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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
NEW COLLEGE BUILDINGS
The Regents Preparing to
Begin Erecting
Them.
Additional Accommodations Needed
for the Large Freshman C!ass
ExpccteI.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 7.-Work will
be begun in a few days on extensive build
ing operations at the university TO pro-
vice room for the big increase OF students
expected with the opening of college in
August. -Four new buildings are to be
erected and additions will be made in two
Of those now on the grounds.
The Regents have already advertised
for bids on the construction of an agri-
cultural building. to be erected on the
foundation OF the one destroyed by fire.
The building will be two-storv structure,
112 feet in len tn by 80 in depth and will
contain offices, classrooms, lecture rooms
and la boratories for the departments of
agriculture, vIticuture and entom ology.
The other buildings 10 be erected are a
general building containing classrooms
and an assembly hall, a psychological
laboratory and quarters for the botanical
department. Additions will be made TO
the gymnasium and to the mining build
Ing. No plans have yet been adopted for
the general building or that of the
botanists or philosophical department.
and it is proba bic that the frst-Damed is
the only one that will be rushed forward.
It's additional classrcoms and large assem-
bly, hall are immediate necessities.
Many New Grasses
HIlgard, head of The department OF agri-
culture at the State University, has
planted 135 new varieties of grasses in the
experiment station grou1ds this year. 1t
is his purpose to determine what varieties
flourish best in California soil, the result
of which inYesti CATION Will doubtless be
of much value 10 the farmers of the State.
Il is designed 10 find a grass for grazing
and which will grow without irrigation or
care. Those which have proved to be the
best thus far are certain varieties OF oat
grass. The height Of some Of the stems
is over five feet.
At the close of the season the results OF
the experiments now going on will be
published in the form OF a bulletin.
Library Building.
BERKELEY, CAL. June 7.-Bevkeley's
new library building, the construct ction OF
which will begin about july 1, is to cost
in the nelghborhood OF $4,000 1t Will be
two stories in height aud wal be built OF
brick. On the lower floor will be quarters
for the Commercial Bank, fe.deposlt
vaults and two stores. The front section
of the upper floor will be fitted up for
offices, wnile the r.ar hall will be devoted
to the uses OF the library. The main read
ine-room will be 44x46 feet, while the
library proper Will be 2Sx44 feet. The new
quarters will have 200 feet for shelving.
No Berkeley Day
BERKELEY, CAL, June Local mer-
chants are not disposed TO approve of the
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
BURGLARS RIFLE
A CORNERS TONE
Unique Crime on the Site
of the New St. Johns
Church.
Took Advantage of the First
Dark Night to Commit
Sacrilege.
Actual Work Commenced ard the
Church to Be- Completei in
Ninety Days.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broad way, June Z.
A burglar who is evidently well posted
in the practice of foundation-st laying
broke open the cornerstone of the new ST.
Johns Caurch last night, but got nothing
for his trouble.
This unique burglary was evidently in
spired by the belief that specimen of
each coin OF the realm is deposited along
with the documents in the little box in
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

said Mr.. Moffitt, land get him to give you
diamond ring the next time.'
After the conclusion of the formaIity.
the groom asked That the marriage be kept
from being recorded as long as possible
and hastily departed. Finley is said 70 be
a mail carrier in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Became Suddenly Insane.

Elgin Chapman, 21 years of age, teamster
for the Southern Pacific, was unloading a safe
from is dray at King and Third streets yes
terday morning when he became suddenly
insane. 1t took six men to hold and handeuff
him, and he fought the police in the patrol
wagon till he was locked up in q padded cell
in the Receiving Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
A TRUE VITALIZER.
"DR. PIERCES ELECTRIC BELT

n APPLIANCE THAT GIVES SPARKS OF
~ life into your nerves. SPARKS that you feel.
Its power Is felt upon the Of the body in
one momen.. 1t permeaJes every vii al function.
Every lecturer on the public platform, every
physician of note, every SCI 'nrific that YOU
read, tells YOU that ELECTRICITY is Life" Every
element of your being gives demons ration of the
truth OF this assertion Ii is fact No one doubts
it, With your nerves and bioCd charged with his
electric force there is chance for disease, no
place Tor weakness. II is the fundamental princi-
pie of vigorous manhood and womanhood. Where
it is disease cannot be. It cures without druggIug
the stomach. Give IL 8 trial. De Perces Pat
ented Belt is warranted 10 be superior TO all 9TH
and is sold at kEASONA BE PRICES Buy
no belt Till you see DR.. Plerce's-
Call or send for FREE BOOK. Address DR.
PIERCE & SON, 704 sacramento ST.. cor. Kearny
or $40 Market st, below Kearny, san Francisco
R. L. Gogings, sacramento ana 6. G. Morehead
San Jose.
B@- For RUPTURE use "DR. PIERCE's
Ma, netic Elestc Truss"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

of our growing city and its commercial deVel-
opment and supremacy.
Only structures upon this scale and upon
these principles Will economically serve tne
vast iuteres, S involved aud meet the lmpera-
tive demands of our growing metropolis and
dependent empire.
In his paper on the tonnage to be pro-
vided for Mr.. Smurr stated:
1t may he sufficient to say that from May
l, 1898, TO March l, 1895, the tonnage OF
arriving in San Francisco was, as referred TO
in recent letter 10 you, as follows:
Average per
working day.
Fourth and King streets. SO. 324 tons 1854 tons
Market street, by rail ......10,9l7 tons IS tons
Market street, by steamer 4.649 tons 19 tons
L~moaru street. t-............ 1891 tons o5.2 tons
1t is estimated that in addition to this ton
mage the various water craft bring into tn is
City from the interior an average OF from 800
TO 1000 tons OF fruit and veRet b es daily.
The Tree marEst when es tabushed viii be
called on TO handle all Of this tonnage. hence
the closest calcuRtion OF room required
would appear to call for space IN when to
handle 1000 tons o fruit per day.
Nelson and Anderson, representatives of the
California Transportation Company, sut-
mitted paper on the transportation prob
lens; Their paper presented some difficulties
in the matter of handling fruit on the
whaTves 1t said that no complaint had
come from the shippers from the large fruit
ana produce districts with which they h ad
people lor free market. "But we speak for
these hundreds of shippers as well our
selves when we say what we do desire is the
exclusive use OF wharf, which Will afford
ample room TO handle and dispose Of with
dispatch the enormous daily tonnage from
these districts"
The most enthusiastic paper of them all
was that of w. H. Mills, the whole tenor
of which is indicated in the following con-
Guiding para graph:
This article is written with an abiding faith
market proposition to indulge the hope that
1t is 10 be the incipient beginning at least OF u
full development of the great leading
sources conferred upon US by soil and Climate.
1t is not indulging in optimistic expectation
TO hope from this fres market project the be-
ginning OF a greater self-reliance, greater
personal independence and broad augmeu-
lation OF a capacity on the part of our people
in the direction of greater unity of thought,
Of purpose, OF effort and being.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Sales
CHlS. LEVY G. CO., AUCTIOIERRS.
eaIesrooms-I135 Marked SJress.

Tuesday .....-- ..---......-..-..Juna 8. 1897,
At 10 o'clock A.. NJ, at salesroom.
1876 MARKET ST, BET. TH s. STH,
WE WILL SELL
Square Pianos an Elegant Line Of Furniture.
Carpets. stoves, Ranges. etc. of goods removed
from storage warehouse for convenience of sale
ChAS. LEVY & co, Auct oneerS-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
No Berkeley Day

BERKELEY, CAL, June Local mer-
chants are not disposed TO approve of the
plan Tor Berkeley day at the Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
The ROSY freshness

And velyety softness of the skin is inva-
riably obtained by those who use PozzoNI's
sComplexion Powder.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
In his paper on the tonnage to be pro-
/ YiLcd for Mr. Smnrr sfafah:

1t may he sufficient to say that from May
l, 1895, TO March l, 1896, the tonnage OF
fruit and vegetables handed by this company
arriving in San Francisco was, as referred TO
in g recent letter 10 you, as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08

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opment and supremacy.
Only structures upon this scale and upon
these principles Will economically serve the
vast iuteres S involved aud meet the lmpera-
tive demands of our growing metropolis and
dependent empire.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25
NANsEN TO BE HONORED.
officials at Washington Prepare to
Receive the Explorer.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Prepara-
tions are being made to give a very
handsome reception TO DR.. Nansen at
the national capital Tuesday evening.
under the auspices of the National
Geographic society, of which he Is an
honorary member The honorary re-
ception committee consists of the vice
president, secretary of state, secretary
and assistant secretary of the navy,
the charge d'affaires of the legation of
Sweden and Norway, the presidents of
Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Methodist
and Catholic universities. Admiral
Walker, Gen. John M. Wilson, chief of
engineers of the army; Capt. Schley,
the leader of the Greedy relief expedi-
tion; Engineer-in-Chief Melville, of the
Jeanette expedition; ex-Secretary of
State Foster, ]. Addison Porter, sec
retary to President Mckinley, and Nor
ris K Jessup, of New York.
The parlors of the Arlington will be
decorated for the occasion, and flags,
flowers and music will add to the
brilliancy of the reception. DR.. Nan
sen has agreed to make a few remarks.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.--I was selected
to steer the largest and most wonder
full bicycle in the world because 1 took
part in the building of it, and because
I have been steering multicycles from
tandems up to sexts for a few years,
pace-naking and so on. In fact, 1 have
won ninety-eight prizes, all counted,
but am not rich yet, being still rated
as an amateur by the Ancient and
Honorable Racing Board of the L. A.
w.
The sensation Of being shot through
space like a meteor is highly thrilling.
serious smash-up if not death to sew
:ral. 1t is risky business, but then you
don't think of the danger at the time.
Going at great speed it makes you
of a train, but it runs very easily and
smoothly. There is no sag in the mid
die at all. 1t does not do to be at all
nervous and one has to give the ma
chine his whole attention. Showing off
to the grand stand don't go. In fact,
the first few times 1 could not tell
whether there was a grand stand or
not, and I hardly knew whether the
band was playing, but they told me it
played all the time
We have made a good many exhibit
tions at some pretty fast rate of speed,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25
FUNDS NEARLY GONE
SERIOUS CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
SHOWN FOR THE NAVY DE-
PARTMENT.
CONSTRUCTION MUST STOP.
CHEF HICHBORN REPORTS THAT
REDUCTION OF FORCES IS
NECESSARY.
NEED FOR NAVAL DRY DOCKS.
EecOmm eEdatiOns Regarding Their
Location Sent in to the Secre-
tary of the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-In his an
nual report to the secretary Of the
navy, Philip Hichborn, chief con-
structor of the navy, says that the
strength of the navy on Oct. 1 was 141
vessels all told, including the ships of
both old and new navies. 1t Is stated
that during the last few months of
the last fiscal year a considerable
amount of work upon vessels that had
been authorized by congress had to
be suspended owing to lack of funds.
This caused a heavy drain upon the
new appropriations at the beginning
of the present fiscal year and makes
the exhaustion of those appropriations
before the first of next July almost
an assured fact Chief Hichborn says
this is a disecouraging state Of affairs
as the exhaustion means a wholesale
reduction of the navy yard forces and
the discharge of competent and train
ed men. He points to the advantage
and economy of having at least one
vessel building at each important navy
yard Probably the most desirable
type of vessel for the purpose intend
ed, particularly in view of the present
state of the armor question, would be
that of a sheathed cruiser of compar-
atively light draft and great endur-
ance, with quarters for flag officers.
Attention is called to the urgent need
of improving the navy yard plants in
the interest Of the economical execu-
ton of work, and estimates are sub
mitted for each yard. The plants at
New York, Norfolk and Mare Island
require additions alterations and re-
pairs to keep them up to a proper state
of efficiency, while the yards at BOs-
ton, Portsmouth and League island,
though not actively engaged, should
be put in condition that would enable
them to work advant ous.y at short
notice should occasion require. A plant
at Puget sound is also said to be nec-
essary.
During the last year the govern
ment accepted finally four ships, the
Massachusetts, Oregon, Ericsson and
Brooklyn, while eleven vessels have
been accepted preliminarily and sub
iect to final test, namely, Iowa, Nash
vile, Wilmington, Helena, Annapolis,
Vicksburg, Newport, Wheeling, Mari
eta, Porter and Foote.
Particular attention is invited to the
good results attending the construc-
tion of the Iowa. It is shown that this
efficient vessel is able to carry 212 tons
more than was calculated upon for her
designed draft. The changes in her
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25
MOST WONDERFUL BICYCLE.
4 Feels whirling Through Space on the Largest
.~~~~
Wheel Ever Built.

Every one of the ten men up yelled at
his neighbor to stop pedaling, but no.
body did. At last the six starters
caught us on the fly and we stepped off
without any great trouble. The first
trials were the really dangerous ones
I felt the responsibility very much and
that probably made me clinch my mus
cles unnecessarily hard. You have to
keep the front wheel about two or
three yards from the pole on the turns
because the rear wheel is so much clos
er to the pole that if. you don't watch
yourself 1t will slip off the track about
the middle of the turn. That happened
once at the exhibition of the Oriten on
the Charles River track.
The handle bar is about twenty-five
inches wide, and they told me it made
me look as if I intended to embrace the
starters. Still, the single wheels of
five or six years ago had handle bars
fully as wide, and some wider. On the
biograph pictures, which were taken
last week, the width of the bar does
not look so very big.
We went to the Providence state fair
on the same day of the first trial and
made exhibition runs twice a day for
a whole week. I Steered every time
and got the team in pretty good shape
After a few days they were so well
trained to the machine that we made
one-quarter of a mile in twenty-nine
seconds before Gov. Dyer and over 40
900 people, They say that the applause
was something tremendous, but l had
all / could do to mind my own busi-
ness and I just heard a lot of noise
without being really able to say
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25
swINDLERs GET INTO TROUBLE.
Forge Bonds for Themselves by
Forging Bonds.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Willard Wal
ker. forty-two years old, said by the
police to be an old offender, who stat
ed that his home is in Buffalo. N. y,
and John F. Ellis, forty-four years old,
of this city, were arraigned in the JEFF
ferson market police court today,
charged with working a "fim-fiam
game on men leaving for Europe on
cattle ships of the Anchor line. Com
plants had been made to the police
by cattle men who had been swindled
out of money by two men answering
the descriptions of the prisoners. The
latter, it is alleged, got the cattle men
to buy spurious bonds, telling them
they could be cashed in either London
or Liverpool. When searched the pris-
oners had two finely executed bonds.
one of which had the name Bank Of
England" engraved on it, and the other
had the heading Massachusetts, &
Montana Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany." The men waived examination
and were remanded back to police
Headquarters until tomorrow, when it
is expected that more evidence against
them will be produced.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25

case cost only about per cent of tha
contract price.
OF the gunboats, the report says that
their first cost was remarkably low, ag-
sregating about $2,000000 for the nine,
or not more than the cost of a first
class armored cruiser. The cost of
their maintenance, particularly with
copper bottoms and considerable sail
power should be a minimum.
The chief constructor, who is charg-
ed with the duty of docking ships,
makes an urgent plea for more and
better docks, stating that the navy
has been at a serious inconvenience
during the past six months for lack of
proper facilities for docking battle
ships. The bureau believes that the
necessity for an additional dock is
most urgent at Mare island and on the
Atlantic coast at Portsmouth and Bos-
ton, while a larger dock at Norfolk
and League island would be a decided
advantage. Further consideration is
also urged of the merits of Algiers, La.
as a dry dock site, and it is urged that
all the docks should be ready in two
years.
Chief Hichborn, under the head of
armor, renews his suggestion that
the department should no longer make
separate contracts for ships and their
armor but should permit the ship
builder to supply the armor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25
Are you sure
that your cook uses only
Royal Baking Powder
and never experiments
with the dangerous alum
powders?

more's untility man, the story regarding Jen-
n1ngs becoming first baseman for the Orioles
is no product Of the pipe, as the famous short
stop has bad arm, and if a good, young
player can be found to take his place Jen-
nings will be stationed at first base.
Algernon Mcbride is wintering at Martins
vile, Ind.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Louisvilles,
has just passed twenty-five.
kid" Nichols, of Boston, complains of a
strained arm.
authority, will celebrate his golden wedding
next year.
Pitcher Jerry Nops will wed Philadelphia
girl in December.
Comiskey is now rated as worth between
$50 0G0 and $50, 900. Physically he looks bigger
and better than ever, though grayer.-Sporting
Life.
Manager Watkins who has secured Eddie
Boyle for Pittsburg, predicts that the Cincin-
natl boy will be star in the National league
next season.
Bill Lange throws all kinds Of bouquets
at Fred Chance, who will play in Chicago
next spring. He says that the California
catcher is wonder in every way.
Billy Hamilton, the Bostons' clever center
fielder, showed his ability in new sphere
by driving the winning horse in the 2:30 class
at Clinton Mass.
Cincinnati paper says Holiday and Burke
go to st. Paul in payment for Mcbride. That
is another one Of the foolish trades Comiskey
is always making, for he invariably gets the
worst OF deal-nit.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-25

whether they were clapping or whether
had the earache. The very first start
in Providence we had a spill, owing to
cne of the starters pushing the ma
chine sideways when he let go. No
body was hurt, nor the machine either,
and we We're up and off again in
jiffy.
But the hardest of all was the time
when the biograph people came down
from New York and took moving pic
lures of the ten-seater pacing Lesna,
McDuffie and Ripiere on the Charles
River track. They came all the way
from New York, because this track
is probably one of the best in the
country. 1t was pretty chilly day,
and by the time the sun came out we
were all shivering. Then we had to
ride around the track about half an
hour, while they got the proper focus,
and, as the biograph people insisted
on my keeping the ten-seater running
on the three-square from the pole, 1
felt l had done about days work
when l got through. Last Monday
night when I saw the picture at
Boston theater, heard a lady say:
ooh, look at the big centipede bicy-
cle." g
Next we took the machine to the
Springfield meet, where it was eX-
hibited by part of Lesna's pacing
team, making good time. But, the
next week in Philadelphia when 1 was
steering, the man on the rear saddle
got to wiggling for some reason or
other, and we had spill which laid
me up for several days. All know
about it was that, while We were go
ing at about thirty seconds per quar-
ter mile, / suddenly felt a lurch, then
I shot through the air, up the en-
bankment of the track, and then l
was surrounded by lot Of reporters.
who said I was dead. In fact, all the
papers said L was killed, but, as they
got my name wrong, and, as the
worst I have had is a black eye,
don't care much.
1t is necessary for all the men up
to ride very steady and not swing the
body, and to pass orders as to speed
and direction quickly from man to
man, as 1t is impossible for the steers
man to hear even the middle man,
let alone the man on the rear seat,
who is nearly eight yards behind him.
The wind pressure is rather unpleas-
ant, for the steersman catches all of
1t, but the force behind him is so
great that 1t causes no fatigue,
though compelling him to breathe
very regularly, with the head we'll
down, else you cannot catcli your
breath at all. Even though it may
not be noticeable by outsiders, still,
while riding a large mult1cycle, the
steersman must always keep the front
wheel moving right and left to pre-
serve the balance. The larger the
machine, the slower it's motion and
the less chance the steerer has to let
the weight of the body rest on the
handle bars. It is all muscular force.
Any unevenness on the surface OF the
track is not noticeable to the riders