The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1898, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1898 CRUSTED PROMISES OF - A POLITICIAN Martin’s Days Are| Full of Deep Woe. NOT NEARLY ENOUGH PLACES. FRENCH DINNERS AND GALLIC | LANGUAGE AT THE JAIL. Novel Condition of Affairs When the New Sheriff Gets His Bastile Into Smooth Working Order. Martin, the prize fat boy | 0, has got himself into all with a horde of would-be | brought about a con- tween himself and Kelly and s bordering on an open outbreak The trouble is all due to Mr. Martin's for making promises. It may be 1 ed from this that Martin is a promising individual; may be he is, but the outlook {s not very promising for Mar- | tn, Martin has forty-eight positions in his | but it is asserted | enough to make »d all his pledges. There was a small y of patriots booming Mr. Martin g during campaign, and not one of them wag c: dling Martin's car ‘over, Messrs. K rying a torch and ped- s for his health. More- v and Crimmins have a | ds of their own to take tare of, | f that they are entitled to some recognition at Martin's hands in the | matter of appointments. They figure tuac thirty-six would be about the proper num- | ber of positions for them to fill, leaving twelve for the solid man to wedge his | friends into. ite situation for a heavy-weight ced in surely. Mr, Martin has his own ideas management of the County Jail | f it lies in his power the< s shall be the official court | uag his deputies Frenchman in town, it is s hromised a ;;‘,\,1,.\;\ by him. s and every aid, has been Whether he employ a French teacher inma and will furnish them | with French grammars has not been an- | nounced. However the inmates are more interested in knowing whether Martin is oing to serve French dinners daily to them. It looks like it, for he has already selected Marchebout, the Montgomery- | avenue furn But ju ure d t pre er, as commissary. “nt the great strife be- d Crimmins is whether E tto or Tom Riordan shall be the Sheriff’s attorney. Martin promised | the position to Peixotto long ago; in fact, it was with the understanding that he ould have the place that Jerome Dea: i James Wrenn took hold of Martin fight. Peixotto w his reward for d But Crimmins and Ke 8| it and it will be | g Widber. y say that Rio dan is entitled to the position of his work in the campaign as c! of the County Committ 1 that he | shall e it or something will happen. | And t you_are | Deasy and Wrenn have been promised | places by Martin, and Deasy is to put a | friend in: but the the best jobs going | to others, and the horde of clamorous | Frenchmen undiminished. So it is not to be wondered at thdt they anxiously ask | where they ‘get on.”’ | Dave Martin will be Under Sheriff by the grace of Martin himself. That posi- tion was expected by Jack Gleason; for he more than all others has stood by Mar- tin. Gleason spent his money for the fat | boy, and gets “dumped” for his pains. | However, he will fare just as well, for he is to have charge of the criminal de- partment of the County Clerk’'s office. ‘Billy* blattner, Crimmins’ selection, will | be chief outside man. Harrison House- worth has been slated by Martin for book- keeper. Crimmins has secured for Tom { ¢ Ford the position of chief jailer, and that | and outside deputy seems to be about all | he gets, for Martin has turned down Tom | Meagher and Kincald, . whom he had romised should be in charge of branches and 3 respectively, and Joseph Windrow d James Gatelv are to have the places. | fam Daly and Ben Jones fe:l reason- ably sure that Martin will keep his prom- ige and make them deputies. Tom Cunningham of North Beach, Mar- | tin's rent collector, is booked for bailift of Judge Seawell’s court, and Louis | Cooper will also be made a bailiff of some | court. The Democrats will be well cared for by Ned Martin. Lanigan has been given fill, while Healy Davis and both of whom are under | Whelan, will remain where they are. | Leon Velller, now cared for by the Dem- ocratic E of Supervisors, will have & place, and so will Antone Schoembs,. Martin’'s favorite barkeeper, despite the| fact that five clubs in his ward have pro- tested on the ground that he is a Demo- crat. Willlam Lawden, who came from | Sanfa Cruz a vear ago and distinguished | imself in the last campaign by knifing | the Republican candidate for the Assem- bly in the For! fourth District, will be cared for, as will Ji‘nnlgfi Philips, one of the delegates to Buckley's convention | two years ago. | The remaining places are likely to go | to the French colony. Raphael Welll | will name one deputy, although the merchant has never been known to wear himself out in the political arena; and there are others, so that when Martin's force finally lines up many of the old stagers will be found to have given way to a brand new lot of deputles. There .are some who say that all_thls row is merely a bunko game; that Mar- tin is trying to evade some of his obli- gations by saying that Crimmins has taken upon himself tie appointment of all his deputies, and when the dlsappoint- ed office-s told that Martin has thrown Crimmins down hard and will not let him have any- thing. Blackman Fails to Appear. Cassfus H. Blackman, the policeman ac- cused of stealing $180 from Cornelius Cro- nin of Nevada, again failed to appear in Judge Mogan's court when his name was | called yesterday morning and the Judge | continued the case till January 3 at the | request of the prosecution. Blackman has apparently are left worthie 3 rday that co-defendant the city and his bonds The police ascertained | Saloon-keeper Rood, | and surety, had sold out| ADVERTISEMENTS. ECZEMA FROM BIRTH Our little daughter had Eczema from birth. The parts afflicted would become terribly in- flamed, and water would ooze out like great Dbeads of perspiration, finally this would dry up and theskin would crack and peel off. She gnffered terribly, Had to put soft mittens on Ter hands to keep her from scratching. Two of our leading physicians did not help her. After bathing her with CUTICURA S0AP, I applied COTICURA (ofntment) freely, and gave her CUTICURA RESOLVENT regularly. She im- at once and is now never troubled. The statements L havum';io are 'n:oluurl true and not exaggera! any way. ROBERT A. LAPHAM, 111} West Side Square, Springfleld, IIl. Comz Treanun venr BLoop ANp KLY e OTr Low vl 'S Wam batha with Corty Soar, 1 ‘with CUTICURA, pu! Srdiiont tkls chres. and mild doses OF CUTICURA KESOLs VaxT, greatest of biood purifers and humor cures. Fold throughout the world. Porren D). & C. Coxr., fole o Redioas Moo Care Bavy's SKin Diseases free | have been | tigation of the complaints by Lieutenant | found nothing to sustain the statements | Company I, First Infantry, was m"“a“i | vesterday | the woodwork contractors. LA. Morris, represéntati; his: interest in the saloon at Sixteenth and Valencia streets. Captalh Seymour: is still determined to bring the matter of .t’he worthless bond before the next Grand ury. —_—————— CALIFORNIA TROCPS. Captain Herbert Choynski Resigns. A Tribute to the Late Cap- tain Richter. Captain Herbert Choynski, California Heavy Artillery, United States.Volun-| teers, stationed at Fort Baker, has re-| signed from the service of the United | States. He assigns as a reason for his res- | ignation the fact that there is no imme- diate prospect of active duty at the front. He sets forth also that his law business | requires his attention, as it has been neg- | lected for a long time. = | Captaln Choynski's resignation would | sent in some weeks ago if | sensational rumors had not been circu- | lated regarding the discipline of his com- mand. The men made complaint against the officers, and the result was an inves Bennett, | staff. U. 8. A, of General Merriam's 1t is said that Lieutenant Bennett of he men who made charges against the officers of the battery. d Colonel R. L. Peeler, assistant adjutant general of California, 'has been promoted | to the rank of brigadier general and | signed to duty as adjutant general to suc- ceed General A. W. Barrett, who was re- cently appointed Bank ‘Commissioner. Or- ders recently issued by the comander-in- chief, Governor Budd, announce the pro- motion of Colonel Peeler. The commander-in-chief also announces officially the appointment of Walter S. Martin ‘as lieutenant colonel and A. D. ( Colonel Martin was ordered to report' to | Brigadier General Charles King, U. 8. v cummunding the Second Brigade of Phil- ippine expeditionary forc In obedience to orders Colonel Martin accompanied the | | | expedition to Manila and subsequently transmitted to the adjutant general of California_an excellent report of the movements of the forces. The following paragraphs from officlal | orders refer to Captain Relnhold Richter: Captain Reinhold- Richter, commanding wounded August 1, 1868, in a night attack | at Malate, P. 1., and died August 4, 1898, | regretted by all of his acquaintances. Captain Richter was an officer of ster- ling character, and dfed the most glorious of all deaths—that of a soldier on the field of battle, in the full discharge of his uty. The Third Regiment, United Stat fantry, will leave New York by steamer for Manila on January 15. It is under- stood that the Tegiment's tour of duty at the Philippines wiil be prolonged as many s In- of the officers have arranged to take their familles to Manila. -Among the officers of the Third is the gallant Captain Nich- | ols, who was wounded at El Caney while leading his company, the Seventh In-| fantry. The wife of Captain Nichols Is a daughter of Henry C. Keller_of this | city. Mr. Keller leaves for New: York to- day to see the captain and his wife be- | fore they sail for the Orient. | THE INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPOT ENDED ONE CONTRACTCR BLUFFED THE COMMITTEE. | At the Lowest Estimate the State | Lost by Faulty Changes.and | Poor Work $70,000. l‘ Senate Investigating Committee | closed its research 1to the ferry depot frauds, and the report will | occupy the Legislature's attention early | in the coming’ session | One item escaped the consideration of | the committee, notwithstanding it la- | bored three weexs in that direction. This was the measurements of Bateman Bros., The Bateman facts and figures were so far away from those of the State expert that the Senate | committee ordered the contractor to get the exact dimensions of his partitions for a subject for discussion. The committee became weary of the delay and adjourned without the contractor’s figures. i The report that will go before the Sen- ate will state that after a careful search through the records of the construction of the ferry degm. giving the builders the greatest latitude in the matter of quan- tity and prices of material, allowing to the fullest extent where there was a pos- sibility that the change in plan was prac- | tical and the. work fairly done, it has | The | been found that the loss to the State is close to $70,000. This-is the lowest esti- | mate, but the general belief in the minds of the investigators is that the- actual | loss will reach $100,000. | The expert architects found all manner | of reasons for this deficiency. -There were | cases where the workmanship was good, | but the change bad; where workmanshi was bad though the change was good, and finally where both were bad. The most atrocious piece of work was the golning of fron to wood, instead of join- | ng to the steel frame of the building. Contrary to the plans or common-sense the sheets of iron were nailed to the wood. The specifications called for the bolting of metal to metal, but the nalls, far apart, were_considered the proper thing by the architect, and he was permitted to jog along in his own way. Not only was the iron-man given this right of way, but the State pald to a carpenter confractor $300 extra to put up the wooden “fixings’ so that the iron fellow would have no trouble in driving his nails. The experts also reported faulty work on the roof. The corrugated iron was in places damaged and not well put on. The steel, stone and brick work was found to have been well done. In numerous cases the suc- cessive changes had overlapped and piled upon_ each other until the original plan was burfed deep under the strata of dif- ferent_periods in the construction of tae great building. . | General Dickinson stated in an inter- view that the report of the committee need not cover many pages, as the labor was practically finished when the experts were ready with figure: — ee————— Booker 1. Washington, the most talented negro in the South, tells how the dark- skinned races of our new colo- nies should be gdoverned, in next Sundan’s Ca'l. e WHAT STRUCK O’BRIEN P The Well Known Banjo Player Meets With a Serious Accident on a McAllister Street Car. Charles Sydney O'Brien, the colored banjo player, who delights the patrons of | a well known restaurant on Davis street by his clever manipulation of the instru- ment, met with an accident yesterday afternoon that nearly ended his earthly | career as a musician. He was riding on the dummy of a Mec- Allister-street car, and when the car was turning the curve at Market street it struck an obstruction and something flew up and hit O'Brien on the forehead, in- flicting an ugly wound. He fell from the car and a car going in the opposite direc- tion came on and.shoved him along sev- eral feet before it could be stopped. O'Brien was taken to the Recelving Hospital, where it was found that, besides suffering from the wound in his forehead, he had contusions of the arms and legs and was feeling the effects of the shock to his system. He Intends to sue the Market-street Railroad Company for damages. —_——— A Boy Accidentally Shot. Fred Furrer, aged 14 years, while han- dling a shotgun in the hay loft of his father's barn at 4 Tara street, yesterday afternoon was shot In the left hand. The boy was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where it was found that the wound was of a serious nature, sufficiently so to ne- cessitate the amputation of two of the fingers. 'The boy sald he was removing the fi"n from one portion of the loft to another when it accidentally went off. He had no idea that it was loaded. —_— e Cremieux Lodge, B. B. The following nanied have been chosen offi- cers for the ensuing term by Cremleux Lodge of the Independent Order of B'ne B'rith: E. H. Morris, monitor; M. Kahn, president; Dr. A Nusbaum, viee president; Samuel 8. Green, secretary Strassberger, treasurer; G. W. Alexand Dr. Joseph Byer, physician; Rev. D. Meyerson, organist: H. Gutstaft, 8. 8. Green, 1. P. Strassberger, P. Flatow, David Lande and to the Grand Lodge, | stable Brownell, who arrived in the city VOTES WERE SWAPPED FOR - GOLD BRICKS School Jobs That Did Not Exist. WALLER WAS MADE A VICTIM HOW THE BOARD WORKED WED- NESDAY’S MEETING. Barrington, Bantel and Hammond Were Won Over by Gilded Promises That Could Not Be Kept. ‘Who handed out the gold bricks? Sam Waller wants to know; Bantel won’'t cast another vote until he finds out; School Directors Barrington and Ham- mond are sawing wood, but they have the knife out for the man who did, when time or unforeseen circumstances divulges his name. There were four of them passed out at the meeting of the School Board on Wed- nesday evening, and each one of them bought a vote for the elementary committeé report that ostensibly cre- ated eight nice vice-principalships by raising the grades of eight schoois. If the figures on. the last monthly reports prove anything, only four of the eight | schools were entitled to a ralse in grade, | but there were four votes to be bought.! and some one or other interested in the elementary report temporarily raised the grades and offered the four gilded parcels to the four Directors who were nervous about standing for the job. It worked. President Barrington got one. His sis- ter was electéd vice-principal of the Everett First-class Grammar School, just | created, though he got cold feet and did | not stay to cast the vote -for- which he had collected. Bantel voted and got his brick in the | election of Miss L. F. Simon as vice-prin- | cipal of the Hawthorne Intermediate 3 Sam Waller was Grammar School. gassed the glided gift in the election of | Miss M. H. Lannigan as vice-principal of the Richmond Intermediate Grammar School, -and Phil Hammond came in_ for | the appointment of another relative, Miss G: Carrol as “V. P.” of the Humboldt Intermediate Grammar Scnool. | Hammond may vet find that the brick | passed by him is the pure quill, for tue | average of daily attendance at the Hum- boldt is fluttering betweern the minimum and less, but. the rest of the quastet will have nothing but. their records to show for the votes out of which they have been bunkoed. The Everett is below the stand- ard, and so are the Hawthorne and Richmond, and it wil only require the attention of the new board for a few min- utes . to. rectify these matters, and put the four schools back to the grades fram | which they have been wrongfully raised. This action of the Incoming board wili | also reduce the new-made principals to | the status and salaries of the ordinary | teachers of the department. Drucker, Ragan, Carew and Burns got the real thing, and have no kick comin Drucker had Miss M. F. Lorrigan aj pointed vice-principal of the Whittier; agan placed his political adherent, Pro- ¢ Babcock, i the principalship of | coln School: Director Carew secured a §125 job for his daughter as vice princi- al of the Denman Grammar School, and urns was satisfied to have Miss R. Har- vey made vice principal of the Fairmount Intermediate Grammar School. It took votes to accomplish so general a distri- | bution of good things, and counterfeits | of the same proposition were made up and | passed_liberally around. Just how the | rest of the crowd will stand for it re- mains to be seen at the next meeting. ARRESTED IN DUNSMUIR. L. F. Minckler, the Postal Telegraph Operator, Will Be Brought Back to Answer His Crime. L. F. Minckler, the Postal Telegraph operator, who, In conjunction with Harry L. Cator, alias Barclay, swindled the Bank of Palo Alto out of $840 by means of a bogus dispatch from the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles, was ar- rested In Dunsmuir yesterday morning on a dispatch sent out by Chief Lees. Acting on the suggestion of the Chief a warrant was sworn out in Palo Alto for Minck- ler's arrest and a constable left by last evening’s train for Dunsmuir to bring Minckler back. He will arrive here to- night with his prisoner. Cator was taken from the City Prison yesterday morning to Palo Alto by Con- with the warrant for his arrest. Cap- tain Seymour yesterday discovered the jewelry store where Cator purchased a | diamond ring for $220. He returned the | ring and received back the money. The | whole of the $840 has been recovered, ex- cept 36, he Postal Telegraph Company will do everything possible to prosecute the case against the two-young men. It appears that on December 13 the telegraph com- pany received a dispatch from the Farm- ers’ and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles to pay a gentleman in Palo Alto $500. Minckler received that dispatch and from it he got the idea of sending the bogus dispatch, which proved successful. S e County Officers’ Bonds. The Supreme Court h#ving decided that certain city and county officers are county officers the Mayor, following the county government act, requires personal bonds for such ofilcers, because otherwise, in case of a suit for collection on the bonds, the city would be at a disadvantage or, perhaps, have no standing in court. The amounts of the bonds as fixed by the Su- pervisors many years ago will be ac- cepted. o comply with the provisions of both the county governmert act and the con- solidation act the Mayor recommends that both forms, so far as possible, be complied with as to the approval on the bonds, that is to say, by both the Judges of the Superior Court and the Mayor and Auditor. The bonds will be delivered to the Aud- itor, who records them and provides for cusfody according to law. The Mayor believes in surety bonds, but cannot af- ford to take chances where the possible rights of the city are involved. he at- tention of the Legislature will be called to this when i, Is drafting a county gov- ernment act during the session, but the charter in giving San Francisco home rule makes ample provision for this. — ce—— The new Western Union Telegraphic Code, which has been enlarged and greatly improved, is now being issued to subscribers. In its present form It embraces more than 150,000 words, covering every con- ceivable use of the wire, and reducing the cost of telegraphic and cable com- munication to a minimum. In addi- tion to the code proper, the book con- tains a directory with cable addresses attached. Prompt application to the Interna- tional Cable Directory Company, 30 Broad street, publishers of the “West- ern Union Telegraphic Code,” will in- sure insertion of names in the direc- tory in the second edition. Banks, firms and individuals, on payment of $12.50, can have their names inserted in the book and will be furnished with two copies of the code. This is a mar- velously low figure for so comprehen- sive a work. —————— Esqueda Held for Murder. Miguel Esqueda was yesterday held without ®onds to answer before the Su- perior Court by Judge Conlan on a charge of murder. He was accused of Kkillin his wife, Boledad, in their home at 1311 Powell street by subjecting her to the most atrocious cruelty in September last. THOUSANDS WILL FIND EMPLOYMENT Salvation Army Decides to Infroduce the Salvage System in San Francisco Immediately—Captain Robert Neil to Direct the Work. of the Salvation Army, yvesterday received a telegram from Chicago an- nouncing the departure from that ci of Captain Robert Neil,” who will come direct to San Francisco for the purpose of inaugurating here the sal- vage system of the Salvation Army, a comprehensive and important scheme which originated with General Booth and which is outined in the latter's famous work, “In Darkest England.” “For many months past I have been laboring to the end that the salvage sys- tem might be brought to this coast,” said Colonel Evans last evening. *By this plan waste material is linked up with waste labor and employment is created for a vast body of idle poor. Captain Neil is an able, practical man. Before en- tering on his career in the army, he was the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of West Philadelphia, whence, at my Instance, he proceeded to Chicago and there in- troduced the salvage system, which had previously been in operation in only two American cities—New York and” . uiladelphia. In establishing the salvage scheme our organization has in view the principle that ‘the direst danger to the nation is not anarchy, but idleness.” There is no question in the minds of thoughtful men that enforced idleness is one of the most prolific sources of sorrow, misery and crime In the world. Few men are brave enough to stand idly by and see their wives and children slowly die of starvation. Rather will they steal or beg. One ‘can easily understand the desperate actions of men who return home to starving loved ones after a fruitless search for work. Myriads In all our cities are in this condition, and the Salvation Army is meeting this condition.. ‘i.e army wastes neither preclous time nor preclous money inquiring into character—it divides the people into two classes only, "tue willingand unwilling to work.” Wherever it finds the willing, the army gives them employment to the limit of its capacit: The salvage system s among the most practical ways of finding employment. The word salvage signifies the saving of a wreck. Humanly speaking, that is true with us. “We shall establish a salvage depot in San Francisco, under Captain Neil's direction. These depots are large warehouses, from which we send men into every part of the city to solicit and collect the waste. This waste is then sorted and utilized in various profitable ways, and the money thus derived is turned to the wages and help of the poor men thus employed. In Chicago at the present time ten large wagons are in constant service collecting waste, and quite an army of men is kept at work gatherine rags, iron scraps, etc. and mending olC furni- ture; while great numbers of women are engaged in the work of cleaning and re- pairing garments sent in by the charitably inclined. In connection with the de- pot here, we shall have a store, and articles of utility will be sold to poor people at the very cost of repairs. For instance, if some broken chai e brought in, they are mended at the depot and put on sale. The chairs, new, might be worth 0 cents of 75 cents each, and they will be sold for probably 10 cents each, and this goes to the mender. In a somewhat similar manner, old furniture of every other description and old clothing will be disposed of. Arrangements may possi- bly be made with the big newspaper offices whereby the salvage department of the army will agree to sweep out and cart away every morning all waste paper, and the waste paper will readily ind a market with the paper manufacturers. ‘Whatever the paper brings will go to pay the laborers who collect it. “You will observe,” sald Colonel Evans, in conclusion, “that in the develop- ment of this salvage idea there are possibilities unlimited. The Salvation Army in San Francisco will make the saivage system the initial departure for 1899.” I [EUTENANT COLONEL W. EVANS, commander of the Pacific Jurisdiction EMPORIUM POLICE ACCUSE MRS. PORTOISE ARREST HER ON A CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING. The Woman Stoutly Declares She Found the Goods on the Store Floor. Mrs. Clarisse Portoise, who for.years has conducted a dressmaking establish- ment in this eity, was arrested at noon yesterday in the Emporium and a charge of shoplifting entered against her at the City Prison. For some time past the lady has been under suspicion, and about half- past 12 yesterday a clerk at the handker- chief counter reported to Captain Green of the Emporium police that'the woman had taken two articles from his depart- ment. The detective followed the suspect as she boarded the elevator and made her way to the ribbon counter on the second floor. She would not examine ribbons in Lolts, but insisted that she be shown remnants. The clerk says that she at- tempted to stow away two small pieces, but dropped them back in the asket when she found that he was watching her. When an opportunity came she picked up. a small bolt of ribbon and left the counter. She was allowed to pass on for a conslderable distance before ar- rested, and when the officer seized her right hand the ribbon dropped from it. Upon being searched nine handkerchiefs ‘were tc»ungv upon her person, of which only one had been paid for. She was im- mediately locked up in.the City Prison. P. Portoise, the husband of the woman, is a Belgian, and is reputed to be weal- thy. He is an invalid and 85 years of age. The couple occupied room 554 in the Bald- win Hotel on the night of the conflagra- tion. Later they resided at the Lick House, and now make their home in Oak- land. Mrs. Portoise’s establishment is lo- cated at 27% Fourth street, where she is assoclated with Mrs. Dehauger, The major portion of their business is done WP'.JH theatrical people and the rofits have always been excellent. Her friends were astonished when they learned of the woman’s arrest, and say that necessi- ty for theft on her part has never been apparent to them. Mrs. Portoise explains the presence of the handkerchiefs on her person by say- ing that she picked them up off the floor. She was released on $200 bonds and has retained an attorney. —— e —————— The Lederer Burglary. The police are still searching for the burglar who entered the residence of Charles Lederer, at 2102 Bush street, sev- eral nights ago and stole jewelry valued at several hundred dollars. Yesterday De- tective Crockett, who is working on the case, discovered an important clew, which he thinks will lead to the detection of the culprit. The police are now convinced that the jewelry was not taken by a mem- | ber of the family, as they had at first be- lieved. —— e EASTERN MINERS INVITED. American Institute of Mining Engin- eers Asxed to Hold Their Con- vention in This City. The committee on the conservation of water of the California Miners' Associa- tion met yesterday morning and during its sesslon transacted business which is of 'vital fmportance not only to the min- ing industry but to the agricultural in- terests of the State. It passed two resolutions. The first is to hold a conventlon on January 21, to which representatives of all commercial organizations in the State will be in- vited. The paramount matter to be considered will-be the storage and use of water. The droughts of the past years have shown the necessity of having available water when nature fails to furnish the regular vear's supply. The proposition is to con- struct large dams and reservoirs and save the water which runs to waste. The farmers as well as the miners will be benefited by such action, hence the com- mercial people are asked to put their shoulder to the wheel in conjunction with the Miners' Association. The second resolution is a_request to the presiding officers of both branches of the coming Legislature to appoint stand- ing committees on the water. The Miners’ Assoclation has sent the following invitation to the American In- stitute of Mining Engineers urging them to hold their next annual meeting in this clty. Should the invitation be accepted one of the largest representative bodies of mining men In the world may be ex- pected here during the autumn of the coming vear, and their visit may assist materially in stimulating the mini c dustry In'Californin. ° [REStn SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 2 To the President and Members of tha Arren. can Institute of Mining Engineers—Dear Sir and Gentlemen: The California Miners' Aseo. clation send greetings to your honorable body and desire to extend an invitation to you to 0ld your next annual fal of San Francisco. e ey Every effort in the power of the assoct: Wil be used to make the visit pleasant ay profitable. California is the proud possessor of a mineral country second to none in the world. and we feel confident that iIf your body will visit us and -hold your deliberations in ‘our midst that we can more than repay you for the lnng trip necessary to reach this coast. We shall be pleased to have your reply at as early a date as possible in order that the neces. sary committee of arrangements may be ap- pointed and ways and means provided for your comfort and_entertainment. Trusting this will meet vour approval and awaiting your favorable reply, we beg to re- main’ respectfully yours, CALIFORNIA MINERS' ASSOCIATION. 7. EFF, President. J. H. NI EDWARD H. BENJAMIN, Secretary. ———— Anakesis cures Piles, nothing else. Sam- .plo free. Address Anakesis, New York. * conservation of | SToCK §A this week will ter values Black clay cutaways Black clay sacks Blue and ) Cutaways black cheviots ) double All reduced to ROOS single breasted sacks ADVERTISEMENTS. e A~ TAKING iL We've finished stock tak- ing and for the remainder of cut the price of regular stock in men’s suits You'll benefit and we’ll have room for new goods soon to arrive. We never offered bet- Some of the suits are: $12.50 12.50 $17 $15 6 15 “ [ ’l saxt4 Also mixtures in cheviots at $12 and $14 See them in the window BRO®S. Kearny and Post RESCUD FIVE PEOPLE FROM AN OPEN BOAT The Timely Arrival of Captain Jordan. | i PICKED UP OFF FARALLONES | DESPERATE BATTLE WITH A RAGING SEA. Lighthouse Keeper Beaman Attempt- ed the Trip to This City in a ‘Whitehall During a Gale. While cruising near the Farallon Isl- ands yesterday afternoon Captain ¥. W. Jordan of the pilot-boat America came upon an open boat, in which were W. Beaman, head lighthouse keeper, his wife and® two children, one an infant of two months and the other a boy of ten years, and H. Engleberg, the assistant light- house-keeper. They were in distress and Captain Jordan picked them up and brought them to this city, making a spe- cial trip and returning to sea last night. some time, and as he became worse yes- terday it was decided to attempt the trip to this city ‘in an open boat. The party left the island about 1 o’clc p. m., ex- pecting to reach San Francisco in about three hours. The sea was very heavy, and the wind was blowing a gale from the north. Despite the efforts of the two men at the oars but little progress could be made. After being out four hours but sixteen miles had been made, and this considerably out of their course. Both of the men were greatly fatigued by their battle with the heavy sea when Captain Jordan arrived on the scene and went to their rescue. He landed them at Meiggs wahrf about 10 o’clock last night, and the sick boy was immediately taken to a doc- tor. The father had been waiting several days for a quiet day to bring his son to the city and had also been on the lookout for some vessel which he might hail. Ves- sels very seldom touch at the islands, the tender Madrona being about the only one, and her trips are about a month apart. The serious illness of the boy required medical attention, and Mr. Beaman deter- mined to risk the trip in an open boat. The_ fortunate appearance of Captain Jor- dan and his kindness in taking the party on his boat probably saved their lives, as the whitehall could not have lasted in the heavy sea. ——————— IMPOSED ON A BOY. Paul Terrea, Aged 12 Years, Robbed by a Despicable Thief. Paul Terrea, a 12-year-old boy, while walking along Mission street last night was accosted by a well dressed young man, who asked him if he wanted to make a dollar. The boy replied in the af- firmative, and the stranger told him to go | to 105 Mason street, where, hé claimed, his horse was stabled, and bring it to him. The boy started on his errand, and had gone only a few steps when the stranger called him back. He asked hi if he had any money, and when he r plied that he had a silver dollar the des- Pi(‘abk‘ thief induced him to give it to him. He said he would hold it until the hu{ returned. g When the little fellow showed up a short time afterward the stranger. was | gone. Realizing he had been robbed the oy visited police headquarters, where he told the story to Lieutenant Hanna. Dur- ing the past few weeks the same man has succeeded in robbing a number of boys by this means. He is described as being rather tall, has a smooth face and wears a dark fedora hat. The police have determined to catch him, and when they do they propose to see that he gets a long sentence. ——————— SHOWERS /TO-DAY. Rain for San Francisco and the Northern Part of the State. ‘Weather Prophet W. H. Hammon was somewhat surprised yesterday by the small rain that slipped in on him. He de- clared that he had seen it coming yester- day morning, but that he did not know its exact cause, uniess it might be attributed to the 5enera.l depression in Eastern Ore- gon and Northern Nevada. The weather has been much colder in Utah and Neva- da and also in the northern part of the The son of Mr. Beaman has been ill for | Btate. There 1s a severely cold wave in the Da- kotas moving in a southeastward direc- tion. Mr. Hammon thinks that in view of the rapid falling of the barometer along the north coast of Cape Mendacino_rain may be expected to-day from San Fran- cisco northward. There will be a decided fall in temperature in the southern part of the State, with probably disastrous re- | sults to citrus fruit. Mr. Hammon expects showers to-day but not a steady — e New Year’s Masquerade. The annual prize masquerade ball of the Arion Benevolent Society will take place at the Mechanics’ Pavilion to-mor- row, New Year's eve. The old year will be ushered out and the new year ushered in in a lively and jollv manner. — e ——— The Iloilo Postoffice. 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