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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
ACCOMMODATIONS NOT EQUAL
TO DEMAND FOR ADMTTTANCE
State Normal School Has Largest Glass
in Its History and No More
VIII Be Received.


According to the report of the pres
ident of the San Francisco State Nor
NAL School, the largest class in its
history has just been admitted and 1t
is necessary to refuse admittance for
the present to any further applicants.
The enrolment of normal students is
now 1876. 1t will probably be possible
to admit a small number at the open
ing of the second term in the begin
ming of October. OF the new students
about one-fifth come from San Fran
cisco high schools and the remainder
from the accredited high schools as
far south as Santa Barbara and as
far north as Marysville.
In addition to the normal students,
about 800 pupils have been enrolled
in the primary and grammar depart
ments, taking advantage of the smaller
classes and greater personal attention
which can be given them.
The report also shows that every
graduate of the school available for
teaching has already been secured and
the management is now obliged to re-
fuse applications for teachers. Since
the close of the school last May, fifty
I'LL &C eCcSiClo pOSlblOiio nave DCSi I'LL
ell by graduates of the schools as fol-
lows:
San Francisco - Siona Bonneville,
Lillian Clarkson, Marie Donahue
Clara Doolan, Cecilia Harnett, Grace
Fitzpatrick, Emily Neppert, Eloise No.
Ian. Dora Savage; Oakland. Gertrude
Lane. Carolyn Dinsmore; Benicia
Mary Reeng. Charlotte Branch; Los
Angeles. Pearl Cannell; Pomona, Ella
Hawley; Ventura, Shirley Shepard;
Santa Margarita, Eva Swan; Guerne-
Vile, Anna Harter; Sebastopol, Jamel-
la Peugh, Harriet Smith; Petaluma
Eva Gibson; Novato, Henrietta Moore;
Belvedere, Ethel Engebretsen; San An
selmo, Eleanor Tierney; Sausalito
Martha Smith; Siege, Florence Molo-
so; Alameda, Clara Reid, Alice Hous-
ton; Livermore, Agnes Carroll; Fruit
vale, Ida Huck; Oakdale, Emma
Banks; Alameda County. Marie Oliver
Ellen Ramage. Louise Prout, Margaret
Croak, Frances Martin; Napa County
Emile Ehlers; Marin County, Mary
McIsaacs,s : Alice Corbett, Josephine
Dcugherty, Anna Gaffney; Sacramento
County, Margaret Strachan, Edna
Grant; Sonoma County, Edith Sar-
gent, Elma Anderson, Bertha Wilson;
Mariposa County, Helen Hofinghoff
.Sclano County, Alice Prole; Mendocinc
County, Belle Smith; San Mateo, Ethel
Vincent; Tulare County, Lillian Cross;
Kern County, Celsa Carnall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
Charges ARainst Ponceman.

W. H. Rehfeld. a saloon-keeper ana
outfitter on Greenwich street. near the
Presidio. filed charges with the Police
Commissioners yesterday against Po-
Hceman T. +. Reagan. Rehfeld was
arrested by Reagan on July 81 on
charges of resisting an officer and In
terfering with an officer. Both charges
were dismissed by Police Judge Fritz.
A bootblack had placed a stand In
front Of Rehfeld's place and Reagan
objected. Rehfeld told the bootblack
not to remove it and explained to Rea-
gan that It would be carried into his
place at nights. An argument follow
ell and Rehfeld was arrested. Reagan
is son OF Police Commissioners Rea-
gan and was appointed a member OF
the force on April IL last.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
BERKELEY's INCREASE.

So rapid has been the increase In the
circulation of the Berkeley Public LIZ
brary during the last year that the
trustees have found 1t necessary to ask
for an appropriation Of 10 cents on the
500 for the next year.
The contract for the Carnegie build
ing in Chico has been let to w. w. An
derson Of San Francisco for $1o,4S2.
In Stockton the Hazleton library has
recently spent $500 FOR rubber mating
and for thorough renovation of the
walls and equipment.
To the Oakland public library has
come a valued gift of 700 volumes
from Mrs. A. NJ. Esterle to be placed
in the Alden reading-room. The dona-
ton Is made as a memorial to her
young nephew. This library has had
a prosperous year. 1t has been dis
tinguished by remarkably large gen.
eral circulation of books and maga-
zines, by notable decrease In the use
of fiction and corresponding increase
in the use of Juvenile and other books
and by the instant success attending
the opening of the children's room in
January. Four thousand volumes
have been added to the library. No
other library in the State has been so
frequently remembered of late by
loans and gifts Of pictures and paint
ings and the foundation has been laid
for an excellent art collection.
Santa Cruz public library, so re-
Gently showered with gifts when TAX
ing possession of their new building,
has just received present from the
Eagles of Santa Cruz. This gift takes
the form Of highly polished oak
magazine rack. with thirty-six draw
ers for holding magazines. On a sill
yer plate is engraved the Eagles en-
blem and the following: Presented
to the Public Library by Santa Cruz
Aerie No. 400, Fraternal Order of
Eagles"
Mrs. Alice G. Whitbeck of the cata-
loguing department of the Mechanics
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

$500; J. w. Johnson, building, $4,000,
insurance $500; Curry & Jones, livery
stable and opera-house, $4,000, in
surance $4,000; Sunset Telephone
Company. $500: J. W. Gilman. box
factory, $4,000. insurance $1,000; Mrs.
F. Smith. household goods. $500. no
insurance; John Dahlstrom, $4,000. no
insurance; NJ. Lawless, residence.
$4,000. insurance $500; w. G. Reed,
candy store, $500. no insurance;
damage to buildings. $500.
The members Of the Martinez Fire
Department fought the fierce flames
under wet blankets. No set of men
could have fought more effectively
with the appliances at hand. The
members of the Benicia Fire Company
rendered valuable assistance. as did
also the firemen of Concord and Port
Costa Farmers from several miles
around came to the rescue and strug-
gled with the hundreds of townspeople
to save goods and property.
Brick buildings will replace the
wooden ones destroyed In as short q
time as possible.
The Bank of Martinez opened fol
business this morning in the A. z
Blum building and c. c. Gill and Nc
Namara & Winkelman found vacant
rooms in which to resume business.
The day has been spent in gathering
up the merchandise taken from the
burning buildings and from the threat.
| ened ones. Hundreds of visitors have
been coming in from every quartei
and the town is crowded with sight
seers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
Heirs VIII Appeal.

The three children of Henry Hol-
land Gridley OF Holyoke, Mass, the
half-brother of Cecilia Smith, de-
ceased, have given notice of their in
tention to appeal to the Superior
Court from the decree of Judge Coffey
distributing her estate. In her will
Cecilia Smith left $500 to Ella Ker.
rigan. $500 and all of her personal
property. consisting of jewelry and
household goods, to Lilly Smith, and
the residue to be shared equally by the
children of her half-brother Miss
Smiths share amounted to $3077 OF
and the remainder to S6073.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
FOREST FIRES
IN VANCOUVER
Flames Destroy Valuable
Timber Land and Threaten
Town of South Wellington
GREAT DAMAGE IS DONE
Woods in the Vicinity of
Port Angeles AblaZe and
ConfiagFatiOn Is Spreading

VICTORIA. 5. c., Aug. 2O.-Danger-
Gus forest fires are raging in the woods
along the eastern side OF Vancouver
Island. A mile of telegraph line has
been burned out and passage along the
roads is rendered exceedingly danger
Gus by the proximity OF the flames. The
town OF South Wellington Is said TO be
threatened with destruction, az IL Is
closely surrounded with thick woods,
which are on fire In many parts.
Nearer Victoria the fires ara making
great havoc In the standing timber.
Across the straits near Port Angeles.
Wash, an enormous tract OF forest Is
ablaze and it seems to be spreading
rapidly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

MAS standard and methods, but many
of them took notes. saying they. sur
passed their own in some ways. One
principal of a Massachusetts school ad-
mitted that the States educational sys-
tenn was outdone in some ways by Cal
ifornia. Robert Furlong, in charge Of
the California exhibit. delivered an ad-
dress in which he explained some of the
California methods, dwelling particu-
larly on new ones that had been pro-
ductive Of good results. He was given
the closest attention by the assembled
educators.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
LIBRARIES EXTENDING
TO FAR DISTANT LANDS
South African Conference Shows That One Hundred
Public Repositories Are Thriving in That Coun-
try-Notes of Progress in the United States

The public library idea is spreading
to the ends Of the world. 1t was no or
binary occasion when on April con-
ference of librarians and those interest
ed in the libraries Of South Africa was
held at johannesburg. A large number
Of delegates were present from the IL
braries of Cape Colony. Natal. Trans
vaal. Rhodesia and the Orange River
Colony. The proceedings Of the confer
ence show that in Cape Colony there
are now 100 public libraries, the largest,
at Cape Town, having over 100000 vol
umes. Natal, Durham and Pietermaritz-
burg each have libraries of IL, 900 books,
besides reporting many smaller ones.
The support of the libraries comes
chiefly from subscriptions, yet it is a
noteworthy fact that almost every mu-
nicipality makes liberal yearly appro-
priations.
Another proof Of universal interest
felt in general education through libra
ries Is afforded by the establishment of
a public library in the native settlement
at Papawai, sixty miles from yelling
ton, N. z. This movement was started
entirely by the Maoris to carry out the
plan Of a deceased chief for the i'm
provement Of the district. A large room
in the village assembly hall has been
assigned to the library, the Government
has been asked for grant OF money
and 1t Is said that Andrew Carnegie
will be appealed to for building.
The Carnegie gifts reported for the
month of June were six in number and
amounted to $4,000. Moscow, Idaho,
was one Of the six, receiving the offer
of $4,000.
To Canadian cities Mr.. Carnegie has
thus far given funds for thirty-five IL
brary buildings, to cost in the aggre-
gate s., ,330, 900. The largest donation
was made to Toronto, $350,00o.
Grand Haven, Mich, received a be-
quest Of $4,000 by the will Of. the late
Webster BatchelIer of San Francisco
to aid in the erection Of a public library
building.
The Maiden, Mass, public library has
the good fortune to be the beneficiary
under the will of Elisha D. Converse
for the sum Of s15o.000.
Mount Holyoke College. South Had
ley Mass, the pioneer college for wom-
en- In New England, was able on COM
mencement day, June %. to announce
that s5o,000 had been pledged for the
new library. This assures the condi-
tional offer Of Mr.. Carnegie for $780,
toward 100000 library building.
Manchester. VT, was presented In 1897
with a library building, furnished and
equipped with 10000 volumes, by Mrs.
Frances Skinner Willing of Chicago in
memory of her father, Judge Mark
Skinner. Mrs. Vikings late gift to this
library is in the form of a bequest of
$4,000 for the endowment of the IL
brary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
Want Half HOLIDAY saturday

The clerks and employees of the city
government are circulating petitions
for the submission of charter amend
ments giving them half holiday on
Saturdays and fifteen days vacation
each year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
TWO HUNDRED VIEWS.
The Most Wonderful Scenery in the
World.

An illustrated lecture. admission com
plimentary to ladies and gentlemen, will
be given by Mr. Fred w. Prince. City
Ticket Agent of the Santa Fe Railway.
at the Y. M. c. A. Auditorium. TIesdav
evening, August -23. at O'clock
The audience will be taken To the
Worlds Fair and return, in pictures,
over the route to be taken bv the v NJ
c., A. Worlds Fair excursion. which
leaves San Francisco on September 8
Particulars at Santa Fe office or at the
Association building
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

We are selling agents for Waterman S
Ideal Fountain Pen and sole agents for
The Marshall" the best 81 pen in the
world. Stationery Department, Sanborn
Vail & Co., TAI Market St
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
HE MAKES NO CHARGE

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write your name and address plainly on
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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

81 so per dozen-6ne photos at Lentzs studio
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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

where other doctors and other treatments
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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

2s Gloria Bldg. 1Kilwaukee. wis
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
Memorial Day.

The exercises IN this city on Memorial
Day, May 10th, under tho auspices of the
Ladies Memorial Association, assisted by
the Daughters of the Confcderacy, prom
Uses to be of unusual interest this year.
The subject for the Grafton will be the
life and services of the late Gen. Robert
B. Vance, Of Buncombe. The orator for
the occasion will be Col. Theodore F
Davidson, who served on Gen Vauc S
staff, DR.. w. G Tyree. pastor of the
First Baptist church, has been Sc
lected as chaplain Capt j, S. Allen, viii
serve as chief marshal, and Mr.. Marshall
Delaney Haywood will be assistant
marshal.
According to their usual custom the
ladies will serve a luncheon TO the vet
Grams at II O'Clock in tho Capitol Square
to which all veterans are most cordially
invited.
1t is earnestly desired By the Ladies
Memorial Association that the schools
and places of business viii give a hall
holiday on this occasion, and that so far
as possible, the schools and citizens gen
orally be urged to attend the exercises
at Metropolitan Hall and at the GENE
terry, thus uniting with the ladies' in hon
oring the memory of the hero men who
sacrificed so much for our Just cause.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
A Little Premature.

Commissioner Of Agriculture S. L. Pat
terson is in receipt Of letter from Ray
mond L. Griffis, Secretary of the South
eIn Immigration Society, Of New York
saying that if the Commissioner is inter
ested in having an immigration agent at
Ellis Island they would be glad to lend
their assistance by suggesting man VINO
speaks several languages and is now rep
resentng the Society in New York CITY.
The letter was written on the strength
Of the fact that Senator Dillingham; had
reported favorably a bill authorizing the
Commissioner General to establish In con
nection with the immigrant station at FL
lis Island 4 bureau to furnish informa-
ton to immigrants upon their arrival IN
this county to aid them in determining
where to locate, and authorizing each
State and territory to maintain at its own
expense an agent TO represent it at Ellis
Island. to set forth to the immigrants the
advantages of the state or territory so
Mr.. Patterson said he thought the letter
was little premature, at any rate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
A LOVER WITH GRIT.
1t Took Two Pistols to Get His Bride
but He Got Her.

Roanoke, Va, April 16-(Special) "A
peir of pistols, a girl in love, a daring
lover. an irate father and two bellgercnt
brothers is enough OF combination to
make a tempestuous romance and they
did. .s,,.
F. NJ. Kiger of Germanton, n. c., loved
and was beloved by Miss Lulu Covington,
daughter Of Mr. Charles Covington, of the
same place On the first Of April the
young couple eloped to Greensboro to wed,
but telegram from the obstinate dad
to court officials stopped the event
Then Kger took his sweetheart to his
home where she visited the Kiger family
two days until she was forced by an Of
fcer to return to her fathers home. But
Kiger armed himself on Wednesday ap,
feared with two 44-calibre pistols at the
Covington home. The father and two
sons. armed with muskets, appeared and
ordered Kiger to get away, but Klger
didn't, and the Covingtons fired over bis
head Then Kiger and his pistols got into
action. He covered the Covingtons with
the two reviewers and they took to the
woods. Then Kiger got Miss Lulu from
the house. drove to Dennis Station. Fer
syth county, and went on the train TO
Martnsville, Va, where they were mar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
ENJOYABLE Event Ahead.

Wliiamston.% n c., April 16.-Thc social
event Of this week in Williamson, which
will bc an elaboratei affair, will be the
Leap Year dance given by the society
ladies' on Wednesday evening in he bal
room of the Masonic Hall. Williamson
ladies arc charming and plan entertain
ments in an cnviable way. Every one is
booking forward TO the event with much
pleasure. There will be number OF vlsl
tors present.
The following ladies being managers as
sure success: Misses Emma Hassell,
Ida TIasscll, Mayo Lamb and Mrs. Den
mis- S. Biggs. Miss Mayo Lamb will lead
the figures Of the cotillion. Miss Lamb
has charm that is exclusively her own
and it is certain that the dance will he
an artistic one. The following ladies vii!
be in attendance: Misses Emma HasseIl,
Ida Hassell, Mayo Lamb, Eliza Lamb,
Mamie Biggs, Laura Jones, Jennie Moore,
Ella station Marina Whitley, Emily
whitley, Laura whitley, Nora Fowden,
Mrs. Dennis S. Biggs, Mrs. Wilson q.
Lamb, Mrs. r. A. Bullock, Mrs. c. NJ.
Lanier, Mrs. John c. Lamb, Mrs. w. II.
Crawford, Mrs Walter Hassell, Mrs. w.
A. Jones, Mrs. James G. Station, Mrs.
Mary Z. Peele, Mrs. T. j. Smith, Mrs.
Clarence Il. White, Mrs. "A. S. Terry and
Mrs. w. H. Harrell
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
Tuscarora Club.

The Tuscarora Club was charmingly
entertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
S. A. Ashe at her home on North Person
street. Mrs. Andrew Syme read a very
Interesting account Of the life of the En-
peror and Empress of Japan. Current
topics were given as usual by each
member of the club, and they were very
amusing and interesting. A contest was
introduced, the subject being "a Penny
for Your Thoughts" The prize, beauti
full asparagus fern, was won by Mrs. S.
Brown Shepherd.
AT the close of the meeting delicious
refreshments were served, and delight
full evening was spent with the charming
hostess. The invited guests We're Mrs S.
Brown Shepherd, Miss Mary Mackay, Miss
Annie Rogers, Mrs. II. G.. Brown, Mrs.
4. L. Gray and Mrs. J. o. Litchford.-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
TEE NEWS AND v8shvAR SUNDAY MORNING APR:1 II 1864

the State of North Carolina as Memorial
Day, day given to the perpetuation ot
the memories OF the dead of the South
ern Coniederacy.
Resolved, That in all cities. towns
land villages OF the state of North Caro-
Ina in which the day is observed all bust
ness houses, places OF amusement, etc.
BE- requested TO close and suspend bust
ness and amusements from II O'Clock,
noon, of the 10th day of May until sun,
down, making this day, Memorial Day,
q Holy Day instead of holiday.
Resolved, That a copy OF this
resolution be sent to thu Confederate
Veterans Association OF North Carolina
with request Tor like action
This resolution, as is seen, was adopt
I'D by the North Carolina Division, U. d.
c. 1t is earnestly hoped that wherever
the Southern Memorial Day is observed
within the State borders that the above
will be carried out. Let Us at least give
ore afternoon OUT OF the 800 in the year
to the sacred observance in memory OF
our Confederate dead.
MRS. f. A. OLDS,
President North Carolina Division, United
Daughters Confedcracy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
Mel n-.GOdWin.

Lumberton, N. c., April 15-Srecial.-
Tie following announcements were mailed
from here this morning: Mr.. and Mrs.
Berry Goodwin announce the marriage of
their granddaughter, Miss Margaret
jones French, with Mr. Angus Wilton
Mclean on Thursday, April 14th, one
tho usand nine hundred and four Lum-
berton, N. c. The marriage was sol
enJzed here yesterday evening at $50
O'Clock by the Rev. G., II. Durham. On
account OF the serious illness of Miss God
wiz, the grandmother of the bride, only
few intimate friends Of the contracting
parties were present and no previous
announcement had been made. The bride
was attirsd in a handsome tailor-made
going away gown of blue cloth. She wore
a handsome diamond necklace with
twelve pendants, the gift OF the groom.
The groom was dressed in conversational
black MIR. and Mrs. Mclean left imme-
diately after the ceremony for Jackson
vile, Fla. where they Will spend few
days and then visit the Northern cities,
Niagara Falls ana Canada
IL would, be hard to find two more pop
ular young people than the birds and
groom. Mr. Mclean is one of the most
able and conservative lawyers, He is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17
Dr.. and Mrs. William BIount Entertain.

Washington, n. c., April 15.-(Special)
The most beautiful and delightful function
of the Eastertide was that given by nc.
and Mrs. William A. Blourt at their hand
some home on the evening of April 18th,
in honor OF their daughter, Miss Mary
Muse Blount, a most charming debutante.
The guests were received at the door
and ushered in the parlor by little Misses
Catharine Blount Bragaw, Bessie Conoly
and Mary Thomas. The scene was one of
=nchantment Masses of pink and white
carnations with graceful palms and state
~ lilies; the CLEAN of silver oandelabra,
whose many candles blending with the
more brilliant lights shaded into roseatc
hue by delicate pink shades produced a
scene of bewildering, fascinating beauty
Particularly beautiful was the dining
room with the decorations Of pink and
white. Here was served pink and white
ices, delicious cake and refreshing punch.
Miss Muse Blount, gowned in white crepe
de chine was the embodiment of wiusonc
charming girlhood with a host of friends
Her debut into the world Of society will
be AS zone long summer day"
Dr. and Mrs. Blount. always the most
delightful Of host and hostess, have won
their way anew into the hearts OF tlcir
daughters friends, where will long dwell
the memory of an evening most charming
w Sncnt