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10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1899. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. WATER FIGHT HAS ALREADY OPENED UP Private Owners May Refuse to Pay. | THE COUNCIL TO BE TESTED| NO LEGAL SCHEDULE OF RATES | NOW EIISTS. | 7 | The “Solid Six” Will Have an Oppor- tunity to Prove Their realty to ~hose Whom They Represent. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 2). The facts connected with the consolida- tion of the two water companies published | 1l were eagerlv discussed in prospect that Oakland | called upon to pay water rates at would give G per cent on a capitaliza- tion of $9,000,0 not looked upon with | f as it would mean more than dou- bling the rate now in force. The water question has been revived, and the bills of the municipality which are now held up by the Board of Works will serve to revive afresh the scandal of a year ago. Next Monday night the bills will be| brought up and the Council will have to | take some action regarding them. A reso- | 1 will be i oduced by Mr. Girard | recommending t the bills be not yuud.} d then the v nber stands this time, a me will show just how each | when many of the mem- | bers are candidates for Te-election and | any more are contemplating becoming | €0, the question of water rates is of para- mount importance. Whether the solid six will vote to pay the bills or whether one of them will switch to the honest five is matter for speculatic but those who are supposed to know declare that there will | be no break in the vote and that there will | 1 {imen ready to give pani to which | not entitled. } d this be done, some citizens | mandamus the City Auditor | from pa g the bills, as City Attorney | ven his opinion to the Fire and that there are no legal | rates now i and that the ordi- | nance vet or and the re passed without inquiry are alfke in- Just how far this opposition to water rates may go is problemat- f individual consumers follow » of the city and decline to pay oreseen what the results will law provides that the penalty for ng water rates except upon a legal | dule shall be forfeiture of the plant. > nobody belleves that any such e » judgment will be meted out, it is| t there is much trouble ahead | water compani MARY BATTLES IS GRANTED A DIVORCE THE CHARGES OF EXTREME CRUELTY SUSTAINED. The Wife of an Alameda Politician | Tells a Sad Story of Domestic Tricls Dow h Wa Oakland Office San F: %08 Broadway Ogden this s Mary C B ancisco Call, | January 20. n grant- ed a divorce to les from | Ward Battles, a well-known politician of this city, on the ground of extreme cruelty. The plaintift was awarded cus- | tody of the minor child, a girl 9 years old; alimo t $30 per month, and the use of the family homestead on San Antonio avenue, Alameda, for a period of ten years. The fendant did not appear, and Hen- | Municipal League and the Republicans. | It is rumored that the Independents will | enough to have nominated Mr. Breed, who | is identified with one of the real estate LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR Snow Admitted to Be Very Strong. THE RADICALS MAY UNITE A RUMOR ABOUT BREED IS PLAINLY FALSE. Independents and Democrats May Decide to Fight the League-Re- publican Candidates—Bros- nahan Talks, Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 20. It 18 not improbable that the independ- | ent Republicans and the Democrats will | repeat the trick played so ably by the put up a ticket that will receive the sup- port of the nominations of the Democrats and that the issue will be along the same lines as prevailed four years ago. Just whom the Independents will select for Mayor is in doubt. The names of John L. Davie, M. J. Keller and Fred V. Wood have been brought forward, but not one of them will say anything positive ex- cept that he will not go out of his way to get the nomination. The situation regarding the mayoralty is of more than general interest. Auditor Snow, who has been nominated by the League and the Republicans, will have a walkover unless all the opposition be confined to one candidate, in which event Mr. Snow will have a hard struggle. That the conserva- tive and radical factions of the city are pretty evenly divided is shown by the municipal elections of the past four years. On one occasion Davie, representing the radicals, beat J. W. Nelson of the con- servative element. Two years ago Mayor Thomas, then of the conservative ele- ment, now a doubtful quantity, only beat Mayor Davie, a pronounced radical, by 74 votes. This condition is generally main- tained, and it matters not to a great ex- tent how many candidates are in the fleld, the issue generally simmers down to these lines. . Auditor Snow, the choice of the con- servatives, is not altogether unacceptable to a portion of the radical element, while at the same time he can hardly be called the choice of some of the conservatives. Should the Independents and Democrats unite on a man to head the ticket it would not be a sure thing to pick the winner. The contest over the auditorship, so far as developed, is almost as Interesting. Arthur H. Breed, a Republican, and D. C. Hinsdale, a Leaguer, are nominated, but there is a general impression that the Republican candidate is largely in the lead. Mr. Breed is the chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, and as one-half of the county politics is done in Oakland, Mr. Breed may be con- sidered as the choice of the organization. | When the Municipal League announced its platform, which is very favorable to the acquisition of land for public parks, it was freely whispered that owners of realty anxious to sell to the city had caused their influence to be felt, and this was strengthened when it became known that the League was to nominate A. H. Breed. The turning down of Mr. Breed by the League, however, dispelled this idea, because had any such influence been brought to bear it would have been strong concerns anxious to make a trade with the city. Councilman Brosnahan, at the meeting of the Democratic City Central Committee | last night, said 'that the ticket of the Municipal League would not be recorded and that its candidate for Auditor, Mr. Hinsdale, would withdraw in favor of the Republican nominee on condition that he | be retained in his present position as | Deputy Auditor. Just what foundation | Mr. Brosnahan had for saying this is not known, but it is positively denied by the Municipal League and Mr. Hinsdale. The situation politically will bear watch- | ing. There are indications in many direc- tlons that strenuous efforts will be made to split up the decent vote in some wards in order that gang Councilmen may be ry McPike, atto; for Mrs. Battles, re- quested that the « be tried behind closed doors, but Judge Ogden declined t0 make such an order. Mrs. Battles was accompanied by eral Alameda ladies, who testified to the defendant’s partiality to the flowing bowl, his absence from home nights, and the fact that last Oc tober Mrs, suffered from a badly discolored e from defe M 3 mer comings withal to conduct the hou struck her in the eve last October, and ¢ frequently came home under the in- nce of liquor, to which she attributed amily troubles. On sgveral of these occaslons the defendant ‘“‘had scared her nearly to death” by tying a lot of tin- cans to a long string, taking the strin 1 the bedroom and then pulling it on i supposed to have resulted ant’'s cruelty. s also testified. She cited nu- ances of the husband's short- n failing to give her the where- ehold; that he until the rattling of the tincans would almost arouse the neighborhood. Thus he made night hideous and forced her to seek relie ————————— LIPKA DID NOT SHOOT. His Wife Proposes to Prosecute Her Suit for Divorce. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 20. Attorney Mitchell was not shot dead to-day by Elkan M. Lipka, but the Lipka divorce case was dismissed. publication in The Call this morning of the tragic threat of Mr. Apka that unless Attorney Mitchell ac- ceded to his wife's wishes and dismissed the divorce suit he (Lipka) would shoot off the top of Mr. Mitchell's head, caused The exc much interest in the case among attor- peys at the Court House. The troubles of the Lipkas have been before the public for some time and a divorce sult was ex- pected long before it was filed. There is @ large amount of property owned by them and t had more influence on the sult than any of the evidence alleged to be in existence Lipka and his wife became prominent about three months ago by having aquar- rel on Broadway, on which occasion Of- ficer Scanlan threatened to arrest him if he sald one more indecent wife on the street. Some time vorce suit was file made to trap Lipka in a Washington street lodging-house. The existence of the scheme d been tipped off to him and he engaged the services of a police officer to establish his innocenci Lipka a ‘wife a few days since compromised their quarrel to some ex- tent and Mrs. Lipka expressed a desire to have the divorce suit dismissed, but her husband understood that her attor- ney advised her differently. This angered Lipka and the scene of _yesterday with the threat followed. Lipka says he is perfectly willing for | his wife to get a divorce on statutory grounds, but he Will not permit a sepa- ration to be granted in which any crim- inal allegation is set up. In the Superior Court this morning the suit of Lipka vs. Lipka was dismissed at the request of the wife and because she desires to fille a new complaint. Attorney M. C. Chapman, who is now assoclated with Attorney Mitchell, says that Lipka’s behavior is entirely uncalled for and that his associate had no_idea of doing anything unprofessional. Mitchell is still of counsel for Mrs. Lipka and says Lipka was not nearly so aggressive as he would have the public believe. ———————— Robert Barr has a capital story in next Sunday’s Call. elected. These moyements have hardly as cet shown their heads, but the surface is | already ruffled, and within a few days | many such attempts to perpetuate scan- | dalous government will bob up. | CAPTAIN DUNHAM’'S DEATH. | The Passing Away of a Pioneer Sea- ! faring man. OAKLAND, Jan. 20.—Captain Woodruft Dunham died at the Recelving Hospital this morning from injuries sustained last Tuesday night in a fall through an open hatchway into the hold of the ship In- diana at the Franklin street wharf. In the fall the deceased fractured several ribs and received other internal injuries. Later pneumonia set in. Deceased was a native of Connecticut, aged nearly 70 vears, and was one of the best known local seafaring men, having | come here in 1850. In the early 'days he sailed schooners on the bay, the Golian | belng one of his fleet. He also established | brickyards at California City, Marin Count; in company with Lew errills and Lew Willlams, two fellow townsmen from Connecticut. 'In those days he con tracted with Jim Fair, J. W. Mack: Sharon, Flood and O'Brien, at their min- ing camps, and in his time he aceumu. lated a fortune reaching $150,000, but through the mining stock market he lost the bulk of it. He leaves a widow, one scn and a daughter. —————— Reddy Jurors -Disagree. OAKLAND, Jan. 20.—The jury in the case of John P. Reddy, charged with criminally assaulting liitle Irene Shat- | tuck of Alameda, was out from 3 o'clock this afternoon until 10:15 to-night, when Judge Hall discharged the jurors because they could not agree. They declined to | B L S S S S s Rt T T T T P VPO U PO and Arthur M. Ellis. thelr college career. last national convention. B. Rising; the fraternity’s ranks. tian Association, matic Club and the U. undergraduate scholars. ERKELEY, Jan. 20.—The California Chapter of the honorary fra- ternity of Phi Beta Kappa has made its first selection of new mem- bers from the student body of the university. selection were based upon high attalnment in scholarship, and the names of those who have been thus recognized are: tiss, Miss Clotilde A. Grunsky, Harold S. Symmes, Roy Victor Nye Phi Beta Kappa is an honorary fraternity, founded toward the close of the last century among the New England colleges. is limited to those alone who have shown marked ability during a col- lege course, and students are not elected until just toward the close of The fraternity’s insignia is a flat, oblong key, made of gold, and stamped with the Greek letters of Phi Beta Kappa. To wear one of these is looked upon as one of the highest honors and the most coveted marks of recognition in the academic world. has chapters in forty of the leading colleges and universities in the coun- try, its presence at any institution being looked upon as one of the surest guarantees of national standing. The California chapter was organized during the latter part of 1898, its charter being granted at the fraternity’'s It was with considerable charter was obtained, as the society’s policy has alwa; by a strong conservatism, and it never enters any being sure that its standard of scholarship is of the very highest. twelve of the professors in the Berkeley faculty are entitled to wear the golden key, and chiefly through their influence and representations mystic badge was brought west of the Rockies. The decision of the national organization to come to California was regarded at the time as being one of the most signal honors which the university had gained during its whole history, for now its graduates enter the classic circles of Eastern college men on a level of perfect equality with them. The Berkeley chapter organized itself immediately after the granting of the charter, and elected officers as follows: First vice president, President Martin J. Kellogg; second vice president, Professor George H. Howison; third vice president, Professor Irving J. Stringham; secretary, Dr. zatfon the chapter proceeded to elect new members, and its cholce fell upon the five names above as being the students who by their high at- tainment in scholarship were deemed most worthy to be numbered within Their names have just been announced. Miss Clotilde Trunsky is president ‘Women students and a prominent member of the Young Women's Chris- Harold Symmes is editor of the Daily Californian, editor of the University of California Magazine and president of the U. C. Dra- C. Sketch Club. Curti: made the finest records in thelr studiés of any students in the university. They all enjoy the distinction of being the first California collegians to be awarded the golden key and to pass into the brotherhood of recognized D R R e e e R R R R S HONORED WITH THE MYSTIC BADGE OF SCHOLARSHIP Berkeley -Students Elected fo Phi Beta Kappa— A o-Ed Among the Number. The grounds for David R. Cur- Its membership Phi Beta Kappa difficulty that the been dominated college without first About the President, Professor Willard Kendrick C. Babcock. After organi- of the University’s Associated , Nye and Ellis have R T eSS S SUY NEARLY SMOTHERED TO DEATH IN MUD A. B. SMITH SINKS TO HIS CHIN IN SLIMY SLICKENS. Lost His Way in the Darkness and Fell Off the Narrow Gauge Pier. ALAMEDA, Jan. 20.—A. B. Smith of 833 Polk street, San Francisco, nearly lost his life last night In the soft black mud that is being pumped up by the dredger between the seawall and the narrow- gauge pler. He had sunk into the slimy slickens nearly up to his chin, when his cries for help were answered by Night ‘Watchman Joseph W. Josephs, who with difficulty rescued the man from his peril- oys position. Smith’'s account of himself is not very clear. He says he came from San Fran- cisco to apply for employment on the dredger, but instead of going there he started to walk along the trestle to Oak- land. He lost his way in the darkness and stepped out into the soft mud. At first he sank only to his knees, but as he made frantic efforts to get out he began oing down deeper and deeper, and would gnve gone entirely out of sight and prob- ably would never have been heard of again had it not been for the timely as- sistance of Josephs. The man was taken to the pumphouse and kept there until this morning, when he was escorted to the City Prison. Smith is still theere, wrapped in blankets, walting for his clothing to dry. He gives a graphic description of his sensations as he sank deeper and deeper to almost certain death. “I thought my time had come for sure,” he said. “I was sinking, sinking all the time, and the more I tried to get out of the mud the deeper I got into it. The slime seemed to be climbing up and suck- ing me down. state just how they stood. ““The feeling of the stuff as I gradually Has Merit : FOR . | | ADVERTISEMENTS. word to his | S o later a di- | and an attempt was | Reputation : Hunyadi Janos Natural Laxative Water Superiority. Constipation and Hemorrhoids IT IS UNEXCELLED. ‘ - Beware of Substitutes! s | O DD DD DD DD DI DI IRACACACACACARACACARACAC AT went down, down was fearful, and almost drove me mad. I lost all hope, and ex- pected every moment that the mud would rise above my mouth and smother me. I felt sure it was all off with me. I re- viewed my past life in a hurry, and won- dered if my chances in the next world would be good. I saw a light shining over the mud and heard some one coming just as I had sunk down to my chin. I never felt so happy in my life as while I was Dbeing dragged out of that slime. ———————— FOUND WHAT HE LOOKED FOR. J. R. Bigler Searches for Trouble and Runs Into Lots of It. ALAMEDA, Jan. 20.—J. R. Bigler, an Alameda business man, was severely beaten this afternoon by Lee Clinton, a colored man who was formerly in Bigler's employ. There had been trouble between the men for some time. Clinton claimed that Bigler owed him some money and about a week ago commenced suit against him and had his place of business at- tached. Since then Bigler has lost no opportunity to apply language to the col- ored gentieman that was more forcible thau elegant. Bigler met him to-day on Lincoln ave- nue and renewed the dispute. Clinton told him to go away and not bother him, at the same time retreating into a store. Bigler followed and made a pass at the negro. Clinton squared away and went for his antagonist. Bigler had nis front teeth knocked out, his lips cut and eyes blackened. After a few rounds in the store Clinton threw Bigler through the door, where the latter came in contact with a bucketful of paint. Bigler and the paint rolled about on the sidewalk until the vanquished man could not rec- ognize himself. Both men will probably be arrested to- mMOrrow morning. T — STRUCK A LIVE WIRE. OAKLAND, Jan. 20.—A telephone wire dangling over a trolley wire on Twelfth street, near Webster, caused the death of a valuable horse and endangered the lives of three people this morning. George Larrabee, an employe of E. D. Williams, was driving down the street, when his horse struck the wire. The shock was so strong that the animal died almost instantly. The wire first struck its head, and when the unfortunate beast fell it lay on its legs, burning through both of them. The sudden stoppage of the wagon threw Larrabee violently to the | ground, but forturately he did not come in contact with the wire. Just behind Larrabee’s wagon were two_others, and driven by Balkeley Emmett. Both stopped when they saw the accldent, and this ?ltine saved them from meeting the same ate. ————————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, January 20. Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, 28 hours from Eu- raka. SAILED. Stmr Empire, Nelson, Goos Bayr 7 DOMESTIC PORTS. GREENWOOD—Sailed Jan 20—Stmr Green- wood, for San Francisco. USAL—Arrived Jan 2 Y e an 20-Stmr Sunol, hence TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS, NEW YORK—Arrived Ji ’%T‘AA.“"W' rrived Jan 20—Stmr Aragonia, SGOW—Sailed Jan 19— for Philadelphia. S e b m‘lE"A.RErElé; ES—Ayfl'l\kefl. J.Vnn ,%_SQ—SUHY Kara- . from New York. Jan from New York. poar Rl LONDON—Sailed Jan 19—8i New: Tork tmr Manitou, for. THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks stood about the same. There was a good business in local securities, with @& number of varlations both ways. The delinquent assessment sale of the Mount Diablo Mill and Mining Company was held yesterday. The Spring Valley Water Company paid a dividend of 50 cents per share yesterday. The dividend of the Hutchinson Plantation Company yesterday was 25 cents per share. The directors of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpals Scenic Railway propose to create a bonded indebtedness of $100,000 to pay the in- debtedness, purchase more rolling stock and property and otherwise improve the road, and a speclal meeting of stockholders has been aa.lled for March 27 to vote upon the propos! on. At the recent annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Germania Trust Company the following directors were elected: H. Brunner, E. A. Denicke, F. Kronenberg, J. C. Rud, A Sbarboro, F. C. Siebe, H. P. Sonntag, A. G. Wieland, John Rapp. The new board organ- ized with Ernest A. Denicke as president and H. Brunner as cashier. The bank pald stock- holders 6 per cent during the year. In the Standard Consolidated mine at Bodie for the week ending January 14 the usual prospecting work was done on the 150, 318, 336 and 700-foot levels. Raise 1 on the 150 level has 16 Inches falr grade ore. Raise 1 on the 318 level shows 30 inches of fair grade ore. The south drift in No. 10 vein on the 218 level shows 16 Inches of ore that is improving. A raise on the 700 level is cutting ore of good quality. . In the stopes ore of good quality, though much mixed, Is being extracted on the 270 level. Small streaks of good ore are being followed on the 470 level. At the mill the ore tramway is about complete. The machinery is all delivered and is being set up. The batiery frame is nearly complete, and the mortars placed. At Green Creek all work on the elec- trical machinery will be finished in a few days. At tailings plant No. 1 a final clean-up for the season is being made. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Jan. 20. Morning Session. Board— 10 Alaska Packers' Assn 10 Hana Plantation Co 50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar, s 90. 50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. 8 Hutchinson S P Co 50 Mutual Electric Light 200 Mutual Electric Light 20 Mutual Electric Light 5 Mutual Electric Light, cash 116 Oceanic S S Co, s %0 60 Oceantc S § Co. 10§ F Gas & Electric Co, s 10. 2% S F Gas & Electric Co 8 8 F Gas & Electric Co 20 Spring_Valley Water $2000 U S 3 per cent bonds Afternoon Session. Board— 100 Hana Plantation Co . 530 Hutchinson S P Co 35 Mutual Electric Li $10,000 North Ry of Cal 5 per cent bonds.112 1% S F Gas & Electric Co 30 S F Gas & Electric Co . 78 F Gas & Electric Co, § 10, $1000 Spring Valley 4 per cent bonds Street— $2000 S V 4 per cent bonds (3d mortgage).101 INVESTMENT B 108 18 NT BOARD. Morning Sessfon. Board— 50 Mutual Electric Co 25 Mutual Electric Co 5 S F Gas & Electric Co, s 50 S F Gas & Electric Co, s 30 60 Hutchinson . Street— 5 Equitable Gaslight 2 Equitablo Gaslight 50 Equitable Gaslight Afternoon Session. Board— 65 Central Light & Power 50 Mutual Electric Co 50 Mutual Electric Co 25 Mutual Electric Co 25 Equitable Gaslight Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board vesterday: Morning Session. 041600 Hale & Norcrs, 17(100 Ophir 38 100 Alpha Con 100 Belcher .. E 200 Best & Belcher. 1000 Bullion . 63| 100 Con Cal & Va..13 100 Gould & Curry. 25 Afternoon Session. 3 200 Alta 05(200 Justice .. 0 100 Andes 101100 Occidental 2 200 Hale & Norers. 08 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Belcher ........ . 18]200 Mexican 2 500 Best & Belcher. 200 Mexdcan 31 200 Chollar . . 121200 Oceldental 2 50 Con ‘a1 35/200 Ophir 51 100 Con Cal & Va.i 321|400 Savage . 08 100 Con Cal ‘& Va..1 361200 Union Con ..... 32 300 Gould & Curry. 2| Afternoon Session. 200 Best & Belcher. 37(300 Justice 08 | 200 Chollar . 111200 Sierra Nevad 66 100 Con Cal & Va.1'3215/100 Yellow Jacket.. 15 | 200 Gould & Curry. 26/ CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, Jan. 20— p. m. Bld Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha Con — 04| Julia . 03 0d Alta 04 66| Justice 07w Andes 09 11| Kentuck . 05 10 Belcher 16 17|Lady Wasl — & Benton C 04 10| Mexlcan 30 2 Best & Belcl 37 33|Occidental 30 Bullion . 02 03|Ophir . 51 Caledonia 2 23{Overman 0 Chollar . 12 13'Potost 5 Challenge Con. 11 13/Savage 10 | Confldence . .b5 b7 /Scorpion 038 | Con Cal & Va.1201 Seg Belcher. 03 Con Imperial .. — 02 Sierra Nevad 67 Crown Point — 14 Sllver Hill — 04 Con New York. — 05 Syndicate 10 Eureka Con — Standard % — Exchequer. 03 Union Con 31 2 Gould & Curry 26(0tah ... ST T Hale & Norers. 08/Yellow Jacket.. 13 15 —_—————— Edward Everett Heale has a sermon | in next Sunday’s Call. €AN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the vear. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until 9:30 o'clock. 287 Hayes street; open untll 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. €15 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission street; open until 10 o’clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; until § o'clock. 108 Eleventh street: npen until 9 o'clock. 252 Miesion street; open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky etreets: open until 4 o'elock. opea MEETING NOTICES. ORIENTAL Encampment No. 67, T. O. O. F.—Regular session THIS (SATUR- DAY) EVENING, Jan. 2. Final ac- tion will be had on amendments to the by-laws. C: WOOLEY, C. P. H. E. BULLIVANT, Scribe. YERBA BUENA Lodge No. 15, I. i 0. O. F.—Members are hereby 2 notified to attend the funeral of 78 our late brother, A. M. COOK, 4L SUNDAY at 1 p. m., from I. 0. O. F. Hall, | JAMES BOYE: J. D. SCHLOEN, Rec. Sec. THE regular annual shareholder's meeting of the Independent Red Men's Hall Association will be held on TUESDAY EVENING, the 2ith inst., at | Red Men's Hall, 510 Bush street, at § o'clock sharp. Respectfully, CHAS. SCHLESINGER, President. B. A. SAMMANN, Secretary, NOTICE of Stockholders' Meeting—Office of the Mountain Ice Company of California, 827 Market st., San Francisco, Cal.—Notice is hereby given that in accordance with a reso- lution of the board of directors of the Moun- tain Ice Company of California, duly adopted at a meeting of said board, duly convened and held on the 16th day of December, 1838, a_special meeting of the stockholders of the Mountain_Ice Company of California will be held on Friday, the 24th day of February, 1899, atthe office of the company at 327 Market st., in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, the same be- ing the principal place of business and of- fice of said corporation, and the bullding where the board of directors usually meet. The object and purpose of said stockhold- ers' meeting is to then and there take into consideration and act upon a proposition to diminish the capital stock of safd com- pany from three hundred thousand (3300,000) doliars, divided into three thousand (3000) shares of the par value of one hundred ($100) dollars each, to thirty thousand (§30,000) dollars, divided into three thousand ~(3000) shares of of the par value of ten (510) dollars each. By order of the board of directors. JOSEPH MARTIN, Secretary of the Mountain Ice Company of California. THE regular annual meeting of the stockhold- ers of the Oceanic Steamshlp Company will be held at the office of the company, 327 Mar- ket etreet, San Francisco, Callfornia, on SATURDAY, the 21st day of January, 159, at 11 o'clock a’ m., for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors to serve for the ensu- ing vear, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meet- ing. Transfer books will close on Tuesday, January 10, 1899 at 3 o'clock p. m. E. H. SHELDON. Secretary. ETOCKHOLDERS' meeting—The annual meet- ing of the stockholders “of the Union Iron Works will be held at the office of the com- ny, 222 Market st. San Francisco, on RUBSDAY, Jannary 2, 1809, at 130 o Clock a. m., for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. J. O'B. GUNN, Secretary. Office, 222 Market st., San Francisco, Cal January 9, 189 Noble Grand. | WANTE] MEETING NOTICES—Continued. THE California Debris Commission, having re- ceived applications to mine by the hydraulic process, trom S. §. Taylor, in the Silver Star Flume and Mining Company'smine, near Span- ish Ranch, Plumas Co., to deposit tailings in a worked out pit; from H. S. Byam, in the Bonanza claim, in Amador Co., near Michi- gan Bar, to deposit tailings in Arkansas Creek, and from the Badger Hill and Chero- kee Gravel Mining Company, in the Badger Hill Mine, at Cherokee, Nevada Co.. to de- posit tailings in a worked-out pit, gives no- tice that a meeting will be held at room 59, Flood building, San Francisco, Cal., on Janu- ary 30, 1899, at p. m. 'hone Grant 155 Fresno, fare here; walitress, Ba- kersfield, §20, fare pald: restaurant waitress, Vallejo, §20; waltress, Kern, $2250, half fare rate; 2 chambermaids, Southern California, 320 ity, $17 R HAN chambermaid, first-class hotel, near $ericl 2 restaurant waitresse SEN & CO., 104 Geary s FRENCH second _girl, country, cook, $25; cook, small family, §25; across the bay, $13; French se $20, and many cooks and housegirls, country, $15 to $30. C. R. HANSEN THE regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Ice Company will be held at the office of the company. 327 Market st., San Francisco, Cal.. on Wednesday, the 1st day of February, 189, 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 come before the meetin; J. T. DONAHUE. Secretary, A LOAN can be had on your planc without re- moval, or we will buy it. UNCLE HARRIS, 16 Grant av near Market st. DIVIDEND NCTICES. DIVIDEND notice—Dividend No. § (Afty cents per share) of the Oceanic Steamship Company will be payable at the office of the com- v, 327 Market st., on and after Wedneas- February 1, 1839. Transfer books will close on Thursday, January 2, o'clock. E. H._SHELDON, SPECIAL NOTICES. BAD tenants eJected for 34; collections made; City or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO., 415 Montgomery st., rooms $-10: tel. 6630, ROOMS papered from $3; whitened, $1 up: painting done. Hartman Paint Co.. 343 3d st. B SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. MIDDLE-AGED [ worker; city or country. wages §20. NORTON, 313 Sutter st. | YOUNG girl to o woman; good cook and house- | MRS. 104 Geary st. WANTED—Nurse, cut_and fit? §25; nurs second girl, countr: German walitres seamstress, £25: 2 French maids and s work, $20 and $: n seamstress, maid and waitre 2 German cod w §30; neat $20; waitr restavrant, $6 s boarding house, 7 for housework 'in city and_coun: and $2%5 per month. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st girls' for housework. kin st. NUMBER of girls for housework; places; $15 and $20. MURRAY 634 and 635 Clay s W ED—A young girl to do light house- work and take care of baby; must sleep home, Apply at 283A Harriet st., bet. 10 and 11 D—Respectable n tailor e st o rl to work I early. D hands on gent ment v PERI stead: shi empl YOUNG girl to wait in restaurant. work. 1013 Golden Gate av ke $10 to 315 room 1 wan girl for light housework; Third st.; bakery. SCANDINAVIAN cook, first-class: also secon girl, desire situations. See J. F. CROSETT & CO. 16 Sutter st. COMPETENT woman wants to do light house- work in small plain family; a comfortable home more desirous than wages. Address box 22, Call Branch Office, 387 Hayes st. spectable girl about 14 to assist light housework. 424 O'Farrell st WANTED—Experienced operators to sew on men's shirts and underwear; a few Inexperi- enced will be taught. Apply between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. at the L. ELKUS CO., 23-31 Bat- tery st. MIDDLE-AGED woman wishes a situation at general housework; is a good cook; city or country; no postal cards. 10 Stockton place, off Grant ave. A NUMBER of young girls, inexperienced, will be taken for instruction in our white and flannel shirt department. Standard Shirt Fac- tory, corner Gough and Grove sts. MIDDLE-AGED woman wishes situation as working housekeeper or nurse; short distance in country. 108B Silver sf COMPETENT woman wishes to do chamber- Work or as laundress in hotel or boarding- good references. Mission’ st. CTABLE woman wishes situation by week or month; good cook. Call at 120 Sixth st., room 1, first floor. GED woman wishes situation as working housekeeper or nurse; short distance in country. 108B Silver st. WANTED—Situation by a first-class waltress in restaurant. 173 Minna st YOUNG woman wants any kind of work; half day. Call 135A Sixth st., over store. ALL the consideration and respect shown to Jadles who are temporarily emba:-assed at UNCLE HARRIS', 15 Grant ave.. nr. Market. REFINED young lady desires position as com- panion to elderly lady; understands music; remuneration small; city or country. Ad- dress E. M. PROCTOR, Postoffice, corner Seventeenth and Market sts. YOUNG woman wishes few hours or all day's work taking care of invalld, sewing or cham. berwork, Address B., Call'branch office, 615 ark G widow city or count MPETED s cook or genera city. Address box | FRENCH girl would like upstairs work. 1651 | ‘ourteenth ave. TION as working housekeeper by thor- oughly competent American lady; Al refer- er es. Call or address 20038 Golden Gate ave. ATION wanted by a respectable woman s 1d assist with sewing or up- stairs work; good reference. 587 O'Farrell a position as book- BY competent young lady, . cashter or saleslady; S 1561, _ASS girl (Scandinavian) wishes em- Dloyment; references. Address N., branch office 615 Larkin st ISPECTABLE woman wishes a position as wetnurse; is strong and healthy. 428% Shot- well st., upstairs, rear. RESPECTABLE young lady wishes situation as second girl or light housework. Call bet. 10 and 3 at 8 Lapidge st., nr. Lighteenth. LADY with a child 3 years old would like po- sition as housekeeper; cif 158 Mission 's INCHESTER House, # Third st.. near Mar- ket; 200 rooms; 25c to $1 60 night; $1350 to $8 week: convenlent and respectabls: fres ‘bus nd baggage to and from ferry. e SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE., JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds help. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary; tel. G CHINESE and Japanese Employment Office; beet help. 41435 O'Farrell st.; tel. East 436 ELDERLY man wishes to take care of some gentleman's place; city or country: acquaint- ed with gardening in all its branches; indus- trious and reliable; can give reference. Ad- bos ave., Ocean View, S. F., uation, city or country, by | younx married German groceryman; under- | stands handling of wine; good barkeeper and | bookkeeper; good references. Address K., box | 64, Call. | FIRST-CL worker and man about pls Call_office. w S Swedish coachman; good house- willing _and not afrald of work; many years best references. = Ad- | fon st., S. F. cake baker wants posi- Pine st. ALL who intend to go to the country can stors their sealskins, silverware, piano or val ables for safe keeping till they return, receiv. ing a loan as well, from UNCLE HARRIS, 15 Grant ave., near Market class bread an FIRS' s Address 2021% tion. WA ED—By a professional gardener, a po- sition as working foreman on private place or estate; well recommended by present and former employers; 15 vears' experience: when you take up cacti, I am second to mnone in their treatise and collecting of the sam write for particulars. Address SMITH, 42 Second street, City. WANTED—Employment, with opportunity for advancement; single man, aged 24; indus- trious, sober, learns quickly, handy with tools and machinery; limited knowledge of bookkeeping, mining, engineering, sur- veying. L. E. GRANTON, Oakland P.O., Cal. WANTED, by a first-class carpenter and joiner, a situation on a ranch, to repalr old buildings or build new wagons, farming tools, etc.; am also some- thing of a blacksmith. Address H. M. C. Joiner, 109 Montgomery st. ones, repalr carts, EDUCATED middle-aged man desires position with good house; could assist in office and be generally useful; knowledge of bookkeep- ing; high recommendations. J. J., box 1342, Cali office. | fon in an American family; no object; wants to perfect himself in the English language. Ad- dress A. C., 843 Pacific st. SITUATION wanted by experienced gardener: understands the care of greenhouses, lawn, | flowers, fruit and vegetables. Address Ger- dener, box Call offic | GOOD student wants positio Japanese. 522 Stockton st. v g00d all-round harness- maker, good repairer, can do some carriage | trimming, wants work in & country shop or on a large ranch; wages moderate: refer- ences. Address N.' A., Yountville, Cal. YOUNG man, American, from the East, would like position of any kind; honest and reliable; city or country; give bonds of $100. Address 583 Commercial street, room 1. WANTED by man and wife—Positions as cook; | man understands the care of st or | country; best references. Address Edward C., 28 Sixth st. SITUATION wanted by an experlenced office man; would like a nosition in a wholesale house. - Address box 1544, Call office. HON Japanese schoolboy wants place to work out of school hours. K. ISHIDA, 104 Eleventh st.. San Francisco. POSITION as cook, bartender or porter. Apply 1016 Market st., room 21. HELF WANTED—FEMALE. HOUSEWORK girl, Alameda, §2; San Ra- fael, $25; housework, Suisun, $25i Redwood, 2 Auburn, 2 in family, $20; Oakdale, $15, ns; 12 house girls, city and | country, $20 and $25; 6 young girls, assist, $10 to $15. MISS CULLE! 32, Sutt CHAMBERMAID, lodging-house, §15, easy place; German governess, $25; 3 restaurant waitresses, $6 per week. MISS CULLEN, 32 Sutter st. CHAMBERMAID, $0. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. FRENCH nurse, 1 child 3 years, CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. FRENCH second girl, $%; 6 waitresses and chambermaids, $20 each: seamstress and wait- ress, §2%5. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st. WANTED—Cashier, restaurant, $20 to $25; Ger- man or French cook. $35 to $40; 2 cooks and down stalirs, § laundress, $25: second and seamstress, 50 girls for housework and $20. MISS | | experience; ref- | | W assist. LEON ANDRE, 318 Stockton st. OPERATORS on wiyte and flannel overshirts a few Inexperienced hands taken and taught. LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 3 Fremont st 32_OR $100 to loan on your watch at UNCLE HARRIS', 15 Grant ave., near Market st. ANTED—Waltresses at 406 Ellis st. W, AT young girl for light housework. Apply at 3003A Buchanan st. WANTED—German or Swedish woman plain housework. 1035 Market; upstalirs. for FIRST-CLASS machine hand for ladles’ tatlor, and skirt hands. 383 Geary st. GIRL, German, for housework; must live home, 1063 Market st., upstairs. GIRL to learn pants making; paid while ing. 213 Minna st. GIRLS of all nationalities wanted at MISS WELLS' Emp. Of., 1243% Park st., Alameda. LEARN dressmaking and milllnery: positions free %c up. McDowell's. 108 Post. earn- ..Without children MARRIED. Man and wife f man and wife £ trict. MURRAY & READY, Clay st. a private country residence; a ranch in new mining di 634 and 636 SRS; assistant baker, young makers, Sc to 12 each. MURRAY , 634 and 636 Clay st. 8 WOODCHOPP. man: §9 £ 2 BOYS for a store, ¢ c and MURRA ADY & R Leading Labor Agents, ANT TO-DAY .ee Kk, $50, bos maker, MUR ARD] ers and und. farm bands, MURRAY & 634 and 636 TER m aper teamsters RRAY & READY, ATC R H Kitchen cr Head cook, meat and pastry, $60; second cook, $40; kitchen hand, $20; all for a year round country hotel, see party here this morning; man and wife as kitchep helpers, country 'hotel, §35; second cook ahd baker, ; cooks, $0, 340, $35 and §30; dishwasher, $20; kitchen help. C. R. U4 Geary st. MITH, country shop, §230 to $3_a : 3 men to grub willow on a ranch C. R. HAD a day and board; steady job. st. cook for institution, $30 resfaurant baker and pastry cook and wife, $30; waiter for Nevada, and others. Apply to J. CROSETT & CO., 623 Sacra- mento st WANTED—Cook for country hotel, $40; cook for a small restaurant, country, $40; broiler, 3$50; omnibus, §20; waiter, $25; porter for saloon, 38 a week; etc. ANDRE'S, 316 Stock- ton st. TED—Young man, 17 to 19, in wholesale business for office and general work; gradu- ate of business college preferred; salary small to begin with; must reside in San Francisca with parents. Address in own handwriting with references box 1369, Call office. SALESMAN now traveling to carry side lina Mexican carved leather goods on commis- sfon. H. & H. Mfg. Co., 1005 Buchanan st. W NTED—Steady man; established cash busi- good for $15 to $1S per week: must have $150 cash. National Exchange, 7 Grant ave. WANTED—2 schoolboys about 16 to work ona hour mornings, 1243 Mission; 12:30 to-day. Sarber for Saturday; wages 8. 221 WANTEDStrong boy to work in boat shop. Apply 646 Second st. ALL-ROUND call >—Boy with some experience to as- sist In dining room. Apply WANTED—Honest, smart boy In candy store, $3 per week. Apply Call offic S makers xteenth st. a. BOOTBLACK at 1073 Market st., near Seventh, WANTED—First-class walter in Park Hotel, 6-23 Turk st.; call early. PLUMBER end helper wanted. Polk st. RECRUITS wanted for the United States Ma- rine Corps, United States navy; able-bodied, unmarried men between the ages of 21 and 3 years, who are citizens of the United States, or those who have legally declared thelr in tention to become such:; must be of good char- acter and habits and able to speak, read and write English, and be between 5 feet 5 inches and 6 feet in height. For further information apply_at the Recruiting Office, 40 Ellis st., San Francisco, C: $100,000,000 TO loan on bonds, stock, real estate, goods in warehouse and in bond, or on valus ables of all kinds at 15 Grant ave., near Mar- ket UNCLE HARRIS. Apply 152 TED—Sober steady single man, middle. aged, deprived of one arm, with small capi. tal; chance to make money. Box 153, Call. SOLICITOR for ob printing: liberal induce: ments. 506 Market st., room 2. MEN to learn barber trade; easy terms and $: 1542 Marl BARBERS' Progressive U free employ- t. H. Bernard, Sec.. 104 7th; tel. Jessie 1164, BOY to do janitor work for his tultion at F. Barber School. 13615 Bighth st " oF SEAMEN—4 young men; 2 cabin boys. 10 Steuart st., upstairs. ke WANTED—Partner for firs $350. 125 Montgomery MEN'S fine calf shoes solelng, 3ic: only one to order, $2350; men's price. 923 Howard st. TO g0 this week—300 pairs men's shoes, soms nearly new. from Ke to $1: new shoes. slight: ly damaged, one-half price. 582 Mission st., bet. First and Second sts. Open Sundays. YOUNG men, seamen. carpenters, o ith: for ehips. HERMAN'S, 25 Stevart st BARBERS' _ Assoclation Free Employment Office. 8. FUCHS, See., 3% Grant sva TRY Lindell House, Sixth and Howard sts.: thoroughly renovatéd; 200 rms.: sc, 2o night. “"::N'{'n!-:elgifitmkuc?mn. H’?Esfvcm_nixm;n 53 e rooms: 10c, T5c and 2c pe _night; 6, %c and $1 per week. o WANTED—Laborers and_mechanics o know that Ed Rolkin, Reno House proprietor, still runs Denver House. 217 Third st.; 150 large Tooms, 25 per night; $1 to §8 per week. SINGLE rooms, 16c. 20c, %c per night: Tsc, §1 t0 250 per wk. Eicho House. S53%4 Market st. WANTED—To collect wages due laborers and clerks. Knox Collection Agency, 112 Sutter st. SAILORS and ordinary seamen wanted at LANE'S, 504 Davis st., near Jackson. SINGLE, furnished, fine. large, sunny and alry room, 25c night. Rosedale House, 321 Ellis st. TRY Acme House, 957 Market st.. below Sixth, for & room: 2%c a night: $1 & week.