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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02

 sos Broadway, March 1.
 The citizens of Oakland have a week before them in which to try to se- cure some recognition from one of the two Councilmen, each of whom holds a key to the situation. Much has been said about the fact that Messrs. Bros nahan and Woodward do not consti ute the whole body; and while this is true it is also true that the remain ing four of the six have done just what was expected of them. They did not as did Brosnahan and Woodward, mis- lead the public into believing that they would do other than they have done, and consequently their consistency, ex- ecrable though it be, is acting some what as a shield for them from public 1 indignation.
 1 Next Monday night a large portion of Oakland will be present to see whether honor and decency are more valued by either Woodward or Bros nahan than other things. At that meeting it will not be too late for either man to undo the mischief he has al- ready begun. Messrs. Earl, Heitmann. Watkinson and Henneberry can be | fully depended upon to carry out the part of the programme for which they were elected, and to do which they have been encouraged since election. Woodward and Brosnahan, according to their own stories, by which they at present stand condemned, were not elected for any such purpose, and have caused it to be made known that they intended to be honest when the water question came up. It is a secondary matter as to what caused them to change their intention, but when the infamous ordinance comes back for final passage, they can show which of the two roads that are now open to them they will take.
 The police department is being se-
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VOTING LADIES' INSTITUTE.

Institute No. had an at home in it's headauarters last Friday night, at which Miss Stein, the president, officiated as hostess.
 Institute No. 20 had an open meet ing Wednesday in St, Theresa Hall, when addresses were delivered by Rev. Fathers O'Connell and Brown.
 The following officers of Institute No 3 were installed by Ella Crane. D. D. G. F: Ella Comyns, P. P. Frances Conlan, P; Catherine Slattery and Julia Griffin, ". p: Belle Boyle, T.; Katie Meehan, F. s. {; Anna Daly, R. S.; Jennie Craig, M.; Mrs. Lynch, physician; Susie Murphy, l. G.;
 Young Ladies Institute No. will give a grand Easter entertainment and social on April 20, at Native Sons Hall.
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Louise, the Indian Girl, Is Now With Her Dead
 Lover.
He Was Beaten to Death by a Rival Before Her
 = Eyes.
The Murderer May Go Free. as No Witnesses Are Living to
 Testify.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,-

sos Broadway March l. * Louise Choloco is dead, and although her death is almost as. much of a mur- der as that of her lover, the slayer will proba bly, go free. Louise was the only witness to the frightful tragedy that ended in the death of Antone Silva, and the Indian maiden died yesterday of broken heart
 The girl only lived seventeen years, but into the last few months has been crowded more bitterness than is. seen in many lives with the figures reversed. For two. months the. girl has refused to be comforted. When her lover was being buried she fell. across the casket at the graveside and wept bitterly and refused to be~consoled. She had to be :, carried to a carriage and, from that time the little maiden has ionged for the happy hunting grounds, where her Indian lover had gone before her. Last evening her wish was gratffied;
 The crime that robbed Louise Of her lover was particularly atrocious. She was the belle of the Indian settlement near Pleasanton and had many beauX, but Antone Silva was her choice and she was to marry him. There lived near the camp half-breed named Eu- lalia GonSalVeS, revengeful- fellow who had a bad record. Gonsalves was jealous of Silva, and declared that if he could not-Win the Indian maiden he would prevent. Silva from marrying her. One evening, as Silva and Louise were out for a walk. Gonsalves hid in a hedge, armed with a club. As the lovers passed the half breed rushed out and used his club on Silva's head. He did not cease. till Louise's lover was corpse.
 The frightened girl ran home and her friends captured the murderer in the hills. He was examined and is now awaiting trial in the County Jail. He will probably never have to answer .. for his brutal crime as there was no other witness than the girl.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
ANCIENT ORDER OF FoREsTERs.

Court America at its last held meeting initiated two candidates and F. Behnke was elected delegate to the next subsi- diary high, which Is to meet on the 10th of next Many in Oakland. The same night the court unanimously adopted resolu- tion that as lodge composed of Ameri- can citizens we extend our sympathy to the sorrowng families and friends of those who lost their lives on board of the battie-ship Maine"
 Court Twin Peaks on Washington s birthday gave a grand entertainment and dance. The programme was an ex- cellent one that was greatly enjoyed and w. B. Carpenter, F. c. Douglas and D. H. Wulzen, the committee that had charge of the affair, was praised for its efforts to please.
 Court Star of the West gave an anni- yersary banquet Saturday in California Hall. There was a large number of the members, and as invited guests num- Der of the members of the executive
 The third game of whist between the teams of Court Lincoln and Court Excel sior has been played and it resulted in a victory for Lincoln. The members of that team will dine at the expense of the other team
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COED ATHLETE TRAINING. .-
 Plenty of Candidates for Positions on :. the Basketball Mine.

BERKELEY, March 1.-The coed bas- ;: ket-ball players are in active training for
 their prospective game with Stanford about the end of the present month. The . players have decided to challenge the fair
 athletes of Palo Alto and are anxious to
 have the game played as early as possi- >ble.
 :. Captain Edith Brownsill has a promis- ing squad of candidates for positions on
 the varsity nine. Among those most likely
 to win the coveted honor of playing in : the game with Stanford, and attempting to retrieve the defeat which Berkeley sus- tained two years ago at the hands of the .co-eds in cardinal, are: Goal-throwers, Misses Brownsill, Stoer, Rued and Roller; 'inson. Kelshaw and Voorsanger; centers, :; Misses Griswold, Longmore, Cation, : +Hanscom and Linscott..
 : Regents Terms Expire
 BERKELEY, March 1-Considerable :: speculation is being indulged in at the
 will appoint to succeed Regents J. West : Martin and George T. Marye on the
 Board of Regents. Their terms expire
 to-day, but according to the State law
 they will hold office until their successors are appointed Regent Martin has been a member of the board for twenty-six years
 Many believe that both will be reap
 pointed.
 Berkeley News Notes. = BERKELEY, March 1-The Town Trus- tees last nlSnC passed an OrOlnance max
 ing 1t necessary for a person desiring to give ball or an all-night party to secure a permit from the marshal and president of the town board. The board also com :mended Marshal Lloyd for his recent cru sade against cigar dealers who were se- cretly selling liquor, and recommended that~State aid be invoked to enforce the "niile limit law"
 The academic council will meet next Friday morning. The petition of several hundred students for the repeal of the recent change in. the schedule of recita- tions will probably be acted upon. A number of members of the faculty have come out in opposition to the new sche- dule. Professor Noorsanger will deliver to- morrow afternoon, at 3:20 o'clock, the fifth of a series of lectures on old Testament : history. His subject will be From. Solo, mon to the Captivity"
 Superintendent of Streets Guy H. Chick has recommended to the Town Trustees that water for street sprinkling be ob- tained from a well in East Berkeley from which flows 15,000 gallons of water a day. The. prospective scarcity of water obtain able from the regular sources Of supply would otherwise make sprinking impossl- ble, ard Superintendent Chick declares that unless the streets are sprinkled they will be greatly damaged.
 .. Next Friday at 11:30 o'clock baseball game will be played on the college camp us between team composed of college Journalists from the Californian and Oc- cident and a nine picked from the track athletic team. Coach Cochran will urn- pire the game.
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The Management Deny That They Will Lose
 Any Money.
The Report of Wrangling Among the Directors Is
 Also Untrue.
men wf1l Take Possession To-Day.

With the exception of the opening night and the Maine benefit, the largest crowd that has yet attended the Min ing Fair was present yesterday. The attendance of school children and ladies in the afternoon was by far the largest of any, and the features were the most pleasing. At night the League of the Cross Cadets under the command of Colonel W. P. Sullivan attended four teen companies strong with their band. After they had paraded around the Pa vilion, Company A, under the command of Captain F. S. Brady, gave an exhi- bition drill. Lawrence, the trick bicy- cle rider, and the Lazello Brothers were the features last night.
 The management of the fair is very indignant over a report published in one of the afternoon papers, in which it Is stated that the fair has been a financial failure. Assistant Superin- tendent Buckley said last night:
 There is absolutely no truth in the statement as published in the Bulle- tin. We do not expect to lose cent, and if there is any loss 1t will be insig-
 nif1cantly small. There has been no
 wrangling among the directors of the fair
 This evening the Ancient Order of
 United Workmen will be in attendance at the fair. The exercises will consist of parade, short speeches and com-
 petitive drill. The following is the pro-
 gramme:
 7:30 D. m.-Parade from Stockton and Geary streets in the following order: Platoon of Police W Ra of From the Mining Fair. Grand Marshal, C. s. Curtis. Past Grand Master Workmen. A. O. U. W. Committee of Arrangements-M. H. Sheppard Lewis Leonard. Morris Marcus and W. ii. Daniels.
 each division to contain eight lodges. and all lodges to be assigned position according to
 Mount Hamilton drill team will be stationed
 between divisions one and twoi and Prosperity
 drill team between third and fourth division. Miss Matte Luce Mascot. ART GALLERY. S:15 D. m.-Reception to the Grand Officers, Past Grand Master Workmen and all A. o. II. w. members by Grand Master Workman Will
 liam Winter, assisted by the Ladies of the De-
 s:8O p. m.-Address of welcome by P. G. M. Workman W; H. Barnes, followed by five dan and Judge George H. Bahrs. Master of Ceremonies. Grand Master Workman Winter P. NJ p. m.-Mount Hamilton Drill Team in exhi- bition floor work.
 | The following is the musical pro- gramme for this evening: | Overture, Merry Wives of Windsor" Nicholas | Paraphrase of Spanish chant. Hardy l Scenes from ''The Serenade' Herbert Solo for Xylophone .............-........-... James Reed. l Fantasie, "A Hibernan Bouquet ..... .Kappey Intermission.
 Songs of Tosti. Godfrey Walter B. Rogers Serenade for flute and trombone. Titl Messrs. Bridges and Tobin. | March, Mount Shasta, "............-....E Flames
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fifty-vara at the northeast corner or De- visadero .and" Fulton streets the prices prices were as follows. Corner lot. 3l;6xllo, S9690s : three lots on Devisadero street, ZoXlIe each, S3200, $2S00 and $2S00; lot on Devisa- dero street, 25x137:6,. $2900; lot on Fulton street, 27:6xl12:6, S265O. Tn addItiono ieIl ar offer Of $25O0 was made for a. lot, 24:6x 1876, on the north side of Ellis street, 222:s west of Steiner, and one of $5oOO TOT a a lot on the west side of Lag9na street, iD feet north of Vallejo, 30x6S;9. with. exten, sion of 12:6x56:3, on which are two small flats. :..,,
 The Grove Street Theater property will be offered at auction by Madison:& Burke next Thursday. The estate of Mrs. Eliza beth Moxley will be sold at the same time. Both pieces of property have been previously described. - -.
 :-: WHERE CASH IS KING. The George F. Mitchell lot, fronting 50 feet on Turk street, 70 east of Taylor, and running back 77:6 feet to Opal place has been purchased by Mayor. Phelan :: for nearly sS70oe Thomas Magee diSin x sons tbs fns Morrison and Lynch lets on Turk ana Market streets bought by Phelan last year and makes the Turk street frontage
 Magee & Sons were also the brokers in the sale of the property on the northwest Patrick Walsh to W. E. Dean: The lot Is 25xS0 and the" reported price paid about S13.000.
 Last month the San Francisco Savings
 
 the Turleck irrigation district at prices ranging from $20 downward. -. BY THE CARRIER PIGEON
 The Mccarthy Company has of late built and sold several small houses in the Sunnyside district, It. will soon open for sale in lots: ten of the best blocks in the district. s- s:::-+
 Property owners in the Potrero will re- new. their efforts for more electric lights : Charles E.:IGreene, secretary of the Crocker Estate Company, has had. plans prepared for a s450O summer residence at San Mateo.. '~.:-.. ... ->.:
 W. Knopf will erect six two-story frame dwellings on the corner of Leavenworth and Chestnut streets at a cost of 80 900:
 Bateman Bros. have been granted until October 1 to complete the Hall of Justice The building operations on this structure are now almost a matter of ancient his tory and recall to mind Macaulays fam -ous lines of a New Zealander in the cen turies unborn sitting on the ruins of#Lon- don bridge. :;'.. *..f:-. -:
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Proposed Amendments That Will Be Acted On by the City Trustees Next Monday

ALAMEDA March 1.-The City Trus- tees held an executive session last night and among other matters considered the proposed changes in the license ordi- rance The following changes were sub mitted and discussed and will come up for final action on Monday evening next:
 For circuses the fee will be from $25 to S-J0 day, according to the admission fee charged and whether there are re served seats or not. Bill posters must pay $25 per annum and handbil distrib- uters $10 for the first two employees and and manufacturers will be required to pay only g 50 a year for each wagon. Peddlers must pay s6G per year and liquor dealers sending wagons here to de- liver goods at retail must pay s100 per an mum. Drummers, solicitors and salesmen
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
CROWS PRIZE COMES NEARER Is Confident That an Old Hermit Left Him His
 Estate. Peter ChriStensen's Will Is Now in the Dead-Letter
 Office. A Stockton Mystery That Has a Solution In This
 County.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, March l.
 A story from Stockton, published in to-day's Call, throws some light on a claim recently made by Andrew Crow of Haywards. It concerns the disposi- tion of an estate valued at over $10O, 900 left by an old bachelor named Peter Christensen.
 For many years "Old Pete" as he was known, lived lonely life on his ranch near Waterloo, in San Joaquin County. He died a few weeks ago and so far as is known no heirs are living in this country. The Public Admins trator is now in charge of the estate, no will having been found. It is known that the old man had a will prepared some time ago, but no one in San Joa- quin knows what 1t contains.
 It is now stated that "Old Pete" made will several years ago and left all his property to the late Judge Baldwin of Stockton. Since the death of the Judge the document was mailed to Christen- sen, and after lying in the postoffice at Stockton for thirty days it was sent to the Dead Letter Office at Washington, where it is now.
 Efforts are being made to get the im- portant document and it is said that it will give large bequests to old friends of the eccentric miSer.
 The oldest friend of the eccentric rancher is Andrew Crow of Haywards, who is poor man. He tells a romantic story and says he is undoubtedly the beneficiary under the will of Peter Christensen. Crow says that a long time ago his father was good to two little orphans-Peter Christensen and his sister. Peter went into the world but never married. He was successful and soon accumulated valuable prop erty. He lived with his sister till she died and after her death he notified Andrew Crow, the son of his benefac-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
EAST HALL ACCEPTED.
A New $18,o0o Building Erected on the Berkeley Campus.

BERKELEY, March. 1.-The grounds and buildings committee of the board of regents this afternoon formally accepted East Hall, the new classroom building from Contractor Dahlberg., The new building is a three-story wooden structure and stands between the library and the chemistry building on the upper campus. The building cost 7,6SO and was built in less than seven months, the contract hay ing been let on August Is, 1897.
 The new building will considerably re- lieve the over-crowding of the other and industrial art departments will be moved from the civil engineering and mechanics buildings, the biological lab oratOry from the chemistry building, some of the physics laboratories from south Hall and the ladies lunchroom from North Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02

from house to house must pay s15, The general business license will be B 50, with $2 50 for each wagon used. Wagons with 3-inch tires or under will be $10 per an- must pay $50 instead of $10 as now. Street cars s, instead of $2 50, for each car, and the gas company s250, instead of $50 as al present.
 Water Rates.
 ALAMEDA, March 1.-The City Trus- tees at their meeting last evening adopted water rates for the ensuing year. There was no protest by any one and conSum- CTS have little complaint to make. The rate for domestic use is 30 cents per 1OOt gallons, with a minimum charge of Sl a month per meter. The only change made was in the supply for city use in sprink- and for school use. This was cut from 90 cents to 15 cents per 1000 gallons. Otherwise the rates were unchanged.
 An Old Man Robbed.
 ALAMEDA, March 1-The house of Charles Stehn, at the corner of Jefferson and Market streets, in a remote portion of the city. was entered some time yester- day during the absence of the proprietor and robbed of some articles of triflinS value. It Is only a few weeks since the pretended he wanted a drink of water and who stole $56 in coin that was hidden under pillow. Stehn is reputed to be well off, and to this fact Is doubtless due the visits of the thieves.
 Alameda News Notes.
 ALAMEDA, March 1.-The Board of Education and the citizens committee on the overcrowded condition of the schools will meet this evening at the City Hall. The police made forty-nine arrests in February, of which only one was for drunkenness, twenty-five were for violat- ing city ordinances, ten for disturbing the peace, and four for vagrancy.
 A large class will be presented to Bishop Nichols next Sunday morning at Christ Church for confirmation.
 August Fromm, of 5l0 Haight avenue, a pioneer of this city. died to-day in the Fabiola Hospital, Oakland, from com bfnation of diseases He was a native of Germany and 70 years of age. He leaves one son and a daughter.
 Postmaster Leydecker took charge of the postoffice to-day, with Charles Mars ton as deputy.
 The Unitarian Club.
 ALAMEDA, March 1.-The regular fort nightly meeting of the Unitarian Club will be held in the parlors of that church to- morrow evening. The principal event will be talks their experiences in Alaska and on the Klondike by w. M. Rank and Charles G. Yale. These will be illustrated by views taken by the travellers.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
Endeavorers at Work.

OAKLAND, March 1.-The coming State convention of the Christian Endeavorers at Los Angeles. June. 23 to 26, was the theme discussed at the meeting of the Oakland City Union last night and it was decided to entertain all delegates en route who pass through this city by rail. The transportation manager for Northern and Central California will ask the Golden Gate Union of San Francisco to do the same with those who go to that city to take the steamer ,,11 IT. The Junior County noon at 2:3O o'clock in the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Nellie Blessing -Eyster will make an address and the boys and girls will read papers on Temperance work
 A Question of Charter.
 OAKLAND, March 1-John Davidson charged with forgery, appeared in the Po, lice Court to-day for his preliminary ey amination The complaint alleges that the dn onlon National Bank is organized un- thought that it was possible that 1t might be chartered under the Federal laws. Da- Vloson lndorsed check and deposited it in his name and afterward withdrew fhe amount.
 Livermore Water Rates.
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The Town Trus- tees of Livermore fixed the water rate iast esening The event h passed off without was cut $1 per month. Formerly if was B, but the present rate Is g. While there is little change the average is the same T1- pany's officials was present at the meet ing.
 Builders Exchange Disbands.
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The Ruilders. Exchange has given up it's commodious rooms in the Kelsey block on Tenth street and the place is being vacated. The lack of interest and the failure of the mem bers to pay their dues is assigned as the opened in the rear of Pierce's hardware store, where the secretary will have his desk.
 Charter Freeholders' Election.
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The ordinance providing for a charter freeholders' cleo ton on June g was passed by the Coun- cil last night and immediately signed by the Mayor. The vote on this ordinan berry, Derry Rowe, Upton, Woodward WdU; aennei and Pringle: -Brosnahan, Heitman. Earl and Watkinson.
 Now for the Courts.
 OAKLAND. March 1.-Mayor Thomas to-day signed the anti-stamp ordinance and the Merchants hxchange promise to see that q test case is carried into the court The representative of the local concern stated that they would continue to do business lie believes that the
 Divorce and Alimony.
 OAKLAND. March Mrs. Elwood Cameron was granted a divorce from her husband this afternoon on the ground of willful neglect, and given permission to resume her maiden name, Lottie Gunther. The decree ordered the husband to pay her s25 per month permanent alimony. 10 date from January l. 1898.
 Beginning of McGinnis' Trial.
 OAKLAND. March 1.-The jury was se- cured to-day and the hrst witness placed Ginnis, charged, with James Bryan. with the killing of Deputy Constable Dennis A. Cronin on May 27th
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
THE EXEMPTS.

At the last held meeting of the board of officers having the distribution of the fund for the relief of the veterans of the Fire Department of volunteer days the sum of s9g3 was allowed 10 be distributed among sixty-two beneficiaries who by reason of old age or physical disability have become incapacitated from earning a livelihood.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02
Grand Jury to Act.

OAKLAND. March 1.-Ex-Police Officer O'Hara. a candidate for reappointment when the last ten men were selected, was before the Grand Jury this afternoon. The question of money being used at that time is supposed to be the cause of this visit. The matter is to be thoroughly investigated by the inquisitorial body. The recent talk of poodle in the City Councfl is also to be looked into. Several members of the Grand Jury have been making quiet inquiries along that line and are ready to take the matter up at an carly day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02

tor, that at his death he would leave his property to the Crow family. Crow has the letters from Christensen and is confident that when the will is found he will get what the old rancher prom i-1l It.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-02

In the last few years the. cultivation of the silkworm has made considerable progress in Bulgaria; the Ministry of Finance and Agriculture having dis tributed large quantities of eggs at a price of about 2S Sd per ounce. .s... :
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For San Jose. Los ,lGatos 6 Santa Cruz

steamer Aiviso leaves Pier daily Sundays excepted) at 10 a nl. Alviso daily Saturdays excepted) at p. m. Freight and Passengers. Fare between San Francisco and Alviso. soc; to San Jose, 75c. Clay street. Pier l. fl North First street. San Jose.