The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
works he has been lately engaged in pro-

works he has been lately engaged in pro-
ducing, he said:
"It was Just last week that sent to the
publishers the material for the new edi-
tion of my Elements of Geology The
geological science is rapidly progressing,
and II do not bring out new edition of
my work | will fall behind the times.
Have been at work on it for about year
and now that it is off TO the publishers l
feel much OF relief. 1t will be out during
the summer or perhaps late in the spring.
My work on Light or The Principles
OF Vision will be the next to appear. Am
now awaiting orders from the publishers
to go ahead with it. About half of this
work Is wholly original. There are some
other things which | would like to bring
out, but do not seem to have the time to
do so. / have on hand at the present time
enough miscellaneous scientific and phil
osophical essays and papers to make four
OF live large volumes. l may write out
my lectures on comparative geology
feel that l ought to do so.
g nother thing l hope to do soon, also,
ana that is to publish another work on
EVoiution I,y "a continuation of my last.
When asked whether his ideas
with regard to the principles of evo-
luton had changed since writing his last
work on it. DIR. lie Conte said:
mo. not by a considerable difference
If anything, my ideas on the subject have
been greatly strengthened by later study
and investigation. l shall not seriously
modify anything have said in the former
work"
Regarding the statements made con-
cerning his intentions of giving up part of
his work at the university, DR.. LIE CoEte
said:
II have no intention whatever of giving
up ray lecture work in geology, but 1t may
be that next year | will lessen my under
graduate instruction and give more atten-
ton to postgraduate students"
Town Trustees.
BERKELEY, CAL. Feb. pa petition
was presented to the Town Trustees last
night asking that another special election
be called to secure bonds for 500 900 for
school purposes. The petition bore the
signatures of about 800 Berkeleyans. 1t
was filed without action.
The Trustees passed to print the ordi-
nance fixing water rates and decided to
hold an adjourned meeting on FRIDAY
evening to finally pass that ordinance.
report was made by Trustee Hoff OF
the Electric-light Committee that the
Electric-hghting Company is not comply
ing with its agreement TO place all lights
in brackets IN the m iddle of the streets.
Town Clerk Hanscom was instructed to
notify the company to carry out its con-
tract.
Contractor John Corbett was granted a
release from his obligation to enter into
contract to lay a sidewalk on Jones
street. Mr.. Corbett stated that H. w.
Carpenter, the principal property owner
on the line of the proposed improvements,
had decided to refuse TO pay any assess
ments, and would cause long and expen-
sive legal contest, which Corbett desired
to avoid. All proceedings in the matter
were rescinded
The Liquor Cases.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 25.-Town At
torney Hayne is making efforts to bring
the case of Fred Fonzo, who is charged
with storing liquor without license, be-
fore Judge Greene of Oakland. Fonzo was
convicted in Berkeley and has appealed
The case is similar to that of Stricken, in
deciding which Judge Frick of Oakland
declared the ordinance under which the
charges were brought to be invalid. Sew
eral points urged by Stricken and Fonzos
attorney, M. G. Chapman, were not touched
by Judge Frick, whose decision was not
written one among them being the ques-
ton as to the validity Of the Berkeley JUS
tice courts.
of Fonzo the Berkeley Town Trustees will
accept the defeat and pass a new liquor
ordinance.
Driver Injured.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 25.-Elmer E.
Toby met with a painful accident while
driving a trotting stallion on San Pablo
avenue last night. The animal stumbled
over rock and so iolted the buggy that
Toby was thrown to the ground. He en-
deayored to rise and secure the horse, but
found that his left ankle was broken. The
horse dashed madly away in the direction
of Oakland, and was not recovered for
some hours. The injured man was taken
to the liquor-store of L. Strange, where
DIR. Eastman set the broken ankle.
Blue and Gold Election.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 25.-The soph-
omores at the university held their blue
and gold election to-day. Rector was
elected editor by majority of three votes
over his opponents, and Baker was chosen
business manager. The poll system was
used SO as TO permit of large ballot being
cast. For editor the total vote cast was
267, and for business manager 247. The
election throughout was a quiet one.