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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09

estimated that the reservoir will be
capable OF holding 60,0000 900 to 100, 000, 900
gallons of water, to be used chiefly for
garden purposes. The work when COM
pleted will have cost about $4,000. No
money for this purpose is available at
present.
University Singers.Abroad.
versity of California Glee Club left this
morning on a concert tour through some
of the more important nearby towns of
the State. They will perform tonight at
Stockton, Friday evening at Chico, Satur-
day evening at Marysville and Monday
evening at Sacramento, returning to
Berkeley Tuesday.
First tenors, C. r. Morse, Charles a
Elston, B. G. Somers, 7. A. Smith; second
tenors, Frank Taylor, Harold Symmes,
Temple Smith, Fred S. Knight; first bass,
Otto Wedermeyer, RAYMOND j. Russ,
Stewart Rawlings, George Whipple;
second bass, Dwight Hutchinson, Power
Hutchins, Howard P. Veeder, R. H. Par
sons; Charles E. PARCELS, violinist; DR..
Gilbert S. Graham, tenor soloist; Arthur
Agard, piano accompanist.
Rules for the Library.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 8.-The Board
of Public Library Trustees met last night
and adopted set of rules and regulations
to govern the borrowing and use of books
and the general conduct of the library.
A special committee was appointed to
purchase furniture for the reading-rooms
at Lorin and West Berkeley.
Arrangements were entered into for the
renting of a room in the Baker block at
Lorin for the free library at $12 so a month.
The finance committee approved bills to
the amount of $67 81. Mrs Stillwell was
appointed librarian of the Lorln branch at
$25 month. The report of Librarian
Moore of the main library, on Shattuck
avenue, for the month of December showed
the total attendance for the month to have
been 5474, al average of 1925 daily, which
is an increase of nearly per cent over
that of December, 1894
Liquor Within the Limit.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. S.-A. Berg was
arrested this afternoon on a warrant
charging him with selling liquor within
the mile limit He was allowed to go on
his own recognaizance until he could
secure bonds.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. s.--The Board
of Town Trustees will meet as a committee
of the whole tomorrow evening to further
consider the re-enactment or annulment
of certain ordinances or parts of conflict
ing ordinances now standing on the statute
books.
The Christmas recess of the University
of California will close next Saturday.
Regular work in the colleges of Berkeley
will be resumed on Monday the 18th inst.
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STOLE A GOAT.
Uncle George Bromley 20 Be Tried for
Misdemeanor.


OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. S.-A novel trial
will be conducted in the Macdonough
Theater January II, for the benefit of the
Young Peoples Unity Club. Uncle George
Bromley is the defendant in the case and
II is alleged that he stole the goat from
Widow Grady. Judge S. g. Nye will hear
the testimony, which viii be presented by
attorneys Fred h. Whitney and Fred s.
Stratton. Many society people wilt act as
jurors and witnesses, ana there will I'M
doubleday be a full house.
Trial by Jury, as this piece is called,
Is not exactly play, because the dialogue
is only partly written, much being left to
The impromptu fun-making powers OF the
participants. Among the latter will be
the goat, who will be in court tagged as
Exhibit A." He Will browse around the
courtroom, wagging his beard and deyour-
ing choice pieces OF clothing of the law
yers and lurymen, ana occasionally taking
a header at somebody rash enough to turn
ms PACK on so important parsonage.
WIDOW Grady describes herself as one
who .be mostly takin' scrubbin' for a
hvln',' and she lives at Lake and Jack
son streets, where n washerwoman would
naturally be expected to reside. The lead
ing witness for the defense is a rival wash
erwoman, Maud Evangeline White, who is
black as the ten of spades. Mrs. White,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
LOOTED A PLUMBING-sHOP.

Joseph Costello and Joe AIonzo Ar
rested on Charge OF Burglary.
Joseph Costello and Joe Alonzo, both
under age, were arrested last evening by
Policemen Mcmahon, Frell and Flanley
and detained at the California-street sta
ton on charge OF burglary Tuesday
might plum bing-sho at 800 Montgomery
avenue, which is owned by E. J. DALEY.
was looted and tools valued at 500 were
stolen.
Officers were detailed on the case and
yesterday afternoon succeeded in locating
the tools in waterfront iunkshop. From
a description obtained from the junk
dealer OF the men from whom the tools
were purchased the officers succeeded iii
locating the prisoners on the Barbary
Coast ana placed them under arrest.
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HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
9Oo Broadway, Jan. g.
The Oakland Athletic Club will organize q
baseball team.
Al Lean has issued challenge to meet any
| amateur or professional in any athletic diver
sion.
The Acme Club Will hold gentlemen's night
next Tuesday. A big programme has been ar-
ranged.
The week OF prayer is being duly observed at
the various churches of Oakland The attend
ance is large, and The services are of an unusu-
ally interesting character.
The Reliance Club will have q society bene-
tit on the nights of Janunry "a and %, when
the Charity company" will produce 81 20-S"
at the Macdonough Theater.
The entertainment to have been given
Thursday evening at the Unitarian Church
has been indefinitely postponed, owing to the
illness Of Miss Portia Knight, who was to have
been the central figure.
The coroner's jury in the case of William j.
Gardner, the foreman of the switch engine
crew, killed in the Peralta-street yards by his
loot catching in frog, returned verdict
stating that he met his death by being run
over by train but, made no further comment.
The suit of James White against George Pc
termann for 5000 damages was dismissed
to-day on motion of the plaintiff. White
claimed that Petermann drove him out OF the
postofice at Mount Eden last July at the
point of a revolver and threatened to shoot
him.
The Crsckerjack, the supposed pirate craft
which sailed away with the yawlboat belong
ing to Captain Peterson Of the bark La Ninfa,
was at Fort Costa yesterday. Constable Scott
boarded her, but could find nc trace OF the
missing yawl, and consequently made no ar
rests.
Drs. McNutt and Lisoni of San Francisco held
an autopsy on the remains OF the late John w.
Coleman yesterday afternoon. 1t was found
that his death was caused from attack of
neuralgia of the heart. The funeral has been
set for 2 o'clock tomorrow from his late resi-
dence.
Miss Flossie jennings, little six-year-old
traveller. arrived ct the pier yesterday from
Philadelphia. she had been on the road five
days ana travelled without any companion.
she was met ct the ferry by her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Orr, and taken to
their home. 1920 California street, San Fran.
cisco.
superint endent Hays of the Home of the
Adult Blind has appointed Max Glas OF Ala
media to be Waterman; He succeeds James
Grummett, who has held the position for n
number OF years. Glas is "a native son and a
Democrat" who ran lot the Office of Constable
on the Democratic ticket in Alameda some
time ago.
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DIVIDED THE COMMITTEE,
Effort to Gust Chairman Mau.
talen to Be Made on
Saturday.
RELIC OF THE LAST CAMPAIGN.
Each Side Claims an Equal Number
of Votes and the Fight Is
Very Keen.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
908 Broadway, Jan. s.
Next Saturday the Republican County
Central Committee will meet for the pur-
pose of deciding whether it shall be reor-
ganized or whether it shall remain as it is.
AS near as can be ascertained the commit
tee is evenly divided.
The bone of contention is Charles Maui
talen, chairman of the committee. For
over year he has been persona non grata
to half of the mem bers and this feeling
was arrived at by piece OF work that at
once stamped Mautalen either as all al
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In the elements that supply the human system
with bone, muscle and brain substance is circula
alton fertilized with the supreme tonic, Hostel
ter's stomach Bitters, which begets thorough as
81 naation and digestion, and gives heaIthful
impulse to every function of the body Dyspeptic
and weakly persons give strong testimony in its
behalf. so do those troubled with biliousness,
lara, rheumatism, constipation and inactivity Of
the Kidneys
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ACCUSED OF STEALING.
Employees of Brown Brothers Charged
With Systematically Robbing the
Firm for n Long Time.


Henry WetzIer, cutter for Brown
Brothers, was arrested last night on a war
rant charging him with felony embezzle-
ment The complaining witness is B.
Sheiddman. one of the statesmen.
Wetzler was arrested Saturday on a
charge of petty larceny and admitted to
bail in $50. The case came up in Judge
JoachImsen's court Monday and was con-
tinued till January 13.
w. L. Baker, a salesman, was arrested
December "a on charge of grand larceny
for having, as alleged in the complaint,
stolen clothing from the firm, and he will
be tried January -. 1t was stated last
night that Baker informed on WetzIer,
thereby turning States evidence,
The warrants accuse them of having
systematically stolen clothing from Brown
Brothers and sold it in saloons and other
places around town.
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He JUMPED FOR LIBERTY,
An Alameda Chicken Thief
Leaps From a Train in
Motion.
The Rev. Victor Morgan to Reply Next
Sunday to the Rev. Mr..
Bovard.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. S.-Police Officer
Moebus boarded the first local narrow
gauge train yesterday morning in the hope
of catching the chicken-thief who has been
robbing the West End henroosts. The
officer had theory that the thief took the
earlysstrain for the City with his booty, get
ting on at one of the last stations.
His theory was right. A man with a
basket of chickens boarded the train at
Second avenue. The officer upon ques-
tioning him soon became convinced that
he had found the thief and placed him I'M
der arrest The officer rode with his pris-
oner down to the mole and started back
with the return train. But the train had
not proceeded far from the landing when
the brakeman passed through the car and
lett the door open.
The chicken-thief seized the opportunity
and made a dash for liberty. He ran
through the open door and leaped from
the platform upon the trestle. Whether
he alighted in the w alter or remained on
the ties is not known. The train was
stopped and backed up, but he was no.
where to be found
Later people at the Bay View House.
near the old landing, reported to the po-
lice that man DIeedlng from cuts about
his face and with torn clothes and hat
less, applied for some one to row him
across the estuary to Oakland. He is I'M
doubtedly the man, but has not yet been
found.
Will Take the Other Side.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. S.-Rev. Henry
Victor Morgan, pastor of the First Chris
tian Church, announces that he will preach
next Sunday in reply to Rev. Dr. Bovard,
taking up the cudgel in behalf of the Ell
Nido Club. His subject will be, "What
Churches Might Learn From Clubs.''
The Rev. Mr.. Morgan is qualified to
speak from actual knowledge. His con-
gregation worship in the main hall of the
Masonic building. The Ell Nido Club has
rooms in a hall adjoining. The same hall
way leads to both In the several months
OF the Rev. Mr.. Morgan's pastorate he has
seen nothing out of the way in the club
and is on terms of friendship with num-
Der OF it's members. The members of the
club will turn out in force at the services
Sunday evening to hear Rev. Mr. Morgan,
and his church will receive at least tenn
porary boom thereby.
Boat Club Officers.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. S.-Alameda
Boat and Swimming Club has elected the
following officers: President, J. A San
some; vice president, G. ]. Lancaster;
secretary, w. B. Hinchma1i; treasurer, S.
w Creioh. captain A Schum her.
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lieutenant-captain, l.. A. Merry. Ten new
members have been elected.
The Alameda Public Schools.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 8.-There are
$500 pupils in attendance at the public
schools of Alameda. Of these, 165 attend
the High School.
The following applications for positions
were made at the last meeting of the
School Board: Mary A. Hewett, Sallie B.
Hampton and Jeanne Gillespie OF San
Francisco; Mabel Miller of Alameda,
Florence Hamilton of Berkeley, and Edna
S. Hamer of Oakland.
A resolution was adopted providing that
hereafter all brooms and brushes required
by the School Department of Alameda
Blind at Berkeley.
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In Honor of n Great yictorv

Major W. B. Hooper of the Occidental Hotel
early yesterday unfurled large flag from the
top OF the Occidental block in honor of the
New Orleans.
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Ice Carnival Excursion Rates.

The first of the weekly excursion trains to
the Truckee ice carnival will leave tomorrow
at6P ~ Reduced rates have been made Tor the
occasion and include in addition to transport
from A. NJ. to 10 p. NJ, twelve rides on the to-
boggan slide, a sleighride to Bonner Lake and
entrance to the rocking-stone tower. The rate
for an upper berth is $13 and for lower berth
$13 80.
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Cabinet-makers in Florence receive 4S to
6S cents day.
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Boat Club Officers.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. S.-Alameda
Boat and Swimming Club has elected the
following officers: President, ]. A San
some; vice president, C. ]. Lancaster;
secretary, w. B. Hinchma1l; treasurer, S.
w. Creigh; captain, A. Schumacher;
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OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !
o
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SO Need to Have Run.
To Help Armenians.

meeting will be held at the First Congre-
gational Church next Monday night to de-
wise some means of providing assistance
for the Armenians. Rev. Drs. Mclean,
Hummer, Hobart, Coyle, Wendte and Pal.
mer, Rev. Father McSweeney and Rabbi
FriedIander have the affair in charre.
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A Heavily Bonded Road.

OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 8.-W. S. Ru-
dolph, secretary OF the Central Railway
Company, filed certificate of bonded in
debtedness to-day, showing the creation
of the debt by the stockholders at a special
meeting held last Novem Der. The road
was bonded for $780, 900, and the purpose
of the bonds Was TO pay debts and retire
outstanding bonds. The vote for the
bonding was 4190 shares out of a total of
$3.50 shares. The issue was of 1000 bonds
to run thirty years at per cent.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-11-11

A couple applied to a rural justice Of
the peace for total divorce The justice
called the bailiff aside and asked in a
whisper:
Whats the law on that p'int?"
"You can't do it, " replied the bailif,
sit don't come under yer jurisdiction. !"
Were willin ter pay cash fer 1t"
said the husband, not understanding the
nature of the consultation. 1--WE got
the money in this here stockin.
The justice looked grave. Then. adj
justing his spectacles and addressing the
man, he said:
"You knowed fore you come here
that 'twarn't fer me ter separate hus-
ban an wife, an yit you not only take
up the time er this here valuable court
with yer talkin, but ackchully perpose
ter bride me with money. Now, how
much has you got in that stockin?"
"'Bout So. so, yer honor"
"All right then. l fine you $5 fer
bribery an $3.50 fer takin up my time
with a case what my jurisdiction is out
of, an may the Lord have mercy on yer
souls. Chicago Times Herald.
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Cheer up" said the preacher of the
cross roads circuit; your loss is his
gain
"But he didn't gain a Bit" replied
one of the m%ourners; he commenced
ter lose the fust day he TUX sick, an
KEEP on a-losin ter the last"
but he died in the faith, didn't hep"
mo, sir in the bed"
II mean." explained the preacher.
"that he died in triumph"
well, he mout aided thar eff he had
a-been thar, but as he warn't thar he
died in Jimville-right here whar you'e SO
a-standin. Atlanta Constitution.
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"I'm going to get cut Of politics., y
said the ambitious man. "There's moth
ing in it,"
II don't blame you for getting out if
you feel like it, " remarked Mr.. Cumrox
thoughtfully. But when you say
THERE'S nothing in it you don't speak
advisedly. There are about two years of
my time and a check for $5, 900 in it to
my personal knowledge. "-Washing-
ton Star.
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Her Slang.

She'll stun you by her beauty,
And her talent, and her wit,
But every other word of hers
Must be hat oft used INIT"
She'll tell you in the sweetest voice
That's almost heard to sing
How if she just could go abroad
She wouldn't do "a thing.
Her stately mien and carriage
Admiratiop would command;
Yet everything this maiden does
Is done to peat the band.
And as to golf, she'll say to you
This lass who's just turred twenty
Just drop her at the links and what
She'll do will be "A plenty.
But still / love her dearly,
And / vow we ne'er shall part;
For with all her anti-Englisn
She's a winner frcri tho heart,
-Ha.hins 81 @t1r
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A Child's Craft.

How very easily a child may get out
Of a scrape is shown by the case of the
little nephew who had gone to be the
guest of his aunt, and who, on being
asked at tea if he had not been helping
himself secretly to jam, said quietly,
please, auntie, pa never lows me to
talk at meals. London Tit-Bits.
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Gloomy Prospect.

you're somebody now," said the
neglected horse, looking through the
Enclosure at the prize pig, but n of
these days somebody will invent a sau-
sage that can be made Of the cast off
pneumatic tires of bicycles, and your
name will be Dennis too. "-Chicago
Tribune.
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Buy your fencing, pine or redwood
shingles, clear and commo lumber oil
all sizes of Foulks and Powning, Verdi
or Reno. The best mountain pine and
low prices. Common lLnlber Oh the cars
at Verdi at $40 per thousand.
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"Ahoy, there!" shouted Jason. 81 am
looking for the golden fleece"
The native shook his head.
mo use landing, he answered. "We
haven't had a chance to recuperate since
the brick game was worked ON us the
last time. detroit Tribune.
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San Francisco Weekly
Papers, and the DISPATCH,
by mail, at CLUB RATES
:.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-11-11

NEW HOUSE FOR RENT:-A new four
room house for rent with good well
and cellar on premises. Price IS, fur
nished $40. Opposite school house. In
quirc OF G. Walistah.
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HUNTERS NOTICE.

Hunters'will please no go into the
fields on the Italian ranch neal Jake
Hamilton's old place, or on the Hill
ranch, to shoot, as the wild cattle break
out and cause me much trouble and ex-
Dense.
+. OLINGHoUsR.
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NEWSY and BUSINESS ITEMS
GOOD PASTURE.

Frank Hammond has 300 acres of fine
pasture at the Fellnagle ranch and will
pasture cattle and horses for 81 a head
per month.
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To Rent.

A dwelling house of five rooms. Sit
lars per month. Inquire at Postoffice.
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When you stop in Truckee for a day
or for a month you should remember
you get the best accommodations at the
Whitney House.
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Notice to Hunters.

l hereby notify all hunters not to
trespass upon my premises. Those
who do not heed this notice will be
prosecuted. I. q. Hermann
The morning times., 1896-09-12
Repairs at the Capitol.

The extension OF the electric plant and
the installation OF the new ventilat ting
scheme adopted for the United States
Capitol with all due speed.
The contractor has SO far completed the
ventilating work that he is now putting
down the new floor. both in the chamber
proper and in the galleries. The corri-
dors OF the old part of the building con-
Meeting it with the legislative wings, are
being lightcned up with scrub brush and
paint, SO that their appearance is decidedly
changed from the former dingy estate.
Electric lights have been inserted In the
cornice OF the small rotunda under the
great dome. An old attache says that
the renovation OF these places and OF the
corridor in front OF the Supreme Court is
the first thorough cleansing that has been
given them for more than thirty years.
The cost OF the improvements and repairs
now making to the Capitol will amount to
almost ST. 900.
The morning times., 1896-09-12
Against Mergenthaler.

The Commissioner of Patents has re-
versed the de ecision of the ex xaminers- in-chief
in the case OF w. s. Scudder VS.. Otto Mer-
genthaler as to priority OF invention in line
casting machines aud awarded the case to
Scudder.
He finds that Scudder conceived the iu-
vention as an organized product OF the
intellect as early as May, 1890; that he
preceded thence under al the circumstances
OF the case, with reasonable diligence, to
the construction of his complicated, costly,
but entirely successful second machine in
october, 1892, and therefore priority OF
invention is awarded to Scudder and the
decision OF the examincrs-iu-c chief is re-
versed.
The patent controyerted by the inter-
ference decided by the commissioner, it is
said by one OF the parties interested IN the
case, is a minor part OF the type-setting
machine, and the decision will have no
practical bearing upon the situation until
after the expiration of the basic patent Of
the Mergenthaler machine.
The morning times., 1896-09-12
TYPHOID ON wARsHIPs.
Drainage at the Philadelphia Yard
the Cause,

Unless the city of Philadelphia abates
the unsanitary nuisinces that affect the
League Island navy yard it is probable
that the naval authorities will be compelled
to fit out no more new ships at that point.
The matter has rcappeared through a
report received from Surgeon siegiried Of
the battleship Massachusetts,, reporting
that on August 81 he had been compelled
to transfer from the ship to the Brooklyn
hospital the fifth case Of typhoid fever since
that vessel was commissioned at League
Island, June 10 last.
1t appears that the battleship Indiana,
also fitted out at League Island, has also
had sixteen cases OF typhoid develop. aboard
In her very brief career. One OF the
Massachusetts, men died shortly after the
vessel left the yard The surgeon at
tributes the disease 60 the bad drainage of
Philadelphia, and the condition OF that
part of the city nearest League Island.
and recommends that no ships be commits
stoned or fitted theresuntil the conditions
are changed.
Surgeon General Tryon in his Endorsement
on the report corroborates the statements
and adds that the four cases OF typhoid
which developed this SUMMER on the Ban
croft were directly traceable to the Schuyl-
kill water supply. 1t is stated at the
Navy Department that the Dolphin in-
variably develops cases OF malaria after
leaving the Washington yard