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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
ALL READY TO RUSH.
Freshmen and sophomores Pre-.
pared for Their Annual
Contest.
They Will M.et on the Hills Back
of tbs Campus anl Three Hundred
Men Will Fight.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 22.-While
the solemn exercises attending the cele-
bration of Charter day at the State Uni
versity tomorrow morning are going on,
the freshmen and sophomores will lock
horns in their last rush before the
burial of Bourbon and Mimic, which ot-
ours early in May. They have chosen q
point of vantage on the western slope of
the hills back of the University reserva-
ton as the.scene of their bat.
According to the custom the freshmen
have taken the initiative, and tonight q
party of about fifty of them went up the
hillside and marked out in hugo letters
their ''O0." They will remain all night
in defense of their year number In the
morning the .'sophs," under Pres dent
temp an overthrow of the freshmen n
erasure of.their lettering and the substitu.
tion of the figures "99'' 1t Is ANTICIPATED
that not less than 300 men will line up in
battle array.
DR.. Ketchum Resigns.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 22-Kev. Dr.
Fl. A. Ketchum offered his resignation as
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church
yesterday morning at the regular service.
He has been pastor for the last six years,
and during his time fine new editce has
been erected and 200 mem bers added to
the list. For several weeks he has been
considering the matter OF resigning, anu
yesterday he formally announced his pur-
pose of withdrawing, stating that he
would preach his farewell sermon on
June 6. It has been the current gossip
that DR.. Ketchum has lived ont his period
of usefulness in Berkeley and that the
congregation desire younger and more
active man for the place. It is understoo
that his intention of leaving is the out
growth of the meeting OF the session q
short time ago.
His resignation has not yet been &C.
cepted, nor has the church q new pastor
in view.
Music Contest Abandoned.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 22-The in
tercollegiate music contest. which was to
have been held between the Berkeley aud
Stanford glee mandolin and banjo clubs at
the carnival OF the Golden Gate, has been
abandoned on account of the difficult ty in
arriving al decision as to how and on
what basis the judging should be con-
Quoted. Instead of contest there will
be substituted combination concert in
San Francisco in the near future.
Practice for the concert will continue
Just as vigorously as if .he performers
were to face an official body of Judges. so
that the concert Will be practically a con-
test for honors, without the judges.
Berkeley will put thirty-five men on the
stage, some OF whom will take partiln the
glee, as well as the banjo and mandolin
clubs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
At tha Grand

Last night "The Great Northwest held the
boards at the Grand. 1t contained the usual
number of villains, heroes aud heroines, with
very liberal amount of comedy scattered
all through the play There were some of the
beautiful scenic effects for which the Grand
is so noted, the most effective being realistic
fire scene where fields of wheat are destroyed
by prairie fire.
Miss Atwood being still unable to appear
Miss Anna DAILY is playing her parts. She Is
clever girl and deserves the success she IS win
ming. 1rma Fitch, who is specially engaged
for this play, sang and danced her way into
high lavor BY some mistake Mr.. Fairbanks
name is down for the part PLAYED by Bert Nor
rison. Morrison has q talent for comedy char
acter work and should stick TO 1t. Mortimer
Snow, Nat Willis and Julia Blanc came In for
their usual snare of appreciation.
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Columbia Theatar.

Cissy Fitzgerald enlivened the performance
of .'The Founding last night by introducing
the dance which is said to have won her the
affections of the New York chsppies. 1t is
known as the "hoop-skirt dance,' and has to
be performed between the acts, for the
simple reason that Cissy and her hoop
skirts are too voluminous to admit OF
anything, animated or inanimated. being on
the stage simultaneously with them. The
hoop-skirt dance is even more sensational
than Cissy's exhibition of garters aad pink
bows, and it captured the taste of the audi
ence 10 completely that she was recalled three
times.
"The Huguenots" is the bill at the California
Theater for Tonight.
The idea of rendering benefit to Henri
Albers is taking definite shape, and the proba-
bility is that the bill for the occasion will be
Ambrose Thomas "Hsmlet," which has never
been performed in this City.
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,one of the Objectionable features now con-

none of the Objectionable features now con-
sidered necessary for a successful farce.
The Acazir Stock Company fitted in nicely
in the cast OF the old comedy.
Hu-o Toland took hold of the love affairs OF
Jack Rutledge in way that suggests posslbili.
ties OF fame in Fregoli lig ghtning change parts
Osbourne was a capital Major Howard, while
Francis Powers out OF regard Tor Rutledge ST.,
spent most of his time shooting his cuffs.
Gordon Fosters makeup as Capsicum Pep
per WAS q lesson in eccentric comedy. His
trousers deserve line all to themselves.
They must surely be the relic of some old time
colored gentleman.
The ladies Of the cast had but little to do be-
sides looking charming and winsome, and
their success in this direction was certainly
phenomenal
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The Alcazar,

Judging by ''The Strategists," produced at
the Alcazar last evening, decade makes but
little change in the ways and arts of the
farce-comedy author. DR.. Theodore Sayre
made use in the cons truction of his "Strate-
gists" of the same complications the French
writer's utilize to-day; only they condense
their farcical eutanglements in three acts in
stead of the four acts of some ten years ago.
Given a chorus, pretty girls in abbreviated
skirts and big hats, and 'sThe Strategists''
would rival if not excel, any of Hoyts later
day productions.
"The Strategists" is a comedy with plot
The fun is bright and clean. and there are
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such that the bank was being constan tly
eaten away. The good effects of the work
are already apparent.
Mental Troubles.
ALAMEDA, CAL, March 22-lt has
been again found necessary 10 care for
John A. Collins, a well-known resident OF
this city, who was few days ago attacked
with mental troubles Of similar charac-
ter 10 his affection a year ago. Mr.. Col
Inns is prominent in the order of Wood
men of the World and is also Mason.
He is being well cared for.
Notes.
The name OF Second-avenue station. on the
narrow gauge, has been changed TO Fifth
street station.
The Alameda Cyclers' team is raining for
the relay race next Sunday and will give a
good account OF itself.
Company q, n. C. c., will give a benef: ball,
at Armory Hail. on the 23d of April. The OBJ
ieet is to procure gymnastic apparatus Tor the
members.
After the 1st of next month half-hourly
trains will be run on the California Railway
TO Leona Heights, Ito accommodate The rapidly
increasing travel to that favorite resort.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
At the Orpheum.

Quite a number of "stars'' opened at the
Orpheum last night. but the brightest one OF
the lot Henry Lee, failed to find an apprecia-
tive audience. Why 1t is hard to tell, for he
gave an excellent performance and his imper-
sonations were wonderfully clever and true to
life. They did not meet the success they
merited
The three Vilona sisters, 'smusical artists"
Played a choice selection of musical gems,
cheeriully mixing ma Angeline'' with Cav
alleria Rusticana'' nd smiling through it all
and so did the audience. Johnny and Emma
Ray were cheered to the echo. The rest OF the
bill was fairly good.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
ANNUAL POLICE REPORT.
A Good Showing for q City With as
Large q Population as Alameda.
Few Serious Offensea

ALAMEDA, CAL. March 22.-The an
nual report OF the Chief OF Police of this
city has just been filed and makes show
ing which is certainly creditable to place
Of this size. With q population of over
10000 as shown by the last election, there
were but 485 arrests made in the entire
year. The principal offenses were as fol-
lows:
One hundred and ffty-one violations of city
ordinances, 96 vagrancy. 81 drunk, so dis
trbing the eace. % malicious mischief, 18
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
j. T. Cammeyer Dead.

OAKLAND, CAL. March 22.-J. T. Cam
meyer Of New York, uncle of Assessor
Henry P. Dalton, died tonight al the
residence of Mr.. Dalton. He came here
for his health last fall and for time
seemed to be improving finely. but of late
has not done so we'll. He was 81 years of
age and was native of New York.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
A Young wife's Sudden Death.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Funeral
services were held this afternoon over the
remains of Mrs. Mamie Wall, after which
the body was shipped TO Fresno for inter
ment. Mrs. Wall, who is the wife of
Wentworth II. Wall of East Oakland,
died very suddenly early Sunday morn
ing. While in an Office on Broadway Sat-
urday noon she was attacked with hys-
terra. The convulsions became more fre-
ouent, and, although four doctors were
called in consultation, nothing could be
done to relieve the sufferer. The imme-
date cause of death was hemorrhage of
the brain caused by the violence of the
spasms. Mrs. Wall was but % years of
age. and leaves husband and one little
boy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
School Children to Aid.

OAKLAND, CAL, March %. Mrs. Al
exander Campbell and Miss Sophie New
lands are preparing to appeal to the school
children of this city to assist the worthy
poor of San Francisco. Their plans, so
far as outlined, are to canvass the schools
and ask all who are willing to bring a
lunch for one man. In this way it is as
serted that the whole 1900 unemployed
may be given one meal with very little
outlay by any one person.
ut is true Oakland has its unemployed.
but there are not so MANY OF them, nor
has their condition been reduced to such
extreme distress, said Miss Newlands to-
day. you know. the same plan was
worked successfully here three years ago.
We could go around and tell the children
the need, and whatever was donated we
could readily arrange to have taken to
San Francisco"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
For Lack of Courteousness.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Deputy
County Clerk A. L. Perkins of Alameda,
appointed for registration purposes onl
was removed to-day by County Clerk
Jordan, on complaint of County Clerk
Witcher OF San Luis Obispo County. Mr..
Jordan is firm believer In Chesterfield
poiiteness and instructs every deputy, no
matter how exacting the customer to
treat hem with the respect due their su-
periors Mr.. Perkins wrote letter to
Clerk Witcher, who at once returned i. TO
Mr.. Jordan and as consequence the ap-
pointment was at once revoked.
B,rein Failed to Answer.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Peter
Borein, the ex-County Clerk and Re-
corder, did not put in an appearance in
court this morning when his wife's suit
for divorce was called for trial. Mrs.
Borein testified that her husba nd 8 for
tune had disappeared. The home was
mortgagcd short time ago. and $500 of
the money so obtained WAS in the hands
of her husbands uncle. She was allowed
$40 month from this for her support
pending the result OF the present action
for divorce.
Contested by Forty.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-V. P.
Mitchell to-day stated that he was one of
the contestants over the result of the re-
cent election of Mr.. Thomas. but that
there are thirty.nine others interested in
the contest. "It is this way" said Mr..
Mitchell. "Forty of US put up $40 each to
nav the expense. | made wager of
$1,000 and it became generally known.
Every one came TO me to make contest:
so with their aid we have had papers
drawn and thev are now ready for filing,
if not already fled"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
At the ChuteS,

The pleasant weather is thoroughly appre-
ciated bv the patrons of the Chutes, and the
Haight-street grounds are being well patron
ized The bill on the open-air stage. given
every afternoon and evening, includes the
Joshinato troupe of japanese acrobats; the
Lawrence sisters, contortion dancers; the
Marco brothers, comedy acrobats; and the
Animatoscope, which shows new pictures
every night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
BerkeIey-AIerts Baseball.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 22.-The
University of California baseball hine
will cross bats with the Alameda Alerts
tomorrow afternoon on the Berkeley dia-
mond.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
Baldwin Thaatar.

Fanny Davenports spectacular production
of "Gismonda" promises to have prosperous
second week at the Baldwin. No finer piece
of staging has ever been seen in this City, and
the audience shows its appreciation by the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
CHURCH CALLED
ROE TIL A LIAR.
Long Expected War Breaks
Out at the Hall of
Records.
The Supervisors Take a Recess
Till the Anger of Two Mem
bers Coos OFF.
Mr.. Church's R peated Charge Brings
Forth No R.p'y From Mr..
R)eth.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, /,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
908 Broadway, March %.
The inevitable has come to pass and the
pent-up anger of certain members of the
Board of Supervisors has broken loose.
But for the absence of gloves and the
presence OF clothing. the Supervisors
chamber this morning might easily have
been mistaken for sideshow to the great
even at Carson last week. The Council
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
-Four Score and Three.

OAKLAND, CAL, March %. = The
funeral of Mrs. Lucy Rogers took place
this afternoon from the Y. NJ. c. A. par
lors. Rev. James Small officiating. She
had been sesident of this city many
years and for seventy-one years had been
a consistent mem ber of the church. She
was past SO at the time of her death. The
sorrowing children are Mrs. A. Snyder,
Mrs. L. NJ. Levy, Mrs. A. Pearson and Sol
d. Rogers
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
He Was Mistaken.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-George
Wyman. the ex-policeman and politician,
died at the Receiving Hospital this after
noon at o clock of dropsical troubles.
Just before death relieved him he moared.
81 see heaven" but little later he e1-
claimed, mo, ii is hell" and died.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

such be the case there will be com plica-
tion at the Hall of Records worse than has
existed for many years.
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sava She was Hypnotixed.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Mrs. May
Mccullough declares hat the alleged
confession which her husband claims to
hold was secured while she was hyp-
Noticed. She will push her suit for sepa-
ration, and quite sensation is expected
when it comes to trial.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

ALWAYS the best specs and eyeglasses. Ber.
telling Optical Company, l4-16 Kearnys st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
Drowned in Stony Brook.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Clarence
Noutcher, young SON OF Mr.. and Mrs J.
H. Nou,cher, living near Sunol. fell into
Stony Brook yesterday morning and died
shortly afterward. He was running
along ahead of his mother, but approached
too near the bank, which gave way. dash
ing the youngster headforemost into the
water. He apparently struck his head on
stone, which is supposed to have caused
his death.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

OAkLANU, CAL, March ZZ-St. johns
Episcopal Church is to be rebuilt upon
the old site. The Seventh-street frontage,
1OOx15O feet, will be sold and high board
fence erected to cut off as much of the
noise as possible. The new edifice will be
erected on the Eighth-strs ct side, and the
insurance money, together with the $45O0
for the Seventh-street frontage, will pay
for the building. Several sites were dis
cussed, but the vslry finally decided to
s,op1 nv fho praaan ci ta
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No Salt COMPUTATION.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 22.-Anot her
effort has been made, and failed, to COM
bine the producers of sea salt in this
county. Eight years ago a combination
of the Union Pacific the American, the
Carmen Island and the Pioneer salt com.
panies was made. and for five years the
price was regulated and all smaller con-
Germs taken under lease. Then q part
of them were dropped out, but these
began the cutting of prices, which eventu-
ally disrupted the concern. Severa. at
tempts have been made since to get con-
troll of the output, but each has met with
failure.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
A PARK NEAR THE LAKE.
Board of Trade Committee Sub.
mits Its Report and Makes
Recomm ndat ons.
Twelve Acres of Tile Lands Are
Available if the Question of Title
Can Be Sett ed

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
Qn2 RrnadWay March %.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-13
MUST BEFRIEND BIMETALLISM,
Special Instructions Will BE Given
to ambassadors.

Washington March 9.-All ambassadors
and ministers to foreign governments ap-
pointed by Mckinley will be given special
instructions to devote particular atten-
ton to bringing about friendly under
standing on the money question They
are expected to assume an attitude friend
ence they can toward inducing countries
tG which they are accredited to give the
matter serious attention.
Possible Nominations.
Washington, March 9.-It is expected
mated ambassador to Great Britain, and
Porter of New York ambassador to Paris,
and there may be a few other nominal
tions, including General Powell Clayton
Of Arkansas as minister to Mexico. One
OF the most important missions the pres
ident will have to fill will be that Of min
lister to Spain. In view of the Cuban in
surrection this post demands great exer-
else of tact and skill and the indications
are that Mckinley will go slowly and
deliberately in changing our minister
there. Few of the thousands of applica-
tlons for office mention that post, which
seems not to be in great demand and it
is certain that up to Sunday Mckinley
had no one in mind for it.
Mckinley settled on J. H. Brigham of
Ohio for assistant secretary of agricul-
ture, and the nomination doubtless will
be sent to the senate within a few days.
Brigham is master of the National
Grange. He is a war veteran, and has
figured considerably in Ohio politics, and
is an old friend of the president.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-13
FOR NUMBERING HIS WIFE
EXAMINATION OF
MARK w. TOWNSEND.
Henry Neene of Seattle Offers Sen.
satfonaI Testimony Regarding
the Fatal Pistol Shot.

Lancaster, Wis, March 9.-The prelim-
mary examination of Mark W. Townsend
on the charge of numbering his wife,
Esther Townsend in September, 1885, be-
gan this afternoon. Only one witness is
yet introduced. This is Henry S. keene
of Seattle, Wash. Mr.. keene was the
justice of the peace who had charge of
the inquest over the wifes body at the
time of the killing, and will be also the
first person met by Townsend Immediate
ly after the killing, and to whom Town
send told what he had done. But little
of interest has yet developed in the testi-
mony, the main facts of the homicide,
well known to the public The killing
was done by Townsend firing a revolver
when standing close behind his wife, the
bullet hitting her in the back of the head
and going through near the left eye He
said it Was accidentally fired by the ham
mer slipping from his thumb when ne
was trying TO turn the cylinder.
Sensational Point.
The sensational point in keene's testl-
mony is that he had exDerimented with
that revolver a hundred times, and it
would not explode a cartridge when the
hammer was dropped below half cock,
and would not go to the cartridge when
fired above half cock unless full cooked.
Also that an impression made in a cart
ridge by letting the hammer drop when
holding both hammer and trigger was
different from the impression at firing the
pistol at full cock, and the impression
made in the cartridge which killed Mrs
Townsend was of the latter form. AT
this point the case is adjourned until to-
morrow.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-13
THE KING COUNTY STEAL
WILLIAM HEATON CHARGED WITH
BEING a PARTICIPANT
Joseph DonIan. Ex-Road Superyis-
or. Alleged to BE an AccOmpIice
in the Pecu1atiOns.

Seattle, Wash, March 9.-The arrest
this morning of William H. Heaton, pop
ulist ex-county commissioner, charged
OF King county, is the beginning of a
scandal which will in all probability drag
IN more than one republican eX-county
official Heaton enjoyed the distinction
OF being the only member of the entire
county government not of the republican
faith. The widest rumors are af1oat as
to the amount of his pecula tions some
placing the sum as high as ,O00. The
county government is now soidly fusion
at-populist-silver republican, and
there is a marked disposition to show up
all extravaganza and yenality on the part
OF the republicans who were for many
years entrenched in Office prior to No
Vember 8. 1t is probable that the books
OF every officer for years back will be
eXperted
With Heaton Supervisor Joseph Donlan
an ex-road supervisor, was also arrested
charged with being an accomplice 1t is
said that the greatest Irregularities will
be found in handling road and bridge
funds. Heaton has a family, is a lawyer
of some standing, and has been more or
less prominent politically.
1t is claimed they robbed the county
treasury of from $4,000 to $4,000. The fight
against Heaton has been bitterly carried
on by the populists whom he ordered
discharged from the populist county
treasurer's office about a year ago. They
took up the fight against
him and secured evidence which is ex-
pected to land him in prison. When ar
rested Heaton is said to have been pre-
pairing to move out of the county, He
claims to be innocent He was unable to
secure bonds and is in the county Jail.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-13
I'M THE VICTORIA LEGISLATURE.
Government Introduces Il Bill Re-
gHsding appropriation Rights

Victoria, B. c., March 9.-Today the
government brought down in the legisla-
ture a bill to consolidate in one general
act the provisions providing appropriation
Of lands in connection with such powers
as may be granted by any special priva te
bill incorporating a company other than
a railway company. This will avoid en-
acting such provisions in every private
act passed and will insure uniformity of
procedure. This bill has especial refer
ence to the forthcoming act dealing with
water rights and records. The act itself
does not confer power of appropriation
but merely procedure for carrying out
powers granted in special private acts. If
a company fails to purchase by agree
ment then elaborate arbitration provis-
ions are provided, including the power
to take lands of absentee owners and pay
ing the value into the treasury subject to
the order of such owners.
The act relating to water rights is eX-
pected to be brought down this week, as
it is almost ready now and was caucused
tonight by the government side Last
Thursday when the lieutenant governor
assented to the Incorporation of cities
BILL was a departure from ordinary pre-
cedence that raised a point of discussion
today. 1t seems that when the governor
arrived a the house it was during a short
recess and Speaker Higgins, who was in
his private room, had given orders to be
called when the governor arrived. BY
some oversight the governor was escorted
to the house without the speaker being
notified and took his seat in the speak
er's chair Some one rang the bell call
ing the house to order and the governor
assented to the bill without any speaker
Speaker Higgins is very tenacious of the
privileges of his office and did not like
this OVERSIGHT and when Helmcken of Vic
toria brought up the subject in the house
today expressed some doubts as to Wheth-
er there might not be some little difficulty
over the validity of the bills. However,
he signed the record and that practically
gives the assent of the house to wha
has been done, so no harm can follow
anyway.
Forster of Delta tried to get resolu-
tion passed today asking the government
to build d railway from the coast to
Crows Nest, but it was ruled out as not |
for private member to deal
with public expenditures.
The Paris Belle appeal is still on.