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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-29
THE BARK OPHIR.
A United States Marshal
on Board.
The Stories That Were Told to Those
Custom House Authorities
Some Time Since.
HAS the bark ophir cleared or sailed Pr

Has the bark Ophir cleared or sailed ?''
was asked at the Exchange yesterday.
The answer given was, ''No. she has
neither cleared nor sailed; she only dropped
out into the stream and has United
States Marshal aboard"
Further inquiry elected no information
other than that possibly the Marshal was
on board Of the bark in regard to some
debts.
The bark Ophir arrived here on the 7tt
of December. fortY-one days from Kobe.
with cargo of general merchandise. and
up to last Tuesday was moored alongside
of Howard No. 3, where she took on a
cargo of merchandise for Sydney.
The bark has been under the surveillance
of the United States authorities for sew.
eral weeks because the customs officia Is
were advised that the vessel had chan ged
opium for parties whose names have
not been made public. 1t was stated that
the vessel would carry the opium to
Honolulu, where it sells for $50 per
pound, and that if IL could not be
with safety landed by the owners it would
be transferred to some other vessel at sea
and from her landed on some of the ISL
ands. and finally carried into Honolulu.
II was also stated that the YES
sci would then proceed to Sydney.
and from there go to Hong Kong. Further
than this the authorities were informed
that there was possibility that certain
parties who are suspected OF having been
engaged in the opium traffic, and in whom
the Federal authorities have a very great
interest, would sail away to a distant
cline. 1t is with view to prevent such o
possibility that the Marshal was placed
on board.
An additional duty of the official is tc
see that the vessel has not got any IN.
stamped opium on board. The vessel
may carry The drug If stamped, but if it i:
unstamped Uncle Sam wants TO have
something 10 say about it,
Special Agent Phoenix was asked about
the presence OF the Marshal on the vessel
if his urpose there was already stated.
Mr.. Phoenix appeared astonIshed at the
question, and alter a moments hesitancy
said: How that information could have
suspicious. There is possibility tina
two or three Custom-house official.
may have their places declared va.
cant. | most positively refuse to say
anything about the matter. We
have the most strict orders from Washing
ton to remain silent, yet we never-no,
never-have anything which the interests
of the department require should be kept
profound secret but the newspapers OF
this city get hold of it,"
Mr.. Phoenix then added: II do not
blame tie papers, but this giving away OF
department secrets has to be stopped. and
that Immediately"
When asked if the Marshal had been
placed on board to prevent any particular
individuals from leaving the city, Mr..
PhGnix replied in manner that showed
that he was somewhat annoyed. He said
do you suppose we are such fools to 20
about with brass band when absolute
quiet is essen tial to success ?'
The vessel is still under surveillance.
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THE EDUCATORS.
They Prepare for the Midwinter Fair
Congress-.

The educators of the coast are making
preparations for the Midwinter Fair Edu-
catlonal Congress, whose sessions they
confidently expect will form an epoch in
the history of education on this coast.
AT the head Of the committee in charge
Of the work Is Professor Elmer r. Brown
Of the University of California The other
members OF the committee are: Judge G.
S. Slack Of San Francisco, Professor
George r. kleeberger of San Jose, Pro-
fessor Fernando of Stanford University,
j. b. McChesn ey, principal of the High
School Of Oakland. w. T. Reed, pres den
of the Belmont school.
The committee held its first meeting last
week to organize and to lay out the scope
of the work to be accomplished.
An advisory board of about twenty-five
was decided on. with State Superinten-
dent Of Schools Anderson at Its head and
with Professor Sanford as secretary. The
mem bership has not been filled as vet.
The date selected for the congress was
tentatively fixed from the Sth to the 18th
OF May Inclusive. However. these dates
will be submitted TO the advisory board.
The committee agreed upon the neces-
slty OF bringing number of strong men
from the East on this occasion, and the
matter was referred to the general execu-
tive committee of midwinter congresses as
10 what could Dc done in the way of funds
and the provision o. transportation,
The committee proposes to bring out
such men as DR.. Harris, Commissioner of
Education, President Harper of Chicago
University. President Angel of the Uni
versity of MICHIGAN. President T. Stanley
Hall of Clark University, President de
Garno OF Swarthmore College and Presi-
dent McAllister of the Drexel Institute.
President Eliot of Harvard they hardly
expect TO get, as he so recently visited this
coast. However. the committee has al
ready begun correspondence with these
gentlemen.
As to tho plans of the work of .the con.
gress. it is proposed that there shall he a
mum Der OF department meetings, such az
the department Of secondary education
department of manual training and draw.
ing. department of country schools and
supervision and perhaps departments nj
higher education. and also kinderearten
department.
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THE NEGRO VOICE.
Experiments at the National Conser-
vatOry of Music.

New York Sun.
DR.. AntoDin Dvorak, director Of the National
Conservatory of Music of America. has become
deeply interested in the cultivation of the ne
gro voice. For several months past he has
conducted a class OF colored boys and girls
with the object not only OF teaching them the
elementary principles Of music, but of studying
the range, the power and the possibilities OF
their voices.
His pupils have entered enthusiastically into
the spirit Of the work, and if critical listener
may find fault with the technique or the art OF
their chOruses he could find nothing TO criticize
in the vim aud the Intelligence of their singing
When ask ed how he had succeeded thus far
and what observations he had made DR.. Dv0raK
said:
Even the short term of tuition that we have
given colOred pupils entities us to express a
favorable opinion of their possibilities. In gen
eral they have rich and soft natural voices
The cultivation of their voices, however, has
been of such short period as compared with
that of the whites that t Is impossible to say
accurately what we will be able TO bring
them To.
I'VE can only Judge by their present status,
that is their natural voice and temperament,
but think we have right TO expeci excellent
results. 1t does not require voice and ear only
to sing well, but a necessary requisite is the
sanguine temperament of the vivid, easily
affected and susceptible imagination. Ihave
not noticed these qualities so much in The
voices Of the white pupils as In those of the
colOred ones.
I'm volume their voice is superior to that OF
the whites, and In timbre 1t Is equal, If not
SUPERIOR. Colored people have certainly every
requisite TO make good opera singers. Their
fondness OF show, their vanity, love of color
and mimicry make them natural actors"
DR.. Dyorak said that he would like to see q
genuine Old-fashioned colored minstrel show
not OF the burnt-cork variety, but genuine
darkies. VINO, without any knowledge Of musical
art or stage effects, sing and dance as theil
forefatbers did.
Mrs. Jeanette NJ Thurber, the president of
the conservatory, said:
at Is one of the most delightful things I'm the
world TO watch our colored class at work. The
amount OF enthusiasm which they throw into
their singing is wonderful. If their voices TURN
out as DR.. Dvorak thinks they WILL we NAV all
look forward to the negro race taking the lead
In American music. | do not see why They
could not be trained 10 opera as we'll as Italian
singers are. If, unframed, their voices are sc
excellent, what may we not expect after years
OF hard work and training p"
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handsome solid gold trophy. which will
oe awarded the man having the largest
aggregate number of miles on January l,
1875. to his credit. and sixteen covered III
teen miles yesterday.
:, The day was perfect and the views OF
Mount Diablo and the Sierras. as we II as
seward, were fine and amply repaid III ose
who participated. aside from the credi is
on account of the trophy. The effect OF
onerlng the prize for the best record has
resulted in creating friendly rivalry
among the members aud will give the
cross count ~ outings more OF tlnge OF
sport Than hitherto. Yet the executive
committee announces that the original
idea OF planning all trips with view OF
sightseeing will not be lost sight of.
Quite number of new members have
recently been added to the club rolls. and
an active inquiry is reported on the part
OF strangers. Last Saturday Secretary Z.
Y. Knapp made an exploring trip into the
Little Carson district in Marin County, a
section seldom visited by San Franciscans,
and reports il to be a very interesting
country, and if the weather permits an
outing will be held there on Sunday. Feb
ruary IL. the party going over on the s
O'Clock Sausalito boat, thence by train to
Fairfax, where the walk will begin.
President Locke States that strangers will
be welcome on the Little Carson trip, the
only requirement being that each person
take his lunch along and 90 prepared for
good walk.
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The Kind Word Society.
New York Evening Sun.


Inc Kind Word. the society newly organized
by Mrs. Sherwood for the purpose Of sending
girls 10 country homes. has opened rooms {
the Manhattan Athletic Club house. Here Mrs.
sherwood s0icits contributions OF clothes tor
the applicants, whom she finds greatly In ne-d .
An appeal even more touching is for clothes Tor
reduced ladies. The euphemlsm OF the phrase
only reveals a form of need peculiarly distress
ing. That 1t exists, and is best ministered 10
VII hout discussion, Will be recognized oy every
woman who may render service Mrs. Sner-
wood, at the new lecture on the Philosophy
OF Fashion, yesterday afternoon, spoke OF sew
erai difficulties which she encountered In her
work that should be given as wide currency as
possible. In several instances, WOMB living
in the country have written for girls. These
have been equipped with proper clothes. and
on the point OF starting, when The order has
been countermanded. the writer's having found
suitable servants. Mrs. Sherwood insists that
women who write to her society for girls shall
keep faith with II, as they would In ordering a
dress from a shop. The trouble and expense TO
the society is not only considerable. bur the dis.
appointment to the girls cruel In the extreme.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Rev. A. Blum OF Los Angeles is at the
Palace.
Linville Miller. a prominent insurance
man of Stockton, is at the Grand.
DR.. L.. +. Jones of San Diego arrived
from the South last night and registered Il
the Palace.
President David S. Jordan of the Leland
Stanford Jr. University arrived from Palo
Alto yesterday and Is at the Occidental.
Colonel Edward NJ. Baldorf of the First
Regiment. n. u. NJ, arrived in this city
from st. Louis yesterday, ACCOMPANIED nv
Mrs. Baldorf. They are stopping at the
Palace.
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STABBED BY A FISH.
A Big Catfish Tackles the Man Who
Had Him on fiis Line.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat,


stabbed by a fish, may be the verdict
brought in by the Coroner within few days il
john RoWes, patient at the City Hospital.
does not recover from very bad case OF blood
poisoning. His right leg is swollen TO three
times its normal size from The fish stab, and the
physicians fear that he will not recover. The
limb has become black throughout almost its
entire length, and 1t Is doubtful now that even
amputation will save RoweS' life.
Il was fishing up on the SangamOD River
above Springfield. Ill.," said Rowes to GLOBE
Democrat reporter yesterday, land had my
boots off and my pants rolled up to my knees.
That was last Tuesday, l think. l had pretty
good string of fish, and among them was q big
Iwenty-pound cat L had him at the END of "a
rope and was wading along the bank looking
for my nets. Somehow or other the water
reused the big fish and be began to cut up.
First l knew / was stabbed. He had run one
of his sharp horns into my knee. Gracious
but il was stab for your life. l thought some
BODY had run a long Knife into me. / didn't
think much OF the thing though until the day
before yesterday. My leg began TO swell up
and the most horrible pains you ever felt TO
shoot The whole right side of my body. never
knew before that The catfish had poison in
their stickers, but l guess they have have
been stopping at the Erie House, Seventh and
Market streets, but l guess it will be some
time before GO back there"
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FOOTPAD CAPTURED.
Policeman Christensen Scores An
other Point to His Credit,

Another footpad was clevery captured
on Saturday night, and the credit belongs
again to Policeman II. H. Chrstlansen.
About half-past 10 O'clock young man,
while walking on Eddy street, between
Hyde and Leaven worth, saw two men
come from under the shadow of the trees.
They walked toward him, and just as he
was close to them they separated and al
lowed him to pass between them. One of
them seized him by the arms and the other
presented pistol at bis Lead, telling him
to keep quiet Till his pockets were searched.
He managed to free himself from the
robbers grasp, and ran east On Eddy
street, yelling for help.
The fOotpads were seen by some people
on Eddy street. who chased them along
Eddy to Hyde and down Hyde to Golden
Cate avenue, where they were lost
sight of.
Christensen had heard the young mau's
cries for help. and he ran up Leavenworth
| street to Golden Gate avenue. He saw the
! two men running, but as soon as they saw
| him they moderated their pace into a
| walk. As he approached them they turned
round and walked smartly down the ave-
nue.. He also Quickened his pace, and
soon overlook them. They promptly sep
arated and boted. He gave chase to the
one who ran along the avenue. down
Jones street TO Market and along Market
street TO Sixth. where he was caught by
Policeman Egan and a citizen and held
Till Christensen came up. He was taken to
The City Prison by Christensen and
placed in the tanks. He gave the anne OF
Eugene Hallihan. He is an Eastern
crook.
While being pursued by Christensen he
| threw pistol away on the corner of Jones
aud McAllister streets. and Chief Crowley
would like any one who found il to take 1t
to police headquarters.
The Chief would also be obliged IL the
young man VINO was held up would call
upon him with the object of Identifying
the captured fOotpad.
On December 20 Christensen captured
two foOtpads. William Stark and Jam es
Ryan, on Hyde street, who held up a
young man named Morris and relieved
him OF a gold watch.
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THE MILITIA UNNEEDED.
Weird Invitation of the California
Camera Club.

A committee of the California Camera
Club Is responsible for the following an
nouncement:
On Wednesday next at 8 p. NJ, in the club
rooms, we are going to hold one of our semi
occasional Hy-jon-e- hins, 10 which the ladies'
are especially Invited, aud at which they are
expected TO be present-with their friends, OF
course.
, All the regular features OF the California
camera Club Hy-jon-e- kin will be presented. in
eacn and every particular, just as repeatedly
giVen before hundreds of swelled heads. And
we say this Wi h full assurance that the Gov
ernor Will not interfere.
ne lumor that he militia Will be called out
10 prevent this affair is false and without The
shgnttst foundation. We have assurances 10
TINS eject from Major George w. Reed IRE
urea. MY commission hangs In my Office") },
Lieutenant 4. Z. Gray (who used to belong to
the Hussars) Captain tand AdjutanD ii. b. Hos
mer, Captain James w. Duffy according TO the
r uies and regulations of the National Guard
ana Clyii Code of California;, CAPTAIN +. q.
Elsen sometimes captain and sometimes doc
tor, captain George Helm (of the SapphO) Cap.
tam w. u. Leale (Carolinel aud from many
others OF greater Importance.
You need have no doubt about IT,. We will
bring this event of ON The day set; inform your
friends.
Order patrol. wagon for IL 40 p. NJ.
CHARLES ALBERT ADAMS,
Z. +. CoRMACK,
Ii. G. OWENS,
House Committee.
JAMES w. DUFFY, Secretary.
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HIS RESIGNATION.
Berkeley's Town Attorney
Must VaCate.
E. c. Robinson and Town Trustees
Fall Out-A Sensational Climax
to the Recent Fight.

"The resignation of Town Attorney E.
c. Robinson must be in the hands of the
Berkeley Board of Trustees by the evening
elected anyhow" said a Berkeley town
official last evening.
This is inside news, to be sure, but it is
straight from the solid three" and what
they have to say about Berkeley affairs
just now goes without qualification.
Be it known that the "solid three" OF
Berkeley are Trustees Acton, Preble and
Stuebenhaus. They are exceedingly de-
slrous that the present town govern
ment which Judge Greene established
last June shall be changed back to a city
one. They state that the Town Attorney
assured them that the "townites," repre-
sented by Attorneys GRADER and Coivin
and W. 81. 81. Hart, had not ghost of "A
show to win before Judge G reene. They
are also assured by other and disintere sted
attorneys that the Town Attorney has not
the slightest chance of winning in his ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
They also accuse the present town at
torney of taking water" on the recent cleo
trio light sensation, which has left them
In most uncomfortable situation.
Some time ago the Berkeley Improve
ment Company was given a franchise to
supply incandeseent lamps to Berkeley
oHo nao dilOWeQ W run us INES on the
poles owned by the city. Later the San
Francisco Light Company took contract
to light tho streets of Berkeley with cleo
trio lights. 1t wanted also to 60 into the
lncandesceDt business. AS means to
drive the Berkeley Improvement Com
pany to the wall it won the "solid three
TO It's side and the Berkeley concern was
oroered to remove its lines from the town
poles. his company protested, but ugly
new wooden poles sticking up everywhere
ABOUT Berkeley station proves that the
local company was worsted.
In this fight Town Attorney Robinson
first took sides with the Berkeley Improve
ment Company because, as his enemies al
lege, lie had clients in that company. Aft
erward, seeing the determ in alton of the
solid three" to stick to the San Fran
cisco company through thick and thin. thew
allege again that to save his scaIn lie "a mo
over to their side. These are some of the
reasons why, it is said, that Town Attor-
ney Robinson must step quietly down and
out on February 10 or his place will be az
quietly filed Oh that particular evening.
Who will be his successor has not vet been
deciied, although the name OF Rurton
Hayne Is under con sideration. The sal.
airy is S75 and the duties comparatiyeiv
light. although Berkeley has got into
more expensive legal mudd.es during the
past five years than any town Of It's size on
the coast.
The solid three" have other things in
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-29
FORTY-THIRD REPUBLICANS.
They Arrange for General Meeting
February To-

The Republicans OF the Forty:third Dis
trct are taking the preliminary steps
toward organization. An adjourned meet
ing WAS held In the parlors OF the National
Club on OFarreIl street yesterday after
noon at which a committee of three was
appointed 70 arrangesfrr general meet
ing on Friday evening. February IL. The
hope was expressed that there may be a
large attendance at that meeting, as the
question of organizing an additional club
will be brought upas well as various other
matters of importanc e that bear upon the
beginning of the campaign.
w. j. Quinn presided at the meeting
yesterday. and G. G.. Lane acted as sec
rotary. Mr.. James Beatty is the perma-
nent president Of the club.
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A Later Car Service.

The time table of the horse car line run
ming from Tenth and Howard TO South
San Francisco has been changed. The
last car connecting at Twenty-fourth
street and Potrero avenue with the yellow
Howard-street cable cars will leave the
points mentioned ar II 40 A. NJ. instead of
midnight as formerly. The last car from
South San Francisco for Twenty-fourth
street leaves at 1:10 A. NJ. Theater goers
are enabled to spend forty minutes adj
di.onai seeking pleasure. Formerly there
was little margin to catch the last car after
a performance.
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mind which they rold to the account of
the in cumbent in the attorneys office. 1t
is probable thai Robinson and bl- friends
will have something to say tefore the
oustng taxes place. There are IN any un-
pleasant rumors afloat about the so lid
three's" duings. anu they think they will
put them in such an uuenviabie light as to
make their reelection impossible. This
and the proposition for another city gov
eminent to take the place of the one done
up by Judge Greene will form the ele-
spring which Berkeley has ever known.
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Railroad avenue has been ordered from
Second to Eighteenth avenue and also the
laying of granite curbs. Those at the
meeting favored the proposed improve
ment and declared that only few owners
were arrayed in opposition. Those hold,
Ing land along the marsh between Second
and Tenth avenues were the only ones
who were likely to protest
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On Southern Heights.

A new fire alarm box has been located
IN the Southern Heights district above the
fotrero. ID fact the first and only one In
that Vicinity. Number fifteen is the des-
lgnatlon Of the new signal box. 1t is con-
1ecteo with the South San Francisco and
f0'rero system. A fire bell has also been
asked for by the citizens to be placed upon
tue mouse OF the Southern Heights Volun-
teer Fire Brigade. The Supervisors have
soeeh asked TO furnish the bell, the citizens
having built the house free of cost to the
pitv
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Holly Park Anxious

The Holly Park and Mission Street In
proVement Club at meeting held on
Saturday night appointed J. P. Welch,
Panl Goessel, John Lally. J. j. Gilmore
and Richard Reichenbach a committee to
visit Supervisor James. That city official
will be asked TO intercede with his fellow
mem bers in the board to use the appropria-
ton OF $4,000 on Holly Park as originally
intended,
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THE TRAMPERS.
Members of the Cross Country Club
Go to Grizzly Peak.

Yesterday the Cross Country Club in
augurated the 1894 season with tramp
over the hills back of the State University
at Berkeley to Grizzly Peak, thence strik-
ing the main ridge, which landed the
pedestrians into the road from Pie dmont
into Oakl land, whence al early train con-
veyed the trampers home. 1t was the first
trip of series which will extend over the
entire year and will decide the winner Of
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Railroad Avenue

number of property-owuers on Rail-
road avenue held meeting yes terday and
discussed late order formulated by the
Board OF Supervisors. The paving of