The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
THE MISER A CHINAMAN.
Collapse Of a Wild Yarn of a
Pot of Treasure in an
Old Well.
An intercollegiate Rifle League
Started-Memorial Services to the
Late Professor Richardson.

! BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 4.-Wild
stories of the discovery in the bottom OF
West Berkeley well OF q pot of gold and
the possibility of there being more TO fol-
! low have been current to-day. Rumors Of
! a misery lady by the name OF Hannah
| Mccarthy, who died ten years ago, and
who placed her wealth in tomato cans and
! then dropped them into the hole in the
earth; of her sickness and tragic end and
| OF the long-forgotten hidden treasure, all
went to make up a highly colored tale.
Investigation of the case has disclosed
the fact that Chinese servant by the
nome of Guey, in the employ of W. a.
Titcomb OF West Berkeley, came home
| from San Francisco late one night about
| two weeks ago with 500 in gold. Depos-
! iting the coin in a can he placed it on the
curbing OF the we'll. When he went to get
the money in few days it had fallen into
| the cavernous depth. An expressman by
the name of Davis was yesterday en-
| ploY ed to Gle an the well and fish out the
! coin. He got the can and $40 He is still
| engaged in a search after the remain
ing $50
intercollegiate Rifiemen.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 14-An inter-
collegiate cadet rife-shooting league has
been formed through the efforts of the
| University of California and the Univer-
sity Of Illinois, comprising some twenty
two well-known colleges in the United
! States, which will join in an annual target
match for the championship.
! The cadet companies of each of the
| twenty TWO colleges are under regularly
appointed United States military officer.
! The league is the outgrowth of the con-
! test which took place last year between
| the University of California, Cornell and
the University of Illinois, in hich Berke-
| ley was victorious, Captain Walter A.
! Starr of the q. c., who originated the
| plan of last year, is the prime mover in the
! present National League. Associated
! with the Illinois cadets be com pleted the
| organization. The first shoot is to be held
! in the early spring. All the colleges will
contest on the same day, under the same
| rules, and at their respective shooting
! ranges. The scores made by each will be
forW arded to a central point, and after
comparison, the result will be transmitted
to each in return. Following are the col
leRes in the league:
The University OF California, the University
| of North Dakota, Massachusetts, Agricultural
| College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Seaton
Hall College New Jersey, University OF Ten
nessee, Doane College Nebraska, Vincennes
University Indiana, Michigan Military Acade-
I y
School Yale. Cumberland University Tennes.
see, University OF Iowa, Depauw University,
Pennsylvania Military Academy, St. Johns
Military College. Ohio, Normal University OF
Illinois.
Memorial to DR.. Richardson.
BERKELEY, CAL Jan. IA memo
rial service in respect to Dr. George M.
Richardson, professor of archaeology at
the State University, who died in Athens,
Greece, few weeks ago, will be held at
st. Marks Episcopal Church next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. 1t Is anticipated
that the entire faculty of the University
will be present. Addresses will be made
! by the rector, President Kellogg and others.
Music will be rendered by the full vested
! choir.
For Straight Ticket.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. IA meeting
| Of prominent Berkeley Republicans was
held last night, at which the placing of a
! straight ticket in the field at the coming
town election was discussed. Captain A.
+. Morrison was chosen chairman of the
meeting and Robert Edgar secretary.
Members OF all the Republican clubs that
were organized during the Presidential
campaign were present. The question of
! whether to have primaries and the placing
! OF partisan local ticket in the field was
| discussed by William Lair Hill, who WAS
president OF the Berkeley Republican
Club, IN lengthy letter to the meeting.
1t was decided TO call a general meeting
of Republicans of the town for next Tues7
| day evening, when further steps regarding
the placing OF straight ticket will be
taken.
Congregational Church Election.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 1.-THE an
nual meeting of the Park gational
Church, Lorin, was held last evening. at
which officers for the year were elected as
follows: Deacons-Messrs. A. B. Dixon.
James. Bake and j. S. Snow; clerk
Thomas Stevenson;' superintendent of
| Sunday-school, j. B. Wilson.