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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Coming Poultry Show.
INHUMAN ACT OF A FATHER.
 Beats His Little Sons and Then Causes Their Arrest.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 29-Alameda is agi- tated tonight over the action of Jacob
 Hoeck, a member of the last Grand Jury, who beat his sons, George and John. aged respectively II and B years, this afternoon until they were hardly able to walk and then handed them over
 to a police officer to have them locked up in the City Prison.
 The lads were pupils at the Enclnal School. They live with their parents at the corner of Railroad avenue and Ben ton street When they went home at rage. He accused them of stealing bucket of paint and insisted that they
 should tell all about it. The boys claim ed they knew nothing about the stuff.
 Failing to get a confession the father picked up a heavy stick and beat the boys most brutally. He then locked them
 in the house and kept them until evening when he turned them over to Officer Laurence and instructed him to lock them up in the City Prison. No charge has been placed against them.
 The boys were put in cell by them
 selves to keep them apart from the hard ened criminals in the, jail They were their story They are both bright little lads, and their faces show they were
 truthful in %ha they tha they knew absolutely nothing about the stol-
 Papa whipped us awful s 4b. hard" ard said said we did not know what we were being beaten for He said we had stolen
 bucket of paint, Truly, we didn't and don't know anything about It.
 Indignation runs high at Hoecks ac, ton in having his sons locked in the jail with trunks, petty larcenists and other criminals He is a merchant or west Alameda and was member or the
 last Grand Jury Hoeck claims Isd6 s, that s the ne reason he had his boys locked up was 10 scare them into making confession.
 Banquet to the Sheriff-Elect. ALAMEDA, Nov. 29.-Sheriff- elect Oscar | Rogers was rendered a banquet this even ing bv a number of prominent gentlemen | R B. Tappan, a lifelong friend of the successful candidate. Among the invited guests were: D. w. Martin, John Conrad, | Hon. A. F. St. Sure, Hugh Gallagher, l Judge R. B. Tappan. Louis Fischer. Hon. | Henry Morris, James Monro, Louis Schoe-
 nau, Harry Transue, Dr. Reyes, Ben F. | Lamborn, F. O. Schumann, Ed Macdon- 1 aid, Henry Gas. R. Mitchell, Dr. T Car l.penter J. B. Lanktree, Under Sheriff liar | low, John Parsons, Robert Boyer and Dr. H. B. Mehrmann.
 Alameda News Notes.
 ALAMEDA, Nov 29.-C. l.. Weller, li- | brarian of the Alameda Free Library, has | been appointed a committee on library | legislation by the State Library Associa- | tion which met recently in Sacramento. A thief entered the home of Rev. c. E. | Rich of the Santa Clara avenue M. E. | Church Sunday night and stole urse | containing several dollars.
 Carl w. Peterson, son of Carl Peterson, a prominent merchant of this city. died l yesterday at San Diego. He was a suf- ferer from pneumonia and was taken | change of climate would benefit his | health Deceased was IS years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
ANOTHER VIEW OF
 SELLING CITY LAND
M. J. KELLER WANTS TO LIVE TO
 SEE IMPROVEMENTS.
City Hall Site Would Bring Money That Might Be Used to
 Advantage
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 90S Broadway, Nov 29.

Oakland Office San Francesca Call, 90S Broadway, Nov. 29. M J. Keller, vice-president of the Oak land Board of Trade, has published a re- ply to the report of the committee of the Merchants Exchange on the sale of the City Hall site MT Keller differs ma terially from MT. Sohst. He says:
 Considering the prices recently obtained. s7o0 front foot. for contiguous put more laVoTa4!y teenth and Fourteenth on Washington street,
 it is impossible to figure out the $l oOo 600 yaa- In 1887 the late Senator James G. Fair stood
 at the southeast corner o5 toufteentn street San Pablo avenue prophetically exclaimed:
 That is bound to. be the leading business
 How long, if the City Hall lot is put on the market, before fine building rises In place of the present paltry, two-story, street mar rowing edifce?
 With Washington street extended from Four teenth street across Fifteenth to San Pablo
 avenue, through arcade where the City Hall
 is, an ordinary street prolongation,
 and in the near future, With Fifteenth street crossing San Pablo avenue and rounding through similarly an arcade to Telegraph ave nue and Broadway, what picturesque %icn- 1 ity will greet the sightseeing stranger
 In a few months the San Pablo avenue cable railway will be converted into an electric line,
 and before two years it may be predicted that
 same broad San Pablo avenue will be the pop
 ular route to the ferry depot of the Santa Fe. Young men like Councilman Pringle see the merit of this proposition.
 What If the twenty acres, three-fourths of Water Front Company through the efforts of the Board of Trade and situated on Twelfth
 street facing Lake Merritt. be made suitable | and utilized for site for the City Hall ?
 It is my judgment, 1t is that of many of my fellow members of the Board of Trade, not 1 to go further, that In the future Oakland | -or Alameda as Oakland may some day be 1 called-wll be a city comprising within it's | bounds every suburb outlying.
 | We want to show Chicago spirit in Oak | land. This town has the wealth and popu- l lation which, combined to the climate topo-
 graphy and situation, make it a city of import ance in the estimation of outsiders. Having a beautiful and stately City Hall, a modern six
 story block, with lake improvement boulevard
 and park, would surely be an advantage to Oakland in numerous particulars. Would they not hasten the desired city and county move
 ment and tend to draw toward us our neigh
 bors of Alameda, Berkeley and Fruitvale? And
 the commercial interests of Oakland see a rapid
 evolution for San Pablo avenue If a sumptuous
 block of buildings appear in place of the an-
 cient and petty structure now in service as a jail and City Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
PERFORMERS HAVE
 ISSUED A CIRCULAR
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IS NOW
 FEELING ITS WAY.
Wants to Nominate a Ticket in Ad- vance of the Regular Party
 Organizations.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 ,,.. e908 Broadway, Nov. 29. AS stated in The Call some days ago, the Municipal League will probably nomi- nate an independent ticket for city officers to be elected next spring. The following circular has been sent out:
 Citizens Municipal League, 1OO31s Broadway, Room 15. Oakland Cal, Nov. 2S. lS9S.-Sir Public opinion seems to demand change in the management of municipal affairs of Oak land and many citizens believe an honest economical and progressive government can better be obtained by nominations and election conducted by the methods of the Citizens Municipal League used in March, 1893, when it's nominations were made independently, and prior to the other party nominations. and which resulted In the election of its nominee for Mayor and nine of its nominees for Coun- cilmen.
 We address you with view to ascertaining your advice and opinion concerning such a movement by the league. If you favor and will support such q movement please write Yes on the inclosed card with your name and address and mall 1t immediately. Yours for good government
 COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS MUNICIPAL
 LEAGUE.
 CARY HOWARD, President. No meeting of the league has been held but the circular has been sent out by the central committee. Should sufficient en- couragement be not received the league may conclude not to call convention.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
A YOUNG WIPES DEATH.
Result of an Operation Performed
 Last Week.

BERKELEY, Nov. 29-Mrs. Maud Fisher. the wife of Julius L. Fisher of 2521 Shattuck avenue, died shortly after midnight last night as the result Of criminal operation performed In San Francisco some time last week.
 The deceased was scarcely 19 years of age She had been married about two years. The husband is a barber by trade His partner, A. Levy, occupies rooms with his family in the rear of the store, MT; and Mrs Fisher. wifn sIa r5R {ne9E s,ndaS 9ae morning the woman came to her hus- bands store and complained of feeling quite serious she was taken to one of the rooms in the rear and Dr. F. R Woolsey was summoned, but medical aid failed to relieve her suffering.
 seemed beyond hope, and Dr. G: B. Hoagland was called in for consultation As death drew near she made a state ment in the presence of both doctors, telling of the criminal operation to when she had submitted.
 in San Francisco some time during last week The unfortunate woman lett Berke- ley one afternoon, all unknown to her friends and relatives, to have the opera
 Deputy Coroner Streghtif was summon ed as soon as death had taken place. lie ordered an autopsy to be conducted thls afternoon. The decision of the physicians agreed substantially with the confession made by the woman before her death
 After the result of the autopsy had been made known Marshal R. F. Lloyd of Berkeley left for San Francisco in search of the person responsible for the criminal act. It proved to be woman by the name of Elizabeth Balkwell, living at 932 Harri- son street. Detectives Dillon, Crockett and Marshal Lloyd placed her under ar rest and took her to the City Prison, where charges were entered against her.
 Berkeley Cotillon Night.
 BERKELEY, Nov 29.-To-morrow even ing at 8 o'clock the Berkeley Cotillon Club wlh hold it's first assembly of the season in Shattuck Hall. Arrangements have been made to hold the first cotillon next January, to be followed by a sec ond in February. The patronesses of the club are: Mrs. Martha Kellogg, Mrs. John Garber, Mrs. w. L. Duff, Mrs. John Deane, Mrs. A. J. Ralston, Mrs. A. A. Pennoyer, Mrs. w. F. Davenport, Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner ot Market and Third streets. open until 12 O clock every night In the year. BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. corner Clay; open until s3O o'clock.
 2S7 Hayes street; open until 9:S0 o'clock. 621 McAIlster street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 6l5 Larkin street; open until 9:30 clock. 1sn Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; open until o'clock.
 1O6 Eleventh street; open until o'clock. 2526 Mission street; Ypen until o'clock. NV. corner of Twehty-second and Kentucky streets; open until O. clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Thistle Club Entertainment.

The San Francisco Scottish Thistle Club will give an entertainment at St. Markus Church this evening. Dur ing the entertainment Master Julius A. Haug, the young violnist, who has Just returned from Europe, will render some hieh-clasS selections.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

ings of December 1 and and the after noon of December :. On the opehlns direction of Professor F. Dellepiane. at which much of the best musical talent of the city will assist. On Friday even, = ing there will be a march and chorus of Mother Goose and family, in costume, with songs and recitations suitable to the the occasion. Mrs. Sidney L. Strickland VIII conduct the Saturday afternoon tesuNai, which will be especially interesting TOT mothers and their little ones.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Rows, Brigade Disrupted.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 29.-Company A of the Boys Brigade, the pioneer company of the regiment with which 1t was connected and has declared it's independence. The company is connected with the First Presbyterian Church of this city, and it was with the consent of the directors of the church that the resignation was sent to brigade headquarters. Trouble has some time. 1t has not been a harmonious body for several years, and the dfssen- sions eliminated in a smash-up a few weeks ago, when several companies had a competitive drill for silver cup and the affair broke up in rough-and-tumble- fight. The Presbyterian company re- sented what it claimed to be favoritism on the part of the judges and withdrew from the drill. Considerable ill-feeling was demonstrated, and during the fight that followed Company was locked out of its armory
 Oaklanders Finally Yield.
 ALAMEDA, Nov. 29.-The Alameda City Trustees will hold special session to- morrow evening to take action toward building the Alameda approaches to the Alice street bridge. The Oakland Mer- thorities to-day that 1t had raised $500 toward defraying the expenses, besides many donations of lumber and other ma terial necessary in building the roadway. for half of the expenses of the work. The estimated cost is s1OOo
 Too Many Domestic Battles.
 ALAMEDA, Nov. 29.-Mary E. Battles filed suit to-day for legal separation from her husband, Ward Battles. The defendant is a well-known politician of this city, and was formerly prominent among the members of the Encinal Yacht Club, the swell nautical organization of this city. Mir and Mrs. Battles have been married for about ten years: Mrs. Battles charges that her husband has habits en- tirely too convivial to be conducive to marital happiness. She also alleges neg lect and failure to provide.
 Rogers Will Retire Monday.
 ALAMEDA. Nov 29-City Marshal Rogers stated this evening he would pre- sent his resignation to the City Trustees next Monday night. The Trustees will make no appointment to fill the vacancy. Sergeant Conrad will assume control of the police force as ranking officer. The reason assigned for not naming a sue cessor to Rogers is that the municipal election will occur next April and that an appointee would have an advantage over the other aspirants for the office
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
College Football Rally.

BERKELEY. Nov. 29.-There will be a grand rally of the University of Califor- nia students next Thursday afternoon in behalf of the football team that played on Thanksgiving day. The meeting will be held in the Harmon gymnasium from 3 until o'clock The programme will con- 9' # of speeches, songs and football yells.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Exposition Near Its Close.

OAKLAND, Nov. 7.-The State Exposi- tion Is nearing it's close, but interest and attendance continue to increase. The pro- grammes and special days have proved a ing to make the final week the strongest of the season. Tonight the Acme Club had complete charge of an excellent entertain ment, including performances in athletics such as wrestling, boxing tumbling, etc. Tomorrow the A. O. U. w. will entertain. afternoon and evening.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Rogers Will Retire Monday.
Plymouth Church Entertainment.

The congregation of the Plymouth Con- gregational Church has arranged an en- tertainment and sale of fancy articles, to take place in the parlors of the edifice on Post street, near Webster, on the even
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND No. S7 tffty cen per share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company will be pay able at the office of the pany, 327 Market St. on and after Thursday, December | 1898. Transfer books will close on Friday Noyem- ,er 25. 1898. at 3 o'clock D. m.
 F. H. SHELDON Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

ANNUAL Meeting-The regular annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Mutual Elec- tric Light Company will be hefd at the office of the company. GIT Howard st., San Fran cisco California, on MONDAY. the 5th day of December, 1898. at the hour of 10 80 o'clock m., for the purpose of electng board of directors to serve for the ensuing year. and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting
 JAMES FISHER Sacra+a
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.


 BAD tenants elected for A; collections made city country PACIFIC COLLECTION CO.,. 415 Montgomery st. rooms 9-1o: tel. 55sO. ROOMS papered from s3: whitened N up; painting done. Hartmann Paint Co.,, 343 Sd st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

THE California Debris Commission, having re- ceived applications to mine by the hydraulic process from the Wintz Mining and Improve ment Company, in its mine near Pleasant Valley, Fl Dorado County, to deposit taiIings the Cleveland mine No. g. near Scales Sierra County to deposit tailings in Rock Creek; from J; IS; Jones, in the Haskell Valley mine posit tailings on flat below the mine; from Thomas Gomez. in the Snowy Side mine near Bucks Ranch, Pumas County to de- post tailings in Willow Creek; from N H. Friis, in the New York mine near Buck S Ranch, Plumas County to deposit tailings in Willow Creek; from J. c. Horner, in the Chaplain mine, near Bucks Ranch. Plumas County to deposit tailings in Willow Creek :: from Llewellyn A. Hoefch, in the Rocky Bar mine, near Nelson Point, Plumas County, to deposit tailings in worked-out pits and from c. w. Ayers, in the Orioe gravel mine Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to deposit talings on flat below the mine gives mo- tice that meeting will be held at room 59 Flood building, San Francisco, Cal, on De cember 12 1S9S, at 1:30 D. m
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

LADIES to embroider; good-paying, easy work
 sent to your home; addressed envelope for sample and materials EMPIRE EMBROI-
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

WANTED-An apprentice girl fine coats; ; will pay while learning. tSS Montgomery st. room 10.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30

GIRL for homework; 2 in family; wages SIP to $15 Call Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 532 Haig1t st.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
CHUNG BOW HEE A CORPSE.
WEALTHY Y. Y. CHINAMAy DIES IN
SEATTLE OF CONSUMPTION.
trOpOiis. Chung Bow Hee Was En-
Route for His Native Land tn

A wealthy New York Chinaman named
Chung Bow Hee was found dead in bed
at the Wa Chong block, on Fourth avenue
south. yesterday morning. On his person
were two drafts for 500 each and s72l5 in
cash. He died of consumption only a day
before the big steamship left that was to
take him to his old home in Hongkong.
Chung Bow Hee was q merchant in New
York city. and by economy and thrift ac-
cumulated enough money TO keep him the
remainder Of his days. In his haste 10 get
rich. however, he had fallen a victim to
consumption. which wore him down TO q
mere shadow. Desiring to die In hts ma
tive land. he collected all Of his cash.
which he deposited with a bank. receiving
China. each for $500.
After paying for a ticket to the Flowery
Kingdom he still had enough cash to pay
all incidental expenses. He was accom-
panied on his trip by his cousin Chung
Woy. They arrived in Seattle last Friday
and took rooms at the Wa Chong block. on
Fourth avenue south. pending the sailing
of the steamship Tenshin Maru.
His health was failing rapidly, and he
found il necessary to call a physician. He
was told that he had consumption and
could not hope TO live long. Yesterday
morning he was found dead. On his per-
son We're the two drafts and 81. Is I'm cash.
Coroner Yandell took charge of the re-
mains, which were buried yesterday after
noon from ButterWorth's undertaking
rooms.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

Nature.


Decarte's theory OF the rainbow which
IL stiN found In all optical textbooks is
hardly even A rough approximation TO the
truth. II does no; explain the ordinary
bows and fails entirely as regards the So
called spurious bows" ANY close observer
may at times notice on the inside edge
OF the primary bow coiors which are not
consistent with the simple series OF spec
trum colors demanded by the venerable
theory which may be said n mark the
birth Of modern science. These addition
al colors. chiefly red and green recall the
c0lors seen in Newton's rings at some dis
tanCe from the center. and sugresf sim
lar origin. pr. Pernter Of Vienna has
worked out most elaborate set Of cal
cula.ions for the colors which should be
shown. according % the size OF the raiu-
drops. \ parallel beam of light after re-
Election and refractson in a spherical rain
drop according 70 him, does not emerge
a. parallel beam. or even as a bunch ~
parallel beams Of different colors. bur "a
a complicated series OF "csuStIcsr 8,
which the divergence or the coIers. etc
depends upon the ratio Of the radius ~
the drop 20 the wave length Of the nghf
~ "caustic' curve. IN optics Is one n
which The rays OF light after reflection
and refrscton by another curve. are tan
gents)
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

jules Roche. At cnS time French minis
ter Of commerce. has just published an ar
ticlo in Le Figaro whjch draws anything
but an encouraging ptg ruro Of the present
status OF France in regard 10 foreign
commerce when compared - Germany.
The articls Is entitled The German inva-
sion " According - the custom house
statistics or 1855. the imports amounted
last year 10 4eo0 go eof and the exports
- Se,5 40 oeaf which was AT increase
compared with iSaS of 80 90 ooof In the i'm
ports ana G5t.tc sog. IN TIE exports. NJ.
Roche admits that the progress Is consid-
cradle. but he points out that the true
state Is shown only when "a comparison IS
made with other nations. especially " IN
Germany. Taking 1879. the year following
the Franco PrusSlan war "a the starting
poiCt ~ comparison. NJ. Roche shnps IN
that year the exports OF France amounted
70 SIC. 90 naof.. and those Of Germany 70
asa 40. ol0f. In 1885. however. the exports
% France were only &sI ee+a. ast but
those OF Germany had increased 20 %. :
~. s.t. Consequently. between ls7s and
the end q 1895 the exports OF Germany
had increased by / 80 go a.f. and those
Of France had diminished BY sSi 90 epf.
thAt : 10 say. an increase % over q per
cent. Tor Germany. snd a decrease q close
Oh 70 per cent. FOR France.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
CAPTURES 4 P|CkPOCkET.
A. J. EAsTOy HAS AN EXPERIENCE
ON A STREET CAR.
EastOn, but Was Knocked on
the Car AID St1nned-Later an

A gang Of expert pickpockets attempted
with the result that the ringleader.
Charles Fairbanks, a notorious criminal.
recently released from the penitentiary at
Saltwater. Mimi, is in Jail A. ]. Easton.
az elderly man, positively identifies him
as the man who had his hand in his pocket
on Green lake car.
The presence OF reindeer at Wood
land park drew big crowd there yester-
day afternoon. The cars were crowded
both ways. About clio o'clock last even
ing A. ]. Easton, while riding on the out
side Of a car on Pike street discovered
that Fairbanks had his hand in his
tEaston's) trousers pocket Quick as a
fash Mr.. Easton grabbed for Fairbanks
hand. Fairbanks wrenched himself loose
and in so doing fell backward from the
car TO the pavement, partially stunned.
Mr.. Easton jumped Off the car and col
Jared Fairbanks. meanwhile calling for
an officer. A crowd gathered and some
pals of the accused tried to separate him
from his aceuser. Mr.. Easton would not
have it that way.
Pretty soon up came a big. fashy fei-
low. who said that he was a detective and
would take charge or FAIRBANKS. He did
50. but Mr. Easson followed him down the
street. and when Officer McClung appear
ed in sight again. made rush at Fair
banks. The officer came up quickly and
captured Fairbanks. while the ''detec-
tive disappeared.
At police headquarters Fairbanks was
locked up. Mr. Easton said that he did not
lose any money, as he caught on to what
Fairbanks was up 10. Mr.. Easton Is an
elderly man. who is going north ON the
schooner Elsie.
A Mr.. McBarrett lost SIS on the same
car. but he could not identify the man who
got the money.
Detectives Cudihee, Meredith and Bar
bee went out looking for pickpockets last
night and arrested III. c. Bell, aged Il. who
says he IS an engineer. He was booked on
suspicion. 1t is thought that he is a MEM
Der of Fairbanks gang.