The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1895, Page 10

10 THE SAN ¥RANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895. WOMAN'S EXCHANGE BALL, A Show of Youth and Beauty at; Pioneer Hall Last Evening. IN AID OF A WORTHY CHARITY. i | Elaborate Decorations and Pretty | Toilets — Large Returns | Promised. was last evening for the change. All ments were Ithough there was not a endance, the affair went | ts were received by Mrs. John sident of the society, and the : Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Sands Forman, Mrs. Albert F. Spotts, Mrs. William P. Morgan . Michael Castle. floor was under the direction of The Southara Hoffman, T. McGrew, Lieuten- | | the Jatter | are at wor | Herman Gang 1 sod for anything else. The bosses' B 950, ‘and do not hesitate to take ad- vantage of it, well knowing they can send East for such mmuls as they want if any- ing zoes wrong here.” H‘X‘LLP.:.‘S:GI\( th:[-‘nrnit\xre-}vorkers"_Umon i in very angry over the action of Fink & Schindler for working the men nine hours | a day on both shop and outside jobs. In | I se several of this firm’s meul | | in a place on Grant avenue, beside men from other shops who work only eight hours a day. The matter was laid before the union, but no action, other than to condemn the imposition as it was | called, was taken. e LAST WILLS. A Number of Them Filed With the County Clerk. | The will of George Waffiger was filed | vesterday. The wife and children, George W. and Lizzie, are made sole heirs and le executor. The will of William H. Wymark was | filed, bequeathing his estates to his aunt, | Mrs. E. M. Ryan | Henry Brown’s will, leaving everything | possessed to his wife and children, was | il of Helena Meyers was filed. | e her daughter, Minnie Hayes, her sole legatee. WHERE IS JENKINS? The Wife of the Ex-Weather Bureau Man Looking for Him. P. J. Jenkins, who was some time ago in | charge of the Weather Bureau in this City, has apparently left his wife, Mrs. Virginia Jenkins, who resides in Washington, D. C., | to her own resour She recently sent a | FIGHTING THE ALLOPATHS, The Courts May Finally Be Appealed To As a Last Resort. ‘TBOUBLE IS STILL BREWING. Dr. Maclean Claims That Graduates of Defunct Schools Are Using Illegal Power. The trouble still exists between the various rival medical colleges in this City, but, judzing from general appearances, things are quite likely to soon reach a climax. When Dr. Maclean, dean of the Califor- nia Medical College, was seen last night regarding the existing misunderstandings, he said: ‘“Why should the students of the Cali- nia Medical College, or any other college in the State, be denied the privilege and lawful right of visiting the City and County Hospital ? “The students of the California Medical College and also of the homeopathic [Sketched by a *“ Call ™ artist.] AT THE WOMAN’S EXCHANGE BALL, PIONEER HALL. ant Wilcox, Lieutenant Hahn, George A. | letter to Postmaster McCoppin asking for | schools should be allowed to visit the hos- Newhall, Louis Stoss Jr. and Adison Myner. | The Park Commission had loaned to the Jadies all the palms and potted plants they could use and sent in men to assist in the work of decorating. The flowers and the greens were supplied by members of | the society and the work of decorating was in charge of the following committee: | s , Miss Mamie Burling, annie Crocker, Miss Eleanor Mor- | Miss Jennie Blair, Miss Laura Me- | Miss Emily Hughes and Mrs. | gan, Kinstry, Martinez. 1 There were many pretty toilets displayed and the floor of the main hall was a pretty scene with the dancers and the beautiful decorations. Dancing began about half-past 9, but many of the guests did not arrive until | after 10. The music was excellent, and | was donated by the -Rosner Hungarian | orchestra. An excellent supper was served in the large rooms downstairs. ‘he managers stated that there had been a large number of tickets sold, and they expect to clear a handsome sum for their worthy charity. The lady patronesses, most of whom | were present, are: Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. Henry T. Scott, Mrs, Joseph S. Tobin, Mrs. A, Mrs. Henry Wether- Louis Gerstle, Mrs. . J. R. Davidson, Mr: Goodman, Mrs. J. R. Gar- bee, Heniry 1 8. Grinba Dodge, m. Mrs. G. ness, Mrs. George H. Howard, Mrs. W. Jones, | - G. Kittle, Miss E. Hughes, Miss Laura fiss Belle McKennh, Miss Ella Sands W. Forman, Mrs. David ‘ Julius Baum, Mrs,’ Willism M. . Miss Mamie Burling, Miss Jennie fichael Castle, Mrs. John Curry, Scott, Miss Cora Smed- K Mrs. H. P. Mor- M Moore, Lills, Mrs. 11 Mrs. Peter McG. Moses Hopk THE FURNITURE-WORKERS, They Complain of Too Much Work and Too Small Pay. Plenty of work but poor pay was the sub- stance of a report made Wednesday even- ing at a meeting of the Furniture-workers’ Union. There seems to be an odd combi- | nation of circumstances that makes this condition of affairs nossible, and the up- holsterers are struggling against the same obstacles, but they have less work. The furniture-workers practically admit that their employers hold the whip hand over them. Still they receive far better treat- ment than if no union existed. From the reports made all of the shops have plenty of work, but most of the work is done at piece rates which in many cases is almost starvation. The union is unable to secure better wages for its members be- cause any clash with the proprietors of the shop would bring down the whip in the shape of a lockout, and the shopowners wonid keep right along with their business by filling their orders with goods from the East. ‘A few members of our union are getting fair wages,” said a prominent member of | the nnion last evening, *“but the majority | are hanging on the ragged edge. I know of lots of men who are not earning more than 50 to 75 cents a day. If they kick they are told to get out. This they can- )t do because after a man has worked in "w<is business twelve or fifteen years he is particulars regarding his death, of which she had been informed. The Postmaster | promptly wrote her that Jenkins was not dead, but was alive and well in thi he having called at the Postoflice a days previously and informed the clerks that in future he would get his letters from the general delivery. Mrs. Jenkins in the letter to Mr. McCop- pin did not intimate that she was sorry for her husband’s demise, but merely asked for information. | DIRECTORS HAD HOBBIES The i Pacific Bank Became a| Rendezvous for Moral | Reformers. Captain McDonald Did Not Like Their Company, and So Resigned. In the suit to remove the directors of the Pacific Bank, being heard before Judge Hebbard, the examination of “Cap- tain Jim” McDonald was resumed yester- day, and under the cross-examination Captain J. M. McDonald gave an interest- ing explanation of why he left the bank. “I didn’t like their way of doing busi- | ness—it was not my style—and so I qut | them,”” he said. Being asked to particularize, he said “Well, they advertised in a way intended | to impress the people with the high moral | standing of those connected with the | bank, which rather disgusted me. Ididn’t | like them advertising themselves in that way.” “Was that the only reason for your leaving ?” ““Well, the bank became the rendezvous of all sorts of reform cranks, who did not come to do business. There were woman’s rights advocates, anti-tobacco cranks and temperance orators. I didn’t like the asso- ciations. The managers of the bank had many izobbies, and I have nodoubt they in- terfered materially witn its successful man- agement. Judge Wallace and I werein a minority. I presented a protest one day against associating the bank advertisement with that of Vinegar Bitters. My resolu- tion was defeated, and with that I re- signed.”” Attorney Sawyer declined finally to pro- duce his correspondence with Dr. R. H. McDonald, claiming them to be confiden- tial and the court did not insist. A. Gerberding and H. G. Meyer were also recalled during the afternoon. The case was upon. ad journment continued over until November 5. - A Vicious Assault. William G. White, an engineer, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charges of assault to murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Wednesday he attacked Joseph Kelly, a hostler at Tenth ‘and Bryant streets, with a piece of lead pipe, inflicting & wound on his head and hand. He also struck Peter Smith, a boy, over the head with the pipe, rendering him uncon- scious. The boy is in & critical condition. | as follows: pital, not alone because they are mentally, morally and physically entitled to admit- tance, but also because there is no clause in the constitution of the State which allows a 1man or an appointed body of men to adopt special legislation, and thus grant to one that which is denied another. “San Francisco is the only city in the Unites States which denies to the eclectic d homeopat hic students the privilege of ng city and county hospitals. The members of the visiting physicians at the present time are allopaths, three be- ing graduates of the now defunct College of the Pacific. “Why should these men be allowed the privileze of denying our students their rights? “‘Our faculties are composed of graduates of colleges which retain their original name, and are a credit not only to the dif- ferent States in_which they are situated, but also to the Nation. Then, is it just for graduates of defunct schools, men who are illegally appointed, to have the power of denying students under our tuition the privilege of visiting public institutions? Maybe a few comparisons would be admis- sible, showing that we are possibly quali- | fied. “In the Cook County Hospital in Chi- cago all the schools aré represented, each in turn taking a certain number of pa- tients, no fayoritism being shown. Under the different management and treatment of the respective colleges the percentage of deaths was as follows: Under allopathic treatment the percentage was 13,the homeo- pathic 10 and the eclectic 9. “Again in the New York State examina- tions there was a percentage of rejections In an equal number of ex- aminations given to the respective lines of S)ractitioners from September, 1894, to June, 1895, both months included, the re- feclians were as follows: Allopaths 2 1omeopaths 13.3, and among the eclectics | tlfwre was rejected the small percentage of 9.1. ‘“Che allopaths can certainly see nothing wrong in these percentages, as all ques- tions and answers passed through the Board of Regents. The fact is that as a rule eclectic and homeopathic physicians are qualified. But now returning to the actions of the men, 1t would be well to show the injustice forced upon the tax- payers of the City. *Dr. Wilcox descrives it as taxation without representation. ‘“I'wo-fifths of the taxes that support the City and County Hospital are paid by sup- porters of the eclectic and homeopathic schools. Each visiting physician and sur- geon is paid $100 a month by the City, caonsequently they are in the employ of the City, and not in the employ of the colleges. “Then is it not wrong for these phy- sicians, paid, ‘practically speaking,’ by the taxpayers, two-fifths of whom are sup- porters of eclectic and homeopathic schools, to grant a privilege to students of one college and seny this privilege to students of another.” The doctor added that the courts were open to the eclectics, but why and for what reason eclectic and homeopathic practi- tioners and students should have to resort tosuch a course to obtain their lawful rights and privileges still remained an enigma to him. Dr. George H. Martin and Dr. Hamilton agreed emphatically that it was an in- justice, and that it must and shall be changed. STEWART’S SISTER DEAD. The Last of a Patriotic Woman and a Devoted Mother and Sister. The only surviving sister of United States Senator William M. Stewart passed away in this City recently, the life of whom brings back to memory the patriotism and devotion of Northern women during the late Civil War. The deceasea lady was born in Ashtabula, Obio. The family of which she was a member consisted of sev- eral brothers and sisters, all of whom are dead except United States Senator W. M. Stewart. 2 The deceased lady married William S. Carey of the same State a few years before the breaking out of the late Civil War. When troops were called for from Ohio the patriotic spirit of that section of the State ran high. Mr. Carey at once re- sponded to Abraham Lincoln’s call and organized a military company which formed a part ot the Thirty-eighth Ohio Regiment of Volunteers. On the organization of this company Mrs. Carey saw her husband depart for the front with his company, carrying s ban- ner which this patriotic woman had made by cutting up her wedding dress and pre- senting it as the colors for her husband’s company, This parting was the last meeting of husband and wife. Captain Carey fell be- fore the enemy, and, like other brave men, filled a soldier’s grave in the South, leav- ing hera young widow, less than 22 vears old. with {wo infant daughters. Remain- ing loyal to her husband’s memory, she never remarried, but devoted her life to the education of her daughters, removing to Washington, D. C., for that purpose, when her brother was elected United States Senator irom Nevada, with whom she re- mained during the first two terms of his Senatorship. In 1876 she arrived in California, and, after remaining for one year, she returned to her old home in Ashtabula for the pur- pose of settling up_ her estate, with a view of making California her permanent home. She returned to San Francisco 1877, in which year her eldest daughter be- came the wife of ex-Judge Van Reynegom, with whom she made her home up to the time of her death. Her other daughter married J. F. D. Curtis, prominent in in- surance circles in this City. Both daugh- ters now survive her. THOSEFUGS THIT 1Y They Ride Over the City on the Dirt That Floats in the Air. We Get “Scotch Mists” Once in a Great While, and They Are Clean, Wet Fogs. The possibility of keeping securely at bay the fogs that roll over San Francisco from the ocean by establishing a battery of lightning machines along the coast, as described in Wednesday's Cari, on the authority of Professor McAdie of the ‘Weather Bureau, was reflected on and dis- cussed theoretically by many physicians and others yesterday. The idea that man can here, on and about this narrow peninsula, create an artificial climate by changing the very course of nature is rather a startling one when first received, but Mr. McAdie shows that the possibility is scientifically demon- strated. % Add to the removal of fogs the cleansing of the atmosphere of the smoke, dust, dis- ease germs and other impurities that float thickly in it, inhaled with every breath, and almost daily obscuring theé bay and hills with a soft haze, and we have a city enjoying a climate unequaled on earth. These possibilities of aerial sanitation and fog dissipation which may be referred to the coming century for definite discus- sion bring into view the fact that there 1s a big lot that isn’t known about these same fogs. Nobody knows with any approach to correctness how much fog San Fran- cisco gets, for one thing. The only fog records in this Uity that are in existence are at the Weather Bureau, and there has never been any requirement, reason or want that would lead the bureau to com- pile fog records with much particularity. Forecast Official Hammon explained yesterday that the compiled records show the number of foggy days at this as well as at all other weather stations, but the number of toggy days doesn’t mean very much. A *foggy day’’ according to the Government weather service is a day when for one hour or more objects are obscured 1000 feet from the observing station. *From my own observations,” said Mr. Hammon yesterday, ‘“since I have been here I know that the heaviest fogs and their greatest prevalency exist during the months of June, July and August.” More definite fog information will likely be among the things that will result from the greatly expanded studies.of Pacific meteorology instituted by Mr. Hammon some time ago and from the new investi- gations toresult from the coming of Mr. McAdie as assistant to Mr. Hammon. It transpired yesterday during a talk with Messrs. Hammon and McAdie, up on the tenth floor of the Mills building, that some of our fogs are not fogs. Onceina while we have a “‘Scotch mist,”” about four or five times a year, Mr. Hammon says. The main difference between a fog and a Scotch mist is that one is dirty and the other is clean. There is a surprising amount of theory yet about simple meteor- ological things, and one thing pretty well backed up with scientitic demonstration is that fogs, and clouds, too, are largely formed by the collection of moisture around little particles floating in the air. In the case of fog, when air saturated with moisture is squeezed by a lowering in temperature the condensed moisture col- lects about the infinitesimal particles of solid matter floating in great quantity in the air, each one of which becomes the nucleus of a fog globule. Scotch mist is a condensation into infinitesimal particles of watery vapor, which do not have their nucleus. Scotch mist is finer than fog and wetter. That fog is moisture-clothed im- gurity is_one reason why it is so readily issipated by electrical discharges. Along with the amount, distribution and nature of San Francisco fogs there remain some things to be known concerning the making of them. The upper air, which the weather service is now getting ready to investigate, probably has something to do with them. Some of the explanations are yet theory. 3 ‘“We get more fog here in San Francisco than other places on the California coast,” says Mr. Hammon, ‘“‘because we are in the gap of the coast mountains between the ocean and the interior basins, and the air curzents are drawn_through, bringing the fogs with them. It's like being in the neck of a bottle. The fogs are brought in geveral ways. In all cases the primary principle, of course, is the cooling of air saturated with moisture.” e CLIENT AND ATTORNEYS. They Go Into Court With Suits Against Each Other. Calvin F. Summers has entered a cross- complaint in a suit pending against him by Jackson Hatch and E. M. Rosenthal. The suit originated in San Jose, where Hatch & Rosenthal are practicing attor- neys. The firm sued to recover on a claim for professional services said to_be worth $1400, of which only $250 was paid. Summers sccurega change of venue to San Francisco and that done entered a cross-complaint, in which he admits that he sought theadvice of Hatch & Rosenthal In a certain matter and followed it, but that the advice was so unskillful and faulty that he suffered great loss, which he esti- mates at $10,000, PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT Boulevards and Grass Hills Dis- cussed Before the Su- Pervisors. CONTRACTORS IN TROUBLE. Street Work Found So Poor That Mayor Sutro Vetoes Payment of the Bills. Propositions to gridiron the peninsula with handsome boulevards and to piant grass on the sand dunes south of Golden Gate Park were discussed before the Street Committee of the Board of Super- visors yesterday. Chairman Spreckels and Supervisors Dunker, Hughes, Benja- min and Morgenstern nodded approvingly at some of the suggestions offered, and that 1s as far as the matter went. Com- mittees of citizens are working on the matter, and the work performed eventu- ally depends on them. The Street Com- mittee worked all day and cleared away a mass of accumulated business. The plan to plant the sand dunes to grass came up on the old proposition of spending $10,000 to survey part of the hills south of the park and begin street im- provements there. A committee of prop- erty-owners were present to urge the survey. They were opposed by Mayor Sutro and a number of other owners of big holdings. *‘It’s a waste of time and money,”” argued the Mayor, “to expend $10,000 on a survey of a portion of the land. Why not wait till the City has grown a little larger and then have all the territory surveyed right up to the ocean beach. Then a complete sewerage system can be laid out for the whole district. As it is if you erect sur- vey monuments in those dunes the drifting sands will quickly bury them out of sight. Plant the whole district with grass first. It can be done at a cost of $2a lot. Chairman Spreckels called attention to the fact that there was no money in the treasury for surveys. After some discus- sion the whole matter was referred to a joint committee made up of the Commit- tee on Streets aud the Finance Committee. Representatives of the San Francisco Boulevard Drivers’ Association asked the co-operation of the committee in the mat- ter of securing a boulevard or ocean beach driveway. It was stated that the associa- tion was working in the interest of good streets and improvements in general. One of the projects is to widen the roadway to the °Cliff* House and ocean beach and also the roadway to Ingleside and south of that hoint down to the county line. Yesterday C. C. Bemis, Eresident of the association, John McCord, Jolonel Little, Con O’Connor and Major Hammond did the talking. Mayor Sutro said the association would find one big obstacle in the way—the Spring Valley Water Company. “They have pipes laid on a number of the drive- ways proposed,” he explained, “and can- not change them without a change of grade. As for the boulevard to the Cliff House I am willing to give up fifteen feet on each side of the proposed roadway wherever I own the land. I think the other property-owners along the way ought to do as much.” The association members were instructed to prepare a petition to the board setting forth their various propositions so as to roperly initiate the businessin the board. g‘bey went away very well satisfied with the start they had made. At the request of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation it was decided to postpone action in the matter of the construction of a bridge across the railroad track on the Fairmount tract. After months of actions and counter- actions before the committee by interested parties Birch avenue, between Van Ness avenue and Polk street, was ‘ordered an open street. A man named Hooker had it closed on the claim that it was private property. The following protests were recom- mended: Against the paving of the cross- ing of Sacramento and Laurel streets; against the paving of the crossing of Sac. ramento and Spruce streets. The committee reported the following recominendations: That the grade on Alameda street, at the easterly and west- erly lines of Hampsbire and York streets, be changed; in favor of stopping proceed- ings of udvertidu% for the construction of a reservoir on Holly Park, as the ground is unfit for the purpose, The matter of setting aside First avenue, from the Presidio to the park, as a boule- vard was put over till the grade is changed. Special Expert George W. Elder handed in the following recommendations: That Van Ness avenue be improved from Bay street to Greenwich; that Hill street be paved from Valencia to Guerrero; that sidewalks be laid on the unimproved places on Market street, from Valencia to Seven- teenth; that the paving of Valencia street, from Sixteenth to Seventeenth, be not ac- cepted till put in proper condition; that bad sidewflrks be repaired on Fell street, between Scott and Devisadero. The following blockstof street work were reported not up to specifications: Pine street, between Fillmore and Webster, Contractors Flinnand Trescy. Upon examina® tion I find that they omitted 1o put in the one inch of cement mortar beneath the gutter as required. O'Farrell street, between Laguna and Octavia, Contractor J. J. Flynn, ex-County Clerk. Upon examination I find that no ce- ment mortar has been used, otherwise these blocks are fairly well based with one exception, the concrete under the blocks on Pine street is not first class. This defect exists in nearly every block that has recently been paved. Not being able to tear up the streets, these are the first examinations I have made of the gutters in basalt block pavements. I also find that some pipe-dealers have on hand quite a lot of unsaltglazed pipe which i8 contrary to the specifications. I have condemned quite a number of pieces of pipe of different jobs within the past week. I also found yesterday some very poor brick about to be used in the construction of the cesspool. I objected to it, and the contractor promised me the brick would not be used. I also found in one instance a number of second-hand brick about to be used in the construction of a cess- pool. Ientered an objection to this.and the inspector promised the material should not be usec. Most of the bituminous rock work now going on is being done in a first-class manner. On the report of Expert Elder and his own secretary, Mr. Gaden, Mayor Sutro has vetoed the order of the board authorizing Contractors James J. Flynn and Flinn & Treacy to be paid for their work on the Pine-street and O'Farrell-street jobs. The ground of complaint is that the work is ?ot tup to the specifications in the con- ract. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Rick Deposits of Free Gold in the Slate Valley Mining District. WEST BEAR MOUNTAIN, SLATE VALLEY, CALAVERAS COUNTY, 2 October 31, 1895. A full description of the mineral formation of this part of the country is worth reading. Assays indicate a future of great activity, The Copperopolis and Salt Spring valleys, so called, really comprising one valley, are situ- ated between the Stanislaus and Calaveras rivers. This part of the country ought to be called Slate Valley. The average width of the valley from the Bear to the McCarthy range westward is five miles, and the distance east from Stockton is about thirty miles. Along the west base of the Bear range runs the well-known copper lode of Copperopolis. Near the center of the valley isa mother quartz lode, with ores duplicating the Angels and San Andreas quartz. The true Sierra slate of this valley is shot with thin quartz veins—a knife- blade’s thickness—showing free gold. This slate, black as ink below the water level, and the quartz nearly fill the valley. A dyke of greenstone, of which rock the bordering moun- milrll ranges consist, extends through the entire valley. The Jenny Lind mineral belt, a part of which has been acquired by 8 member of the Utica firm at Angels Camp, is a continuation northwest, but is situated a half-mile lower or nearer the plain. The slate formation which meets the westward bordering range as a buffer is not seen neerer the coast. The Royal Consolidated quartz gold mine, near Copperopolis, is putting in more stamps. The owners did not know they had a mine until they went down 400 feet. Ravines for- | merly known for their rich depasits radiate from the valley throughout the region, from river to river. Legends of wealth yet amuse the tenderfoot. Two mills on the side veins of the Royal Consolidated have been running during the past year. Paying prospects and good ?\mrtz and water-power on the Stanislaus River at the mouth of the famous Scorpion Gulch await 1men who have cash and pluck to invest. Six months ago at Copperopolis a three-inch lead-pipe Syphon was put into the extensive underground chambers of the copper mine. The strong copper in solution was precipi- tated by scrap tin in vats and sluice-boxes. Sediment of spring water piped from the east base of McCarthy's Mountain assays a | trace of silver. The pipeis inserted in a cement | dam across a small open fissure between siate | and greenstone, The loose quartz assays gold. | On the Stanislaus, near O'Byrne's ferry | bridge, water-power will be used to generate | electricity for this region. A corps of survey- | ors recently visited Calaveras County looking for a site to be used as a reservoir for the San Joaquin canal. Be At Peoria Bar, where the’ Bear Mountain | range jumps the Stanislaus, a_plucky Chicago | company has been mining the river bed for | three summerr. Every season, including this | one, they have been driven out by rising | waters pefore they reached bedrock. The last | time the workers were driven out the foreman telegraphed to Chicago, and immediately re- ceived a message by wire to“go ahead.” The next day two steam engines, attached to huge centrifugal pumps, held the Stanislaus River in hand, By this time the company has a | balance to the credit side of the account. Who ever heard of a San Francisco, Chicago or Denver business man being downed by any obstacle? They are the only original and up- to-date hustlers in the woolly West. RESIDENT. FRUIT GROWERS' MEETING A Lively Convention Next Week at Sacramento Is Ex- pected. | Tangled Questions of Eastern Markets | and Freight Rates to Be | Considered. | The fruit-growers’ convention that will open 1n Sacramento next Tuesday, to last four days, promises to attract nearly all the prominent orchardists in the State. A | number are now on their way to Sacra- mento. Several passed through this City Wednesday and called in at the State Board of Horticulture rooms, in the Mills building. Among these were: N. W. Blanchard of Santa Paula; W. I. Rice, | Horticultural Commissioner of Ventura; | J. H. Thomas, a Commissioner from Visa- lia, and W. M. Bowman of Suisun. B. M. Delong, president of the associa- tion, speaking of the convention and its work, said: Perhaps never before has there heen such ine terest manifested in an approaching conven- tion &s at this time. The people of this State remember how bitterly the open auction sys- | tem, put into operation in the East by the | California Fruit-growers’ and Shippers” Asso- ciation, was fought by a combination styled the “Buvers’ and Dealers’ Association,” but | which is'in reality composed of men combined to buy California fruit in closed auction at prices fixed by themseives and to the great det- riment of the California growers. During the last season there was a continued war. Representatives were sent to this State from the East, and at times it looked as if the entire fruit crop of the State would be sacri- ficed in order to avert the difficulty. This war | has not yet been settled, and next week Sacra- | mento will experience lively times, as both | factions will meet and the matter will be fully | ventllated. There are now several astern | commission men here, having been sent to meet the growers to arrange for the sale of next | vear's fruft crop in the East by the close auc- | tion system. | H. Weinstock of Sacramento will start the | ball rolling by presenting his report as general manager of the California Fruit-growers’ and Shippers’ Association, a concern brought into life at last year's convention, for the purpose | of carrying” out certain reforms in the matter | of Eastern marketing of California fresh fruits. | The work of this assoclation is to be inves gated and reviewed. A vigorous attack is to be made upon this association, many growers | claiming that it has not performed the service itshouid in the interestof the producer: that the association has fallen into the hands of the | Earl Fruit Company and Porter Brothers of | Chicago. The National Fruit Association will be brought into iine in the dispute, and they will have representatives on hand to defend their action. The railroad company will come in for its share of criticism, as many of the growers | claim_they have not kept faith wiih them, in | accordance to promises made by Messrs. Curtis | and Smurr at the last convention, in the way | of expediting ventilator fruit trains to Eastern | points. At the last convention a committee was ap- | pointed to wait upon the officials of the South- | ern Pacific Company and lay before them a | demand for lower rates on green aud dried fruits and faster time for green fruits. 'his committee is composed of the largest | growers and shippers in the State, and con- | sists of H. Weinstock of Sacramento, H. P. Stabler of Yuba City, Frank H. Buck of Vaca- ville, George D. Kellogg of Newcastle, J. Z. An- | derson of San Jos Suisun, D. T. | - Kimball of Na- Walton of Yuba City and General N.'P. Chipman of Red Bluff. This | committee has investigated the matter of freight rates on green and dried fruits and will make a report to the convention, which prom- ises to be interesting. Railroad Commissioner La Rue will be pres- ent to learn where dissatisfaction exists and to take notes. The committee will aiso report as to whether rates of freight and refrigeration charged by the Southern Pacific Company and its connections were reduced in 1895 At the last convention it was agreed by strong resolutions that if sufficiently lower freight and refrigerator charges were not ob- tained fruit-growing was no longer profitable, and that failing to obtain lower freight and refrigeration charges it would become neces- sary to cease shipping fresh fruit to Eastern markets, on the sole and sufficient cause that such shipments must inevitably result in loss to the grower. In many sections, and espe- cially in the fruit districts of Placer County, the growers agreed to ship no more fresh fruits unless satisfactory rates are made. The committee has gathered statistics neces- sary to demonstrate the reasonableness and necessity of the demand, to communicate with the fruit-growers of other localities who have | suffered equally and more by reason of the | large freight and refrigeration charges and induce them to take similar action in forming organizations in the fruit districts. | | ——————— | DIED OF CHOLERA. | tional City, B. B Official Report From Honolulu Extent of the Scourge. The following letter from William O. Smith, president of the Board of Mealth of Honolulu, to the local Board of Healtn officially states thestory of the cholera epi- demic in Honolulu up to October 2: | The first defined case of Asiatic cholera ap- | peared at Iwilei, in the suburbsof Honolulu, on August 18. Between that date and September 18 there | were in all eighty-five cases. Since the 18th of September there have been but two cases, one | on September 27 and one on the 28th. | Since the 28th no new case has appeared. f the 87 cases, 52 were reported soon after taken sick, 19 were dying and 16 after death. In all there were 62 deuths. The nationalities of those affected with cholera were: 76 Hawaiians, 4 part Hawaiians, 3 Americans, 2 Portuguese, 1 Chinese and 1 Japanese. Efficient measures wera promtiy enforced and the progress of the disease arrested. The disease is believed to have been brought from Japan by passengers on the steamship Belgie, which arrived here August 9. The mortuary regm-t in Honolulu for the month of September during the past five years is as follows: 1891, 45; 1892, 36; 1893, 64; 1804, 45; 1895, 112 Of tne 112, there were 59 males and_ 53 females. Forty-nine died of choleraand the others from various other causes. Honolulu is now in such a sanitary con- dition that the local Board of Health has taken her name off the Jist of infected ports. Vessels arriving from there, how- ever, are still kept outside the quarantine line till their bills of health papers are ex- amined. This formality only consumes a very little time. of the | ambition and An Overcoat Gives no warmth. It merely pre- vents the heat of the body from passing off. People with a poor circulation are cold, no matter how thick their clothes may be. They shiver under all their wraps. Bounding red blood keeps the internal fire glowing. Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, Prepared for medicinal and domestic use, is a wholesome stimulant for blood and nerve. It creates and preserves bodily heat. It acts on all the organs |and protects the system from chills and depressed vitality. Contains nothing which does not make for health and energy. Ask your Grocer or Druggist. 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