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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. FIGHT FOR HILL'S LIFE To Be Renewed as Soon as Sentence Is Passed. The Order Frotn Washington Has Not Yet Been Received. Grer.t Increase of Interest in the Efforts to Obtain Commutation. Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

9 -v Broadway, Jan. 15. Benjamin Hill is more fortunate than "was his late companion in San Quentln, who died protesting his innocence. In one case the court on one occasion wag so anxious to expedite justice that it did not wait for remittiturs from "Washington, but went ahead on the strength of telegraphic information. In the case of Hill the conditions are reversed.

Forty-five days have passed since the Supreme Court of the United States decided that there was no merit in his appeal to that tribunal, and so Oakland's Murderer-Evangelist, About Whose Remittitur There Is No Hurry. Drcwo From His Picture In the Rogues' Gallery. far nothing has been heard of it. Hill id to this county to hear another day set for bis the day the belfry murders were 1 xpiated, but lie has not yet been distur: Deputy District Attorney Greene said to-day that nothing had been heard of the order from Washington, although it should have come, under ordinary olrcumstances, in about thirty days. As soon as it arrives District Attorney will ask court to set a day for the repaselng of sentence.

As soon as the day of execution is set NO FOOTBALL COLORS TIED TO CROSSES. Rev. Marshall Law, the Rector-Editor, Uses Some Critical Vitriol. OAKLAND, Jan. The question of whether girls should sing In Episcopal churches has long been a debatable point among Episcopal clergynu-n.

Rev. Marshal rector of the Church of the Advent. Issued to-day a criticism of the festival of the San Francisco and Oakland Vested Choir Association, and incidentally he said much to stir up his brother rectors. Rev Floyd J. Mynard, rector of St.

Johns, where the festival was held, was asked for an opinion regarding: the criticism published In Choir and Nave, and readily gave it. The ideas of the two rectors are subjoined: Key. J-loyd J. Mynard says: The excellent work of the five choirs of vested -men and boys in the festival held on "Wednesday evening last 1 has. received most enthusiastic commendation from many who composed the congregation of "800" In the "little church" St.

John's. Oakland. There are. in fact, no evidences Of anything but complete satisfaction, cept on the part of the Choir ami critic at large. But" even its strictures may be -accounted for on the ground -of "offensive partisanship." Perhaps the excellent work, was more distracting to the critic than was the director's baton to the boys eyes were so "glued to the as to make them "utterly oblivious" of the director's presence.

But quite as likely the Choir and Nave failed to appreciate the fact that the 200 men and boys were singing as men boys, and not as men and women. This fact Influenced the choice of music and the rendering of it. The "tuneful" jingle of lighter music' was lacking from deliberate choice. For it was substituted the less operatic but more sober and worshipful music' especially adapted to choirs composed of men and boys. From that standpoint the selections were most admirable, and "all the singing was true to pitch and excellent in time where the time moved straight ahead." which was continuously.

We are sorry that in future we must qualify our hitherto high opinion of the musical ability back of. the Choir and Nave, since it advises remedying defects in boy sopranos by adding women sopranos. That any musician should attempt to combine two things so utterly different is past understanding. The management sympathized with the Choir and Nave In its reverence "the Cross of the flag of as was shown by their care that not a single cross should have a ribbon upon It. The colors of the different choirs were tied to the standards upon which the crosses were borne.

The service Wednesday evening was a sample of a service rendered by men, and. The "association" has no quarrel with those who prefer other choirs and other music, but is satisfied in the opinion that the service in question deserved commendation for body, heartiness, power ana worehlpfulneas all the efforts that have heretofore been made to obtain clemency from Governor Budd will be renewed, and all the pressure possible will be bnmght to bear to save the murderer's life. Attorneys Chapman and Bradley, assisted by W. W. Poote, have already done much work, and have stated their determination to go ahead and not cease till a reprieve or the gallows makes further efforts useless.

Every few days Hill writes to sime of the prisoners in the County Jail with whom he is acquainted, and his letters are all in the nature of sermons. The murderer expresses perfect indifference regarding his fate, and says that he has no desire to live, except to convert others. There will be some monster petition presented to the Governor as soon as Hill has been resentenced. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Jan.

Two Interesting additions nave been made to the University library. One is a volume German i by Theodore Klrchoff of San Francisco, and tbe other is a uniquely bound copy of "The Missions California." author, Miss Laura Bride Powers, is a student at the University. The Berkeley Cotillon Club will hold its seoond cotillon at Snattuck Hall next Wednesday venlng. Brockway Metcalf and Miss Juliet Garber will lead thi man. Rev.

11. C. Minfon will preach at the First Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning on "The Supreme Criminal." C. Demetrak, J. gather, Berry.

H. Brynstein and a number of other Berkeleyans are organising a KHndike party. They have charterer! a 190-ton In which they will nail for the north aboul tl 15th of nrxt mo Property Meld Too High OAKLAND, Jan. value placed upon various pieces of property by its owners has lost for this city the paint manufacturing works of W. P.

Fuller for "which a lease has just been made at Baden. The tracts just back of the California Cotton Mills, and at the toot of Market street, were under considera- but the company refused to pay from 12000 to 16000 per "acre, as it was exnt. Charles R. Root, the company's (jakiatiii manager, said to-da; I if this city had made the company the offer Baden did the works would have been erected here. Recommeod M.

H- De Young. OAKLAND, Jan. The Board of Trade of this city has forwarded tu. each representative in Congress from this a set of resolutions urging the appointment of M. if.

de Young as the representative of the T'nited States at the Worlds Exposition, to be held in Paris in 19 Rev. Marshal L.aw says: The fifth festival of the Vested Choir Association of San Francisco and vicinity occurred in St. John's. Oakland, last Wednesday evening, and was a great success as a It was attended by some 800 people, packing the little church -to the The choirs represented wore St. Mark's, Berkeley; Christ.

Ala! meda; St. John's. Oakland." and St. Luke's and John's In this five in all. with some 180 voices.

It was'supplest mented tellingly by the Saturday Morning orchestra- of composed or ladies and gentlemen, all dressed In civil garb. The association- by standing resolution Ik dead opposed to vested lady, choristers, yet were they inconsistent enough to have lady members of an orchestra scat- I tered among them in -stylish millinery and natty suits. The bass and tenor were good, strong, true to pitch and lusty lunged. The, alto was indifferent and with the soprano needed a few good lady choristers to make the musical renderings measure up to the possibilities of the poorly chosen music. We say poorly chosen, for the selections were not good: They were not tuneful, and were sung with no satisfactory shading of time ana power, as a good mixed choir could have executed them, notwithstanding the baton of.

the director waved and gyrated before the eyes of boys glued to the scores and utterly oblivious of his presence. This association of choirs, or any choir, can be taught to depend upon the organ for all these things far better than upon a distracting and distracted leader's baton. The processional some of them, were tied with ribbons suggestive of football colors, which were a blemish to the procession and the sacred reverence due the cross of. the of Heaven." All of the singing was true to pitch and excellent In time when the time moved straight ahead. St.

Paul's, Oakland, Is dropped because Brother Richie allows ladles to sing In his evening serv- ices. Although Christ Church, Alameda, has a "fine ladles' contingent, the rector is i crafty enough to keep them out of the Sunday services as yet, so he Is still permitted to be In the "association." though he totters on a precipice and may go over at any time. (We do not sympathize with Rector Richie, rather we congratulate him on his nerve.) THE SAX FKAyCISCO CAIX, 16, 1898. NO HEAVEN FOR HOBOS Contra Costa's Sheriff Is Praised for His Rock Pile. Grand Jury Urges That It Be Made a Permanent Institution.

Alameda County, Across the Line, Is the Paradise of the Pacific. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, yos Broadway, Jan. 15. 'Work!" said Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa, and immediately the hubos seatftnd have not returned. The travelers whose arrest and keep and the attendant fees are Items that bore great holes In the county's finances, have decided that Contra Costa is no place for a decent tramo.

Every tramp arrested there has to do certain amount of and this of course is hard oTk, the result of one year's experience it is noted thnt the county saved last month, In comparison, 1618; The Qrand Jury has just complimented the plan and recommended that the rook pile be made a permanent institution. In ISS6, in November, there were 114 hobos in Contra Costa County Jail. That was tho month before the establishment of the pile. Last November Comparison of the Tramp Question in Two Bay Counties. but forty, a decrease of seventy-four.

These tramps usually get five days in jail, which means a dollar a head for food, and it costs on an average J7 to arrest and pay the Justice's fee. In many cases there Is heavy mileage. The amount saved to county almost pays the salary of the Sheriff. In Alameda County things are different. The tramps are merely ordered into confinement and Sheriff White has to care for them, and has no authority Bet them to work.

The amount of money required to arrest and convict them provides salaries for a small army of deputy constables and Sheriffs, and the Grand Juries have ceased to take notice of the matter. A few days ago the Grand Jury did express an opinion on the amount of money given annually by the Supervisors to lndigents without much investigation and with no return. In this county there several tramps who call at the jail and stay awhile just bo often. One of these hobos, G. Harris "Williams, an artist, is a "regular," and each time he does come he leaves some souvenirs of his visit.

He once drew a series of pictures showing what n. good time a tramp has 'n this neighborhood compared with the rest of the Union, and his annual tour always includes an engagement in Alameda County. Contra Costa's example Js to be brought to the attention of the Grand Jury now in session in this county. OPPOSITION GAS COMPANY. Baldwin Gaslight Coropany Has piled Articles of Incorporation With the County A new gaslight company, organised for the purpose of manufacturing and selling illuminating and heating gas, filed articles of Incorporation with the County Clerk yesterday.

The name of the corporation is the Baldwin Gaslight Company. It has capital stock of of which jso.ooo has been subscribed. The directors are: Marcus Stone, Charles 1.. Asher. Frank Pauson.

Joseph Najihtnly. A. IE. Brooke Ridley and Charles L. Aekerman.

SERIOUS COLLISION. One Man Injured In a Srrjash Up of Two Cars on the Leona heights Railroad. ALAMEDA, Jan. There was a col lision on the California Railway, or Leona Heights llnr. this morninp, which resulted in considerable damage to two care, painful injuries to Isaac N.

Chapman, the well-known civil enginef-r, and a narrow escape for the A passenger-car was going along at a good rate of speed at a point just beyond Talcotfs dairy, in Fruitvale, and just as it rounded a sharp curve a car loaded with rock from the quarries in the hill came thundering down from the opposite direction. The cars were close together when the motormen saw each other, and there was no opportunity to cut off- the electricity or put on the brakes. The motenHan on the passenger-car jumped for his life and the con ductor followed suit. Mr. Chapman was inside thi car and had no opportunity to move i the collision occurred.

The cars came together with a terrific crash and were bally wrecked. Mr. Chapman was cut and bruised quite painfully, bat no bones were broken, and will soon be at'le to be out. The engineer of the rock car saved himself by Jumping off also Just as the collision was about to take place. lioth enrs were smashed, the puiNiinr-car getting tln- Worst of it.

The riK'k ran an and lifted it off the trucks, crushing the woodwork for some stance, nation has been of how the two cars imp)" running In opposite directions at the same time on tin track in a part of the which abounds with dangerous curves. TRANSFERS HIS INTEREST. William T. Phelps Claires to Be the heir of Thomas rj- Blythe. An echo of the famous Blythe case appeared in the Recorder's office yesterday wiu-n William Phelps recorded a deed of all his Interest in the estate to Charles K.

Blandln. Phelps claims to be the lawful heir of Thomas H. Blythe, and conveys to Biandin ali of his interest in the Blythe block on Market street, as weu as his alii-yed at In mines and lands in Canada, California and Mexico. Consideration named is and the transfer purporti ra be absolute. NEW POSTMASTER.

Information prom Washington That T. W. Leydecker Is to Be Appointed. ALAMEDA, Jan. Positive information was received here to-day from Washington that the appointment of Postmaster at Alameda was to be given to T.

Leydecker, and that the nomination would be made by the President in a few days. The information comes from such a source that its authenticity cannot be doubted. The contest for thla position has been a warm and prolonged one. Originally wen eight candidates, Including Mr. Randlett, Dr.

J. T. McLean, M. L. Culver, M.

8. Taylor, Bew, J. W. Jackson and T. G.

Danlells. The real contest, however, has been Mr. Leydecker and Mr. Randlett. was understood that Mr.

llilborn had promised Leydrcker the position in return for political servii ra rendered, and made the recommendation some time ago. As soon as he did this tho temperorganizations of this city formulated a protest against tho appointment on ground that ho had been a saloonkeeper in the city und was still believed be interested in the sale of liquor. This protest was numerously signed, and was forwarded to Washington. It believed that this the reason for the lonK delay in making the selection, ns it been several months since Hilborn re. Leydecker for the tly Leydecker's friends a counter protest, in which they recited the business of their candidate, his life-long service as a Republican and his good record as a member of the Hoard of Trustees of this city.

It was only a week ago that this wascirculated, and received the signatures of a good number of business men. Mr. Leydecker is ih years nM, and was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1543. Ho came to this country when he was 14 years of age. and remained In New York City for three years.

Then he came to California, where he has remained since. He was for years a resident of this city, and in 1893 was elected City Trustee, holding that position for four years and making a good record. For many years he waa one of the proprietors of a saloon at the corner of Clay and East streets hi San Francisco, but sold out his interest time ago. Mr. Leydecker is well-known as a pigeon-fancier and breeder of homing pigeons.

It is probable that Charles Marston will be appointed by him as dt-puty. RELIANCE BOXING CARNIVAL Several Good Events Scheduled by the Club for Monday Night. OAKLAND, Jan. The Reliance Club has arranged a fine boxing carnival for next Monday evening. The affair is one of the club's popular "gentlemen's nights," but the programme is of unusual merit.

There will be two preliminary three-round bouts. The eight-round contests will be be- Tony Williams (Reliance Fred ltaynard of Sin Francisco; Qeorge Baker of Denver and Jack IfclCahon of I San Francisco; Billy de Coursey of Los Angeles and Marty McCuo of New York men have been tried out. Som-- of them have attained more than a local repute first-class boxers. A large delegation from San Francisco i is seeking tickets, being especially anxious to see McCue and De Coursey come together. Special seating arrangements have been made ar.d a splendid night's 1 Fport is assured.

Visit From ParK Superintendent McLaren OAKLAND. Jan. -John McLaren superintendent of Gate Park San Francisco, was in the city to-day and drove over the proposed park site, known as the Adams tract. He said: "I wish that I could have the honor of laying out this land for a park. It Is aimosi a park now.

with these magnificent oaks and the view of the lake through the tr.v? It would make an ideal spot for a park Its soil is excellent, as Is evidono by the growth of trees. The situation la well adapted, and the topography is varied enough for a magnificent park They Refuse to Serve. OAKLAND, Jan. Several of the physicians who have qualified as examiners for the Insane patients for the city have notified Keeper Keating that he need no longer call upon them to serve in such This Btep is taken because of the Interpretation of the new law, whereby examiners are not allowed xcept In eases of commitment. This claim is an imposition upon their time ami talents, and until a different construction is placed upon the law they will refuse to serve.

Two New Theaters Cootemplated. OAKLAND, F. R. Porter In Interesting himself in the erection of a theater on the ground ad joining the Bank buiidins on Broadway. It is the property of the Realty Syndicate.

He claims that F. M. Smith looks upon with approbation, and he is now working to secure enough capital to make it a certainty. The cnrner of Thir and Franklin sm-ets is also men-, tioned as a site for another new- This Is the property of D. V.

Moody, and at present there is a livery stable re. It is to be known as the Grand Central. The plans are completed, and Frank W. Stecham expects to manage It. Cross Towo Car Line.

OAKLAND, Jan. The application of the Realty Syndicate for a franchise mi Eighth street, between Grove and Broadway, was recommended for passage by the Btreol Railway Committee last evening. This will, if passed, allow the nf the company to run from aver.ii- Oakland without transfer. The compai to remove the track from Eighth i i ts, if this line is allowed. No Verdict In the Shell Mound Mystery OAKLAND." Jan.

The Coroner's jury in the case of J. H. Raeside, who was found lying dead on the track at Shell Mound lark Friday morning, did not reach a verdict to-night. case has pone over till Monday night in order to permit of further inquiry into the cause of Itaeside's death, there being more than a suspicion that he met with foul play before the Berkeley local struck and mangled his body. Willie Andrews Gone figaln.

OAKLAND, Jan. 15. tin- -6-year-old lad who ran away from list November and attempted suicide In 8 is missing from his home again. At the time his absenc first noticed IIS was also missed by 1i though! thai both er. His home is on Th where his parents, brother and sister live.

No Services. OAKLAND, Jan. 15. Th of diphtheria in Hate vicinity Union stri yterlan the church trustees to in dispense with the n-sular church and Wednesday evening. In the meantime the building will be thoroughly renovated and all of the regular services will be hi Id week lvnce.

TRIED THE GAS ROUTE. Mrs. May Miller of Tries to Suicide and pails. AL.AMEDA, Jan. i.ate last night two police officers found a woman in the narrow-gauge depot at Park street.

She had closed the door and then turned on the manifestly with suicidal intent. The officers turned her out of the place, pave her a warning and let her go. She left, but soon after went to the Park Hotel and applied for ft. room, which was given her. There she gave her name as Mrs.

Mary Miller of Livermore. Eany this morning a young man who lives at the- hotel smelled gas, and at once gave the alarm. An investigation showed that It came from the room occupied by Mrs. Miller. The door was forced" open and she was discovered lying on the bed in an unconscious condition, and with a handkerchief tied tightly about her neck, almost strangling her.

A physician was at once summoned, and after working some time over her, consciousness was restored and she was declared out of danger. It was found that she had tried to mop up the crack under the door with a heavy shawl, but had not succeeded in doing so completely, which allowed the gas to escape and thus frustrated her design. After she recovered she was questioned, but would give no explanation of the reason for her attempt at self-murder. She said she lived in Livermore and came up yesterday to visit some friends in San Francisco. She had some business at an Oakland bank to-day, she said', and that caused her to remain on this side of the bay.

Further than this she would say nothing. A message from T.ivermore received late this afternoon says that no such person is known there that if she belongs in that town she must have given a. wrong name. Juvenile Whisky Thieves. AL.AMEDA, Jan.

Four small boys were arrested yesterday evening for stealing a demijohn of whisky from a delivery wagon belonging to. a liquor store while the driver was leaving some Roods at the back door of a house on Morton street. Their names were Trethaway. D. Profumo, 11.

Lyon and P. liver. They pleaded guilty tn the charge of petty larceny this morning before Justice Morris, who, after giving them a severe lecture, fined them $3 each and let them go. They are believed to be the same boys who stolo a demijohn of vinegar from the same wagon In the same locality last week. Neither the whisky nor the vinegar was recovered.

The boys are of respectable parents. Alameda Notes. ALAMEDA. Jan. Mrs.

Elisabeth O. formerly of this city, mother of Alfred Bannister the civil engineer, died In N. on Wei day evening. She lived in this city lor many years. The Firemen's Exempt Relief Fund has filed an application with the City a further appropriation of money.

The Kncinal Recreation Club aim a picked nine of well-known players will play a frame nf baseball to-morrow morning at Recreation Park. LECTURES ON LITERATURE. A Series by Members of the University English Department. BERKELEY. Jan.

A series of Monday afternoon lectures by members of the English department will be given at 3:45 every Monday during the coming torm. The subjects and speakers for the various dates are aa follows: February 7 and "Scott and Coleridge," a comparison with reference to the objective and subjective modes In outline. Professor Thomas P. Sanford. February 21- "The Influence of Mollere Upon Congreve and Sheridan," Professor L.

D. Syle. February "The Advantages and the Desirability of an Endowed Theater," Professor L. D. Syle.

March 7 and "The Old English Treatment of Bible Subjects," Professor Alexis F. Lance. March "The Study of Flctioa." March 28 Works of George Meredith." Professor William Armes. April 4 and "The Essay r- Its Development and Some of Its Types." Professor C. B.

Bradley. April IS and "Some Phases of Tennyson'a LJfb and Art." Walter M. Hart. May "The Art of Debating," Martin C. Flaherty.

GOT THIRTY DAYS. Esther Niles. Wife of a Saloon- Keeper, Sent to Jail for StealiQg Eggs. Esther Nilps. the wife of a saloonkeeper at Eighth and Xatoma was sentenced to thirty days in the County Jail by Judge Low yesterday on a charge of petty Larceny.

She was accused of stealing fourteen eggs' from the stomiof lleinrich Huckfeldt. Eighth and Howard streets, on Wednesday last. Her defense was that she bought a dozen eggs from a grocer on Jessie street and on her; home she went into Huckfeidt's saloon, to have a -glass of beer In a friendly, way. She denied stealing the eggs, but could not explain satisfactorily why she had fourteen instead of twelve, Huckfeldt. swore he saw her take the ami when searched they were found hidden inside her dress.

SHE DEMANDS SUPPORT. Atrs. Lulu V. Bothir) Has Sued Her Husband for Maintenance. Lulu V.

UotWn has commenced suit apainst her husVind, J. C. Bothin, to compel him to pay her reasonable sum each month for the support of herself and child, Lulu V. Bothin. She also asks that the defendant bo restrained by Inunction from interfering with her at the family residence, 715 Pierce street.

In her complaint Mrs. Bothin alleges that In December of last year her husband willfully deserted and abandoned her, and since that time has neglected to contribute to her support. She claims that he enjoys a monthly Income of $200, ami she is entitled to support. At the present time the complainant states that by reason of serious injuries she is unable to move from, her bed, but, notwithstanding this fact, she claims that unless restrained her husband will remove the furniture from, her home and dispose of It. i REGULAR ARMY NOTES How Lieutenant-Colonel A.

E. Bates Became a Military Attache. A Reason Why the Light Bsttter'ies of Artillery Did Not Make Better Scores. Major Edward B. Moseley of the mediral department has been granted leave Of absence for fifteen days.

Two of the officers of the Department of California have been selected as military attache, one to go to the United States Embassy at London, England, and the other to go to the United States Embassy at Paris, France. One of the fortunate individuals is Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Bates, deputy paymasler general, chief paymaster on the staff of Brigadier General Shafter, v.lm has been selected for the embassy in London. Lieutenant Colonel Bates, while still a youth in Monroe, was the companion of the late George A. 'aster, who in after years became distinguished as an Indian fighter, and of George Spalding, whose father's farm adjoined that of Bates, Sr. One day young Bates fell into the Basin Paver and was rescued by young Spalding.

When the war of the rebellion broke out young Spalding, who had grown to manhood, organized the old Smith Guard to- go to the front with the Fourth Michigan Volunteers, and one of the first to answer the call was young Bates. After he had served as a private a few months he was appointed a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated, and in 1565 just as the war was closing he was commissioned a second lieutenant of cavalry and served on the frontier until 1569. During that time he gained an enviable reputation for his conduct in fighting Indians. In 1875 he was assigned to the paymaster's department, and on January 7 of last year he assumed the duties of paymaster In the Department of California.

Some time ago he was granted leave of absence and went to Washington. D. where he waited on General George Ppaldmsr. his old commander in the Fourth Michigan, now a Representative fmm Michigan, and told him that he wanted go to the embassy at London as military attache. Congressman Spalding told him he would do whnt he could for him, and in a short time he secured the appointment for him.

notwithstanding that there wore a number of other army officers who were well recommended and desired the billet. The wife of Lieutenant Colonel Bates was a niece and adopted daughter of the late Edwin D. Morgan, the New York banker, and she inherited a good portion of his millions. Mrs. Bates and her two daughters will accompany the lieutenant colonel to his new station, and as the family has large means It is more than likely that they will entertain on an extensive scale.

Captain Alexander Rodgers of Trnnp Fourth Cavalry, stationed at the Presidio, ia the other fortunate soldier who will go to Paris. He has held his commission as captain since February, 1887, Is a man of fine education, speaks the French language fluently and Is well qualified for the position he has been chosen to fill. The captain will remain with his company until the Ist of February, when he will make arrangements to take his departure for his future home. The recent target practice by the heavy batteries of the Third Regiment of Artillery developed seventy-three first-class gunners, thirty-two of the second class and twenty-three of the third class, besides nineteen specialists, one at communication and eighteen at instruments and range tables. This is a total of 147 out of 192 competitors.

The results of the target practice by the light batteries of the Third Artillery at Redwood City some time ago was not up to the standard that the department expected, but that was not the fault of the men, but of the ammunition. The shells that were used as ransre-flnders were pood, and good work was done with them, but it was with the shrapnel, that with which the most execution is done, that the fault was found. The shrapnel were issued in 1894, but the walls were so thin that they could not stand the force of the discharge and exploded between the point of discharge and the object aimed at, which was a number of dummies representing a company of forty-five men in columns of four in line. Taking as a criterion the number of hits made and the number of dummies disabled with the shrapnel that proved effective, it Is probable that the batteries would have doubled their scores. The practice developed the fact that the kind of ammunition furnished in that year cannot depended upon, but it is claimed that since then better shrapnels have been issued.

It is announced that there will be a grand field day at the Presidio on either the 26th or 2Sth inst. and that on one of those days there will be a grand review. HOTEL ARRIVALS. RUSS HOUSE. Richardson.

Tmckee Owens, Ohio Capt McCulloch, Alain A Pierson. Cleveland II McKennon, 8 Mat Haywarda cm Farwell Hickok. Chicago Bryan, Redding Dawyer, Florida li Bennett, Nlles Anderson. Js 11 Johnson, A lambda Kipling, Victoria Beaty, Ang Silt Portland A Storm, Boston JK Dooly, Washington Peterson. Wash DooJy, Washington Protern, Seattle Manion.

Wash Shrader. San Diego A steam. Seattle Mrs Hanson. Cal JW.O Thompson, Pierce. Grizzly Biff Thompson, Nevada Har.s.,n, OrLly Biff JlcCleave Peta Hansen Grizzly mif Bale, Mrs Thompson, Cal Keanon.

St Hel ells, Fresno Glenn, Spokane Lesane, Dawson Blundell Spokane A Fowler. Dawson Goode, Stockton Summers, Bishop Miss Hensliaw. Cal Hanson, Bacto Hawley, Stocktn PPO Donnell, A Peacock San Raf A Cheesor. Chicago ij Dupray? Winters I i rliy Re A Hopkins, Wintrs A Hopkins. Woodld young San Potter.

Coulterville Han fry Sltka A Meyer A Oal I. Hubbkrd, Sta AYA JJ Maller Santa RsjW Jones. Koss-statn i vls Portl(l Helling, Victoria Shephard. Dixon I NEW WESTERN' HOTEL: Benson. Dixon IJ Smith.

Victoria rirennan, Oak.lale Fernleaf, Cal San Jose is Peterson, Saratoga Maxwell. Fresno Newman, Neb nj Davidson. irkiah Nolan. Stockton CoakUy. Petalum Salisbury.

Sacto Howard. Davisviile Black. Sissons gawaon w. Cal 0 St me, Menlo Prk Mrs II heeler. Portld Ellis.

Los Banoa Mrs Lewis, Seattle IP Cook, Ban Jose Covert, Men BALDWIN HOTEL. Mrs Hill. Minn Davis, Pinole Buckllss, Minn McMillan. -Adams. Olema Dlmmick, Vallejo I.

Meyers. Or Reidy. Vallejo I Mills. Emerson, Airs I Sills, 3 Stoters, A Wetzstein. Butte Miss Meyers, Stktn Mrs YVetzsteln, Butte A Carpenter, Stktn D.l Alhergo, 1.

Mrs Davis, Oal .1 McCudden, Vallejo I Warren, Barbara Miss McCudden, Barker, Jose Blum. Vacaville i Clark. Jose .1 Henry, Sacto Frank, Chicago Mrs Henry. Facto! Cohen, Chicago' LICK HOUSE. Fulweller, fates, Ang Burnham, Sacto Lafrance, Jose Mrs Howe, Grass VlB Timmons, Jose Treskow, Costa Jo Kellogg.

a Holldorft v. Cal A Davidson, Cal A caminetti, Jackson 1, Carson w.Mont Miss Hanlon, NY Hoover, Spokane Todd, Oakland Nelson, 111 McMinn. 3 Jose i Apperson.S Clara Mrs Manly, Cal Costa, Downieville Seaman. Sacto i Snell Fla Logan, 8 Cruz A Barker, Jose Schufpert, Napa Smith w. Cal Kittle, cal Barcar, Vacaville GRAND HOTEL.

Sloan, Sit Lake Carroll, Stcktn Condon, Verdi Gardner, Crockett .1 Bennett Cal Miss Burton, Stocktn Mack. Chlco II Peck Jr. Ang Sanford. Vallejo Madden, Golley, Omaha tDr Kent, Sonora Clark, Visalla Rageie w.SAndrs ii Savage SJose A Mlchaelts, Cooper Vlctra Mrs Badden. Stfrd Miss Barrett.

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