The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
NO POSTMASTER NAMED.
Speculation as TO the Cause Of
the Delay in Wash
ington.
Want the Charter Changed - Lord
Kelvin's AnniverSary-A
Concert.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 5.-The several
aspirants for the Office of Postmaster of the
town of Berkeley are becoming sccus-
toned to condition of suspense, as two
months have passed since the expiration
of Postmaster's McCarthy's term, and no
word has been received from Washington.
Ten days or so ago a dispatch was re-
ceived, however, which led the office-seek-
ers to believe that the new appointment
or the reappointment of Mccarthy would
take place about June 1, but the President
has withheld his decision, and SO the seek
ers after the political place are learning
we'll the lesson OF patience.
It is said that the reason for the long de-
lay in the matter is that there has been
such a vast accumulation of documents in
the case that the Washington officials
have not vet completed their work. Dur
ing the heat of the fight for the place,
when there were six or more candidates,
petitions by the wholesale were prepared
and sent to the President. Some of the
candidates are said to have sworn to affi-
davits charging the others with various
shortcomings, which showed their unfit
ness to assume charge of the local
mail department. 1t is believed that it is
this confusion of such documents which
has caused the long delay in making an
appointment.
Didn't Pay Their Debts.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 5.-The class
of SO at the State University has brought
itself into disrep1te among certain buSi-
ness firms who sold them goods and fur
nished them with wagons and parapher-
MALTA for their Bourbon celebration over a
wear ago. Some of these debts have not
yet been paid, and it is understood that
they amount to about $75 in all. W. II.
Parrish, an Oakland drayman, and the
California Fireworks Company are the
heaviest debtors. These firms have made
repeated requests for the moneys due
them, but without avail.
Finally the matter of collection was put
into the hands of Mrs. Bailey, and after
futile attempts to realize on the debts she
wrote q letter to President kellogg asking
that he see that the obligations were met
The class during the sophomore year
made several attempts at raising money to
meet the demands, but not more than one
fourth enough was raised. They first at
tempted a circus scheme, but 1t failed.
Then they levied an assessment but to
but little purpose. Those to whom the
class are indebted seem to have lost pa
tience, and now the facts regarding their
delinquency have become public property.
Want the Charter Changed.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 5.-Several
members of the West Berkeley Progressive
Club have started a movement having for
its object the amendment of three sections
of the new charter of the town.
The most important change suggested is
one by which each of the Trustees would
be voted upon by the entire town instead
of, as now, each member of the Town
Board being elected by the voters of his
own ward alone Other changes are to
make the offices of Town Attorney, Town
Engineer and Superintendent of Streets
elective instead of appointive offices, and
to reduce the terms of all officers from
four to two years.
The leaders of the agitation for the
amendments in question are George
Schmidt, ex-Trustee Hadlen and ex-
Trustee Acton.
1t is said that petition for the changes
in the charter will be circulated and pre-
sented to the Town Trustees so that the
matter may be voted upon at the
next election. If the proposition should
carry in Berkeley the State Legislature
might alter the charter during the session
OF next January.
Concert by the Blind.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 5.-The annual
concert of the California Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb and BlIna was held this
evening in the auditorium OF the school.
The hall was crowded to the doors with
fashionable audience from musical and
The features of the evening were the per-
formances of Miss Gussie Mast and Miss
Lily Smith. Miss Mast rendered piano
solo and organ solo and soprano solo,
besides singing the chorus. The encores
were many and prolonged. Following was
the programme as rendered:
Chorus; piano solo, Miss Lily Smith; So
prano solo, Miss Mary Eastman; organ solo,
Master Thomas Morrison; piano duet, Miss
Lena Erickson and Master Charles Caceres;
piano solo, Miss Gussie Mast; chorus; piano
quartet. Misses Young and Stollberg, Masters
Barkhauseu and Bacigalupi; soprano solo.
Miss Gussie Mast organ solo. Miss Lily Smith;
piano solo, Master Thomas Morrison; bass solo,
Master August Barkhausen; organ solo, Miss
Gussie Mast; chorus
Lord KeIvin's Anniversary.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 5.-Much in
terest is taken in Berkeley and especially
in college circles in the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of Lord Kelvin to be
held next Monday evening in the Acad-
emy of Sciences, San Francisco. The oc-
casion is one corresponding with the Lord