The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

third of q series being delivered by we'll.
known lecturers under the auspices of the
Unitarian Society. Colonel Greenleaf de-
scribed the advances already made by CIV
ods in warfare, and gave interesting details
of the work done in war by various hui
manitarian organizations. France was
declared to have been the first nation TO
introduce methods of caring for the sick
and wounded, Napoleon having organized
a medical department to- his armies,
though from purely utilitarlan motives
The lecture was well attended and Colo
mel GreenleaPs personal experience ena-
b!ed him to illustrate his remarks with In
teresting anecdotes.
Woman Suffrage Campaign.
BERKELEY, CAL, March Rev. Anna
Shaw, the woman,surfrage speaker, will
arrive from the East next Saturday to
inaugurate in California the woman-suf-
frage campaign for the passing of the con-
stitutionaf amendment striking out the
word ..male." She will speak in Oakland
on the 18th, in Alameda on the 18th, and
in Berkeley on the 10Th. She will speak in
all three places on 1.-The New Man." Mrs.
George w. Haight, pres. .ent OF the local
suffrage society, stated this evening, with
regard to the lecture on 1.-The New Man"
which Miss Shaw will give, II am sure
that it will be bright and sparkling and
full of philosophical reasoning drawn from
her personal observations.
Miss Shaw always takes we'll, and am
certain that the lecture which she will
give in Berkeley will be up to her usual
standard if not above 1t.
'Our State campaign" said Mrs. Haight,
"will be carried along upon carefully
planned and systematic basis. Conven-
tions will be held in all the i'm mportant
towns of the various counties of California,
at which will be present both Miss Shaw
and Miss Anthony, as we'll as other speak
ers of note from the East. About May 13
we will hold a two days convention in
Oakland with the hope OF laying firm
foundation for the county work"
The local society will hold their regular
monthly meeting in Stiles Hall next Mon
day afternoon, at which Attorney Green
Majors of Alameda and Mrs. DR.. Kellogg
Lane Of Oakland will speak.
Bought q Railroad.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 7.-Henry But
ters of Berkeley has purchased the street
railway lines of the City of Mexico, having,
according to report, paid 81 100000 in Mex
lean money for the property. The pur-
chaser is brother of Mrs. P. r. Bovne OF
Berkeley and Charles Buffers whose recent
suit for alleged conspiracy against the
Boer Republic of South Africa attracted
much attention. Buffers is said to be
backed by London capital in the Mexican
enterprise. He returned to Berkeley some
months ago from South Africa, having
been very successful in the mines there.
Buffers is now in Mexico. He will re-
turn to Berkeley in about month and
will spend the summer at his home in
Shasta County.
A New Paper.
BERKELEY, CAL, March p The
Crescent Athletic Club is about to begin
the publication of weekly paper devoted
to the interests of the club. 1t will be
edited by C. c. Emslee and various de-
partments will be looked after by J. c..
Berry, f. w. Foss, f. B. Wilkins, o. A.
Putzken, W. a. Gompertz, Frank McClain
and Charles Kline.
Delegates Entertained.
BERKELEY, CAL, March o. About
fifty delegates from San Francisco, Oak
land Stockton and Sacramento were BAN
quoted in the Odd Fellows Hall to-day by
the Berkeley Chapter of the State Con-
clave of Alpha Sigma. The latter is a
fraternity OF graduates Of high schools
throughout the State.
Prison Life.
BERKELEY, CAL. March T. Mrs. A. B.
Cove, State superintendent OF prison work
for the Women's Christian Temporal ce
Union. win lecture on Prison Life at San
Quentin" tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
III Friends Hall, Ashby avenue.