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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
Young BroDdes Testfies for His Father.

of the day and night, and on one occasion
six firemen left the church on a Sunday
morning recently and ruined their best
suits without any hope of reward. There
is on record the fact that on two occa-
sions the City Trustees have granted the
department the magnificent sum of S15
A few months ago the hose company re-
quested the City Trustees to allow them
$15 year, but it was not granted, the
board expressing a willingness to pay the
fire company if the members were ap-
pointed by the Trustees. This would, of
course, take the Fire Department into
politics, and San Leandro frowned on the
proposition.
The firemen now have on hand s4OO
worth of property, which they offer to
sell to the city for 5000, and so far the
Trustees have ignored this request. The
board has been advised by the City Attor-
ney that the firemen can give the city no
title to their property and that the city
cannot, therefore, buy it. A statement
issued by the firemen says:
eff the property does not belong to the
organization, to whom, then, does it be-
long, the firemen having paid for it? II it
belongs to them, why can't they give a
title to it?"
AS the matter stands the outlook is
not very pleasant to property owners.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA NEWS
A REVIVAL OF EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY DRAMA.
Military Department Preparing to
Give Sham Battle at the End
of the Term.

BERKELEY, March 15.-Something de-
cidedly unique in the line of drama will be
attempted next week by several students
of the university under the direction of
Professor Louis Du Pont Syle. 1t is to
be in the nature of revival of eighteenth
century drama, intended principally for a
distinctively college audience. The play
selected is Oliver Goldsmith's comedy,
1.-The Good-natured Man." For some
weeks past the cast has been engaged in
a series of rehearsals, the presentation
being set for the two nights of March %
and % at Shattuck Hall in the university
town.
The production will not follow literally
the comedy as originally written by Gold
smith. 1t has been specially recast and
arranged into four acts by Professor
Syle and Victor Henderson jointly. The
staging will be in eighteenth century
style throughout. Following is the list
Sir William Honeywood, H. H. Hirst;
Charles Honeywood, "A; ]. Elston; Mr..
Croaker, F. T. Bfoletti; Leontine Croaker,
Schwartz; bailiff, ]. B. Southard; bailiff' s
follower, Fred G. Dorety; Jarvis. Law
renee L. Greene; Miss Richland, Miss
Lola j. Simpson; Mrs; o,,; Groaker. l4ar. Miss s
Moller; Garnet, Miss E. Lundy.
Professor Frank Soule, commandant of
the University Corps of Cadets, met the
commissioned officers of the corps this
afternoon, and after brief discussion
decided to conclude the work of the mill
tary department for the present term
with a sham battle, in which all the
college cadets are to take part. The en-
gagement will be a competitive one be-
tween two bodies of the troops, organized
for offense and defense and commanded
by the majors of the First and Second
battalons. An ample supply of blank
ammunition is to be provided, and the
fight will follow as closely as possible the
Inaneuvers of an actual engagement. The
details of the offense and defense, to-
gether with the general plan of opera
TONS will be left to the two majors in
command assisted by the captains of
their battaliOnS
President Kellogg passed his seventy
first birthday to-day. The occasion was
not allowed to go by without an appre-
ciative remembrance on the part of the
students and others connected with the
University. A committee of the Asso-
ciated Women Students brought flowers
and greens to the presidents office early
this morning and completely transformed
It's appearance. A handsomely executed
motto, done in bright leaves and a dark
green background, was arched over the
desk This piece was the work of Cap
tain Kelner, superintendent of the
grounds. Lilies and fruit blossoms were
arranged all around the room, and several
messages of congratulation lay on the
table. Unfortunately, those who planned
the affair, intending 1t as a surprise to the
venerable head of the faculty as he should
enter his Office this morning, were some
what disappointed, as the president was
unable to keep his hours to-day owing to
sickness. 1t is quite probable that he will
lege to see the preparations made in his
honor
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
Al LAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
JUR0R SE|BEN PURSUED
By PHANTOM SKELETONS

sitting as a juror in a case where the
courtroom was peopled with skeletons
clothed with the raiment of the living.
Mr.. Seiben was the only occupant OF the
courtroom in the flesh. He says he never
wants to pass through another such ex-
perience. The Judge on the bench with
his fleshless fingers turned the pages OF
his law books; his jaws went through
the motions of speech, but no sound came
from his tongueess skull. The gesticu-
lations of the attorneys indicated wran-
gle, but no words gave clew as to what
it was all about
'I will never forget that vistion to my
dying day. states Mr.. Seiben. at was
like being imprisoned in receiving vault
with an army Of corpses. L never felt
so relieved in my life as when 1 awoke
that night to find it was all dream.
But since this case L cannot drive the
thought of skulls. out of my mind. see
them everywhere. When 1 meet friend
on the street 1 cannot restrain myself
from picturing him with nothing but a
bleached and f1eshless skull on his shoul-
ders The sensation is horrible In the
extreme. When 1 meet man, woman
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
HE SCORES SENsATIoNALISM
DISLIKES THE EXPRESSION GRE
MEMBER THE MAINE"
The WelI-Known Exhorter Pleads for
More Simplicity and Sincerity
in Religious
Life.
Alameda Office San Francisco Call,
1aoQ Park street March IL


Rev. Dwight L. Moody, the renowned
evangelist, addressed two meetings in
Alameda to-day at Armory Hall. In the
afternoon every seat in the house was
taken and in the evening the hall was
crowded to the doors.
Although he is well along in years Rev.
Mr. Moody is still remarkably active He
is a pleasant talker, using language free
from flights of howery eloquence, which
appeals to the ordinary man or woman.
In the afternoon the subject of his ad-
dress was The Bible" His discourse
was earnest and straightforward and
there was plentiful smattering of wit
to vary the monotony. He is intensely or
thodox He said he believed in the good
old-fashioned religion that came from the
heart and appealed to the soul. He took
fling at sensational preachers and said
that the true minister did not stray from
the Bible in his teachings. Rev. Mr..
Moody said he took the Bible just as he
found it, believing fully in all the good
book contained.
"Some ministers" he said, waste their
time explaining things in the Bible which
to them appear impossible. They are not
true believers We are told that the
story of Jonah and the whale is a fairy
tale, because no whale ever had mouth
large enough to hold a man. Why, the
great God who made world like this
could certainly make a whale big enough
to swallow Jonah, and I believe he did -
Being man of the people, with great
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
CAPTAIN BURNS ESTATE.

OAKLAND, March 15-The will of the
late Captain John Edward Burns, who
died in Alameda last Saturday, after re-
turning from a protracted search for a
treasure island In the Pacific, was filed
for probate this afternoon by his widow
Therine ]. Burns, who also petitions for
letters of administration.
The will is dated October 27, 1896, and
the devisees are petitioner, who is named
as executrix, also Margaret H. Ambridge
Annie H. Fife, Lizzie Wood Dodge
Charles Y. Burns children by former
wife), and Bernice Vine Burns and AL
thea W. Burns, children of the widow
The estate is estimated worth $21, 200, of
which $4,000 is represented by the
schooner Vine, running between Honolulu
and San Francisco, and $1,000 money pay
able from Charles Nelson of San Fran
cisco for the chartering of the Vine
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
BLIND HOME FINANCES.
Board of Trade Requests the Legis
lature to Act.

OAKLAND. March 1.-THE Board of
Trade held meeting this morning and
discussed the condition Of finances of
the Blind Home at Temescal Much diff
ference Of opinion exists as to the man
ner in which the home should be run.
Dissatisfaction has been great since the
Democratic board appointed Jack HAYES
superintendent in the place of a blind
man. AS result of the Board Of Trades 5
deliberations set of resolutions was
passed.
The resolutions set forth that, owing to
the high price of material and sharp
possible to conduct the broom factory.
which furnishes the only source of EN-,
ployment at the institution. A deficit of
asks that $4,000 be appropriated by the
State Legislature that the factory may
be kept open. It. also asks that the
former appropriation of S22, 500 for the
maintenance of the home be raised to
S25, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

an extent that his health has been under
mined. Twice has the case been delayed
on account of his condition.
He states that what made the greatest
impression on his mind was the basket
full of skulls which was exhibited to the
jury.
''Since that horrible spectacle" says
Mr. Seiben, IT see skulls-hideouS, grin
ming things-wherever I go. During the
day 1 picture them in my minds eye, and
in the night they haunt me while sleep"
Mr.. Seiben tells Of some hair-raising
visions that have disturbed his slumber
and made his life almost a burden. He
has awakened from a troubled sleep to
picture grinning skulls perched on the
foot of his bed. The jaws would snap to-
gether, and he fancied that the eyeless
sockets would open and shut. Then the
hideous things would dance about and
finally roll off the bedstead into a basket.
On another occasion he dreamed he was
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
Young Republicans Name Ticket.

ALAMEDA, March 15.-The executive
committee of the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club has indorsed the following
candidates for city offices:
Trustees-F. w. Hopps, Alex Mackie
Martin Owens.
Board of Education-Dr. E. NJ. Keys, J.
B. Lanktree, DR.. G. L. Tsdale.
Library Trustees-P. w. Barton, w. NJ
Bowers, J. NJ. Shanly.
Treasurer-R. G. Wheeler Recorder, A
F. ST. Sure; Assessor, A. G. Burns; Mar
shall, John Conrad; Attorney, E. K. Tay-
lor; Clerk, B. F. Lamborn.
All the candidates but Wheeler, Conrad
and Taylor are nominees of the Har-
monte Hall party. Wheeler cut loose
paign and announced that he would be
an Independent candidate. Conrad was
turned down. first by the Harmonic
pal League; and even after that decided
to go 1t alone. Taylor is a Municipal
League nominee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

personal magnetism, Rev. Mr.. Moody ap-
peals with much force to the understand
Ing of his audience.
the unregenerate nature of man.
"For a year a cry has been going
through the land, Remember the Maine,
because 800 sailors perished by that
awful disaster in Havana harbor," he
said Every twentyfour hours 300 men
are killed from drink, and believe the
cry should be Remember rum Did you
ever live with a man who has never done
wrong? Well I pity you if you have #
you live under the same roof with such
a man you will be blamed for everything
that might happen to be wrong. 1 have
reached the conclusion that we are all
again One town 1 visited had thirteen
church members and seventeen saloons,
and the people of that burg actually
thought they were good"
Rev F. S. Brush presided at both meet
ings. Music was furnished by a choir of
fifty voices, composed of soloists from all
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
SAN LEANDRO
MUST REWARD
HER F|REMEN
The Fire Company Is
Dissatisfied.
PLAIN STATEMENT ISSUED
TOWN rs TOO BIG TO EXPECT
CHARITY WORK.
After Paving Dues and Initiation for
PLAIN STATEMENT ISSUED
TOWN rs TOO BIG TO EXPECT
CHARITY WORK.
After Paying Dues and Initiation for
Twenty-Four Years the Volun-
teers Expect Better
Encouragement.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,

San Leandro may soon be without an
organized fire company. For twenty-four
years Union Hose Company No. 1 has
been in existence and has done excellent
work whenever its services were needed.
1t has saved the city thousands Of dollars,
but now that San Leandro is growing and
large cannery is being built in addition
to a big fruit-drying establishment 1T is
thought to be proper that there should be
a Fire Department under the control of
the Board of Trustees.
For all these years the fremen have
paid an initiation fee and monthly dues to
support their organization. A record
shows that they have extinguished forty
nine fires and saved much property. They
have responded to fire calls at all hours
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
TOWN AND GOWN CLUB.
Berkeley Ladies incorporate and Will
Build a Clubhouse.

OAKLAND, March 15.-Articles of in
corporation were filed with the County
Clerk to-day by the Club Building Asso-
citation. The purposes are given as the
building and leasing of all structures
which may be required by the Town
and Gown Club, Of Berkeley, which is
ladies of the university town and is after
the style of the Ebell Society of this city.
The capital stock is stated at $4,000. of
which $1,000 has been actually subscribed
and it is proposed shortly to erect a
suitable, building, for which plans are
now being drawn. The directors are
Emmanuel NJ Paget, Catherine F. Glib
bons, Mary Satchel Haight, Susan A Jud-
son, Florence Walton Wilkinson, Jane
Watson Thomas, Ada B. Jones, Kate NJ
Bunnell, Mary B. Ritter, and among
those who have subscribed are also the
following: May l. Cheney, Elizabeth II.
Mary e. Graydon, Katherine A. Hatha-
way, Adele Jaffa, Deborah c. McMichael
Mrs. Frank H. Payne, Clara Ralston and
Maud Wilkinson.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
BRANDES' SON
TEST|FIES FOR
HIS FATHER
He Is Star Witness
for Defendant.
TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY
HOT STOVE WAS SEARCHED
FOR MISSING MONEY.
Ten-Year-oId Brother of the Alleged
Murdered Girl Says the Ac-
cused Never Beat
Her. j.
TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY
HOT STOVE WAS SEARCHED
FOR MISSING MONEY.
Oakland Office San Francisco Cali,
oO0 RrOa dwav March IL

Milton Alfred Brandes proved q re-
markabIy clever witness for the defense
to-day in the murder triad Of his father,
William A. Brandes. The boy is be-
tween 10 and Il. years of age. He has
had only about three years of schooling,
and his story as told on the witness
stand to-day was plausible and coherent
and the strongest testimony that the de-
tense has thus far produced.
The boy stated that he was at his
fathers home on the night of Tuesday,
November 15 last, when the accused is
alleged to have beaten Lillian. He said
that his father had not laid a hand upon
the girl, and that he had not scolded her
or used abusive language.
Papa scolded me. though" continued
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
Will Raise the Bonus.

SAN LEANDRO, March 15.-The San
Leandro Board of Trade committee is
having good success soliciting, for the DO
nus required for the establishment of a
fruit-drying plant, Subscription lists are
being circulated by B. D. Gray, George
Downie, A. c. Estes, I. H. Begier, ]. B.
Mendonca, John Driver, D. McCarty
Jackson Silva and A. B, Cary. The fol
gregating S170 Five hundred dollars Is
the sum required by the corporation as
an inducement tosput up its plant j
$40; J. Davis, $40; A B. Cary, $40; A. s.
Wager, $40; C. H. Gray $40; Frank & Nc
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco
Call. corner of Market and Third Streets open
until II o'clock every night in the year.
BRANCH OFFICES-52T Montgomery street.
corner Clay open until $50 o'clock.
2S7 Hayes street: open until $3.50 o'clock.
621 McAIlister street; open until $50 O'CLOCK
SIS Larkin street; open until $3.50 O'Clock
1871 Mission street: open until 10 O'Clock
22s1 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open
until o'clock.
10S Eleventh street; open until o'clock
2526 Mission street; open until o'clock.
NV. corner OF Twenty-second and kentHcky
streets: open until o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

or child carrying a basket I shrink from
them almost in terror, fancying that
their baskets are filled with human
skulls
After the Brandes case is over Juror
Seiben will probably take trip East IN
an endeavor to forget the CHASTITY ex-
hibits which have made such an impress
sion on him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK.
Grand Celebration Arranged for To-
Morrow.

OAKLAND, March ia grand cele-
bration of st. Patrick's day will be held
at ST. Patrick's Church. West Oakland
on Friday First mass will DE given
at a. M, solemn high mass, with fouI
priests and a special choir, following al
mon on st. Patrick and the spirit and
heart Of the Irish people, At z p. m. de-
votions of stations will be held.
In the evening at the celebration
proper will begin in the large auditorium
There will be four speakers-Father Nc
Nally, pastor Of the. church, Brothers
White and Bayne, and Father Duffy, the
latter to deliver the Grafton of the even
ing. The programme, which will occupy
the entire time until midnight, includes
talent from Santa Clara College and st.
Mary's. 1t is expected a large delegation
from the Y. M. I. of San Francisco will
be present.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Wednesday, March Is
Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson, 90 hours from New
DOMESTIC PORT.
FORT BRAGG-Sailed March 15-Stmr Noyo,
for San Francisco.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived March 15-Stmr Bohe-
mia. from Hamburg; stmr Teutonic, from
Liverpool.
Sailed March 15-stmr st Paul, for South
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
DWIGHT L. MOODY.

Tawner, who has charge of the musical
affairs Of Rev. Mr.. Moody's meetings.
Prayers were offered by Rev. G. e. Rich
and Rev. w. w Scudder Jr. 1t was an
nounced that revival meetings will be
held tomorrow night in nearly all the
local churches to take advantage of the
good accomplished by Rev. Mr.. Moody.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

Alameda Office San Francisco Call,
1928 Park street, March 10.
-HE uncanny exhibits in the Brandes
murder case have had such a pro-
nounced effect on Juror Philip Sci
l. ben of this city that he has been
transferred from the realm of peace
ful thoughts to that wherein he
is haunted by horrible visions. MI
Seiben has been one of the most atten-
tive Of the jurors. He is a capitalist, with
no apparent earthly cares, yet he has
worried over the Brandes case to such
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

ampton; strnr Edam, for Rotterdam; stmr
Westernland. for Antwerp.
ANTWERP-Arrived March 15-Stmr FRIES
land from New York; stmr Switzerland from
Philadelphia.
SOUTHAMPTON-S Sailed March 16-Stmr Kali
Frederick, for New York
QUEENSTOWN = Sailed March 10 - Stmr
Cephalonia, for Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
CALIFORNIA FAST
BECOMING SPIRITUAL
Evangelist Moody Marks Big Improvement
During the Past Decade.

in
he
Oakland
mo-
last here delighted at the marked increase of interest IN re-
has field daily The
in
of t ken
IS more
Ihavee pvo trip
the E.
On
mems Dr..
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
LYNN Was Lucky.

OAKLAND, March 15.-The jury in the
case of J. w. Lynn, charged with an at
tempt to murder his wife a year ago by
shooting her five times, returned a YER
diet this afternoon finding the accused
guilty of an assault with a deadly wea-
pom He will be sentenced next Wednes-
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

Carthy, $1O A Rogers, $5: ]. F. Hopper,
Abernethy, So; Rev. Father O'Mahoney,
So; o. j. Lynch, So; r. Morgan, So; NJ.
Enos, So; A. Lucio $5; c. Christensen, 50,
and J. w. Hawes, 50.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

The story of James r. Keene's
lucky coup of $e,ooo,ooo in six
weeks will be in next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND notice-Dividend No. 65 '(twenty-
five cents per share) of the Hutchinson. Sugar
Plantation Company will be payable at the
office of the company, 327 Market St., and
after MONDAY, March 90 1899.
Transfer books viii close on TUESDAY,
March H. 1899, at o'clock D. m.
E. H SHELDON. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
ROOMS papered from s3 whitened, 81 up;
painting done. Hartman Paint Co., 319 Sd st.
BAD tenants elected for "a collections made:
city country. PACIFIC COLLECTION
CO. 415 Montgomery St. rooms $40: tel. $500.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
EMPLOYMENT OFFICEs.

MRS. KRAUSS Employment Office, 315 Stock
ton St. near Sutter; telephone Clay 624; all
kinds of female help free of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16

AN Al ironer, ladies' clothes S35 and found, for
a large country hotel; free fare there and re-
turn when the season is over; can cary
..................C. r. HANSEN & CO,
...........................104 .104 Geary st.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

a Mr.. G. A. Stillman, merchant oil
Tampico, ILL.,, writes: 'sFoley's Kid.
ney Cure is meeting with wonderful
success. 1t has cured some cases here
that physicians pronounced incurable.
! myself am able to testify to it's merits.
My face to-day is a living picture OF
health, and Foley's Kidney cure has
made it such. I had suffered twenty.
seven years with the disease, and to-
day I feel ten years younger than I
did one year.ago. / can obtain some
wonderful certificates of its medical
qualities. @. a. Jack, Druggist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01
@catarrh Cannot Re cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as thew cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is o
cure it, you must take Internal 'reynad,a ~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
fHtS aTs a4ayr On the blood ana
f was nrescrib e9f re- Is not qpack medicine
IN this country for years. and IS regular pre-
s apa It is composed Of the best tonics
Kn93wn combined with the best blood purifiers,
perfect combination Of the two ineredi entst r.
what produces such wonderful results In Cur r,
Ing Gatarr cf4, Send for testimonials, Tree.
Sold by druggists. price 75c. 's h >N#5
Halls Family Pills are the best. .5z
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

The Milaca Times got in a hurry to
announce wedding and published the
facts two weeks before they were true.
The couple came to Princeton Monday
morning and were married and it will
now be in order for the Times to repub-
lish it's ''news.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

County Treasurer Burrell has been
obliged to return several remittances
to the senders during the past week.
The writer's would enclose payment
on their taxes but would. neglect to
give the description Of the property
and the@ztreasurer could not find their
holding ithout going through all the
recordsin the court house. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

Judge Baxter has appointed John P.
Vandersluis, of Fergus Falls, and Judge
Searle named William Russell, of ST..
Cloud, court reporters for this judicial
district. The salary is fixed at 81, 2O4
per annum and this county pays each
S4.66 per month.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

The little child of Anton Falk while
crossing the street was run down bv a
passing team. 1t was injured about
the head and neck but after a. dav or
two was about the house apparently as
well as ever. 1t was very. lucky
escape from death or serious.iniury. =:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

Capt. I: c.. Patterson has received
the payrolls from the State for the ad-
d 9 ii ' allowance ',.' made BY the legis.
lature for the volunteers who enlisted.
He will have them at S. W. hall next
Monday evening where each member
of companyM. who went ! south IS re-
questediE TO present himself At $40 to
sign the:same; The rolls win be sent
in y: and the returned as. soon as
posi- bic, 3. The amount due will be the
difference between the time served at
Sl.50 per day and the amount which
was paid at the time Of the muster in.
IN: in most cases amounting to about So. SO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-01

The Great Northern has announced
rate of a fare and one-third for the
round trip from Princeton to Mime
apolis on June II, the date when Mile
Laos Company No. 8, U. r. KIP. will
visit the Twin City battalion. !;