The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1902, Page 3

ADVERTISEMENTS. Delicately formed and gently reared, women will find. in adl the seasons of their lives, as maids or wives or mothers, that the one simple, wholesome remedy which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally, and which may be used with truly beneficial effects, under any cnnditions.whell the system needs a laxative—is— Syrup of Figs. It is well known to be a simple com- bination of the laxative and carminative principles of plants with pleasant, aromatic liquids, which are agreeable and refreshing to the tasteand acceptable to the system when its gentle cleansing is desired. Many of the ills from which women suffer are of a transient nature and do not come from any organie trouble and it is pleasant to know that they yield so promptly to the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs, but when anything more than a laxative i8 needed it is best to consult the family physician and to avoid the old-time cathartics and loudly advertised nos- trums of the present day. When one needs only to remove the strain, the torpor, the congestion, or similar ills, which attend upon a constipated condi- tion of the system, use the true and gentle remedy— Syrup of Figs—and enjoy freedom from the depres- sion, the aches and pains, colds and headaches, which are due to inactivity of the bowels. Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of Figs can hope to get its beneficial effects and as a guar- antee of the excellence of the remedy the full name of the company—California Fig Syrup Co.—is printed on the front of every package and without it any preparation offered as Syrup of Figs is frand- ulent and shounld be declined. To those who know the quality of this excellent laxative, the offer of any substitute, when Syrup of Figs is called for, is always resented by a transfer of patronage to some first-class drug establishment, where they do not recommend, nor sell false brands, nor imitation remedies. The genuine article may be bought of all reliable druggists everywhere at 50 cents per bottle, THE SA WATER SUPPLI OF THE SOUTH San Bernardino Valley Examined by Govern- ment Experts. | Special Dispatch to The Call G STREET, , Feb. 24.—In the se { and trrigation papers | Geological Survey has | vet published, are the Southern California” (Nos. 59 | and 69), k seph Barlow Lippincott. In| his f transmittal, ¥. H. Newell, uctive, other parts of the United favorable conditions of cli- | and have peculiar-interest tion of the extent to rid*land can ultimately be re- | irrigation.” | n discussed is the San Ber- in Southern California, | nardino Mountains. River- d Redlands are the centers of | sduction. Up to elevations of 2000 | atively high lands are free| and the relatively low lands The distinctive crop | Valley is citrus fruits. | te, 1ollowed next oy years the grape fruit | iar product. Olives, | apricots, peaches, pears table grapes are all | in this district. In | for to 1895, Riverside n million boxes of | average annual income of { life-blood of the land. would become a | valley - ctolids irom the nsed against the | s of the Sierra Mountains, 1 tne form of | ¢ er ti mn - up to| and other mountain streams na brought down detritus and built up | s the valiey. The winter floods ppear in flowing over these | nking down, form reser- | spmermgnt ian water of unknown but | In addition to the winter | amer flow of all the streams | tonio Creek to Mill Creek | T used for irrigation pur- nd probably 50 per cent of it sinks | he ground and retnforces the water | Tnis large undergrouna reseryolr | toward Santa Ana River, the most | tant stream of Southern Califorma | of the Coast Range. It drains a area above Rincon of 1657 square miles; 971 square miles of the basin are | mountainous. The controlling outlet of | Jis great underground reservoir is at con, where there is a larger body of | er flowing during the summer than at | other place in California south of | Tehachapi Mountains, except along | | Eisnc. yrado. a of gravelef 500 square miles charged to a depth of 30 feet | age depth to assume for this | torage capacity would be | acre-feet of water. These fig- the enormous capacliy of derground storage reservoir ardino Valley. It has been | waters through a long cycle the floods described. Hence | t ade in the summer of | there was almost three times rising in the central | portior ley than there was entering from the mountain drain Lippircott erly located devel holds, therefore, that prop- | yment works near Rin- | lowering of this wa- son twenty-one feet 1000 acres should yield miners’ inches of water. proper method of proced- He thinks the ure should be tc for the creation of pumping power tire flow of the Santa Ana River, he Auburndale bridge. about the Ist of May, and tc re- turn the water to its natural bed at the cloge of the irrigation season. His con- clusfons are: That a large percentage of | irrigation water returns to the channels of the streams t the movement of the water through the soil being exceedingly siow, this return water from irrigation will be a permanent source of supply; that water of this character is pow m-{ ing its appearance in the iands near Rin- con; that it is impossible to determine the amount of water that could be gath- ered by collecting galleries . on these lands; that the stream measurements show a loss between Rincon and the head of the Banta Ana canal of - abou: 800 | uivity. PHILIPPINE BILL PASSES SENATE Tariff Measure Is Carried by a Strictly Party Vote. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—After elght hours of tumultuous debate to-day the Senate shortly before 7 o'clock this even- ing spassed the Philippine tariff bill by a vote of 46 to 2,.a strietly party vote As passed the measure provides that ar- ticles imported into the Philippine arch. ipelago from the United States shall be required to pay the dutles levied against them by the Philippine -commission and | paid upon liké articles imported into the that | archipelago from foreign countries; articles imported into the United States from the Philippines shall pay a duty of 7 '‘per cent of the rates fixed by the Dingley law, less any export taxes paia upon the articles sent from the Philip- pine archipelago as required by the Phu- ippine commission. All articles now ‘im ported free into the United States shall be hereafter exempt from import duty imposed in the Philippines. The bill exempts the commerce passing between the United States and the Phil- ippines from the operation of the naviga- tion laws of the United States until July 1, 1904, and authorizes the Philippine com- mission to issue licenses to craft now en- aged in lighterage or exclusive harbor Business, provided such craft are bullt in the United States or the Philippines or. owned by the citizens of the United States or’ by inhabitants of the Philip- pines. The duties and taxes collected in pursuance of this act shall be paid into the treasury of the Philippine Islands ana used for their benefit. All articles maiw ufactured in bonded warehouses of Im- ported materials or of materials subject to internal revenue tax, when shippea from the United States to the Philippines shall be exempt from the internal revenue and all taxes paild upon such articles shipped to the Philippine Islands since November 15, 1901, shall be refunded. DARING ATTEMPT TO ROB VAULTS OF VARICK BANK | Would-Be Cracksmen Badly Wound Watchman Who Interrupts Them in Their Work. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. —What is regard- ed as a daring attempt to get at the vaults of the Varick Bank, with the in- tention of looting them, has just been made. The would-be robbers severely wounded a night watchman, who was the- single protector of the vaults. 'Springing on him in the dark of the basement of the Wool Exchange buiiding, at Beach street and West Broadway, they knocked him senseless by a blow on the forehead. Trained for just such an emergency, he cried out as the blow fell. His cry, the noise which resulted from his fall, etc., perhaps the belief that they had killed him, frightened the men off and they es- caped. The treasure-room was perfectly guard- ed by electrical deyices, and if the cracks- men had succeeded in entering, the police undoubtedly would have swooped down upon them. ot L Fire in Hawaiian Hotel. HONOLULU, Feb. 17.—At 1 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in | the second story of the Royal Hawalian Ho- tel. It was found before it had made much headway and was quenched with little damage. The big hotel was crowd- ed with guests, and for a time there was much alarm. Signs of an Eruption. HONOLULU, Feb. 17.—The volcano Kilauea is showing signs of renewed ac- Visitors to the crater last wdek found newly risen lava and great heat. R e e e e ol ) miners’ inches, which might be saved by a lined conduit extending down the can- yon about 7.4 miles; that a power canal, water wheels, electric machinery, twenty pumping plants and the gathering flumes necessary for 2000 miners’ inches of water could be constructed at an approximiie cost of $75,000. > Numerous tables, eleven plates and fourteen figurés {llustrate the discussion. Lippincott’s contribution concludes with a brief description of the California Port- Jand Cement Company’s works at Coiton, in this valley, the only Portland cement plant on the Pacific Coast. With abun- dant crude materials of calespar, clay, and almost chermically pure limestone near at hand, and with Los Angeles petrolenm for cheap an/i excellent fuel, the company is enabled to produce a first- class cement for about three-fourths the price of foreign cements. This is of great consequence for the development of the irrigation interests of theivalley. BARELY ESCAPES BURIAL ALIVE Farmer Found Frozen Has a Sensational Awakening. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Found frozen in a snowdrift and apparently .dead, after { Friday's storm, Williamt Ferry, a farmer | near Anthony, N. J., lay for ten hours on the cooling board of an undertaker’s shop, surrounded by coffins and the paraphers | ndlia of death. But for the absence of the undertaker he might have been buried alive. body was cold and the supposed corpss was taken to an undertaking establish ment. Half a dozen neighbors gathered | to watch over the body. The absence of the undertaker prevented further action. When he arrived the party gathered in another room. | cooling-room ‘they were horrified to find the supposed corpse missing. “Body- snatchers” was their first thought. An alarm was sent out and a_messenger hur- ried to Ferry’s home. When he arrived IHe said he suddenly became conscious and observing his surroundings, fled through a side door and hurried home. WONDERFUL MIRAGE ENCHANTS A HAWAIIAN Representative Kaniho Describes & Remarkable Sight Witnessed by | Him Near Kohala. HONOLULU, Feb. 17.—A strange case of mirage has been reported from Koha- 1a, on the island of Hawaii, by Represen- tative Kaniho. He saw an island about | thrae-quarters of a mile from the main- { land, everything from mountain tops to | the seashore of the island looking a. beai- | tiful deep blue. There were two mount-~ | ains at considerable distance from each other, with a tableland befween. There were no treés growing on the mountains, | the tops 6f which were serrated, but | the surf could be seen plainly rolling | against.’ the shore. An old Hawaifan grass hut was visible, and something like a steamer entered a bay. Kaniho says it was neither, a_dream nor a vision that he saw, but probably one of those won- derful mirages that mariners report from time to time. A | SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS TO MEET IN CONVENTION | Fully One Thousand Pedagogues Are | Expected to Attend the Con- ference in Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 2t.—Some of the dele- gates ‘to the thirtieth annual convention of school superintendents have already ar- rived. The convention will open to-mor- row morning in the Fine Arts bullding and continue until Thursday evening. About one thousand superintendents of schools will attend. One of the features of the convention | will be a paper by G. Stanley Hall, presi- dent of - Park University, Worcester, Mass., on ‘“High Schools and Their Rela- tion to Colleges.” There will be a num- Der of round tabie conferences. Among the topics to be discussed will be “The Rela- | tion of Parents to Teachers.” William T. Harris, National Commissioner of Educa- tion, is expected to attend. KUSSIA IS ENDEAVORING TO GET A PORT IN KOREA | Efficacy of the Anglo-Japanese Alli- ance May Be Tested If She Succeeds. PEKING, . Feb. 2.—The news from Japanese sources that Russia is trying to obtain a port in Korea has been received with a great deal of interest, but skepti- cally, because, if true, it might test the efficacy of the Anglo-Japanese alllance as a barrier to Russian expansion. Fac vorable effects of the alliance, in giving confidence_and stability to business ven- tures in Northern China, are already no- ticeable. The court continues to manifesf a friendly disposition toward and- foreign._ enterprises. L R — > Electoral College Casts Its Vote. HAVANA, Feb. 24.—Dr. Tomas Estrada Palma and Senor Esteves were to-day formally clected by the, electoral college respectively first President.and first Vice President of the Cuban Republic. Sena- tors were also elected. —_——— Wetmore-Bowen Company have recent- 1y brought suit against Robert Gordan of ;he Del Mgnte Rentaiurant,n%fi’s A%gelea. or amages for refillin; Blanca wine bottles. j i _re-t_n. . Ferry was found lying in the snow. The | Upon their-return to the | Ferry was disposing of a hearty meal, | RALWAYS WIN- A VICTORY IN MERGER FIGHT Supreme Court Denies| Application of State of Minnesota. Justice - Shiras Holds That Tribunal Is Without Jvrisdiction. Governor Van Sant Says the Battle ‘Will Be Continued Along Other Lines and Fought to fhe i End. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—The Supreme Court to-day delivered its opinion in the case of Minnesota \versus. the.Northern Securities Company in_an application of the State to file a bill of complaint in that court.. The opinion was read by Justice Shiras and the motion for leave to file the bill was denied on the ground that this court was without-jurisdfetion. _This is the case in which the State of Minnesota made an effort to secure the intervention of the Supreme Court to pre- yent the merging of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern rallroads by injunc- ‘tion. Justice Shiras summoned up the judgment of the court as follows: As the Great Northern and Northern Pacifio ratlroads are ipdispensable parties without Whose presence the court, acting as a. court of equity, canrot proceed, and as our conmsti- tutional jurisdiction would mot extend to the case if those companles were made parties de- fendant, the motion for leave to file the pro- posed bill must be and lsdenied. The opinion is a voluminous one but the greater part of it 18 a review of the history of the case. Justice Shiras Files Opinion. Justice Shiras stated that the question to be determined was whether the parties to the case were befors the court, and he held that it was obvious that the mi- nority stockholders of the two railroad companies are not represented in the con- troversy by the companies whose stock they hold, and their rights ought not be affected without a hearing, even if it were conceded that a mafority of the stock in such companies, held by a few persons, had assisted in forming" some sort of an illegal arrangement. Moreover, it must not be overlooked that it is not the privaté interests of stockholders that are to be alone con- sidered. The ovinion then continues: The directors of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific companies are appointed to Tepresent and protect not merely the private and pecuniary interests of the stockholders, but the rights of the public at large, which is deenly concerned in the proper and advantage- ous management of these public, highways. 1t is sufficient to say that the Attorney Gen- eral and Governor and even the Legislature of the State can be conclusively deemed to repre- sent the public interests in such a controversy as that presented by the bill Even a State, when she voluntarily becomes & complainant in a®court of equity, cannot claim to repre- sent both sides of the controversy. Not only have the stockhplders, be they few or many, a right to be heard through the officers and directors whom they have legally selected to represent them, but the general interests of the public which might be deeply affected by the decree of the court are entitled to be heard, and that when the State is the complainant, and in a case like the present can only be ef- Tected by the presence of the railroad com- panies as parties defendant. “Court Lacks in Jurisdiction. Upon investigation it might turn out that | the allegations of the bill are well founded, and that the State is entitled to relief; or it might turn out that there is no intention or | design on the part of the rallroad companies tc form any combination in disregard of the | policy of the State, but that what is proposed | is_consistent with that policy and advantage- ous fo the communities affected. | " But in making such investigation a. court of equity must insist that both sides of the controversy shall- be adequately represented and fully heard. When it appears to a court of equity that a case otherwise presenting ground for its ac- tion cannot be dealt with because of the ab- sence of other partles, it is usual for the court while sustaining the objection to grant leave to | the complainant to amend by bringing in sucn | parties. ~But when it -likewise appears that | necessity and Indispensable parties are beyund the reach of the jurlsdiction of the court or that when made parties the jurisdiction of the “ourt will thereby be defeated, for the courf | to grant leave to amend would be useless. ST. PAUL, Feb. 24—The announcement of the United States Supreme Court's de- cision agalnst the application of the State of Minnesota for leave to file a sult against the Northern Securities Com- pany was recelved in this city to-day without surprise. % i | Governor Van Sant Not Discouraged. | President Hill of the Northern Securi- tles Company refused to discuss the [ opinton of the court, contenting himself with the remark that it was not more than he had anticipated. Govenor . Van Sant was not inclined to express an opin- jon on the matter. and Attorney General Douglass was also adverse to saying | It is known, however, since the an- nouncement by United States Attorney General Knox_that he would bring suit against the Northern Securities Com- | pany under the Sherman act, the State | officials here have looked for just such | a decision as that now anticipated by the | United States Supreme Court. Such ac- | tion by the Federal officials will not be allowed to stop further action by the “State of Minnesota, but no definite an- | nouncement has yet been made as to the | form such proceedings will take. Later in the day Governor Van Sant gave the following brief statement to the Associated Press: It carmot be stated positively what wiil be the method of procedure untll the text:of the decision of the Supreme Court on the question of juricdiction is known. The State will pro- ceed in some manner at once and exhaust =very means in Its power to enforce its laws and protect its rights. PREPARING TO GRADE SITE FOR WORLD'S FAIR Contracts. for Three Important Struc- tures Will Be Let Within a Few Days. 3 ! ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24—With the advent of warmer weather, operations on the World’s Fair site will be pushed forward with renewed vigor. Preparations are be- ing made to commence grading over an extensive area, which will necessitate the employment of more than one thousand laborers and many horses. The department of works is working on plans and specifications for three of the most Important structures and it is believed contracts for these will be in shape for bidders within the next few ,days. As soon as lighting facilities can be furnished it is the intention of the ‘management to run night shifts of work- men. The additional labor will be ap- plied on all classes of work. i Dog Bite Results in Hydrophobia. COVINGTON, Ga., Feb. 24 — Liddell Childs, aged 12 years, who is suffering from hydrophobla, has been taken to At- lanta for the Pasteur treatment. The boy was bitten by a dog two years ago, but the rabies did not_become manifest until last Wednesday. He was out hunt- ing with his brother, when suddeniy he was seized with violent convulsions and began to froth at the mouth, Meeting of University Presidents. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—Thirteen American schools, composing the Association of Am- erican Universities, will open their annual meeting at the University of Chicago to- morrow afternoon. Several college presi- dents will attend ‘the session. President Harper of the University of Chicago, who is_an officer in the association, vill give a luncheon to_the visiting members at the Quadrangle Club. FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1902 DAMAGING FLOODS FOLLOW STORM IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COUNTIES North Pacific Coast Roadbed Sinks Nosth of Whites Temnel and Only the Opportune Artival of a Track-Walker Prevents a Disastrous Train Wreck, AN RAFAEL, Feb. 2.—Antone Bilva, a track: walker for the N North Pacific Coast Rallroad, barely prevented what probably would have been a disastrous wreck this morning. North of Whites | Hill tunnel the foundafion of the track caved in for many yards, leaving the ralls suspended in the air eight feet above the earth. | Owing to the excessive rainfall In the | past several days the company had given) orders that all track walkers scrutinize | the roadbed carefully for sink holes and spots. Silva was on his daily tour of in- | spection north of this city. Considerable time ‘was taken'In inspecting the ap- proaches to the long trestle just outside of the tunnel and the dangerous spot was nearly overlooked. He happened to see a | hole ut a foot square on the outside, of the’ties and upon inspection discovered that the track was soft, A few steps were taken upon the track, when suddenly, under the man's weight, the entire foun- dation sank. Sflva went Lo the side of the road, got an eight-foot fence rail and attempted to fathom the depression, but it was impossible to find bottom at that depth. s A passenger train was due in a short time. Silva was just setting a flag when the whistle of a north-bound special was heard as the train entered the tunnel. He recrossed the tunnel and gucceeded in stopping _the special at the edge of the trestle. It proved to be a work train sent out to repair washouts north of San Ger- onimo, The engineer and conductor made an investigation of the sunken roadbed and returned to the nearest station to tele- graph for more men. In the meantime | Silya flagged the oncoming passenger train, The cause of the washout was an old culvert which had been filled in some time ago with soft dirt. The heavy rainstorm made a new channel and undermined the track, leaving only @ top crust a few inches thick, so that the real danger was not noticeable, except for the small hole at one side of the roadbed. But for the close scrutiny by the track walker, the work train would have been wrecked. It will take many car loads of rock to repair the damage. Lowlands Are Flooded. SONOMA, Feb. 24—The storm which began here early yesterday morning was the flercest in years and much damage has resulted. The lower part of the val- ley is completely under water and marshes and reclaimed lands look like a vast sea. The high tides of February and the strong sbutheastern wind, together with the steady downpour of rain, caused all streams to rise. They broke, their banks and rushed-in torrents over the flat surrounding country. Two washouts oc- curred on the California Northwestern line and trains could not pass for several | hours. Two hundred and fifty yards of track were washed away a quarter of a mile from Shellville station and at Fair- ville a washout of 100 yards is reported. Just below the large steel bridge near Shellville, on the Soutkern Pacific line, there is another big washout and that | road is still impassable. This morning there was about two feet of water over the track. Men are repairing the dam- age on both lines and this evening trains on the California Northwestern were making regular time. All bridges be- tween this place and Napa were washed away, cutting off traffic. The county road was washed.away, in many places. So- noma creelibfoke: over its banks opposite the handseme residence of Robert Hall and the water rushed through his or- chard in torrents, tearing away trees and fences in its path. The new road con- | structed along this course has been swept away and the creek has resumed its old bed. Beyond this point travel was ob- structed for some fime. Much damage to fences, outhouses, culverts and bridges is reported from ouflylni districts. ' gANTA. ROSA, Feb. 24—High water last night did considerable damage in _all parts of Sonoma County. Three inches of rain fell yesterday and Santa Rosa Creek rose seventeen feet, being highest at about midnight. Damage approximat~ ing $1000 was done at the Sewer farm. A number of small bridges were swept away. The plant of the lighting com- pany on the banks of the creek was at one time thought to be in danger, but the water fell just before reaching it The - center support of the California Northwestern Railroad bridge just at the edge of town was swept out and traffic was delayed all day to-day. Passengers had to be transferred at that point and were compelled to walk across the bridge. The early down trip this morning was canceled altogether. Considerable dam- age was done to hop flelds on the creek below the town. The bridge between here and Sebastopol is still two feet under water. No Trains Enter Napa. NAPA, Feb. 24—East Napa has been under water all day. The river overflowed at 3 o'elock this morning and the woolen mill and tanneries were compelled to close on account of high water. The Calistoga train came as far as Napa, but had to stop at the city limits on account of the track being washed out just above the railroad - bridge. No train from South Vallejo reached Napa to-day because ot washouts this side of Napa Junction and Soscol. No mail was received. Residents of Spanishtown left their places of abode Special Dispatch to The Call. last midnight just before the water broke over the banks and were saved. ‘Mapy cattle perished. In twelve hours thros inches of rain fell, while in Calistoga nearly 7linches fell in the same time. The Wwater is now receding and men are repairing the washouts as fast as possi- ble. It is expected trains will be running to-morrow. 'SUISUN, Feb: 24.—There is more water in this vicinity than there has been be- fore in years. It amounts In some local- ities to ‘a flood. Between here and Cor- delia the railway track has been washed out and the damage cannot be repaired until the water subsides. Trains from Napa, Santa Rosa and Vallejo send their passengers by way of Vallejo Junction. The San Francisco local train was de- layed this evening on account of the water covering the track between here and Benicia. In the vicinity of Maine Prairie, east of Dixon, the country s flooded by breaks In the levee of the Sac- ramento River and many acres of grain will be destroyed. Around Vacaville and Suisun the heavy rains have been ben- eficlal and the storm of Sunday did no damage to crops. The rainfall is equal to that of last year, belng about 15 inches. Good cmflsAo( fruit and grain are assured. WOODLAND, Feb. 2{—The rainstorm of Baturday night and Sunday resulted in the precipitation of 2.71 (nc{es, making 3.8 inches for the month and 9.82 inches for the season. All the streams are run- ning bankful and Cache Creek has left it banks on the north side below Cache- ville and is flooding some of the farms in that vicinity. . The bulkhead to the Stephens {rrigation ditch, near Capay, is threatened. Cache Creek is higher than it has been before In flve years. MILTON, Feb. 24—Two and sixteen- hundredths Inches of rain fell here during the last storm, up to 7 o'clock this morn- ing, making a total of 12.6 inches for the season. The drivers report high water and streams still rising, with roads badly washed out in places, Damage at Down-Coast Points. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 24—This section has been visited by the heaviest storm in several years. Rivers have overflowed their banks. The San Lorenzo is higher than it has been in a number of years. Drift wood in large quantities is coming down the stream. A number of wheat fields and pea and vegetable gardens are under water. During the night 2.52 inches of rain fell here, while in Boulder Creelc there was 4.07 inches of rain. At Big Creek there was a big landslide that washed away a portion of the pipe line of the Big Creek Electric Light and Power Company and almost submerged the power house. The bridge at Can Gulch has ‘been washed away. The indications are that the rain will continue. SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 24.—Three- quarters of an inch of rain fell here to- day. At 6 o'clock this morning a light but steady shower set in, which continued throughout the day. Reports from out- side points indicate a general downpour throughout the county. In some places fully an inch was recorded. Indications point to a continuation of the storm. PASO ROBLES, Feb. 24.—More than three inches of rain has falleh since the storm began. The soil is in fine shape. Crops and grass never looked better at this season, notwithstanding the long dry spell in Decembef and January. ’%‘here are good indications for a continuance of the storm to-night. The fall for the past twenty-four hours amounted to one inch, LOS OLIVOS, Feb. 24.—The storm of Friday night, with a fall of 150 inches of rain, was followed by warm, -cloudy weather and another rainstorm begin- ning this morning at 7 o’clock, the pre- cipitation .50 of an inch. The weather is clearing, but the prevailing wind is still from the southeast. Plowing and seeding will be resumed in spite of lge lateness of tthssl}r!Dn. NTA MARTA, Feb. 24.—Accom; led by heavy thunder and lightning, mm::- gan falling here at 4:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, continuing at intervals tkroughout the night and Sunday. It was the first rain sufficlent for the needs of this section since last October. The feeling of depression in business circles, due to the drought, has vanished. Many farmers came into town to-day to make preparations for plowing and seeding, which will begin as soon as the weather clears. One-half inch of rain fell in less tnan an hour on Saturday. SAN JOSE, Feb. 24.—Since last Friday nearly four inches of rain has fallen in this valley, according to the Bank of San Jose’s gauge, making a total for the sea- son of 9.13 inches. Last night the rain fell steadily, the ‘ipreclpuanon amounting te 1.25 inches. All doubt of a good sea- son has been removed and no better pros- pects for'big crops of fruits and cereals have ever been known here. More Rain in the South. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24.—There was a | light fall of rain- this forenoon, followed by another shower shortly after noon. About 3 o'clock It began raining again, and for a few minutes the fall was quite heavy. The precipitation up to § o’clock was .20 of an inch, making 5.9 inches for the season, against 12.68 inches to the corresponding date last year. To-night it is clear and cool, but the forecast for to-morrow is for cloudy, unsettled weather. To-day's rain was general throughout Southern California. SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 24.—It has been raining here steadily all day and the prospects are for the best storm of the season. The downpour to-day amounted to .56 of an inch, making 1.10 inches for \ the storm. Coming at this time, the storm is of immense benefit. A large acreage of grain has been sown, and im- mediately following the storm farmers will commence plowi The rain has in- terfered with the pie of oranges, but a#s thé packing houses are filled with fruit shipments are going out regularly. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24.—Rain commenced faling here at noon and in light showers continued intermittently during the after- ncon. In the back couptry, where the rain will do the most good, the precipi- tation was greater. At nightfall rain was falling in the foothills to the east and southeast, but mowhere was the preeipi- tation heavy. Ensenada. in Lower Call- fornia, received more rain than did San Diego. BAKERSFIELD, Feb, 20—There was a contiruation of the storm here to-day which, taken in connection with the re- cent fall of rain, insures the crops, which were suffering for lack of moisture. The rainfall up to this morning, so far as the storm of the last few days is concerned, was .41 of an _inch. Rain came down hard to-day and the storm is general. JOSEPH TESHARA'S SECOND TRIAL FOR' MURDER BEGINS Judge Connelly of Merced Assumss the Bench in Place of Judge Smith. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 24.—Joseph Tesh- ara, who was granted a new trlal by the Supreme Court, was rearraigned to-day, in the Superior Court, charged with the murder of G. D. Loucks during the spring of 1%0. Loucks kept a saloon. Ome night his place of business was en- tered and he was knocked down and killed by a couple of young men. Last Thursday a motion was made and an affidavit filed by Attorney C. E. Lind- say, asking that another Judge try the ase, on the ground that Judge Smith as prejudiced. Judge Smith this morn- ing asked Judge Connelly of Madera to Freside, and the latter will occupy the bench during the trial. A venire of 175 talesmen was present and the entire day was occupled in select- ing jurors, with but little success. Japanese May Control Berry Output. MONTEREY, Feb. 24—It is predicted here that before another two years the Japanese fruit pickers will be in con- trol of the Monterey County berry output. At the recent convention of the Japanese fruit contractors in San Francisco the strawberry and apple crops in the Pajaro Valley were discussed, it is said, with a view ‘of procurimg the contracts for har- vesting ‘the entire crop, and the fruit growers hereabouts are of the opinion that a move in that direction wil Lomylo 1 speedily Encounters Rough Weather. ABERDEEN, Wash.,, Feb. 24 — The schooner Esther Buhne, which arrived this morning, reports one of the hardest trips ever made from San Francisco. For twenty-eight days the vessel battled against adverse winds. Three times the Buhne was off Grays Harbor and each time was blown far out to sea. The Buhne was in company most of the time with the schooners A. K. West, W. dJ. Patterson and Jessie Miner, the latter out thirty-two days from San Franeisco. These vessels all had a rough time of it. Will Dam the Arroyo Seco. MONTEREY, Feb. 24 —The report reaches here from Salinas that the Spreckels Sugar Company’ will construet an immense irrigation dam high up on the Arroyo Seco, at a point known as the arrows,” to provide water power for the electric plant that operates the Sa- linas sugar factory. It is also rumored that the company’s plans include the con- struction of a- water system for supply- ing the Salinas Valley with water for do- mestic purposes and irrigation. Discharged and Rearrested. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 24—P. L. Schiot- terbach, arrested last week on an indiet- ment by the grand jury, charging an at- tempt to procure false testimony in con- nection with the Lowry will contest, was discharged to-day by the court, the in- dictment being declared faulty. He was immediately rearrested on a warrant ::;l)rn toflbyd!he &lwctl Attorney, and was fixed at $20,00. It was su without difficulty. b . Henry E. Huggins Weds. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 24.—Henry E. Hug- gins, traveling passenger agent of the Great Northern Rallway in San Francis- co, and Miss Kathryn Gilbert, daughter of Banker A. T. Gilbert of this city, were married here to-night. They left for Los Angeles to spend their honeymoon. R et Takes Up Tariff Schedule. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 24—The trans- continental freight bureau resumed its sittings to-day. Hop dealers and growers, who_ask a reduction on hop shipments to the East, were heard. The tarifl sched was afterward taken up. gt — L\ A So much for the fit. As ‘They fit from head to foot That is what we claim for our $10 made-to-order suits be- cause practically it is so. If it should happen that the suit did not fit we make any necessary alteration, and then if satisfactory we make another suit at no extra charge to you. the fit is not for the wear, you get our guarantee’ that we will keep the suit in repair free for one year after pur- chase. But if you think the suit not worth the price after wearing it you can have your money back. With fit and wear guaranteed and the privilege of money-back U2\ v L\ 7 ] 1 offered, you can order without the slightest risk. ‘We give samples freely to people who ask for them. Out-of-town orders for made-to-order clothing filled—satisfactory assured through our self-measuring system—write for samples. d SNWOo0Ds (0 718 Market Street and | h“}/%”q i I w ) )