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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1899 MOURNING THE DEATH OF HUNT Woodland Bereft of a Benefactor. CAME TO CALIFORNIA IN ’49 ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE IN STOCK DEALING. Throughout His Career He Was Al- ways Ready to Advance the Interests of the Town. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. AND, Feb. 5.—The death of am Gaston Hunt, a Yolo County pioneer and a benefactor of Woodland, which occurred at Oakland sterday, is profoundly regretted by citizens of a1l classes and conditions. No man had done more for the development of the resources of the county and no man had been more loyal to home interests. He will be buried in Oakland mor- of Wood- A attend the funeral. number f Ja ry Mr. Hunt left r Oakland, in the enjoy- ist health. Two weeks ago attacked by the grip, which he was The Late William Gaston Hunt. eventually developed into pneumonia of acute type and resulted in death. liam Gaston Hunt was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, in He was one of a family of ten dren. His father was an active, hard-working man of small means, and in order to better his condition, re- moved with his family in 1844 to An- Th: drew County, Mo. mother died in 1846, and in 1848 t father followed her, leaving a large family of children, of which William Gaston was one of the youngest. His opportunities for obtaining an education were very lim- ited, but he was very energetic and per- sistent and made the very best of the advantages afforded him. In 1849, when the gold fever began to d East from the Pacific Coast, the family determined to locate in california. The journey to California began on May 1, 1843, Just four months thereafter the party reached Hang- town, now Placerville. A hotel or boarding house was opened and pre- sided over by the sisters and a sister- in-law, while the men of the party be- gan driving big freight wagons be- tween Sacramento and the mines. In 1850 Mr. Hunt began a speculation which laid the foundation for the large fortune which he afterwards accumu- lated. That vyear witnessed a very heav immigre to California and Mr. Hunt made a business of buying the stock of such immigrants as d sired to sell. He went to Carson City, and bought' a band of cattle which he drove over the mountains and into the valley, turning them out to graze on big tracts ©of land near Yolo, which he afterward purchased. Mr. Hunt took an active interest in all public enterprises intended to de- velop the resources of Yolo County. He did much toward encouraging the viti- cultural interests of Yolo County. One of his warehouses was converted into a winery, and a company of which he was the president was incorporated. Mr. Hunt was one of the founders, a large stockholder and one of the direc- tors of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank. He was also for many years a heavy stockholder in the Bank of Woodland. He owned a farm of 800 acres north of Woodland. It comprises some of the choicest farmi~~ and fruit land in Northern California. About 400 acres of this land he sold to the Yolo Orchard Company. He owned a fine residence in Oakland ~nd another in this city. He also owned quite a num- ber of business blocks in this city. In the fall of 1853 the deceased was married to Miss Jennie Dav a native of South Bend, Ind. She survives him. To them were born three children, all of whom are living. They are Alice Edith, wife of L. D. Stephens of this Rowena D., wife of E. I. Depue, of the Yolo Orchard Company, and Alvis Hunt of this city. . 0ld Travelers in Boston. The very oldest building now sta in Boston which did dutv-as a mver:_gh;g the remote history of the city is the fa- miliar old structure which still bears the figures on its easterly side. 1690, and makes the southeasterly corner of Fan- euil Hall Square, now occupled bv a fish dealer, but which for a great many years was a noted grocery store. The next old- est is the John Hancock House, in Corn Court, which ocupices the site on which the first tavern was built, in 1634, and known in the oldest record of Boston's public houses as Cole's Tavern. In an account of a celebration by a tea party of patriotic ladies of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the famous given by a lead- ing city newspaper, It is stated that ios ancient building was once known as the Bite Tavern. I think the writer was mis- taken. as the original Bite Tavern was the “Bite of Logan,” so called, which yet remains standing, and is occupied on the first floor as a provision store, just be- yond the corner of Change avenue and firectly in the rear of the 16) building. Chis was a noted place for early market- men to take a “bite” and “suthin’ else,” and a great resort for checker players fo “play for the drinks” in years long gone past.—From the Boston Transcript. —_——— A Sensible Woman’s Club. ‘““What was it I heard about your new cook?” I asked a woman I knew day be- fore yesterday. “I can't tell you,” she sald. talk about it."” “Is it as interesting as that?" I asked. “Oh, no,” sald she, “but Ibelong to tae D. D. D. Club.” ““And what's that?" “Why,” she made answer, “it’s a club of women who have sworn never to talk of dress, domestics or diseases.” ~— “I can't FILIPINGS ROUTED Continued from First Page. was ordered to attend to the Filininos to the south of Manila. The positions of the enemy were accurately located and the warships poured a. heavy fire into them. It is reported the losses of the na- tives by the bombardment was very heavy. The American land forces were also inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. This morning was commenc- ed a vigorous advance all along the line. The enemy attempted to hold cheir position, but the Americans would not be denied, and soon the natives were being pressed back in every direc- tion. The Americans maintained steadily their advance, driving the enemy from and capturing the villages of San Juan, Del Monte, Santa Ana, San Pedro, Macati and Santa Mesa and Lomia. ‘While the fighting was proceeding in the vicinity of Manila there was great excitement among the residents of the city. The natives were wildly ex- cited, and, had it not been for the splendid police system established by the Americans, there would have been a general outbreak and looting. The police, however, kept a strong hand on the natives and prevented any very serious trouble. There were several cases of natives attacking American soldiers in the streets. Three Tagallos who tried the game were shot and killed. The native troops were well armed with Mauser and Remington rifles, but their shooting, as a rule, was ridicuous- 1y bad, while on the American side ex- cellent results were had. The engagement proved a veritable slaughter of Filipinos, hundreds being killed. General King's brigade charged upon a numerically stronger force of the ene- my and, yelling wildly, drove them helter skelter into the Pasig River, where, in the frenzy of terror, they were drowned like rats. The utter fearlessness of the Ameri- can soldiers was never better demon- strated than in this engagement. They appeared to find delight in battle and every man was glad to get into action. The general commanding the American troops is also worthy of high praise for the manner in which he has deait with the situation. The forces could scarce- 1y have been better disposed to repel any attack that might have been made by the Filipinos. It transpired that, though the attack was sudden, it was fully expected and every precaution had | been taken to meet it. The firing continued throughout the night at occasional intervals. It was resumed this morning, but was in no way as heavy as it was at the begin- ning of the engagement. At noon the firing of the enemy slackened, the Fil- | ipinos being apparently demoralized by the extremely heavy losses inflicted upon them. The Americans are buoyantly elated over the punishment they have given the treacherous natives. They are fully equipped to meet any further call on them. It is thought the enemy may rally again to-night and make another | attack under cover of darkness. If they do they will find the Americans ready and eager to meet them again. There is considerable restlessness among the Filipinos at Cavite, below Manila, but thus far they have at- tempted no overt acts. The California batteries of heavy artillery comprise part of the garrison of Cavite, and the force there is more than strong enough to suppress any revolt against au- thority. It was known to the American offi- cers here that a private secretary of Aguinaldo was in the city seeking in- formation that might benefit the Fili- pinos. But little check was put on his movements until the fighting occurred, when he was promptly arrested on the charge of being a spy. The outlook for him is bad, as military justice now will be swift and certain. ‘When our troops took the trenches that had been occupied by the natives they found many wounded in them. Over one hundred of these were taken to American hospitals, where they were treated by American doctors. Several hundred natives captured are now in the military prison. A most unfortunate accident occurred during the fighting. A sharpshooter within the American lines in some un- accountable way shot and killed Ser- geant Regen of the First Wyoming In- fantry while the latter was sitting at the window of the second reserve hos- pital. Lieutenant Colonel George R. Colton of the First Nebraska Infantry, was attacked by a native armed with a sword while he was riding in a carriage to the front and Colonel Colton drew his revolver and killed his assailant. Colonel William C. Smith of the First Tennessee Infantry was attacked by apoplexy during the warmest of the fighting and died before assistance could be given him. It is evident the natives have been preparing for some time for just such an attack as this one. In furtherance of the scheme last night they cut the telegraph wires, which for a time cafsed no little bother to the Ameri- cans. Most of the damage of this kind was in the city or in the immediate vicinity. The Signal Corps was com- pelled to work hard to repair the lines. At the time of the sending of this dispatch the city of Manila is perfectly quiet. Among the seriously wounded is Lieu- tenant Charles Hogan of the First Cal- ifornia Infantry. Sergeant William ‘Wael .of the samesregiment was also wounded, but the wound is slight. BANK OF ENGAND CURIOS. A Five-Million-Dollar Note—Other Historic Relics. The Bank of England note library is one of the most inteseting places in the world. It is a small arched room in the bowels of the earth, flanking a dimly lighted lane leading to impregnable vaults of gold, and is In charge of two or three gentlemen, who sit 8t a desk silently counting bank notes and tieing them up in neat, compact parcels. A Daily Mall representative had ocea- sion to go there, and he was shown, as all privileged visitors are shown, three framed Bank of England notes of con- siderable historic interest. They are care- fully guarded and preserved, like the other many treasures in the bank. The first note was for £1000, which was given by Alexander Cochrane, afterward Lord Dundonald, in payment of a fine in- flicted upon_him some time before the battle of Waterloo. Cochrane, after destroying the French fleet in the Aix B+ 0+4040+0404040404040404040404040R 1 | not returned to the bank until March 9, | passed through many hands during that | last. | those 57,000 just ds unconcernedly as a MR. HOBART WON THE BLUE RIBBON Thereupon Mr. Harkness Cried “Foul” and Withdrew From the Horse Show. the four-in-hand contest. Judges with unfairness. his own rig, after turning it over to night. called in the president or directors outsiders makes the decision unfair. every one of my exhibits from the LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.—The management of the horse show is in a predicament owing to a mild sensation which has developed, the out- growth of awarding to W. S. Hobart the Huntington silver trophy in L. V. Harkness of Pasadena, a Standard OIil magnate, who was a competitor and received secend prize, charges the The contest for the valuable trophy was a long one, and when the judges had finished their work Mr. pranced out bearing the blue.ribbon. ring and delivered himself of an opinion of the judges. declares he will withdraw all his entries for the classes to be judged on Monday, the closing day of the show. Harkness, says the Pasadenan charged the judges with injustice and declared it his opinion that the contest had been decided before any of the teams in the class entered the ring. Mr. Harkness is very much dis- gusted. Immediately after speaking to the judges and President Sever- ance he left the big amphitheater, declaring he would not visit it again. “I am convinced that the contest was a tie,” said Mr. Harkness to- “and that the judges consulted outside parties. They should have 0404 04040+04040404040404404040404040404040404040+4 Hobart’s team of bay geldings Mr. Harkness, who had driven his manager, walked back into the Mr. Harkness H. J. Webb, manager for Mr. 1f doubt existed, as the calling in of I have ordered my manager to take grounds.” HO40404040404040404040+40+4 0404040 roads, was accused and convicted of a stock-jobbing fraud, and part of his sen- tence was the payment of a fine of £1000. Cochrane, whose sentence was years afterward annulled, bitterly resented his | punishment, and when, in July, 1815, he tendered the note in payment of the fine, he made the following pathetic indose- ment upon it: “My health having suf- fered by long and close confinement, and my oppressors having resolved to de- prive me of property or life, I submit to robbery to protect myself from murder, in_the hope that I shall live to bring the delinquents_to justice—Cochrane, Grated Chamber, King's Bench Prison, 3d July, 815."" Another interesting note is one for £25, which was issued on July 9, 1736, and was 1847—111 years after. It had evidently long time, as it is torn in many places and but for the supporting glass and frame back would totter to pieces. The third note is remarkable as the only £1,000,000 Bank of England note ever is- sued. Its history is not known, and even the date of its issue is a mystery, as either much circulation or ~voracious moths have been responsible for the ab- sence of big slices of this unique slip of paper. It is known that it was issued be- tween the years 1782 and 1807, as it bears the name of Mr. Ab Newland, who was during that time governor of the Bank of | England, but the purpose of its issue is still a secret. In the left-hand corner is written “No. 1.”” It was the first and the You cannot get a bank note now of a greater value than £1000. And then the gentleman who so care- fully explained the points about the an- cient notes turned to the modern ones. They formed a single row of small pac- cels on the desk. “How many are there—200?" “Fifty- seven thousand quietly answered the official,” that is about the number we have every day.” And he spoke about It is ex- rocer would of a dozen eggs. & Lon- traordinary what familiarity does.— don Malil. — e A HOUSE IN TWO STATES. The Tllinois and Indiana Line Runs Through It. The State line tavern in the nortwest part of Hammond enjoys the peculiar dis- tinction of being half in Indiana and half in Illinois. In 1882 the east section was erected by Mrs. Robert Werley and rented as a saloon. During 1892 the west section was added by her so as to extend over into Illinois about twenty-five feet. The second and third floors are used as a hotel. There are two entrances to the saloon on the ground floor, one from the State of Illinols, the other and front one from Indiana. Plummer street runs in front of the tavern.. The location of the structure with reference to the two Btates is such that the imaginary State line runs diagonally through the building. This pecullar feature of the two States tavern gives it a novel precedent not en- joyed by other places of its character. It is pointed out to strangers as one of the sights of interest in Hammond. Not a few stop there while passing just to im- bibe a glass of beer and undergo the sen- sation incident to the novelty of the place. At one point in the saloon a per- son may stand in Illinois and drink beer from the counter in Indiana. This is done every day by hundreds with gusto and comment, Another feature of this bar is the ar- rangement of the slot machines. These money-swallowing devices are placed just over the Indiana line where there is no law to stop them. In Iilinois they are under the ban and dare not be operated. To play them in Werley’s bar, though, one has but to step out of Illinois and into’| Indiana. Again, one who has broken the law of this State may seek immunity from the police by simply moving his lodging with- out inconvenience to this tavern, and vice versa as_to Indiana. In the hotel part of the building a number of the rooms are so0 arranged that a person in bed lies with a part of his body in each State. And in the course of his toilet he crosses and re- crosses the State line frequently. For instance, he shaves in Indiana, and bathes his face and his hands in Illinois. Or vice versa. Or where two sleep in the same bed, in two of the rooms, one is in one State and the other in the other. Just west of the hotel is Mrs. Werley's garden. She raises vegetables in Illinois, and consumes and sells them in Indiana. And =0 on ad libitum the incidents com- mon to both States might be observed every day.—Chicago Tribune. ——e———————— CURIOUS MARINE ANIMALS. Their Habit of Ea{heflng Around Any Article That May Be Drift- ing On the Surface. The Prince of Monaco, in his recent lecture before the Royal Geographical Society, said that in his odeanic re- searches he has often observed the curiosity with which marine animals of all sorts regard any floating or drift- ing object that may attract their at- tention. He has noticed this peculiarity in every kind of sea life. Even turtles. whose brains are very poor, as well as large cetaceans, whose intelligence is relatively high, seem equally fascinated by a buoy or even a ship. Any kind of apparatus brought up from the depths, even a cable end, is often accompanied by a single fish or a shoal of fishes. which become hopelessly confused when the object disappears out of the water. The Prince thinks that seafarers should bear this fact in mmnd and that all ship’s boats should carry a harpoon and lines or other tackle for keeping up a supply of provisions. Further- more, an abundant fauna inhabits the surface waters of the sea both day and night. Many shipwrecked persons who have died of hunger after days of wan- dering in their boats he believes might have been saved if they had known this fact and possessed the simple means of procuring some scraps of this fauna. Tunnies, which are among the largest of food fishes and inhabit the high seas, though they often visit the coasts in shoals, ' may be caught with a line carrying a rough artificlal bait. Floating spars, casks, driftwood and the like attract shoals of fish, especial- ly where they have become well cov- ered with attached organisms. The Prince said he had caught fifty Poly- prion cernium, weighing 308 pounds, from a shoal in less than half an hour, and the spar they) were following might have served a shipwrecked crew as larder for a week. G E—— RUNAWAY PIG AT EL CANEY. An Episode Not Down in the Official Reports of the Battle. On July 1, 188, when the battle at Caney was hottest, a curious commotion among the Spanish soldiers was visible in one of the trenches which defended the town. These trenches avere all on the outskirts of the town and frequently were immedlately in front of buildings. The place was inhabited at the time of the attack, and bullets and shells went flying through the flimsy houses. There were several horses in the town, some of which were seen rushing about the streets dur- ing the bombardment. There were a few cattle, including a superb bull kept for the performances in the bull ring at Santiago near by. This fine animal was uninjured during the fight, but he was ‘“looted” by the Cubans after the town was taken and ignominfously led by the nose to the main Cuban camp, to be slaughtered for food for the insurgent soldiers. There were also animals of another sort, as the incident to which allusion has been made proved. Toward the middle of the day the watching American soldiers on the nearest line saw a half-grown pig come running out of a law thatched buildiag inside the Spanish trenches, and rounding a corner of the ditch take to flight outside the trenches, in the direc- tion of the American position. Evidently he had been lodged under the thatch-roofed house just before the trench in the free and easy domestic man- ner in which Cuban pigs are generally taken care of. A bullet or a shell had in- vaded his retreat, shattered his inclosure, set him free and scared him almost to death at the same time. The Spanish soldiers ceased their firing as the pig escaped, and there was commo- tion among them. Presently this com- motion resolved itself into a rush of sev- eral soldiers out of the trench and in the direction of the p(f. Soon there were fif- teen of them out in the open, in the full sweep of the American fire. Some of them ran to head off the pig and others rushed up behind to catch him. he pig wheeled and ‘dodged and the soldiers wheeled and dodgi after him. Their voices tose in a chorus of Spanish shouts. Up and down went the gg; ‘when a soldier's hands were on him e would make a twist and wriggle him- self away. Once he made a long run straight toward the American lines; it did not help him, for the soldiers were after him entirely disregarding the battle. Some of them headed him off again, and in an- other moment an athletic young soldier had seized first his tail and then his legs. Still another moment and the pig, firmly held, was on his way back to the trenches, riding on the shoulder of this young man, his forelegs gripped by one hand and his hind legs by the other. The soldiers resumed their places in the trench; the one who had the pig put him back into the thatch-roofed building, and presently returned to his own place and took up his gun. . It is safe to say that during the chase of the pig no American soldier who saw the affair discharged his gun at the group. The Americans who saw it were too full of admiration and astonishment to add to the dangers which the audacious Span jards were under; but thousands of Amer- feans who could not see the incident were blazing away in that direction, and the Spaniards who were chasing the pig must have heard a great many bullets whistling about their ears during their perform- ance. The Americans who were within view of the occurrence were confirmed by it in the opinion which they had begun to form already that the people at home who had told them that the Spanlards were cow- ards did not know what they were talk- ing about.—Youth's Companion. B S In Extremis. Late one night he was called out to min- ister to an old man—a worker upon the adjacent railway—who was supposed to be dying. The summons was brought by another old man, the elder brother of the stricken one. ‘While he was bustling about, making preparations for departure, the clergyman forgot momentarily the social status of his visitor, and asked: “Is he in extremis?” The old man was not going to be beaten. ‘‘Aye, he's right in, your reverence.” After a pause, he added, as a clincher: *“Clean in, poor chap! Right up to the neck, sir.”— —_—————— Crawling Out of I “You have no business saying that a man was held up at the pistol's point,” sald the editor. “A pistol ‘nas np boinis “Not even after the man points it? asked the new reporter, who being youn; had not yet learned to treat remarks o? an editor with silent contempt.—Indian- apolis Journal, DAWSON'S GLORY 15 FAST FADING Mining Camp Has Seen Its Best Days. ITS POPULATION DECREASING CANADIAN EXCLUSION ACT A BOOMERANG. Prospectors Are Crossing to Ameri- can Territory, and at Eagle City a Thriving City ‘Will Spring Up. BY HAL HOFFMAN. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 1 (by steam- ship City of Topeka to Seattle, Feb. 5). —Charles G. Carruthers and Captain ‘W. H. Smith of Eagle City and Charles E. Lowe and William Studing of Daw- son have arrived on the coast after a twenty-one days’ | trip from Dawson. They broke through the ice at several bad places on the trail and eventually lost food, dogs and all in a hole in the river, narrowly escaping with their own lives. They are southbound on the To- peka. 7 Mr. Carruthers is editor of the Eagle City Tribune. He says that place, the liveliest in American territory, has a population of about 2000 and is boom- ing. Forty-mile is “dead,” for the rea- son that it is easier and shorter to reach the best creeks in that district by way of Eagle City. He reports the recent discovery on Discovery Fork of American River, Eagle District. on a claim owned by a man named Hall, of a nugget which weighed $460. Several new creeks which run from 15 cents to 60 cents to the pan were discovered late last fall and all the ground is located. Editor Carruthers thinks Eagle City has a most promising future and that it will not be long before it will rival Dawson. He says the best feature of this promising outlook is that Eagle City is in American territory and that things there smack of the States in- stead of Canada. The American miner and gold seeker feels at home there. It is the opinion of Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Studing and others aboard the Topeka who have recently left Daw- son that Dawson’s glory is fading and that the famous camp has seen its best days. As other creeks are discovered the population of Dawson decreases. and there is also a natural filtration into American territory. Over 3000 men are reported on the trail to the coast. hurrying to get out. The Canadian exclusion act has al- ready had the effect of stimulating in- terest in and travel to Porcupine, in American territory, from Juneau and Skaguay. I have seen a number of prospectors within the last week here and at Skaguay who have been over considerable of the Porcupine country. They say Porcupine itself and McKin- ley Creek, upon which the best loca- tions have so far been made. are in American territory, as they head up to the northwest and west, but that there is no doubt the larger creeks above them heading to the northward are partly in British Northwest Territory. Haines Mission, the most approach- able port to the Porcupine District, is a missionary station. Chilkat. another small town and on Chilkat Inlet. and Pyramid Harbor, also on the inlet. are trading stations. These towns have re- cently taken on a vigor never known before and with the development of the Porcupine Distriet one of them at least will become a good-sized mining town. A short distance up the inlet is Klak- wau, with a population of about 1500, one of the oldest, most picturesque and largest Indian towns in Alaska. It is the capital of the Chirkats, one of the most powerful, intelligent and fearless tribes in all Alaska. The name trans- lated means “Mother Town" or metron- olis. It has remained for centuries comparatively undisturbed by white men, but now its time, too, has come. Palefaces have already begun to invade its ancient precincts. Of all the tribes in Alaska the Chil- kats are the most dangerous and llable to outbreaks. Colonel Sol Ripinsky has been a trader among them for years, keeping a store at Cnilkat. He came to Alaska first as a teacher for a mis- sion school. He says they are the best of the native tribes physically and mentally. Some of the women are quite pretty. To Ma e Cut Flowers Last. Flowers treated properly can last and look well even after six weeks, thus tak- ing from them their only reproach, and rendering them possible pleasures for the poorest. Every night take them out of the vases and thoroughly rinse the stalks under the tap, removing with the fingers any decomposed matter. Then place them to bed for the night in a basin of strong soapsuds. Be careful not to allow any water to touch the blossoms, as this only fades them. The soapsuds supply a cer- tain amount of nourishment. In morning rinse the stalks under water again, and as e: . blossom is arranged for the day in the vase of fresh water, snip off the tiniest possible portion of the stalk with a pair of scissors. Always carefully trim away any faded portion. Food for the day is supplied by sulphate of ammonia, a small quantity’ of which can be obtained from the chemist for a few pennies. 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The fragile, delicate maidenhair fern is best treated in way.—Philadelphia Ledger. R e “Don’t you admire Wagner?’ asked the young woman who is fond of music. “Yes,” answered the young man with the wide ears; ‘he was all right in his day. But we can't form a fair estimate of what he might have done if he had had the chance. Rag-time wasn't invent- ed when he wrote.”—Washington Star. WEATHER REPORT. a20th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 5 p. m. The. following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of same date last season, and rainfalls in last twenty-four hours: Last This _Last Stations— 24 Hours. Season. Season. Eureka . 0.01 18.08 19.37 Red Bluft 00 8§17 Sacramento 00 5. 00 5 00 2 00 2. Los Angeles. 0.00 3 San Diego 0.06 3.1 Yuma ... 1.23 San Francisco data: Maximum temperatare, 47; minimum, 36; mean, 42. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The weather is cloudy in Southern Oregon, the upper Sacramento valley, along the North: ern California coast and In Southern Arizona. Elsewhere it is fair. Light rain is falling at Eureka. Light rain fell at San Diego and rain or snow in Arizona during the day. Light snow flurries are reported from the mountain regions of California. The temperature has fallen over Southeastern California and Arizona and remained station- ary in all other districts. Conditfons are favorable for continued cold Teather with severe frosts in California Mon- ay. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, February 6, 1899. Northern California—Partly cloudy Monday, with showers on the northwest coast; contin- ued cold; fresh northwest wind; severe frosts. Southern California—Fair Monday; continued cold, with killing frost; fresh northwest wind. Nevada—Fair Monday; continued cold. Utah—Fair Monday; continued cold. Arizona—Light rain in south portion and snow in north portion Monday; continued cold. San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Monday continued cold, with killing frost; fresh north- west wind. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Official. THE CALL'S CALENDAR. February, 1899. su.|Mo|Tu.|we [T e, [sa | Mooas Phases 1|7 3 7 e Guerer L2 2L € rebruary 3. S T e e New Mopn. Ik R February 10 — === ||| Firet Quarter. 2|1 |54 (5| P Favrunry 17, Full Moon. | —|—|—|—|—|—|®© February2s. NOTICE TO MARINERS, A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, Where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lHghts, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, is holsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- cefved each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal, A notice stating whether the ball was dropped' on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the following da: W. S. HUGHES, in charge. Lieutenant, U. SUN, MOON AN DTIDE. United States Coast and Geodeltc Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. FEBRUARY 8 MONDAY, Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises { i | this | | entrance to San | Stmr Orizaba, Hall, San Pedro, | Stmr Queen, Jepsen, ictoria, 3 Br sh& Wallacetown, Motley, Portland. Bark Kate Davenport, Merriman, Port Blake- ey. % Bktn Leslie D, Ulin, —. ” Schr Allen A, Schage, Kahului. Schr Sacramento, Gruggel, Coos Bay. A Schr Parkersburg, Jorgensen, Coquille River. Schr Jennie Thelin,. Hohnberg, Grays Har- ‘Sehr Archie & Fontie, Jensen, —. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Feb 5 10 p. m.—Weather clear; wind NW, velocity 20 miles. SPORMNLETL L , at Port Townse , Jan 5 s W, bark Marion Chileott, from Baltimore for Seattle. 3 PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Feb Ethel Zane, an_Pedro_for Port C TACOMA—Arrived Feb 4—Br ship King ownsend; stmr Umatilla, n Francisco. ward, _from from Victoria for Sailed Feb 4—Ship Louis Walsh, for San Francisco. PORT TOWNSEND—Passed Feb 5—Stmr Mineola, hence Feb 1 for Tacoma. PEDRO—Arrived Feb 5—Schr Antelope, e 1 i rom Coquil ver. SEATTLE—Arrived Feb 5—Stmr City of To- peka, from Dyea. < PORT LOS AN Sailed Feb 5—Haw stmr_San Mateo, for Comox. EUREKA—Sailed Feb 4—Stmr Fulton, for Portland; stmr Pomona, for San Franclscoj ark Cartizal, . for Melbourne, Nor u REDONDO—Arrived Feb 5—Stmr Scotid, from Newport (S). PORT TOW ND—In port Feb 5—ship In- vincible, from Port Blakeley for San Fran- cisco. USAL—Sailed Feb 5—Stmr Sunol, for San Francisco. Arrived Feb 5—Stmr Newsboy, hence Feb 4. SEATTLE—Arrived Feb 5—Stmrs Excelsior and Czarina, hence Feb 1 Sailed Feb 5—Stmr Humboldt, for Dyea. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Feb 5—Schr Ethel n ro. SEND—Arrived Feb 5—Schr Geo m San Pedro. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb 5—Stmr Pennland, from Philadelphi: JEENSTOWN—Saliled Feb 5—Stmr Etruria, or New York. NEW YORK—Arrived Feb 5—Stmr Lucania, from Liverpool. 3 SOUTHAMPTON—Sailed Féb 5—Stmr Fred- erick der Grosse, for New York. HALIFAX—Arrrived Feb Stberian, from Glasgow tmr OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., Feb, 5, 10, 15, 20, 2%; Mar. change_at Seattie. For Victoria, Vancouver, (B, C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., Feb. 5, 19, 15, Qr“l 255 very fifth day thereafter; change Mar 2 A s compuny's steamers for Aliacka apa . N. By at Tacoma to N. P. Ry at Vancouver to C. P. I umboldt Bay), 2 p. m.. Feb. 3, For Eurcka (HupooldL Tand every fitth day s, 13, 18, 2, 28 thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Port Harford, (San Luis Obispo), Caynoos ganta Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, S etiro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Mewport, 9 a. m. Feb. 1 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, Mar. 1, and every fourth day thereafter. Bor San Diego, stopping only. at Port Har- forg" (San Luls Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port 10! Angeles and Rendondo (Los Angeles). 11 a. m Feb. 3 71 16 18, 2, 27 Mar. 3, and = th day thereafter. Y I enadn. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, az, Santa Rosalia Snd Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Feb. 9, Mar. 9, AR Cfurther tnformation obtain_folder. The company reserves the right to changs without previous notice, steamers, safling dates and hours of sailine. TICKET OFFICE— New reet (Palace Hotel). S EOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market st., San Franclsco. THE 0, R, & N. CO. DISPATCR FTAST STEAMERS ™0 BP0 R T, AN From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAR $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. Columbia sails Jan. 3, 12, 23, Feb. 2. Etate of California saiis Jan. '8, 13, 35, Feb. 1. Ehort line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butts, Hélens and all points in the Northwest Through tickets to_ail points East. E. C. WARD, General Ageat, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WiLL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m.. YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling Kobe (Hlogo), Nagasaki and Shanghal, connecting at Hongkong with steamers f« nd No cargo received on board on day Montgomery of sailing. NIPPON MARU.. «Wednesday, Jan. 15 AMERICA MARU. -Tuesday, Feb. 21 HONGKONG MARU. Friday, March 17 ’le'x‘:lna-:r;p lickets at reduced rates For reight and passage apply at company’s offic 421 Market street, corner First. A 2 W. B. CURTIS, General Agent. o |Time| Time| - |Time| 5 | NCTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights given are additions to_the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters, —_— STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From, Point Arena . North Fork....(Humboldt . Corona.... San Diego Point Arena....|Point Arena. Columba....... |Portland E. Thompson. ..|Portland Mineola Tacoma. Chilkat -|Humboldt . Wellington...... Departure Bay Orizaba. (Newport ... America Maru. China and Japan. Umatill [Victoria & Puget Sound STEAMERS TO SAIL. Sails. Steamer. l Destination. | A, Blanch'd|Coos Bay......[Feb. 6, 6 pm|Pler 13 Weeott ....(Yaquina Bay. Feb. 7. § pm/Pler 13 Santa Rosa(San Diego.....Feb. 7, 11 am|Pier 11 State of Cal|Portland..... . |Feb. 7. 10 am Pler 24 Alllance ...[Oregon Ports.|Feb. 7, 10 am Pler 20 erts ....ec, | PA |Feb. 812 m PMSS Australia .. 8. 2 pm|Pier 7 Aloha . 8, 3 pm|Pler 2 Pomona. . "8, 2 pm Pier § Arcata . 8,10 am Pler 13 Coos Bay...|Newport Feb. 9, 9am|Pier 11 Walla Wall)Vic & Pt §4.[Feb. 10, 10 am|Pler § Signal ...../Grays Harbor|Feb. 10, 4 pm|........ Corona [Feb: 11, 11 am|Pier il Curacao ...|Mexico........|Feb. 11, 10 am|Pier 3 :|China& Japan|Feb. 11, 1 pm|PMSS [Feb. 11, 3 pm(Pler 2 . 12, 10 am| Pier 24 12 [lpoint Arena. .[Portland. et Soun SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sunday, February 5. Stmr Alliance, Hardwick, 7 days from Port- land, etc. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, 61% hours from San Diego, etc. ' Stmr Progreso, Gilboy, 8§ hours from Seattle. pitmr Empire,’Nelsor, 46 hours trom Coos ay. i Crescent_City. Stmr Pomona, Shea, — hours from Eureka. Br stmr Wyefleld, Cartmer, 4 days from Na- n 0. Stmr Curacos, Von Helms, 10 days from Bl"lil. Schr J Eppinger, Johnson, 22 hours from Point Aren: apagkey: SAILED. Sunday, February 5. u Etmr Willamette, Hansen, Nanaimo, Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, Burckan. BooLLEErRENNNIN G AR BRRn Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, 31 hours from | Guaymas, etc. 2 Stmr Alice Blanchard, Hall, -51 hours from Coos Bay. Stmr Aioha, Jorgenson, 18 hours from Fort | a. Schr.Chas E Falk, Brown, 9 days from Sal- | | (FRANCE). | LA TOURAIN | LA NORMAN | | Compagnie 'GFeneraua Ilran,saflantique. < DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS Sailing every Saturday at i a. m. from Pler North River, foot of Morton street. LA CHAMPAGNE . E LA CHAMP 69 CHAM G. . First class to Havre, $65 and upwdx'h;.arSChpg: cent reduction on round trip. Second class to . 10 per cent reduction round trip. SENERAL - =ENC: FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 3 ;:"wilLg Ureen, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO.. " -'fic Coast Agents. 8 Montgor-e~- ave., San Francisco. 5 S. S. AUSTRALIA safis for Honolulu Wednesday. February §at2p m. i) The §. S. Moana MSNIP>) eails via Honolulu and Auckland for_Sydney @npfl Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPB TOWN, South Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Frelght Office—327 Market st.. San Franct: 0. BAY AND RIVER STHAMERS. FOR U. . NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. Steamer ‘‘Monticello,” ., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat., at 9:45 a. m., 3:15, 8:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs. night); Fridays 1p m. and §:30; Sundays 10:30 a. m., 8 p. m. Landing and office, Mission-st. Dock, Pler No. 2. Telephone, Main 1505. FARE 500 rroTocRATEED TRox LiTE. VITALIS THE NEW FRENCH. REMEDY. 1t Day. £LP 10th Day. RESULTS. Itquic ightly Emissions, 30th Day. y & surely removes Nervousness, Impotes Evil Dreams Wasting Diseases and ajl e1 of self-abuse or excess and indiscretion. Restores Lest Vitality, Power and Failing Memory. Wards off Insanity and Consam, ots $ion. Cures when all others fail. s Insist on having VITALT Can be earried in the vest pocket. By mai Jrpickase or ik for 85,00 Wih o parintes to Oure o <fund the Money. Circuls Frea: Adiress QALUMET CURE 0., 834 Dearborn St., Chicage Eold by Owl Drug Co., S. F. and Oakland. Biz & Is a non-poisonons E"}’::zd's for. Gonnngncl. Gleet, Spermatorrhae Whit nnnllurlldit harges, or any inflamma- tion, irritation or ulcera tion of mucous mem- ITHEEVANS Ciiemion o, branes. Non-astringent. Sold by Druggists, or sent in plain wrapper. fok 330 MARKET ST.S {V—eék Men and Women HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican remedy; gives health and trength to organs. Depot, 328 Market.