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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
BERKELEY FIELD DAY.
Mettle of Freshmen to Be Tried This
Afternoon on the University
Cinder Track.

Cinder Track.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 19.-The ath-
letes at the State University will hold a
field day tomorrow afternoon on the
Berkeley cinder track. About thirty men
will enter the different events. This field
day will be in effect somewhat of su bsti-
tuie for the annual freshman-sophomor
contest, as the first opportunity will thus
be afforded to try the mettle of the new
men.
It is anticipated that several surprises
will be sprung by members of the fresh
man class, especially by Griffin In the
mile walk and Broughton in the sprints
at practice, thus approximating the uni
versity record by eight seconds. Brough.
ton has been doing 10 2-5 seconds work in
the 100, and close on his heels have been
McNab and Drumm. In the mile Hazel
tine has gained some distinction.
Among the other freshman entries upon
whom much attention will be centered
are: Goodale and Hoffman in the high
jump, Cheek IN the shot, Cheek and Dow
son in the hurdles, Simonds in the broad
and Westerfeld and Aiken in the mile.
There will be, in addition to the regular
order of track and field contests. several
open events. among which will be a
weight-casting exhibition by Tom Carroll,
the great hammer-thrower.
The records made tomorrow will form
q basis upon which to work in view OF
the coming intercollegiate match.
Endeavor Rally.
BERKELEY, CAL, March ia grand
rally of the Christian Endeavorers belong
ing to the Berkeley Union was held this
evening at the First Presbyterian Church.
The churches represented were the First
Presby terian, First Congregational, North
dist, Dwight-way Baptist and the Quaker
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! several terms, is anxious to retire. The
nominating com mittee consists of Mrs.
Cbamplin, Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Nusbaumer,
Mrs. Everson, Mrs. Bennett Mrs. Francis
Gray, Mrs. Borland and Mrs. GODDARD.
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FOR san JOSE. Los GATOS & SANTA CRUZ

CTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER DAILY
- Sundays excepted) at 10 A. n. Alviso daily
Saturday excepted) at p. NJ Freight ana
Passenger. Fare between San Francisco and
Alviso. SOC: to San Jose. 75c. Clay st.. Pier /
~ W. Santa Clara ST., san Jose
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White, for many years employed by the
railroad company as carpenter, was
found dead in his room at West OaKlahu
this morning. The deceased was In gooo
health yesterday and death Is prooaoly
due to heart disease. He had been out OF
employment for about year and was to
have gone to job this morning.
woIfmair Contestants Win.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 19.-The jury
to-day decided in favor of the contest
ants in the case of the will of Matthews
WoIfmair. The verdict declared, first,
that tie estate was community properly,
second, that the testator was acting under
fraud and undue inf fuence, ,and third, that
he was not mentally competent when the
will was made. The property involved is
only $2S15, but several lawyers fought over
il for several days.
Will Now Produce the Child.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 19.-Chris
Warren, who Is charged with holding
young child in pawn for board bill, and
whom the Sheriff has not been able
to find, was discovered this morning
working on the road in the Contra Costa
hills. The necessary papers were serve
on him and he denied trying to elude the
Sheriff, but refused to say anything about
the child, who will now be produced in
court.
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USED sTUPEFYING DRUGS.

8. Benn Says His Former Friends
Wished to Rob Him.
Charles Nevins and Peter Calderwood,
the men whom John s. Benn swore used
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POSTOFFICE PROSPECTS.
Congressman Loud. answering the Reso-
lutions Passed Here. Says 1t May Be
Started Early in the Summer.

The exact condition Of affairs regards the San Francisco
Postoce known The resolution adopted by
mea and industrial bodies of this City and forwarded Representa-
tive E. F. Loud at Washington D. c. has met with well
ALL Mr. Loud is the Chairman of the Committee Postoce
and Post Roads the House, and such is in position know
acy what need do get the building in the future
AS will be cleaned from perusa Of his response the resolution
the yeowdog journalism which and snas at reform
is the whole of delay thus far The Examiner e
toia causcay commenting the plans duly noticed although
reference made to the this journalistic freak
will only its suen growing for brief PERIOD building may
by early summer, Mr. Loud his reply
as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March I3, 1897.
HUGH CRAIG,
President Chamber Of Commerce.
A. A. WATKINS
President Board Of Trade
JULIAN SONNTAG,
President Manufacturers and Producers Association.
F. w. DOHRMANN,
President Merchants Association.
OSCAR LEWIS,
President Builders Exchange.
F. S. EMERY,
California State Board Of Trade, San Francisco.
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FOR VALLEJO And o. g. HAYY.YARD.
sTEAMER .swONTICETT.OIs

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Saturdays..... ..~1O:30 a. n, P. u
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Landing Mission-strees Dock, Pier 2.
Telephone Black 261.
"Trip gives q hours stop at Navy-Yar
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Washington, May 81.
The Uses of a President.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Ever since Nj. Cleveland was exhibited
or "hippodromed" throughout New Jer-
sey, in his first campaign, there has been
an increasing disposition to secure
Presidential candidates, and even PresI-
dents themselves, for the good of church
and agricultural fairs, swell weddings, re-
form dinners, young ladies' seminary exer-
cises, and every sort of function
AT tie rate things are going weshall soon
have the President as godfather at christ
enings, floor manager at dances, drum
major of brass bands, and bell ringer for
public auctions; fer when a folly once sets
in it must, like meases, runs its course.
In one Of the comic operas the King of
Bric-a-brac wins more applause than King
George of Greece did recently for going
TO war, by playing the hand organ in the
streets So, our President, may some day
earn approval by marching with Il brass
band and announcing that John Smiths
wife Las elOped, or his horse has been
stolen. The dignified occupancy of this
81 eat office consists in constant and con-
scientious attention TO it's duties, and 10
man has proper conception of the dignity
Of the place who either puts on airs, de-
votes precious time to fishing, or any other
kind Of junketing There are great uue.;-
tions yet to be solved; let the President
"up and at 'em'; p.
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Hucksters' Cries.

To the Editor OF The Times:
The laudahle activity displayed few
weeks ago by the police force against
the hucks.ers has again given way, as
wise men foresaw, to a truly ptifpl help
lessness of the body of sxfeeters. The
hucksters, not being slow to recognize the
change in the weather, reign again
supreme in our streets and fill the
spring air with their wild and savage
melodies This loycliest little capital of
the world, meant to have all the charms
and graces which refined era produces is
debard in her virginia. beauty by a re-
bellious, indecent mob who infest her
with impunity, penetrate in her sweet
receSscs. swarm around like a well or
ganized army in untold numbers, hide
Gus, claInorous, inftriated, demoncal
rabble. This city, one of the few centers
for the s.udious of the country, is con-
vertcd into pandemoniurn. I was walk
ing way out in the woods the other day. in
the neighhorhood of Ivy City, but even
iii that quiet solitude an uninterrupted
stream of the beastly cries Invaded my
ears from the dis. ant streets and made
me shudder.
1t is due to the carelessness of Those
who ought 70 look after it, Yesterda V
only, went to the; police station on New
Jersey avenue, entering q. formal COM
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The Treatment of Disease.

To the Editor OF The Times:
The papers OF this city during the last
few days have recorded the death or little
Morgan Owen, aged seven years, from
diphtheria. He was attended by DIR. w T..
c. Hazen, and ministered To By some lady
who is an advocate of what is known as
the .'faith cure
DR.. Hazen claims that hts practice was
interfeies. with. Fer having administered
anti-toAin, the newly discovered remedy
for diphtheria, and the child growing con
stantly worse, he calledin counsel an d they
determined that heroic treatment was
necessary. To this objection was raised,
and the case vas given over To the apostle
of the faith cure. The child died, Dr.
HaZen refused TO give a burial certificate,
and the coroner, Dr. Hammett, gave the
same. The papers announce the death as
the result Of the manipulation OF tue faith
healer" and indicate that some one is
TO be prosecuted in the premises.
AS one not an advocate of the faith cure
system, l desire To submit a few ques-
tions for public consideration:
/. If il be true, as asserted within the
last few years, that anti-toxin is safe
remedy foI dphtheria, why did this little
boy grow worse and finally die under the
treatment? Was not anti-toxin in this
case q failure?
2. If, as asserted by the papers, the
child died at the hands of the faith
healer, VINO sat on chairs and prayed
what would have been the case if the
contemplated heroic treatment 'intuba.
tion or tracheotomy,' had been resorted
to by the surgeons and the child had
fo<}p g,u D
chargeable to the medical and surgical
treatment? The time worn fallacy, post
hoe, ergo propter hoe tafter this: there
fore, on account OF thsl, would have
been as applicable in the one case rs tie
other.
3. Does any sensible person suppose
for a moment that the fact that faith
healers ''sat on chairs and prayed had
anything to do with the death of this
little boy? If 20, then every Christian
in the land who prayed for the re-
covery OF President Garfield during Ills
eighty days OF heroic struggling with
q severe. but not necessarily fatal, pistol
shot wound, should have been arrested
for completely in his death.
4 In his report for SS3, DIR. Ham
NETT, then health officer of the city,
said on page s:
There were 26 deaths from diphtheria
and z from diphtheria Group, classed as
diphtheria proper. On account OF it's dan
EerouS character the progress of this dis
ease was closely observed during the Year.
Especially was this made obligatory when
the disease progressed a a rate of about
i death out OF 3 cases: assuming in the
springtime an aggravated character, when
IL deaths out OF 3 cases occurred.
This was PRIOR to the use of anti-toxin,
and, without The interference of the faith
heaiers, eleven outof thirteen cases proved
fatal under the authorized practice of net-
cine Why were not some arrests made
then?
The people are watching these matters
carefully and with mn ch interest.
]. FRAISE RICHARD
Washington, May 81
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The World Of Business.
Wau street Yesterday.

New York, June 2.-Although the es-
sential factor in the firmness OF yes
terddy's market, namely, The extensive
purchases for foreign account, was alb
sent from the market, there was nO CON
sequent impairment OF its strength. In n
general way, the course Of prices was
like that ef yesterday, the opening being
firm, period of hesitation following, and
aggressive strength developing toward
the noon hour. AS today was the fourth
consecutive day of advancing prices, the
advocates of hig her market were
much encouraged, as persistent strength
was assumed to indicate considerable in
crease Of outside interest on th., long side
The diversity of interest, evident In the
trading, was additional proof Of this, as
was also the degree OF resistance the
market showed to renewed professional
liquidation, and the unfavorabIe trend ar
the arhitrage dealings for foreign &C
count.
The operations for foreign account OF a
more permanent character were heavier OH
the buying side The strength OF the
market Was altogether referabIe to the
change of sentiment which first Appeared
last week and which may be traced
to the evidences that the revision
of the tariff will be speedily ac-
compl;sned to last Mondays decision of
the Supreme Court aud the heavy move
ment OF grain throughout the West. Thus
far the reports Of damage to the growing
crops on account OF the backwardness of
the season have been without effect, nor
are they substantiated by the course Of
prices In the grain market. The Granger
snares and Chicago Gas again contributed
most largely TO the total Of the dealings.
The transactions In the last-named were
again upon a very large scale, and the
stock scored a valuable advance. The
Coalers, witt the exception Of Reading,
were inclined to lag behind the general
market The only decided weak features
were American spirits and Baltimore and
Ohio issues The Rock Island statement
for the year shows that the company
earned 3 per cent Oh the stock, about the
same as in the preceding year. The ship
ments of gold by tomorrow's steamship
amount To only S650,000, and they were
announced without the slightest effect
upon the stock market. There was prac-
ucally no news of Importance in the
course OF the day, and the strength Of the
market was properly referable as noted
to changed sentiment, based on the
matters cited above
The market was active and generally
stronger after o'clock, especially for the
Changers. The strong tone continued to the
close.
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Commissioners Evans,
the Editor Of The Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
The advent of another Administration is
placing many new officials in the Govern
ment service, some of whom VIII strut
and fret" their four brief years upon the
official stage and then viii be seen and
heard no more, while others, using their
morals Of their subordinates and tie eff
Gent transaction of the public business,
VIII win name and fame that will en-
dure after they have retired to private life.
or the new officials who have recently
taken charge OF the various positions of
trust In this city, probably none has
given uromise Of accomplishing greater
good than the present Commissioner Of
Pensions
A practical business man, without anv
sordid ambition or selfish schemes, he is
enforcing the new rules lle recently intro
duced in his office III way that W ms con
demnation only from the la aggaTls employed
therein, while the right thinking men aud
women under his control clap their hands
with approval at each onward step he
takes in his efforts TO reform and purify
his branch of the public service In a re-
cent interview the Commissioner stated
that the clerks in his office who We're in
the habit of spending their leisure mo-
ments in saloons and other places Of like
character need not expect any favors at
his hands, and recent events in the way of
reductions and disnissals show that he
meant exactly what he said.
GOOD RULES
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plant. "oh, yes, yesl''I was told, ''the Of
ncers have been instructed, but you see
they cannot always be where the thing
happens This is a preposterous way
of shaking off ones responsibility, as it
Is impossible not TO hear the shrill strident
voices, even when coming from as far
as five OF six squares. The laissez- aller has
SIMPLY fostered the pest ana has brought
us some hundreds of street peddlers who
would never have ventured in the busi-
ness unless for its apparent immunity
There are now enough OF them 10 post
one at every other street corner Why
not locate them fiXedly at such corners,
with right to call ON the different houses,
each In his own district, once or twice a
day? But for heavens sake none of your
sentiInentalities about hard working men
We Others, too, are hard working men,
but we do not think ourselves entitled
TO oratorical cannibalisint which NAV be
the civilization mark of Timbuctoo and
other places Of interior Africa
HERMANN BALI
The times., 1897-06-03
LAW SCHOOLS PRIZE DEBATE.
Columbian Students to Strive for
Forensic HonorS.

The debating society of the Columbian
University Law School will hold it's annual
prize debate Saturday evening at the
University Hall, Fifteenth and streets
northwest. Great interest is manifested
in the outcome of the contest by those
connected with the university and their
friends. Owing TO the difficulties through
which the candidat ties for the oratoiical prizes
must pass, a place on this last deba Ue and
the winning of IT is considered one. of
the highest honoTs to which law student,
during his univ Nersity caleer, can aspire
The young gentlemen who will this year
strive for forensic glory are, for the post
graduates, Messrs Wise. OF Ohio, and Clay,
of Kentucky; for the juniors, Warfield.
OF New York and Dabney, of Virginia; and
for the seniors, Hendrick, of Tennessee,
and Sullivan, of Idaho. The judges for the
occasion are Mr. Justice Peelle, Mr.. JUS
ticc Shepard and Hon. r c. De Graffenreid.
Before the debate takes place the students
will try to show their appreciation of the
services and the high esteem in which
they mold Mr.. Justice Harlan, of the United
States Supreme Court, member of the
faculty They have purchased a bust of
the eminent jurist, and on their behalf Mr.
Justice Cox the dean, will make the pres
entation speech. and President Whitman
The doors Will be open at 7:3O. The pub
lie is invited to witness the ceremoni IS
and hear the debate
The times., 1897-06-03
LETTERS FROM TIMESREADERS
Reed,s Irncnnstitutional Conrse.

Reeds Unconstitutional Course.
To the Editor of The Times:
Honest Republicans throughout the coun-
try are not blind nor Indifferent to the
Unconstitutional and revolutionary atii-
tude so haughtily assumed by Speaker
Reed; nor are they unmindful of the
cowardice and fnattention to duty of
the Representatives whom they elected To
Congress, and who draw their salaries
without rendering an equivalent in SER
vices, whilst thousands OF voters who
supported these recreant Representatives.
In theirlate candidacy in the hope that
wise legislation (not idleness) would
speedily bring about better individual con-
dltions, are still unemployed and suffer-
ing for life s necessaries.
These recIeapt Representatives can
safely count on retiring to private life
at the end of their present terms; for
no honest Republican will vote Tor such
useless men, who seem to be both cow
ardly and indolent. This unreasonable
subsarviency to the will of one man, for
whatever personal or political reason, is
utterly untenable and indefensble, ami
each Representative will find himself to-
tally unable To meet the condemnation OF
indignant Republicans. The days of the
Autocrat, and those of the political trick
ster, are numbered, and disgusted Re-
publiceus will march to the polls in 10th
'9S and 1900 and vote for even Bryan
and free trade, rather than longer sup
port SO much utter Indifference tC the
welfare of the masses.
Besides the unconstitutionality OF the
present disjointed session OF Congress, a S
suggested by Senator Morgan, would un-
doubtedly be maintained under "A decision
OF the Supreme Court.
A LINCOLN REPUBLICAN,
The times., 1897-06-03

Chicago, June 2.-After an uninterrupted
decline for a week, The wheat market to-
day rallied a cent a bushel on reported
sales of 100000 bushels of cash wheat
The bear influences, so conspicuous of late,
were active until the cash business became
known, which led TO considerable covering
by local shorts. The decrease in the worlds
visible supply, 100000 bushels, Was
considered less than expected. Clearances
at New York were $4,000 bushels.
Liverpool was lower, but not to the ex-
tent of the decline here yesterday. Con
tinentaI markets were firm and brought
buying orders. The weekly crop bulletins
were less favorable on account of the re-
cent cold, dry weather. Rains, however,
were reported over a large area today
With the light stock of cash wheat a con
tinuance of even q moderate demand
would change the sentiment and cause an
Improvement ia prices.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs s Co.,
Rankcrs and Brokers Members of the
Y Y. Stock Exchange. 1427 + street
The times., 1897-06-03
Old Guards Buffalo Trip.

At the last monthly meeting of the Old
Guard committee on transportation was
appointed TO arrange for the attendance OF
the Old Guard at the national encampment
of the G. A. R., at Buffalo, y. Y, next
August. The Old Guard unanimously
elected Rev Henry :. Stevens, past depart
qnent chaplain, first lieutenant and chap
lain OF the company, and J. B. Krause and
II. Il. Bennett were elected honorary mem
bers. The application Of W. H. Moor for
active membership was received and re-
ferIed TO the proper committee to report
The times., 1897-06-03
Money for Neg Percez Lards

Payment was ordered Yesterday 10y As
sistant Secretary Vanderlip to the NeZ
Percez Indians for the land ceded by them
to the Government 10y treaty in 1894 and
ratified by Congress in August Of that
year. In paying the claims $72S per
capita warrants were drawn, and the qg-
gregate amount paid was S162,O00. The
warrants We're signed by Mr.. Vsnderlip
during the afternoon, and will be sent
by him to the Nez Pereez Indian reser-
walton in idaho to be distributed by the
agent there
The times., 1897-06-03
FATHER MACKEY's GIFT.
A New Scholarship Provided for the
Catholic University.

The Catholic University is again in luck
DR.. Quinn, professor of ancient Ian guages
at The university, has received Ii letter
from his oid friend, Father Mackey, OF Gin
cinnati, iii which the latter conveys the
Information that he has added to the
funds Of the institution $4,000 for a
scholarship. Father Mackey also makes
handsome contribution for the purchase
Of books for the Greek library
Father Mackey is resident rector of the
Cathedral parish of Cincinnati and it is
likely that the beneficiary of the fund
will be chosen by competitive examination
from tnat city, and the scholarship will
probably be known as the Cincinnati
scholarship
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Mr. Isaac Horner, proprietor of tie Err-
ton House. Burton, W Va, and one of the
most widely known men in the Sta te, was
cured OF rheumatism after three years of
suffering. He says: II have not sufficient
command of language to convey any idea
OF what suffered. hfy physicians told me
that nothing could be done for me; and
my friends We're fully convinced that notli-
ing but death would relieve me of my
suffering. In June, 1894, Mr-Eyans, then
salesman forthe Wheeling Drug Co., recon-
mended Cha mbe rlain's Pain Balm. At this
time my foot and limb Were swollen to-
more than double their normal size, ana
it seemed to NE my leg would burst; but
soon after l began using the Pain Balm,
the swelling began to decrease, the pain
to leave, and now consider that 1 AM
entirely cured. For sale,bs Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S
street northwest. and Connecticut avenue
and strect-nerthwest.
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to stop the movement. 1t is asoertain as
day fellows night that the market viii be
very much higher in the future, a ot distant.
All that the left-out bears can do is to-sit
around and hope for ieactionin order to
buy, and every man who has not bought
should make his purchase and ignore the
reaction if it comes"
Mr. silsby's grain correspondence OBJ
tains the folio wing: 1.-The grain market
is acting firm, though the bears are try
ing to sell it down. Yesterdays low price
ought to be the bottom for at least good
reaction Mr.. Lndblom says: 1T is
absolutely certain that the reports etOnt
those big crops In Texas. Oklahoma and
Kansas are false. The yield will be
some what in excess of last year, but not
much"
The times., 1897-06-03
Mr.. Roberts, Appointnent.

There was some surprise among the MEM
bers of the New York Congressional dele
cation that the name OF Ellis H. Roberts
was not sent TO the Senate yeste rday for
confirmation as Treasurer Of the United
States. There is no hitch in the appoint
ment, however, for Secretary Gage has
said the appointment will be made this
week
The times., 1897-06-03
The Minneapolis Ordered Home.

The Navy Department has ordered home
from the Mediterranean Sea the cruiser
Minneapolis for the purpose of laying her
up at League Island, with the Columbia
and other vessels that will be put in re-
serve. II it had not been for the war be-
tween Turkey and Greece the Minneapolis
would have been recalled several weeks