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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
AUCTION SALES. :. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE Aa AT @ 1892 Mission Street, Corner Fourteenth,
 THIS DAY. THURSDAY. Y..:......... March. 3.1S9S. at II A. M. Contents of NeweIl's Stables and Carr
 riaee Repository. : We will sell the contents of above stables. consisting of horses carriages wagons, hug- Sale positive.
 SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Office 327 Sixth Live Stock Auctioneers.

Bells " Murphy's Gold King, Vaughn & Gibson.s Freda vs. L. Austin's Douglas. The special match race between the dogs ;O'Grady and Master Jack will be held at the park some time during the day.
 It was announced last evening at the meeting that the club had made special arrangements with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to run special trainst to the coursing park on Saturday and Sun day. landing passengers at the entrance to the park.
 The San Francisco and San Mateo line will run cars every ten minutes to the Union Park and provide special accom- modations for the comfort and convent ence of sportsmen.
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BERKELEY,s BOY BURGLARS.
Petty Expectations by Bold Youths
 of the University Town.

BERKELEY, March "A number of small boys of Berkeley are making things lively for the local peace officers. Yes terday afternoon two youths, Alfred and Clarence Wilson, aged 12 and E years respectively, were taken to the County Jail at Oakland by Deputy Marshal Raw son.and were charged with having broken into the West Berkeley Postofflce ana stolen a quantity of pennies and candy belonging to Miss C. Teague, the Post mistress.
 " To-day warrants were issued for the ar rest of two more West Berkeley lads named Stutts- and Covest. They are ac- Gpsed of having also entered Miss Ieagues store and stolen number of
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A BOND ELECTION CALLED. Berkeleyans to Vote on the Question
 of New High School.

BERKELEY. March 2-The Board of Education of Berkeley last night decided to call an election on the question of bonding the town for s60 900 for the erec- tlon or new High School building. The election will: be held on Saturday, March 26, between a. m. and sunset. ". H. Waste and Albert Bay were appointed judges and D. G: Madden inspector of the logg School building.
 The bonds proposed to be issued will
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Alameda News Notes

ALAMEDA, March "A windmill. tank and platform on the premises of Thomas White at 2z2S Pacific avenue, collapsed yesterday afternoon. flooding the yard and filling 1t with debris.
 Robert B. Mitchell, former saloon keeper of this city. is suffering from blood poisoning. He scratched one of his heels in some unexplained manner and his leg swelled in consequence so that for a time serious consequences were feared
 The dog poisoner has been at work in this city for some time. and number of valuable animals have been lost.
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will be found on their side. Is there any ground for this hope?"
 ''I believe that my course so far has been for the best interests of the people. The proposed rates are much less than those of 1894, and I think that capital should be given a fair return on its invest ment.
 Tn 1894 there was no competi- tion, and consequently there can be no justice in comparing the rates that prevailed then and the present rates"
 Don't you think that if the companies charged what they are allowed to under the pres ent rate they would derive ann pie revenue on their investment? They have cut the legal rates any where from 25 to 300 per cent vol untarily, as shown by the notices they have sent out to consumers stating what the charges will be from the first of the present month"
 Well, we can give the new rates a trial for a year and cut them down then if the companies are making too much money"
 Would it not be better to let the companies collect the full amounts under the present rates for a year and then allow them an increase if they are losing money?"
 T can't see 1t that way. I be- lieve in encouraging capital, for by so doing you help the people gen erally."
 Do you mean to say that the people will benefit by increasing the water rates?'
 ''Yes, in measure" But Mir. Woodward would not undertake to explain how this phenomenon could be brought about.
 But surely, MT. Woodward, you must be convinced, from the dem onstrations at the last two ses- sions of the Council, that the citi- zens of Oakland do not share this view. Are you satisfied to sacri- fee the good opinion of the people in this manner?"
 "Yes, as long as I feel that I am in the right"
 But it is the universal belief that you are in the wrong. and that your violation of the pledges you made when you were appointed is due to a money considerations; you know that is the common talk"
 "Yes, know I am called bood- Ter and all that, but I swear I have never received nor expect to re- ceive one cent for my vote on this or any other matter. I have not been approached in any manner by any representative of the water companies or anybody else, nor have I even conferred with the other members of the Council"
 But you cannot expect the pub lie to believe that unless you prove your honesty of purpose by ac ceding to the unanimous demand for the defeat of the pending or der!"
 Maybe I can't; but I repeat that I have not and do not expect to re- ceive one cent for my vote on this question"
 If that is true, 1t is only the more reason why you should change your vote next Monday night. By so doing you would be doing the water companies no in justice, and you would prove to the people your assertions of honesty of purpose.
 T have made up my mind that I Q occccccocccccccccc e 6
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!
 Councilman p. W. Woodward 7 c. of Oakland, the pliant tool of the : 0. water companies, positively re- ; c fuses to reform: It can hardly c be said that he glories in the un- c :=enyfa ble notoriety he has earned < 6 during the past ten days, but the :. 6 good as. well as bad opinion. of
 c his fellow. citizens Is as naught :. c compared with his loyalty to the c allied corporations.
 . Councilman Woodward Is not 0 the man one would have expected . Mayor Thomas to appoint to c position in the Council. He is
 6: shallow, and during the quarter 0 ia: century he has resided in the o city. across the bay several epi- c .sodes that have come to light dur c ing his business career would nat
 Q uraIly cause one to hesitate be- : 6 fore placing him in a position of c trust.
 Q " But it must not be inferred that : . Woodward has always been un- # c: popular. Prior to his debut as
 c. Councilman he had many warm
 . friends in the community. AL
 . though lacking in force, he pos
 .. sesses the faculty of winning a
 c mans good will and retaining it. c Moreover, he has always had the
 . backing of the Grand Army-a . powerful element, particularly in Q Oakland-and when he announced c himself as an applicant for ap- . pointnlent as Pension Agent, he haf . bled him to forward one of the . strongest petitions that was ever c sent to Washington by a Federal c office-seeker from this State.
 c And MT. Woodward hopes and c expects to retain these friends; he . confidently asserts that although c the people have turned against . him for the time being, this af- Q fair of extortionate water rates
 . will soon blow over, and those
 . who have befriended him in the c past will continue to stand by him.
 c That he has no idea of the gray c ity of his position is evident from C the manner in which he discusses
 c the matter. He seems to think c that this surrender of the peo- = ple's interests will be forgotten as
 c soon: as some of his private tran c sections, that as yet are known c to but comparatively few of his c fellow townsmen.
 c Woodward would like to retain c the good will of the people, but c having taken his stand he is de- c termined to retain that position, c let come what may. From his c manner it would appear that he c the trouble, but fears to take the c only honorable and proper course c for fear it will be construed as an c admission of wrongdoing, while by c holding out he hopes in time to c convince his censors that he only c did what he believed to be right. c For the purpose of ascertaining c definitely whether the people could . hope for reversal of his vote on c the .water-rate ordinance when it c comes up for final passage next c Monday night, a representative of . The Call had a prolonged inter- o, view with MT. Woodward yester- c day, and at it's conclusion the re- . porter was forced to the opinion 0, that the Councilman will carry . out his contract to the letter.
 c MT. woodward, the people of c Oakland still have hopes that you c will reconsider your vote on the c water-rate order, and when it 0 comes up for final passage you
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am pursuing the right course, and my conscience will not allow me to change"
 And you are willing to sacrifice the good will of your former friends?"
 'Oh. I don't know about that. The people are pretty warm just now, but this affair will soon blow over."
 Do you expect the people will forget this betrayal of their inter ests?"
 T don't consider it betrayal of their interests, as I told you be- fore. In fact, some of the most prominent business men in town merchants and others who are large property owners and employ many men-have come to me and assured me of their approval of my position in this matter"
 "Who are they? Will you give me the name of one man not tied up to either water company in some manner, who has indorsed your position?"
 "No. That would be a violation of confidence. I could not men tion any names"
 MT. Woodward, you are an as- pirant for the position of Pension Agent in this district and have received the indorsement of meny prominent people; how can you
 %@ I11f,- 2 you persist in this course?"
 My friends will stand by me to the end. Only two of those who signed my petition have with drawn owing to this affair."
 But don't you think most of the signers are waiting to see what you will do next Monday night, and if then you vote as you have heretofore, they will all de- sert you?"
 'I have no fear of that"
 And your friends in the Grand Army! Are you willing to relin- quish your old comrades friend ship and good will?"
 Tt is not true that the Grand Army men have turned against me; they are all my friends. That statement that they have gone back on me is false.''
 What does your family say to this action on your part? Are you willing to have the odium of these charges of corruption rest upon your children? Surely you ought to have some consideration for your grown-up sons and daughters. You know these charges have been made against you and your family must also suffer-
 My wife fully upholds the posi- tion I have taken. She believes I am honest"
 And you will do nothing to clear yourself of these charges?" T shall do as I have done."
 MT. Woodward, the opportun- ity is still open to you to become the most popular man in Oakland. It rests in your power to defeat this water order and by so doing you can have almost anything in the gift of the people, while by standing in with the corporations you must see that you will ruin yourself politically and in a busi- ness way, in Oakland at least; are you still determined to sup port this order?"
 "I see no reason why I should change my vote. I believe 1 am right. and I shall do my duty"
 This is the man who holds the key to the water situation in Oakland.
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For San Jose, Los Gates & Santa Cruz

Steamer Aiviso leaves Pier daily Sundays excepted) at 10 q. m. Alviso daily (Saturdass excepted) at D. Freight and PasseRgers. Fare between San Francisco and AIviso. soc: 10 San Jose. 75c. Clay street. Pier 1. 41 North First street San Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Citizens Committee in a Quandary What to Recommend in the Case.

ALAMEDA, March 2.-The citizens committee on the overcrowded condition of the public schools held a meeting last evening and discussed the various propo- sitions for relief, but did not come to any definite conclusion as to what recom- mendation they should make. There is no hope of the Board of City Trustees making an appropriation for enlarging the present schools or building additions to them. and the only way to put up a new building would be by the issuance of bonds.
 The Public Library.
 ALAMEDA. March 2.-At the meeting of the Board of Library Trustees last evening the fact was shown by the H. brarian's report that the institution never had been so well patronized as dur ing the past month. The average attend ance and the number of books taken out is the largest in the history of the insti- tuition. The librarian stated that the attendance on Sunday was so small that he thought two hours instead of four would be sufficient to keep the place open A careful record will be kept of the at tendance, and the change may be made
 Broke Her Arm.
 ALAMEDA, March 2-Beatrice Good win, the 6-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs Goodwin of 1716 Paru street. broke one of her arms yesterday in some way not exactly known. It is supposed she climbed on a table to look out of a win dow, lost her balance and fell to the floor. fracturing the humerus just above the elbow joint.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
D PORTS

DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG-Arrived March 2-Schr Co., rinthan hence Feb 22. MENDQCINO-Saied March 2-Stmr Point Arena. for San Francisco. ALBIoN-Arrived March 2-stmr Cleone, hence March l.. Sailed March 2-stmr Laguna, for San Fran cisco
 SAILED.
 Wednesday,. March 2. stmr Santa Cruz, Gieiow, San Diego and way ports
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STOCKTON STEAMERS

Leave Pier No. 8. Watching ton St.. at 8
 D. m. Daily.
 FREIGHT RECEIVED UP TO 5:30 P. M. Accommodations reserved by telephone. The only line selling through tickets and gtv ing through freight rates to all points on the Valley Railroad.
 T. C. WALKER. CITY OF STOCKTON. MARY GARRATT. I D. PETERS. Telephone Main sos. Cal. Nav and Impt. CO.
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bear interest at the rate of per cent per annum, and will run twenty years, one twentieth to mature at the end of each year.
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s N HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE.

z5aHSae94S Twin Screw Express Line.
 ssSszss@- ssSsssss@@- from New York to Cherbourg. Paris), Southampton Q.ondonl, and Hamburg: Norrannia March 24tColumbia. May 13 A. Victoria ...April ! Normannia .... May l9 r Bismarck Aprfl 2SlA. Victoria May 26 rryrin Screw Mail Service N Y.-Hamburg direct. Pretoria M March FlPennsylvania. March 2s Patria ~ March 12i Palatia ....---.. April 2 Johoarfcia March 10 Pretoria .......April ?? First cabin s6o up: second class s40 steerage s26
 Hamburg American Line. g Broadway. N r. HERZOG & CO. General Agents Pacific Coast. 401 California st.. cor. Sansome, San Francisco.
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FOR U. s. MAYNARD AND VALLEJO.

Steamer Monticello" Will lie up to receiyc4ew boiler and. general overhauling February I. and her route on March l0 HATCH BROS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
Freshman-sophomore Contests.

BERKELEY, March 2.-Entries will close next Saturday for the freshmen sophomore field day on March 12 W. P Drum, %, and Roy Wolsey, '01, the cap tains of the two teams, have a large num- events and a close contest is anticipated. The freshmen-Sophomore debate will be held in the evening at Stiles Hall
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY, March 2.-Miss Mabel Weed was elected assistant librarian of the Public Library at meeting of the trustees last night.
 Mrs. Sibyl Rowley died yesterday at her residence, 2123 Stanford place, at the age of 69 years The funeral will take place tomorrow from St. Marks Epis- copal Church.
 H. B. Torrey read a paper this after noon before the botanical seminary on .'Ronxs Theory of Heredity."
 The Berkeley High School musicians will give a musicale on Friday evening, March Il. in the school building for the benefit of the track athletic committee.
 J. de Ray and c. A. Gregory have been elected respectively vice-president and re- cording secretary of the Columbia Fire Company, vice Holden and Dorr, re- signed.
 Instructor W. c. Blasdale will read a paper before the chemistry section of the Science Association tomorrow afternoon on "Amide Compounds"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-03
Woodward at Washinuton.

WASHINGTON. D. C., March "A member of the California delegation said to The Call correspondent to- night: There are dozen candidates for pension agent at San Francisco. but one thing is certain. the name of E. w. Woodward, Oakland's disgraced city councilman, will not be considered any further. He stood good chance for the appointment, and probably would have been recommended by the Califor mia delegation, but for the revelation as contained in The Call that reached here tO-day"
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
CANNOT FIND THE BODY. Searchers for Mrs. Paxton's Re- mains Meat With No Success

The body of Mrs. Charles E. Paxton has not yet been recovered, and the chances are against its being found un- til 1t comes to the surface of its own ac- cord. Henry Peterson, who has been en- gagged by Captain Messer, spent all of yesterday grappling for the remains with out success. MT. Paxton has offered a reward for the recovery Of the body, and a number of boatmen were out all day dragging In places where an eddy might have carried all that Is left of the un- fortunate woman.
 Mrs. Cone and Mrs. Peterson are still unable to leave their rooms. Captain Hart and the men of the Scandia who were in the disaster were around yester- day nothing the worse for the ducking. An examination of the launch bears out Captain Hart's statement that she was going full speed when struck. The throt- tie was wide open when the boat was lifted out of the water.
 An examination of the launch and the Mcdowell shows that both boats are scraped on the starboard side, the launch on her starboard quarter and the steam CT on her starboard bow. In that event the Scandals launch must have been turned clear around and heading north when the collision occurred; In no other way can the marks on the two boats be accounted for.
 The United States Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers have no jurisdiction over the matter. so General Merriam has ap- pointed a board of officers to investigate the collision and fix the blame. The de- tail of the board Is as ffqllows; Ma1or Artillery; Major Gus c. Grant. Sixth California Volunteer Infantry; First Lieutenant John A. Lockwood, Fourth United States Cavalry.
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Seaked Away From Acaraz Prison in the Commandants Boat

county of San Francisco. He has laid a trap for would-be illegal voters to the
 number of a possible thousand or more. which will be sprung to-day. The Regis trar did not inform the commissioners as
 to what he was doing, because friction developed between him and the board
 three weeks ago, which has rapidly ap-
 preached an acute stage.
 MT Biggy has nearly completed a list of all of the houses in San Francisco
 with the registered number of voters in
 each one. He finds that In certain sec
 tions of the city, noteworthy for election
 frauds In the past years. there are from
 seven to forty voters residing in some or
 the houses, according to the registration.
 He has classified ali houses by precincts
 blocking them into squares and by to-
 night will be able to inform interested
 citizens as to whether one or forty gen. tlemen claiming the elective franchise
 reside in any given house In the city.
 You would be astounded to know how many voters are crowded into some houses" remarked MT. Biggy. This, too,
 in the face of the fact that the registra-
 tion Is lighter than before. We only have 62 ,923 names this year, as against 73,000 at the previous registration. When the
 registration was in progress asked each voter to fill out a little slip of paper on sponded with number on his registra- tfon affidavit. The registration blanks and the little slips ran together In regu- lar serial numbers. In filling out the slips the voter gave his precinct, district, name, address and description. By seg-
 regating these slips scores of houses are revealed where an extraordinary number of voters reside. For example, there are forty-one voters who give their residence
 as the Palace Hotel. There are exactly the same number who claim to reside at 715 Howard street. A small house, 614 Howard. where I myself resided some years ago, turns in the modest number of thtrty-fOur voters.
 'I propose to send my men out to each precinct with these slips and let them find all of the men who gave their ad-
 dresses These slips run In regular or der. from one house to the next, so it will
 be quick work, just passing from door to door. Where houses are found that do not produce the exact number of register
 ed voters called for by the slips, then l will send citations for the missing per
 sons to appear and explain. If they do
 not come the register will simply be
 purged.
 BY, men whom I have appointed myself
 shall do this work. The commissioners have been trying to make me agree to
 turn over to them the selection of the
 subordinates who are to do any invesd- tir,c
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
CHINESE CUNNING.
Exposure of a Conspiracy to Land 6
 Woman Illegally.

Dr. Gardiner and Inspector Frank Flesh yesterday unearthed a clever conspiracy to land a Chinese woman named Wong Sing Vow. She arrived on the Gaelic and represented that she was born at HOT Dupont street in this city. Wong Took Shing alleged that he was her father and that her statement was true. Chan Chung corroborated the evidence, and the way seemed clear for the landing of the maid en- But Collector Jackson had doubts, and referred the case to Chief Meredith of the Chinese Bureau. who detailed Gar diner and Flesh to investigate
 They visited the Dupont-street house yesterday and spoke only in English. thus throwing the Chinese off their guard. In the course of conversation the putatfve father took out of a drawer some Chinese manuscript with which to refresh his memory. Flesh and Gardiner seized the paper, and found that it contained ques- tions and answers for Shings use before the bureau, describing Shing's trip from China by way of Portland, Ore.
 The woman was refused a landing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-19
War Incidents,

The Seventh California will on Monday move its camp from its present location near Point Lobos avenue to the Presidio.
 General Miller has issued order at taching the recruits of the Second Ore gon regiment to the Third Battalion of the Twenty-third Infantry. They will said for Manila on the Scandia.
 Lieutenant Fowler of the Tennessee regiment, who is Investigating the case of the privates of that regiment impli- cated in the attack upon the negro, Dan Thomas, will submit his report to Colonel Smith probably to-day, when the colonel will formally prefer charges against the men and forward them to General Mill Ter.
 The following deaths occurred at the Division Hospital yesterday: Private H. H. Applegate, Company l., Second Oregon Regiment, broncho-pneumonia following measles; Private Rufus L. Allen. Com pany K, Twenty-third United States In- fantry, broncho-pneumonia following measles.
 The two battalions of the First Wash ington Regiment now at the Presidfo will be paid to-day.
 The concert of the Fourth Cavalry Band of over sixty pieces will take place this afternoon from to o'clock at the PrpSidiO.