The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1899, Page 3

ADMIRAL KAUTZ UPHOLDS JUSTICE CHAMBERS’ STAND While Investigations Continue, However, the lock Is Not Broken. WASHINGTON, March 23.—The Ger- sador, Dr. von Holleben, State Department to-day r with the officials con- an situation. The have communicated the subject within the and as a result of ex- e, the Embassador has pre- ong note covering the latest the case. It is understcod advices confirm the ral Kautz and the con- n of a meeting of all the 11th inst. But they do at resulted from the meet- 1 their reports are silent thus far t, but the German view is one of apprehension lest se- may grow out of the meet- which event the German view is ibilities should be borne s, questions are aris- t of authority of the Samoan Dead- derstood that the investigation is com- plete so far as he is concerned, but, at the point where he nds, he has felt obliged to sustain the conclusions al- 3 the United States Consul, Luther Osborn, and the Chief | It also appears that | are in exact accord | val | the | these conclusio with those reached by the British na Sturdy, Captain of wa commander, Porpoise, Who during the out i the British Consul at Apia, also a par- s there is an array of four wit-| combined in their testimony, | = opposed to them is the Gernian | gl sovernment, as is gath- | advices, is dis- support of its | ugh it has been | by his retirement | a speedy adjust- | ations in Samoa. It ble for the United its representative, or for the British iscredit Mr. Maxse, in ight of the testimony in | 1 practical deadiock as this matter | ntation of the Apia is concerned. t knows nothing as| bined protest ns of Samoa he German Gov- edto that length, of Berlin, Ge ered from posed to stand fi Ttative ted to it es to proc g the trea the United Stat , in accordance wi T if the United Stat t care to accede to this request, s would continue in office Government man- proval of their h Governme kely to be had. These conditions lead to the belief that there is some danger of the re- pudiation of the treaty of Berlin, and in the present temper of the partles it would not be surprising if this hap- pened without an attempt on their part t place it, although it is, of course, believed that even in that event some manner of modus vivendi will be pro- vided to prevent another such clash be- tween the conflicting interests as hap- pened ten years ago, resulting in the treaty of Berlin. SILVER AGANST GOLD DEMOCRATS With Pingree Trains Neither Lot. Spectal Dispatch to The Call Mich., March 23.—Gover- stated that, T w York., he end the silver Dem- ANSING, to vitation, an invitation he had not as yet adding: “I from March 23.—W. in Birmingham astic recep- f Birming- neighboring cit- to hear the great of the issues Lord’s supper is to the <o a Jefferson banquet is to Just as a good Chris- 1t at having the sacra- i an infidel, so a having _a over by pigrammati- Mr. Brvan re- alked-of ban- nt his the ng Mr. Bryan was taken train over the irming- and he enjoyed greatly its wonderful industrial P A public reception was him afternoon in the Morris To-night at the Auditorium he Sudience of over 4000. He - three hours and was Perry Belmont Replies to the Col- orado Senator’s Criticism. NEW YORK, March 23.—Perry Bel- or ident of the Democratic Club, pri -rview to-night in which o was quoted as of the Democratic s masquerading under ed the follow- nator Teller is epublicans—the ding with him naturally unit- to create dis- ranks of the purpos in the LACK OF LEEDS COMMITTED SUICIDE Had Lived With a Man Named Mitchell, but Leaves a Husband and Children in England. 1.0S ANGELES, March 23.—Mrs. Mar- tin Black of Leeds, England, who died in the Julian Hotel, Long Beach, at 9:30 last night, was a suicide through stromonium t Mrs, Black registered ;:'frffxlx;”r,n ch th ays ago, and ar- 2l ed in Los Angeles five weeks ago. Ve oher Holland held an inquest this t afternoon, R feath from self-administered 1 witness before the onths ago ¢ poison. rincipe P was Girard Mitchell, who is a man without any_bu s. He sald he met as_many Black in T icion and the wrath to overcome Susp sources that are ding from at is impe inknow In another letter Mitchell “I hope Black will do the agreeable & and dle soon that we may marry live as we choose.” body is still with the undertaker and no arrangement has been made for its burfal. Mrs. Black leaves a husband 2nd two children in England, who are ap- parently ignorant of her ‘Whereabouts. .Among her belongings were found $100 in bills, a 20-dollar gold plece, a small satchel and some letters. B i 8 ot s con- | be held -there on | verdict being the woman | WILL CLEAN UP TWENTY MILLIONS in Sight for Syndicate. Riches Epectal Dispatch to The Call > £ | TACOMA, Wash., March 23.—The Mec- Donald Bonanza Klondike Syndicate, | the new corporation formed in London | to work out six claims on Bonanza and Skookum creeks formerly owned by | Alexander McDonald and Henry Fer- | | guson, is expected to make $20,000,000 profit during the next few years. McDonald and Ferguson arrived here to-night. They have purchased six carloads of boilers, pumps and other | hydraulic machinery in London and an Francisco. This plant will be shipped to Skagway next week and| hurried over White Pass and as far as possible on the jce. It will reach Daw- son in May, and by June will be in op- eration. To facilitate the transportation over the passes the entire plant has been put up in packages weighing 200 to 250 pounds each. One part of the machinery alone will do the work of | 400 men. i Sixteen mechanics are being taken along, headed by G. T. Coffee, a mining engineer of California, who spent a part | of last summer at Dawson in the inter- ests of the London syndicate, which was then a prospective purchaser of the claims now to be worked. Steam pumps will supply the force, and streams of water wiil be directed with terrific force | against the frozen earth and gravel Twenty-four horses have been pur-| chased to haul the machinery when water transportation gives out. The transportaticn will be_under the per-| sonal supervision of Ferguson, while | McDonald will hurry in over the ice, starting next week, to take charge of | his millions at the spring cleanups. | It will take several years to sluice out! the six claims transferred to the Lon- don corporation, which are believed to | be the richest claims in the Klondike | district. They are claims No. 1, 2, 3, 7| and 8 on Skookum Gulch and claim No. 2 above on Bonanza Creek. The lauer‘ claim was purchased about a year ago | by McDonald and Ferguson for $125,- | 000. Within a month thereafter they | had taken out $135,000. Ferguson esti- | mates this claim will produce $5,000,000. | {Claims 1, 2 and 3 on Skookum are | scarcely less rich, and it is here that the | hydraulic machinery will first be placed | | in operation. Wood is pientiful on | Skookum Gulch, and the only possible trouble foreseen is that water may be | | scarce at certain seasons. Flumes will | | be bullt if necessary to supply this need. | The McDonald Bonanza Klondike | Corporation is composed of some of London’s richest men, including Mr. McKillop, M. P., who is chairman of its | Board of Directors. His son will ac- company Ferguson to the interior. Fer- | guson went to London with the expec- | tation of selling out his interests and retiring from Klondike mining. The syndicate refused, however, to accede to his request, believing that his inti- mate knowledge of the Klondike coun- try was indispensable to the successful consummation of its plans. McDonald and Ferguson left their wives in the | East. The former’s bride will go to Dawson in June via St. Michael, and come out with her husband next fall. McDonald has reports from his part- ners at Dawson dated late in January. | These state that the claims on Domin- fon Creek between the two discoveries | were turning out as well as the average El Dorado claims. Two miles of Sul- phur Creek below discovery were also proving rich. At that time no laymen | had thrown up their work. MecDonald | believes the development of the Yukon | gold flelds has scarcely begun. Invited to Woodland. WOODLAND, March 23.—D from Cordia Lodge No. 2, O. D_fli{‘}tsfis to the Grand Lodge, which meets . in N:r-. in May, have been Instructed.to invita in 1900. the Grand Lodge to Woodland THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, RAINFALL CAUSES THE STREAMS T0 RISE. CHANNELS AND SLOUGHS ARE NOW SWELLING Backwater Is Causing Some Apprehension at Points in San Joaquin County. STOCKTON, March 23.—The copious { rainfall in this vicinity has been too heavy for even the parched earth to absorb. The dry flelds have drunk their | fill, and now a vast volume of surface water is swelling every channel and slough. Thirty-six hours of incessant rain and melting snow in the moun- tains combine to-night to make the timid afraid that the water will leave its natural channels before daybreak. There is no question but that low points will be inundated before the water passes, but the streams may take water away before any serious loss falls on the people in threatened | | Small Floods in Santa Cruz districts. | { The San Joaquin River at the mouth | of the channel is fully four feet below high water mark. As Stockton floolis have always come from the backwater at this point, the rapid rise in the river gives just cause for apprehen- sion. It all depends on how much snow water from the mountains is coming down in the smaller streams. the full effect of which will not be known for twenty-four hours. What may be termed local points, situated at unprotected places on Mormon Channel, are undoubtedly in for a wet- ting. : A message from Linden at 3:30 stated that Mormon Channel was bank fuil at that place, and that If it rained any during the night, the water would be running through the streets by morn- ing. At the same hour the Union Transportation Company telephoned that President Gillis' ranch, three miles east of town, on Mormon Chan- nel, was under water. The slough was overflowing its bank at that point. The San Joaquin is rising at the rate of about one and a quarter inches an hour, but Mormon and Miner chan- nels are doubling that record. From Peters comes word that the water is almost on the Southern Pa- cific railroad track, and that it e tends as far as Holden. Some of it is surface water, accumulating from the pared with those of same date twenty-four hours: Stations. Eureka . s o5 Red Bluff .... Sacramento ... San Francisco Fresno ... San Luis Obispo Los Angeles .... SaniPiego v STREAVS RISE AND TRAFFIC S DELAYED County—Several Bridges Washed Away. SANTA CRUZ, March 23—The storm continues without interruption, and the precipitation for to-day has been over two inches. The rise in the river has been steady, and portions of the town have been flooded &nd are under water. | Bridges over the San Lorenzo have been crowded with people, who go to witness the raging torrent. Men are there also to spear driftwood as it comes down stream. There seems to be no end to the driftwood. Immense trees | with roots come down the stream, lum- ber from barns, chicken houses, etc., which are broken in the swift stream. | Timbers from washed-out bridges also float to the ocean. The Seabright and Twin Lake beaches for over a mile are black with logs, lumber and drift and crowds of men are gathering it by cords. Drift- wood and logs lodge against the rail- road bridge at the mouth of the river | and a gang of men have been engaged recent rain, and the rest came down from the foothills. A telephone message from Lockeford stated that the levees were syl intact along the reclaimed lan lumne River, but that the Tiver Is ris- ing and men are out guarding the em- bankments. The danger from an over- flow is not so much from precipitation in the valley as from the warm rain in the mountains, wnich results in sending down snow water at a time when streams are already full Late this afternoon a portion of the | e vicinity of the Valley road flooded. All of the formon Channel city in th roundhouse was low places south of N and west of California street were un- der water. Fifty acres immediately around the roundhouse is covered with water one foot afternoon the asylum gauge registered 25 follows: For the storm, 1.9 inches; for the month, 5.13; for the season, 11.76, as against 5.49 for last year. Sacramento Valley Soaked. SACRAMENTO, March 2.—The Sacra- mento Valley is still enjoying a soaking rfain. A heavy, warm rain is falling in the mountains, and unless there should come a freeze in the hills to check the flow of water the snow will melt and send down floodwaters. Farmers on the low- lands are already complaining of too much water. During the twenty-four hburs ending at 7 o'clock this morning Afteen inches of snow fell at Cascade in the mountains, making a total depth of 13 inches in that locality. From one to ihree inches of rain fell In the foothill district. Over one inch of rain fell here fast night. Rain has been falling here almost steadily during the past thirty- six_hours. The rain has fallen steadily here almost all day and up to 5 p. m. .92 of an inch for fhe twenty-four hours and 13.63 for the Season has fallen. Since *hat time only Soeasional showers have falien and since Dightfall none_to speak of. The river is Hsing and at dark stood twenty-onc feet, Tnd it the storm ceases is not lik=ly to Tise hizher, as the American River will soon run down. If the Sacramento River Should rise to twenty-four feet at this city, which 18 many feet below the leves fop, it will begin to run over the near casement, 3000 feet long, recently con- Structed At the Herschey break, elghteen miles above this city, which will fmme- dlately relieve the river below that point. This county now has an ample rainfall for all its needs and a late spring shower or two will insure bounteous crops. The Tain in the foothills has been heavy dur- ing the day. Part of Gilroy Flooded. GILROY, March 23.—Twice in less than twenty-four hours the Uvas Creek has overflowed its banks and flooded the low- er portion of Giiroy from Seventh street south. At 7:30 o'clock last evening the first overflow occurred, and again at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The rainfall u to 8 o'clock this morning amounted to 3. inches for the twenty-four hours, which is the heaviest on record, making a total of 15.85 inches for the season. ain has fallen steadily all day, and the water seems increasing in Volume instead of diminishing. All the streams are over- flowing their banks. No damage has vet been reported. The waters of the Llagas and the sloughs running into it have over- flowed, flooding the northeastern portion of the town and the Martin fleld. ————— Chinese Are Alarmed. SANTA CRUZ, March 23.—The railroad bridge near the mouth of the river has been moved three inches from the foun- dation through a pile of logs lodged against the pleces. It Is doubtful if broad-gauge trains will be able to cross it to-morrow. The river is still rising. Chinatown The inhabitants of are alarmed, fearing the water will enter their houses. If the storm keeps up Chi- natown will be under water. e rainfall at Felton for the storm is 6.79 inches. The rain fell in torrents at Boulder Creek to- day. Outlook Never Brighter. PETALUMA, March 23—Rain has been falling incessantly here for the last five days until now the creeks and mountain streams are higher than for years. The marsh below this city as far as the eve can reach is one vast sheet of water. Farmers and fruit growers are happy, and say the outlook was never brighter in this Vieinity. If the storm continues much longer an old-time freshet is quite prob- able. Feather River Rising. GRIDLEY, Magrch 23.—The Feather River is rising six inches an hour. Sev- enty-five hundredths of an inch of rain has fallen here to-day and 3.40 for the storm. All low lands are under water and farmers have driven all stock to the high ound. Gridley seems likely to have a 53«: and parties are watching the ievees. Low lands will be benefited and grain and fruit prospects are deep. At 3 o'clock this | ds of the Moke- | | 1 | the entire day in getting them loose, as it was feared a portion of the bridge | | might be carried away. Basements of houses and yards on Front street and the lower part of Pa- cific avenue are under water from the river. Houses and the Italian Hotel on the island are entirely surrounded by water and exit is only by boat. Travel over the narrow-gauge road has been suspended. Trains left with men to clear the slides this morning. About a dozen slides occurred on this road between this city and Laurel and a washout at Eccles. Passenger, mail and express traffic has been only over the broad-gauge. On the Loma Prieta branch of the Southern Pacific two bridges have been washed away and there is a heavy slide on the road. The road at Loma Prieta is washed out and there is a big jam of logs in the mill pond at this place. The California Powder Works was compelled to close down to-day for a couple of days on account of high water. Hazel Brook, in Doyle’s Gulch, ordi- narily a small stream, was a foating | torrent, two bridges were washed away and school had to be closed. Soquel was two feet under water. WATSONVILLE, March 23.—The Pa- jaro experienced an old-time rain the last two days and high water in all the creeks and river is the result. It has rained almost incessantly here for the last fifteen hours, and with the amount of water that has fallen since Tuesday morning this seetion has re- ceived about 6.60 inches, making over 21 inches for the season. The approach to the bridge at Corralitos is gone and two bridges on the Green Valley Creek | and one at Willoughbys are washed out. The approach to the new bridge across the Salsipuerdes, near town, is threatened. The railroad bridge across the Pajaro River is also in danger. The Jower part of the valley is all flooded and it will be some time before the land can be in proper shape for planting beets. The Pajaro River is steadily ris- ing and will reach its highest point probably by to-morrow morning, pro- viding the rain does not continue. At the - present t foot of Main street and steadily rising, owing to the water from the San Be- nito commencing to come down. Narrow-Gauge Road Blocked. SAN JOSE, March 23.—The rain has been falling all day. the heaviest fall be- ing in the mountains. Many of the creeks have ove in the vicinity of end of the valley, pitas, near the bay, the event of a heavy flows near the town may Late reports from Gilroy water is still rising, and that the lower portion of the town from Seventh street south is flooded. The narrow gauge trains to Santa Cruz as a landslide mnear are not running, Wrights station blocked the train which here }s.flE. e}‘iunungmn Jr. and several friends, Who. were obliged to return to San Jose. Another slide is reported on the ocean side of the road a mile and a half from Felton. Traffic will probably be delayed for some time. Thus far no damage to spe: been done to the crops, an good ha% been accomplished. . m. to-day. ?our Y:Durs has_fallen, making 5.07 inches for March and 1251 for the season, a{alns! 5.53 for the corresponding period o last year. Creeks Are Overflowing. are under water. be expected. ak of has incalculable Up VALLEJO, March 23.—A heavy rain has been falling here during the past forty- eight hours, with every indication for a continuation of the storm. The Green Valley reservoir, the source of Vallejo's water supply, now and Mare Island's contains over forty feet of water, which is equal to two years' supply. Several creeks flown their banks, damage to the lowlands. at the source O overflowing, and it is feared great dam- age will result if the storm _continues much longer. pects throughout Solano were nf encouraging. Heavy Wheat Crop Promised. FRESNO, March 23.—The rainfall here doing __considerable for the past twenty-four hours has been half an inch, which brings the total pre- cipitation for the season up to 5.1 inches. Since the present storm began nearly two inches of rain has fallen. e forecast to-night is for more rain to-mor- row and showers duting the entire week. The streams leading from the mountains are full to overflowing and if the storm con- tinues t Al may occur. Indica-~ by a flood | tions for a heavy wheat crop were 3 Al Mlbflufhm‘mump never | looked so wel 11 in all, we sh: valley. ime the water is at the | rflowed, and the lowlands Gilroy, in the southern and Alviso and Mil- In fall to-night over- state that the this morning. On board were | to 8 .60 of an inch for the twenty- in this neighborhood have over- The reservoir f Sulsun’s water supply is The grain and fruit pros- ever more the indications are good for MARCH 24, 1899 000000000036000006690200920000080000000000060 The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date as com- last season and rainfall in last Last This Last 24 Hours. Season. Season. e 0.20 29.27 28.21 Lo 1.00 17.45 12.08 L2 0.92 13.63 8.55 .- 1.48 1447 7-52 LY 0.40 3.86 57 0.64 5.45 b Trace 5.04 ke 0.00 3.81 g 1.62 YBARIVER - NOW RISING dition to Contend Against High Water. MARYSVILLE, March 23.—Forty-two hours of continuous rain has caused the erstwhile placid Yuba to assume the | proportions of a torrent, and she sweeping past this city to-night with unprecedented current, at the same | time gaining on the gauge at the rate | of four inches an hour. At 8 this even- | ing the fourteen andone-half-focot mark | had been reached. It is thought the | seventeen-foot mark will be reached by to-morrow morning. Heavy warm rains in the mountains, which melted the snow on all the ridges, is the cause of the freshet. Marysville and the levee system was never in better condition | to contend against high water. WOODLAND, March 23.—Later re- ports from Colusa and Yolo basin indi- cate conditions not so bad as antici- pated. But little water is running in any creeks and sloughs that drain the foothill country, and unless the storm becomes heavier and continues for sev- | eral days there is a strong hope that the | big tule districts seeded may be kept free of flood water and the crops be | saved. Means Prosperity for Monterey. MONTEREY, March 23.—A thorough equinoctial storm is now visiting this en- tire sectfon, the rain, which has fallen al- most constantly since midnight Tuesday night, having completely soaked the ground for an unusuat depth. All the rivers hereabouts have risen with incred- ible rapidity, and if the rain continues with its present force there is danger of some damage from overflow. The Salinas River has during the past thirty-six hours risen higher than it has been for five vears, and is now a rushing torrent, carrying all before it. No danger to bridges is apprehended as vet, however. The Carmel River, which supplies Del Monte, Pacific Grove and this city with | | | | tricts that all the mountain streams have | filled to the greatest heights known in | years. The whole community is In a state of rejoicing, confidence is restored, and all | business 'interests having acquired a sta- | bility unknown for a year. Since the rains | began, less than two weeks ago, credit has become so much easier hereabouts that merchants are restocking, ranchers | are giving large orders, both at home and | to city houses, and a general business ac- tivity is noticeable everywhere. This rain means the prosperity of this section of Monterey County beyond a doubt. The rainfall of this immediate locality, as measured from noon yesterday to noon to-day, was: For Monterey, for Del Monte, 1.47 Inches; for Grove, 151 inches. e G Where Rain Is Expected. LOS ANGELES, March 23.—The rain- storm predicted to-day did not material- ize. The conditions were favorable yester- day o oentral off the Northern California coast passed northward again and South- ern California was slighted. The barome- ter is slowly falling, however, and rain is expected at any moment. The sky is heavily overcast. e T Rainfall at Colusa. COLUSA, March 23.—The rainfall for the storm commencing Tuesday is 242 inches | and it is still raining. There IS no appre- hension for the lower lands on Grand Isl- and. The river at 4 p. m. was fourteen | feet and rising slowly. S In Santa Barbara County. SANTA BARBARA, March 23—It has been raining heavily in the mountains and in the interior of the county all day, The indications for a storm to-night are good. —— Plenty of Water Assured. SUISUN, March 23.—The recent rains | have dispelled fears previously antici- pated regarding inadequate water sup- plies for the towns of Solano County this vear. Suisun is assured a good Supply. THE GREAT RAINSTORM. Up Its Good Work and Is Not Over Yet. In the opinion of Weather Forecast Of- ficfal Willson the rain which has been continuous for the last forty-eight hours is not done yet, and the State will con- tinue to receive the generous downpour for some time to come. ““The barometer,” he says, “has not moved a point in sixteen hours, and I do not look for a change in the weather. The State has been generally visited, with the exception of the southerly por- tion. Los Angeles has had but a trace and San Diego has been overlooked en- tirely. THe San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys and San Luis Obispo have had plenty of rain, and I really cannot ac- count for the’ failure of this storm to reach the south. “On Tuesday the storm center was mov- ing south, but yesterday it veered around to the north _and the chances for Los Angeles and San Diego getting any rain e Svery sim. . The storm has moved northeastward and is now central in Brit- ish - Columbia. The pressure has not changed appreciably and may be said to be at a standstill. Rain has fallen over California from Tehachapi to Polnt Conception north. The temperature has risen over the plateau region and has gen- erally remained stationary in the other districts. Conditions are favorable for ra(l;n in Nt%rvthenl;né:aufofl}l‘ln." eorge . cNear, the n d s one of the happlest men fn the Seate: In s ng of the rainfall yesterday he said: “This last rain is worth millions to the State. From every hand I hear favorable reports. This will mean a great boon to the farmers. The crops after this dreuchln{l will be in splendid condition, and we shall have the Elsnn crop we have had in years. t means much to California. The fruit, too, never have { It Keeps 1 & most prosperous season in Califol VERY RAPIDLY Levee System Is in Good Con- | is | water, is also very high, and news comes | | from the Sur and other surrounding dis- | 1.49 inches; | Pacific | for a downpour, but the storm which | with mist and light showers on the coast. | HORSES LOSI BUT THE MEN ARE RESCUED Thrilling Incident of the Storm in Marin County Which Is Causing a Flood. | { SAN RAFAEL, March 23.—In at- tempting to cross a washout on the | county road a quarter of a mile be- low Point Reyes station with a four- horse team to-day, three men were hurled into the waters of Paper Mill Creek and were rescued in a drowning | condition. All the horses were drowned and the wagon completely wrecked. Joseph Ennis, foreman of William Skinner’s dairy ranch, was driving and with him were two fellow employes named Silva and Borvini. When they came to the washout the latter tried to dissuade Ennis from attempting to cross, but in vain. The leaders crossed | safely, but both wheel horses lost their footing, thé wagon was overturned and the team all rolled down a thirty- foot embankment to the seething waters of the creek. The stream ran so swiftly that no aid could be given the horses. Ennis stuck to the wagon and was finally rescued with a ladder by Benjamin Alcantra, a patrolman on the preserves | | DR R e R of the Country Club. Silva lost his hold and was swept away, but Bor- | vini swam after him. The rescuer. handicapped by heavy shoes and cloth- ing, was twice dragged under by the drowring man, but both finally reached the bank more dead than alive. Many creeks are overflowing their banks, and several washouts have oc- curred along the line of the North Pa- cific Coast Railroad. A work train. in | charge of James Kinney, was sent out to make repairs this afternoon by Su- perintendent Shoemaker. At Lark- | spur the whole of the lower part of town is under water, and around Tamalpais station there is an inland bay. At Sausalito the side of a hill has caved in and made the county road almost impassible. If the storm continues much longer traffic by road | throughout Marin County will have to be suspended. Telegraph and tele- phone lines are down in many direc- | tions. The total amount of rain for the present storm registered by the gauge of A. P. Hotaling & Co.’s Bank is 8.50 inches. Tuesday night over nine inches fell at Lake Laguinitas, the | heaviest precipitation ever registered | there for a similar period. From noon | yesterday to 4 p. m. to-day the fall for | this city was 2.76 inches. The marshes | | are still flooded, but this evening there | is a lull in the storm. The clouds are | still lowering and more rain is ex- | pected. | INTERESTS THE PEOPLE \' OF THE PACIFIC COAST | Captain Glenn Detailed to Purchase | a Steamer for Exploration | in Alaska. | WASHINGTON, March 23—Ira J. An- i gler has been appointed a substitute clerk o Postoffice. | in_the San Dies: f the Secretary of War | By direction o | captain Bdwin F. Glenn, Twenty-fifth United States Infantry, will proceed to Seattle, Wash., and thence, should it be necessary in accomplishing the busine: intrusted to him by the Assistant Secre- tary of War, to Portland, Or., and San Franelsco on official business pertaining | 1o the inspection and purchase of a stern- | Wheel boat for use in connection with an | exploring expedition to Alaska now being | erganized, and upon completion of his du- fies at the last named place will return to | | Seattle. Commissary Sergeant Ernest Heinatz, | Fort Logan, Colo., will be sent to San | | Francisco. Upon_ his arrival he will re- | port to Major W. H. Baldwin, commis- sary of subsistence, United Btates pur- chasing commissary at that place, for duty in the subsistence department. The following transfers are made: First-class Private lsaac Lloyd, signal| corps, United States army, Fort Myer, | Va., to Fort Reno, O. T., to relieve First- | class Sergeant John M, Pool, signal corps, | United States army. Sergeant Pool when thus relieved will be sent to San Francis- co and will, upon his arrival, report to the Signal officer, Department of California, for assignment to duty. Private Warren A. Thompson, hospital corps, Presidio of San Francisco, will be discharged from the service of the United States by the commanding officer of his station. Pri- vate Emery G. Woodring, Troop M, Fourth United States Cavalry, now at the | Presidio of San Francisco, Is’ transferred to Troop G, Fourth United States Caval- ry. He will be sent to the station of that troop, Manila, and will report upon his | arrival to the commanding officer for | -_ | | | duty. California pensions; Original—Charles | | Howard, San Francisco, $6; Frank A. Bet. tis, San Francisco, $; Bernard P. Con- | nots, San Jose, $3; Paul Smith, Benicia, | $10; Fidellar Bowen, Soldiers’ Home, Los | Angeles, $6; Willard C. Bailey, San Jose, | $6. ~ Additional—Oliver S. Parsons, San Francisco, $ to . Increase—Christian | Menke, San Francisco, $§ to $8. | e | PROFESSOR KOCH WILL GO TO THE TROPICS | To Continue His Investigation as to the Nature and Origin of Malaria. SERLIN, March 23.—Professor Koch, the celebrated bacteriologist, who in 1884, at the head of the German Cholera Com- mission, visited Egypt and India and there - discovered the so-called ‘‘comma’ cholera bacillis, will start with an expe- dition next month for the tropics to con- tinue his investigation as to the nature and origin of malaria. The Reichstag has made a grant of 60,000 marks in aid of the undertaking. The expedition referred to in the fore- going dispatch is In line with the efforts | of Professor Koch to mitigate tropical fe- | Yers. When he returned last year from | a similar expedition to the German East | frican coast he advanced the theory | fhat In the case of human beings mos- quitoes plaged the part of communicating malaria_which ticks played in the cattle | disease known as *“T ' He had exas fever.’ Teached the conclusion that where there are mosquitoes there Is always malaria, and where there are no mosquitoes there | is no maiaria. Moreover, he reported it was possible by microscopie examination | of the blood of a patient to discover from | the nature of the microbes the exactstage which the disease had reached. Jeffries and Fitzsimmons. NEW YORK, March 2.—Willilam A. Brady and Martin Julian,on behalf of Jim Jeftriesand Bob Fitzsimmons. agreed this afternoon to accept the bid of the Coney Island Athletic Club for a twenty-five round contest between these two heavy- weights. The contest will take place on May 2. George Siler of Chicago has been mutually agreed upon as referee. The offer made by the club is a purse of $20.- 000 and the picture privilege to be di- vided between the two princi and the club, each receiving one- ALGER ISSUES HIS ORDER No Officer to Act With= out His Approval.. CLAIMS SUPREME CONTROL SECRETARY OF WAR ASSERTS HIS AUTHORITY. This Probably Done to Censure Miler for Detailing Colonel Garling- ton to Investigate Bad Beef. Special Dispatch to The Call. 4¢¢4§¢+#¢9+4¢¢¢¢¢: WASHINGTON, March 23.— The following order has been issued at the War Department: Headquarters of the Army, Ad- jutant General's Office, Washing- ton, March —, 1899. The following decision has been made and is published for the in- formation and guidance of all con- cerned: WAR DEPARTMENT, WASH- INGTON, March 22, 1899.—Ordered, that hereafter no chief or acting chief of staff corps shall be detailed or ordered to any duty by any au- thority without the approval of the Secretary of War. ' R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. By command of Major General - Miles. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General. + R R e R R R e e e g This order of Secretary Alger has | been issued to set at rest all questions as to who is the supreme authority in the War Department. It is an old con- troversy, dating back to the time when Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War and General Scott commanding general of the army. The last time the matter was brought prominently to the atten- tion of the country was during the ad- ministration of President Arthur, when Secretary Lincoln wrote a very caustic letter to Lieutenant General Sheridan, stating that the staff corps of the War Department, with the exception of the adjutant general's and the general’s corps, were under the direct control and subject only to orders by the Secretary of War. The order of Secretary Alger will hereafter include the chiefs of these corps under the sole control of the Sec- retary. General Miles had held to the construction based upon the letter of Secretary Lincoln. The cause for the issuance of the order was a recent or- der of General Miles to Lieutenant Colonel Garlington, acting chief of the inspector general corps, during the ab- sence of General Breckinridge, direct- ing Garlington to visit certain points in the Weston an inspection tour. 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