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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
UNIVERSITY CADETS
IN A SHAM BATTLE
BERKELEY CAMPUS IS THE
SCENE OF MIMIC WAR.

BERKELEY. April 2S.-Maior Edward
Field conducted the annual inspection Of
the University Corps of Cadets upon the
Berkeley campus to-day. The exercises
lasted through morning and afternoon.
and were witnessed by a large number Of
visitors.
The troops assembled on the parade
ground shortly before 10 a. m, marching
In regiment formation to the lower cam
pus. Here they prepared for inspection,
undergoing q most thorough examination
Of arms and uniforms at the hands Of the
close inspection. Major Field pronounced
the condition of the department TO be
thoroughly excellent. and spoke in high
terms Of the appearance and bearing OF
the men.
Previous to the sham battle. held in
the afternoon, the regiment was formed
for parade and review in honor of the
visiting officer. After exercises in bat
talon movements under Major William
Ede and Major w. Hackley, each com
Qany was called out 10 contest for the
banner in competitive company drill.
Company II of the second battalion, COM
marded by Captain Oliver W Dibble.
proved itself the most efficient and was
awarded the much coveted right Of car
Tyiug the colors next year.
ranged themselves for the sham engage
ment. which proved the most interesting
exercise Of the day. Plenty Of ammuni-
tion was provided to make the battle re-
alistic The defense took a position
stretching across the center of the cam
pus, from which they awaited an attack
by a battalion Of five companies from
below.
The attacking party, under Major EIDE
sent forward half its force in battalion
formation TO dislodge the enemy, keeping
the remainder in reserve. In face of their
advance the defense withdrew Temporal
rily to a strongly fortified position In their
rear. rallying here In sufficient strength
to repel the advance. The attacking com
panies then retreated until the reserve
came up, two platoOns from Company A
having meanwhile taken positions by the
trees on the flank of the defense. From
here they poured shot at the defense IN
order 10 cover the retreat. As soon as
the reserve lent its support the whole at
tacking force advanced by rushes up the
Ell. firing round after round. They COM
which routed the enemy. forcing it to
surrender
Major Field, as soon as the battle was
over. made a short address to the troops
The exercises closed by the ceremony Of
saluting the flag, the band playing and
the troops presenting arms as the colors
were dipped.
fessor Frank Soule, commandant Of the
corps, has sent the names Of the follow
ing commissioned officers to Sacramento
TO be enrolled as commissioned officers of
the same rank in the State militia:
TO be colonel, Henry Walter Gibbons;
70 be lieutenant colonel, William EIDE; to
be majors-William A. Hackleys William
ii. Houston.
To be captains-Wiuiam T. Mooney,
Carl NJ. Warner, Roscoe l. Logan,
J.. Quayle. Ralph G. Daniels, Ernest II.
Denicle, oliver Dibble, J. J. Kline and
Roy Fryer.
To be lleutenants . l. S. Rosener.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
CALIFORNIA; MINERALS.
Last Years Record of Production
Shows an Increase.

The State Mining Bureau has issued the
record of California's mineral product for
1898, as compiled by it's statistician
Charles G. Yale. It shows a gratifying
increase in the production of mineral
wealth.
During 1898 thirty-seven mineral sub
stances were commercially produced on
a scale worthy of record. The valuation
of the total mineral product is 27 7.2S9,Olg
In 1897 it was $25, JAP, AL in 1896 $24,2Sl $685.
in 1895 $22 S44 ,664.
The gold product is placed at SIS, ,906, AIS,
a slight increase over the S15,871 ,401 in 1871
AS the drought of last year lessened the
product by some millions this demon
strates an active development of gold
mining.
Copper takes second place for the first
time with a product of q SAB ,229 pounds,
valued at 81 475, ,16S, very great increase
Petroleum increased to 2249,08S bar
rels, valued at 1886 APO. Quicksil-
yer, so long second in Importance,
holds third place. The product increased
TO 81 092' TASKS, worth S11SS,6 Other inn
portant products follow: Asphalt, s432-
It's: silver $414 ,055; rubble, $445,395; brick,
s57l 1862; coal, 1887 AS.
The banner county for all mineral prod
ucts was Shasta, with $3,5l0,728 to its
credit Other ranks are: Nevada, $2072,-
6O4; Anador. 81 S49 S46: Tuolumne, $1757,-
7S5: Los Angeles, 81 1872 ,357, etc. While
Nevada leads in gold, Shasta's additional
copper puts It ahead.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
CYCLERs' ROAD RACES.
Training for the Big Hundred Mile
Relav Race Nav ID

The annual relay race of the Associated
Wheemen will take place this year on
Sunday May IA, and five prominent clubs
have teams in training for the event.
They are the Olympic, Bay City, Garden
City, Reliance and Acme wheelmen. There
is also possibility that the California,
Encinal and Imperial clubs will enter
teams.
In consequence of the near approach of
the race the clubs that have decided to
enter will all hold road races tomorrow
The Olympics will have a ten-mile try
out around the triangle; the Bay Citys a
five-mle unpaced event from San Leandro
TO Haywards, straight away. The Acme
and Reliance clubs will both have ten
mile try-outs, and the Garden Citys Will
train their men over the East San Jose
course All of these events will take place
tomorrow forenoon. the San Francisco
contingent going over on the a. m. broad
gauge boat.
No correct idea of the formation of the
teams can be had until few days before
the race itself. Any one familiar with the
sport and the racing men can guess at
seven or eight men who will undoubtedly
ride on each team on account of their
known ability, but the two odd ones will
me almost impossible to decide upon even
with the club managers themselves until
the last moment.
Chairman LoOs of the racing board.
accompanied by J. II. Nash will ride
around the 100-mile relay course to-mor-
row to see that everything is in order.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
DR.. COLE IN 1879.

eds have been approaching their
friends at Toland College. OF course,
the promise is always given Then
comes a short whispered conversa-
ton, with dear, delightful little gig
giles sandwiched nicely in, an "Oh.
really! how clever!" and two guilty
parties hasten away to retell the story
under promises Of secrecy.
1t all happened in this wise: In the
days of the old Toland College at
North Beach DR.. Cole was always
firmly opposed to lady students. When
the new college was planned DR.. Cole
had two rooms furnished in a style
which made even the most conserva-
tive visitors inquisitive, and an ex-
planation was finally drawn from him.
"Hem-hem. This ROOM he says, lis
for the young women to retire to
when they wish to slander-well, any
body-or when they find it necessary
to abstract locks from one another's
heads Hemhem.
The story went it's rounds, and the
dear girls" planned revenge-''just
the sweetest kind of a revenge" they
call it.
To-day DR.. Cole is excusing himself
by saying: "True. true-very true.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


The remarkable rise in the value of
Contra Costa water stock has set the
people of this city to wondering The fig
ures in the accompanying table show bet
ter than anything else could do the re-
markable effects of fights in the Council
over water rates The rapid rise in the
value of the stock at this time is a per-
feet enigma. for unless there be some
facts unknown to the public the income
of the company after The 30th of June will
be less than 1t is at this time.
On July a new ordinance will go into
effect which is said to be considerably
lower than the ordinance adopted by the
Solid Six last year. and which caused
several riots. Yet the value of the stock
has increased nearly so per cent since the
last day of last year, ana why this should
be with the prospect Of a decreased in
come is hard to understand.
On the 9Th of next. month, according to
President Watkinson of the consolidated
companies, the papers will be filed annex
old corporation, and at the same time
Messrs. Hayward and Dingee will receive
their one and half millions in stock. AT
the present valuation this represents
value of $l072 800, upon which. according
to the State law reasonable interest
must be paid. AS neither company has
paid any interest for several years, it is
hard TO understand, with the new ordin-
ance going into effect how such an i'm
mense capitalization can be made to pro-
such an income is expected is very evil
dent from the rapid rise in the market
value Of the stock.
The Contra Costa Company has discov-
cred that 1t has a claim against the city
of Oakland for 1927 ,0O0 This amount is
being carried Oh its books and is for water
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
Chinese Feast of the Dead.

Up in Waverly place, Chinatown, the
josses Of seedtime and harvest, of sum-
mer and winter, rain, snow and every
other kind of joss have been brought out.
band is playing for their benefit and
offerings of rice, meat, money and food
and weird figures in strange costumes are
chanting songs unintelligible to the white
man, but to the Chinese they have deep
ignificanCe-they are prayers for the de-
parted ones whom the great joss has
pulled up into heaven by the end Of the
pigtail. Devout Chinese are fiocking into
the narrow alley by hundreds to offer up
prayers will be made for the bereaved
families and those who were prominent
yesterday and last night will stay. away
while their friends and relatives offer up
prayers and burn punk sticks to keep
away the devil of death
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
Charles seyler, w. McCloud. H. W. Gro
zler, j. A. Reid, c. D. Clark, J. Z. Cohn
and l. c. Allen.
NO soLACE FOR JURORS.
Judge Quinn Says They Were Either
Corrupt or Inbeciles.

OAKLAND, April 2S--"Crooked and
corrupt rings in the ears Of five jurors
who sat in Judge Quinn's court yester-
day, and the sound does not please them-
William P. Courtney. one of these Jur-
ors. visited Judge Quinn this afternoon
and sought q modification of the express
sion
Judge Quinn was in no humor to modify
his language Get out Of here, ne sald.
Il don't wish to see you around thls
court. i said YOU were crooked and cor
rupt and / meant it. I Will stand by what
l have said" o.
said fhe verdict in the Alice Moss case
was so thoroughly at variance with the
evidence and the courts iHstTucj9nS n b6 G5rTa that
tbev 1ore absolutely devoid of intelli-
gence. He said there were no middle
grounds # The jurors think tb themSeyes fg is Ives
Vides ample remedy for their alleged
grievances.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
A STRETCH OF TRACK
SINKS OUT OF SIGHT
WRECK ON THE MARROW GAUGE
BARELY AVERTED.
Alameda Office San Francisco Call,
10y pnrl. efrcnt A r,ril %


1928 Park street. April 2S.
The Santa Cruz train on the narrow
gauge line. due at 1850 this morning
barely escaped being wrecked at the
sink" about a quarter OF a mile south
Of the San Leandro bridge, on the Bay
Farm Island marshes. The sink has been
a source of annoyance to the railroad
ever since the narrow gauge line was put
i'm operation 1t is stretch of roadbed
about a hundred yards in length and ap-
paronuv built on mud that covers a bot
tomless PIT. \ fortune has been eXpend-
ed ln filing the place without producing
any substantial result Several wrecks
have occurred at the place, and on one
occasion a fireman was pinned under his
engine and drowned by the incoming tide.
Two trains passed over the road this
morning but a short time ahead of the
Santa Cruz special The engineer Of the
Santa Cruz train was keeping a sharp
lookout and discovered that the roadbed
had sunk almost out of sight He ap-
piled the air, bringing the train to a
stop just as the forward trucks of the
locomotive reached the treacherous spot
One Of the train hands was sent to
Alameda. and a local train was backed
down the line to bring the passengers
into town. No through trains were run
over the road until late this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
A GRAND PICNIC.
Congregation of St. Donninic's Church
Will Hold It's Reunion at Mira
bel Park Next Saturday.

The second annual picnic, excursion and
reunion of the congregation of st. Dom
inic's Church will be held Saturday. May
6, at Mirabel Park. Extensive arrange
ments have been made by those in charge
OF the affair and it is expected that fully
sionists will leave the Tiburon ferry at 9
o'clock in the morning. E. j. Dollard,
chairman of the committee Of arrange
ments. declares that 40 expense has been
spared and nothing forgotten that can
add to the pleasure of those who will at
tend. There will be games and dancing
and an excellent band has been engaged
that are to be given away are said to be
the handsomest that have ever been
awarded at any church picnic that. has
been given in this city. The men of the
congregation constitute q committee OF
the whole, who are determined that the
grand reunion shall be gala. day in the
history of St. Dominic's Church.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
HEALTH BOARD NAMED.
Health Officer Dunn Will Probably
Be Retained in Office.

announced his intention of appointing Drs
J. 3. Wood, A L. Cunningham and J.
Maher to the vacancies that will occur on
the Board of Health on May l. DR.. Wood
is from Golden Gate in the annexed dis
trict. DR.. Cunningham is the only repre-
sentative of the board who IS not of the
alloVathic school Of medicine.
The holdover members are Drs. Kitch-
ings and Hamlin. 1t is believed that the
disturbed. All are Republicans and ali
have proved trustworthy. The patronage
in the gift of the Health Board consists Of
Health officer. secretary, baCteriOogist
chemist. sanitary inspector, two assistant
inspectors, and city food inspector and
veterinarian
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
Benefit at the Race
track To-Day.
STILL MORE OPPOSITION
DIR. SUNDERLAND SAYS THE
LADIES ARE WRONG.
Insists That They Have No Right to
Give encouragement to Such a
Corrupter of Public
Morals.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


9oS Broadway April IS
Fahi0la viii receive its annual benefit
g. the racerack tomorrow and as the
predictions are for fine weather the ladies
expect 10 receive handsome sum. There
viii he no deadhead admissions from
President Williams down 10 the humhlest
rubber. All VIII be required TO put up
their dollar. 1t is not likely that there
Will he much attempt At decoration on the
part of the local society. al the proprie-
tg OF FabIola's acceptance of the pene-l
is very much i'm doubt and the lines are SO
drawn that many Will 800 but viii not iil
10 draw attention to themselves su1A as
they would do if their carriages ana
horses We're decorated. ON the olileI
hand. many viii doubtless be there VINO
would sCoru to be seen ON the raeelIdcA
except it were to benefit Fau-o.a.
Dr. J. r. Sunderland, pastor ol the First
Unitarian Church. has published a state
urlt c0udemmng Eau-o-a day lie says
ll part:
have been here long enough to learn how
valuable and noble public institution We
have tngrs u- .a tae tahl1ia Hospital and
Z. become deeply Interested IN us pros
lar.-!. TO bias been with great regret, there
pc. that I have learned Of the decision OF
the board .t directors Of the hospital 70
Iaesel public evil like the EmeryvIIe race
track. UI course I would not for moment
lurugn tne motives Of the tweuty-0ne mem
iau- ut the board Who voted IN favor OF
this course. Yet / cannot but think that
they ve.r wrong in their action. We must
r.r l. evil that good may come. We have
I. right rr give couuteDanCe and social sup
port g.. great agency Tor curruptIng the
public morals for the sake OF getting money
t.- good cause. Not only viii such
course result i'm injury 10 the community.
I.t .n t.e end il must ! am sure, bring
financial loss to the institution which We
.. want g. heIp.
For these reasons I consider it my duty
tr join with my brother ministers Of the
city and county in expressing my respectful
lur very earnest protest against the action
rf the directors IF the hospital in voting
to accept the proceeds of the so-called
Derby day AT the EIneryvile racetrack
But I shall be sorry II this protest. which
Iu the interest of public morals we feel
compelled 90 make, shall end only in pro-
test 0n 1Gr part.
] shall be slad, for one therefore. TO
...u with the other pastors Of the city in
Ia=tituttng what has already been estab-
lshe3 with great success lu many cities. a
regular hospital sunday" on which once
"a year. all our churches shall take up coll
1eottone for our hospitals or if thought
ra=t for hospitals and other local unsectar-
San Institutions.
1T is generally understood that this will
be the last benefit Fabiol3 Will accept
from the racetrack management.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
POSTUM CEREAL.
HARD TO QUIT,

But when you become Gausfed from
actual trial that coffee disagrees with
you and sets up some one of the hun
dreds Of ails that come from a dis
turbed or poisoned set Of nerves, shift
your morning beverage to Postum
Food Coffee. When properly boiled 1t
is a charming drink, rich in the nour-
ishing food elements that Mother Ma
ture uses in rebuilding the body brain
and nerve centers.
Grocers furnish Postum at Is and 25
gents,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
VIII Play Handban at Rvan,s.

The usual Sunday afternoon handball
games will be played at Phil Ryan's
court, S5S Howard street. The following
entries have been announced:
J. Collins and NJ. Mcguire VS. E. Curley and
J. White
E. Barry and T. Foley vs.. Dan Regan and
J. Kirby
D. J. Sheehan and ]. r. Bockman vs. E.
McDonough and +. Lynch.
G. Mcdonald and NJ. Mcneil P. Steiner
and NJ Mcdonald.
A. McVicker and j. Condor vs.. G. Smith and
T. Lydon.
]. Harlow and E Maloney vs.. J. Riordan
and ]. Bowling.
J. G Nealon and A Hampton VS.. r. Line
han and NJ. ]. Kilgallon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
TRIED TO SEE HER BOYS.

ALAMEDA. April 2S-Wiluam Wilfred
Sherbourne and his ex-wife from whom
he has been separated for several years,
had a lively alteration at the corner of
Sherbourne claims that his ex-wife was
seeking an interview with their two lit
tie sons. who are being kept by a family
residing at 1900 Broadway. He had dis
covered her in the vicinity and fearing
she intended TO remove the boys he had
chased her to Park street. where they in
duged in an angry discussion. which il
is said, wound up in fist fight that was
interr1lnted by hNstanderS
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
A Strong Mans Secret.

The strongest man on earth says the secret
of his wonderful power is perfect digestion.
Hostetter's Stomach Btters makes digestion
easy and cures all complaints arising from
weak stomach such indigestion bilious
ness and all liver and kidney ailments. AS a
blood purifier and nerve tonic it IS marvellous.
It Is recommended by all physicians, and IS
sold by every druggist in the country. Every
body needs Il at this time of the year.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29

supplied in past years during periods
when the city treasury was empty and
the company charitably donated the mu-
nicipal water supply. 1t is not known
whether the company will try to collect
this amount from the city, but it exists
as debt, and now that there is no COM
petition much will doubtless be heard OF OF
1t on every occasion when the fixing of
rates comes up in the City Council.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
HAMBURG-AMERICAN

TWIN-SCREW EMPRESS LINE.
NEW -LONDON-HAMBURG
N-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT.
NEW ON-PARIS-HAMBURG
iSF CHM APRIL 29th the Steam
ers Of this Service will touch at Plymouth
and Che rbouro on the way to Hamburg.
For sailings, etc.. apply to HAMBURG
AMERICAN LINE. 81 Broadway. Now York
HERzOG & CO., Gen. Agts. Pacific Coast
lO1 CALIFORNIA ST, cor. Sansome, and
lis NoutgomerY st.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29

IIt IOIIO " IIIt ICIIt4 " do IJNUINtNI Uy IIIt
Coroner yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27, 1899
Coroner Hill-Dear Sir: l am very much
wrought up over the disappearance of my
daughter, Mrs. Tom Bozzle. She has been
away from home for two days and ! fear she
has committed suicide. Please do all in your
power to help find her. dead or alive. Her
anxious mother, MRS. ANNIE JONES.
1t is believed to be a faxed letter writ
ten by some one whose idea of humor is
wrote the letter, and as there was no ad-
dress given no more attention will be paid
II
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
CoMPAGN1E eENERALE TRANsATLANTIQUE.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

& TEAMERs WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
- ner First and Brannan streets. l p. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe OIiogo), Nagasah and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India, etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
AMERICA MARU... Saturday, May 8
HONGKONG MARU..........Th Thursday, June
NIPPON MARU. ................T Tuesday. June q
Round trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at company's office,
421 Market street corner First.
w. B. CURTIS. General Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
DR.. COLE IN 1899.

revenge, and this is why pretty heads
are put together in sweet confidence
that the whispered story may not be
overheard. This Is also why the ven
erable physician says "there are two
stubborn things in life-facts and
women"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29
The 0. B. & N. co.

DIsPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
2 9 r tt A N y
From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a.
FADE $12 First Class Including Berths
MIL SS Second Glass and Meals.
Columbia sails April %; May 8. 13, %.
State OF California sails April Is; May s,
IS, 2S
Short line to walla walla Spokane. Butte,
Helena and all points in the Northwest.
Through tickets TO all points East.
E. c. WARD, General Agent.
$50 Market street.
GooDALL. PERKINS & co.
Superintendent
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29

MOUNT TAMALPAIS SCENIC Rail. WAY
Leave San Francisco, via Sausalito Ferry.
Commencing SUNDAY, April %, 1899
WEEK DAYS $3.50 a. m. and AS D. m
Extra trip on Monday, Wednesday and Satur-
day at 5:15 p M, Returning Same Even
Ings Arriving In S. F. at 20 D. m
SUNDAYS. S. 9. 10 and II a. cnd LAS. 2:3o
and p. m.
Fare, s. r. to Summit and Return, 81 40
THOS. COOK & SON. Agts.. 691 Market St
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-29

1t was injudiciOus-very injudicious;
but l could not ruin my-ah-reputa-
tiOn at this time Of life by overlook
ing an appointment with two young
ladies" And DIR. Won Hoffman,
muses., Horrible! Awful" while the
dear little girls litter again and tell
nobody.
The sweet little revenge" was
nothing more nor less than a little
quiet invitation to a quiet lunch for
three. The doctor looked at it long
and lovingly. Finally he said: Yes,
I'll come; but 1 must have my dram"
The luncheon was given in the hair
pulling room" DR.. Cole seated him.
self between his two entertainers,
Miss Asch and Miss Emma Wight
man. and tried hard to throw off his
years and be young again. He made
free with the bouIllon, the salad, the
chicken and the strawberries, but
something was missing Finally he
ended one of his inimitable stories
with half sigh and said, II must
have my dram" The dram finally
appeared in the form of cold bottle,
accompanied by a cartoon drawn by
one who will soon be DR.. Polk. This
concluded the entertainment, and the