The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 238, 1898. 5 DRY WEATHER CAUSES A LAKE TO DISAPPEAR | BEAR VALLEY RESERVOIR NOW EMPTY Big Water Supply Has Evaporated. MAY TAKE YEARS TO REFILL LARGE TERRITORY DEPENDED UPON IT FOR WATER. In Addition to the Disastrous Effect of the Shortage There Is a Serious Question of Health Involved. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 22.—The successive seasons of dry weather e perienced in the San Bernardino Val- ley have at last caused the entire evap- | oration of the water in the great Bear | Valley reservoir, which supplies the | majority of water used in Redlands and | the Alessandro region. H For four years past the waters have been gradually receding. The dam was constructed by F. E. Brown in the early nineties, is seventy feet deep and arily impounds the water back for a distance of six miles wet years it extends E as nine S. The lake is fed by the Cienegas in its bottom and by Grant and Vanduesan creeks, but now both these are dry. This is the first time such a thing has ever occurred, and the effect on the localities dependent upon it and also the length of time that it takes to refill will be anxiously noted. Superintendent Glass of the Bear Valley Reservoir Company estimates that it will require three years of aver- nfall to refill it and the outlook resent winter is far below »dlands will not suffer ir- > damage, as part of its do- comes from the Santa ver, but the orchards are liable to b rded considerably, as they have already been on short water ra- tio; year, apprehending the present condition of Bear Valley. Be e disastrous eftect of the shor vl water there is a serious of health involved when the refill. About 10,000 peo- aliey water for domestic n it is to be had. Phy- 1 that the exposure of the n of the lake to the sun’'s rays generate disease germs, which, 1 the water returns, will render it | e conditions the fact ake contains an im- r of fish, many of which dried up on the bottom The county Health Officer steps to prevent the dissemi- c ase germs as far as pos- doubt that the evap- alley Lake is one of ous effects of the water outhern California. alley s some twenty-one a begi ple use B lake will no Bear miles in a straight line to the north- east of San Bernardino. It is a re- markably large and flat mountain n, from 0 to 6300 feet above the 1 of the sea, and has the appear- of having held at one time a at an elevation of feet above the bottom, overflowed at the eastern end into the head of a canyon, which leads away into the Colorado Desert. The present outlet is Bear Creek, which flows through a deep and narrow rock-bound gorge at the southwestern end of the valley, and cutting around the west end of Central Mountain ridge, joins the canyon of the Santa Ana River about ten miles above its entrance into San Bernardino Valley. At the point of departure of the from Bear Valley a dam was in 1883—completed in 1884— whereby the basin, which 1is twelve mileslong and from four hundred vards to a mile in width, was remade into a lake with the water at forty feet above the base of the dam. The reservoir h a capacity of over 312.000.000 « c feet and at eighty feet above of over 4,000,000,000 cubic feet. The dam was built with granite faces, laid in nent, is 125 feet high and cost some 00. k gun *'The water shed tributary to this val- v is from forty to fifty-five square in area and is in the midst of the jest downpour belt in Southern California. The clouds collect around and bank up against the high peaks of S Bernardino and Grayback on the south and then spread over into the Bear Valley watershed. Holding so great an altitude the precipitation is largely in the form of snow. which on the wooded and shade slopes of the mountains lies for several months. 'he amount of precipitation in Bear . while variable, is generally in comparison with other locali- the same section of country. In of 1883-84 there fell there valent of 100 inches of rain. ar Valley canal leads the water from the impounding reservoir to the Yucuipa Reservolr, after supplving water for irrigation, whence it is taken into the pipe distributing system of settlement, across the ich is the dam for the nd just below the dam a y-two inch iron pipe carries water to a receiving chamber built of con- crete some three-fourths of a mile be- low, from which it goes by four smaller a part of the Redlands t Redlands and Terraciha. Mount Drew Tract and Mound CHARLES G. MARTIN, A CALIFORNIA PIONEER, GONE Was Formerly Sealer of Weights and Measures at San Francisco. NEW YORK, Dec. arles G. Mar- ler of weights San Francisco, is dead at Mount Vernon, Xeo 1d measures at his home aged £ years, Not Moore, the Ball Flayer. The Henry Moore who was arrested on Wednesday for vagrancy was not Henry Moore, the well-known ballplayer, but a man who_represented himseif as such. The real Henry Moore once played with the Pioneers and is now employed In this city. —_——————— Christmas Magic, by Professor Hoffman, in next Sunday’s Call. {:A BEAR VALLEY DAM AND RESERVOIR. e\‘!‘:\;}'v.)”/;/% }%{ ,I;’;’ s @ /';.f‘;?/?ff’gfe){f},’?y{’,’f}'('5’2;'/’,;",fr/’;fi‘ff,” i I et CHARGES AGAINST THE SUPERVISORS Proceedings to Oust the Fresno Board. GRAND JURY ACCUSATIONS OFFICIALS WHO ARE ACCUSED | OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE. Ordered Money Paid Without the Ne- cessary Vouchers and Employed an Attorney Who Was Not Needed. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Dec. —Four accusations against members of the Board of Su- pervisors found by the Grand Jury were filed in the County Clerk's office this afternoon and notice was served on the members of the board. The ac- cusations were found by the Grand Jury before adjournment Tuesday and District Attorney Snow was instructed to draw them up in legal form, which work was finished yesterday afternoon. The Supervisors who are accused by the Grand Jury are J. H. Sayre, chair- man of the board; C. W. Garrett, W. P. Manly and M. S. Rose. The charge is that of willful and corrupt miscon- duct in office and contains three spe- cific allegations of malfeasance. The proceeding is not in the nature of an indictment, although it is a quasi crim- inal action, the object being the re- moval from office of the members com- plained of. For that reason ex-Supervisor James A. Ward is not included with his late colleagues, now hold office. Supervisors and Rose will be out on the 1st of the year. All the present board is charged with misconduct in office, excepting Su- pervisor Scott, who was not a member of the board when the matters were transacted upon which the Grand Jury based its charge of corrupt miscon- duct. Two of the counts are in connection with the purchase of road sprinklers from the Hopkins Agricultural Works for Supervisor Ward's and Supervisor Garrett’s districts, in which transa tion the Grand Jury found that money had been paid by James K. Hopkins, and for the alleged acceptance of which Supervisor Garrett was indicted. The third count was the payment by the board of $376 to Attorney C. C Merriam on July 31, 1895, for services rendered to the board as special counsel when the reconstruction of the Court- house was in progress. A singulaf thing in this connection is that *“Dad” Letcher, who is a member of the pres- ent Grand Jury, was on the Board of Supervisors at that time and it was he who made the motion to employ Mr. Merriam as special counsel. Several days ago District Attorney Snow made a demand upon the board for authorization to bring suit against County Treasurer Whitson for the re- covery of $375 paid to Attorney Merriam. The board declined to give the desired permission, which was necessary in order to institute suit, as the Supreme Court has held that the board has full control over its own ac and inas- much as the board had rected th auditor to draw_a warrant for the sum in favor of Mr. Merriam a suit bought by the District Attorney in the name of the county, but without the au- thorization of the board, would not stand in court. When the board retained Mr. Merriam | at a salary of $125 a month District Attorney Snow brought « mandamus proceeding against the Auditor enjoin- ing him from drawing a warrant for Merriam. Mr. Snow won the case in the Superior Court here and also in the Su- preme Court. After that the board passed another order (the one referred to in the accusation) directing the Au- ditor to draw « warrant for Merriam for the sum of $375, which was pay- ment for three months' service. That payment was made without the knowl- edge of the District Attorney. The point in reference to the accus: the Supervisors in connection with the purchase of the road sprinklers is that the money was ordered paid without any bill, claim, account or demand hav- ing first been filed with the board or with the clerk thereof. The county gov- ernment act makes it necessary for a verified and itemized bill to be pre- sented before any money is paid out of the public treasury. The uling of the documents having [ moving a loaded shell which had become | inasmuch as he does aot| Garrett | for their purpose the ousting of the Board of Supervisors caused a big sen- sation. It is the first action of the kind ever brought here. Notice was served | | upon the Supervisors to appear in corrt within twelve days and answer to the accusation COSTLY SWORD IS PRESENTED TO SCHLEY People of Pennsylvania, New Jersey | and Delaware GQonor the Vet- eran Naval Officer. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.—Rear Ad- miral Schley was to-night the recipient of | a handsome and costly sword, scabbard | and belt, presented to him in behalf of the people of this city and other cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela- ware, who contributed to a fund estab- | lished for the purpose. The ceremony | took place in the Temple Baptist Church, | and Colonel A. K. McClure presided. The formal presentation was made by Miss | Rena MacNeall, the 15-year-old sister | | of Private Harry MacNeall of the Marine | | corps, who distinguished himself during | | the battle of Santiago by clambering out | on the muzzle of one of the cruiser Brook- | Iyn's big guns during a heavy fire and re- | fastened in the breech. There was a large and enthusiastic au- dience present and speeches were made by Governor Hastings and Mayor War- wick on behalf of the State and city. Governor-elect Stone also spoke in high terms of Admiral Schley and his achieve- | ments. | The sword, scabbard and belt represent a cost of $4200. The blade is of fine | Damascus steei, appropriately engraved, and the hilt is elaborately decorated with diamonds and other precious stones. JUVENILES TO PLAY THE “FIRST BORN” DRESS REHEARSAL AT THE AL- CAZAR THEATER. Gzorge Osbourne Has Worked Hard for the success of the Piece to Be Performed on Christmas Day. The dressing rooms in the back of the Alcazar Theater stage presented a busy scene last night during the regular per- | formance, when the children who are to| play the “First Born” on Christmas day were getting ready for the full dress re- | hearsal after the actors of a larger| growth had finished with their piece. George Osbourne, under whose direction the juveniles had learned to interpret the varfous characters of Francis Powers' clever Chinese play, found a few minutss between acts to ‘“make up” the male members of the cast, and after the pro-| fessionals had deserted the stage it was | appropriated by the young folks. The characters were remarkably well | sustained and a finished performance is assured for Sunday afternoon. All dis- tinguished themselves, but particular| mention must be made of ..iss Daisy Gro- | gan, who played Looey Tsing, the siave | | girl; Milton Roth as Chan Wang, Charles | | M. Thall as Hop Kee, the pipe-bowl | | | mender, and Albert Weil, the wise physi- | cian. The originai impersonators—May Buckley, Francis Powers, Harry nenrimo and George Osbourne—must look to their laurels. George M. Clayton acted the part of the rag picker to perfection. | Mr. Osbourne has devoted much of his | time and painstaking emort in this pro- | duction and is greatly interested in the | purpose for which it i$ given, namely, the endowing of a bed for stage children in | the Children’s Hospital. .1e is happy to see the successful culmination of his idea. He has been ably seconded by Charles| M. Thall, who has also labored unceas- | ingly for the worthy effort. The per- formance Sunday will be a noteworthy one, for besides the “First Born” there will be an olio of great merit and the| glving of presents from a mammoth | Christmas iree, with George Usbourne as | nta Claus. A good house is assured, | he advance sale has been very large. The complete programme will be as fol- 1o s Kahn; Little Hazel nd flag ‘dancing; Nina alist and dansuese: Au- | comic songster; Master Adoiph Grazer, | Little Venie Address, Hon Purdy, 8ong, Cook, little ac gustus Tate, eccenti Sorenson, Polish danc | Vocalist ‘and master de danse; | Wells, original tough girl; Peter Enright, | comedian: lrene Wilson, dancing; Miss Dody Scholz (nearly 6): Master James Horne, boy | vtone, in selection; Ribble Butler, assisted | farry Mangles, songs and dances; Master Juck Robertson and Little Clara Fex, select speclalties; Raymond Walsh, silver voice tenor; the balcony scene ““Romeo and Jullet,”” Romeo | Pearl Landers, Juliet Gladys A. Dexter. | " Juvenile “First Born" Company—Cast of characters: Looey Tsing, a slave girl, Miss Daisy Grogan; Chan Lee, wife of Chan Wang, Miss Nellle Winchell; Cho Pow, a nurse, Miss Highbinders of the Seé Yup | han Wang, Master Milton Reth: Hop a_pipe-bowl mender, Master Charles M. Chun Woe, Master Harry Smith; Kwa | Juliv t Kee, n soup peddler, Master H. Ken- nedy Sledge. Dr. Pow Len, a physician, Master Albert _Weil; Man ' Low Yek, a merchant of the Sam Yup Tong, Master Eimer Johnson: Sum Chow, an employe of Man Low Yek, and Duck Low, In_spite of the Geary law, Master Gus Tate! a Chinese ragpicker and Way Get, a gulde, Master George M. Clayton; Chan Toy, “The First Born,” Litfle Venie: | Kim Poo, Little Mamie; tourists, Master Joe Luughlin, Miss Alice Condon, Miss Nellie Win- chell. —_———— The Shah of Persia is styled the “Red King" because he wears a red turban. There have been three European rulers upon whom that title has been bestowed, namely Amadeus Vil of Savoy, Otto II of Germany and Willilam II (Rufus) of England. | vear. SACRAMENTO COUNTY . OFFICERS RESTRAINED The People Will Not Pay Ten Thousand Dollars for Two Very Cheap Town Lots. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22.—A sensation was sprung at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors to-day by the service of a restraining order upon Chairman Morrison and Supervisors Jenkins, Dreman and Curtis, to pre- purchase of two vacant lots on a street back of the courthouse for $10,000. The order was issued by Judge John- son upon application of Supervisor McLaughlin, who charged that the prop- erty was not worth more than $2000: thatit was not needed for any of the uses or purposes of the board or the county; and that the Supervisors, well know- ing these facts to be true, fraudulently connived, colluded and confederated with James Touhey for the vurchase of the lots for the sum of $10,000. A majority of the Board of Supervisors some weeks ago authorized the that they would to-day purchase the lots re- vent them consummating the publication of a notice ferred to from their present owner, Touhey, for $10,000. The Chamber of Commerce cautioned its commit- up from the taxpayers. Soon a protest went tee on public affairs to watch for what was commonly declared to be a job. Sacramento Grange, composed of representative farmers, passed resolutions of remonstrance, and a climax was reached when the Bee las' night gave the details of the purchase of the two lots by Touhey from William Snarr and L. C. Chandler, less than three vears ago, for $2600, one selling for $1200 and the other for $1400. The lots are unfenced and unimvroved. and are of no use to the county now, nor of any conceivable use in the future. After having been served with the order Chairman Morrison moved t the action of the board announcing its intention to buv the lots for $10,000 be rescinded, and the motion carried by the votes of all the members. Supervisor Curtis said to The Call correspondent to-night that he was not in favor of buying the lots for $10,000, but merely desired to have the matter properly brought before the board. He said, however, that he be- lieved three members would have voted for its purchase at that figure, which would have been sufficient. It is generally believed that had it not been for the publicity given the matter and McLaughlin’s restraining order the extravagant purchase would have been made. GRIP EPIDEMIC AT NEW YORK No City Officials Feel Alarm. DEATH RATE GROWS STEADILY THERE ARE HUNDREDS ILL IN WASHINGTON ALSO. All the Large Eastern Cities Seem to Be Under the Spell of the Dread Destroyer, La Grippe. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The epidemic of grip is still in marked evidence. The death rate from bronchitis and pneumonia continues very heavy. Many of the recent deaths from pneumonia have been indirectly due to the grip. Furthermore, physicians say that the prevalence of the grip with the con- sequent general weakening of the sys- tem, causes an increase in mortality in all lines. The deaths from all causes reported to-day number sixteen more than the day before. During the last four days, accordine to Dr. Rodgers Tracey, Register of Records of the Health Department, the deaths from all causes have been 530. This is a daily average of 1321%. On the corresponding days of last year the deaths from all causes num- bered 388, a daily average of ninety- seven. Many school children and teach- ers are suffering from the grip. There are about 225,000 children enrolled in the public schools in this city. The | normal ratio of absentees is about one {in 200. To-day Superintendent Jasper reported that there were about 45,000 absentees among the pupils, or 20 per cent. Of the 5380 teachers about 7 per cent are on the absent list, whereas 3% or 4 per cent is the usual ratio. There are 381 sick policemen to-day. President Murphy of the Board of Health expressed the opinion to-day that the city would be fully able to control the epidemic. The injunction by the Board of Health to elevated roads and city transportation com- panies to fumigate and thoroughly clean their conveyances is being car- ried out. ¥ The health authorities of Brooklyn report that during the twenty-four hours preceding 10 o'clock this morning twenty deaths from grip and pneu- monia occurred. The number of cases is increasing rather than diminishing. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.—It is es- timated that between 25,000 and 30,000 persons in this city are suffering from grip and doctors report it on the in- crease. At the Board of Health to-day six deaths were reported to have oc- curred within the -ast twenty-four hours, directly due to grip, and twelve other deaths were traced indi- rectly to the same cause. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 22.—The grip has gained a secure foothold in this city and all physicians are busy with it. ‘While it is impossible to estimate the number of cases, they will run into the thousands. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—From the number of persons connected with the various Government departments and large commercial houses who are ill, it is apparent that grip is playing an important part in the present health conditions in Washington. Of the 3000 employes of the Government printing office 372 were away on sick leave to- day, and of the 2000 in the bureau of engraving and printing 235 were re- ported {ll. Throughout the other branches of the Government service the proportion of absentees on account of illness is un- usually large, even at this time of the Many of the large stores, which are now in the midst of their busiest season, are very much short of heln. due to the large sick roll. An Invitation to Hobson. Lieutenant Hobson will be invited by the Army and Navy Christian Commission to give a short address at the association building during his brief stay here. It is known that he is much interested in the work of the commission and it is thought that he will accept the invitation. When he was at the Naval Academy Lieuten- ant Hobson was prominently identified with the Y. M. C. A. and was president of the academy assoclation. e e e A Trades Union Boom. : There was little business outside the usual routine transacted at the meet- ing of the Building Trades Council last night. A clrcular boycotting the cy- clorama about to be opened in Central Park was read and approved, and copies of it will be sent to every trades union man in the cltg. The report of unions af- filiated with the council show that next month every union of the Bullding Trades will have delegates in the Labor Council. This will make the strongest central body the city has known since the days of the old Council of Federated Trades. PO0P0P0LO0P0P0PO0POPORO0P0POP0POPOBOPOP0P0POPOP0OPOSOPOE0ODOP! BIG BATTLESHIPS ARE BARRED 0UT Serious Condition New York Bay. in MASSACHUSETTS ACCIDENT LIABLE TO OCCUR TO ANY OF UNCLE SAM’S BOATS. At Low Tide With & Foul Wind the Vessels Cannot Pass the Entrance to the Harbor. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The naval authorities have learned to their dis- may that it is not possible for one of our big battleships like the Oregon or Massachusetts to get out of New York harbor during extra low water, such as prevailed when the latter battleship struck on Diamond Reef a short time ago. To aid the court of inquiry now in session at New York trying to as- certain the responsibility for the ground- ing, the Navy Department called upon the coast survey for special measure- ments of the water in the harbor near Diamond Reef and upon the rock itself. The report of the superintendent of the survey has just been received and it shows, in the opinion of the naval offi- | cers, that it is not possible for a ship | of the size of the Massachusetts, ana with her maneuvering qualities, to get out of the harbor without touching the bottom when the tide is ebb and the | wind strong. The ship must pass on the Brooklyn shore off Coenties Reef, and then cross over to the channel be- tween Diamond Reef and the New York shore. The turn is too short for the Massa- chusetts to make and the best water to be found in the best course she could pick on the day she touched was one foot and four inches less than the draft of the ship as she started, namely, 26 feet 2 inches. Of course, these conditions are not normal in the harbor, but they may occur on any low tide with the wind in a certain quarter, so the matter will be brought at once to the attention of Congress with a view of securing the removal of the upper part of Dia- mond Reef, NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The examination of the battle-ship Massachusetts to-day disclosed three larfe dents in the port side of the vessel forward. One of the officials told a reporter that the injuries were much more serious than had been anticipated. From a hole in the bottom of the ship several long splinters of wood were taken. This is thought at the navy-vard to indi- cate that the ship struck the wreck of a barge which sank off Governor's Island several years ago and which at extremeiy low water has been a menace to naviga- tion ever since. a man be excused for be- Why shouldn't against bigotry? ing bigoted 509000000000000000000000000 Useful Holiday Presents. The extraordinary inducements offered in our MAGNIFICENT STOCK have attracted an immense volume of trade, and as there are but two days more before Christmas, we are compelled to make still further reductions so that we can clear out the balance of shoes tn_our GREAT DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP SALE. SPECIAL! this_advertisement and pur- Bring and .upward, and we chase from $1 will return you 10 CENTS CAR FARE. LADIES' FINE VICI KID SHOES, lace or button, cloth or kid top, all styles, sizes and widths; former FINE VICI KID LACE . silk vesting top, new coin toe, all sizes and widths;' reduced to $2 45; sold elsewhere for 33 50. MEN'S CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS, alli- gator and chenille embroidered; prices from 85c and upward. Country orders solicited. Telephone Jessle 1637. THE MONARCH SHOE CO., "1384-1390 Market St. 06090906040 90$0$090P0S0S0:! 909090P0P0P0POPOP0P0P0P0POP00P0S0S0P0S0P0S090H0S0H0S0S0H060 402040 @0 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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T5c BLACK DUCHESSE SATIN; sale price 50c a yard. 75 Centis a Yard. $1 50 COLORED MOIRE VELOUR SILK; sale price 75c a yard. 75 Cents a Yard. $1 00 BLACK FIGURED SATIN DUCHESSE; sale price 75c a yard. 75 Cents a Yard. 85c COLORED TAFFETA SILK, all shades; sale price 75¢ a yard. $1.OO a Yard. $1 50 COLORED CHECKED PEAU DE SOIE; sale price $1 00 a yard. IN Market, Jones and McAilister Sts., San Francisco. REDUCTIONS L aaad FRIDAY 3 AND 3 " SATURDAY POPOPODPPOG @~ sale price $2 50 a yard. a-E-u-E-n Holiday Hints. Buyers will find_the largest and handsomest sortment of USEFUL AND DURABLE as HOLIDAY GIFTS in San Francisco at the store of the PALACE HARDWARE (0., 603 MARKET STREET, From $2.50 UP. CARVERS. MANICURE SETS. SCISSOR SETS, new patterns, useful and very handsome. TOILET SETS. SHAVING CASES. RAZOR SETS. POCKET CUTLERY, 500 styles VENETIAN LANTERNS. CANDELABRA AND CANDLESTICKS. TABLE CUTLERY. PLATED WARE, CHILD'S SETS, Etc. DR.MCNULTY. . YHIS WELL-KENOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Specialist cures Private, Nervous, and Blood Dis- eases o/ Men only. Book on Private Diseases and Wenknesses of Men, free. Over 20y'rs’ experience. Patlents curedat Home. to! tation free and sacredly 26!; Kearny St., San Fra ‘erms reasonable. Hours9 . Sundays, 10 to 12. Consul- confldentlal. Call,oraddress P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M.D. sco. Cal. 3dally;6.30 to 8:30 e Weekly Call,$1.50 per Year THE Children’s Hospital NVITES the attention of the public to the need of IMMEDIATE and SUB- STANTIAL DONATIONS if the institu- tion is to be kept open. “‘Hospital for Children and Training School for Nurses” is in desperate circumstances. During the past year there has been no public entertainment given for this worthy charity, and because of the gen- eral interest of the people in Red Cross work and needs of soldiers the hospital has recefved but little private help. DO NOT FORGET THE SICK CHILDREN. 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The very first Tabule gave relief, “ and now,” she says, * headache is a stranger.” The indigestion and constipation disappeared, and she never felt better in her life than she does now. the best medicine in the warld. She considers Ripans Tapules