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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
BERKELEY NOW AWAITS
COACH COCHRAN'S ARRIVAL

BERKELEY, Sept. 3.-Garret Cochran
IS expected 10 arrive at the University OF
California on the 18th OF this month.
With him viii come Kelly, the crack
halfback Of Princeton. Both men will be-
gin Immediately 10 -er the Berkeley team
into shape.
Sixty players viii be on the grldiron
when the first kickoff Of Tle season takes
place. This is the number that signed the
roll last week. and II includes some q the
best material The blue ana gold has seen
on the field. OF the oll varsity men who
PLAYED in last Thanksgiving game but
three have had 10 lay aside their padded
football suits. Athearn 1Orsakes the grid
iron This year because OF q pressure OF
college work. Craig and Bart Thane are
no longer eligible for places in the team.
Cochran viii. therefore. have 70 pick out
three men for these positions To masters
Is practically conceded the place OF end
instead Of Craig. and 10 Gamman. the
freshman lust entered. the place OF quar-
ter back instead OF Thane. Athearn' :
position as center Is still untitled.
Ccchrau's advent viii be the signal for
z tremendous outburst OF enthusiasm on
the part Of the college men. As the coach
az lsst Years victorious team. he has been
idol!zed since the big game. and this sea
son viii probably be ahead OF any past
one in demonstrations connected with the
football field
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04

DISCUSSED BY
ITS EXPONENTS
The State Convention
Is Closed.
OUTLOOK SAID TO BE GOOD
SKY PILOTS OCCUPATION IS
LIKENED TO oTHELLo's,
Delegates Declare That the Change
Called Death Is Not Necessary
TO Demonstrate the Spirit
ual Existence.
SKY PILOTS OCCUPATION IS
LIKENED TO oTHELLo'S.

The fourth annual convention Of the
California State Spiritualists Association
closed yesterday. The three days session
is said 10 have been one Of the most Sue
cessful gatherings OF the believers in that
faith ever held here. Yesterdays meet
ing was devoted TO a series Of brief ad-
dresses by prominent speakers on subjects
OF special interest 10 the spiritualists-
odd Fellows Hall was filed 70 the doors
with crowd that gave al its attention
10 the speakers and frequently added
their approval 70 the statements made by
prolonged and enthusiastic applause.
The afternoon session was called 10 or
der by the new president. ". D. J. Ham
bly,. He expressed the opinion that the
outlook for the growth and prosperity OF
the organization was never better. and in
a short address introduced the retiring
presiding officer. N. S. Norton, who spoke
on the subject Of Mental Science in
spiritualsm" He said that with the
growth Of spiritualism the Occupation OF
the sky pilot was gone" ''I believe" said
the speaker, that II Is our duty to so
conduct this spiritual world OF ours that
man will learn 10 know himself. Let US
be spiritual spiritualists."
Mrs Addie Ballou followed with 2 dis
course on 'Spirltualism in the Light Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
MUSICAL HUMAN RIBS.
a Norristown Lad Who Turns Him
self Into a Xylophone

Eddie Warp. q Norristown lad who
carries hobbins IN one Of the mills
there. has a set OF musical ribs. Eddie
is very thin, and his ribs protrude dis
tinctIy The latest music is drawn
from them in the following manner:
The boy sits down and tucks his shirt
up bout his neck He takes in each
hand an empty bobbin and draws
long breath which throws the ribs into
the greatest prominence With the bob
bins he then plays on them as ordinary
musicians play on xylophones, extract
ing the tune from the right-side ribs
and the accompaniment from the left
side ones The upper ribs give the high
notes and the lower ones the low notes
Z is the key Of the first or topulost rib
and F is that al the bottom. though
Eddie Warp, by stopping of a rib with
his fingers, as violinists stop of a
string. can raise or lower the pitch
greatly.
Eddie's music is not very loud. but il
would easily fill a concert hall The
T-rsinus Tennis Club has been after
him for some time. offering him large
inducements TO play at one OF their
musical teas, but he is modest and re-
fuses 70 play before women. arguing
that his peculiar kind OF music necessi-
tates an exposure too great TO be toler-
ated in a mixed audience.-Philadelp
Record
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DETECTIVES ARE
SEARCHING FOR
A CLEVER THIEF
Robbed a Number OF
Lodging Houses.
KNOWN AS AN EX-C0NVlCT
HE IS ALSO WANTED IN SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA.
His Picture. Which Adorns the
Rogues' Gallery, Positively
Identified by One Of
His Victims.
KNOWN AS AN Ex-C0NVICT
HE Is ALSO WANTED IN SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA.

CAPTAIN Bohen had several OF the de-
tecr!ves securing the relceriofn last night
in search OF an ex-convict who has COM
rnitted al least q dozen burglaries dur
ing the past TWO weeks. Always wen
dressed and clever Of speech. the daring
crook has succeeded in gaining entrance
70 some Of the most fashionable board
ing houses OF the city, and robbing the
guests while they were az dinner. Ac-
cord5rg 70 the police ne disGains 1ewelry,
evidently fearing arrest in case he at
tempted 10 dispose OF II. and he has con-
fined his efforts 10 finding the money or
his victims.
Last Friday evening he entered house
al ~ O'Farreu street. and awaiting
favorable opportunity he forced open the
door Of room occupied by z Mrs. Nal
lett On the bureau were Mrs. Malletts
jewelry and q purse containing SlV Inc
audacious thief did not touch the JewelTg.
but took the contents OF the purse he
was seen leaving the room by one OF the
guests II the house, VINO. SQspecLlnS
something wrong. proceeded 10 Q4eSl1oA
him. The ex-COnVlcr pretended thal ne
was anxious 10 sze z woman whom he had
met the previous night. and as Ms eXpla-
nation seemed satisfactory ne was al
lowed 70 depart. \ few minutes later
the burglary was discovered and the po-
lice were at once notified since lhen the
fellow has similarly robbed several rooms
IN different lodging houses, securing only
& small amount OF money. Yesterday the
guest who saw him leaving the house on
O'Farrell street positively identlned MS
picture which aG0Tns the Togues galieT!-
Notwithstanding the TeUcence OF l!4o
police Il is known that in addition 10 the
burglaries committed by him in this city
he IS also wanted in Southern CallIornla
on more serious charge Whether II IS
murder or not the detectives VINO are Try
ing TO apprehend him refuse 70 state, out
intimate that the charges OF burglary
which they have against him are lnslg-
nifcant compared with the crime Ior
which he Is wanted in the south. fester-
day The sleUths OF the upper once
visited several lodging houses II the
tenderloin in the hope Of getting cleW
10 the Whereabouts OF the much wanteo
criminal. They seem saIsned inst me!
Will land him behind prison bars before
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
WARS FROM TRIPLES.
Petty Quarrels That Have Brought
on Some Bloody Conflicts.

MANY wars have had trifing causes.
A dispatch altered in one or two points
by Bismarck brought on the Franco
German conflict Palmerston sald
facetiously that only three men IN
Europe ever knew what the Schles Wig
Holstein troubles which led 10 the wars
were about, and two OF them died be
fore the conflict began, while ne, the
third man. had forgotten 4 sighting
reference by Frederick the Great OF
Prussia 10 Nine. Pompadour OF France
was said 10 have been one OF the
causes OF the seven years war, some
times called the war Of the three
petticoats" from the fact that the
france of Pompadour and the Russia
of Catherine II joined the Austria OF
Maria Theresa against Frederick
According 10 John Bright. England
and her allies drifted into the Crtmean
war without realizing it until after
tbev got in. and they did not know
what they were fighting for even after
they started. while il is certain that
everything which was supposed 10 have
been fixed by that results OF quarter
~ q century OF war beginning with
the commencement Of the French Rev
olution and ending with waterloo
pleased nobody and settled nothing
according 10 Sheridan. The average
Derson who lived in those day knew
as little about the causes OF the
slaughter as old Kaspar did about the
battle OF Blenheim when questioned by
little Peterkin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
Furnishing a London Pirate.

Revenge is sweet, and complete tri-
urnph over the foe IS q most satisfactory
feeling SO there must be one young lady
in London who is perfectly happy. She
happened. in going from Kensington east
ward TO step into one OF those pirate
buses which are particularly rife az holi-
day time In rendering her customary
twopence she was informed that there
were no fares under sixpence. and, as cid
TWO other victims, who were her only
fellow passengers. she paid. The day was
dirty. the rain falling. and walking most
unpleasant. so The vehicle was stopped
many times TO allow Would-be passen-
gers 10 enter, but 10 each and all the
Young woman, who was costly ensconced
at an end seat. said in dulcet tones: EX-
cuse ne. but are you aware that this Is a
pirate bus? There is 10 fare below six
pence" Every one Of the people thanked
her. and stepped down. AT Hyde Park
there was quite a crowd waiting 10 get a
lift As they boarded the bus, however.
they were met with the silveTy notes
warning them OF their danger and the nat
ure Of the vehicle in which they proposed
TO travel The result was that the bus
remained empty. save for its original pas
sengers, till Chancery lane was reached.
where the young lady alighted. and as
she nodded the conductor Good morn
ing" she seemed well pleased with her
seIf-London Telegraph
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
NEW INSTRUMENT
Called the Nethoscope for Precision
in Studying Cloud Forms.

A step in advance in the science Of me
teorology has been made at the Auolto-
rum tower. a new instrument BY means
Of which an entirelv new precision in
study OF cloud forms and movements is
possible has been placed This new piece
Of apparatus is called the nethoscope.
This little device enables exact obSeTTa-
tion OF cloud movements. and il is hoped
that after some time the weather men
will be able 10 foreteH from the actlon
and conformation Of the CLOUDS swimming
in the bright sky the weather ,. {hat IS 10
come They think il not unlikely that
long series Of observations in many places
in all weatheTs will give data that viii
connect certain cloud forms with coming
ing rains OF cyclones Again. Il is expect
ed that aeter long observation the velocity
OF the clouds may, enable the 1orecasters
10 predict the winds 10 come.
However ali this is in the future For
the present the weather men can 90 no
more than take observations with tue
rethoscope day and night and Sundays
and send the carefully marked charts to
Washington. where mathema1iGans will
COMPARE states OF the barometer with the
cloud shapes and speeds. II has been
found already that there is connection be-
tween the cloud confoTmauors and veloc-
tiles within single isothermal zones.
The ngthos,SoPs is simple e. sis7 4 circular Ssd
ground is fixed in e frame so that Il can
be accurately leveled Rising upward
from one edge Of the black mirror is a
wire The two look like q ships mast
with a yard across il. From the tip Of the
mast. 10 make the resemblance more COM
plete, runs z thread Of rigging that ex-
tends 10 the center Of the black mirror
and there vanishes through a hole.
The instrument is used by getting a
sight Of the cloud In the black mirror.
Then the mastlike wire is moved until
the eye sights over its tip and just
catches the edge OF the clouds reflection
al the center OF the mirror. The tiny
thread is pulled taut from masthead 10
center and its angle from the plane OF the
mirror measured with scale. Next q
calculation is made and the angle Of the
clouds s altitude is secured. From this can
be deduced the clouds height from the
ground. This done, the measurement OF
It's size Is simple, the observer having a
scale cut into the polished face Of the
mirror. The velocity is measured on the
same scale, which is on a diameter of the
circle by moving the scale into the line
OF the clouds movement.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04

on the programme Of Mrs. Eudora 3. Mar
cen, who was unable 70 be present On &C
count OF sickness Her subject was
"Splritualism in Our Daily Lie. Pro-
fessor Bowman did not attempt 10 follow
the subject, but started 10 infuse little
fun into the session. He said that three
and half hours OF talking without music
was simply awful especially when no
doctors had been provided 10 save the
audience from being talked 10 death.
This thing without music, ne said.
is like q lemonade with the lemon left
out. But. getting down 70 business, VINO
knows what spiTitualism is, anyway?
Some say II is science. others that IL is
philosophy and still others that II is re-
Igion. The fact is, il Is all three.
A Mark Stoddard OF Alameda was down
OF the programme 10 throw light on the
question, w here Are We Al? he was
not very clear on the subject himself. He
said that ne was & splr1tuallsI. but that
he did not know why, and that he did
not believe that any OF the spiritualists
with all Of the speakers who had preceded
him, and said he expected 70 co the same
with all that followed him When he I'm
ished his remarks President Hambly took
forming them that he guessed we are all
there yet"
O1her subjects discussed were: The .Ly-
ceum Z Factor in the Formation OF Char
acter" v. T. Jones; a Search for Hap
piuess,' c. II. " ellsworth, The Next
Progressive Step Thomas G. Newman;
Hail: unknown Spiritualists.' George W.
Hawes tSpiritualism,' Or. George "
CaFpenter- The Good Outlook Dr.. H. C
Johnson. During the afternoon solos were
rendered by Mrs Sadie Cooke, Professor
s T. Van Luven and Professor ". c.
Bowman.
The feature Of the evening session was
an able address by Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe
Watson. She said briefly:
After all Of the good things that have
heard from the gifted speakers who nave
addressed this convention il seems 70 me
that after al have been drifting
floating For countless years the human
spirit has been longing for something higher
than itself-it needed the interqTeter-5t
needed the conscious soul. Only we
live can the higher and better things
come 70 Us L we cannot make the Dest
OF this life We cannot make the best Of any
other life SpiriIualisrn IS what gives US
our daily Inspiration announcement and
consolation We grow according 10 our
ideals This world IS only the primary
school In which we are placed 10 learn our
lessons well Il ge would know peace and
plenty we must 1n6 the way 70 the hearts
az men and women, that they may under
stand the truth OF happiness. Inc
heavens know all about US but the key 70
that heaven is the soul itself. The world
is my country; TO do good is my religion
Other numbers on the evenings pro-
gramne were: Tenor solo, Hugh Callen-
der: vocal chorus. Convention Choral
club: address Professor ". c. Bowman; !;
vocal solos Nine. Bert Godair Adams and
Miss Marion TTacie.
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Council Accepts the
Auditors Figures.
MAYOR WILL NOT OBJECT
MANY PET SCHEMES HAVE TO
BE sIDETRACKED.
Including Bond Interest and Redemp-
ton the Total Tax Levy Will
Be One Dollar and Sew
entsen Cents.
oakland once San francisco Can.

9
>S Broadway. Sept. g
Last evening Al 4 quiet and unannounced
meeting Of q majority OF the CCuncilmen
in the City Clerks Office the tax levy was
practically fixed al 81 i. These are the
figures upon which The last administration
was elected, which are included in the
Mayors message and which are repeated
IN The estimates Of the Auditor.
COUncilmen Barstow Mott Meese, Cir
ard, Upton and Shafer. and also Mayor
Snow and Auditor Breed attended the
meeting The rest Of the CounciImen are
either ou- q town o. could mol be pres
err. but those II attendance represented
q majority. and as they can PASS the or
ciLance ard the Mayor has signifled his
intention @ approving il. the matter may
be considered as settled.
When Auditor Breed presented his esti-
mates one month ago an attempt was
made 10 reduce IN some places and in
crease in others For several evenings the
Council. sitting as Z committee OF the
whole, discussed the Tax levy anu the
Auditors details. But they have a last
arrived a the conclusion that the work
OF Ar. Breed ! practically perfect and
THAI il viii admit OF no changes.
The city Will D. maintained on the dol
lar limit. and the i cents is for bond IL
JeresJ and redemption.
The Auditors apportionment OF each
fund was sustained, with the single ex-
cep-ion Of adding enough money 10 the
general fund 70 pay the expenses OF z
bond election and this was done by cut
ting Z half-cent from the police fund and
adding il to the general fund.
The entire estimates involved the eX-
peuC!ture Of nearly 81 90 80. and as this
IS Auditor Breeds first essay IN The direc-
ton q municipal finance his Office = par
-iCularly pleased. L = somewhat remark
able that the Auditor : estimates were roI
changed when il j. considered that near
u every Councilman wanted money -Or
some specific Improvement in his ward.
and consequently was ready 10 cut esu-
mates i given an opportunity
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
A Fiye-Pound Tomato.

A specimen OF the tomato family was
brought TO this office Saturday which
deserves the prize for size aud beauty.
and was without any doubt the largest
one ever seen in this city. 1t was of
the noted Ponderosa variety and was
raised by John Farmer at his 1onle, cor
ner Of Fifth avenue and Tenth street.
this city The specimen weighed five
pounds and was the largest one ever
seen by any member Of the Ledger
staff 1t was perfect in every way and
would make enough for large family
TO eat at one meal. Mr.. Farmer has a
way OF raising these tomatoes Of his
own, which is very ngenious.-Colum-
bus, Ca, Ledger.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
8 oAooo Suao ~oeo:etao:4,,:soae {

Resson Religion and Research" She de-
nlored that there was considerable spirit
uaI unreasoning. especially among those
who claim the spirit phenomenon as a
fact without being able TO demonstrate
IL She believed that the religious belief
~ the spiriruaiists IS the most consistent
with the happiness OF man for the reason
that those whom we have loved and who
have gone before return in the spirit and
let US know OF their welfare in the great
.:This is one Of our greatest desires, :"
she reid at is that which gives Us the
assurance through nature, reason and
demonstration that We are immortal"
s'Spirif Here and Now was the subject
discussed by Henry Harrison Brown. late
Of Topeka. kans. He expressed sorrow
for Those who do not believe in the spirit
uaIfstIc faith but said that he had no time
TO stop and argue with them He believes
that man is in the spirit here and now.
This IS the greatest thought he has
ever attempted 10 grasp" he continued
'Fsretofore we have lived from without
bur now we live from within, ignoring en-
firely all external influences We need not
wait for the change called death 10 DEM
onstrate our spiritual existence. We are
neither saints nor sinners-we are embryo
gods on earth. We can have either heav-
en- or hell as we choose That depends
entirely upon ourselves, as we become
factors In our evolution
Professor ". c. Bowman took the place
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
n.thodist church Conference.

OAKLAND. Sept 3--The California an
nneI conference of the NJ. z. Church viii
IvoiIoz-ing are the delegates elected 10
he Law Association from the First
church etiU Of this city, Mr and Mrs Edwin
=. Nrs L y Gross. Myron T. Holconb,
SI,r NJ Eleanor Humphreys Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes 4. Johnson, Mrs Matte ShoTey,
2lt 2lt--a g. Miller. o. S. Orrick. Mr.. and Mrs.
< S5eoa e : smith. Mrs. Susan Chapman. Mrs.
T. Touise Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. George J;
W. stark. Mr. and Mrs., 4 i JoFbpTnn SpT1ns aa aae
MTs; MsiIs:ed q delegate 70 the Lay Electoral
eiecss esers,ce and " T Holcomb alternate.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
new streets
EDITOR MORGAN DIES
OF BRAIN PARALYSIS
Haywards Journalist Passes Away
After a Very Brief
Illness

OAKLAND. Sept 2-A =. Morgan,
editor OF the Haywards Review. died at
his home in Haywards this afternoon
after four days' illness. His death IS
attributed 10 paralysis of the brain.
Deceased complained OF not feeling well
last Thursday and on Friday paralytic
symptoms developed until he lost con
sc,ousness Yesterday He was & native Of
California. aged Is years and leaves z
mother and TWO brothers. Oscar and
Stanley Morgan. He was member q
Eden Parlo- No. Il3, y. ; q ". Qi
FrIcslvU1us Lodge No. 245. r and a II :
Svcar6re Lodge No. I2s. /. o Q. r. and
was popular IL social and Alaneda Coun-
" newspaper circles, where Ne was con-
siGered z bright writer.
70 funeral services Will take place
next Tuesday from the Presbyterian
Church, HsyWaTds-
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Dead Man Washed Ashore.

ALAMEDA. Sept. S-Dan Doyle. a
street sweeper, discovered the remains of
an unknown man at the foot OF St
Charles street about O'Clock this morn
ing. The body was badly decomposed and
had the appearance OF having been in the
water for about three weeks From his
style OF dress IL would appear the man
was sailor. The remains were these OF
2 young man five feet eight inches in
height. weighing about 2-J pounds He
wC-e dark vest, twill trousers a dark
blue cotton shirt. with small red stripes
tight underwear and q pair of rough con
gTess CATERS Around the waist was q
leather belt
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
in the platforms upon which they were

elected.
Councilman Girard may be little Sc
we're. but he certainly tells much truth II
the following language:
i don't believe this Council viii DO
anything he said. The Councimen
GO e lot Of talking and advance 10 end ot
interesting theories. but there their use
fulness ends. There is constant antago-
nism and q noticeable conflict OF personal
interests wherever you turn. When one
man springs ar idea the carving out oL
which would benefit the city there are &
gozen others ready = crE him COW p
Everybody wants 10 get all I1e glory u
slBhti and the result is lnEt loi.ilhs =
ever accomplished. oon It-lilA li;e W.
ter scheme or any OF the other ScAeI4eS
VIII 90 through
Our tax levy is all wrong. We give a
lot OF money 10 the High School, which :
Z worthless institution. None OF the
pupils learn anything Ihere Know, q
many people who have taken t!-e-I c.-l.-
Cren away from the High Sehoo- beca Use
il 5 g waste Of time 20 send them mere.
And yet We take away the FUNDS o1 me
grammar schools. which are : 2ece75.- ~
10 further the Interests y tie Hlsh
School which Is 6 luxury ne cons
ton demands that We give ne cAiidrt..
a good grammer school solca 20 p. 80 e-'-,-
yet our present system CW2rls tha' piasS
OF our scheme of free education
A. Sacramento Henry p. Dalton used
2
the waruest periods q RS conversation
with the State EuualiZers he said; Gen
J.er,er. no live. living man could answer
1hosa cues-ions.' For q .--le while some
of the gentlemen thought that in his
earrastress NJ Dalton had used phrase
that cOnficIed somewhat win ne I--tS .-t:
OF grammar L was C9ih-L= SUI LTlsl--s
that q man from Oakland should use SucE
words Ar. Dalton doubtless laa II rs
mind having become 50 wecoec . MS
-rr -G-s1 r~ r. =
living men u Oakland from whom ne had
himself tried 70 extract some lD-OTInaTiC
regarding the!- properly mere ~ Lhaiz
u them and unit! they are trenS.G Glrc
0aEla-d's material progress VIII sti-l be
in The future Dalton knew WneTeoI ne
spoke,
! would recommend that : bulletin
boards be placed cl the front Of the City
Hall upon which should b posted weekly
The progress Of the following proposed
improvements:
Acquiring municipal water plant.
Installing salt water street sprinkling
opening West street and making it a
Opening Washington street
Erection o. a new City HaA
Improving Lake Merritt.
Obi!terating the marsh in West Oak
land.
Improving Independence. square.
Purchasing a system Of public parks.
Preparing for election OF freen2lCers.
Preparing for needed bond election.
Putting lazy prisoners al work making
new streets.
L may not have occurred 70 those 70
whom is entrusted these responsibilities,
but i is nevertheless true that the pro
1ects mentioned are OF vastly greater in
portance and interest 10 the people living
In Oakland than the efforts o se.nsh men
70 run the city government II me inter-
ests OF their individual families Or pQ-it-
icai ambitions. STUART W. BOOTH