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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
MILE.LIMIT
 LAW ENFORCED
Berkeley Cigar Dealers Ar rested for Selling IntOxi-
 eating Liquors.
The offenders to Be Vigorously Prosecuted Under the State
 Law.

BERKELEY, Feb. 15.-Marshal Rich ard Lloyd made raid on a number of Berkeley cigar stores this afternoon, and as a result four men-Jake Mohr, E. E. Toby, James Overall and Charles Schu- man-were arrested for selling intoXicat- ing liquor in violation of the mile limit law. Toby, Mohr and Overall are pro- prietors of cigar stores in which beer and whisky in various amounts were found. Schuman is driver for the Viking Bot ting Company. Marshal Lloyd arrested him for selling a half dozen bottles of lager to Jake Mohr. For some time past he has been selling in Berkeley con sidera ble quantity of beer said to be non intoxicating.
 The first formal complaint that the mile limit law was being violated, was made by Marshal Lloyd last night in his report to the Town Trustees. He stated that the cigar stores in East Berkeley, with a single exception, while ostensibly engaged in a legitimate busi- trade by selling intoxicating liquors. Many also,'' he added, "carry on gamb- ling, not to very great extent, but enough to lead young men to bad hab- its. In view of the fact that the pro- prietors of the places mentioned do not live within the law, it becomes the duty of your honorable board to take some action toward suppressing the evil" President Richards emphasized the ne cessity of immediately suppressing the evil, and after consultation with Trus- tees Hoff and Frame of the License Com mittee, to-day's action was decided upon
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

Steamers s,., leave Broadway wharf. Asa. For ports in Alaska. 10 a. m. Feb. 5. 10. 26 %, and every fifth day thereafter
 For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle. Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellngham Bay, Wash.). 10 a. nl., Feb. 5, 10. 15, 20, 25. and every fifth day thereafter connecting at Seattle with com- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma with N P. Ky, at Vancouver with c. P. Ky.
 For Eureka Humboldt Bay). steamer Ho- mer, 10 a. m.. Feb. 13 1s. 25. March 3, g. IS. 21 27 and every sixth day thereafter
 For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon. Ca- yucos Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gavi- ota. Santa Barbara. Ventura. Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro Gos Angelesl and Newport, 2 a. m, Feb; 2 {; 10. A. is a. as. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo Clos Angeles), n a. m.. Feb. 1. B. l2. 16 20 24 as and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada, Magdaiena Bay San Jose del Cabc. Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz Santa Ro- salia and Guaymas (Mex.) 10 a. m. March 6, April 8, and 2d of each month thereafter.
 The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing.
 TICKET OFFICE-Palace Hotel. New Montgomery st.
 GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Gen. Agts.,
 10 Market st. San Francisco.
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to philanthropfc enterprises such as SUD- porting home where girls, homeless and parentless, may go and be cared for and gwen healthy environments.
 There are 1O6 young women in the home paying their way, which makes the homo sself-supporting. The employment bureau has given work to 113 young women and found homes for. five during the year past. Three of the annual members have died during the year. The donors to the institution during the past year were MT. and Mrs. Anson BarStow, Gas Light and Heat Company. Mrs. J. P. Ames. Mrs. F. Hutchison, Mrs. T.. w. Morgan, Mrs. T. R. Beck, Mrs. A. Stone, Mrs. D. ". c. Gaskill, Mrs. A. c. Henry Mrs. Will liam Gregory, Mrs. J. M. Halstead, Mrs. J. M. Page, Mrs. E. H. Burbank, .ciss Mcclure. Miss Mcclellan. Mrs. J. Moir, Miss Violet Wakefield, Miss Davis, Mrs w.. A Jacobs. Mrs. Reese B. Thompson and Mrs. William Kirk.
 The treasurer reported receipts from boarders, S3964 90; legacy from Mrs. H. G. Moves, $500: annual membership fees, SIT; year book. $73. The total disburse- ments were s4S46 50 Of this $S146 30 was for household expenses, $500 for salary of matron and secretary; s20S for paperng and tinting, $143 65 for taxes and S157 2S for new carpets. The new year finds them with S1007 94 on hand, which is over $500 more than they had year ago.
 A luncheon was served and the after- noon spent in social way. Mrs. Browne gave some views gathered in the East and was followed by Miss Eriery Miss E. M. Holbrook and Miss Cozier.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
WATER RATES.
The Trustees Decide That They Shall Remain the Same as Last
 Year

ALAMEDA, Feb 15.-The City Trustees met as a committee of the whole last evening to discuss the matter of water rates. The trustees evinced no dispo sition to lower the rates paid by private consumers, although an argument was made to show that such a reduction might be made and still leave the com pany a good rate of interest on its in- vestment. The manager of the com pany asked that the price paid by the city for fire hydrants be increased. He alleged that during the past eleven years the company had put into it's plant over s11 900 more than it had taken out, and he also said that it had been put to great expense by the damage done to its pipes from electrolysis. He also said that out of the 2700 consumers in the city there were 1900 who last month did not pay as much as s1 each for water.
 The matter was discussed fully and fin- ally the trustees refused to raise the rate paid by the city or reduce that paid by consumers, adopting the same sched uie as last year. This calls for 90 cents per 1000 gallons to private parties. S1 min imum; for street sprinkling, 15 cents per 1000 gallons; flush tanks, $1, and hydrants, sl. These figures give quite general sat- iSfactiOn,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
DEATH OF BROTHER CIANAN. For Forty Years Christian Brother
 and a Prominent Educator.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-Brother Cianan of the Christian Brothers, a man we'll and favorably known throughout the State and in the East, passed away yesterday at St. Mary's College, where he had been teaching for a number of years. His death was expected. as he had been fail- ing gradually for several months.
 The deceased was known in the world as James Griffin, and was born in County Clare, Ireland, 64 years ago. He came to America at the age of IS, and soon after ward became a member of the Christian Brothers. He held most of the prominent positions of the order during his religious career. He came to California in 1868, be- ing among the first of his order to reach the State. Before starting he held the po- sition of professor of mathematics in Rock Hill College and in Massachusetts College In 1874 he opened Sacred Heart College as it's first president. Later he became principal in the Sacramento In- stitute and was several times director of St. Mary's College.
 He leaves sister, Mrs. H. Crane, and a nephew, George J. Crane, of San Fran cisco, to mourn his loss. Requiem mass and funeral services will be held at the college Thursday morning at g o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
Will Try to Beat the Re- lief Train to Dawson
 City.
Meantime His Lovely Home in Oakland Is De-
 serted.
Banker Henshaw Satisfied That MT. Gates Is Man Of
 Honor.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

sos BrOaQWay, ' FeD. Io.
 Mir. Gates, perhaps better known as "Swiftwater Bill" has undertaken contract to beat the Government relief expedition to the Klondike. Swiftwater declares he can get to Dawson Clty first. and is confident that his dogs Will beat Uncle Sam's reindeer.
 In a few days MT Gates Will return to Oakland and the steamer he has been East to purchase will come around the Horn and will be here in plenty of time to be at the mouth of the Yukon when navigation opens. Gates will not walt for this, however, for he intends to go across the pass and take load of pro- visions with him and have depot built ready to receive the cargo or his steamer.
 MT. Gates is a determined fellow" said Banker Will c. Henshaw of this city, who sold Swiftwater his $25,OOO home. and when he undertakes a pro- feet il is pretty sure that he will carry it through He will organize an expedi- ton as soon as he returns and will take thirty able men north with him. He will look after them and guarantee them work after they arrive there. He sees that if he can get a supply of goods to Dawson City ahead of the Govern ment train he can do a good thing and he can be depended upon to get there. We shall have our steamer out here by the middle of May and it will at once be loaded and sent north.
 By the time the cargo gets up the river MT. Gates Banker Henshaw never says 'SwiftwaterD will have gone in over the pass and erected our depot. We have made inquiry and find that Mir. Gates stands very high in Alaska. One man tells us that he has loaned him large sums at times without the scratch of a pen, and you know that is even more than an Oakland banker would do,' and MT. Henshaw smiled.
 There Is some curiosity as to what MT. Gates will do with his beautiful Oakland mansion. He bought it before the honeymoon was at its zenith, and mainly because Mrs. Swiftwater thought it would be pleasant to have a residence on this aristOcratic side of the bay. Now the Gates troubles are so diversified that society does not know whether to congratulate itself or not. One thing is now regarded as certain, and that is, that when MT. Gates gave out that he was worth S1,S00,000, he did not underestimate his assets.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
WILL BURN
 THE EVIDENCE Mattie's Sensation Will Be BIotted Out For
 ever.
Many Apologies Said to Be
 Now Due to Rev. Dr.. Mclean.
Those Who Called Him a Viper Have Duty Yet to Per-
 form
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 T

sos Broadway, Feb. 15.
 When Rev. pr. J. K. Mclean returns from Boston, where he is at present, the c. o. Brown scandal will end with a little bonfire. if the majority of the Bay Conference Committee has it's way.
 The action taken yesterday at Chi Cago is received with great satisfaction by the many supporters of Dr. Mclean in this city, where he was pastor for twenty five years.
 In Dr. McLean's study Is the cele- brated affidavit of Matte Overman that the doctor has protected so carefully for over a year. It is said to be a con vincing document, but its contents will never be made known for the commit tee, being now vindicated, is anxious to have the condemning document burned, so that it can never be heard from again.
 The latter clause of the resolution passed yesterday at Chicago is particu- larly gratifying to the Bay Conference as it is a clear apology for the action of the Chicago Conference in receiving into it's membership a man who was under suspension of a coordinate assO- citation.
 When pr. Mclean returns" said an officer of the First Congregational Church to-day, there should be more apologies made to him. When the case was being heard in Oakland Dr. Me Lean was assailed most mercilessly by people who should not have permitted their confidence in him to be shaken by a man like c. O. Brown. He has been shamefully persecuted throughout and was actually called a viper at Chica- go. Now that the matter has been strengthened out some people have yet a duty to perform
 Dr. Mclean is now in Boston and will not be home for some time. He will probably stay at Chicago on his way home and receive in person the apol- ogies from those who six months ago hissed at him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
ALAMEDA IS
 NOT so SLOW Seems to Have Worked Fife ctively on MT.
 Alger.
Many Big Changes Are Now Contemplated in the
 HarbOr.
The Hope for the Tidal Canal Not So Dim as It Was a Month
 Ago.
Oakland Office San Francisco Can,


 There is much doubt regarding the future of the harbor east of Webster street bridge and the Alamedans are congratulating themselves that they have obtained partial victory. Ger tain it is that the prospects are not so good as they were three months ago for the completion of the Oakland har- bor before anything is done with the tidal canal
 Apparently the War Department, if it has not changed it's mind, is at least taking more time to think. Only a small portion of the money available is to be spent in the near future, and now comes the startling intelligence that the improvements east of the bridges, tidal canal and all, will not be taken up until Congress decides what shall be done.
 There is a big difference between the specifications as they were sent to Washington, and as they returned. All that related to East Oakland had been cut out and only reduced portion of the work west of the bridges was left in. The bids that are now asked will be opened on March 10, and call for the removal of enough mud to deepen the channel to twenty feet. The bids will be opened by Major Heuer, who is in charge of the work, Colonel Suter. of course being general supervisor of all harbor improvements on the coast.
 Now the question has arisen, Why these changes from the recommenda- tion of Colonel Suter? The money was appropriated by Congress some time ago and is now available U the amount of $666, 900, not more than 25 per cent to be expended in one year. The work out lined in the specifications on which bids are now asked will not cost nearly one years maximum allowance, and it is very evident that the hopes of the Oak land advocates have received a setback, while Alamedas continued protest ap- tary Alger
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

talked too much" He evidently de- sired The Call to get him out Of scrape of his own making by contra dieting for him statement which he would not contradict himself.
 In his tortuous efforts at escaping from the responsibility for his words MT. Crocker has brought MT. Hugh M. Burke of The Call into the. controversy without any reason at all. MT. Burke was not the reporter who 1ntervieWeo MT. Crocker, and accordingly could not and did not know whether he had been correctly reported or not. MT. Burke is at present out of the city, but his an- SWer to the statements concerning him in Mr. Crocker's letter is made in the following telegram:
 HOTEL CORONADO, Cal, Feb. 15;-I never told Henry Crocker, or any other one. that The Call did the Wine Associa- tion injustice. I did not wriN and have not read the article complained or. when directed by The Call to see Thomas, the lawyer, 1 went to the law office with MT. Crocker, who went there to square him. self, and simply remarked that if The Call had misquoted any one 1t would see
 HUGH M. BURKE. The Call takes no partisan view Of the unfortunate controversy between the Wine Makers Corporation and the California Wine Association. It would like to see the two bodies working to- gether in harmony for the welfare of that important industry of the State. and has therefore an interest in bring ing about a settlement of their differ enceS but no interest whatever in their contests. It sought the interview with MT. Crocker for no other object than of obtaining information concerning the outlook for wine prices. That in- formation 1t desired for the instruction of the general public, as the subject is one of considerable importance to a large number of people.
 Neither the city editor of The Call nor the reporter sent out on the detail knew anything about the Kohler case. MT. Crocker was not asked anything about it. He volunteered the informa- ton and gave it as an essential portion of his interview, because he made it the basis of his argument that the affairs of the association have been steadily on the decline" To have omitted it from the interview would have been to remove the whole foundation of many of his most important state ments.
 The Call has given Mir. Crocker every opportunity to set himself right. It has offered to correct anything which he would expressly assert to have been in error in the report of his talk. It has offered to publish any statement he would make on the subject. He has declined both offers, and has given no explanation except to say I have talked too much.' Now he has taken to writing letters which make the mat ter worse. He that talks too much gets one foot in it and has trouble. but he that writes too much gets in it with both feet and is lost
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
YOUNG SHARKEY
 RESTS CLIFFORD The San Francisco Boy Puts the Vallejo Pugilist to
 Sleep. Lively Contests Held at the Reliance Clubs Gentlemen's
 Night.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 910 Broadway, Feb. 15.
 A large audience enjoyed the Reliance Clubs gentlemen's night this evening" The entertainment opened with a selec- ton by the club orchestra. Following this were the preliminaries, which were un- usually good.
 The first preliminary was three-round go between Jake Baumgarten and John Dalton, followed by another three-round go between Lon Agnews and Charles I've. Then Tommy Ryan and Henry Baker boxed three very scientific rounds Billy Jordan acted as master of ceremonies. The first of the main events was four round go between Dick Condon and Jack McMahon of San Francisco. Frank Ce- reni acted as referee. The first round was very tame, the second and remain ing rounds were all in favor of McMa- hon.
 McMahon got the decision. The next event was an eight-round go between Martie McCue of New York and Tank Savage of Vallejo. McCue weighed l25 pounds and was seconded by Henry Ba- Savage weighed l33 and was Seconded by Jack Burns. Jim Lewis and Jim Casey. Billy Hughes acted as referee. The first round was rather tame. In the second round McCue landed several good punches without any return. Savage did not not seem to be able to land on McCue. The third, fourth and remaining rounds were all very much in favor of McCue, who wanted. The referee, of course, gave McCue the decision.
 The last event of the evening was an eight-round go between Billy Clifford of
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
Beginning of the Trouble.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-Josiah P. Ames was the only witness to-day in the suit of his sister againsts him to recover rail- road bonds. He told how she had cared for him in his youth, and in her old age he had been asked to care for her prop erty. He then went into detail regarding the various sums of money he had re- ceived. He said the letter referred to in the complaint was one from his wife to her son, Everett, in which she stated that she and her daughter were in arrears to the Ebell Society and would be sus- pended if it were not paid. She asked him to take S10 from the rent money and pay the dues. She had declared that his wife was teaching Everett to steal This angered nm, i1 ana ne tola her if she or his wife and children she was lying She clenched her list and cried. You are a liar-a liar-a liar" He apologized in the evening. The rents referred to were his, he said, and not Mrs. Harris. The case will be continued tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
A. D. WILDEh's FUNERAL.
A Special Train and Boat Will Be
 Run for Those Who Attend.

OAKLAND, Feb. 15.-The services over the remains of the late A. D. Wilder will be held at the First Congregational Church tomorrow at Il o'clock Rev. c. R. Brown will officiate and male quar- tet from San Francisco will furnish the music. There will be fifteen honorary pallbearers. ten from the Southern Pa cific officers, and five personal friends. The casket-bearers will be selected from the oldest engineers and conductors of the division over which MT. Wilder has been so long superintendent.
 Interment will take place at Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo County. A special train will carry the party from this city to the cemetery via Peralta street slip and the ferry steamer Tran sit. The cars will be the regular fun eral cars of the cemetery. No change will be necessary for the trip
 Telegrams of condolence have been re- ceived by the stricken family from c. P. Huntington, General Manager Efutt- schnitt and other officials of the road. Milton Wilder, the aged father of the deceased is confined to his bed with an attack similar to that suffered by his son. He will be unable to attend the funeral and is considered to be in a dan gerous condition. He is S6 years of age, . fact which makes his illness the more critical.
 Mrs. Wilder is prostrated from the shock of her husbands death and is un- der the physicians care.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
LEGALITY OF THE
 "SMALL BOOK
To Be Tested in a Suit Filed Against the City by Albert
 l.. Myers.
Plaintiff Alleges That He Was Ille- gally Imprisoned and Slandered
 by Detecuves.

The legality of the police small book and the right of detectives and patrolmen to arrest without a warrant and imprison on suspicion will be tested in a suit filed yesterday by Albert L. Myers against the city, the Chief of Police, Detectives Ryan and O'Dea, and various prison keepers captains and sergeants. He wishes to re- cover s2O 900 damages for illegal imprison- ment and slander
 Myers was arrested on the 18th ult., by Ryan and O'Dea, it is alleged under or ders issued by Chief Lees, and he was detained in the tanks" of the City Prison on suspicion of having held up and robbed William Petit, a laborer, on the night of December 26, 1S97
 The plaintiff alleges that he Is innocent of the crime charged to him and his ar rest was without warrant of law; that he was forced into a cell occupied by four notorious criminals, and was detained there from 9:30 a. m. until D. m. on Jan- uary 13 last, when he was released; that while he was incarcerated Ryan and O'Dea referred to him as a crook and a forger who had committed the crime of robbery.
 By reason of his Imprisonment and the remarks of the detectives Myers claims he has been damaged to the extent of $20, 900 and he asks for Judgment in that amount.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
Auction Sales
EMIL COIN. Auctioneer.

Office warerooms 7S5 Mission st.: tel Clay 47 s4o00 of Stationery, Periodicals and School Sup plies I will sell THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY). Thursday and Friday. February IS, IT and IS, 1898, at Il each day, at 713 LARKIN STREET, the entire stock contained in the above store, formerly belonging to Mir. Eintracht. This stock consists of everything appertaining to a first-class store, also one National cash regis ter, nickel plated showcases, counters. shelv- ing, etc
 Also FRIDAY. February 1s 1898, at No Give avenue, I will sell at p. m., on account of Mir. Eintraehts departure for the East the elegant and costly furniture of the above resi- dence.
 N B-The showcases. register and fixtures will be sold on Thursday at F o'clock. Also ono fine horse and buggy will be sold at the same time. For particulars see Chronicle.
 EMIL COIN, Auctioneer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
BerkeleV News Notes

BERKELEY, Feb 15.-A baseball game between the Occident and Californian staffs will be played on the university campus next Friday morning at :15 The student journalists of the college daily want a chance to even athletic honors with the Occident team, who defeated them in a football game last fall.
 Melville DoZier '9S will lead the college Y. M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon at Stiles Hall: His subject will be "Paul's Con- version"
 The Sunset Telephone Company has of fered to furnish Berkeley with a fire alarm system of thirty telephones in diff ferent parts of the town, for $60 a month. The company agrees also to connect each of the 230 subscribers in Berkeley with the alarm system.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

BERKELEY, Feb. 15.-The sophomore class at the university elected w. Bout well Dunlap to edit the Blue and Gold next year. The newly elected editor of the college annual has taken a prominent part in the history of the class. He was elected temporary chairman of the class when 1t entered college, was a member of the freshman glee committee and the sophomore hop committee. He is a member of the Philosophical Union and is exchange editor of the college daily Irwin J. Muma was unanimously chosen business manager of the annual.