Berkeley Gazette (Newspaper) - May 20, 1895, Berkeley, California I I THE GAZETTE circulation and 1 C ft fl C in has the M. are in a mint don't OFFICIAL VOLUME MONDAY MAY 20, 1895.NUMBER 25 ESCAPED FROM DEATH The Little son of John J. Higgins Narrowly Escaped Death Work was Commenced This Morning Letter Letters advertised May 20, Thos John Andrews Miss P. H. Miss M E E Maud Annie Loretta C A E M H E Clarence Mrs W E Boh Mrs Emma Luinell John Jennie C J. P. Upon the Berkeley Electric Road Between West Berkeley and College Narrow Yesterday afternoon the overland train rushed through West Berkeley at a rate of speed that would equal easily thirty miles an Just about the time it was to pass the corner of Third and University little the son of John proprietor ot the Franklin House was on the porch and a gust of wind along and carried his hat out on to the and the little unmindful of the train which was then dashing down upon rushed out on the track to recover it. William Davis and the fa ther at once saw the danger to the child and rushed to the Mr. Davis reached it first and snatched the bov from the track and staggered off just in time to miss the Two or three seconds more and the lives of both Mr. Davis and the little boy would have been ground out by the merciless wheels of the locomotive The father who rushed to the rescue of his child was almost paralyzed with and a more grateful man does not live in Berkeley today than knowing that the precious life of his little boy Was Indeed he has not gotten over the shock and hereafter will take the utmost pre cautions to see that his child does not get near the track In this connection it seems as though there might be some ordinance passed restricting the rate of speed of all trains run through West At present they go through like a flying meteor and no one is Lost and A man who has found employment on the dumps at Oakland picking up old bones and selling them for 30 cents per hundred and old rags for which he got 20 cents per hundred thereby enabling him to to per turns out to be the son of the well known owner of Bates Landing on the Sacramento The son got mad his father and left his home determined not to go back for The time has about He was discovered by the mate of one of the small crafts that plies on the river who knew him well when at The fellow at first denied that he was the man but afterwards admitted that he was and will soon go home At A large force of men commenced work this morning at the corner of Third street and University avenue raising the track of the C. U. and F. street railroad It is understood that this is the forerunner of the electric railroad from West Berkeley to College with transfers on either the Oakland Consolidated or the Telegraph avenue electric The open meeting of the Council of Berkeley on Saturday evening was of more than usual Explanation was given of the new Oakland movement for local which is attracting so much after there was a general expression of satisfaction at the promise of its Mrs. C. S. Preble gave an interesting account of a recent visit to the Mark West Some changes ot lhe personnel of the colony have been made owing to the differences of but these will tend to make the experiment more ' While the progress has been and some features of the movement are not just what was anticipated by projectors of the still there is no discouragement manifested and no | thoughts of failure The old Board of Trustees will wind up their business this evening and the new Board will organize and elect a They will then decide upon the bonds to be given by the incoming The Board will then in all probability adjourn until tomorrow evening when the bonds of the new officials will be The Chairman will then name his committees and then the Hoard will be ready for Missouri Democrats have refused to have anything to do with the currency The Woodmen of the World will meet in regular session at Woodmen hall this Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will attend the water carnival at Santa Cruz in a George H. Strieker and bride re turned home on Saturday evening and have gone to housekeeping on Virginia | A State conference of negroes is to be held in in order to concentrate the colored which is said to be in the The schooner Bessie K. arrived at j Taylor's wharf today and commenced discharging her cargo of redwood A new barber shop and jewelry store has been opened in one of stores on Delaware street in West Professor Harold T. who recently resigned his professorship in the left on Friday for New where he will The Supreme Circle of the Companions of the Forest convened in San Francisco Delegates from 60 circles will be in ABOUT OUR A Gazette Reporter Continues his Rambles and Visits Organ the The University Team on Their They Win a Victory over the Pennsylvania only Entering Eleven out of Fourteen Berkeley Samuel Roberts of Butte was elected President of the Western Fed of which closed the session in Denver on The Iroquois club held a picnic at Glenwood in the Santa Cruz mountains A lot of democracy got loose on the The United States Circuit Court ol Appeals has decided in the Bell a number of people case that the Berliner Berkeley went over to San Francisco | patent is This decision is where they secured a large j able to the barge and sailed to Angel I recently from they picnicked until late in the Humboldt died when they once more j day at His funeral will more wharf uke place They i tomorrow morning at 10 barked and arrived at the as darkness was setting in. say that they had a most Rev. Mr. an Episcopal missionary from the St. James Mission of preached yesterday at St. Mark's giving an interesting account of his His church is situated 900 miles up the Yukon and his efforts are principally directed toward converting the He | are under way for a grand The funeral of Peter H. first Governor ot took place today at San His remains will be in the Catholic cemetery at Santa Berkeleyans must keep in view the fact that Beacon Fire Engine Company will have a picnic sometime in the early part of Preparations will return to his labors on June 6th The mammouth ferryboat Salano is still receiving repairs at the Long Wharf near the and it is stated that within a few days she will make her way back to Port Costa and resume her old business of transferring trains and passengers across the The Poor Man's A first class sewing machine four solid oak or walnut for Sold by agents for Call and see them at Fourteenth and Girard Piano x The King's Daughters held an interesting meeting last evening at the Presbyterian at which addresses were made by Mrs. State Mrs. J. C. Smith of San and Miss De of Quite a number of were visitors to The day was their just being wind enough for the different yachts and small sail boats to navigate about Richardson's Scarlet fever has become epidemic in the Preston School of Industry at Pneumonia and typhoid fever are also said to be Tents have been provided for placing the children in. The yacht fleet took a run up to Vallejo A good breeze in the air and sent the at a lively The Ramona appeared to have the advantage on the home The twenty-second stated meeting of the Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will take place at Chicago instead of It will convene June 11, 1895 at 9 o'clock a. m. Mrs. Jennie Mathews of San Francisco died very suddenly in her home on There is some attached to her She was 27 years old and left a husband and two The different butcher shops of Berkeley and San Francisco will be closed on upon which date the butchers will hold the picnic ol the season at Shell Mound It is expected that there will be 1200 or 1500 butchers in the parade to the Miss Cora Feeder will go to Berlin as a pupil ol the celebrated who appears at the theatre tonight Misses Grace and Adeline sisters of graduated from the medical department of State University last Matters being propitious the representative of the and his friend resumed the trip commenced last Friday to walk about the town in short daily trips to see what there is to be make notes and then let the public know through the channels of this paper what is going on and what may be viewed in The air was as when the trip was at the place last that Stewart's Walking southward a short distance the first attraction was the large sign of Paine's Organ Factory situated on Third and Page The building is of one story and of some length as we found on entering the Mr. the extended a welcoming hand and us to look through his place of j business as well as Having these two combined was what made j the two so long. Mr. Payne has a I large bump of order and consequently and he is well sec by his In the house I everything betokened thorough j Well it was 1 made very attractive by books j brae and in a hundred different j ways that an educated and artistic lady knows how to Mrs. travel in Europe has contributed a great many little ornaments which go to the grand make While we were chatting one of the children played upon the piano for our The proficiency was remarkable for one so With thanks for the kindness shown we went into the factory for observation and there found everything in the way of machinery and to build any sized organ for which an order might be obtained oh the Japan or The organ pipes are all made at this At present there are no orders for large new The business consists ot making furnishing pipes to other looking after church organs and keeping them constantly in good The outlay for the machinery and material has been quite large but Mr. Paine considered it in order to be able to meet any orders which might be given and not to be dependent upon the East for furnishing the Mr. Paine has several patents of his own in connection with organ building and all the new work he builds has all of the latest The organs built at this factory can be found all orfr the Everything about the establishment denotes that tbe proprietor thoroughly under- stands his business and is well known to all of the principal organ manufacturers in the Eastern Taking our departure after a longe stay really than the time our next course was to view the water front at this end of the While the sea front extends two or three the northern end of it appears to be the from the fact that there is a long sandy beach upon it is pleasant to walk and watch the sportive wave as it curls dashes on the shore and breaks into a white This is a splendid location for the erection of and swimming It would take but a small amount of capital to found an excellent paying The beach is good and hard and the water is direct from the Pacific It could be used both cold and Physicians say that no bath is equal to that of salt water when properly Recreation grounds easily A small hotel would attract visitors and with verandahs about it so that one could have a place of rest and view the ships which pass in and out of the Golden it would soon make a name for itself and consequently money for the In a clear day steamers and large ships can be seen nearly twenty miles In a warm dap the light salt sea which naturally comes from the there would be no place like it in such a short distance from San Francisco or The soft air and the many vessels that could be seen out through the the small craft that go up into San Pablo bay and still further as well as the ferry boats passing to and fro and an occasional war vessel passing on its way to the Navy Yard or on its way to make the view so charming and that more time was spent here than was the space is well filled in calling attention to this unimproved section of the town to visitors and capitalists abroad who are more quickly able to discern the beauties and availabilities of this kind of property than the immediate vicinity and soon become so accustomed to the sight that its real value is Probably an expenditure here judiciously made of would bring in an income from to per year it would Of course the expenses of keeping an institution of this kind up to date would amount to something but it would come back double At present quite a business is done here in the sale of which is used all over Berkeley for building Gravel is also taken from some parts oi the beach and used for concrete sidewalks and garden More anon. It Was a The dual athletic games between the University of California and the of Pennsylvania were held in Philadelphia Saturday Fourteen nine on the track and five in the The weather was cloudy and the track The attendance was abont 4000. The first event 100 yard was won hy C. T. Bucholtz of T. L. Barnes of California C. H. Judd of Pennsylvania and J. W. Scoggins of Time 10 1-5. Half mile run W. Orton C C. Sichel of Pennsylvania Phillip Bradley of Time 2:08, Putting sixteen pound Knipe Pennsylvania F. W. Koch California Forty feet 8 1-2 One hundred and twenty yard hurdle Dead first place E. Dyer and H. B. both of H. Schlief Pennsylvania Time 16 1-5. Mile Mervin California A. B. Pennsylvania Time 7:37. Running high D. Winsor Pennsylvania A. A. Koch second and W. Patterson third of Height 7 feet n Two hundred and twenty yard dash L. Barnes first J. W. Scoggins of Parker Freeman Pennsylvania Time 22 3-5 The one mile run was won by of the only other starter dropped out after the first Time 5:57 3-5. broad H. of California C. Bucholz of Pennsylvania W. Warren of Pennsylvania Distance 21 feet 3.3-4 The Grand Lodge of Elks convened in New York President Hill of the Great Northern railway proposes to increase the profits of that road by raising the rates and cutting down Through the discrimination of railroad rates in the West New York has lost control of the export grain Secretary Gresham is reported to be improving in It will probably be sometime before he ean attend to the duties of the Heavy frosts in North Dakota and Minnesota did a great deal of damage last night and the night The people of Santa Cruz are showing signs that they intend the coming festival to excel anything yet held on the As a note of progress the California Woolen Mills of Petaluma have resumed work When the force is full there will be eighty men In Chicago the Woman's Club obliterated the color Now and character backed uy is the only condition of creed and political leanings go to the At the present time over 800 men are employed at the Mare Island Navy Now that these employees live in Vallejo the disbursement each pay day of a large amount of money will tend to make Vallejo take steps Good for & who have the big wine vaults at 29 Market in San especially invite their friends to call and inspect what they have for It costs nothing to look at the place and you will see something that will surprise The Special Committee at Salt appointed to prepare instructions for the organization of city and town unions throughout the have issued an address to effect and propose to send any quantity of literature all over the country corresponding with their A suit has been commenced at St. by prominent Catholic and laymen against Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick to divest him of all title and control in the valuable church property of the archdiocese of St. Lours held by him in It is on account of his 89 and Sunderland whose real name is Annie Louise a chorus girl in the Gaiety has sued Hon. Dudley Churchill eldest son of Baron for breach of Miss the won from Lord on the same kind of a layout Secretary Carlisle has gone South for the purpose of making speeches on Subscribe for the
