The San Francisco call., 1896-03-01

Droau apprOacIl tHe pdHA "nion !" as ioii
erly two or three feet In perpendicular
height for 100 wards or more, has been
given gentle slope by the picks and
shovels of the collegians.
The largest and perhaps the most diff
cult piece of work undertaken is that
of leveling the earth Immediately sur
rounding North Hall. The basement
of the building was about three feet below
the level of the ground the entire distance
around it, but the earth has been ex-
cavated on the north, west and south
sides so that the lower floor is now only
about one foot below the surface. This
piece of work is the farthest from COM
plete of any undertaken, and 1t is to finish
this that the boys wish another day from
their recitatlons.
The ground was found to be exceedingly
hard all TIE way down, and in some places
soliditication was so nearly com plete that
ONLY pick and the muscle of a brawny
athlete could move 1t from Its
granite bed. The unexpected hardness of
this section has done more to prevent the
entire completion of the work by tonight
than anything else.
Not quite as many turned out to-day for
work as was the case on the two previous
DAYS, on account OF its being Saturday,
but those who were on hand worked with
zeal and energy. There was less of the
rom ping and rollicking spirit of the collie
gians displayed to-day than heretofore, but
still there was enough to add hfe to the
work and make it pass off easily. Mason,
the Berkeley candy man, drove up this
afternoon with thirty gallons of lemonade
for the bows, and within three minutes
there was a string of 300 men waiting for
their turn at the tank. Fantastic costumes
and unheard- of before makeups were as
much in evidence to-day as at any time
previous, but some OF them bore marks OF
violence administered by playful youths
rather than holes worn through incessant
toll.
A rousing celebration over the achieve
ments of the last three days was held to-
night. The Presidio band was engaged for
the occasion and discoursed music from the
portico of the library building, which was
brilliantly illuminated.
Town Trustees.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 29.-A spe cial
meeting of the Town Trustees was held
last night for the purpose of finally pass
ing the ordinance fixing water rates for
the town from July l. The ordinance
was passed without amendment.
Warrants were ordered drawn on the
town treasury for the salary list for Feb
ruary, amounting to 1894 sc. j. w. Rich
ards, president of the board refused to
accept his salary, expressing the opinion
that the president should serve without
recompense, as do the other members
of the board. Mr.. Richards sal
stand was opposed by other members of
the board, who declared that the extra
amount of time which the president must
devote to town interests made 1t right that
he should receive a salary. A warrant for
$50 was therefore drawn in favor of Mr..
Richards,
Trustee Martin was granted sixty days
leave of absence. he Will make business
trip to the East.
Professor William Carey Jones an
nounced the death of Reuben Rickarii,
former president of the board, and the
Trustees adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the deceased. Trustees Jones,
Gage and Hoff were appointed commit
tee to prepare resolutions of esteem for
the ex-president.
Woman Suffrage Campaign.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 29.-The Citi-
Zens' Suffrage League OF Berkeley is max
ing active preparations for the opening of
the coming political campaign IN favor
of woman suffrage.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw is expected to speak
in Berkeley under the auspices of the
league on March 49, 1t will probably be
her first appearance in California during
the 1896 campaign. The ladies Of the local
league are endeavoring to complete ar
engagements to make admission TO the lee
ture free to all. Efforts are being made
to raise. by subscription a sufficient sum
OF money to pay the expenses of the even
ing. Half of the required sum has already
been pledged. The matter is in the hands
OF Mrs. George Haight, president of the
Citizen Suffrage League. and Mrs. William
Keith, the secretary.
Change of Pastors.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 29.---It is an
nounced that Rev. J. d. Foster, who for
some years has been Congregational min
lister in charge of the work at Lorin, will
leave that field about April /. His sue
cessos to the pastorship has not yet been
selected, but it is generally understood
that the committee in charge will offer it
to Rev. Mr.. Sargent of Santa Rosa. Mr..
Sargent has preached number of times
for the church. and seems to be at present
the only candidate in the field for the po-
srtion OF regular pastor.
Church News Notes.
|. BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 29.-Rev. Ho-
ratio StebbiIs, pastor of the First Uni
tartan Church of San Francisco, will
preach at Stiles Hall tomorrow morning
under the auspices of the local Unitarian
society.
The Rev.: W. NJ. Reilly. rector of St.
Paul's Church, San Francisco, will preach
at st. Marks Church: to- morrow evening
at 80 O. clock.
Rev. H. l.. Gear of San Francisco will
preach tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
at the First Baptist Church, Dwight way,
one-half block west of Shattuck avenue.
f. Rev. William Hall Moreiand of
St. Luke Church, San Francisco, preached
/ last nigh at St. Marks his second sermon
on "The Three Temptations of Our Blessed
Lord" The third and final address OF
the series will be delivered next Friday
evening".
/ " An initiation service of the Daughters
Of the King will be held at St. Mark s
Episcopal Church tomorrow evening.
This is the original organization from
which the Kings Daughters is derived.
About fourteen young ladies will be re-
ceived into the order.
Strange Accidents to Birds.
An Irish naturalist once observed a
dumlin acting IN very curious manner
on the seashore. The bird would ahght,