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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
TO RAISE A REGIMENT.
An Unknown Man of Wealth Who Will Equip Thousand Mount
 ed Infay try,

ALAMEDA, April S-At the meeting of Company last evening the announce ment was made by a member that a wealthy gentleman O. San Francisco, who desired to keep his name a secret for the present, had decided to raise regiment of a thousand men, which he proposed to arm and equip as mounted infantry at his own expense. He has gone East to obtain permission from the Government authori- ties at Washington to do this, and as soon as he has obtained the required au- thority he will proceed at once with the enlistment of men.
 He has expressed desire to raise one company in Alameda, and from the recep- Ion accorded the proposition last evening 1t promises to be an easy task to accom- plish. The members of Company G of this city are enthusiastic and are ready to answer the call at any time to take the field against the Spaniards.
 Young Mems Club. g
 ALAMEDA, April S-The Young Mems city is healthy and growing organiza- tion, and at last night meeting 1t was decided to take steps for the requirement and fitting up of athletic grounds for the organizations. A bc 7eball park will be fitted up and other accommodations for sports of various kinds provided.
 Alameda News -!otes.
 ALAMEDA, April 8-James Monroe Council of the Junior Order Of American Mechanics gave an entertainment last ev- ening at Linderman Hall. which was well attended.
 Attorney R. B. Tappan will leave for Akron, O. tomorrow to look after the estate to which he has just fallen a par tial heir.
 rendered in most of the churches in this city on Sunday. Some very good music is promised.
 Charles Hammond of the electric rail- way service is suffering from blood poi soning in one of his hands, the result of running the sharp point of pencil into a finger some Lime ago.
 Rev C. k. Dodson of the Unitarian church will leave for the East and Eu- rope on Tuesday next and will return in the latter part of October.
 The Ieota, now being built for the Alaska trade in the back yard of the resi- dence of D. G. Mckenzie, on Clinton ave- nue. in this city, will be launched next Thursday at high tide.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
SOCIETY EVENTS.

The wedding of Miss Blanche Goggin and Clyde c. Westover (with the firm of Hirschman & Co.) took place on April g. at the residence of the bride, before the relatives and few intimate friends, Rev. E. J. Lion officiating. The bridal party entering the beautifully decorated parlors was preceded by Miss Maude and Master Clyde Curley, tne niece and nephew of the bride. followed by the maid of honor, Miss May Miles. The bride en- tered last, on the arm of her brother.
 After the ceremony congratulations were showered on the young couple, after wch a wedding breakfast was served at tete tete tables. The brides dress was white organdie over satin, the brides maid being also in white, over pink. The happy couple were the recipients of many beautiful gifts. 4Ir. and Mrs. Westover have left for San Jose, where the honey moon will be spent
 Mrs. D. German and her daughter, Miss K. F. German, left San francisco April l. They will go to Los Angeles, San Diego and Mexico, returning in three months. Mrs. James O'Brien has gone to Sausa- tito to remain until they return.
 MT and Mrs. S. Kahn (nee Clayburgh) have returned from thelr southern trip, and have left for an extended European
 The Mystics will give an Easter party next Tuesday evening at Native Sons Hall.
 Captain and Mrs. Charles Minor Goodall have returned from their wedding trip, and are at home at 15O Lake street, Oak land.
 Colonel J. C. Currier and family are at San Mateo for the summer. Mrs. Cur- rier's mother and sister, Mrs. Smith, and Miss Greenwood Smith, who are spending the winter on this coast, are with them.
 MT. and Mrs. Homer Craig have sold their Lake-street home. across the bay, and w.. hereafter pass the winters in San Francisco and the summers in Los
 Miss Ethel Pomeroy, who has been spending the winter at the Occidental Hotel, is now the guest of MT. and Mrs. w V. Witcher.
 The wedding of Henry Mitau and Miss Alice Taussig will take place at the home of the brides mother, 2127 California street, on Sunday, the l7th inst. It will be a quiet family affair.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Swindlers in Australia.

ALAMEDA, April Sword has been re- ceived that a couple of confidence opera tors who swindled good many Alameda people couple of years ago have been at their old tricks in Australia. and have just reaped a harvest. Augustus Howard was the name of the chief of the couple, illicit scheming He had a patent gas machine with which and a. lot of bogus diamonds he swindled several people in this city and in San Francisco. They fin- ally made a good haul ar1 left for Aus tralia. Under the names of Lee and Ei- liott they have now swindI"d number of people in Sydney out of sonic s20 900 with the same bogus gas machine they oper- ated here
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
RESCUED FROM HER MOTHER.
Little Ruth Myer Saved by Mrs. Prescott of the Children's
 Society.

OAKLAND, April S.-Little Ruth Mver was taken from house in Berke- ley last night by Mrs. Prescott of the Children's Society. The child is but 2@2 years old, and her unnatural mother has left her all alone.
 Lillian Myer has been watched by the police for several weeks, and after as- surances were found that she was not a fit person to have her child Mrs. Pres colt was notified and took away the child at night.
 The young mother returned after mid night and found her child gone. She hunted up Mrs. Prescott in the early hours of this morning and tried to make a scene, but when she discovered that her method of living was known, she con- scented to her child going to the Maria Kip Orphanage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Huntington's Reply.

At a recent meeting of the Board of Supervisors, a resolution was passed asking the Market-street Railroad Com pany if it would pave that portion of Market street. with btumen it is required by law to keep in repair, to conform to the rest of the street where it is proposed Clerk Russell received a brief reply signed by H. E. Huntington, stating that the directors had held their annual meet ing just before the Supervisors request had been received, but that he would be willing to meet any representative of the board it might designate and talk the matter over.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Prosecution to Rest.

OAKLAND, April 8.-The Martin $50,o 900 damage case was to-day continued until Tuesday, when it is expected that the plaintiff will finish his testimony and rest the case. The usual motion for a non- suit will then follow. but those who have followed the testimony declare that this will not be granted, as too good a case has been made out. Dr. w. s. Thorne, president of St. Mary's Hospital of San Francisco, was good witness to-day, and will complete his testimony Tuesday. Dr. Young of Irvington, who attended the injured man at first after the accident, will be the last witness. He is at the deathbed of his sister in Oakdale or the case would have gone on tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
EDITOR HOPPER WRoTH. Charges Stanford Athletic Authori- ties With Using Methods Un-
 sportsmanlike and Dishonest.

BERKELEY, April s. Editor James Hopper of the University Occident in to- days issue of the college weekly charges the athletic authorities at Stanford with acting the part of willy diplomats and re- sorting to methods "unsportsmanlike, pet- ty, mean, dishonest and unworthy of great university" at Hopper bases his tennis authorities to meet California's representatives to arrange for an inter- collegiate tournament, and the determina- ton of StanfOrdS track athletic repre- sentative to protest Ray Carroll, one of CaliforniaS athletes, after announcing that no such action would be pursued.
 Editor Hopper's caustic denunciation of Stanford's methods is in part as follows:
 It seems, from all evidences, that Stan ford athletics are directed by men who play the willy diplomats. They delight Tn puerile and mean utJie maneuverS affect deep diStruSt of our most natural actions counterplot darkly against the atrocious schemes of their own imaginations. They lose athletic agreements; they refuse to ratify clauses of intercollegiate agree ments proposed their own representa- tives they seek to evade the tennis tour nament, or, at least. to delay it to the period of our exes. They seek success in a tortuous and ridiculous Machiavellism which is exasperating. This deplorable tendency is evidenced in the method by which they seek to deprive us of one of our best athletes. Stanford University is going to protest Ray Carroll at the next P. A. A. meeting. This threat is not of a nature to alright us into mysteries. The charges against Carroll are ridiculous Ray Carroll acts as monitor at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Among his multiple duties is the one of leading the children in the calisthenic exercises. It is this heinous offense which is unbearable to Stanford athletic Puritans and the cause of the crusading wrath.
 Now that the field day is imminent now that there is no time for investigat- ing the matter thoroughly. representa- of change their mind and announce thelr in tention of protesting Carroll. Is this not an answer to our question? Does not this discover the purpose of Stanford men in
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
A YOUNG WIFE FREE.
Mrs. G. R. R. Ainsworth Us
 Awarded Her Piano and Also

OAKLAND, April S.-Captain George R. R. Ainsworth was divorced to-day from his girl-wife. and there will be no sensational trial. The findings in the case signed by Judge Hall, were filed thlS aI- ternoon, and were very brle1. They merely stated that it was true that the defendant married Ida Murphy that there were no children, that the charges or eX, treme cruelty were sustained, ana Iouno that judgment should be entered on De- half of the fair young plaintiff
 The final finding. therefore, glves 10 Miss Ida Murphy-for she is permitted 70 resume her maiden name-the piano sHs so greatly craves. and nothing is sald about alimony or distribution of property.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Window for tbe Choncel of the Good Samaritan
 Mission
Mission.

The handsome chapel the Good be of handsome stained which will
  hberay Of Mrs Colonel Baldwin New Conn., relative of
  work or art has been provided Appropriately the window will be worthy of the distinguished preae whom and h beauty will illumination
 
   ass Works
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09

At Sixteenth street, Oakland, the sage brush athletes were met by Mrs. Magee, who is to referee Saturdays game, and a committee of two Berkeley co-eds. The whole party, chaperoned by Mrs. T. N. Evans, wife of the president of the Board of Regents of Nevada's university, and Miss Bardenwerper, and accompanied by wee, golden haired, gray-eyed Rowena Evans, the Nevadans' mascot, proceeded to the Cliff House, where luncheon was served and all the sights were enjoyed. They will return to Reno Sunday evening.
 Miss Mayme Merit of Stanford has consented to act as umpire of the great game.
 The Nevada team does not expect to defeat the clever Berkeley girls.
 I've are a new team" sad pretty Cap tain Louise Ward. We've had only three weeks practice, and we're particularly unfortunate just now, because our best player, Nell Levers, is i'll and had to be left at home. Miss Mcintyre has kindly jumped into the breach, and will play right center. But she is out of practice, having played only three times within the past year. Three of the team are just recovering from the grip, So you see have excellent individual players, though our team work isn't all we'd wish it to De, and we intend to play as hard and as well as we can. If we're beaten, our defeat will teach us something, for Nevada Uni versity girls haven't had an opportunity to see a game of basketball, much less to take part in one against a trained team"
 The Berkeley co-eds are in excellent training, and will play a very interesting game. Should they succeed in carrying off the basketball honors, as is probable. there will not be the slightest ill-feeling between the two teams of fair athletes, for the generous hospitality oI Berkeley has quite won the hearts of the Nevada girls.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09

protesting Carroll? It certainly seems so. It looks like a deliberate attempt to be- smirch the brilliance of our victory by false accusations, by insidious calumny; 1t looks like an endeavor to halo the rn : dlance of our success with false haze of doubt and uncertainty. It is an attempt to make our hard-won conquest unsatls- factory and questionable. It is a proceed ing unsportsmanlike, petty, mean and dis honest, unworthy of a great university.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Garbage Crematory to Move.

OAKLAND, April S.-Steps have been taken to remove the plant of the Oak location at Peralta and Twenty-eighth streets. The corporation proposes to con tinue it's fight to secure the. exclusive contract to dispose Of the city's garbage. It recently paid the $500 due the city as the second installment on the bonus of fered It proposes to try to secure a franchise in Alameda and in that event it will locate the plant on the marsh het tween the two cities.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Harbor Dredging to Begin.

OAKLAND, April S.-Actual work upon the dredging of the Oakland harbor below Webster-street bridge, for which a con- tract amounting to s101 300 has just been let. will not begin for four weeks yet The dredger which is to do the work is at present in Vallejo on a Government job and will not leave it until finished or the other one is repaired sufficiently to replace it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09

before making a bid for it, the committee appointed a subcommittee of one to as certain if this could be raised by popular subscription. 1t is expected that zov or 300 delegates will be in attendance me fusion question will cause a fight, which will cause a lengthy convention.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
AT RECREATION PARK.

Recreation Park will be given over to the university teams to-day, when Stan- ford and California will play the first of a series of three games. Tomorrow Fresno will make it's first appearance here, going against the San Franciscos of the California League.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
DIED.

KOCH-In this city, Friday April 8. 1898, Will jam J. beloved son of the late Joseph Koch and cousin of Frederick Jacob Lena and Mrs T. Elizabeth, native of San Francisco, aged 2S years Il months and days.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Inspector Smith Does Not Testify as He
 SWOre.
Ex- Mayor Chapman Kills the
 Coffin Case at the Start.
FARCE IN A LAW COURT
No Desire Now to Use "the People, In the Great Corporation
 Contest.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 90S Broadway, April s.
 Q 1 purpose to show that the C 0 Board of Health of the city of c c Oakland, and certain officers of c c the present city government, c 0 owe their appointment to the ac- c c tive influence of the Oakland . c Water Company, and that these c U proceedings were instituted c @ against Coffin by this water c Q company; that for a long time c c prior to and after the present c c Board of Health was appoint C Q ed the Oakland Water Company . c was engaged in slandering the . e water of the Contra Costa Com c e pany, and that this suit is sim c Q ply a put-up job of the company c e to hoodwink the people. I am c c showing the animus in this suit. . e l am trying to show that the c c Board of Health is simply the c = tool of the Dingee people and . C that Inspector Smith is the ex- . . ecutive officer of the Board of . c Health. I don't say that the c c water companies are hostile . o now. Oh, no, they are two souls . c utterly harmonious; but I pur- . c pose to show that at the time . C this complaint was filed there . c was deadly hostility existing be- c . tween the two water companies" c
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Evening Classes Commencement

OAKLAND, April S-The annual com mencement exercises of the evening edu- SGauonai department or the Young Mems Auditorium of their building on Tuesday evening next. The teachers and students will have social gathering afterward in the dining-rooms. The classes in electric ity, bookkeeping and mechanical drawing have passed the international examina- tons, and will receive the certificates is- sued by that body.
 Populist State Convention.
 OAKLAND, April S.-The matter of in- vltlng the State Populist Convention to nold its session in this city was discussed by the Populist County Central Com mlttee last evening. It will require about s4oV or 700 to entertain the gathering. and
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
READY TO MEET STANFORD. Berkeley Baseball Players Are Given Rally by Student Enthusiasts.

BERKELEY, April S.-The first of the series of three baseball games between the University of California and Stanford University will take place at Recreation Park, Eighth and Harrison streets, San Francisco, tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. The remaining two games of the series will be played on the 18th and 3Oth inst, respectively.
 The Berkeley students gathered on the campus this morning to give the team rally before the game. Brief remarks were made by the members of the team. Professor Syle and a number of prominent students Tells and cheers were prac- ticed for use in the big game tomorrow
 The California nine practiced yesteroay and to-day at Recreation Park, where the game will be played. The varsity. as IL
 Catcher, Mein; pitcher. Kaarsburg; hrst base Bride; second base, MGaareH faft filq fiaId Chesebrough: center field, Hoag (captaln)' right field, Collins.
 Berkeley News Notes.
 BERKELEY, April S.-F. W. kerns or Hollister, freshman student in the col lege of mechanics, has been awarded the Levi Strauss scholarships made vacant by the resignation of Saul Epstein '0O.
 The freshmen have decided to hold thelr Bourbon burial celebration on the univer- sity campus on Monday evening, April 70.
 Professor Edmund J. James of the Uni versity of Chicago, formerly of the Uni. versity of Pennsylvania and president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, has accepted the invita- ton extended by President Kellogg on behalf of the regents to deliver the com mencement address to the graduating class on May IS.
 Captain R. P Thomas of Berkeley has applied to Secretary of War Alger for permission to recruit soldiers in Alameda County for war with Spain.
 The trustees of the South Berkeley DnrchaSe6 lot on the southwest corner of Lorin and Russell streets for the erection of a new church edifice.
 Professor E. H. Griggs of Stanford University will lecture at Stiles Hall on Sunday evening, under the auspices of the Berkeley Unitarian Society, on The Ethics of Hamlet"
 The annual election of directors of the Students Cooperative Society at the university to-day resulted in the election of the following board of directors: Pro lessor M. W. Haskell, Professor C.: c. Plehn, E. T. Clark, w. w. Mein and E. ch
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
BASEBALL AT CENTRAL PARK.
Oakland and olympics of the Pacific States League to Meet at Gen.
 tral Park To-Day.

Oakland will line up against the Olym- pics at Central Park this afternoon in a regular schedule game for the Pacific States League championship. The make up is as follows;
 Oaklands. Olympics. Hammond. ........... Krug.. GoSlinSky. y................ w ara. ....................s BrOcknOH.
  CrOll. yIlS nleaVy................
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
------------------- ----------------- BASKETBALL GIRLS.
They Are Ready for the Interstate
 Fray This Afternoon.

BERKELEY, April S.-Half of Reno and the whole of the University of Nevada were at the Reno depot last night to shout for the basketball team and to wish it success. Passengers trying to sleep in the Pulmans were reused when they reached Nevadas metropolis by the free. loyal, full-lunged Nevada boys repeated good by to the sagebrush co-eds.
 Wah. Hoo. Wah.
 Zip Boop! Ahl
 Rah, Rahi Rah!
 Neyadaf
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Oakland News Items.

OAKLAND, April S.-Johanna Christen- sen was sent to Stockton tonight at the request of her brother, for insanity.
 Judge Hall granted a divorce this after noon in the Rajos case on the petition of the husband.
 The report that the Associated Charities would close their woodward does them a great injustice, as it is without founda- tion. They never close for any reason, but a certain local evening paper makes such a statement regularly.
 L. c. Clinton of Glenn County has filed a suit for $2500 damages against John Gale of 1919 Broadway. The case has been transferred to this county for trial.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
Ebell Annual Election

OAKLAND, April s.-The annual meet ing and election of the Ebell Club was held to-day. Out of the 400 members III attended the polls. The following board of nine directors was elected: Mrs. Bun nell, Mrs. A. W. Bishop, Mrs. I. Cockroft Mrs. Cnilds, Mrs. Prentiss Selby, Miss Jennie Huff Mrs. E. w. Owen, Mrs. H. B. Pinney. Mrs. Bunnell will be reelected president
The times., 1898-02-28

Great Interest Aroused Over RowdS
Ball Playing Question.

St Louis. Feb. 26.-The most interest
aroused in the National League meeting,
which begins tomorrow. is over the row
dy bah playing question.
President MuclSinfuss, Of the ST Louis
club. has received telegram from John
r Brush, asking for conference to-
morrow morning with such other mag
mates as have then arrived with relation
10 The rule against rowdy ball playing,
and the appointment cf Il successor 70 the
late Charles ByTne on the board Of arbi-
tration. Brush is thought to favor John
J. Rogers Of the Philadelphia club. as
Bvrnes's successor.
President Robson Of Cleveland. IS ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow. with his pro-
posed resolution requiring each club pres
ident TO sign n bond agreeing 10 forfeit
81 600 IL one Of his players IS found guilty
Of using improper langusg Sc on the field.
A well authenticated report tonight is
that Eastern parties are trying to pur-
chase the local club through its new
manager. Tim Hurst now of New York.
President Muckinfuss admits that these
persons have authorized Hurst to submit
an offer Of S40, G10 cash and $4,000 in such
payments as the clubs profits warrant.
This however, is not so attractive
proposition as was refused by Won der
Ahc from Il local syndicate several weeks
The times., 1898-02-28
soBEAL On OUR POLICY.
He Says We covet the Naval su-


Re says We CoNet tue Naval Su-
prc.Hacv OF the Caribbean sea.
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upon the Mediterranean. ana they go 50
far as 10 state that these two seas are
similar in their history and their fl-
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IN MADRID credits these words to Lieut..
Commander Jose @. Sobral, the Spanish
officer who the Spanish legation here de-
cIsras has haar ralia,-s5 fran, 7,,t,, ~ its
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Cd an article from the pen OF Mr- Sooral,
which shows what he has observed Of
American affairs In Is also evident ac-
oor5ir,r -o ot5icials If tho xo,.,, r,,,,.,,-
ii's''' 'ii"' ne mas colofe" WHAT ne mas
learned.
Sobral SAYS:
The Tinted States co,ets tho naval
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Gulf Of Mexico; in the former i'm order
20 obtain absolute control of The fiIt,lra
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10 nave Il IEee fo"d from the mouth ol
the MISSISSIPPI to the Atlantic.
Is dificult to close in fleet in The
1aFlooean Sea on account o. lis many
outlets. ana IL Is TINS same difficulty
Nh!ch makes II easy OF access. The
iortlhcauons or the different islands
bounding the sea OF the Antilles TO the
west would protect the ports where they
would be erected. but not the channels
separating them. For their protection a
large number Of cruisers and ships
would be required
The interests Of England beyond the
Red Sea have caused her 10 fortify the
whole read that takes her ships to Bonn
bay Singapore and Hong Kong with ma
val stations at Gibraltar. Malta. Cyprus,
Adcn and Penang. These same interests