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newed. So long as everything kept
moving I'D, however, it was not very
acute. The bull difficulties began with
the spectacular calling of wheat on Sat-
urday at 81 05, when it could have been
bought cheaper in the pit. When the
prices began to drop on Monday, margin
calling increased, and the anxiety was
relieved only by the announcement to-
night that practically everything had
been sold out. Although it was believed
that the line of December corn showed
a loss, George French, who has been
handling the deals for the pool, says
everything was sold at profit. He says
that several grain merchants pooled
yesterday, and forced him to unload
The corn pit to-day was the scene of
enormous dealings. One broker sold in
one hour 100000 owned by the pool.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24-Wheat
in the local market was very weak to-
day in sympathy with the Eastern
markets. The bears, who have been
punished severely for ten days, but who
have played a strong game, relieved
their pressure materially. The break
has been brought out in the heavy lines
of wheat held by weak and scared hold
ers. In fact, liquidation explains the
situation in a nutshell.
The decline in the East brought out
large quantities of wheat here held by
the public, who ran at the first scare.
The decline in Chicago was heavy
enough, certainly, to alarm the talent.
September wheat dropped 11A cents,
r.
Here the decline was lighter, but still
severe, December wheat going down
with a run from 81 617s to 81 5S1s.
Some heavy trading was done during
all the morning sessions. Almost as
much grain changed hands as yester-
day, when the call board sales amount
ed to $4,000 centals, with "A 700 CEN
tails of barley.
AT PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Aug. 24.-Wheat took
another tumble to-day. Locally the
decline was lost sight of in the scramble
that was being made for ships which
are now in a fair way of going to forty
shillings. In fact, 35s was refused for
a good sized vessel, no distinction be-
ing made between this city and To-
coma. Owners are now asking 3Ts and
with hints of higher rate.
NEBRASKA WHEAT CROP.
OMAHA, Aug. 24-The wheat crop
OF Nebraska has been threshed. The
quality is excellent and the yield is
unprecedented, aggregating $4,000, 600
bushels. 1t is generally estimated that
the yield of corn will be 100000, 900
bushels, or fifty bushels to the acre.
In South Dakota a close estimate
places the wheat yield at 20,0O0,000
bushels. The average is fifteen bushels
to the acre. In corn the yield will be
200 900, GOO bushels, an average of forty
bushels tc the acre. There is an album
dance OF oats, which averages up to
last years crop.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IA new
route is to be esta blished to the placer
fields of the Klondike The journey
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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29

Ravlin will preside at the sessions Of the
congress, and many visiting stiritualists
will take part. TC-norrow at 10 80 o clock
there will he an industrial conference; at
2:30 DR.. Ravlin W lecture on The
Growth OF Ideas. and will be followed by
Mrs. Maud Won Frietag. In the evening
DR.. SIvartha will speak on the subject,
Spiritual Education and lis Schools"
At he closing session Of the camp meet
ing last night DR.. Sivartha made some re-
M arks about the veterans at Santa Mon
lea that have caused a storm among the
old soldiers. I'VE talk about the he-God, ="
said the speaker, land hear little bout
the she God, IS though both were not
equal. Whie at Santa Monica l saw some
thing about the he-Gods that didn't raise
my opinion of them. Down there are lots
of soldiers. or they think they are-noble
men, all of them. They bled and fought
and died for their country--ome of them
in their dreams. Pity they did no. al
die, because we would not have had
to support the drunken crowd now. Trey
just swarm into the streets where the
saloons are, and SO long as their ensions
last they drink like beasts. These are
some Of the men, and l want to know if
ever women did such things? Yet all our
Ia K Is bout men and the he
These remarks al Trestle Gen are being
angrty discussed to-day and 1t is well
thai the car Tn ting is closed.
Or. y. +. vim, who is president OF the
congress, was for many years a we'll
known Baptist minister.
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Reid and myself do not come up to the stan
dard and we are fearful lest our California
delegation fall short of the 10000 mark.
Information received from Eastern deleg4
tiOnS shows a constan; gain. Pennsylvania a,
for instance, which started in with an es IL
mate OF 500, as increased her registered dele
CATION 10 over 1000.
Acting on the suggestion OF Trans port tation
Manager William q Alexander l will ask yo
10 make one final effort n behalf of the con-
vrntion and in the interest of our California
delegation. To that end you are asked to join
forces with the societies OF your city or town
in graud celebration of the Fourth OF July,
combining IN your service patriotic addresses,
with special appeals for all increased delega-
ton from your section to the convention.
Sunday afternO OOn, July 4, offers a good time
for this service, but if this does not harmoniZe
with your local situation let the rally be held
MonGay might.
AS Endeavorers it will be especially sppro-
pirate for US to celebrate Independence day in
this manner, and IL is our hope that this may
De but the inauguration of similar celebra-
tions on each succeeding Fourth. l trust that
the loyalty that has characterized your
responses 10 previous calls from the State Of
ficers may be repeated in this matter, and
that from one end of our State to the other
Independence day will be cele brated as never
before by the representatives. of the highest
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illness. He was one of the founders of
the Bohemian Club of Santa Clara, and
had lived in that place thirty-nipe years.
He was the clubs secretary up to three
months ago, when he removed TO this city
and became the foreman of Clinton,
Warden & Co.
Precautionary Measures.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 2s.-Chief Fair
Of the FIRE Department asks all house
and store Keepers TO clean up around
their yards for fear of fire. He does not
want any fires during the Fourth.
The extramen VIII all go on regular
duty Saturday night for the usual four
days. A meeting of all firemen will be
held tomorrow night, when special in
structions will be given pertHining 10 the
work.
At meeting of the Fire Commissioners
Wednesday morning 1t will be settled
which, if any, of the companies shall par
ticlpate in the parade on tie Fourth.
Library Penefit Fete.
HAYWARDS, CAL June 2S.-The COM
mittee in charge have begun decorating Q
for the garden fcte which is TO be held at
.he residence of Mrs. Fischer on Thurs
day evening for the benefit of the Free
Library. A special electric car will take
all Oaklanders and others to the city.
leaving here at :45 P. NJ.
Died Ready for Church.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 2S.-Dressed all
ready Tor church OOed Chars sank TO the
floor and died in a few minutes. He was
past 80 years of age, and was a native of
Sussex, England.
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TO FIX CANAL MATTERS.
Purpose Of an Important Meet
ing to Be Held This
Afternoon.
Alameda Objects to the Bf1uvium
From the Channel-Possible
Concessions,
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRAxc1sco CALL !

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
Y0S Broadway, June 2S (
Tomorrow afternoon the representa-
tives of Oakland and Alameda will meet
and discuss the tidal canal proposition.
AS matters now stand the two cities are at
q deadlock, and the prospects for further
delay in completing the harbor are very
good.
DR.. J. T. Mclean, Alameda's health
Off Ger, who represented that city at the
m Getting last week, refused 10 accept the
terms OF compromise offered by the Oak
land people, but did not seem prepared at
that time TO say what he would accept.
During the prevalent hot season Alameda
suffers from the sewage that gathers at
the eastern end of the estuary and which
cannot find an outlet. The fine steel
draw bridge, built across the ditch bv the
Government four years ago and which
was intended 10 facilitate navigation, has
never been used because the dredging was
not done that was to have connected the
estuary with San Leandro BY.
All Kinds of reasons have been given
why this end OF the work was not Irose-
cuted and the tidal canal completed, and
the Aiamedans declare that until il is
they Will not cease their opposition to the
plan for com pleting the Oakland end of
the harbor first.
1t was thought that the matter WAS
settled some months ago, but the Discus
sion has again broken out, and while the
two cities are quarreling over what they
want the War Department has practically
stated that nothing will BE- done
NJ. ]. Keller of the Oakland Board OF
Trade has asked The Board of Health of
Oakland to investigate the condition of
the tidal canal and make whatever sue-
gestions it can at the joint meeting to-
morrow.
The matter is one of the greatest impor-
tance, and is materially retarding the
progress of both Oakland and Alameda
This city needs deep water to her wharves
and Alameda needs relief from the offense
Of the dead end of the estuary. For three
years the TWO cities have been quarreIing
over the matter, and the War Department
is flooded with petitions and protests. un-
Ill the authorities have confessed that
they do not know how 10 act in the
premises. A change OF United States en-
gineers two years ago added TO the COM
plications, and it is hoped that the meet
ing tomorrow will be marked by good re-
suits which can only be by an amicable
agreement.
If the canal is as bad rs has been re-
ported. 1t is likely thar Oak and W II con-
sent that the agreement last reached
shall be modified. Ii this be done. il is
possible that the matter may be adjusted
street Iepairs way GO On.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 2&-The City
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Will Probably Be the Charge Against
Two San Francisco Youths.

Will Probably Be the Charge Against
Two San Francisco Youths.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 2S.-It has not
yet been decided what charge to place
against Noakes aad Johnson, the two
young men from San Francisco who cut
q train in two on the narroT-gRure road
last evening While their conduct might
have had serious results, still little dam
age was done, and as it is recognized that
they did not intend to wreck the train il
is probable that nothing worse than a
charge OF malicious mischief will be pre-
ferred against them. This ranks as a mis-
demeanor and the penalty can be made
severe enough 10 deter them from any
pleasantry of the kind in the future.
Were they to be prosecuted for attempted
train robbery the penalty on conviction
would be sentence to the State prison.
Heading Room Wanted.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 2S.-The free
reading-room at the West End, operated
in conjunction with the Public Library.
has proved such great convenience that
now the residents Of the Bay-station
neigh borhood want one like il for their
accom- m odation. They propose TO rent
the rooms and fit them up II the library
trustees will keep them supplied with
reading matter. This is the same prnpo-
sition as that on which the Wesi-E End
rooms are conducted, and undoubtedly
the trustees will agree to It,
Knights of Pythias' Day.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June %. Thursday.
July % has been set apart for Knights OF
Pythias day at the Oakland Exposition,
and The local lodge is already actively at
work preparing for il. The knights pro-
pose To leave nothing undone to make il
q success To this end they have decided
not 10 take part in ;he Fourth OF July
celebration. reserving all their energy for
the exposition occasion.
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for the Christian Endeavorers Native
Sons and Daughters German aud Odd
Fellows day. The l. o. 0. T. will have a
grand demonstrat tion on July II. Dele
gates from fourteen lodges in this county
have already met and have appointed an
executive committee, OF which ex-Assem-
blyman c. q. Dodge is chairman and K.
q. Graham IS secretary. Part OF their
lIan cons sts OF grand street parade.
Another new feature of the exposition
is the contest for Alameda County ANA.
teur photographers. Since the last expo
stion the Reliance Club has organized
camera club, and it contains some very
clever and original artists. The camera
fad has been consdera bly, pract ced in
this county, ana some Of the amateurs
have recently had some pic ures pub
lished il Eastern magazines. The indica-
tions are that the display of hotographlc
work by amatf urs will De a great surprise
10 those who have no idea OF the progress
made in the art locally during the past
year. Two prizes are 10 be offered, artistic
quality being the chief point to be consid-
cred.
The Oakland Railroad Com pany has de-
cided TO encourage the spirit OF rivalry
among @. A. r. posts and elef corps, as
the following letter shows:
OAKLAND, June %, 1897.
George Roeth Esq, Secretary Oakland Expo-
siti0h, OGkidnd-DEAR SIR: Replying 10 your
favor Of the 21st inst, Eating that during The
exposition various orders, lodges, etc, will
have special days assigned them, and suggest
ing that the Oakl ma Railroad Company Sc
lecf q day and offer pr a.
1 have sc ec.ed Grand Army day, and am
auth horned by the offic ais OF this company to
OFFER a pr ze. vuued st twenty-five ($25) do
lars, 10 be known Us the Oakland Railroad
COMPANY prize, G. a. r. day, the prize to be
awarded b. your prize mmittee 20 the q. A.
r. post or the Womnn's Relief Corps turning
out ihe largest nnmbrr OF members n proper
tion 10 the roll of mem bership.
] would suggest The selection of The prize be
lett 10 the winning roSt or corps. Respectfully
yours, ". NJ. MARTIN, superintendent
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
THE COMING
ENDEAVORERS
Preparations Well Under
Way to Provide a
Royal Welcome,
Big Delegations Expected From
Most Of the Eastern
States.
The California Delegation Will Not
Be So Large as at First
Expected,

Quite a party OF Louisville people and
other Ken;uckians will leave the 29th to
attend the International Convention o:
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, which will be in session here from
July to II. Twenty thousand persons
are expected to be attracted to the Golden
Gate City by this religious convention.
Those in Kentucky who have 50 far
signified their intention to make the trip
are:
r. W. Davis, Eagle Station; J. H. Davis.
Louisville; J. c. Bethel, Miss Louise Krager,
Miss Lizzie b. Crider, Miss Julia Page Louis
vile; L. B. Buckner and party, Shelbyville;
r. J. Cough, Rev. l. l. Howell, Rev. G. Chris
tiRnsen. J. Fishback and party, Profes sor
Diner and party Miss Kate Prentice, Mrs. A.
X. Davis. Miss Lydia R. Lennon, Dr.. Gilbert e.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
A Berkeley Lad a Fond
Lover of Snakes of
Every Degree.
Has Fondled Them and Cared
for Them Ever Since He
Was Able to Walk.
Teddy Finn, the Boy Oharmer," Says
Snakes Are All Right When You
Get Used to Them.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 2s. - North
Berkeley has snake fancier in the person
of Teddy Finn, the 15-year-old son OF J.
Finn, who has a den of eleven reptiles of
various species. He handles them as
adroitly and cares for them as tenderly as
if they were a kennel of young puppies.
Ever since he was able to walk Teddy
has had mania for creeping things, and
has availed himself of every opportunity
of gathering about him a variety of
squirming, twisting serpents.
Teddy's pride Is a young king snake,
so called because it is said to be able to
kill any other snake, excepting a boa
constructor, by winding itself about the
neck of its victim.
Snakes are as easily domesticated," :"
says he, "ss any other pets. They are
ugly sometimes, but they get over it.
Look at those green racers. l suppose
their breakfast did not agree with them,
and so tney have been cross ali morning.
Isn't my king snake q beauty, thought
Nv hen she IS wound around the wrist it
is almost i'm possible 10 remove her except
by pincbing her tail in a certain place,
when she will hastily uncoll herself. Once
she squel zed my wrist so tightly that my
hand was blue and swollen for a long
time"
Teddy often takes his pets with him
when he goes on erTands for his mother.
The people of the North End have be-
come accustomed TO seeing snakes sud-
denly raise their heads from Teddy's
pockets or from under his blouse.
Lost Their Child
BERKELEY, CAL, June 2S.-The ex-
tended bsence from home last evening of
the little three-year.old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. More house caused great excite
ment for a time In Ihe neigh borhoOd of
the family home on Suattuck avenue and
Berkeley way. The little girl was repor ted
TO be missing early in the evening, and a
search fo- her was at once instituted by
the parents. For some hours the search
was fruitless.
number of friends and neighbors
joined III the hunt, and about midnight
the absent little one was found enjoying
herself in the company OF a mum Der of
companions, unmindful Of the lateness OF
the hour or Of the suffering caused to her
father and mother by her untimed delay
IN returning home.
EndeavOr Concert.
BERKELEY, CAL. June 2S.-The Chris
tian EnGeavorers of Berkeley held a grand
rally last evening at the FIr-t Congrega-
tional Church. To-m orrow evening a con-
cert pre- paratory to the National conven-
tion next month will be given a the First
Presbyterian Church. under the direction
of Fred II. Clark and A 7. Sutherland.
An extended Drogramme of choral num-
bers and solos has been prepared. Miss
Bertha Brehm, Miss Constance Jordan
and Miss Grace Dohb!ns will be the accom-
p2nlsts.
DR. Russell Lectures.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 2S-Dr. How
ard Russell OF Ohio, National representa-
tive OF the Anti-Saloon League. lectured
tonight at Trinity Methodist Church be-
fore large audience.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
Business Grentlx Imnrored.

OAKLAND, CAL, June 28-Dr. r. +.
CoyIe, who returned from the East Satur-
day evening, said to-day: Business is
improving in The East. Mines are being
reopened that have been closed for years.
There is better feeling and the outlook
IS more hol eiul than it was year ago.
The hard times are certainly passed"
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
Meeting Followed by
a Congress at Masonic
Hall.
A Medium Arouses the Anger
of the G.. A. R. Veterans
by His Charges.
Declares 1t to Be Pity That the
Inmates of Santa Monica Were
Not All Shot.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCIsCo CALL !
Nna Rrnnd I1t,.n 0a [

JUo DIOHuWdyl J JUHt q.
The spiritualists have been so enthused
over their camp-meeting just closed that
they are now preparing TO organize a
stock company and erect a tabernacle OF
spiritualism nj in this city. An attempt is
also to be made TO purchase and improve
the camp NEE ting grounds. The natural
outgrowth of the present activity of spirit
ualism is to be the esta ablishment of a
school for the education of public
mediums.
Tomorrow morning a Splritualists'
Congress will meet at Masonic Temple
and will continue till July 4. DR.. n. F.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-29
County Exposition to Be
Ready for Opening
Next Week,
Prizes Are offered for Specimens
of Local Amateur
Talent.
Odd Fellows to Celebrate With a
Parade and Special Frater-
nal Programme.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CL11)
9OS Broad Wav lima %

0nly six days more remain in which to
prepare FOR the Oakland Exposition, and
the large buildings are being rapidly
transformed from barns into decorated
exhibition halls.
Efforts are being made to have every in
dustry of the county represented, but the
beet factory at AIyarado has sent word
that it will 6e impossible at this season Of
the year to illustrate their industry prac-
tically, so if done at al! il will have 10 be
done pIctorially.
Undoubtedly four of the most remark
able special days will be those set apart
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type Of Christian . citisenship. Yours for Cali

type of Christian citizenship Yours for Cali
fornla aud the convention,
GUY w. CAMPBELL,
State President
The following statement is sent out by
the '97 entertainment ommittee:
The entertainment committee of the con-
vention OF '9T desires TO state to the public
that no one IS authorized to represent it in
any way who does not bear credentials signed
by Donald Mackenz e. the chairman OF that
committee. The committee from the first has
endeavored to impress upon those who have
placed accommodations at its DISPOSAL that
owing 10 the fact that the attendance at the
convention is not in any way guaran teed 1t
cannot promise to send persons to every ad-
dress given it. II is expected that all the ac-
commodations offered will be needed, but as
aLove suggested II cannot be stated definitely
at the present time.
All persons having accommodations which
they desiTs 10 place at the disposal of the COM
mittee are earnestly requested not to 60 to
any extra expense in the matter of fitting UP
rooms or providing accomm latiOns as the
committee does not desire to have any one do
this and then fail 10 receive guests.
It is uuderS tood that certain represen ia tions
on the part OF unauthorized persons have in
duced some hosts TO provide cots. 1t is be-
lieved that the attendance at the convention
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AUCTION Sales

Will not be so great as to render It necessary
TO put in cots for the accommodation of the
delegates, and all persons ara therefore eau
uened against this and other expenses.
Locally, among the business men in par.
tIcular, much interest is being manifested
In the mater of decorations, and from
present indications Market street will be
sblaze With purple and gold. r. Ii.
White, who is experimenting the con-
struction of the big arch. expects to have
II completed by Saturday night. 1t will
day.
The following subscriptions were re-
ported today:
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Council met to- night to hear protests
against the repairing of certain streets. The
protests were very ioTcible, but when the
Street Superintendent explained that with
the new machine the work would only
amount to cents a square foot several of
the protestants withdrew their signatures.
An effort Is being made to materially i'm
prove the city's streets, and so the matter
was laid over for q week and the Council
men will try 10 convince the protestants
OF their unwise stand.
Killed Mountain Lion.
OAKLAND CAL, June % President
William b. PringIe of the City Council
had an encounter recently with noun
tain lion. The brute nearly won the fight
and if he had the Council would have had
TO elect another president. 1t was on the
banks OF the Ee River that the encounter
occurred. Mr.. Pringie came upon the
animal suddenly, but fred for his heart.
HIS aim proved poor and the animal
sprang upon him. Ia the scrimmage that
followed several shots were fired before
one finally reached a vital spot. Then
the death grip relaxed and the lion rolled
over dead.
The World Gets the Town Printing.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 2S.-The Town
Trustees met tonight and awarded the
town printing TO the Berkeley Evening
World. Trustees Christian Hoff, W. H.
Marsien and Town Attorney Hayne re-
ported 10 the board that they considered
the journal Legitimate newspaper. and
1t accordingly received the contract over
its opponents, the Gazette, Advocate and
Herald, who had bid from 81 up The
Worlds bid was so cents, both for adver-
tisements and legal notices.