The San Francisco call., 1898-08-22
THE. RAIL WAYS ACTION IS APPRECIATED
BERKELEYANs TO RETURN THE
 COMPLIMENT.
They Will Buy Stand of Colors for the Ferryboat Named After
 Their Town.

BERKELEY. Aug 21.-It is now under
 stood from the officials of the Southern
 Pacific Railway Company that the new
 ferryboat, to be launched in September, Is
 to be called the Berkeley The merchants
 and residents of the university town feel rnuch gratffied over the railway com :pany's action in this regard, and they are . preparing to return the compliment. Presl-
 dent J. W Richards of the Board of Trus-
 tees has suggested that the new steamer
 be provided with a handsome stand Of col
 ors and the suggestion has been received
 very favorabIy so far If the present plans are carried out. the flags will be ready for presentation in time to be used on the
 boat as it slips into the bay.
 President Richards would like the Board of Trustees to take official action In the
 matter but seeing this to be impossible,
 he intends to appoint citizens committee
 to carry the proposal into erect 1hls
 committee will be composed or two mem bers from each precinct in the town. They
 will be asked to solicit public subscrlp-
 tfOns from the residents of their own pre-
 Cincts, the subscriptions not to exceed SI
 each. As soon as Surnclent money IS oD- tained the committee will be charged with the duty of selecting and purchasing the colors and they will be officially presented .: to the Southern Pacific Company. . Regent J. B. Reinstein of the University :. of California is also known 10 be interest,"
 ed in the naming of the new steamer, and on behalf of the State University. He
 would like to have the panels of the in
 terfor on the upper deck painted with views of the different buildings on the college campus as they are to appear when the new architectural plans are :: completed. AS that is altogether out of
 the question he will endeayor to obtain a
 large size oil painting of the college buildings as soon as the final drawings have been accepted, and ask the railroad company to give it a conspicuous place in the. vessels cabin
 =: Oakland Church Services. = OAKLAND. Aug. 21.-Rev. J. B. silcox, > who is again in charge of the First Con : .gregational Church, Sacramento, having recently come from large Chicago
 church, is spending few weeks here with .rnQrning and evening, at the Market : 'street Congregational Church.
 ;: Rev. V. Marshall Law, rector at the <Church of the Advent, East Oakland, " gave an interesting account of his visit to; the English Bishop of Honolulu, in place of sermon this evening. Rex. R. F. Coyles topic at this mornings :seryice in the First Presbyterian Church.
 This evening he spoke on 'The Pro- :. At the First Free Baptist Church Rev. :: +. I. Wheat of Brooklyn, N. Y, spoke this morning, and this evening Rev. Philip
 I4raif the pastor, delivered his first dis
 course of a series on the great racial :: tYPes and ideals of religion.
 :: Rev. c. NJ Hill discoursed at the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church this morning on
 :"DiStinctiVe Views of Baptists on Four :Points" Tn the Race was his evening topic.
 =: ''Complete in Christ was Rev. E. R. :. Iille morning subject al the First M E. ;. Church. Tn the evening he spoke on The :.Yo3lng Man Who Sold His Heritage"
 Rev. Pays0n Young delivered the morn- ing sermon on 'Scriptural Land Marks
 at:the First English Lutheran Church .: and this evening Rev. Mir Moser of . Berkeley occupied the pulpit
 = D! D. Mcclure officiated as rector at : St: PauPs Episcopal Church to-day the : regular rector, R. Ritchie, being away on = a .hrief vacation.
 tist. Church, preached on "The New Op- :portunity this morning. At the evening
 services. during which there was baptism ;he sp0ke on Duty and Destiny
 morning and evening at the First Chris titan Church. At the evening services ba spoke on Christianity and the Colleges : Irrigation Plants Needed. :.' OAKLAND, Aug. 21.-Owing to the very dry season the farmers in and about .;:Niles are resorting to irrigation. Senator ]" John L. Beard has had a deep well bored engine raises about a million gallons q .: day and among the others who have started similar plants are. Joseph Tyson Henry Tyson, E. A and II. c. Ellsworth, = Brier and George Lowery.
 -. The Nelson Inquest. : 2. OAKLAND, Aug. A.-Coroner Baldwin :intD: the death of Mrs. Tina Nelson which :.oscUrred at Fabiola Hospital a few days ago; Dr. c. J. Sharp, who is suspected ;. or having performed criminal opera Prison and will probably be formally :. charged with manslaughter tomorrow. :, The Eighth Wins Again. =. OAKLAND, Aug N.-The Eighth Rert-