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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
DETERMINED BURGLARS.
Two Attempts Made to Rob an Ark Would-Be Thieves Fired Upon
 Withol1f Effect

ALAMEDA, April a1S.-An old man named Charles Raddetz has lived for many years in an ark on the San Lean dro bay marsh at the foot of San Jose avenue, this city. He is reputed to be well-to-do, and this report has apparent ly attracted the attention of some would be thieves, who decided to make a raid on the place. About a fortnight ago Raddetz was aroused from his slumber one night by the noise of some one try ing to gain an entrance to the door of his habitation. He very quietly got out of bed, noiselessly opened a window and poked a shotgun which he kept for such emergencies out of the aperture. With rels, whereupon two men ran from the place down the road. He could see them but indistinctly and of course could not recognize them.
 On Wednesday evening last Raddetz had been downtown until rather a late hour. He was proceeding quietly toward the ark, when he saw a man sneaking about it, while another stood in the road apparently as sentinel. Thereupon Raddetz gained the beach and crept along it until he reached the back of his ark By this time the fellow whom he had seen about the place was fumbling with the lock on the front door. The one in the road called out to him and asked him why he did not open the door, and the other replied that it had a Yale lock and he could not gain admittance There upon RaddetZ, who had a pistol with him, rose I'D and fired all the cartridges it contained at the burglars. He does not know whether he hit them or not, as they at once took to flight and made good their escape. Raddetz says he Is not afraid, but is prepared to give a warm reception to any intruder who may try and break into his place.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
ESCAPED THE AVALANCHE. A Newspaper Mans Close Call on the Chilkoot Pass-The Merest
 Chance.

ALAMEDA, April 1S.-A letter was re- ceived to-day from Walter R. Weeks, of the Daily Encinal of this city, conveying the welcome news to his friends and rel atives that he had escaped the terrible avalanche which did such destruction on the Chilkoot Pass on the 3d of this month. The letter was written on the day the disaster occurred and before its full ex- tent was known Weeks had been en- gagged in packing his outfit from the Sheep Camp to the Scales. On the morn- ing of the accident he had to get a SUD- ply of wood for his camp, and so was ont on the trail, over which he had been pass ing regularly for several days with DOT tions of his outfit. There were rumors of the loss of anywhere between fifty and three hundred men, and he saw eighteen or twenty brought in shortly after the disaster. Most of his outfit was at Scales, and he expected that it had been buried beneath the avalanche, but said that he did not care about that so long as he was alive, as he realized what a narrow escape he had had.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
ABUNDANCE
 OF WATER No Need for Berkeley to Risk Annual
 DrOughts. Millions of Gallons Gould Be Piped at High
 Pressure.
Reports of Engineers Show That 8 Good Supply Is Easily
 Available.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

9OS Broadway, April IS. The lack of water in the district north of Oakland has led to prospecting in the hilly district in the southern portion of Contra Costa County. Experts sent out by interested parties have made reports which tend to prove that within six miles of Berkeley there is supply of water entirely free from mineral or alkal and amounting to 100000 gallons per day at the present time without any attempt at development.
 George F. Allardt of this city and T. A. McMahon ,of Martinez, both we'll known civil engineers, report that there is very feasible site for reservoir be- low Bear Creek Falls. These falls are located in the center of Rancho la Boca de la Canada del Pinole, six miles north east of the town of Berkeley, and twelve miles from Oakland. There is a water shed there of five thousand acres, gen erously supplied with lakes and springs of pure soft mountain water. This res ervoir has a capacity of seven hundred million gallons of water.
 For the past twenty-five years a record of the rainfall on this district shows that 1t has been nineteen inches per annum, which would guarantee an average daily supply to the reservoir of two million gal Ions.
 This natural site for a reservoir Is 535 feet above sea level, and there Is an easy grade along the county, road for pipe
 
 Crockett and Port Costa-all along the county road. The reservoir site consists of ninety acres of land and meets with very favorable comm endation from the engineers.
 On the property of Simon Blum at the head of Alhambra Valley is another water supply that only neeos development to be valuable to. Martinez. Crockett and Port Costa. It is located on the same ranch, and this reservoir has an elevation of 450 feet above tide water, and accord ing to the estimate of the engineers has a capacity. of seventy-five million gallons. About 6O,O0O gallons of pure water from tunnel and springs run through the res ervoir daily.
 A project Is on foot to develop and util- ize these water supplies so as to make 1t impossible for there to be any serious drought in any of the towns between Berkeley and Martinez. These reports of the engineers may also have some effct on the operation of the new sugar. mill, which was formerly Starr's flour mill at Crockett. At the present time the ques- tion of an adequate water supply is caus- ing some anxiety to the management, and 1t is believed that 1t was partly due to the desire of the sugar mill people that the recent surveys and reports were made.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
A WORD OF WARNING.
Regarding the Water You Use dust al
 This Time of the Year.

In these days there is such univer- sal interest in the water we drink that anything bearing upon the subject is eagerly read by the public. It is evil dent" says a New York Medical Jour- nal, that the necessity of using ab- solutely pure drinking water cannot become too strongly impressed on the public mind, but water in that condi- tion is provided by very few communi- ties. Where such water cannot be obtained. the ordinary drinking water, if the least suspicion attaches to 1t, should be boiled before using. Precau- tions should be taken at all times of the year."
 There are few ordinary drinking waters that do not contain traces of impure matter and poisonous germs, invisible to the naked eye. If these enter the system at a favorable time, disease will ensue. Boiling and freeZ- ing, it has been shown. often fail to destroy these dangerous foes to health. It is known, however, that the addi- tion of a little pure spirit to contami- mated water will render it perfectly harmless. It is recommended that pure whiskey be used for this purpose. The one absolutely pure medicinal whiskey known to the world Is Duffy g Pure Malt. Scientists admit this doc tors confirm it. and the public has proven it. There is no difficulty in counteracting the poisons in drinking water if this pure whiskey is used. Care should be observed, however, to secure Duffy's, as it is a pure medici- nal whiskey, and will accomplish what CO11 desire
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Bad Crops Will Drive Many Into the
 Cities.
Land Offered fer the Pingree Plan Ample for
 Start.
New Oroanization May Be Effected to Provide for the
 Winter.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
sos Broadway, April 15.


 Over a year ago an organization was effected in this city for the purpose of carving out the system of relief known as the Pingree plan. A committee was appointed months ago to make inquiry regarding the amount of land that would be placed at the disposal of the organiZa- tion when 1t was ready to commence op- erations.
 It was the original intention to have the plan in effect for last winter, but nothing was done of a practical nature and on account of the improved conditions of the industrial classes its need was not felt. This winter, however, on account of the partial failure of the fruit and grain crops in some places and total failure in others, will decidedly be a hard one for many of those who depend on agriculture The consequence of this will be that large population will drift into the cities, where they will have to be sup ported. These circumstances have so im- pressed themselves on some of the active supporters of the Pingree system that they believe an early start should be made to put into effect that which has been the subject of discussion for over a year.
 Mayor Thomas was at the head of the former organization, but owing to his many duties at the City Hall he will prob ably be relieved of the responsibility.
 A member of the committee who has been very active in bringing the matter up to a point where it is practicable said to-day that there is no doubt during the next winter thousands of people from the valleys to the south will come to Oakland, and the Pingree plan is the most feasible method of supporting them.
 'The report of the committee showed that there is a large quantity of available vacant lots which the owners are only too willing to place at the disposal of any responsible party" said he. Tt is pity that a start was not made last year, even in small way, because 1t would have been a lesson the experience from which would be invaluable this coming winter It is not an expensive plan to carry out; in fact, 1t requires practically no money except for seeds and plants. It will be too late to start in when winter is here, and the proper time to begin is now. A great many people, on account of the de- lays that have occurred, are of the opin- ion that the project has been abandoned; i; but while its original committee may, per haps have lost some of it's enthusiasm, 1t cannot further be ignored"
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
WRIGHT WILL CONTEST.
Attorney Talcott Threatened to Fight to Gain Admittance to
 Sickroom.

OAKLAND. April 1S.-Judge Ellsworth partially heard the contest over the pro bate of the late George T. Wright's will. The deceased was a son of Captain George T. Wright. and his wife filed a sensational S25 900 damage suit against her father-in-law just before his death.
 H. D. Talcott testified that he drew up the will and threatened to thrash pr. Krone if he interfered with the witness visiting MT. Wright. He said that a tele- phone conference was held with Dr. Null Ter, after which he was given permission to go to the sickroom. When asked what he would have done provided his demands were refused. MT. Talcott answered Somebody would have been badly thrashed."
 The estate affected was the sons in- terest in his mothers estate, which has never been probated It is alleged that the captains second wife is the cause of the trouble, and that the son while sick was not cared for by his father as he should have been. This Captain Wright denies and says he did all he should have done.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
OPPOSED THE
 CONGREGATION
The Official Board Is Badly Defeated After a
 Hearing.
old Thirty y-Fourth- Street Methodist. Episcopal Church Fight
 Renewed.

OAKLAND, April 1S-The unusual spec
 tacle of the official representatives of a
 church opposing the wishes ol those who
 elected them is presented in the Thirty
 fourth street M. E. Church. The official board of that organization has opposed the congregation and attempted to d4pose their pastor against the unanimous pro-
 test of the congregation. The represent
 atives who do not represent have been
 defeated, however, and Rev. John Kirby,
 presiding elder of this district, refuses to
 grant the prayer of the disgruntled board.
 As a result two have resigned and left the church, but others seem deter
 mined to stay. The present trouble arose
 out of the interpretation of the ecclesi-
 astical law by Rev. E. Francis Brown,
 the present pastor. Three years ago the
 church was rent with discord and many
 of the members left MT. and Mrs. J. M Van Every and their son, O. Van Every were among the disturbing element at that time, as they are at present. Mr Van Every was once the pastor here, but in the middle of his second year resigned
 and passed in his credentials to avoid publicity regarding some unpleaSantneSS This family have taken prominent part in the affair. and 1t is claimed by Brown S friends that the pastors rigid interpreta-
 regarding morality were the causes ot their bitterness.
 At any rate, the official board, con- sisting of the Van Everys, George c. Hal
 and wife, Lester Hiscox, Mrs. w. A
 Rouse and MT. and Mrs. August Dow, pc titioned the presiding cider, John Kirby to remove MT. Brown from the pastorate of the church. The members of the con. gregation learned of the proposed move and sent a counter petition, signed by al. most every other member and outsiders attending the church, asking for his re. tention. As there was no charge of mis- conduct against the pastor, and change
 of pastorate in the middle of the year was cept in the grossest cases, the elders | called a meeting of the board and witt | the pastor attended the meeting
 During the session MT. Brown stated openly with the three Van EVerys present that If MT. Van Every had the least sense of propriety he would be a thousand
 miles distant from this place, instead ot being here disturbing the harmony of a church he had nearly ruined"
 No answer was made by the man at.
 tackled and the congregations request fol the continuance of the pastorate was
 granted. MT. and Mrs. A. Dow with.
 drew from the church, but the others re.
 mained.
 '"The church Is prospering despite this
 difficulty" said MT. Brown tonight "We
 are taking in new members right along
 and all of the former ones except the
 board are in accord with the pastors actions. l am sorry this affair has be-
 come public, but the church's representa-. tives do not represent the congregation's
 views in this matter, hence they must
 act for themselves"
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
The Printers Strike.

The printers strike is still going on quietly-in fact, so quietly that, as MT Crocker observed yesterday, "T hardly know that there is a strike going or. :, The union men claim that negotiations are pending with two offices which they think will be won before the week is ont while the Typothetae claim that they arc positive that this Is false Deleeates from the strike committee visited the various outside unions which met Ia st night ana made an appeal for financial assistance, which was answered in every case, and in most cases the assurance was given that there was plenty more s soon as it was called for This will he payday with strikers again and funds from the International have arrived. sn the money collected can be used for out side purposes.
 The Typothetae claim to have already won the battle, and the printers say the victory will be theirs within two weeks at the furthest.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
VICTORY FOR MRS. MARTIN. Announces That She Will Reopen the Celebrated Henry Martin
 Will Case.

OAKLAND, April 1S.-Mrs. Isabella J. Martin, who won so much notorietY in the Henry Martin will case, in San Fran cisco three years ago, won victory in Judge Greenes court to-day when he ren- dered a verdict in her favor, against August Larsen, her carpenter.
 Larsen sued to recover extras on a building he erected for Mrs. Martin. She claimed that he had been paid by lumber taken sufficient to build his own home. She also raised the point that as the suit was not filed for three years it should be dismissed, and was sustained in this point by the court
 She was much pleased at the result, and later stated that she would reopen the Henry Martin case, which she fought so obstinately. She has engaged attorneys and will soon have the case in court again.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Mrs. Waterman's Funeral.

BERKELEY, April 1S.-The funeral of Mrs. s. D. Waterman, wife of Professor Waterman, principal of the Berkeley from the Trinity Methodist Church, of which Mrs Waterman was member. Rev John Coyle conducted the services, which were attended by hundreds of dents of the High School and others. All of the public schools of Berkeley were closed out of respect to the memory of the deceased. The pail bearers were: Frank Hull, A. w. Naylor, Lorenzo Ken nedy, Simeon Hackley, Samuel Martin and John Hausman. The interment was in Mountain View Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Oakland News Items.

OAKLAND, April 1s-The Sunday school orchestra of the First M E. Church will entertain friends Tuesday evening with a musicale. Orchestral numbers will be interspersed with vocal solos. Miss Mabel Walker will be heard
 Edward Conn was arrested on a charge of practicing dentistry without license J. D. Brown made the ol..plaint. Conn claims to have a certificate from the Brit ish Government, which he says the Dental Examiners must accept.
 The name of John M. Lynn was dropped from the Police Court docket this morning. He was taken to Ukiah yesterday by Jailer Lane.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
BAGLEY'S REMAINS WANTED. Will Be Shipped East To-Day by the
 MasonS and Elks,

OAKLAND. April 1S.-A dispatch was received to-day from St. Paul, Minn., stating that N. R. Bagley, who committed suicide yesterday. was well known here. where he had been an employe of the Northern Pacific Railroad. His mother and other relatives live there, and were greatly shocked at the death of the young man. His health failed and he had to resign his. position and has been travelling since in the hope of regaining it.
 The following telegram giving directions regarding the disposition of the remains was received by Mir. Reed to-day:
 ST. PAUL. April IS. 1898. George W. Reed, Exalted Ruler. B P. q E Oakland: Assist Masons Ia preparing body of F., Railway, San Francisco, for shipment to. nj gbt sure.
 J. T. sCHUSLER, Exalted Ruler. It was impossible to comply with this request, but the body will be forwarded tomorrow, night, and MT. Schusler was so notified.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19

If President Mckinley to-day signs the resolutions adopted by Con- gress, the fact will not only be an- nounced on all The Call bulletin boards, but will be signaled by hoist ing the national flag in the place of The Call flag on the Claus Spreckels building. If the signature is not given until tonight, it will be sig naled by display of red fire from the lantern for an hour. Watch for the signals.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
PROTECTED BY BRITISH POLICE How the Expedition From Oakland Saw the
 Eclipse. Professor Burckhalter Returns and Tells of His
 Success.
Believes He Has the Best Plates oi the Event Taken by Any
 Astronomer
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos Broadway, April IS.
 Professor Burckhalter of the Chabot Observatory, who has just returned from India, is very sanguine of the complete success of his expedition. He is assured that all his plates are perfect and in eX- cellent condition and that the investment, from scientific point of view, Is very satisfactory
 On his trip to India MT. Burckhalter took both the lenses donated by MT. Pier son of San Francisco and Dr. Pardee of Oakland, and used them in connection with his own invention for photographing the suns corona. He is well pleased with the result.
 The camp of the Chabot expedition was about two miles from that of Professor Campbell and the Lick Observatory party. The British Government kindly undertook to see that the visitors, who had gone so Tar to view the eclipse, were treated with every courtesy. The government officers furnished the parties with tents and as- sistance. On the day of the eclipse the interest was so great that thousands of people focked to the vicinity of the camps, and 1t required a detachment of police to keep them away so that the astronomers could do their work with comfort and accuracy. Professor Burck- halter's guest at the time of the eclipse was the assistant manager of the great Indian PeninSular Railroad.
 While not anxious to say too much about his own work, until able to exhibit the proofs, MT. Burckhalter admits that his own invention is the only device which gives a distinct photograph of the inside details of an eclipse and the outside cor ona at the same time. This morning he appeared before his classes at the Central Grammar School. and referred briefly to his trip. Since leaving Oakland October 30th of last year, he has been entirely around the world, going to India by way of Japan and coming home by way of the Suez canal and London. He says, in- cidentally, that in the present controversy with Spain it is easy for a stranger to see the sympathy of Great Britain Is with the IInifed StafeS
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY. April 1s.-Next Wednes- day afternoon at o'clock Professor NJ E. Jaffa will speak before the chemistry section of the Science Association on "The Analysis of Flours and Breads"
 Professor G. M. Stratton lectured at the university this afternoon on "Job, and the Problem of Pain"
 One hundred and fifty valuable French scientific books have just been shipped from Paris to the University of Califor- mia Library.
 At a meeting of the geology and min eralogy section of the Science Associa- MT. James will lecture on The Yukon District"
 A special meeting of the Associated Students of the University will be held the election of secretary will be held,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19

have been leaky as the fluid ran on the outside and was ignited, and 1t was while carrying the blazing object from the room that the poor woman received her fatal injuries. A verdict was rendered in ac- cordance with the facts as stated.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
The Yordi Inquest.

ALAMEDA. April 1S-A Coroner's in- quest was held this morning upon the re- mains of Miss Mary Yordi who died Sat urday evening from the effects of burns from a gasoline stove. It was developed that the stove did not explode, but must
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19

and the question of reviving the custom of rushing will be voted upon.
 Professor W. A. Setchell will read a paper before the botanical seminar Wednesday afternoon on 70. Herting' s l Theory of Heredity."
 Next Thursday afternoon Mrs. William Carey Jones will give a tea at her resi- dence in honor of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst.
 A special meeting of the Board of Re- gents of the university will be held to- morrow, at 10:30 a: m. to pass on the annual budget of the university.
 Instructor w. M Hart of the English department lectured at the university this afternoon on Some Phases of Ten nysons Life and Art
 Berkeley Council No. sos, National Union, gave very successful entertainment and social this evening in American Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Estuary Pirates Arrested.

OAKLAND. April 1S.-Detectives Ouig- ley and Shorey arrested Robert Melville and Bert Green at the Grove street wharf this morning for burglary. They were aboard the sloop Go Ask Her when taken into custody. They are known as bay
 pirates, and use this craft to conduct their business. Both are old offenders and are well known to the police. They were accused of entering another sIoon and stealing a stove and fixtures, and admit
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
Made His Pantaloons His Bank.

GARLAND, April 1S.-Engineer Fletcher or Seekers Market reported to the police tonight that he had been robbed of s1So. Fletcher hung up his pantaloons when he went to work this morning, and this evening when he was again changing his clothes he missed the money Fletcher lost his earnings once in a bank, and has since carried his spare cash about with hlm An employe has been arrested on
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
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