The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1899, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1899 AMEDA COUNTY NEWS. ALAI PAY TEACHERS SALARIES OF School Question Now an lIssue. FACTS IN RECENT REPORT VAN DYKE SUGGESTS A FEW IMPROVEMENTS. He Says There Is No Need to Pay High Salaries to Those Who Teach the Lowest | Grades. * There are hundreds of bright, & # intelligent, educated and compe- @ 4 tent young women of Oakland, & © graduates of high schools and of @ © private educational institutions, @ who work from 8 o'clock in the @ © morning until 5:30 in the evening, @ @ and often later, in commercial & 4 houses and in the offices of pro- & ® fessional men, for salaries rang- @ . ing from $35 to $50 per month, @ & and who would be cnly too glad € @ to teach a class of not more than & @ twenty young children from 9 @ @ o'clock in the morning until 3 in @ @ the afternoon, and have a holiday @ @ every Saturday, for the same sal- @ @ aries they are now receiving in @ S Ertiact from open @ ng Oak and s schoois @ Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 2. which the public schools "he manner shall be conducted is evidently to be a factor in the city campaign. The red- hot letter of Councilman Cuvellier, issued & couple of months ago, and the recent re- port of the Superintendent of Schools have been criticized by T. J. Van Dyke and a comparison shows that there is an issue 10 be met by the Board of Bchool Directors to be elected next March In his letter Mr. Van Dyke says The city Superintendent of Education vir tually admits that thers does scem to be som ith the methods of instruction tells us that fliteen ave failed of promo- his failure he attributes to various causes » 1o per cent of failures five per cent AU of lack of interest in their studies the part of the i Perhaps no real effort was made to arou the interest of these five per cent in th Possibly the teachers had too many ective classes they to these children a suificient nount attention Adding \fferent per cents, we find th m @ variety of causes fifteen ¢ ¢ every one hundred chi attend- ing our Oakland pi schools ailed of smotion, or, in whole numbers and leaving | t fractions, nearly one child out of every | six. This proportion seems rge. It is too large What is the remedy answer: More thorough preparation in the W is this to be secured? By smaller classes and more teachers Where is the money coming from? “There will be money enough if the usua portionment of funds is only judiciously ex- pended What our Oakland schools need are more teachers and smaller classes the lower grades, so that the younger children may re- that individual att n which is best cafve 1 heir ambition and hold aken thet in their But will not tolerate high small classes in these lowe 1sa the high-priced teachers are n cessary for this work, and it would Dbe -simply a waste of public funds to -emplo them, whereas the small classes are necessary for the welfare and the lLest interests of the younger children attending our. public schools, 0. that they may have n lividual at st also b d out ustice to our I that the same defects which i in _the public schools arge cities in the i'nited States. and should not taki f reforming these de- t would be to her reason why THE POLITICAL PIE. Many Changes Wrought by Novem- ber's Election. OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—-Sheriff C. B. White exchanged courtesies with his successor, Oscar L. Rogers, at noon to-day and turned over the office to him in the pr ence of the outgoing’ and incoming deputies The transfer being compieted. Tnder Sheriff Harlow, on behalf of thé outgoing deputies, presented e White with a_ beautiful silv of fiv pieces, as a token of t steem | which his deputies held him.” Thereafter the entire group was photographed. The new Sheriff’s deputies are: :Louis Schoenau, chief jailer; George V. Tavlor, deputy jailer; W. §. Harlow. under sheriff; W. W. Morrison, William J. Hol- Jand, J. E. Welsh, George Wales dnd John W. Striker, deputies County Treasurer idler receipted for the county’s cash at noon to-day as suc- cessor to 0. M. Sanford. He also imme- diately filed the appointment of Charles Husband, who will be his only deputy, The amount of cash receipted. for as found in the vaults, was $482.125 27. Recorder A. K. Grim's deputies w appointed to-morrow. They will be: R S. Leckie, chlef deputy; E. M. Campbell, Albert Kayser and B. B. Booth. The copyists will be: Mrs. George Woodsum, Robert Forgie. Jessie D. Armstrong, Thomas J. Allen, J. 8. Matthews, T. W Bush, F. A Shefrott, C. C. Emslie, W liam Mulholland, Victor Marliave and E. Schmidt. Assessor Dalton’s chief deputy will be T. W. Robinson, with Charles Rupprecht assistant Auditor J. Cal Ewing will also appoint his deputies fo-morrow as follows: J. J. Hanifin, chief deputy; 1 Breed and Claude 'Ewing, District Attorney J. J. Allen also has his list of deputics ready for filing. H. A. Melvin will be chief deputy and the others are: Abe Leach, — Palice Court Prosecutor: Phil Walsh, Will Harris and George Samucls. His Stenographers are to be George Richardson and Fran Thompson County Clerk Frank C. Jordan will of- ficially announce his deputies to-morrow. New Year's Reception. OAKLAND, Jan. 2, New Year's re- ception was held this afternoon by the members of the Young Men's Christian Association at their rooms, corner of Twelfth and Clay streets, After New Year's resolutions were taken, short impromptu talks were given by members, and Rev. R. F. Coyle de- livered the closing addres At 1 o'clock a_grand orchestral concert fol- lowed. Later an entertainment was given in the auditorium, which was con. tinued to-night. < In receiving guests the members were assisted by the Women's Auxiliary and g committee of you ladies from the I Congre First — Methodist 13pis copal, First Presbyterian and First Bap- tist churches, Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—Health Officer J. P, Dunn reports the city to be in a most heaithful condition. During December there were seven cises of diphtheria, four of scarlet fever and five of typhoid, but all af these occurred during the early part of the month. S Mrs. Armstrong. residing on Orange street. just opposite the residence of Sen- or Perkins, since reporting to the police that burglars had broken into her home and carried off a gas stove. has come to the conclusion that the thief was her son. Detective Shorey is now working on the case. Young Armstrong is a dance artist in a San Francisco theater. On the last day of Fred C. Clift's term as Justice of the Peace of Oakland Town- ship 100 suits were filed in his court by the Stewart Collection Agency. and_his fees therefor on that day were $200. The cases | will be tried by his successor, James G. Quinn. Elizabeth Retter has declared her inten- tion of becoming a citizen. Lhe is a youn | woman nai-~ from Germany and woul | have to be a citizen if she desired to hold a civil appointment. Similar declarations have been made by John uraham, Antona POILED HIS CLOTHES BUT SAVED A LIFE Acid Poured on a Rescuer. Timothy Hines, ender, Harry Clarke, J. Made ‘Swenson, James T. Moore, W. W. Foster and Joel A. Eastman. g i AT A MORGUE TOO MUCH. | Stores Leased for Four Years Now a White Elephant. OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—The bitterness of the struggle to supply the morgue for Coroner Mehrmann has just become pub- lic, and there is likely to be a lawsuit | T 'S STORY arising from it. James McCarthy had | so much confidence that the morguelFRANK HITCHCOCK’S would be taken from Albert Brown and | placed with him that he leased two stores | for four yvears from the Countess de | Lezon Lacousiere of Alameda, © These| STRUGGLED WITH A WOULD- stores were located on San Pablo avenue, | and adjoin McCarthy’s place of business. | BE SUICIDE. The tenants were even given bonuses to vacate, and the word was given out that McCarthy was to get the plum. Dr. Mehrmann decided to ke no change. and now the lease has been turned back to Attorney McGee, who rep- resents the Counte FAIRBANKS WINS THE GOLD MEDAL BOYS' BRIGADE SHOOTS AT SHELL MOUND PARK. | The Hospital Steward Develops a Lack of Memory That May Yet Prove to Be Serious. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 8 Broadway, Jan. 2. Before the new year was an hour old Trank Hitchcock saved a would-be sui- cide’s life, but was severely burned about | the face in the attempt. His story, as told at the Receiving Hospital, is one | of a severe struggle on Broadway in the | early morning. Hitchcock was suffering from - some | severe burns on. the face and hands when | he appeared at the hospital, but his in- juries were not serious, and after being treated he was able to go to his home on | Gilbert street. *1 was going home,” said Hitchcock, | “when I met a man whom I did not know, { but who spoke to me. I saw him take a bottle from his pocket, and as he held | it up he said: ‘Well, here goe: and made a movement to put the bottle to his | lips. 1 did not know what was in the bottle, but suspected pois | take it from him and he resisted. We | struggled for several minutes and 1 could | tell by the smell that the bottle contained | carbolic acid. | | | Good Scores Were Made Considering the Roughness of Wind and Weather. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 2. As a result of the fourth annual target practice held by the Second California Regiment Boy Brigade at Shell Mound Park this morning, the silver trophy and the gold medal of the regiment both go to Company D of the BEighth-avenue M. E Church, East Oakland, commanded by First Lieutenant Gus Kempkey Owing to the rain, only twenty men showed up, but Company D managed to get a winning team out of that number. Thelr scores are as follows: Private Fairbanks 32, Sergeant C. de Wolf 31, Pri- vate H. Schnoor 30, Sergeant A. Pingree | 29, Corporal Evans 28, | . “When he saw that I was determined Private Fairbanks, making 21, carried he tried to throw the acid over me, and off the gold medal, which was won last | Some of it was spattered over my face ar by Sergeant dé Wolf, making a score | and. hands. ~As soon as the bottie had ¥ of 34 | been emptied over me or on the ground The following are the scores of Com- 1 auit and the fool ran off. However, pany D: Corporal McClain 22, Private | that bottle of carbolic acid did me more Eshelman . Private McMullen 22, Pri- harm than it did to him. The next crazy fellow 1 meet who attempts to end his life with acid will be permitted to do so without restraint. I got the worst of the incident.” Hitchcock has no idea as to who the man s who was anxious to be Coroner vate Nelson 18, rrivate Mills 14, Private Welch 2, Private Woodside 26, Musician F. Cobbledick (handicap) 30. Regimental staff—Licutenant Wilbam M. de Wolf 35, Capt Colonel ng B UK. Hobson 1§, Lieutenant C. G. Bird 5, Lieu- TP o Ao L Bied 27, Tieutenant A.| Mehrmann's first case. (I\"lj';‘l;‘(ko.\‘,l’ DUHI‘VI;;:.V el al’)xl;r"‘ing‘(h(‘ st wv;k Slu;:rt T,fi((l)rchm't. empkey 9. Distance 200 yards. i v Steward, has been “breaking in' The inspector of rifle practice VS| at the Receiving Hospital, and hogdo special mention will be made of Private Fairbanks, as he is almost a new member nd not up to the average size, but not- withstanding these acts he made 32 out of a poss 0 with a regular Spring- field rifle ‘ard target. and in very bad weather. sician Frank Cobbledick was allowed to rest his gun, owing to his size. not appear to have the power of memory necessary to carry out his duties. A week ago William Keating. who has charge of the county’s insane, went off for a day and left very violent lunatic without guard. While he was aw matron. Miss McDonald, w murdered by the lunatic. | at 2 o'clock in the aftérnoon, and al- | though the Tepresentatives of several | newspapers asked for the record of the | hospital the steward forgot all about the of California Alumni | SHiOUS affair until the next afternoon. nearly s CELEBRATED IN HONOLULU. University The atten ! attempted suicide that Hitcheo Hcnor the Gridiron Veterans | prevented .l.(-(-um.d very early \.‘,mprd;‘\‘, | mornj 7 a P toreh v of Their Alma Mater, merning. but although Borchert was ST rp!::\)‘ records of yester- s memory failed to recall any: U naa transpirea NaD e feared that if the new ste BERKELEY. Jan. 2—From letters just | ds received by several of the students Of the | 1N University of California it is learned that rd’s mem- s i - ry does not improve after New Yes the Berkeley Alumni in H 1nul}{lu. Conseanentes m!’ Te “rkr"\e“ Year the soon as the result of the last Thanks- 8 giving football game was known, gath- ered together and celebrated the victory with a banquet. The affair was held in the private dining room of the hotel in Honolulu, and was attended by about twenty of the old U. C. graduates there. It was the first university gathering of | the kind ever held on Hawaiian soil. The college vell was given repeatedly, mingied with the toasts and cheers f r[ VAST DEPOSITS OF PLATINUM the gridiron heroes. Among those participating were: Dr. C. ¥. Taylor, for eighteen years professor of urgery in the unive medical " de-| T partment; Dr. J. T. Wayson ‘91, Lieu-| DiSCOV i tenant and Mis. F. C. Turner, A. V. Gear c ery in the Granite S, Ired Jacobs 91, J. Sedgwick v, ieiri Charles Allen Elston, university medal: reek District. ist for J07; .M. Newhall, W. W, Arkicy, J 2. McGuire, W. W Bristol, H. L. Waste, T. R. Fairchild '8, . Haven '@, | ® W.OW. Drum 00, W. Morgan 01, Miss ¥ 5 Gertrude Scott S P. L. Weaver, J. Eck- | SoesinlDisna eh topThe s Cat S s b Sl | VANCOUVER, Jan. 2—Vast deposits Fire Visits & Boat Club. | of platinum have been discovered in the ALAMEDA, Jan. 2—The soclal hall, | GTanite Creek mining district near Smilikameen River, this province, and | have attracted the attention of West- | ern capitalists. Thomas H. Murphy, i one of the largest mine owners of this | bowling alley and bath houses of the En- cinal Yacht Club, at the southern end of Grand street, were destroyed by fire this morning. The flames were discovered at 7 o’'clock by Willilam Doble, who tele- phoned a still’alarm to the Webb-avenue engine house. When the fire department place, is at present in this city and is authority for a statement made by Col- arrived the buildings were almost con- | onef i i > sumed, and it was with difficuity onel Barrows, president of the Wels- the main club house was saved. The log bach Light Company, who made per- is about $3000 and is fully covered by in- | sonal examination of the v surance. ~ The origin of the fire i3 Siiie e felds | that they are the largest and richest mystery, but it presumed that it w. from coals that fell from the €Ver known, mountain deposits ex- \an, the social hall after the mem- | cepted. bers left last night. Th ’ P N ¥ 5 | e discovery was made thirty miles A u:‘rfiew 'Years Sre}:-vme-l . | from Granite Creek. For vears miners ALAMEDA. Jan. 2—The Christmas | worki i e plan 5 5 = programme was' repeated Sunday i St | LKINE In the placers there have been Joseph’s Church, Alameda, much to the throwing away gravel containing won- delight of a misic-loving congregation. | derful deposits of platinum, not know- e choir o een voices w under the ! ; 3 v . N direction_of the organist, Mrs. M. Wil D8 its worth. Colonel Barrows, with bourn. She was ably isted by Mr.| Mr. Day, head of the Geological De- Haug, the voung violinist recently from | partment at Washington. investigated Vienna. Miss Bessie Hobart, whose sweet | o gt &0 voice was heard to advantage in the solo parts of Guonod's Messe Solenelle (-St, cilia’””) will be the leading soprano ()f; t. Jeseph's choir for the future. An or- chestra will also be one of the attractive | features of the cholr hereafter, under the direction of Mr. Haug. v, and was so firmly will commence operations on a larsze scale to mine the black sand for miles along the bed of Chamrion Creek. Murphy to-day received a letter from Colonel Barrows conveying this news. In view of the fact that the platinum deposits in the Ural Mountains are nearly exhausted, according to Dr. Day, and no other fields of importance are known in the world, the Granite Creek find will prove oné of great importance to this nrovince, | BODY NOT IDENTIFIED. | Man Killed By a Train Will Fill a Nameless Grave. WOODLAND, Jea. 2—The body of an unknown man, who was found yesterday morning near trestle 82, four miles east of Davisville, has not been identified. He | Several miners, realizing at last the was Killed on the trestle by some train | value of the platinum, have been min- which crossed before daylight. Both his | ing it in a crude way recently, and at $6 an ounce have made as high as $25 a day. | legs were cut off, and he had been dead | for some hours when the body was dis- | | covered by the conductor of the west | Eie e Phleger’s Slayer Paroled. WOODLAND, Jan. 2.— H. J. Palmer, who was for a long time the Yolo County manager of the Fair property, and who killed Charles Phleger and was sentenced to_serve seven years in State’s prison, was released from San Quentin on Sunday on role granted him by the Board of Pris- on Directors at its last meeting. He has served about four years of his sentence, but with credits for good behavior his term will expire shortly. Palmer came up on Sunday evening’s train and went to Knight's Landing, where he will remain for the present. bound Oreégon express. Constable Henle went out and brought the body to Davisville, where an inquest w held by Deputy Coroner Apperson. The jury found that the deceased was a cidentally killed by being run over by a railroad train. The jury could not fix his | identity, as there were several papers | on his " person bearing different names. A small Bible was found, with the me | Bob Reiss written on the cover: also a pocket-book marked C. V. Burke, and a letter_dated May 11, 1867, written by A. S. McPhetridge, Assessor of Yuba County, | 10 a. Mr. C. Nagg: The remains were brought to Woodland, and will be buried among the unknown | to-morrow morning. Found Dead in a Barn. WOODLAND, Jan. 2—The body of an unknown man was found in a barn on John Dinsdale’s place, three miles east of this city, last evening. The discovery was made by Mr, Dinsdale. The man had been dead for several days. Nothing was found on the body to disclose the identity SR a Yolo County’s New Officials. | WOODLAND, Jan. 2—All county offices were closed to-day, and no ‘transfers to the newly clected officers will be made un- til to-morrow. The Sheriff, County Clerk, | County Treasurer, Surveyor and Coroner | succeed themselves. J." K. Smith suc- | of the dead man. He was of large build ceeds Mark Chamberlin _as Assessor: | and rough features, and had a full growth Jumes T. Goodin will _succeed Fred | of whiskers. | Schlesmann as Recorder; Mrs. 8. E. Peart s | will succeed Bruce Pendeg: < School | Superintendent, and E. R. Bush will suc- ceed R. 1. Hopkins as District Attorney. An_Auditor was elected for the first time, and Charles Hadsell is the lucky man. For Peru’s Presidency. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 186, by James Gor- den Bennett. LIMA, Peru, Jan. 2—The president of the Central Committee of Democrats de- clares the reports that Vice-President Bil- linghurst will retire from the contest for the Presidency are false. The nomination of Senor Romano has been coldly and un- favorably recelved, Rain Prevents the Games. WOODLAND, Jan. 2—The baseball £¢ 1e scheduled for Sunday and the foot- ball game for to-day were both indefinite- 1y postponed on account of the rain. n. 1 tried to | the | This occurred | untl noon to-day. It | convinced that it is very rich that the | former, in the interest of his company. | Mr. | AN AND SNOW FALL STEADILY Lowlands Still Drenched and the White Garb of the Hills Deepens. Heavy Precipitation the Salvation of the Drought-Stricken Por- tion of Monterey County. more than one week the ckies have been dark and there has been an arctic cold 7 -n | Spell. Advices from Pine Ridge, in the tral part of the State with the dawn | o i0ins are that 18 inches of snow {of the new year continues, and indi- | FAR%G e (h night and that it s stil | cations are that it will fall for the rest | snowing. of the week. The entire State is receiv SALINAS, Jan. 2—The most benefi- | ing a drenching such as has been ar- | cial rain that has fallen here for many dently prayed for by the farmers, | months ushered in 1899 in pleasing style miners, orchardists and merchants for | “\'\12 i‘ll‘léht‘:; k;u;:l“lg(x‘}:-n‘.l"?tex‘;::'fif r-A\”c‘ weeks past and the feeling of alu‘l m | e heavily. To the depressed farmers and apprehension of a devastating drought has given place to general joy. | In this city the rain has fallen inter- | mittently since 2 o'clock Sunday morn- ing. It let up for a brief period on Sun- | day night, only to come down again in Rain which began falling in San Francisco and throughout the the cen- ty this rain is a blessing. The least precipitation in any portion of the county was one inch and in some places three inches fell. The storm has not ended and everybody is confident that : | enough rain will fall to insure good | sheets early yesterday morning. Dur- crops and plenty of feed. ing the forenoon the sky again cleared WATSONVILLE, Jan. —It com- menced raining here at 10 p. m. and continued steadily until § o'clock this morning. The rainfall for the twenty- four hours ending at 7 a. m., according to M. Valentine’s gauge, was 2.23 inches. SAN LUIS OBISPO. Jan. 2.—Rain be- gan here early last evening and con- tinued nearly all night, with showers to-day. The total for the storm w 2.36 inches. The rain was very timely and | and the sun came out bright and warm, but the old Jupiter Pluvius was not | | through with his job by any means and | before 3 p. m. the sun had again re- | tired behind the weeping cloads. The storm has gradually spread all | over the State. In the north it has| | taken the form of snow and the fall of flakes in that secticn has been greater than at any time since the early seven- 7t relieves the anxiety of agriculturists ties. It has now reached clear to the | ;n4 pysiness men. It was general, both Mexican lines on the scuth, and the | north and south of this place. parched hills and valleys in Southern| SAN JOSE, Jan. 2—To-day .22 of an inch of rain fell and the drops are still | falling. | LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2—A drizzling | rain began falling at an early hour t morning and continued throughout the Monterey and Northern San Luls; Obispo counties, where the lack of moisture has caused great suffering to | stock, have been soaked through and thrcugh. The value of this «-m»fl.l‘llfl_" day. The precipitation is light, but con- | rain to the whole State of Californ tinuous, and the indications are for a cannot be overestimated. It will en- | generous downpou rich farmers and orchardists and give| CHINO, Jan. 2.—Rain commenced falling here this morning and continued nearly all day. Up to 5:30 the precipi- tation amounted to .71 of an inch. with prosnects for more to-night. SAN DIEGO. Jan, 2.—It began rain- an impetus to all lines of business as nothing else could. The local Weather Bureau issued no bulletin yesterday, it being a holiday, but Professor Hammon says the stcrm has hardly reached its height and that there is nothing to cause any fear of a let-up for several days at least. noon and there was a steady downpour for three or four hours, nearly a half night. Repor! | REDDING, J. 2.—At 6 o'clock on| the morning of the new year eighteen | | inches of snow on the level was meas- | ured in this city, and it was still snow- | ing heavily. Between midnight and ( break of day the electric lights went l()ul. the wires being down in many | places or crossed by the broken lines A there than in the cit, La Mesa. Des- canso and Campo report sixty hun- dredths at 6 o'clock and still raining. KESWICK, Jan. hasta County has never had as heavy a fall of snow as came Sunday night and yesterday. It is three feet on a level. Ordinarily there is barely enough here in winter for schoolboys to make snowballs. furnaces of the Mountain Copper Com- pany were all drawn this morning, and 500 men were laid off. Work be resumed until the snow bloc removed, which will be only a day or so. FULLERTON, Jan. 2.—The rainfall to-day was .46 of an inch. Prospects are good for a continuation. VENTURA, Jan. 2.—The drought was broken to-day. of the Sunset Telephone Company. number of barns and sheds throughout | the town were crushed in by the weight of snow, but the damage 1s inconsider- | able. Front yards and flower gardens suffered most from the phenomenal | snowfall. The north bound Oregon ex press was held here until the track: north to Dunsmuir could be cleared by protracted The rain- snowplows working this way. The| fa)) in the various parts of the coun- south bound Sacramento local. due 1o {y was from one to one and a quarter leave at a few minutes past 8 a. m..|inches. Considerable snow fell in the was unable to get away until late in | mountains. The frost conditions cause some apprehension as to the safety of citrus_fruits. MADERA, Jan. 2.—Madera County s treated to a general rain last night, which fell slowly and without anv wind whatever, every drop of it being drunk in by the thirsty earth. The stock in places was almost on the verge of suf- fering and the farmers had come to a halt with their seeding because of the unfavorable condition of the ground. the day. The local coaches stand on a | siding a quarter of a mile below the | station, while the locomotive is housed | in the roundhouse above the depot. It | required three hours’ bucking zm«]i snorting and shoveling for the engine | to couple on to the coaches. During the | forenoon the snow settled almost as fast | as it fell, so that the depth did not quite reach two feet. It is estimated that| Quite a heavy hail and sleet storm oc- | fully thirty inches fell. An extraordi- | curred at noon to-day. which ended in nary depth fell in the mountains. When | 2 fine shower, bringing the entire | the storm broke in Redding shortly | @mount of precipitation for the pres ent storm up to one inch. While thi is not enough to thoroughly soak the dry ground, it wiil enable the farmers to continue their seeding. which many of them had to discontinue on account of lack of rain. It will also start the feed growing at once. The acreage sown to wheat and barley is larger than usual and with reasonable show ers during the late winter and early after noon the nearby mountains were | still enveloped in a furious snowstorm. | The roads are blocked and teaming and | staging will be tied up for several days. Should a warm rain follow, the Sacra- | mento River will be booming at high- water mark. L& orers reaped a harvest shoveling snow from roofs. They got their own prices. Fifty cents an hour | became | was no inducement. People Tl S e s i - . vaders ounty wi ATV afraid their houses would fall in and [javeesi ‘grain crop ever k’,l,,'l.-‘,i‘;’:‘;,““ kill them and the roofs of all the other | gantion i buildings were ci:ared of the SNOW.| FRESNO, Jan. 2—The downpour Such a storm is almost as much a phe- nomenon here as it is in San Francisco. | as many winters pass without a flake | | of snow. Only once in the history of the town was the present snowfall ex- ceeded and that rly i. the seventie: The storm is worth thousands of dolla | to Shasta, and everybody is accordingly | jubilant. which ceased here early this morning was resumed again to-night. Rain be- eran to fall about 9 o'clock. The rain- flill within the past fortv-eight hours | is about .62 of an inch. The indications | are that a heavy downpour will occur | to-morrow. (o WOODLAND, Jan. 2—The rainfall ‘or storm amo 5 incl CAYUCOS, Jan. 2—This vicinity re- | at § oclock (hic ','1‘,.»‘121'32 ';.’1-,";?";".!‘125 ceived a_rich New Year blessing last| tal of 493 inches for {he seauns “qon | night and to-day in a copious downpour | farmers and fruit growers foe mu | of rain, amounting to 1.30 inches. Cavu- | encouraged over the outlonk, hut m | cos had suffered immeasurably from | than the normal amotnt of rain o | the long-continued drought, but this| fall during January and Febmame rain is sufficier.t to star “he grass and | insure ood crops. i ey grain. In the past twenty-one mnnlhji SpESIY only nine inches of rain had fallen and| RAT: S e e S N FOLLOES TEMBLOR. is a dairy region and cattle suffered| GUERNEVILLE. Jan. 2—At 5 oclock greatly. Many thousands of head have | this morning this section was shaken hy been shipped out, and the industry is|an earthquake. which was followed by 4 much crippled. Fearing another dry | tremendous downpour of rain. lasine season less than the average acreage|about an hour. The shocks were from of seeding has been done, but the| north to south, with the usnal swaying ranchers will now make up for lost|Motion, lasting about twenty seconds. No damage was done. T 3 WASHINGTON’S SNOWSTORM. SPOKANE, Jan. 2—During the last two days Spokane experienced the heaviest snowsterm in its history. Since vesterday morning 15 inches have fallen, making 25 inches on the ground. Pecause of a strong wind the snow has drifted and street car lines have diffi- culty in keeping their lines open. In places the snow has drifted to a depth of five feet. All railroad lines running time. DUNSMUIR, Jan. 2.—Yesterday at noon a snowstorm with a strong south wind began to cover the ground rapidly and to-night there are three feet of snow, with indications that there will be twice that by morning. This is the deepest snow since the winter of 1893. and bids fair to equal or surpass that of the winter of 1890-91. The Oregon express that left San Francisco vester- day evening was delaved in the Red- ding yard until the snowplow from Dunsmuir arrived to clear the yard at that point, allowing the express train | through the city have run approxi- to move, it arriving at Dunsmuir at 6:30 | mately on time by the aid ¢f man: p. m. Here it met the south bound ex- | snowplow. The snow in Bastern press. The road is open, but the storm | Washington is heaviest within a radius increases to a gale at times and makes | of two miles of Spokane. it difficult for the plows to keep the track clear. The rotary did excellent work in clearing the Dunsmuir yvard to- day and is ready for any emergency that may come up. The south bound | express left Dunsmuir at 8 p. m. FRESNO, Jan. 2.—Rain beran to fall last night at 9:30 o’clock and continued until after 5 o’clock this morning. Up to 9 o'clock .58 of an inch had fallen. making a total of 2.52, which at this time is fully one-half tne total rainfall HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL F D Newberry, Pa_ | C J Smith, Concord L A Levison & w, Cal [C M Saln, Lovelock Mrs H E Kimball, 11 |V M Vickery. N Y Mre O Smith, Chicago| H R Wood, Pa E M Clinton, Stanford | N Bowdan, S Jose D Liliencrantz, Cal HBSmith & w, N Y H 1, Ford, Cal §_Guggenheim ‘& w, | G P Harlow, Chicago | Denver { R M Pogson, Chicago ' Mrs G S Thrall, N Y | R E Galvin,' Hamilton Miss M ¢ Treat, Conn for last —ear's winter season. The in-| J B Peakes. S Cruz Mrs T Flint. S Juan H Lindley. Klamathon W W Chapin. Sacto dications are for more rain. The sun| & ¥'0'Coinor, 5 Jove Bire ' A et was out to-day bright and warm. For! w J O'Connor, Tenn | A L Levinsky, Cal in the southern part of Monterey Coun- | | ing here soon after 3 o'clock this after- | inch falling. The weather is cloudy to- | X3 from the country indi- cate that the storm was much heavier | The | GRAND HOTEL. Miss Carlton, S Jose |W Colller & w, Eureka U W Brown, Colusa |F Cramer, Eureka Miss Harden, Maxwell|F T Everett. Oakland R S Nickerson, Sacto |Mrs Everett. Oakland G R Carson, Stanford|Matt Ott, Oakland G 1 Cason, Colusa |Miss Barnham. Oakld | J Jackson, S L Obispo|Miss Claussen. Salinas D Dennison, Sacto Mrs Burns, Phoenix 3 E_Wilhoit, Stockton|W E Miller, § Cruz N W Peters. Omaha A § Kemp. Sacto E Sprager & w, Sacto|H T Caryee. Sacto T E_Bailly, Cal R Jov. Sacto A Newburgh, Cal (E O'Nefl. Sacto A Nicholls, Cal M H Wallace. Sacto T G Russ, Stanford |C H Davls, Sacto A Rosenberg, Ukiah [A P Boll Napa F W Grelder, Sacto |P C_Morf, 'Stockton J J Monteverde, Sacto|W W Brown. Colusa ~al ‘(" McCoy, Red Bluft N Y C Collister, S Jose ichols, Courtland!J S Burll, § Jose H Clark & w, FrespolF Gilchrist, L Ang Mrs LaRue, Napa Dr_Hall, Dixon R Hudson, Lakeport W F Wilecox. Ukiah L Bendaxon & w, Cal|H Woollacott, L. Ang W Clark, Eureka C M Neel, Chicago Miss Hadley, Fureka |Mrs Connor, Chicago W WESTERN HOTEL. C E Croco, N Y T Hansen & w, Cal M McCoy, Tacoma G Parker, Fresno Miss J Anderson, Mont|E McLaughlin, Cal J Ladd, Vallejo C J Campbell, Pa P J White, S Jose Mrs Gugelberger, \Wash F Smith, Oakdale 1G G Sn,\'dgr. Pa F M Bun, St Albans |J Welch, Sacto G A Reed, St Albans |A J Sherman, L Ang P F Martin, L Ang S F Golcher & w. Cal W Chinn, Vallejo A'J Lane, L Ang W Thaxter, Cal C Blanchard&w. Cal R R Jones, S Cruz M Welgle, Tulare SAN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the year. BRANCH OFFIC] 7 Montgomery corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 287 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 621 MeAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; until 8 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street; open until 9 o'clock. 2526 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open unti. o' clock. street, open MEETING NOTICES. CALIFORNIA Chapter g will meet THIS (TU VEN ING, January 3. at o'clock Stated meeting and installation of offi- cers. By order of the H. P. FRANKLIN H. DAY, Secretary. GOLDE TE Lodge No. 30, F. and A M ed meeting THI N DAY) EVENING, January 3 0 o'clock GEO. J. HOBE, Sec. PACIFIC Lodge No. 136, F. and A. M., 121 Eddy st.—Stated meeting THIS EVF G at 7:30 o’clock GEORGE PENLING See. NTAL Lodge No. 144, F. and A meeting ‘THIS (TUESDAY) TON, ORIE M.— A Ax EVE i at 8 o'clock. A. S. HUBBARD, Sec. MAGNOLIA Lodge No. 23, 1. O. O. e F.—Members of lodge and order = = please attend the meeting THIS TUESDAY and assist at the in- 7S stallation of officers S. J. MITCHELL, POLACK, Sec Noble Grand. SAMUEL ABOU Ben Adhem Lodge No. 112, I O. O. F.—Members are. hereby notified end_the funeral of our late brother, THOMAS REN- DELL, TUESDAY, at 12 m., t Hall. G SW DIVISION No. lar month A. O. H—The regu- v ‘meeting of this division will be held at Hibernia F Ninth st., on TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 1599, » at 7:30 p. m. BARTLY LEE, F resident. T. L. CLANCY, Secretary. Soipms. THE annual meeting of the dies’ Protection and Re held at the home THU 1899, at 2 p. m. 2/;/1 IS 0. 0. F. G an Franciseo La Society will b JAY, January 12, ALIC BROWN, Rec. Sec. THE_ annual meeting of the stacknoiders of THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., will be held at its bagc- ing house, No. 301 Montgomery st., San Fran- cisco, Cal., on TUESDAY, January 10, 1399, at I:15 o'clock p. m.. for the election of di- Tectors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. D. B. DAVIDSON, Secretary. Ban Francisco, December 8, 1853. UAL MEETING—Notice is hereby given that tHe tenth annual meeting of the stock- holders of the San Francisco and Oakland Mutual. Loan, Association will be held at the office of the corporation, 518 Mantgomery st., corner of Commerclal, = San Francisco, on WEDNESDAY, January 4th, at 7:30 | oclock p. ‘m., for purpose of electing directors for the ensulng vear, presentation of the tenth annual report and the. transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. Books are now apen for subscription 1000 shares of stock ~¢ the eleventh loans made in San Franciss and Alameda Counties only; interest G per cent per an- num, free of mortgage taves, premium 2 per Cent gross, or 50 cents per share fn- stallments, at 'pleasure of ower, which amounts to $1250 per month -~ each $1000 net cash received by the bor ower: this sum paying both principal and interest; loans may De repald at any time desired. der of the Board of Directors THOMAS 1. WELSH, A. SBARBOZO, Secretary. SPRING Valley Water Works, December 25, 1835 —The the stockhalders of the Spring Valley Works will_be held at th company, 126 Stockton st., California, at 12 o'clock noon on WEDNES- DAY, the'11th.day of January, 1S90, to elect trustees to serve for the ensuing vear and for the transaction of such other business as may come hefore the me PELHAM W to serles: 7 T President an Franc annual meeting o, of Water office” of the n Francisco, AMES, ‘Secretary THE regular annual meeting of the stockhold- ers.of the Sumdum Chief Mining Company will_be held at the office of the company. room 3. Hobart building. Market st., San Francisco, Cal.. on FRIDAY, the 6th day of January, 1899, at the hour of 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a board of di- Tectors to serve Auring the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come tefor: the meetin Ii G. STEVENSON, 'OCKHOLDERS' Meeting—The annual meet- ing of *the stockholders of the California Dry- dock Company will be held at the office of the company. No. 202 California_street, San Francigco, California, on MONDAY. January ), 1699, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing vear, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. W. F. RU ELL. Secretary Office No. Calis nia street. room 3 San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 24, 1898 Secretary. your planc withbut re- UNCLE HARRIS, near Market <t A LOAN can be had on moval, or we will buy it 15 Grant ave DIVID ND NCTICES. OFFICE of The Hibernia Savings and Loan Soclety, corner Market, McAllister and Jones sts., San Francisco, Dec. 25, 1898.—At a regu- lar ‘meeting of the board of directors of this soclety, heid this day, a dividend has been declared at the rate of three and one-half (3%) per cent per annum on all deposits for six months ending December 31, 1838, fres from all taxes, and payable on and after January 1, 188, ROBERT J. TOBIN, DIVIDEND notlce—Security Savings Bank, 222 Montgomery st., Mills building. For the half vear ending December 31, 133 dividends on term deposits at the rate ‘of four (4) per cent per annum, and on ordinary deposits at the rate of three and one-third (3 1-3) per cent per annum, free of taxes, will be payable on and atter January 3, 1859 S. L. ABBOT JR., DIVIDEND notice—Mutual Savings Bank of San Francisco, 33 Post street. Kor the haif year ending December 31, 1593, a dividend has been declared at the rate of three and six- tenths (3.6) per cent per annum on all de- free. of taxes, payable on and after y, January 3.°1899. GEORGE A. STORY. Cashter. Secretary. ecretary. DIVIDEND Notice—Savings and Loan Society, 101 Montgomery st., corner of Sutter. The hoard of dircctors declared a dividend for the bulf year ending December 31, 1888, at the rate of four (4) per cent per annum on term de- posits and three and one-third (3 1-8) per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, free of taxes, and payable on and after Tuesday, ry 3, 1899 Dividends not called ‘or are fdded to and bear the same rate of dividend us the principal from anu after January 1, 1599, CYRUS W. CARMANY, Cashier. DIVIDEND NOTICE—Dividend No._88 (Afty cents per share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company. will be payable at the office. 3271 Market st.. on and after Tuesday, January 3, 1808, Transfer books will close on Wednesday, i Secretary. December 28, 189, at 3 o'clock p. m. E.'H. SHELDON, DIVIDEND NOTICE—The Continental Bulild- ing and Loan Association. No. 222 Sansom street: For the year ending December 31, 1898, a dividend has been declired at the rate of 6 per cént per annum on ordinary deposits. 7 per cent un term deposits. 10 her cent per annum to class “F" stock and 12 per cent per annum to class A" stock, all free of taxes. WILLIAM CORRIN. Secretary. By or- | SPECIAL NOTICES. Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and T ome “Soclety. hereby glves notice that it has -admitted into-the orphanage from July 1,155, to December 31, 18 the followin named orphans and half orphans, boys an girls, viz: Sarah Rothenstein, aged 7 years: Hyman Rothenstein, aged 5 years; Henry Barron, aged § years: Edwin Abrams, aged 5 years 2 months: Harry Benjamin, aged § years 9 months; Saaie Kohn. aged 10 years: Jrene Weil, aged 5 vears; Helen Well, aged 4 years: Abraham Danziger, aged 11 years, and Leo Rosenthal, ared 3 years 9 months. BAD tenants ejected for $i: collections mad city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTIO! CO., 415 Montgomery st., rooms 9-10; tel. 5580. ROOMS papered from $3; whitened, $1_u palnting done. Hartmann Paint Co., 343 3d st. ne Weekly Call, ng, $1 per yea news for 5 cent in wrapper, for mall | A WEEK' 16 page: SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. LADIES desiring first-class help of all nation- alities can secure same by calling on or ad- dressing MISS CULL 325 Sutter st. FIRST-CLASS cook desires situation; hotel or boarding house; pastry and meat cooking; best references; city or country. MISS CUL- N, 32 Sutter st. 'TABLE young girl wishes situation to | do general housework: is willing and oblig- | ing: no triflers. Address box 578, Call offi RESP! LADY of refinement with pleasing manner and business tact, desires position as managing housekeeper. ~Address or call for three days, | _MRS. HILL, 407 Taylor st iR FINE washing by a first-class French laun- dress at her home. 1308 Lyon st. SWEDISH girl of experience wishes to care for a child in a first-class family. 741 Thir- teenth st., near Fillmore. MIDDLE-AGED woman wishes general house- work for room and board. Address 142 Sixth LIABLE woman wishes situation to do gen- private fam Addre: RE eral housework; is a good coo ily in cottage or flat; §10 per month. box 382, Call office FIRST-CLASS dressmaker wi engagements: price moderate. st., near Seventh | RESPECTABLE wom. | "housekeeper or hausework: 1024% Folsom st hes a_few more 1073% Market wishes situation as city or country. | THOROUGHLY competent Protestant woman would like ‘situation as nurse, seamstress or Working housekeeper. Inquire at 119 Sixth st. SOBER, Industrious German woman wants housecleaning or washing by the day; price, to $1. Address 1554 Market st A MIDDLE-AC hes to do gen- ID woman wis eral housework: city or country. Please call | woman _wants situation for e of children; good plain | . bet. Gough and Octav ALL the consideration and respect shown to Jadies who are temporarily emba:-assed at UNCLE HARRIS', 15 Grant ave.. nr. Marke | LADY. hairdressing, poolng; also Send order by postal, ket. st. WINCHESTER Hous ket; 200 rooms; 25c to $1 50 night convenient and respectabl aggage to and from ferry would like few regular customers for bleaching, dyeing and sham- beautifying face and hands. Halrdresser, 1206 Mar- . 44 Third st., near Mar- $130 to 3 free "bus LADY of compétence and ability desires po- sition in any clerical capacity.or as cashier; unexceptional references; cash security or bonds. G. M. G., 1239 Clay sf MANAGING housekeeper in a family of re- | “finement by a widow from the Bast: refer- | ence. Aadress till Jan. 3. Housekeeper, 1375 | Eleventh ave., East Oakland. | e i A WEEK'S news for 5 cents—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, in wrapper, for malling, $1 per SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. E-CHINE all kinds GEO. AOKI, 8 SE and Japanese Employment Offic | “best-help.” 41412 O'Farrell st.; tel. East 436 | 1rO: | " help! ER- wants position- polishing shirts and collars on St. Clair machine and good finish- \ ing:§ years' experience. T. D., 619 Pacific st. | GERMAN-AMERICAN, steady. age 18 vears, | “from a farm, would ‘like to find a job | in the city; is - willing to work for small ages. Pox 381, Call office | YOUNG man of good habits wishes any kind of | position: wages no object. " Address box 5%, Call office. YOUNG man wishes situation in private fam- ily; can do gardening or care for horses and cows: speaks French and English. 3121 Six- teenth st. YOUNG man w position as bellboy he or to drive_delivery wagon; best city references. | Box 584, Call office. JAPANESE boy seeks job to do morning or ening _work in family; ‘wages no object. NAKA, 3211 Jessie st. | | ALL who interid to go to the country can stores | " their sealskins, silverware, piano or valu- ables for safe keeping till they return, receiv- | ing a loan as well, from UNCLE HARRIS, 15 | Grant ave., near Market st. | STEADY position as night or day watchman | “or any other light work, by middle-aged | man: thoroughly honest, wiiling and trust- worthy: wages not. so much an object as | _steady job. JOS. T., Call Office. | STRONG young German desires situation of | “any kind. BARTL. 282 Seventh st.; rear house. JAPANESE schoolboy wants a situation to do | “"housework or as waiter | Address 08 Howard st wages reasonable. BUTCHER—Good " cutter and salesman, with | good references, wants position. Addres: | box 538, Oakland office Call, Tenth and Broad- way. married man of 40 vears, a po- . where honesty is wanted; can $300 as security. Addres HELP WANTED—FEMALE $20. MISS CUL- | WArTR LEN, 6 HOUSE count W S for Boulder Creek, st 25 Sutte: eac! v and 25 Sutter st. S for restaurant; $6 per week. MISS JLLEN, 325 Sutter st = = = S - - |2 OND girls; $20 each. CULLEN, 325 utter st. A_COOK and second girl; same nouse: §: $15. MISS CULL ¥, Sutter st | NURSEGIRL: sieep home; $10 to $15. MISS CULLEN, | GIRL for general housework for Modesto; §20. | MISS CULLE 325 Sutter st | TWO chambermalds; $20 each; call early. MISS | _CULLEN, 52 Sutfer st | CHAMBERMAID, $20; sleep home. MISS CUL- | LEN, 3% Sutter st. Sutter st. 20 chamber- cond girls, $25, ch; 2 ., §: maids, 12 housework girls, 320 and i voung girls to a light housework, $15 and $10. MISS LEN, 3% Sutter st. C..R: HANSEN & CO... Head waltress, Telephone Grant 155 city, $23: 2 waitresses, coun- try, $25; 2 waltresses, country, $20; 2 wait- resses, same country hotel, 2 chambermaids to bermalds, $1750; 2 lunch restaurant waitresses, $6; 2 restaurant resses, §5: pantry girl, $8. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104" Geary st. CLASS manlcure for splendid_position call to-da; C. R. HANS & CO;, 104 Geary _..Telephone Grant 155, $30; German chambermaid ladies” mald to g0 to En- . R. HANSEN & €O, Cook, 2 in famil and waltress, §: | | land; German or French cook, : 20 cooks and house girls, §20, §2 and and many | young giris to assist. $12 to $20. R. HAN- | s IN & CO., 104 Geary. st. | GIRL to do general housework and assist with | children; small wash; C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st MIDDLE: nds care ANSEN & CO, AGED woman who thoroughly under- of small_chiliren; $10. C. R. 04 Geary st S, country hotel, fare paid: cooks, k_girls, ete., country. MURRAY & 624 and 636 Clay st READY, WANTED—A large number of servants of all nationalities for different kinds of work to fill situations too numerous to advertise; wages 1rom $12 to $%: city and country: call early. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. WANTED—Cool and girls for housework. Larkin_st. chambermaids, nursegirls MRS. HIRD, 631 GIRLS of all natlonalities wanted at MISS WELLS' Emp. Of., 123% Park st., Alameda. you | f | | | | Protestant girl for general housework, ccoking, etc.; wages § Apply 1125 O'Far- 21l st | ACTIVE girls for mangle work. St.. Nicholas Laundry, Seventeenth and Folsom sfs. WANTED—Competent girl to do cooking: ref- erences required. Apply between 12 and 2, 1910 Washington st. DIVIDEND NOTICE—Th- German Savings and Loan Soclety, 526 California st.—For the half vear ending December 31 1S3, a divi- dend has been declared at the rate of four (4) per cent per annum on term deposits and three and one-third (3 1-%) per cent per annum on ordinary dep sits, free of taxes. payable on and after Tuesday, January 3, 1599, GEORGFE TOURNY. Secretary. HUMBOLDT Savings and Loaun Geary st.—The directors have deciared the fol- lowing semu-annual dividends: 4 per cent per annum on term and 3 1-3 per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, payable on and after January 3, 1§ g ERNEST ' BRAND, Sec. Soclety, 18 | PROTESTANT girl for general housework: small family. 17 Post st WANTED—Good skirt and waist hands at 121 st., room 49. G girl to assist with light heusework, Ellis st. WANTED—A first-class pants finisher at 180 Tehama .st., near Third. WANTED—Lady to pose as artist's mode cellent remuneration. Address R. 586. Call office. l LADIFS and girls to learn embroidery and take home piece work.--705 Ellis st. ex- . box