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The times., 1898-08-15

Red, White, and Blue Club to Bay
Ridge.
TUESDAY, August 16. The public cordially
Invited to join. Trains leave B. & o.
depo<ass3e a IN. and 4.30 q. m. Rate soc
round trip. Children half fare
The times., 1898-08-15

MONEY TO LOAN at the lowest rates OF interest
on improved and unimprovsd property in ths
District Of Columbia; delay beyond exam
nation of title. WALTER II. ACEER. 704 I4th
St NV. teS-d
MONEY TO LOAN ON APPROVED CGLLAT-
ERAL-No delay. YERkES BAKER,
Rooms 40 to "a. Metzerott Bldg. ITO ST.
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MONEY to lean real estate; $3.50 and sr,a1
sums, per cent; $500 and larger gums per
rent; s, 500 and larger sums, and IL pee
cent: all transactions conducted With economical
consideration for borrowers WA a. 6AIIN0E2a.
q CO.. l407 St " a2l7-d
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Money to Loan on

Household Furniture Pianos, &c, win.
out removal from owrsT's possession; payments
received principal, which reduces the cost Of
carrying; all business strictly CONFIDENTIAL; no
expense 10 applicant if loan is not made: Ell
cient service enables Us 10 act promptly on ali
applications See before going elsewhe-s.
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
6o1 F Street N. w.
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.

WANTED-For sixty days. seoe. good bonus;
real estate security. Address H. E., this of-
fee IL
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MONEY TO LOAN on D. c. real estate; PAYABLE
in small monthly installments JOHN g.
WALTER. WILSON WILLIAMS. 1921 2 ST. nv.
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The times., 1898-08-15

The total commerce, including imports
and exports. is given In pounds sterling.
Great Britain and Ireland's annual aver
age 1SS1-5, ,SSS; 1885, $50, ,166 666. Ger
many, 1SS1-5 306, ,611, III: 1915, 1852, III III.
United States, 1SS1-5, 3o2 333, 1888; 1915, 347-
333. $685. Commenting upon these figures
Consul Constable says: Thus during
this period Great Britain's trade has in
creased by slightly more than two and
one-halfi per cent; that of Germany and
fle,GUnited States each by fifteen per
cent. whilst the trade of France has
steadily declined.' The volume of trade
has, it need scarcely be said, increased to
much greater degree than is indicated
by these figures, but owing to the almost
universal fall in the prices of commodi-
ties, the increase in value of exports and
imports has been less than might have
been expected
The percentage of increase Of popula-
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
SCHOOL UNDER
 A b|G TREE Teachers in Opposition
 at Claremont. PARENTS OPPOSE POLITICS ONLY SEVEN CHILDREN NOW IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. The Whipping of Boy Has Resulted in an Organized Fight Against
 the Trustees-Two Sides of the Question.
ONLY SEVEN CHILDREN NOW IN
 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

9US Broadway, Aug. ;.
 The trouble at the Claremont School has become a pitched battle. Miss Minnie Gerow, the schoolteacher who was dropped by the Trustees, has erected tent under a spreading tree not far from the schoolhouse, and Is teaching all the little ones that are sent to her.
 At present Miss Gerow teaches nineteen out of the twenty-six sehoolchtldren in the district while Miss Anna M. Landstrom presides over a little class of seven in the public school There has been no 1nVeSl- gation of the charges made by Mrs. Gan naw regarding the whipping Of her boy, and as the Trustees have not shown any desire to hold an inquiry the parents or the pupils have taken 1t upon themselves to settle the matter in their own way; They induced Miss Gerow to open Scnool of her own and promised to support her. She has lad an awning erected under d tree and teaching is going on as tnougn there were no public school less than block away.
 'sOur little school will be a permanent one.' said Miss Gerow to-day. We will be out here until new house IS punt TOT us Prominent men of the district have application to be reelected this year be- cause I did not want to be beaten, and l was advised beforehand that two of the three Trustees intended to give the place to Miss Landstrom. 1 know Johnny GGn- naw and 1 want to say that l have hao occasion to punish him myself, but nave not found him a particularly vicious boy.
 The feeling in the distr4ct is now not so much opposed to Miss Landstrom as to the fact that Miss Gerow was displaced because of little political pull exercised in favor of sister-in-law or one or the Trustees. Among the children attending school under the trees are the little ones of Trustee Logan, who IS the only sup porter in the board of Miss Gerow
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
z Berkeley News Notes.

con College, was appointed instructor in history and economies at a salary of $500 per annum.
 A. L. Jordan resigned as instructor in physics and President Kellogg was in structed to fill the vacancy before the meeting of the regents in September.
 C. R. Weymouth was made assistant in mechanics, vice s. A. Morse, resigned.
 John A. Roland was appointed reader in Greek.
 S. D. Townlee was made instructor in practical astronomy, vice F. M. Sears, re- signed.
 R. T. Crawford resigned as assistant in Observatory
 J. Kuno was allowed one-half of MT. Crawford's salary to act as students as- sistant. Frank F.. Frey was allowed the remainder and $25 additional as instruc- tor in civil engineering. This was made necessary by the increased work required of Professor Soule, owing to the absence in Manila of Lieutenant Sydney A. Clo- man. The latter had charge of the mil- itary work at the university.
 The Lick Observatory committee report ed the following increase of salaries: W. J. Hussey and R. H. Tucker from 5000 to S2200 per annum, and c. D. Perrine from $500 to $500.
 Pablo Sanchez applied for the position of professor in Spanish. The matter de- veloped considerable discussion. Regent Foote and others held that owing to our trade relations with foreign countries Spanish was the most important of the languages to this coast. The matter was finally left with President Kellogg. regret and sympathy for the family of Adolph Sutro upon his death. The re- gents spoke feellngly of the aid MT. Su- tro had extended the university.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
cRIcKETERs PROTEST.
Association Disapproves Of Teams
 Being Organized by Insubor- dinata PlaUnrS.

At a meeting of the California Cricket Association held yesterday morning at the office of the secretary, 508 Mont gomery street, the following were pres ent: Edward Brown, president of the as sociation in the chair; Arthur Inkersley, secretary; Delegates R. B. Hogue and Henry Ward of the Alameda Club and George Theobald of the Pacific Club. G. Theobald, Henry Ward and Arthur h. keTsley were appointed a committee to draw up a set of resolutions relative to the recent death of A. E. Coates, one or the vice-presidents of the association, copies of which are to be forwarded to Mrs Coates, the widow, and to the Placer County Cricket Club, of which A. E. Coates was captain from 1892 to 1S96
 With regard to the prizes offered by Messrs, Burnell 6 Co. for the best two batting averages and the best bowling average obtained in association matches during the present season, it was decided that, in order to be eligible as com petitors, members of the city clubs must have played in not fewer than five matches and members of country clubs in not fewer than three matches, held under the auspices of the association. The match played at Penryn on May 29 by team styled the Alameda Wanderers against the Placer County eleven, and the matches to be played during the month of October by the visiting cricketers from Placer County, were held to be matches citation"
 Reference being made to a proposed match between the Alameda Cricket Club and a team to be organized by certain insuhordinate member of the Pacific Cricket Club, to be played on an open date on the association schedule, 1t was decided that the permission of the asso- ciation would not be granted to the Ala meda Club to take part in such a game.
 The Banks and Insurance team for the match to be played on August 21 on the Golden Gate ground will be made up by George Theobald and the All Corners eleven will be gathered together by R. B. Hogue.
 communicated with the secretary of the Pacific Cricket Club at Honolulu with reference to the proposed visit to this State of an eleven from the Hawaiian Islands.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
ENLARGED THE
 UNIVERSITY The Regents Control the Medical Department. MAY ABOLISH FEE SYSTEM THE WILMERDING SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Definite Action Will Be Taken in September Regarding This
 Institution-New Ap-
 pointments.
MAY ABOLISH FEE SYSTEM
THE WILMERDING SCHOOL OF
 INDUSTRIAL ARTS.

The status of the medical department IIniversity of California, was fixed defi- nitelv at the meeting of the regents, at inc Hopkins Institute of Art yesterday. It was determined that the regents assume full control of the department, such as they exercise over every other branch or work of the great educational institution.
 Regent Reinstein introduced the mat fer on the report of a special committee annointed to determine the legal status of the matter It was shown that the department, although in the past sep arate institution, was as much part or the university as any other. MT. hein- stein held that 1t was best Tor all con- cerned that such action be taken. The ,nedical faculty has asked that run con trol be assumed on the ground that the raoents are better equipped to direct it's ,.yorlipes than is the faculty itself. It wes desired to build up that branch of the work. ,u ~,,,,, oond,o+ ed l1nder the fee system, the ultimate res,,It of the action of the regents, &C., eordinp to those In authority, will be to do away with this. The maintenance of the college will then De tl Propiqlea TOT dor narfments. The dedicatory exercises were ppossfnoned until October. It was pur- posed originally to hold them next @ week week, ranort on trade schools in relation with the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts He has visited all the noted trade and menmaI training schools in America and secured fund of information Consider alton of the report was postponed to the next meeting, although opposed by po, F. A. A. T., ,a,r tbe school was provided would be grandfathers before 1t was ready for Tse' 1t will be made the special order The lot purchased for the sehoel f,s d1a has s was instructed to have the necessary work done to make it ready for build ing. - .,,oxo ,s,,5o ,v +na university. staff for the fall term, open ing next Monday.
 j. H. Barber was transferred from the Paao Robies. Charles F. Colman was made manager at Santa Monica. as.,.+.+ ii, rnathematics vice F. E. Ross resigned
 Upon recommendation of Professor Merrill R. M. Husband was appointed as- sistant in Latin.
 A. A. Lawson was made assistant in botanical laboratory.
 T. W. Page. formerly of Randolph Ma
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
WANTED TO MURDER THREE
HIS LOVE FOR ETTA TURNS TO
 BITTER HATRED.
Hopes Blood Poisoning May Set In .. and Yet Cause the Death of the
 Young Girl-An Inhu.
 man Wretch.
Oakland once San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, Aug. s.
 Frank Cheeseman, the man who mur- dered Henry Brooke last night and at tempted to kill his wife and stepdaughter, gives evidence of being one of the most depraHed of opium fiends. He shows no signs of mania, but he persists in stating his sorrow that he did not kill them all and expresses his partial satisfaction that he did at least murder the father.
 My only regret is,'' said the murderer to-day, through the wicket of his cell. that l did not make a better job of it. intended to kill them all and if Etta has got of it is not my fault I shot to kill her. For some time we have been friends and she finally took a dislike to me be- cause of some other fellow, and if could find him l would kill him, too l made up my mind to kill the whole crowd when ] went to the house. Brooke once had me arrested for disturbing the peace, and he took a shot al me, but he will not oo any more shooting. l am not at all troubled over this affair, except that did not kill the whole outfit. don't care what will become of me and they can hang ne if they want to.
 The occasion on which Brooke took shot at CheeSeman occurred at Elmhurst a few months ago. Cheeseman called at the house to go walking with Miss Payne, but Brooke was at home and when he Saw Cheeseman prowling around he stepped to the door and took a shot at him. A-ll next evening, when he again returned and attempted to force an entrance to the house On this occasion Brooke went down town and swore to a warrant charg- ing Cheeseman with disturbing the peace. Brooke did not appear against him and the desperate lover was released. On one occasion it is stated that Etta and Cheeseman went away for whole week.
 The murderer is known to be a heavy thinker and cigarette fiend. He is not fond of work and has gained a character of being a general loafer.
 The wound of Miss Etta Payne, while troublesome, is not serious, and unless some unlocked for trouble arises she will recover in few weeks.
 Coroner Baldwin will hold the inquest on the murdered man tomorrow night Cheeseman's father called at the City Hall, to-day and said that he had no money to hire attorneys to defend his son. He said that the boy was all right except when opposed. He also showed the Chief Of Police the discharge of his son from the Ukiah Asylum, dated June 30, 1894.
 When told to-day that Miss Payne would almost certainly recover the mur- derer said he was sorry and that he hoped blood poisoning would set in and yet cause her death. Mrs. Brooke is the sis fer Of. a Mir. Miller, a large cattle owner in Oregon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
WILL RUIN
 4 PAVEMENT City Council to Act on East Twelfth Street. HAYWARDS ROAD OBJECTS STRONG RESOLUTIONS HAVE
 BEEN PREPARED.
City Attorney to Take Legal Steps to Compel the Company to Make Desired Improve
 mentS.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, Aug. 9.
 A question of the greatest importance regarding the condition of streets is to be brought up at the meeting of the City Council next Monday night. The Hay wards electric road has expressed its in- tention not to be forced to pave the DOT ton of the road which it must keep in order in the same manner as the rest of the highway, and much bitterness has re- suited. For twenty years East Twelfth street has been the only thoroughfare be- tween Oakland and East Oakland, and it has been notorious that for over ten years it has been the worst road in the city.
 After long effort a special appropria- ton of nearly hundred thousand dollars was made by the City Council to pave the whole of this street with wooden blocks laid. on a deep concrete foundation. The work has now. been almost completed and the thoroughfare is without doubt one of the best in the State.
 There is a portion of the street over which the HayWards road has a fra chise and the company has declined to obey the instructions of the Superintendent of streets to place blocks between their tracks and the edge of the pavement laid by the city.
 City Attorney Dow has prepared a reso- luton which will be acted upon at the next meeting of the Council It is as fol- lows:
 Whereas, The Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards Electric Railway. consolidated has refused to pave that portion of East Twelfth street lying between its rails and within two feet on each side thereof, and between It's tracks from the westerly line of First avenue to the westerly line of Third avenue; and
 Whereas, The remainder in width of said East Twelfth street between the said lines has recently been paved with wooden blocks at a great expense to the city of Oakland and to the property fronting thereon; and
 Whereas, The absence of block pavement or pavement equally substantial on said portion of said seFeet between the lines mentioned will seriously interfere with public travel and will cause the total destruction of the said pave ment already laid; and
 Whereas, The said railway company is re- quired by law and by its franchise to keep in order and repair and to pave with the same or equally substantial pavement that portion of East Twelfth street lying between its rails and within two feet each side thereof and between it's tracks. from said westerly line Of First avenue to said westerly line of Third avenue; it is therefore
 demn the said action of said street railway pavement, and does hereby characterize said action as a manifestation of said company s hostility to the city's welfare improvement and progress. and evidence of its desire to escape it's lawful and just burdens; and be 1t further
 Resolved, That the City Attorney prepare and present to this Council such ordinances and resolutions and institute such legal pro- ceedngs as will compel said company to make said repairs and Improvements.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
ENTRIES FOR ASTORIA'S
 REGATTA CLOSE TO-DAY
ALAMEDA AND SOUTH END
 CREWS WILL RACE.
Dennis, Pape and Other Skiffmen Will Row on the Columbia
 River.

s. J. Pembroke, the member of the re- gatta committee of the Pacific Athletic Association to whom was intrusted the task of making arrangements for San Francisco oarsmen to take part in the Astoria regatta on the 18th, 20th and 22d of this month, has received a telegram from w. l.. Robb, the secretary of the regatta, in which the request Is made that the boats and as many of the oarsmen as possible be sent to Astoria on the steamer leaving this city on thes13th The rest of the oarsmen will journey to Astoria on the cars, arriving a day or two before the regatta begins.
 Possibly a barge crew from the Dolphin club may enter the regatta, but public interest will be centered in the race be- tween the senior barge crew of the Ala meda Boat Club and the South End Rac- ing Clubs "midgets." The Alameda four w Ayers { stroke) and E. V. Hansen (cockswain) Possibly E: J, Ioo Psmbroke ps pls (bow), Robert McArthur (No. ?, George Bates (No. 3 and Frank Duplissea (stroke). he can have the use of Phelan's skin, will enter the skiff race, and that A, W. Pape vii go if he can secure the loan of the skin belonging to the Triton Boat Club for suitable skiff, and there is talk. of H. Wittkopf of the same. club entering the shell race. c. Ochs will represent the the skiff race F. Duplissea of the South Ends may row in the single shell race. J. Foley of the South Ends will visit As 91 nart id during ii he seggah End going out daily for practice, and will put forth their greatest efforts to win the
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
THE STEAMER SIGNAL SAFE Returned Because of a 2. Broken Crank Pin. SUICIDE FROM THE NEWARK AN. UNKNOWN YOUTH JUMPS
 FROM THE VESSEL.
SUICIDE FROM THE NEWARK
United States Steamer Albatross Or dered to San Jose de Guate- mala on Account of the
 Civil War There.

The steam schooner Signal arrived in port. yesterday in tow or the tug sea King She left here on July zs for Grays Harbor and was supposed to nave been wrecked owing to the fact that some boxes bearing her marks had been washed ashore When sixty-hve miles south Of the Columbia River the Signal broke .cranl,rtn and as the wind was favorable for return to San Francisco the captain r,,lt her about. She arrived off the haroor and anchored on the bar Monday night. 7C7anfain Marshall of the Sea King ran -across her. in the fog yesterday morning and brought her in. There were over hfty rnilihands on the Signal bound for Grays sIIarbor and they were all delighted at get +Inx,S a few more days ashore In San Fran cisco.
 An unknown youth jumped overheard from. the ferry steamer Newark on tis1 es90 a. m. trip from Oakland yesterday He was sts lding on the upper deck on the sort side forward when he took the fatal pIunge A woman saw him and raised the alarm. Captain Rogers saw him as .Ie passed astern and U once reversed the butt no trace of the suicide could be found. :Captain Rogers and the woman both say the youth was apparently about IS years old and was fairly well dressed. one or the deckhands saw the young man In the water but thought 1t was bundle of .fben he saw the face life then seemed
  to be extinct and the chances are that the body was struck by the paddle wheel as 1t passed under the steamer
 The United States steamer Albatross sails to-day for San Jose de Guatemala The. civil war now raging in Guatemala requires the presence of a United States Warship, and the Albatross is the near est. approach to that article that can be spared Small as she is. her crew is quite equal. to upholding the dignity of the stars and stripes, should the necessity arise:
 :. The coast survey steamer Gedney sailed yesterday for the Oregon coast, where she will put in months work survey ing in the vicinity of Coos Bay.
 J. R. Swift, recruit for Company D, First Washington Volunteers, complained : fo the Harbor Police yesterday that he had been overcharged by the Union Transfer Company. When Swift arrived here he contracted with the transfer man to have his trunk taken to the Presdio for 50 cents. but before the trunk was handed over the transfer man demanded and got g. Captain Dunleavy will in
 Very comfortabIef quarters have been provided on the Steamer Mariposa for
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10
FOUGHT LIKE TRoJANs.
Jack Granfield Got a Decision From Billy Otis at the Alpine Club.

One of the most interesting eight-round contests held under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Club was witnessed last Monday by large gathering of fistic sport lovers at 2S Golden Gate avenue. To the Alpine Club the credit must be given for show which pleased the most fastidious of fistic sport lovers.
 The principals were the aggressive fighter Jack Granfield, and the clever and game 130-pound boxer Billy Otis. The rising stars in pugilism have met before. and Otis gained a decision, but Granfield was determined to turn the tables on his clever opponent, and for several months he has trained hard with the object in view of meeting Otis and of besting him.
 The Alpine Club seeing that a great contest was in prospect matched the men, and those who witnessed the bout last evening went away satisfied that they got a good run for their money.
 Otis had the better of his opponent that Is, so far as height and reach of arms are concerned-but Granfield, a nat ural-born puncher, made up for the de- ficiency in aggressiveneSs and ability to stand punishment.
 The first, second and third rounds of the mill were of the give-and-take order. ended in Granfield's favor. The San Francisco Club man fought furiously. He closed up on his opponent and neither man gave way foot of territory. It VI until the gong sounded the men to their respective corners, Granfield played heavily on Otis body and winded the game and clever representative of the Ex- celsior Club.
 Otis fell away after this round and Granfield scored a strong lead upper cutting his opponent at every opportunity and almost putting Otis out in the eighth round. It was one of the most exciting fistic contests of the season, and Referee J. McDevitt is deserving of credit for awarding the fight to Granfield, notwith- standing the hoots he received from the wouid-be sports who cannot see but one man in a fight where favoritism is pend ing. Otis, however, is deserving of great praise for the game stand he took under heavy fire.
 Tom Murphy got a desicion over Billy Hogan in a SiX-round bout, and Charles Johnson, who punched A. DahPs face ''out of place." received judgment from Gus Herget, after the men boxed four rounds.
 The San Francisco Athletic Club will hold its regular monthly exhibition on Wednesday evening at it's club rooms BIT Sixth street The principal events will be two amateur six-round bouts for valuable trophies Bud Terry and F. Maynard, both aggressive boxers, are matched; also Jack King and J. Schuler, one of the best amateur lightweights on the coast.
 Jimmy Lawlor and Young Sriffo were matched last evening to box ten rounds before the New Western Athletic Club. As this will be a professional contest the club must pay a license Of $lO0, otherwise the authorities will not allow the con- test to be held.