoyed the programi were: Mr, and Mrs. A. H. l‘:llla!{’ lfir l'-l'l"la Mre. Julius_Pliis, Misses Gorrill rill, ’m-m Willard, Mis s ine’ Letcher, Miss sy Fitzmaurice, Will Fitzmaurice, Miss Effie Vance, Miss Winifred \}llsnn_ Mlflt! Olive Dibert, Miss Alice Phelps, (M]ramn:]\j noodk:’]:—‘)‘ nrn\;l the honored guests, . & rs. Mills, Miss Bt Thornton and Charlie Mills. o Py ey The reception and art exhibit gi Marion Kavanaugh to-day at (h‘pv;;‘,bzly g‘:; rooms was well attended. the chosen fow on- 5(:)1“! a d;ll%l:flul ll‘f!erm)fln looking at the pletures an scussing th lr:_xrnnl o em over a cup of orty or fifty pictures were on af ing to” splendid ndvantaxe the rare’ taléne ond versatility of the artist. The portraits at- tracted much attention, especially the two de~ lightful sketches—one a head and the other a fancy pose—of Mrs. A. L. Stone's little boy The ideal head, posed for by Miss Lulu Dan: le|lll c}f Alameda, was much admired, as was also the portraits of Mi: a M!;; Alice Hoyt. = o SO B aut ere Were sever: scenes of Mill V: and Santa Barbara County, one of drl::l‘;: clouds over mountain peaks being partiqularly good. All of Miss Kavanaugh's work shows not only a careful execution, but a thorough comprehension of the varying moods of na- ture, Amdn{M those w’-):o Ekmlled this Wi rs. 9 one, Mrs. Have Miss Miller, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Oscar Loan: ing, Mrs_ A. W, Burrell, Mrs. L. Tashelra, Mrs, A, W. Gorrill, Miss Kurtz, Miss Chand- ler. Mrs. Chandler, Mrs, Barber, Misses Tur- reli, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Danlells of Ala- meda, ‘and_others. i s Kavanaugh was assist and Mrs. Arthur Moore. The pictures will be on display lo—morm.w. ¥ The marriage of Miss Lottie Fitzgerald and ‘William Richardson was solemnized ’Dleldlny evening, the ceremony taking place at the rectory of St. Mary's church. Rev. Father Morrison was the officlating clergy- bride wore a stylish tailor-made gown of blue and her bridesmaid, Miss Tl’llll Ja was attired in a mode crepe de chine w%‘ becoming hat of pale blue o ttended by William gerald, the bride’s brother. rig ot After the ceremony a small Informal recep- tion was given at the bride’s home, when she was presented with a beautiful set of china_the gift of her girl associates. Mr. and rs. Richardson will reside in Oakland, where e groom is engaged .m l.'llll‘ll-l Miss Edythe Adams will be the hostess morrow at a large card party at her Mqu‘:l; Merrimac street. She will be assisted by Misses Florence Starr, Edith rellow, Mary Bell and lima Chase. % r. an rs. Irving Burrell (nee Kenna) have returned and are at their new hnnu‘wl <Bhe 1 h. . ALAMEDA, Oct. 8.—Miss Lucy H. Bates, afternoon NATIE SONS T0 ENTERTAIN Will Hold Exercises at Launching of the California, Alameda County Committee Taking Steps to Raise Funds. AT I Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 8. A fund is being Traised by the members of the Native Sons to defray the expenses of the exercises to be held by the organ- ization at the launching of the cruiser California and a special launching com- mittee has been appointed from the va- rious parlors of Native Sons in Alameda County to ald in the work. At a recent meeting of this committee held at the headquarters of Oakland Par- lor arrangements were completed for a grand entertainment under the auspices of the parlors to be held at Idora Park on Wednesday evening, October 21. The proceeds of the event will be turned over to the general fund which i8 being raised throughout the State to meet the expenses of the launching programme and to pro- vide a silver service for the cruiser. A first class programme has been ar- ranged by the committee, the members of which are working hard to make the entertainment a success. Following are the members of the Ala- meda County committee: Joseph Knowland, chairman; George . Frick, secretary; Alameda Parlor No. 47, J. F. Hansen, W. B. Bamber, H. von Tagen; Oak- land Parlor No. 50, G. W. Frick, G. R. Stet- . J. Naegle; Piedmont Parlor’ No. 120, D. W. Doody, J. J. McElroy, W. D. Sagehorn; Halycon Parlor No. 146, J. R. Knowland, C. P. Magagnos, C. F. Harvey; Brooklyn Parlor No, 151 J. D. Vestal G. A. Taylor, G. J. Haas; Athens Parlor No. 105, Dr. W. H. Ab- bey. B. G. Buswell, B F. Garrison; Berkeley Parior No. 210, L. C. McAllister, L. C. Haw- H. H. Hoffman, ley, PRISONER MAKES NO CONTEST OVER DIVORCE William E. Barnes Defaults in Suit Brought by Woman Who Saved Him. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—A default was en- tered to-day in the divorce suit begun by Mrs. Anna Hughes Barnes against Wil- liam E. Barnes, whom Mrs. Barnes bailed out of jail a few months ago to marry, and save from the penitentiary. Mrs. Barnes had him arrested for steal- ing from her $100 and a gold watch and going on a spree in San Francisco with the proceeds of his theft. But a few weeks had elapsed after Barnes galned his freedom before his wife filed a divorce complaint alleging that he had beaten her. Barnes remained out of trouble only a short time after the marriage and was arrested for passing a fictitious check and is now serving a three montks’ sentence in the County Jafi for the offense. —————— Organize Art League. OAKLAND, Oct. 8. — A communication has been received by Mayor Olney from Mrs. E. C. Jones of the Oakland Club, who has been elected leader of the newly organized Art League of the club. The object of the organization is the beauti- tying of the principal streets of Oakland, and Mrs. Jones requests the Mayor to ap- point a special day for planting trees, and urges that the residents of the city be notified of the date and instructed as to the best variety of trees to plant along the streets to improve the appearance of the city. e Telephone Man Cleared. ALAMEDA, Oct. 8. —Hugh Carpenter, local superintendent for the Pacific States Telephone Company, charged with as- sault with a deadly weapon upon E. E. Townsend, a union lineman, was cleared of the charge at his preliminary hearing held to-day before Justice of the Peace George Samuels of Oakland, sitting for City Justice R. B. Tappan. The prose- cution failed to prove that the defendant had any deadly weapon in his hand when the alleged attack upon Townsend was committed. —————— Organize New Gun Club. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—A new club of de- votees of the gun has been organized in Oakland and the members have secured a large preserve in Solano County. Fol- lowing are the charter members of the club: A. A. Moore Sr., W. 8. Goodfel- low, Arthur Goodfellow, Wickham Hav- ens, Henry Wetherbee, John C. Klein, Harold Havens, Charles Wetherbee and A. A. Moore Jr. — e Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—The following mar- riage licenses were issued to-day by the County Clerk: Manuel Amaral, 36, and Mamie Mariza, 21, both of Oakland; Fred- erick F. Olsen, 29, Point Arena, and Wil- helmina F. Geuder, 27, San Francisco; Isaac Lust, 30, and Jennie Coleman, 21, both of San Francisco. L e e e e e Rl daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates, became the bride of Charles A. Pesoll at 8 o'clock last evening at the home of her parents, 2165 Central avenue. Rev. Willlam Norman Guth- rie of Christ Episcopal Church performed the marriage ceremony. Miss Anita Collischon of San Francisco attended the bride as maid of honor and Robert Lee Frank supported the groom as best man. Little Phyllis Plummer was the ring-bearer. A reception and banquet followed the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Pesoll will visit Southern California and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado on their honeymoon, and upon returning will reside in this city. The groom is the son of the French Consul at Philadelphia, and is engaged In business in San Francisco. Harry Akesson, a prominent local business on Park avenue, the Rev. August J. Rodell of the German Lutheran Church of Oakland offi- clating. There were no attendants, and the celebration of the wedding ceremony was wit- nessed by a few intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Akesson will reside at 2323 Central ave- nue. % 5 COOK BOOK OFFER TO CLOSE OCTOBER 30. The Call’s Cook Book prem- ium offer will close on October 30, 1803, and all readers of this paper who desire a copy of this household treasure should not fail to place their order im- mediately. This splendid premium will be offered to Call subscribers at the exceptionally low rate of" fifty cents per copy. Out of town orders twenty cents ad- ditional to cover prepayment of | l ® i % ATL. AMEDA NEW MUSIC HALL OF NOTRE DAME TO BE OPENED WITH A CONCERT Carefully Arranged Programme of Instrumental and Vocal Numbers Will Be Rendered by High Class Talent, Among Those Who ublic - Will Take Part Being Several Well Known to the P LAMEDA, Oct. 8.~Musioc lovers and the general public will be af- forded an opportunity for the first time Saturday evening to view the Interior of the beautiful hall of harmony of Notre Dame Acad- emy. There will be rendered a programme of Instrumental and vocal numbers by some of the best known exponents of sound and song In the local musical world. Among those who will partici- pate in the concert are Madame Tojetti, dramatic soprano; Mrs. E. M. Burns, lyric soprano; Miss Sullivan, contralto; E. A. Thornton, tenor; Ludwig Warnke, tenor; Mr. Fowden, barytone; Professor Sandy, basso; August Hinrichs and Miss Stella Eaton, violinists; Miss Elliott, harpist; Miss Arrillaga, pianist. There will be selectfons by a quartet and by the Leone orcheStra. Experts who have in- spected the new music hall pronounce it one of the finest of its class on the Pa- cific Coast. It has a seating capacity of 400. All the arrangements for the concert, which is to be in the nature of a benefit to the Sisters of Notre Dame, are in the hands of well known society people, who are assisting in promoting and insuring the success of the affair. Following are the ladles on the various committees: Reception—Mrs. 8. A. O'Neill, Mrs. Joseph Durney, Mrs. Alexander Baum, Mrs. A. M. Mrs. Elizabeth O'Coninor and Mrs. Teresa Ryan. Music—Mrs, Harry Young, Mrs. J. J. Tobin, Mrs. Julius Quinchard, Miss Maguireé and Mrs. Dickman. Ushers—Miss Adelaide Jomes, Miss Grace Buckley, Miss Besslie Robinson, Miss Edith Foster, Miss Mamle Politeo, Miss Jeanne Car- pentier, Miss Ellen Sullivan, Miss Marian Hall, Misg Ellen O'Sullivan and Miss Alma Koordt. Patronesses—Miss. Mollie Kane, Mrs, J. M. Cremin, Mrs. Columbus Bartlett, Mrs, Buckley, Mrs. Edgar Painter, Mrs. C. Bull, Mrs. David de Bernatdi, Mrs. Sherwood, Mrs, W. R. Pocock, M McCarthy, Mrs. M. F. Mecqurn, Halton, Mrs. A. B. Derby, Mrs. Gerald E. Goggin and the Misses Gailagher, Rich and UIVNERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Oct. 8.—The university meet- ing to-morrow will be commemorative of the fittieth anniversary of the conferring of the degree of doctor of philosophy upon Professor E. W. Hilgard by the University ot Heidelberg. That university recently honored Professor Hil- gard by, reconferring the degree. Professor Hil- gard will speak, as Will also Professor Willlam Carey Jones. The meeting will be held in Har- mon Gymnasium instead of at the Greek Thea- ter, Professor J. C. Merriam delivered a lecture at_the zoological seminary this afterncon on *“The Hyena-like Carnivores of America.” Dr. Merriam recently studied some specimens of the hyena found in Kern County and discovered that they bear a close resemblange to those found in other parts-of America, though they differ widely from those of Europe, The short courses in agriculture and dairying began yesterday at the college of agriculture. The attendance is mot as large as last year, there being but twenty-seven in the dairying classes and five in the agricultural classes. MOSES SPEAKS BEFORE STARR KING FRATERNITY Gives Description of Present Con- dition of Affairs in Philip- pine Islands. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—Professor Bernard Moses of the United States Philippines Commf¥sion was the guest to-night of the Starr King Fraternity at Wendte Hall. Professor Moses entertained the members and their friends with an Interesting nar- rative of the work done in the Philippines by the Americans, mllitary, naval and clvil. The speaker sald, concerning life in the tropies: The problem that civilization has before it now 1is the set of the tropics. It was in the tropics men to be civilized, I suppose because it is an easy place to livé in. The American Government has already done much toward Helping the white man to live in the tropics. It has given modern methods on sani- tary lines to the people in our new possessions in the Philippines. American 1deas are invading the islands and they will soon be made pleasant. The Ameri- cans mow_are pretty safe in all parts of the islands. Brigands are few and merely strag- glers of a five years' insurrection, who nt they had learned to live without working. ¥ learned during the war that to take a general's commission was to derive a living from nothing. very seldom mo- lest the live mainly off their people. wm-n’-'mumu time when the white man will popuists —_——— Runaway Prisoners Are Sentenced. SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 8—Peter Beck and Dennis Dawson, who broke from jail on Monday evening of last week and were Qustkrid e ALAMEDA WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING THE CONCERT TO BE GIVEN SATURDAY BENEFIT OF NOTRE DAME ACADEMY. = | | | | AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN EVENING FOR THE HISTORIG SITE 15 DEEDED AWAY A. C. Dietz Parts With His Twelfth-Street Holdings. . —— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 8. Deeds passed to-day by which A. C. Dietz, the pioneer capitalist of this city, sold to C. H. King, anotler wealthy Oaklander, the block bounded by Twelfth, Thirteenth, Webster and Harrison streets, which was the home of old California College, the forerunner of the University of California. Portions of the original college building still occupy the property, which is also the site of several struc- tures that are landmarks in the history of Oakland. The sale also includes a frontage of 225 feet on Twelfth street, running east from Harrison street, and 100 feet in depth. At the northeast cormer of this property stands College Hall, the last remnant of the group of buildings that comprised the famous old seat of learn- ing, whence emerged the present univer- sity at Berkeley. Over the doorway, weatherbeaten, timeworn and tarnished, is the gilded legend, ““College Hall,” the sign bearing testimony to the historic value of the dilapidated buildings. The property 1s 300x300 in the main block. The selling price was about $150,- 000, as reported by the brokers, Laymance Real Estate Company, who also announce that as much more will be spent by the new owmer in improvement: Dietz Opera House, at the northeast corner of Twelfth and Webster streets, has been the scene of some of the most brilliant affairs in the theatrical and so- cial history of Oakland. The corner, in the halcyon days of “railroad” politics in Oakland, was a resort for the politi- cians and men of affalrs. Here cham- pagne ran like water and money flowed with unending jingle. Bernhardt, Adelaide Neilson and a host of people famous in the footlight world appeared In the old opera house. Next door, Twelfth street, is the old Audi- torium, once Oakland’s largest theater and only hall of size in the eity. Ram- -h-ckl:nldmimm remill::: of the old col- lege, converted in loflm‘ house, stables and other odds and ends are strewn promiscuously about the block. Capitaiist Dietz bought this property in 1875 the University of California, six after the new site for the uni- versity had been occupled at Berkeley. ESOPES FAOM COUNTY PRISON John Burns Scales High Wall and Gains His Freedom. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oet. 8. John Burns, a trusty at the County Jail, escaped at § o'clock this morning by scaling the high wall that surrounds the prison. Deputy Sheriff Percy White, who was in charge of the jail at the time, was notified some time after the escape and started out immediately to find the fusi- ve. Burns took advantage of the general | disorder 1n the jail attendant on the work of painters engaged In retinting the in- terior to secure one of their ladders, and putting it up beside the wall, gained the top and had soon mingled with the efti- Zens on the street on the other side with- out leaving a sign of his flight, with the exception of the empty failyard and the ml’x‘l‘lma ladder idly leaning against the ‘wall. Burns had been sentenced to several months’ - imprisonment for begging, but had behaved himself until he was looked | upon as safe and was privileged to go about the place. Powder Burns His Eye. BERKELEY, Oct. 8. — Charles Cox, a student at the University of California, was severely powder-burned last night at IdorA Park by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of R. L. Goldberg, a fellow student. Cox and Goldberg were performing for the Boating <o benefit, and while going on the stage the pistol went off. The shot was fired at close range and nearly blinded Cox. He was hurried to a physician and is now out of danger. —_—— Wants $10.000 Damages. OAKLAND, Oct. S—A suit for $10,000 damages was begun to-day by Thomas Holladay against the Oakland Transit Consolidated for injuries alleged to have been , sustained by being knocked down by a car at Third street and Broadway on the night of December 30, 19%2. He claims that his shoulder was broken and. - his back injured and that he has tained permarent injury. - —_—— LAREDO, Tex. Oct: S.—There was one from yellow fever to-day, an old Mexican woman. it P - - 4