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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-03
.R. W. z. STOUT, ;i1 sMoBILE.

''I favor the cdiiii1g Of, a constitutional convention now, zhs slleVihg that delay in the matter can have the effect only the postponing the bringing about the good results to be obtained by the adop- ton of a new and tup-to-6ate' constitu- tion I believe that when delegates are chosen to such convention and the work of the tion.-begins the delegates and our citizens at large will be as pa triotic, as mindful of the best interests of our state and as free from the preju- dices engende cred shy the late presidential campaign as they will be for the next three years to comesg am glad to give my humble aid to your concerted and systematic effort to -induce the general assembly 4b- tal0s the steps necessary to call constitutional convention"
 W. H. SAWTEIsLE, TUSCUlMBIA.
 "I believe a new constitution Is neces- sary for the advancement of the best interest of the entire people of the state. Both the democratic and republican can didate for the legislature advocated the calling of a constitutional convention during the campaign in this county last August"
 TANCREED BETTS, HUNTSVILLE.
 q am in favor of the calling of a con- stitutional conventfon.,
 w. P. GLADDIS, WETUMPKA.
 q am heartily in favor of a constitu- tional convention, and the framing of a new constitution, and I have been in favor of the same for the past half dozen years"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
PIUTES BITE The DUST.
Uncle Sans Blue-Coated Boys
- Played Too
Fast.
Mrs Amanda Henley Presents the
Papooss With a Name
and a Medal.

The boys from the Presidio played a
little too much ball for the Piutes at Cen
trail Park yesterday. The soldier boys
had not much to spare. however, as the
score was to 7, and Clay, the swarthy
pitcher, managed to limit'the hits of the
boys in blue to 7. He struck out four men
and not man was given his base on balls.
Evans, the Piute who guards the left cor
ner of the diamond, made hit each of the
three times he came to the bat and he
landed two runs:
The soldiers put up their usual strong
game, the catching of Noyes and the
heavy hitting of Cameron being particu-
larly effective.
Ardie Johnson, the champion newsboy
.printer, defeated Chief Fenimore Baggy-
Knees Mouchoir in an exciting Toward
race. The time announced was 10 1-5
seconds.
The papoose, Tommy Dobbins,' in
company with his mother, Mrs. Dewa,
occupied the players bench and added
color to the game. On the baby's bib was
a beautiful gold medal with his new name
inscribed on it.
by Mrs Amanda Dobbins Henley, mother
OF Homer S. Henley, the talented and pop
uIar singer of this City. Mrs. Henley IS
one of California and Nevada's earliest
pioneers. The lady is thoroughly &C.
uuainted with the Piutes, having lived in
Nevada AS a mark of appreciation for
their kindness to her she had her friends
assist her in naming the papoose Tommy
Dobbins, and presented the baby with the
beautiful medal.
The following is the result OF the game
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
is NcALL|STER AL VE2
HIS Wife Writes That H, Is
Now Preaching in
Kansas.
A Story of Mystery, the Solution
of Which Is Worthy of a
Prize.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANc1sco CALL. !

b OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsCo CALL
908 Broadway, Feb. %.
Is Evangelist McAllister dead?. His
friends say he is, but his wife says he is not.
A most remarkable state of affairs ex-
lists regarding the Rev. Aaron McAllister,
the well-known evangelist who was in
this city some time ago, and who has a
large number of friends here. A few
weeks ago a report was printed stating
that McAllister had committed suic de at
Denver. This report was sent to Denver
for conhrmatio by Mrs. Jennie Were of
this city an d she received the following g
reply from Mrs. Alice Greenwell of Ogden
City:
Yes 1t was Mr.. McAllis ter who killed himself
He Stayed in Ogden quite while and was up
to see me often and dined with US every Sum
day. | thought him very nice ahd smart.
He left here saying he was going to Denver
and if it was the Lords will there would be a
way opened up foF his wife and son 10 come to
him. l hear they did come and We seen in
Ogden. But if so they did not come to see
me. The next heard OF him was that he was
in Salt Lake City acting queerly at the Walker
Hotel. Afterward he came 10 Ogden and sat
on the courthouse steps and cut his throat.
He was'taken to the hospital and his throat
was sewed up, and he was getting along nicely
when he took his hands and tore his throat
open again. He was as crazy as possible, talk
ing of going TO heaven on a lovely hill covered
with immense trees and people sitting on the
boughs. He did not know me and said his
name was Davis. We could not find any trace
of Davis or McAllister's wife. Do you know
where she is living?
Mrs. Were knew where Mrs. McAllister
was staying, and has received letter con-
tanning the following:
Well. dear sister, they have got out an evil
report this time. When L first read the story
from Oakland printed in the papers l was
filed with horror. When l thought that for
some wife or mother the thing is true my
heart ached for her. My husband has written
to the Chief of Police, telling him that he has
neither suicided nor returned to Ogden. and
also d request I'd the Examiner asking that
paper to cor rect th- faise statement of murder
and suicide made by them.
Mr.. McAllister is holding series of meet
ings in a hall here and the interest is great.
= = Yours, Rosa MCALLIsTER
Wichita, Kans.
1t is very certain that Evangelist Meal
lister is still alive and a active work, but
there is mystery surrounding the Ogden
suicide, which many of McAllister's
friends declare was he.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01

and author, who is to occupy the pulpl' OF
the Berkeley Unitarian Society Tor the
present, preached. his first sermon THIS
morning TO a large audience. Inc topic
OF his initial address was ''The Causes
Why, Men Fail in Life"
Ii seemed to DIR. Ager that the prime
reason for the failures of men is that they
forget the teachings of the Bible and their
duty 10 their fellow beings. His whole
sermon may be summed up in these few
words.
To ella borate his text he drew from his
tory, philosophy, from pure reason and
from Incidents OF everyday life. He said:
The victim OF any sin who is happy in his
vice will not try TO extricate himself so long
as he does not see the error of his way, but
once stirred up to a realization of his condition
he will rise and shake off his shackles Of evil.
In every age there have been examples and
models of purity and sinlessness. Ii we allow
ourselves to seUtle com placently into way of
sin and misery 1t is not because we have not
had better example set for US in the past.
Power alone is not the standard of worth,
but fidelity also. The hum blest man on earth
II he does his best viii have as high position
in the eyes OF God as the most brilliant and
wisdom
Under the pressure of the world man is apt
to choose the way of vice and folly rather than
the way of Wisd ON
There are multitudes OF people who are
satisfied with their position IN life; satisfied
IN being on level with their neighbors,
while they should for their. best and highest
good look forward to higher aspirations, even
TO infilitude.
II we always remember what we ought to
remember, we shall never go astray. Never
lament anything which is irre$rievably lost.
How. many promise and supplication to the
Almighty have gone up from beds of sickness
and disease, when have been forgotten when
health was restored.
Every defect of memory in general depends
on one of three causes; the irst is a low condi-
ton of the fibre and cellular struc cture of the
brain; the second is the lack of a item Of CO.
ordination in the intellect; the third is an II
difference as to the aptitude OF things.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
HOW SHALL THE
MONEY Be SPEN 7?
This Question Now Con-
fronts the Faculty and Re.
gents of the University.
Demands for Assistance Come
From All Departments, Es.
peciaI!y the Scientific.

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 28.-Now that
the long anticipated and much needed ap-
preparation for the State University has
been made and the din OF loud rejoicing
is dying away the regents and faculty are
confronted with the problem as 10 where
and how their new allowance shall be
spent to the best advantage. In April,
when the first tax levy OF the year be-
comes due one-half of the additional rev.
enue of $4,000 will be available, and then
in October. when the last payment comes
in, the remaining $50. 600 will be at the dis.
posaI OF the university. Tie immediate
needs of the institution are so great that
it is difficult matter to determine where
to begin and how far to go in the expendi-
ture of the money.
More instructors are necessary, new
equipment is required, and as conse-
Quence of these two needs new buildings
must be had III order TO accommodate the
new teaching forcs and the added ap-
paratus. To bring matters to a focus
President Kellogg has issued circular
requesting each head professor TO submit
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
ME MACE TO
!. MIDDLEM
Plans. to Build Two Swift
.. River Sternwheel
:. Steamers.
TO PLY. ON SACRAMENTO
RIVER.
They Will Bring Farm Produce
.: Direct to Oakland, Excluding
San Francisco.
INTENDED TO SAVE MUCH
.. HANDLING.
=:
p; %. ....s
:. Edison Adams Says That the Plan Is
=. Not Yet Comp etc, but Is Accept.
=" :.:able to Merchants.
Edison Adams Says That the Plan Is
Not Yet Comp etc, but Is Accept.
:,=.abe to Merchants.

:. ~ 'OARLAND:OFEIeE SAN Francisco CALL, r
90S Broadway, Feb %.
: Plans are being gradually developed for
greatly improving the water front. The
present proposition includes the building
!. of warehouses on the water front for COM
: mission men, the building of swift river
steamers 10 ply between Oakland and the
Sacramento River towns and the doing
away with the business of the San Fran
cisco. .middleman so far as concerns Oak
land trade.
=. Since the efectric-road was opened on
Eleventh street the commission men have
been greatly lnconvenienced. Their busi-
@ness'is increasing all the time, and the
necessity for having a broad thorough
J. fare for the heavy produce wagons is also
= increasing: This cannot be had under
present conditions, and the commission
men on the street, who few months ago
were all confined to Eleventh street, be-
tween. Washington and Broad way, are
pertnrbed. Now commission merchants
. have sprung up all over town. and there is
a'general desire tolocate where all can se-
. cure. accom- m modations.
:'M,hen the Adams wharves were opened
negotiations were commenced with the
: commission men and the plan was pro-
.posen to open up spacious quarters on the
wafer front where the produce can be
Landed and much handling saved.
+: Much Of IN produce placed in Oakland
COMES from the Sacramento river towns
and goes to San Francisco. There it is
. Handled by the middlemen and brought
TO OAK kland by the commission men who
: do business in this city. The proposed
plan is to build two swift river steamers
that will bring the produce di-
;fect to the Oakland wharves. This will
divert good share of trade from the San
o. Francisco side of the bay and will also
take 4 share of the trade from the. San
Francisco and Sacramento boats.
.. This plan is being gradually worked
. out" said Edison Adams, president of the
wharf company tonight, but we have
notyet gone so far as to contract for any
steamers. We are working on fhe scheme
and it is proving very acceptable to the
com mission mon. Within the next few
days our plans will have matured, but
cannot tell just now exactly what they
will be-"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

a statement of the actual needs of his de-
partment as regards instruction room and
apparatus.
In reviewing the situation the president
has this to say:
In the first place, there needs to be large
increase of the. number of Instructors. The
faculty was none too large in 1890 In 1895
it has not doubled, but the number of students
has more sthan trebled. To have. kept pace
with the growth Of the classes the teaching
staff should be at least one-haf larger than 1t
is. This means that we ought to appoint some
fifty or more instructors. Ii they received but
$1,000 year the increase would absorb $780,
OOO very nearly as much as the allotted half
cent will give u.s. But We want many men
who mus: receive more than $1,000, as all
school boards must know which cannot get 8
.head-master for anything like that amount
Fifty men will be appointed as an addition
to our iorce; we shall still be short-handed IN
importrnt departments of instruction. I
could name q dozen places that ought to be
filled, but which must go begging for many
years to come.
prosperous university is always in need of
new instruction The modern me thods of in
struction are more and more exacting. Espe-
cialIy is it true that the natural sciences de-
mand more time, more space, greater labor
atory equipment, and of course more and more
expert Instructors.
Half of the new appropriation is to go for
buildings and other permanent Improvements.
The need of all these can be seen with half
glance. Our buildings have not increased for
the last six years. In IS9O they were we'll
filled; in 1897 they are over and over and
over full. The same space as before and three
times many students
We need many new classraoms right away.
The new instructors who do come in cannot
be accommodated in the rooms that are now
fuller than fuckers gum" The young
women are deplorably lacking in suitable
quarters The gymnasium is altogether in
sufficient for allthe classes in physical culture
The military department has for years been
cal ing loudly for more space. The chemical,
physical botanical and biological laboratories
are all overcrowded. Drawing and industrial
arc are miseraby cramped. These are not
half of our i'm ned late needs.
But are VIC not promised fine buildings by
Mrs Hearst and others? Very true but their
plans mature slowly, and we cannot wait for
their execution If a few fine buildings are
put up they will be specially devoted to a few
uses, and most OF the departments will still be
left in the iurch.
The half cent allotted for permanent i'm
provements'' will not build many buildings
worthy to take their places in the grand
plan. But it will help us out of our worst
difficulties and carry US along till other gener-
Gus benefactors shall add their monumental
gifts
Too much money? Oil we want q great
deal more. But this is what we asked, and our
thanks are due TO the representatives of the
people who have so generously met the wants
of their university.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
ANTI SALOON CRUSADE.
1t Is Advocated From a Score
of Pulplts in Oakland
Churches.
A Series of Mass Meetings Will B
Opened Monday and Continue
Till Election.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,t
90S'Broadway, Feb. %. !
From dozen pulpits to-day the crusade
AGAINST the saloon was actively carried on.
While over a score o. pastors touched on
the matter many devoted their whole ad-
dress to the necessity for taking vigorous
action during the coming week.
The matter was placed before the vari-
Gus congregations in all It's phases, and
probably during the day not less than
5000 people heard the closing OF. saloons
advocated.
The pastors who gave the matter their
particular attention were Rev. Drs. Ellis,
Coyle, Chapman, Hummer and Revs. s..
S. Palmer, James Small, Philip Graft, G.
NJ. Hill and c. IL. Hobart.
This afternoon there was largely at
tended meeting at the Y. Nj. c. A. Hall
auditorium. Many of the pastors made
addresses, and the young men pledged
themselves to further the campaign by all
the means in their power.
c. II. HOBART, chairman of the commit
tee that appointed the paign commit
tee OF fourteen. clearly outlined the stand
of the anti-saloon party.
I'VE have arrived al period when we
have to fight" said he. This campaign
is not a political one; it is moral one
and it has been forced upon US. We have
been controlled and governed by the
saloon men long enough, ana now we
must liberate ourselves Our CITY has
been ruled from the back rooms of saloons
and our right have been trampled upon.
and now we are towards if we do not fight
back. We can get along without the ga.
looms. and if the majority do not want
them they will have to go.''
Judge Havens, DR.. T. S. Chapman and
Rev. c. II. Hobart have been chosen as
speakers for the mass-meeting tomorrow
night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
:WENDTE AND LAW WRONG
Unitarianism Has No Place in
the Institution of
Ebell
D.,
A~Lady Director Says the Doctor Is
Too Liberal and He Throws
Bouquets at Unitarians.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
:. 908'Broadway, Feb. 81.

: OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
-. 908'Broadway, Feb. 81.
% The article published in THE CALL yes
:. terday from Rector Laws church pam PHI
let has created considerable interest
among the Ebell ladies and DR.. Wendte.
- Mrs.0W. H. Friend, one OF the directors
of the Ebell Club, said to-day: This is
{ really too bad. The Ebell is a non-secta-
rian literary and social organization, and
. for Mr.. Wendte to claim it as Unitarian,
. or for Mr.. Law to issue such a statement
.. is wrong. Mr.. Wendte in being liberal
TOO often claims everything, when we who
know him know he does not mean this
Mr. Wendte mas shown bad. taste and l
have had numerous mem bers this week
g wanting card published denying it. l
o IoId them that every one in Oakland
knew that Mr.. Wendte. frequently went
beyond his rights in his bonibastic way,
and that we should pay no attention to
him, They Insisted that the opinion went
'abroad throughout the State that we were
3 Unitarian.
- 1T is laugt1ab!e, however. to see the
predicament Mr.. Wendte has placed him.
self in, and shall watch 10 see how lie
getsout. The leading spirit in the organ
: ization OF Fabiola. which Mr.. Wendte also
says is Unitarian institution. was DR..
Sellridge, Presbyterian, and the first
president and honored head of Fabioia is
Mrs kirknam, an Episcopahan. Mrs.
1ule, the active head, is Unitarian, but
her belief cut no figure in her elec uon."
IL am surprised at Mr.. Laws misrepre-
sentatlon OF my meaning" said DR..
Wend'e to-day. "Unitarians are distin-
gulshed Tor their warm interest in unsec-
tartan charities. Among these in Oakland
are the Ebell Society, the Chabot Home
the Fablola Hospital and the Starr King
Fraternity anu others. Ii these societies
are in any large degree officered and in
fluenced by their Unitarian members it is
surely not for any theological reason. but
because they happen to be people of
brains, resources, energy and self-saorifice.
/ have never heard it questioned
that Unitarians are apt to possess
these qualities. Episcopalian clerey-
men encourage working in purely
church channels OF activity. They seek
10 withdraw their me embers from associa-
iions on equal terms with other Chris
tians in charitable, literary and social en-
terprises. Not all Episcopalians, however.
are of this exclusive mind. Both among
their clergy and laity are noble iIlustra-
tions of breadth, true catholicity and
Christian spirit.
Fl had always supposed Mr.. Law to
belong to this last school and am sorry
indeed 10 find him sounding the warcry
fsect and urging his brightest parishion-
ers to narrow their public activities to
strictly church lines"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
URGED TO ACTION.
Public Building for the EncinaI City
Demanded of the Congressional
Delegation.

DeIegatlOn.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 2s.-The $1OO, 900
Postoffice building promised prior to the
election, has not materalized, and the ques-
.tion now-is: What is being done toward
securing it?"
One OF the strongest arguments made
before the election in favor of the winning
candidate was the influence te would
have to secure public building for Ala
media after SO long term.
Since then nothing has been heard of
the affair save the report that it had been
reported upon favorabIy in the com nit
tee.
THE CALLS stand for action in San
Francisco has aroused public in terest
here in behalf of the proposed appropria-
ton, and if the Representative in Congress
comes home without an appropriation for
Alameda he may find chilly atmosphere
upon him The necessity of action.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
RACING AT INGLESIDE.
A Splendid Racing Card for the Open
ing Day of the
Week.

Ingleside Tracks, out with an other very
attractive programme of seven events Tor
this afternoons sport. The majority OF
the entries do not convey an impression
Of the "crab" species and some excellent
racing should be. witnessed.
The entries are as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
Sales
Improvement Club, is building on Chenery
} mce-63e Marke Sire

street near Charles.
At a recent meeting of the Fairmount I'm
provement Club it was resolved to send q let
ter to the Mayor, asking his assistance i'll
securing the unemployed for the building OF
road through the land of the Castro-street
Land Company to the Corbett road, which
would give direct outlet from the Mission to
the park and Seventh avenue.
The right of way is promised and also a sub
stantial offer of assistance from the owners Of
the land along the route.
AT the same meeting a petition was circu-
lated asking the Board of Supervisors to make
an appropriation for bridge over The South
ern Pacific track at Miguel and Thirty fourth
streets.
H. Peterson has just started two cottages Of
eight rooms and bath each on Twenty-second
street near Castro. ]. Pavert is erecting a five
room cottage on Twenty-seventh street, near
Douglass.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
Another Class Arm.

. HAYWARDS, CAL, Feb %. While
playing baseball at Haywards to-day
George Rasmussen broke his arm, He
was pitching at The time. and an exam
ination showed that it was fractured in
two places. The game was between tho
Haywards and Mount Edens
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
At the Macdonough.

OAKLAND, CAL. Feb. 2S.-To- morrow
night Charles Hopper as Chimmie. Fad
den will begin Two nights engagement
at the Mac enough .Theater. The sale of
seats Is very large, aid no doubt the Mac
donough will be tested to its full Ca pacity.
The Juvenile Cinderella Company ap-
pears Friday and Saturday nights. and
Fanny Rice follows.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01

Earned runs.Indians.2. Two-base hit-Evans
Sacrifice hts-BowmaD, Kelly and: Cameron.
First on errors-Indians A, soldiers II.
First base on called Lalis-Ihdians 8. truck
out-By Wheeler 9. by Clay 4. Left bases
Indians soldiers g. Hit by pi cher-Green. Bow
man. Double piays-Evans to james, Fry to
Kelley. Passed balls-McCariy l, Noyes 2. Wild
piich-Clay. Time OF game hours and 10 min
utes. Umpire-McDonald.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
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giving---and by far the
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that can be prepared
for daily consumption.
These are the quail
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differs from all other
drinks. 1t is the very
highest embodiment of
good, healthy food in a
most convenient form.
The pure-the fresh--the best SO cups
COS oa Ia GhIRARDELLI,S. 25 cents
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
Death OF an Old Resid ent.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 2S-Samuel J.
Stephens, who cane to this coast in 1858,
died tonight al his home on Eighteenth
street. He was native of Maryland and
was for years an auc ioneer in San Fran
cisco. He was a mem ber of several or
ders and leaves large family.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
Reliance Ladies', MIGHT.

OAKLAND. CAL, FEB. 28.-The Reli-
ance Clnb will give one of its popular La
dies nights on Wednesday ev ming. and
on Friday evening there will be Gentle
mems night. The attractions for the lat.
ter will be an 8-round exhi bition betwe en-
Harry Woods ald MlchaeI Mccormick,
and another between Edward OMAHA and
Charles Cough
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY.

First race-Treachery, Tar and Tartar,
imp. Trance.
Second race-Two Cheers. whitestone,
Meadow Lark.
Third race-Masoero, Double Quick,
Major Cook
Fourth race-Celoso. Santa Bella:
Grcyhurst.
Fifth race-Lincoln II, Benamela, Per-
seus
Sixth race-True Blue, The Sinner,
Sweet William.
Seventh race-salvation, stentor. Col.
Wheeler
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
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