The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1896. THE REGENTS N grounds of the future to President Ware of Columbia College. The Columbia pro- essor 1s supposed to be an expert on ground plans. A. P. Ross resigned his position as fel- cause he could .not live on the salary of l[]N low of the astronomical department be- I /$252 month. He has obtained a more i Resolution to Professor Isaac Flagg. A TIE VOTE FOLLOWED £ Professor Bonnell Said to Be a emunerative job. ’ Professor Brown, through President i Kellogg, presented a report of the confer- 1 iSS | ence of Dlsm Buffalo. grant was agreed on. were represented at the conference. universities recently held at A bill for an increased land Fifteen universities The regents acknowlédged by a vote of thanks the gift of valuable art books iro_m Mrs. Avery, widow of the late Benjamin Park Avery. Regent Phelps announced that Caroline W. Bruce of New York City had given $1C00 for the purchase of needed apparatus or the Lick Observatory. This is not the first contribution she has made. Mr. Phelps said the gifts to the observa- Victim of Intrigue and tory since it was transferred to the regents Ingratitude. OUSTED BY FLAGG'S FRIENDS. Regent Wallace Told the Story of Wrong and Demanded That Jus- tice Should Prevail. On motion of President Kellogg yester- day the regents of the University of Cali- fornia went into executive session. The secret conference lasted for two hours. Governor Budd was not there to tell the newspaper men to remain in the room, as the transaction of public business did not require secrecy, so the regents were left quite alone to talk among themselves without fear of comment or criticism from the ignorant masses. The regents attending were Phelps (pre- siding), Wallace, Kellogg, Martin, Jeter, Denicke, Hallidie, Marye, John E. Budd, Chase, Reinstem, Miller, Foote, Waymire, Slack and Lynch. ! The session of secrecy was moved when Judge Wallace called up a resolution to declare vacant the position of professor of Greek, now held by Isaac Flagg. Some weeks ago Judge Wallace said to his asso- | ciates on the board thata great wrong had | been done to Professor Bonnell, who was, | he said, displaced after twenty years of | honorable and efficient service by the in- trigues of Flagg. Judge Wallace aiso re- | marked that when Flagg came here, poor | and friendless, Professor Bonnell gave him shelter and assistance. For two hours the rezents talked. It is said that Judge Wallace demanded jus- | tice for Professor Bonnell, and that Re- | gent Marye defended Professor Flagg. It/ was assumed that Flagg’s friends were anxious for the secret session, for after the adjournment of the board, Judge Wallace, replying to an inguiry by a CALL reporter, said, I did not suggest tne executive ses- sion.” It was ascertained that a vote was taken on the Wallace resolution which resulted in a tie—eight for and eight against its adoption. The story of the positions of Bonnell and Flagg, as told in the executive session tory. the professors require for their own use. The sum of $220 on this account was received last year and paid treasury. amount to $44,500. Director Holden writes that he has re- ceived $1300 to prepare negatives for the map of the moon. $600 a year to employ a fellow-astronomer. The request was referred to the finance committee. The director wanted Mr. Phelps said there was another matter of Holden’s. Some time ago a wagon was purchased, but it was too heavy and a lighter wagon had to be bought. $145, can now be exchanged for $40 worth of wood. trade. The heavy wagon, which cost The regents authorized the ‘Wood is quite an item atthe observa- The director buys it and sells what into the The montnly salary roll of the univer- sity, according to the figure of the finance committee, is now $19,625. crease can be made witiout exceeding the allowance of the budget. A slight in- In executive session the chief talkers in support of the resolution to dismiss Pro- tessor Flagg were Wallace and Foote. opposition to the resolution Marye was pronounced. Two or three Regents, who were friendly to Professor Bonnell, could not vote to dismiss Flagg without giving In the latter a hearing. The Regents voting for the adoption of the resolution were Phelps, Wailace, Den- icke, John E. Budd, Jeter, Lynch, Chase and Foote—8. Those voting in the negative were Way- mire, Slack, Kellogfi, Marye, Miller, Mar- al tin, Reinstein and llidie—8, ‘When the question again comes up Gov- ernor Budd, General Houghton, Colonel C. F. Crocker, Chester Rowell and Superin- tendent Black may be present. LYRCH GHASTTHORNLE Denies That the Chinese Bureau Has Been Derelict in Its Duty. The Inspector Seys the Southern Pacific Has Nothing to Do With the Chinese. and sustained by letters and documents, is as follows: For twenty vears prior to 1893 Mr. Bon- nell was professor of Latin and Greek in | tire State University. were many young men who have since at- | tained high places in the profession of law. In their estimation he was an ideal pro- | fessor, a man of excellent attainments and broad human sympathies. June, 1893, Professor Bonnell stepped into | the secretary’s office at Berkeley and re- ceived a letter. He was overcome with as- when he read that the ad- visory committee desired his resignation. All that he could ascertain was that the | advisory committee, consisting of Regents Horatio Stebbins, Columbus Bartlett and | George T. Marye, regarded him as “insuf- | fictent in Greek and discourteous to Pro- | tessor Flagg.” It seems that Professor Flagg in 1889 was teaching in Cornell University. From that place he wrote to Mr. Bonunell that he was meditating a change, and had in mina a project to open a preparatory school in California. Professor Bonnell replied, but did not encourage the Cornell professor to They did not know each other at that time, but as they were en- | tonishment come West. Among his pupils | One day in gaged in the same line of work they cor- | responded with perfect freedom. Some months later Flagg came West and called on Bonnell, who was then | living in Oakland. TFlagg was received with kindness, and Professor Bonnell and his wife did all they could to make his | sojourn agreeable and to obtain for him | suitable employment. The outlook was | so unpromising for Flagg that he was talking of going to Fresno for employment as a raisin-packer. Mr. Bonnell redoubled his efforts, and tried to get Flagg a place us teacher in the Girls’ High School of San Francisco, but in this he failed. Finally the way was opened for the en- gagement of Flagg as an assistant pro- 1essor at Berkeley, When Bonnell heard that he had been accused of treating Flagg discourteously and sending him on errands, he insisted that the latter should go with him to the | president of the uniyersity and there state | 1 he (Flagg) had ever received from Bon- | of nell any treatment other than kindness. Fiagge did state to tha president that Bon- nell had been kind and helpful. Professor Bonnell desired the statement in writing and it was written by Flagg. Juage Wal- lace read the letter at the meeting of the regents yesterday. Having disposed of the charge of dis- courtesy to Flagg, Professor Bonnell con- sidered the accusation that he was “‘insuffi- cient” in Greek. He referred this charge to his graduates: Judge Henshaw of the Supreme Court, Judge Daingerfield, Walter Cope of Sauta Barbara, Ryland Wallace, Duncan Hayne, B. Hayne, J. J. Dwyer, M. 8. Eisner, A. Ruef, Alex. Morrison and Jerome Lincoln. When these men told the advisory Committee what Professor Bonnell in twenty years’ faithful service had done for the classics | at Berkeley, Horatio Stebbins became con- vinced that Professor Bonnell had been wronged. When the fact was advanced that Professor Bonnell held a letter from Mr. Flagg, 1in which discourtesy had been denied, one of the regents said: “We know how that letter was obtained. Bonneli bulldoced it out of Flagg.” Professor Bonnell’s supporters in the Board of Regents are determined that he shall have justice accorded to him. They are willing that all the facts shonld be given to the public, and will probably call up the case at the next meeting of the regents. The regents authorized the printing of 6000 copies of the viticultural report. Regents Reinstein and Chase were ap- pointed to assist the faculty in arranging for the meetings of the Farmers’ Insti- tute. Regent Reinstein . was authorized to send the grand plan of the university completely taken u; delay or dissatisfaction might arise in the business of the Chinese Bureau I have worked from 7:30 A. M. 10 7 P. M. the entire time on the last appeal to the people doing bureau, to derelict® actions on my part in the business of this bureau, is a false charge against me. John H. Wise, indorses my ;he c;se mh body of" th ound on the body of' the unfortunate show that he was not what he o e merchant, and had no right to land. Chinese Inspector Lynch takes excep- tions to the caustic remarks of Commission Broker Thornley concerning the suicide of Ong Sing on Sunday last. He denies that the railroad has anything to do with the falling off of Chinese passenger traffic on the steamship lines. Inspector Lynch’s statement is as follows: Kindly permit me to reply to the article in to-day's'issue of your paper entitled “Hung Himself by a Silken Cord,” wherein certain re- flections are mede on_the Chinese Bureau by one William N. Thornley. As my name is used in said article, with in- justice” to me, I feel in duty bound to make the foilowing statement: On Saturday, August 8, 1896, about 12:15 o'clock P. M., while 1 was in the Chinese Bureau, room 71, Appraiser’s building, getting ready fo proceed (o the Pacific Mail dock, there to direct the registration of Chinese about to depart for China on the steamer Bel- gic, an expressman called on me and informed me that there were three Chinese on board the | steamer Umatilla, who ought to be landed, as | the vessel was about to leave the wharf she { wasa in a short time. I told him I was aione ana about to start for the Mail dock to attend the outgoing China steamer Belgic, that the other Chinese inspectors were off at lunch, and wouid meet me at the Mail dock at 1:15 P. M., the time set for work to begin there in regis. tering departing Chinese; also that no mani- | fest had vet reached me rélative to the steamer Umatilla, hence I couid not act. Whi 1 was talking to this exvressman, the messenger of Deputy Collector Tobin came in and jhanded me a sealed envelope, which I opened, and found within the manifest of the steamer Uma- tilla, having indorsed on it the following: August 8, 1896. Land the within Chinese upon identification and production of registration certificates. J. J. ToB1x, Deputy Collector of Customs. On receipt of this order I hastened to call back the expressman, who had just left the room, and told him 10 wait ten minutes until Icould pack my books, pavers, etc., which I had to take to the China steamer Belgic, and that I would go with him to the steamer Uma- tilla, he promising to drive with me from the latter vessel to the Mail dock that I might be on time to keep my appointment there. L arranged my books, etc., as rapidly as pos- sible, and went with the expressman, arriving at the Umatilla about 12:30 P. M., Wwhen I at once asked to be shown the three Chinese called for on the manifest; they were brought outofa room on the lower deck, where they had been locked up, and 1 asked them to pro- duce tne papers in their possession, which they did; two of them giying me registration certificates from which I readily identified them, and as ordered, landed them. The third Chinaman gave me a merchant’s certificate and noother papers. I told him through one of the Chinese, whospoke English, that I wonld have to take his paper with me for investiga- tion, as required by the orders of the Collector the Port in such cases, and that his case would be looked into on Monday: at the same. time I told him to teil the two Chinesé pres ent, who were about to land, where his friends resided in this City, if he had any here, that they might come to the Chinese Bureau on Monday and speak in his pehalf. 1 then notified the customs inspector'at the gangway to ellow the two Chinese laborers, whom I'showed him, to land, and to have the other Chinese locked up, as he could not land until his case was looked into. I then told the_expressman I would take the electric car a1d go to the Mail dock, as;I wanted to reach that place as soon as postible, it then being about a quarter of 1 o’clock. 1 took the electric car and. proceeded vie Broad- way and Kearny street to the Mail dock, spent about eight or ten minutes in getting some lunch and proceeded to work at the steamer Belgic. 1 defy Mr. Thornley to point out a single in- stance where I have been derelict or dilatory in the performance of my duties as a Chinese inspector or in any other cupas have served the Government. Mr. knew me for four years when I was chief dep- uty United States Shipping Commissioner at this port, and I include that period also. I have been 1n charge of the Chinese Burean since the first of the month, relieving Inspector Harrison who is on his vacation,and T also tform the duties of Inspector Presbury, ately relieved from office, so that my time 18 p, and in order that no day after day, and two Sunaays, and I business with this bear me out that “dilatory or My superior, the Collector of the Port, Hon, action in toto in question, and the labor certificates claimed to be, & Relative to railroad, coin, etc., ete., I have lived too long and am too well known in thi: City and Oakland to notice such unwarrantod allusions. Very respectfully, JORN LyNch, in charge of Chinese ———— BORROW on sealskius, silks and Jewels at Uncle Chinese Inspector, Bureau. Harris', 16 Grant avenue. PEDALING AWAY FOR DEAR LIFE Inhuman Exhibition in a Market-Street Show Window. PUNY LEGS AND ARMS. Severe Task Assigned to a Young and Not Over- Strong Boy. FATIGUED AND PERSPIRING The Case Reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. They say haif the world doesn’t know how the other half gets its living; but balf of San Francisco, it would seem, gazed yesterday at a little boy earning his he pedaled they grew pink, and from pink to red, ch'mging at length to a burning, feverish crimson. 5 “Poor little fellow !”” ejaculated a kind- looking old lady; “how can they make him work like that?”’ i Similar comments were heard through the day, but still_the little fellow pedaled on. Men glanced at the window as they passed and smiled at the strange sight. Hours afterward, passing the place again, the same scene met their eyes. s s o “It’s rather rough on the young chap, commented a weil-known business man, after seeing thechild for the third time. Weil might he say it was rough on the lad. The long-continued and unaccus- tomed exercise had brought out a profuse perspiration upon the youngster's fore- head, over which his disordered hair hung in moist, tangled curls. His eyes looked heavy and sunken and altogetier his aspect was one to move a heart of stone. A gentleman well known in religious and charitable circles, passing by the vlace, gave one long look at the perspiring youngster and went forthwith to report the case to the officers of the Society for the Prevention ot Cruelty to Children. Meanwhile, the little boy, at the present writing, is pedaling, pedaiing still. e A SIMPLE FUNERAL. Remains of Captain William E. Van Reed Escorted to Cypress Lawn Cemetery. The friends of Captain Willliam E. Van Reed, United States Army, retired, took place Monday morning at 10 o'clock irom the late residence of deceased, 1908 Page street. The attendance was' quite large and was representative of the United Staies Army, the Grand Army of the Re- public and the Military Order Loyal Le- gion. Six captains of the Fifth United States Artillery were the pall-bearers. These offi- cers were: Benjamin K. Roberts, Battery A; A. W. Vogdes, Battery E; FKrank Scene Witnessed by Thousands Yesterday in a Show-Window on Market Street, [Sketched from life by a “Call” artist.] street, piled at back and sides with byci- cles, was a picture sad enough to touch any mother’s heart. An undeveloped, delicate-100king little boy of perhaps 13 years sat on & wheel of some new make pedaling away for dear life. The machine was mounted on props, and all the boy did was to pedal, pedal all the livelong day just to let the gaping, curious crowd see the wheels go round. Had he been a girl a general blush of offended modesty would have suffused the virtuous City; but he was only 'a boy. Only a boy, yet his thin legs and puny arms were bare, and his thin chest and trunk had no other covering than a tawdry bathing suit. When he first siarted to work his slender limbs were pale, but as Thorp, Light Battery D; Elbridge R. Hills, Battery H; John McLellan, Battery L, and L. Lomia. The casket was borne by ‘1x non-commissioned officers who for- merly served in Captain Van Reed’s bat- tery. General Graham kindly tendered an es- cort of troops, but it was declined, as Mrs, Van Reed desired that the service should be simpe. The ceremonies were accord- ing to the Episcopal service. The body was conveye | to Cypress Lawn Cemetery, where the remains will be cremated, in ac- cordance with the wishes of the late offi- cer. The widow of Captain Van Reed has ex- pressed her appreciation of the kindness and tender sympathy shown by officers of the United Staies Army and members of the Loyal Legion. to her clubhouse. competing for. gauge pier. Hmit. Referee: Commodore John W. Pew. gatta, and this year the sloop Catherine of the San Franciscos will It is a beautiful trophy ornamented with three boat prows, with festoons of chains running around the bowl of the cun. The inscription is within a yacht-wheel, and at the base is an anchor with its chain circling the stem of the goblet. It is weil worth The course will be from the end of the narrow-gauge pier to and around Blossom Rock buoy, thence to and around a stakeboat moored near Hunters 'Point, thence to and around a stakeboat moored near Mission Rock and back to the end of the narrow- Whistles will be blown from the judges’ boat as follows: One whistle at 1:55 o’clock, preparatory; two whistles at 2 o’clock, start; The race will be under the auspices of the following committee: Charles G. Yale, H. H. Jenness, Charles B. Hill, representing San Francisco Yacht Club; Dr. Charles L. Tisdale, Georze T. Wright, H. M. Landsberger, representing Encinal Yacht Club. Timers: Charles B. Hiil; for the Encinal Yacht Club, Dr. Charies L. Tisdale. The Encinals’ Perpetual Ghallenge Gup. The sitver perpetual challenge cup, for which the yachts Fawn and Catherine will sail next Saturday. It was won by the El Sueno of the Encinal Club in the last re- try to bring it back L three whistles at 2:05 o’clock, For the Sen Francisco Yacht Club, SEALERS HAVE: NOT DONE WELL, The Hunters and Sailors Are Very Much Dis- couraged. OTTER HUNTERS ACTIVE A Waiting-Room and Freight- Shed for the Valley Road to Be Built. PACIFIC MAIL WANTS A WHARF It Must Be Parallel With the Present One in Order to Suit Schwerin. The Board of Harbor Commissioners held a long session yesterday afternoon. Colonel Chadbourne was not present as he is suffering from a severs attack of sciatic rheumatism. It has attacked his left leg and the pain is excruciating. It will prob- ably be a week before he is able to be about again. The first business taken up by the com- missioners was the application of the Pa- cific Mail Steamship Company for a wharf to run parallel with the Mail dock. Two representatives of the corporation were present and urged the building of the new wharf. They pointed out that Lombard- street wharf was a most inconvenient place for the docking of their surplus fleet, as men and appliances had to be moved from one end of the town to the other whenever a Panama steamer arrived. In the interest of commerce Mr. Schwerin thought the company’s boats should be docked as near to each other as possible. The commissioners talked the matter over and came to the conclusion that there was no money on hand with which to build the new wharf. The matter was laid over for a week, and in the meantime ways and means will beconsidered. The Mail com- pany is now running a number of extra boats on the Panama route, and with the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com- pany using one side of the mail dock for its China steamers there is not room for its boats on the other. In consequence about two of its boats have to land at Lombard-streét wharf every month. A committee from the Grand Army of the Republic waited on the board and asked that members of their organization be given the precedence whenever a vacancy occurred among the wharfingers and collectors on the front. President Colnon promised to look into the matter, and said the veterans would receive every consideration. At the present time about one in every eight employes of the com- misslon is a Grand Army veteran. There was no work performed on the framework of the ferry building yesterday. | A mistake has.been discovered in the calcuiations for the beams and cross- beams and the architect submitted plans whereby the evil might be remedied. The matter was referred to Chief Engineer Holmes with power to act. The Oregon Rallway and Navigation Company wants a waiting-room on aT- street wharf. Its steamers arrive and de- part three or four times a week and there is no accommodation for passengers who may have to wait. The matter was re- ferred to the chief wharfinger. The California Navigation and Improve- ment Company asked for a freight office and waiting-room on Washington-street wharf for the use of the Valley road. Agent Clark of the navigation company explained that in future all freight and assengers for the railway would go on is boats, and he asked for facilities for handling the traffic. The matter was re- ferred to the superintendent of urgent re- pairs with power to act. In a private letter received by John Op- penheim, the well-known clothier, yester- day, comes the news that the San Fran- cisco sealing-fleet fared very poorly on the coast of Japan. The Alton had 624 skins, Jane Grey 491, Rattler 693. The Louisa D put into Atu, and cleared from there for Bering Sea. Her catch is revorted as a pocrone. The Ainsworth of Victoria, B. C., bad 700 skins, and Ed Funk, the champion captain of the fleet, only managed to vet 773 with the Golden Fleece. Aftera couple of months in Bering Sea the Golden Fleece will return to Japanese waters. Of the sea-otter fleet the Herman, pre- viously reported with sixty-three skins, on Juiy 23 had increased her catch to eighty, while the schooner Kodiak had 124. The catch of these two vessels alone is easily worth $85,000. In conciusion the writer states: *“The outlook is not good for big catches of seal this year, and on the return of the fleet to San Francisco many of the hunters and sailors will find themselves on the wrong side of the ledger.” The schooner Volant was brought over from Oakland Creek by the tug Alert yes- terday. When the Free Trade, now at the wreck of thé Coiombia, is loaded with the steamer’s machinery she will be towed to San Francisco and the Volant will take her place. The barkentine 8. N. Folsom-street wharf, Wwas, up to yesterday afternoon, infested with rats, Captain Hubbard determined to exterminate the pests and accordingly employed a rat- catcher. Early yesterday the man went towork and before noon had captured and bagged fitty-three of the rodents. The re- mainder evidently got on to the game, be- Castle, Iying at causp they deserted the Castle in a ‘body and took possession of all the nooks and corners on the wharf. Then began a gen- eral hunt. . Captains Rlndnl],g Hasfiell. Brockaw, Silovich of the tugs, Purser Ben. dall of the Monowsi, W. Manning, clerk in the tucboat office, ana haif a dozen others armed themselves with clubs and started in pursait. The vermin could climb ropes faster than any sailor that was ever born and could make the top of an upright beam in better time than the smartest pole-climber in San Francisco. Over a hundred of them escaped from the wharf and only three bodies rewarded the hunters for an hour’s hard work, The Hawaiian ship John Ena' was docked at Sausalito yesterday by the tugs Vigilant and Reliance. She took the mud early in the proceedings, hut the two Ppow- erful towboats had no difficulty in getting her alongside the whari. The Jobn Ena is one of the largest vessels that come to San Francisco and is far and away the largest vessel that has ever docked at Sau- salito. —_— TO RIDE THE CHUTES. Conn Fredericks Will Steer a Cycle Down the Steep Incline. The prince of scorchers has arrived in ' 8an Francisco and promises to make the first of a series of the most exciting bicycle rides ever given anywhere to- night. : His name is Conn Fredericks and he is a member of the ‘Fredericks Troune of Demon Athletes,” as they are known, who recently appeared at the Orpheum. At 10 o’clock the water running down the sides of the chutes on Haight street will be turned off, and with an ordinary safety wheel he wili coast down the 300-foot slide and land in the lake. He performed the feat a number of times at E‘:-l’n Court in London, st Paul Boynton’s big water show, and never injured himself or his wheel. Although he has not taken one of these trips for some weeks he feels per- fectly confident of success on his inaugu- ral ride this evening. ———— CHANGES IN RAILROAD CIRCLES. Freight Clerk Nash Accepts a Place ‘With the Texas and Pacific. 8. C. Nash, who for about three and a half years past has occupied the position of freight clerk with the Southern Pacific Comxznny in tbe Union Trust Company’s building, at the corner of Montgomery and Market streets, has been offered and has accepted the place of contracting freight agent with the Texas and Pacific Railroad in this City. He will enter upon his new duties on the 15th inst. Mr. Nash has been engaged in raiiroad business for the past eighteen years off and on, and he always performed his duties with satis- fui:’tion to his superiors and credit to him- self, _Harvey J. Craig, formerly the commer- cial agent of the Missouri, Kansas and | Texas road in this City, has been trans- ferred to New Orleans, where he will repre- sent that company in the same capacity. The San Francisco office of the company has been closed. George Cornwall, who was one of the | oldest engineers in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company, died suddenly yesterday from a complication of troubles which resulted in heart failure. He was at work the day before. He went into the employ of the company when the Central Pacific Railroad was first operated and had seen more than thirty years’ ser- vice on the different lines. At the time of his death he was running a passenger engine on the Coast division. A PICTURESQUE RIDE. | Special Train for Cazadero and Duncans | Mills Next Sunday. | A grand excursion to Cazaderoand Dun- | cans Mills, with seats reserved just like | theater seats, is the leading event for next Sunday. The popular rate of $1 50 for the | round trip bas been secured, with a half | rate for children under 12. A special train | of first-class coaches will leave Sausalito | ou the arrival of the 8 . M. boat of the | N. P. C. Railroad from this City, person- | ally conducted by Excursion Manager | Locke, making fast time and giving three and a half hours at Duncans Mills or threey hours at Cazadero and vicmity. Mr. Locke | has established a reputation for carrying | out his promises to the public, and it is no | wonder that his excursions are receiving J the patronage of the great mass of respect- | able workingmen and business men. These people only have Sundays for their outings, but they want just such accom- modations and associations as Mr. Locke’s excursions furnish. Tickets can only be secured on applicatiou at 333 O’Farrell Street, where Mr. Locke's office is open daily until 9 p. M. | e e — A PHENCM_NAL WELL. Water in Unexpected Quantity Struck | Near Indio. | Word was received at the headquarters | of the Southern Pacific Company in this | City of a most remarkable strike of water in the desert, 150 miles east of Los An- | geles, at a point known as Walter’s sta- tion. Here the surface of the ground is 195 feet below the level of the sea, ana the | subterranean siream of water was struck at a depth of 485 feet below this surface, or 680 feet below the sea level. Here there | is undoubtedly a river of great volume, | for the flow at the surface is no less than 8000 gallons per hour, and the force of the | flow raised 5&0 gallons an hour to a tank | thirty feet above the ground. The larger portion of this water will be used to supply the locomotives of the company, and the surplus will be utilized for irrigation purposes around the s ction- house, where already a garden has been made to bloom in the desert. A BALLY N THE MISSION Republicans of Two Districts to Hold a Rousing Meeting To-Night. Prominent Members of the Thirty. Fourth and Thirty-Fifth Will Open the Campaign. A rousing mass-meeting will be held to- night at the Mission Opera Hall on Mis- sion street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth, by the stalwart Republicans of the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth As- sembly districts. This will virtually con- stitute the opening of the Republican cam- paign in the Mission and a large attendance is expected. The many who expect to attend are looking forward to the occasion with en- thusiasm. Good speakers will be present, including Hon. Eugene F. Loud, S. M. Shortridge, John T. Dare, Major C. W. Kyle, Daniel T. Cole, Judge G. C. Groezin- ger and George W. Elder. The vice-presidents will comprise such prominent citizens as the following: Thirty-fourth district—Percy Beamish, Hon. Eugene F. Bert, Hon. Johu L. Boone, Charles Mayer, Hon. John T. Broderick, Cord Wetjen, George W. Elder, W. W. Whan, William M. Cashman, J. E. Elkington; E. B. Smith, State Central Committeeman; R. Schueter, John Jackson, County Committeemen; H. G. Krasky, James Smiley, George Dietterle, Dr. E. L. Mulligan, Z. T. Barber, George Burk- hardt, J. Hanson, W. J. Kirkwood, F, M. Zeising, ' D. J. Kelly, William Cairns, William Lowenberg, William A. Brown. George C. Weir, Angus McLeod, Henry Tonnemacher, Dr. P. F. C. Beihl, George Rutz, Judge G. C. Groezinger, William Patterson, Claus Schroe- der, J. K. C. Hobbs, H. C. Henderson, Joseph Schidel, Harry Beasley, F. L. Griffith, B.T. Colby, D. L. Munson, C.C. Butt, John Line- han, Walter Lucas, L.J. Truman, 5. Ester- brook, Daniel T. Cole, John Lvcett, C. F. Mul- lins, P. J. Gordon, W. T. Rogers, A. Dable, Charles Reno, William Casey, J. W. Madden, E. Gallagher, William Chase, Del B. Bowley, ¥, W. Hadley. Thirty-fifth District—J. D. Spreckles, John D. Daley, L. H. Thompson, John T. Dare, V. F. Northrop, C. M. Depew, R. H. stafford, C. L. Hedemark, James McKnight, L. F. Mulville, J. W. Murphy, Perry J. smith, W. W. Macey, M. J. McPherson, E. A, Grant, J. N. Raeve, Burow Kelly, P. C. Francis, E. H. Herrick, Dr, E. [ Torrello, H. Collins, G. W. Lebenham, W. Plumb, D. I. Newkirk, Elgin McNab, George Dean, K. B. Fredericks, A. J. Styciie, J. M. Rhodes, P. J. Hyde, 8. Gamble, J. F. Butler, W. a | A. Newbert, A. P. Van Dueser. The mass-meeting will be held under the auspices of the Thirty-fourth Assembly District Central Republican Club, of which the following are officers: F. J. Hurst, president; E. W. Eustice, secretary; R. B. Bartlett, treasurer; Charles Mayer, chairman of executive committee; Dr. E. L. Mulligan, chairman of vice-presidents; George W. Elder, chairman of finance committee. The following constitute the committee of arrangements for the mass-meeting: F. J. Hurst, E. B. Smith, William Cashman, George W. Elder, W. W. Whan, Cord Wetjen, E. W. Eustice. C. C. Butt. el 2 Preferred Sitting to Standing. Something of ascene was created on one of the cars of the Fillmore-street line yesterday morning by two police officers refusing to give up their seatsto two ladies on the request ot Conductor Townsend. Policemen and firemen are allowed to ride free on the cars, with the understanding tbat they, like children who | are too young to be taxed for transportation relinquish their seats when they are required for revenue contributors. The officers are charged by the conductor with violating this | understanding, and the officers deny the alle- gation. A Learing will be had in reference to the matter before General Manager Vining to- day, at which the three persons interested will be present. Should the statement of the cone ductor be sustained, the matter will probably be brought officially to the attention of the Police Department. DOCTOR SWEANY. The Ablest and Most Suc- cessful Specialist of the Age. How many poor, sick, discouraged, down-hearted, pain-tortured human beings there are in this world slowly but surely marching down to premature graves is be- yond the computation of the best medical men of to-day. In the midst of all this Suffering, Misery and Woe There is no physician who occupies a higher or more enviable position as a benefactor to bumanity and a healer of the sick than the skilled specialist, DOCTOR SWEANY. It has been his life’s study and work to cheer and comfort the sick, and he has re- stored to health many who had long lost shadows of the Valley of Death. all hope for health and were in the very To the Young, Middle-Aged or O!d Man, Who, through the follies of youth or the excesses or overwork in after life, has en« feebled his constitution, shattered bis nervous system and diseased his brain, whose mind at time wanders, whose memory is failing and who positively knows that he is approaching an early and premature grave, it is to such as you that DOCTOR SWEANY'S treatment appeals with the most intense force. He will belp you to Cast Off the Shackles of Disease, He will clothe you with the armor of health, he will make you a man amoug men, a tower of mental, physical and sexual strength. He treats and cures all Chronic Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Head, Heart, Throat, Stomach, Liver and Bowels, and Bladder Troubles, Catarrh, Rapture, Kidney Piles, Varicocele and that dreaded and loathsome private disease, the curse of humanity, the cause of degradation and un- timely death, thorou hly and forever cured by his new and safe treatment. Diseases of Women TREATED SCIENTIFICALLY AND WITH UNFAILING SUCCESS, The Poor Of this city are welcome to his professional services on Friday afternoons of every week free and without charge. Write your troubles if living away from the city. Address F. L. SWEANY, M.D., correspondence and medicines sent. Thousands cured at home by 737 MARKET STR San Francisco, CEI.ET'