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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
WHARF AGAINST SCHOOL,
East and West Berkeley's
Position on the Bond
Question.
Some Idea Prevalent That the Two
Main Propositions Are Antag.
Onistic-NewS Notes.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 2S.-''If East
Berkeley votes against our wharf we viii
defeat it's school proposition" This re-
mark was passed by one of West Berke-
ley's prominent citizens this morning,
and in the same breath he voiced the SEN
timents of large portion OF his fellow
taxpayers in the West End. There has al
ways existed more or less jealousy be-
tween the eastern and western portions of
the town because of fear that one part
would outdo the other in the matter of
public improvements. Originally, the
bulk of the population lay in the West
End, but as the university, which is in the
extreme east end of the town limits, de-
veloped to larger proportions, the popu-
Iation grew with>it, so that now the ma
jority of the citizens are located in what is
called East Berkeley. As soon as the new
School Board was elected, last May, the
mem bers began to outline plans for the
improvement OF the school system In all
parts of the town.
After much consideration it was decided
TO ask the Board of Town Trustees for
$150OO to be expended in the erection of
new school buildings, among which was
to be High School building in East Berk-
eley to cost about 900. The sum asked
was thought too much by the West Berke-
leyans, so they com promised by agreeing
to vote $l2O, 900 bonds for schools and at
the same time asking for $4,000 with
which to erect wharf. Some of the East
Berkeley people now claim that the West
End wants the $50, 900 for wharf, not be-
cause there is need of it, but because the
other side of town wants a new High School
building. Though the election will prob
ably not take place for another month,
some preliminary measures being neces-
sary, yet the interest already taken in the
outcome is noteworthy.
Out of fifteen merchants and business
men in East Berkeley, who were inter-
viewed to-day, all were in favor of incur
ring debt for new school buildings, four
favor the wharf on general principles, four
will vote for it because they fear that if
they do not do SO West Berkeley will
defeat their school, and seven will cast
their ballots against the wharf unless they
can be brought to see that it is necessity.
Fear is expressed that the proposed new
wharf OF a mile and half in length will
not be long enough to be of much service.
According to the Government surveys and
soundings of the bay the new wharf will
extend far enough to reach water about
thirteen feet in depth at high tide and
seven feet at low tide, while the present
wharf reaches the nine foot mark at high
tide and three feet at low water.
The new wharf will consequently permit
vessels of four feet greater draft to dock.
The sentiment in West Berkeley is almost
unanimously in favor of the wharf, since it
will be built in their vicinity, but many are
inclined to believe that new high school
building is not needed. and that some
more grammar schools will suffice.
There will be two separate elections-one
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
yet been located, but is supposed to be
San Francisco.
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
908 Broadway, Dec. %.
John Walport has been elected to succeed
H. E. Drummer as Trustee of Haywards. Brun-
ner resigned week ago.
The teachers of Alameda County will give
reception to the members of the California
Teachers Association, January 2, In the high
school building.
Oakland viii be addressed by the Hon. NJ. J:
Brewer, assistant Stale secretary, on 'Loyalty,'
at Masonic Temple tomorrow at o'clock.
The Newark Sand and Quarry Company has
been incorporated with 800, 900 capital stock.
G. W. Fletcher, A. Z. Crane T. c. Kingsland,
W. NJ. Rank and Joseph Musgroye subscribe
SIS 600 each.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday after
noon over the remains of Mrs. Mary Stanley,
who was found dead in her bed Thursday night.
The jury returned verdict stating that death
was caused by heart disease.
The Corener's jury last night in the inquisi-
ton on the body of John FanoH, found thai
deceased came to his death by pistol wound
inflicted with suicidal intent. Vanoli's body
will be shipped to his home In Colorado.
W. Mccoy of Haywards goes about with
limp, all the result OF pig-slaughtering. He
made miscue with the sharp butcher knife
ne was handling, and instead OF cutting the
pigs throat, stuck his own knee and cut to
the bone.
The preliminary examination of William
Clark for tampering criminally with Mary
Svensen, Pearl Wright and Nettie Williams,
three little East Oakland girls, is being held
this afternoon. The defendant is represented
by Carroll Cook and Temple & Heaton, all San
Francisco attorneys.
William Holt Aldrich, son of the late Will
liam A. Aldrich, who left estate worth
$500, 900, has begun suit to break astrust by
which the estate was tied up. The com plant
filed yesterday was bssed on the same ground
on which the trust in the Walkerley estate
and in the Meyers estate were set aside.
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AN IRISH HORSE. SHOW
Extraordinary Interest and enthusiasm
Displayed. ;:~::.... +.

-:
Displayed. :,.;.,... :
r saw a. horse show at little place called
Moate, WHICH, however, once gave
nights shelter to Cromwel1, at which L
was greatly impressed, not only by the
lepping-Anglice jumplng-but oy tne
quality of the animals, the horsemanshlp
of the riders, and the extraordinary inter-
est and enthusiasm Displayed by the com.
pany, which consisted for the most part OF
gossoons, sitting in their hundreds on
stone wall that girt the inclesure, ana CIV
ing forth Celtic yell as the horses shlrKed,
cleared or missed their jump. Ihere was
a handsome and likely looking mare that,
no doubt from want Of due preparation 1or
this particular kind of trial, was among
those who elected the first course. her
name was Dairymaid; and j overhearo
the observation behind me: "Dairymald,
is it? All, welIl she'd better go Home and
make butter. She's no good here"
In Ireland every one can ride and every
horse can go. What a reserve of light
cavalry Ireland might furnish u.s. and,
trust, some day not far off will, when all
Irishmen know and recognize what is for
their peace. In England young colts at
grass are nearly always out in smooth
pastures. In Ireland they are among
rocks and stones and broken and sloping
ground, and thus acquire better use of
their legs betimes. Possibly the lime in
the subsoil is good for their bones, and
assuredly the soft, moist climate is all in
their favor. Irish horses have better
tempers, and, therefore. have better man
ners than English horses. in consequences
no doubt of the gentler and more patient
treatment they receive. But, as one who
knows them well reminds me, when
they are bad-tempered they are the -
BlackWood's s Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
IN THE OROW'S-NEST.
A Great Outlook Over the Beautiful
Antarctic Scenery.

A Great Outlook Over the Beautiful
Antarctic Scenery.
On December | sighted the edge of the
cepack from the CROW 's-nest and shot
my first SEAL which was of the white kind,
its skin being injured by several deep
scratches. 1t was cold up III the white
cask up on the maintop that morning.
Before US were the icefields, with the
strong ice blink IN the air above us; and
as we drew near to the edge the snow
white petrels became more and more nu-
merous. They are of the size of an or
dinary pigeon, but much more graceful.
Their large eyes are deep black, as are
also their bold, curved beak and their ele
CANT webbed feet They seemed almost
transparent as with spread. quiet wings
they scared in the air about the crows
nest. where l was hanging on to- one end
of large telescope, heavy enough to lift
me in seesaw fashion far out of the nest
ev rv time I let it glide too far out over
the upper edge of the barrel.
Like the pricking of pins the snow
crystals blew against my face, and had
continually TO dry the telescope glasses
with my woolen mittens, as the vapor
from my breath settled on the lenses III
numberless crystals, and formed an extra
sneet or glass. But they were glorious,
those hours on the lookout! The air was
generally clear, and the human eye could
see, even from the deck, great distances
within those southern latitndes. Only
from the crow 's-nest can one fully appre-
ciate the supernatural charm of Antarctic
scenery. Up there you seem lifted above
the pettiness and troubles of everyday life.
Your horizon is wide, and from your
hign position you rule the little world
below you. Onward, onward stretch
the ice-fields. the narrow channels about
the ship are opened and closed again by
current and wind, and as you strain your
sight to the utmost to find the best places
for the vessel to penetrate, your eyes wan
der from the ships bow out toward the
horizon, where foes and channels seem to
form one dense, vast ice-feld. Ice and
snow cover spars and ropes, and every
where are perfect peace and silence.
We always observed the white, shining
reflection of the ice-ieids in the air, ane
we were thus warned from afar even OF the
presence of narrow stream of ice or an
iceberg. This ice-blink and the presence
of the white petrol never deceived us.-Jan-
uary Century.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
FAIR DIPLOMAS.
Many Home Producers and Manufac-
turers Are Awarded Exposition
Blue Ribbons.

Many Home Producers and Manufac-
turers Are Awarded Exposition
Blue Ribbons.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
sos Broadway, Dec. %.
The exposition closed tonight with a
grand celebration by the Native Sons and
Daughters. The programme as published
in to-day's CALL was carried through
without a hitch, and the crowd was bigger
than at any time since the opening.
The committee of awards announced the
following diploma winners:
MANUFACTURES AND INVENTIONS
John Mccarthy, patent bicycle tire and horn
furniture.
Watts Trott, boats, special diploma.
J. J. Mcbride, wood carving, special diploma.
H. Irath, artificial stone.
T. NJ. Kendall, boats.
William Hilton, California silk manufactur-
ing.
Leader Windmill Company
Golden Gate Basket Works, A. Sparmann.
Booth & Johnson, electric platers.
Pacific Iron and Wire Works. p. J. Mitchels.
George Brand Jr., ladders and wood work.
California Cotton-mills, cotton and jute;
special diploma.
w. c. Longstreth, patent burglar alarm.
Nicholas de Camp, cigars and tobacco.
George L. Yager. patent galvanized iron sky
lights.
California Industrial Works
J. E. Taylor & Sons, brooms.
California Stone and Iron Works.
W. B. Harrub, American automatic gas
machines and gas stoves, d.
Oakland Iron Works, ice machines and iron
works, D.
T. II. Allen, horseshoes.
Robert Kuerzel cigars -
John L. Kellett, oil of Eden.
Hay & Wright, boats and ships.
J. II. Eustice, lead and galvanized iron works
Kirkland & Trowbridge, Kinks Irish moss
and syrup OF figs.
George Pattison e. Co., asbestos manufac-
turers.
p w. Reardon, patent bituminous rock side
walk.
Clellan.
Frank C. Howe, saddles and harucss.
Paraffine Paint Company, D.
Robert Reed, artificial limbs.
Jacob Schneider, gas machines.
+. C. Corder, Golden Gate Glue Works.
NJ. J. Keller Company, shirts, ETC., special
diploma.
The Best Manufacturing Company, petro-
leum oil engines.
George C. Edwards, "The vitalizer."
N. H. Derby, bicycles.
and soap.
Louis McDermot, patent gas engine.
E. Edwards, cooper.
Joseph Husch, Eureka insect powder.
Mcdonald e. Redmond, tanners.
Pacific Coast Borax Works.
A. L. Davis, redwood carpenter-shop.
]. H. Matt, Alaska gold separator.
Oakland Tribune Publishing Company.
p. Bradley. needle-threader.
Postal Electric Company q. E. Lonergan)
Clark r. Long, electric belt and steam
cooker, 2 d.
Miss j. Ford, eorsets.
E. G. Buswell, paints and oils, special di-
ploma, d.
A. W. Cook. patent baby jumper.
James N. Wishart, gasoline, coal oil, gas, iron
and cooker.
Standard Soap Company.
H. L. Bullock, patent fruitbox.
L. f. Hickey g. Co., carpet-beating.
E. d. Olsen, carpet-beating
Robert Gilmore horseshoes.
John Bohan, horseshoes.
Eagle Box Manufacturing Company, George
Roeth.
L. +. Courtney, umbrellas
v. S. Northey, carriages and wagons.
P. Young, patent tire powders.
Kennedy's Agency. lanterns.
+. Z. Kohlmoos, mantels, tiles and CRATES.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

2. Swan will be officially. instituted as
rector of ST. Marks Episcopal ChuTcn TO-
morrow morning at. II o'clock by blsnop
Nichols. Elaborate preparations nave
neen maze by the Ib choir viii form one of the
principal features.
New Officers Elected.
nf ,ha' Lookout Mountain Corps held
uass,erdav ,ns Mrs. Thomas Gilbert was elected
chaplain and Mrs. Adelaide Marquand
installing officer. .
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
POOR TARGET PRACTICE,
Two Men Shoot at a Mark and
Nearly Wing Christmas
Diners.
The Alameda Municipal Trustees
About to Expend $4,000 More on
the Electric Light.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Julius Muhn
and Frank Wigith, employees of the Palace
brewery, were arrested yesterday for dis
charging firearms within the city limits
They INDUCED in target practice on Christ
mas day at the West End, and were so
reckless in their sport that bullet was
sent crashing through the window of
house on Fifth street, where A. II. Smith
and a party of friends were enjoying a
Christmas dinner The bullet fortunately
missed all the occupants and imbedded
itself in wall to the depth of an inch.
The target-shooters were arrested, but let
out on bail of S25 each, and will be tried
befo re Recorder st. Sure.
Church Services To-Morrow.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Rev. G. R.
preach to-day on "Menticulture." Rev.
Henry Victor Morgan of the Christian
Church will preach in the morning on
"The Gospel of Work.; in the evening on
''Ships That Pass in the Night" At the
Park-street Methodist Church, Rev. M. H.
Wilson will preach in the morning, and
the pastor, Rev. F. D. Bovard, in the even
ing, and there will be watch services be-
ginning at 80 o'clock, when Rev. Mr..
Smith of the Chestnut-street Church will
preach. Rev. w. T. Jordan will preach at
the Baptist Church in the morning on
Perennial Kindness; in the evening on
'"rhe Permanence of Character" AT the
First Presbyterian Church the pastor Rev.
F. S. Brush, will take for q morning sub
ject "a Review OF the Years Principal
Eyents-Polltical, Social and Religious
and for the evening Gods Arithmetic OF
Life" AT the Congregational Church,
Rev. w. w. Scudder. will take for his
morning text, "W hat Shall Render Unto
the Lord for All His Benefits Toward Me?"
and his subject for the evening will be
"Proftless Living"
Electric Light Expansion.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 28.-The Board
OF Municipal Trustees met in executive
session Friday to cons der plans for an ad-
has been purchased for $500, which ad
joins the old works, ana buildings and new
electrical machinery will involve an esti-
mated outlay of $15, 900. The incandescent
plant will be increased TO 1000 lamps and
the arc plant to $50, nearly, doubling both.
New dynamos, engines and boilers " i'll be
put in. The electrician states that there
are now applications for 1000 more incaI-
descent lamps than the capacity of the
works will supply.
A Peddler in Trouble.
ALAN Ella, CAL., Dec. Zo.-W. II. Le-
wick, a printer and once an editor of
socialistic paper in San Francisco, came to
Alameda to-day and tried to peddle cigars
without a license. He offered boxes of
fifty for 70 cents, thus attracting attention
at once. Police Officer Kamp arrested
him for violating the license ordinance.
He protested his innocence, declaring that
the box of cigars which he exhibited as
sample had been made d present to him,
but his story was not credited by the Re-
corder, who will hear the evidence of
those to whom he endeavored to sell the
cigars.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

Over one third the territory of Africa,
the Sahara district, does not contain a
single river. The greatest river in the
world is the Gulf Stream. 1t is from 100
to 200 miles wide and over 5000 miles long,
extending from the strait between Florida
and Cuba to the northern coast of Norway.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

of China" During the last century it has
changed its course twenty-five times, and
now flows into the sea through a mouth
3G0 miles distant from that of 100 years
ago. 1t is estimated that its floods in the
present century have cost China II ,000, 900
lives.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Braggarts. Always.

Braggarts. always:
When we are children we brag about
our parents when we get to. be young men
and young women we :brag about our
selves; when we become oder we brag
about our chiliren.--Boston Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
The Russian Charge at Eylau.

It was raw and bitter day; during the
morning there were occasional snow fur
ries, and at midday heavy downfall.
Bennigsen seized the initiative, and opened
the battle by cannonade. Napoleon, di-
vining his plan, sent messenger for Ney
to come and strengthen Soult. At 9 the
Russian right advanced and drove in the
French left, which was weak, to the town.
At that moment the order was given for
Augereau and Saint Hilaire to move. In
the driving snow they lost connection
with each other, and the latter, was
repulsed by Russian cavalry, while
Augereau's corps was almost: destroyed by
the enemy's center. The dashing horse
men of Galitzin reached the foot of the
very hill on which Napoleon stood, and
panic seized all about him.: not excepting
Berthier and Bessieres,. who !. excitedly
called up the guard to save their Emperor.
The Emperor, however, remained calm,
exclaimlng What boldnesss What bold
nessH The pursuers fell back exhausted
and Murat in turn dashed with his cavalry
toward tine gap between :the enemy's
center and right. So worn out were both
sides, however. that without a collision
they ceased to charge and began to fire
Life of Napoleon in the January Century.
The evening times., 1895-10-31
Deparrment I,er:.vnaI..


Mr.. William Ii. Shaw, of the finance di-
vision of the Pension Office, has returned
10 his desk. after u tw o months trip through
Penns ylvania.
Miss Elizabeth Patton. of the Interior De-
partmcnt, is spending her annual vacation
ticipates visiting the Atlanta Exposition
before returning to the city.
Mr.. ID. w. Coquillett, of the Department
OF Agriculture. left the city yesterday even
ing for Riverside, Nd, on official business.
1t has Just leaked out that Mr.. William
Murray, or the statistical division or the
Agricultural Department, Is To be married
early next month to daughter of Mr..
Americus Davis, the druggist.
went 10 Covington, KY, the other day to
deposit his ballot Tor Gen. Hardin ami the
entire Democratic ticket, will be absent
from his office for week or ten days.
Col. 7. d. Yeager, OF the board of re-
view OF the Pension Office, who was
seized with an attack OF vertigo on the
street last Wednesday morning, has re-
turned tp his desk at the office.
The Navy Department recently received
an oil portrait of Hon. j. {. Dobbins. OF
North Carolina, who was Secretary OF the
Treasury under President Pierce. IL viii
very likely be added to the official gallery
of portraits.
Word was received at the Pension Office
yesterday that another daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Page, OF the Eastern Division died
ut the home or her mother In TakOma Park
on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Pages expert
eDce during the past six weeks has been
an unusually sad one. this making the
fourth daughter that she has lost by ty
phoid in that length OF time. She is at
present lying in u critical condition at the
home OF u friend, and il Is greatly feared
that death Is but question OF a few hours.
The evening times., 1895-10-31
TAkOMA PARk NOTES.

Mr.. W. L. Follmer left the latter part
of the week for visit to friends in Mich
igan.
Mrs. A. v. Parsons returned Saturday
from a three weeks visit in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bachelor, of Magnolia
avenue, are at home from Il months stay
in Culpeper, Va.
The property on Elm avenue, belong
ing to luGse Moulton, OF Washington, and
now occupied by Prof Dushane Coward,
has been sold TO Mr.. Thomas Waters, Who
W i'll soon take possession.
The funeral OF Miss Fannie Page, which
took place from the Episcopal Church on
Monday, as one gilmore than usualsadness,
this being the third death which has en-
tered the home circle " thin two months.
Owing to the marked interest shown
in the revival services at the Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Mr.. Van Ness has decided
to continue the meetings through this
week, and viii have The assistance of
ministers from Washington. On Monday
evening Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of the Central
Union Mission, nth hand of workers,
as present. On Tuesday night the pulpit
was filled by Rev. George Little, and on
Wednesday night by Rev. Joseph Kelley.
The evening times., 1895-10-31
BROOKLAND ITEMS.

The proposed meeting OF the Dickens
Club has been postponed until next week
owing TO the indisposition or the president,
Col. Juan Lewis.
Superintendent Powell has rented the
lodgeroom OF the town hall for the accom-
mediation of the fifth and sixth grades of
the Brookland public school. The addition
of four rooms, which was lately begun. Is
progressing rapidly, but will not be ready
for occupancy for at least two months At
the last meeting of the school board IT was
decided to rent quarters In the interim,
and this determination is subject OF
great rejoicing to many Brookland parents,
who were obliged to send their children
to the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Byrnc have moved
from the Lynch property, on the Bunker
Hill, road, to pretty cottage on Fort street.
The revival servicesat the Baptist Church
are dra wing large crowds each night.
Evangelist Eisom speaks every evening at
7:30 and the greatest interest is mani
tested in his sermons.
The furnace of the new NJ. b.. church is
being placed in position, and the congre-
CATION hope to have their pretty edifice
properly heated in time for the Sunday
service.
DR.. ]. B. williams is anticipating an early
visit to his old home in North Carolina.
MIC K. Hetfield will leave in few days
for New Yor.
The evening times., 1895-10-31
UNDERTAKERS.
WILLIAM LEE
% CNDERTAKER.
G2Pernsylvania avenue northwest
First cls . service. Phone .SS5 jy4-5ms
DIED.

LULLY-October go, 1895. Capt. Memo
Lully, aged eighty-eight years and ten
months, at the residence o; his son. Anthony
Lully, sos New Jersey avenue northwest
The funeral will take place Friday,
November 1, at 10 a. m, from above
residence.
Carbon Wednesday, October 30 at
4 O'Clock p. m, Sarah Ellen infant child
of Patrick and Ellen Carr.
Funeral private.
McARTHUR-On Wednesday, October
80, 1895, at p. m, after a lingering ill
ness, Ann W., beloved wife OF Alexander
Macarthur, aged 60 years and 10 months.
Funeral services at her late residence. No.
1912 Linden street northeast. Friday af-
ternoon, November 1, at 3 O'Clock. In
termen tat Oak Hill oc31 -2tem
LARNER-On Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober 80, 1895, Charles N. Larner, husba nd
II Ann Elizabeth Larrer and youngest
kon of Noble D. Larner.
Funeral from his late residence, 926
Massachusetts avenue. SATURDAY. Novem-
ber2, 1895, at 1 80 O'Clock m. Interment
private.
SEARS-On Wednesday, October 80.
1895, Mrs. Florence K. Sears, daughter
Of George W. and Susie v. Taylor.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
MURRAY-Daniel F. Murray, husband
of Julia A Murray and father OF Thomas j.
Murray and Mss Mary Murray, departed
this life after short illness at his late
residence. 1873 New York avenue northwest
Remains to be taken to Lynchburg, Va,
for burial.