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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-13
First Class Team Will be
Organized.
Close Game at Summit
Lake Park.
Tandem Riders to Break Record
Local Sporting News.
MATT 0NAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Cincinnati 6, Pittsburg /.
Chicago g, st. Louis 3.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-13
DATES CHANGED.

The Buchtel college team will play
three games this week. "Wednesday
the Hiram college team will play in
this city. The following day, Thurs
day, the Buchtels will go to Mt. I'm.
ion to play the team of that college
Saturday the Wooster university club
will be in Akron. All of these teams
are voOd pppS
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
OAKLAND WELL SUPPLIED
WITH PLAYHOUSES
The Macdonough to Reopen-Dewey
Will Present Farce-Comedy
for the Week.

OAKLAND, Oct. 26.-From one theater.
Oakland has suddenly sprung into the
possession of three, for the MacdonougI
Theater will open during the coming
week, the Dewey Theater is in full opera
ton with Landers Stevens back in harness
once more. and Peck's Broadway Theater
was opened this afternoon.
The Macdonough Theater will be opened
on Thursday evening with that popular
melodrama, "In Old Kentucky" for a
three nights run, TO end on Saturday.
This will be followed by Sporting Life
for one night on the Monday following.
The Macdonough will be used as the
home house for C. P. Halls interior cir
cult to comprise Sacramento, Fresno and
San Jose.
The Dewey Theater will give farce
comedy and specialties for the coming
week. The play will be "Muldoon's Pic
mic" and the funny situations of the per-
Torrance will be plentifully interlarded
with the best specialties from the Or
pheum.. Landers Stevens has returned
from his vacation and will have personal
charge of everything connected with the
Dewey from now on
Peck's Broadway Theater was opened
on the corner of Thirteenth street and
Broadway this afternoon. It will give a
continuous vaudeville show.
The Brownies, at the Dewey Theater,
proved a wonderful attraction this after
noon. The performance was given under
the direction of Mrs Mary Wilkins, and
the theater was PACKED to the doors
There will be matinee performances on
Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
GOLD BENEATH y
CORTE MADEIRA
Resident Sinking Well
Strikes a Ledge Of
Quartz.
Prospects His Discovery and
Finds Metal in Paying
Quantity.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SAN RAFAEL. Oct 26--Considerable
excitement has been caused in Corte Ma
dera by the discovery Of gold-oearlng
quartz ledge upon the property of James
S. McCue. Sometime ago McCue started
to sink well. The formation through
which the boring was done was exceed
ingly hard. water was scarce and the well
was about 10 be abandoned when the
workmen broke into a ledge of quartz
Crude tests showed that it carried gold
in considerable quantities and McCue
turned his we'll into prospect shaft and
had the work continued.
A crosscut showed that the vein Is about
ten feet wide, between two walls of slate
and limestone. Another shaft has been
sunk about 100 feet from the first and the
ledge has again been found. McCue said
to-day: -'
II believe that it is a good prospect
From assays made from samples Of the
rock 1t will run from s. to $40 per ton. 1t
is free milling. This, together with the
fact that the ore exists in large body,
will make the venture a paying one. I
am so convinced of its value that I will
shortly have several carloads of the
quartz worked"
No lots in Corte MADEIRA are for sale
now. Owners are hanging on in the hope
that quartz ledge meanders through
their property.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
LODI TEAM WINS DEBATE
ON PUBLIC UTILITIES
Judges Decide Oakland Evening High
School Was Inferior in Delivery
and Argument.

OAKLAND. Oct 26.-The decision of the
judges went to the Lodi High School in
the debate held tonight in the common
school assembly hall between teams rep
resenting the debating societies of the
Lodi High School and the Oakland Even
ing High School Discussion was upon
the question:
Resolved. That municipalities should
own and control their own public utilities.
Oakland was assigned the affirmative of
the question, which was defended by w
II: Graham, N. L. Samuels and Benjam min
Sllverstein. Lodi took the negative
which was argued by c. F. Lille, James
Priestly and w. 7. Gehan. George Nc
Noble Of Stockton. Frank Ryan of Sacra-
mento and the Rev. B. Fay Mills of Oak
land, the judges, decided that Lodi was
superior in delivery and argument and
Oakland in team work.
The debate was the final of the semi
annual series for the Stanford University
cup and decides the next competitor Of
the Humboldt High School of San Fran
cisco. 1t was held under the direction OF
the Debating League of California, which
held its convention here to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
GRANT FAMILY MEMBERS
MEET IN CONNECTICUT
Tercentenary of the Progenitor of che
American Branch Is Cele-
brated.

WINDSOR. Conn, Oct. 26.-Two hum
dred members of the Grant family arc
assembled here to-day to honor the ter-t
centenary of Matthew Grant, the progeni-
tor of the American brancl of the family.
The celebration will last three days and
the programme includes addresses by
prominent members of the family from
all over the country. The Rev. Roland ID.
Grant, D.. D., now of Vancouver, B. c.,
presided over the exercises.
Reports of the executive officers showed
that 1853 new members have been enrolled
during the year, making total of 9400.
Of which $500 are living. A letter of re-
gret was read from Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant,
who said that she was confined to her
room and therefore unable to attend.
Officers were chosen as follows: PreSl-
dent, Congressman Theodore E. Burton of
Cleveland, o.. vice presidents-Ralph Nj.
Grant. East Windsor. Conn; Eugene J.
Grant, Brooklyn, N. Y; Hezekiah X
Grant, Philipsburg, Pa; Captain Robert
T. Grant, Washington, ID. c.; secretary
and treasurer, Frank Grant, Westfeld,
Mass: recorder, Rev. Arthur H. Grant,
Montclairs N. J.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
NO CONNECTION
MADE WITH PIPE
Why Water Corporation
Is Asked to Pay Big
Damages.
Hunt Brothers and Insurance
Companies Sue for Loss
Of Cannery.
Oakland once San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
Ills Broadway. Oct. 26.
Big damages are asked of the San Lo-
renzo Water Company by Hunt Brothers
Company, the canning firm, and twenty
four insurance companies, who sustained
the loss of S124 1876 IS by fire on account Of
the alleged failure of the defendant to
carry out its contract with the plaintiffs
for water supply. The water company
is charged with having delayed the mat
ter of extending its pipe line until great
fire came and wiped out the entire fruit
canning and can manufacturing plant of
the Hunt Brothers Company at Haywards,
the destroying element having laid many
buildings and properties low on April y
last, almost in the midst of the fruit pre-
serving season.
According to the complaint the plant
was worth at the time of the fire s125. .o0o
consisting of the cannery, a warehouse,
machinery, implements and seVenty-four
cottages occupied by the workmen. These
properties were damaged to the extent of
S104, ,496 49, In addition to this amount
SIS, coo is asked for loss of gains and pro-
hts occasioned by the destruction of the
plant, less $1,000. representing the loss that
might have. ensued had the water conf
pany carried out its contract. On the de-
stroyed property there was S91 .221 42 in
surance, $13, ,275 Sc worth being uninsured.
The plaintiffs assert that the loss was
not sustained through any fault Of theirs,
as ample means had been taken to fight
fire on the premises. 1t is claimed chat
an agreement existed between the parties
to the suit by which the water company
was bound to run six-inch main to the
cannery premises to which was to be con-
nected a hydrant and service pipes. The
pipes and hydrant were placed, but they
were not connected, in spite Of remon-
strances from the canning people that it
be done. The defendant promised in
March to make the necessary connections
but up to the time of the fire had failed to
carry out its agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

MORE PATROLMEN
ARE IN DANCER
Charges May Be Filed
Against Several
Officers.
Retirements Are to Be Made
as Rapidly as Pos
sible.
Oakland once San Francisco Call,

Oakland once San Francisco Call
Ills Broadway, Oct. 26.
The reorganization of the Oakland Po-
lice Department is not going to stop with
the dropping of the five men who were
removed in accordance with the or6ina nee
Of the City Council reducing the force by
five men. 1t is very evident that the pres
ent Board of Police and Fire Commission
-ers intends TO make the changes that they
deem necessary for the benefit of the de-
partment. and the changes are not going
TO stop with what has already been done.
The Commissioners say that the
changes that were made this week were
not in any way dictated by politics, and
that when the men were dropped from
the department they considered only its
good and wished to be as far removed
from politics as possible.
So the dropping of the five men last
Wednesday night will be followed by the
filing Of charges against several more off,
GERS and the retirement as fast as possible
Of all of those who have reached the age
OF retirement. Charges will be filed
against some of those who il was
thought would be dropped under the ordi-
nance reducing the force and those will
probably include Patrolmen Sill and Nc
Cloud.
Those who are marked for early retire
ment are Bailin Sam Mitchell and r. B..
Phillips Both of these men will reach
the age limit very shortly, but they are
now eligible for retirement under the dis
ability section of the retirement law.
When Mitchell is retired the duties of
TO Police Clerk Louis Agnew, and the
man who takes Mitchelrs place will be
assigned to a beat. thus giving the depart
ment another active man.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
CONTRA COSTA BUYS
BERKELEY WATER LANDS
Property That Might Have Been a
Source of Municipal Supply Is
Purchased

BERKELEY, Oct. 26-The Contra Cos
ia Water Company has purchased the
water lands at the mouth Of San Pablo
and Wild Cat creeks from ten citizens
Of this city, who purchased it several
years ago when an attempt was made to
get a municipal water works. The land
was purchased and wells dug and the
town given an option on the land, but
the deal fell through with, as the people
were not willing to go TO the expense of
building q municipal water works
Although Contra Costa's purchase price
has not been made known 1t is under
stood to cover the $4,000 paid by the citi-
zens for the land and the $500 spent in
digging wells.
The townsmen interested in the land
were w. HI. Marston. w. E. Mighell,
Charles Boudrow, John Finn, ]. w. Rich
ards, J. J. Mason, A s. Blake, L. ]. LIE
Conte and J. J. Barker.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
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slaughter-houses and extensions for the
slaughtering of cattle for export and
other objects. the total outlay amounts
to 100000 kroner, and the total number
of co-operators about $4,000
These co-Operators have bound them
swine to the siaughter-houses and guar.
antee 10 to Is kroner per head of swine
for funds and working capital. These
Co-operators share equally the working
expenses and the years surplus in the
same manner AS the dairies They employ
$40 hands, besides managers and Office
staff. All of the twenty-five slaughter
houses possess a common organization
and management. and common office at
Copenhagen. The average cost of the
slaughter of each pig for nine of the
slaughter-houses was "a kroner in 1881
2.56 kroner in 1897. and 2.S2 kroner in 1895,
q per cent of the increase in cost being
due TO increase in wages
The following table shows the enormous
amount of business transacted by the CO.
operative slaughter-houses:
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

~ ERKELEY, Oct. 26.-The new
D Berkeley High School building
N was formally dedicated this af-
~ ternoon with appropriate exer-
eises. Prominent educators and
town officials took part. and the structure
was officially turned over to the School
Directors by the Town Trustees, who had
its construction in their charge. One of
the interesting features of the exercises
was an account of the driving of the first
nail in the first schoolhouse to be erected
in this part of the State. written by Mrs.
Sarah c. Richardson, a California pioneer,
and read by Mrs. S. c. Partridge.
At ] o'clock the building was thrown
open for public inspection, and, in spite
of the rain. the corridors and rooms were
thronged with visitors. City Superintend-
ent of Schools s. D. Waterman, Principal
NJ. c. James and members of the high
school faculty were present and escorted
the guests about the school.
The exercises commenced at o'clock,
and were held in the assembly room, on
the third floor. Superintendent Waterman
presided. After an invocation by the Rev.
r. L. Halsey. pastor OF. the First Baptist
Church of this city. Principal James de-
livered an address of welcome. In closing
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
SLEEPS ON HILLSIDE
AND ROLLS INTO FIRE
Watchman for the Keswick Electric
Power Company Receives Hor-
rible Burns.

REDDING. Oct. 26.-Falling asleep
while sitting on hillside above a fire of
his own making. Ed ToIIe, watchman on
the pipe line of the Keswick Electric
Power Company in the ShingIetown re-
gion, twenty-siX miles southeast of Red
ding, rolled down into the flames He
was horribly burned. Tolle was brought
to Redding last night and sent to a San
Francisco hospital. The first known of
ToIe's spectacular accident was when he
staggered into camp, his clothes falling
from him and his face and left side
burned so badly that the flesh was
scorched and the skin falling off. He was
in a partially delirious state and believed
he had been attacked by a wild animal
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Distribution of Brains.

Talk of the unequal distribution of
wealth; look at the unequal distribution of
brainsi Solomon, Solon, Socrates, Con-
fucius, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and
Emerson had enough gray matter to make
us all wise as owls.
The genius of Shakespeare, If divided
among the Englishmen of his time, would
have made them all brain rich.
Mozart's musical abilities divided among
his countrymen would have made each
one of them competent to make his living
by leading an orchestra, and perhaps able
to compose few rag-time tunes on the
side.-Boston Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
DEATH RESULTS
FROM LOCkJAW
A richie Butler Poisoned
by a Hypodermic
Needle.
Oakland Office San Francisco Cali,


Ills Broadway, Oct. 25.'
Archie Butler, "a years of age and a
morphine fend, died tonight at the Re-
ceiving Hospital from lockjaw, produce
by the careless use of a hypodermic
instrument with which he was in the
habit of injecting morphine and cocaine
into his body. The case is interesting to
medical practice on account of the un-
usual manner N which the disease wa
contracted.
Butler was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital last night from a clearinghouse at
Ninth and Franklin streets The man told
DR.. D. M. McRae and Steward Borcherl,
who attended him, that he thought he
was suffering from neuralgia, but it took
the physicians but a moment to decide
that he was a victim of lockjaw. His
Jaws were held as in the grip of wise
by the contracted muscles and both arms
were held In one position above the level
of the shoulders. Both arms and the
body bore evidence of the cause of the
disease, S the surface of the skin was
covered with small inflammations where
the hypodermfc needle had pierced it.
The man was barely able to talk AMI
when told that he had lockjaw and could
not recover, volunteered the information
that the disease must have been con-
tracted through the needle, which he had
not been careful to keep clean. He said
he had been accustomed to take as much
as thirty grains of morphine and twent.'
grains OF cocaine every day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
AT BERKELEY Is DEDICATED
Many Czens Including Some Prominent Educators, Witness
Ceremonies by Which Fine Structure Devoted Learning Is
Formally Turned Over by Town Trustees School Directors

Of room. We hope that this indifference
will be removed completely by the sight
of this new building. To the Board Of
Trustees, the School Directors, the archi-
tect and the contractor we give our hearty
thanks, for they have done their work
thoroughly
Mrs. Richardson was introduced and her
account read At the time the first school
building was erected in Berkeley Mrs:
Rlchardson was little girl, living just
across the Alameda County line in Contra
Costa County, and not far from the
Berkeley line. In the latter part of 1855
she rode to what is now West Berkeley
on her pony, and happened to be present
Wnen TWO men, named Ingram and Blair,
commenced work on the first schoolhouse.
The two men had donated their services
and the lumber had been procured through
contributions. OF what happened, Mrs.
Richardson writes:
When the timbers of the foundation
were sawed and ready Mr.. Ingram drove
a large nail in piece of scantling. Wien
he had done so he looked at me as | was
perched on my pony. and Said with his
Scotch accent: There, little girl you have
seen the first nail put in the first school
house in this part of the country
The first school was built on the site
of the present San Pablo-avenue school.
cred short address in which he con-
graduated Berkeley on having so splendid
a high school. Professor w w. Anderson
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Unique Boston Laws.

A Boston court recently sent to the
House of Correction an unfortunate pris-
oner who was unable to pay a fine i'm
posed upon him because he had been
guilty of the grave offense of reading the
Bible aloud at Revere Beach,. without first
getting the approval Of the constituted
authorities. Some years ago an exhorter
Common without permit was put be-
hind the bars. New Workers seem to be
more tolerant in these matters than the
modern Athenians. Here in Manhattan
we are not in the habit of locking UP
pious persons who read the Bible aloud
or call sinners to repentance in public
places.-New York Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
DENY Alleged Daughter-in-Law.

and his wife, Mary ]. Atkins, testified in
the Atkins contest that "the woman in
black who claims to be the wife of
their deceased son, was never their
testified that they heard of Miss Nellie
Bailey. the claimant, but their son never
said anything about a contract marriage
with the woman. The alleged widow
who IS fighting for a $500 estate, finished
her case to-day and then testimony for
the parents were offered. 1t will be con-
tinued Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Fish Vendors Pay Fines.

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 26.@This
county is richer by $75 because of the
arrest of two fish venders who have been
catching end selling fish under the size
specified by law The law-breakers are
John Dickinson and William Price. 1t
was shown that they have been catching
and shipping fish under nine inches in
length Both r,!eaded guilty and pad
fines of $50 and $40. respectively.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Scott Van Wye Goes Free.

OAKLAND. Oct. 26.-Scott Van Wye
who was arrested for shooting Thomas
Scollard in the neck a few nights ago.
was to-day dismissed from custody. Scoi-
lard has recovered sufficiently to be out
of danger and refused to swear to a COM
plaint Scollard had aroused the jealousy
of Van WVe
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Yellow Jack in Yucatan.

WASHINGTON, Oct. -26.-Advices re-
ceived by the Marine Hospital service
through the State Board of Health of
Alabama are that yellow fever is now
epidemic throughout Yucatan. The dis
ease prevails among the Yucatan Indians,
from whom it has been contracted by the
Mexican troops sent to. fight them. The
report says the Government cannot fight
the introduction of the fever into the foci
through lack of railroad facilities.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Masons Plan a Fete.

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 26-Local
Masons are preparing for social event
on November 80. when the cornerstone of
the new High School building will b.
placed. Grand Master Wells will conduct
the ceremonies and it is believed thar
most of the grand lodge officers will he
present. The grand orator will deliver
the grafton. Santa Barbara MasonS are
anxious to make the event one long to b.,
remembered. In the evening. following
the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone.
there will be third degree work In
Masonic Temple.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Oct 26.-It is under
stood in we'll informed circles that the ILL
ness of the Duchess of Cornwall. and
serious than was at first thought. 1t is
also understood that the accouchement of
the Duchess is expected to occur in April
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Will Improve Plant.

ALAMEDA, Oct. 2e.-Improvements arc
to be made to the municipal electric plant
as soon as the City Trustees can arrange
for the work and secure the machinery
required. 1t is planned to install another
engine and additional dynamos for gener-
ating current 1t is intended to expend
about 5000 on the improvements. A spe-
cial meeting of the City Trustees will be
held next Monday to hasten the work.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Licensed to Marry.

OAKLAND Oct. 26.-Licenses to marry
were Issued to-day to David L. Davis,
aged ~ years, Vallejo, and Sarah L.
Rolph, 81, San Francisco; Harry "A. Jor-
gensen, @, Mount Eden. and Anna Dun
can. q, Santa Rosa; Frank Lea, 81, and
Mrs. Edward L. Jettman. 80. both of San
Francisco; William T. Wells, 26. and Jen-
ME Rowe. %. both of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Migg oehlmann wins scholarship

ALAMEDA, Oct. 26.-Miss Hannah NJ.
Oehlmann of this city, and a student at
the University of California. has been
awarded the Cornell 3. Houghton schol-
arship of that institution for diligence
and worth. She is graduate of the local
High School and is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Ludwig Oehlmann Of 1870 Cot
tage street
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Victim of knockout Drops.

A man whose name from card found
upon him is supposed to be William
Street Sr. was found in an unconscious
condition on Pacific street, near Kearny.
last night. He was taken to the Emcr-
gency Hospital 1t is thought that
knockout drops" were administered to
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

A picture by Sir Henry Raeburn, repre-
senting young boy in a white shirt hold
ing basket of cherries, was sold at the
Cunliffe Brooks sale for S10, ,220; in 1887 the
painting brought SLIPS. and in 1888 s1533
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
LATE SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Saturday. October 2s.
Schr Bender Bros, Wetzel, days from Bow
ems Landing.
DOMESTIC PORTS
PORT TOWNSEND-Sailed Oct 26-Ship Ha-
waiian Isles, for Port Pirie
SAN DIEGO-Arrived, Oct 26-Stmr Carlisle
City. from Hongkong; schr San Pedro from
Eureka; stmr ST. Denis from Ensenada.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
Car inspector Dunn KILLED.

VENTURA. Oct 96.-At Camarillo this
morning Thomas c. Dunn, car inspector
in the employ of the Southern Pacific
Company. was run over by a gravel car
and killed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27
he said

''In Berkeley during the past years there
has been an indifference regarding the
high school which has caused us to strug-
gle on for many years, hampered for want
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

the first principal of the Berkeley High
School, told of early experiences. Then
followed the official transfer. Captain w.
H. Marston acting for the Trustees and
Professor Z. J. Wickson for the School
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-27

Never argue with wasp; it is sure to
carry its point.