The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1902, Page 10

10 LTIAGULAR WARFARE. [N S0UTH AFRIGA Kitchener Selects Maju- ba Hill Anniversary to Report Victory. Two Days' Fighting, During Which the Boers Lose Heavily. British Remain Ratber Silent, How- ever, Concerning Their Recent Disaster Near Kleerks- dorp. LONDON, Feb, 28.—Following the pre- cedent of Lord Roberts, who announced General Cronje's surrender at Paardeburg on the anniversary of the battle of Ma- ubs Hill ( | ebruary 27, 1881), Lord Kitch- ener apparently selected the same anni- versury to achleve a big success, by a m d movement, lasting two days, gainst the Boer forces within the Har- ismith and Van Reenan line of block- wes. The Boer losses aggregate 600 men killed or captured and 2000 horses 2000 head of cattle fell Into the | hunds’of the British troops This news was so welcome to the Brit- | it was read out in the House of ns by War Sccretary Brodrick, dispatch of Lord Kitchener, f¢h that Comme as KITCHENER'S REPORT, HARRISMITH, Feb combined operations of g in driving the the columns rmina Boers against the Harrfsmith and Van Reenan block- yuse line, The river Wilge was held by ester regyment and Elllott's d infantry fhom Harrismith, while e columns formed on the Frankfort and Pass blockhouse line advanced Iding the entire country betwden nd the Natal frontier. On the severe attempt to break made at a point betwken ght a wa 28.—~Yesterday | Remington's and Byng's columns, and the | nders behaved with g ew Zea it gal- FIGHT AT CLOSE QUARTERS The fighting was at close quarters and the Boers as usual, drove a large herd tle fn front of them. Manie Botha, er leader, was killed and thirty-five ere found on th ground. s were killed and 6000 head left on our hands. Other attempts to break ere made it W cases succeeded. On the last with rifles and horses, were the columns have not yet e operations have been % Boers have been killed e p ers in our hands. also 2000 v 5 I,'\uul head of cattlé, 200 wagons, Y0 sheep, 6 rifies and 5,000 rounds of munition, The prisoners include Gen Dewet’s son and his secretary. Com andants Meyer and Truther and several rnets. These satisfactory results ry appropriate on the anniversary RECENT BRITISH REVERSE. W Secretary Brodrick, replying to a in the no detaile, with the exception t of casualties, had been received recent capture of a British convoy f empty wagons near Kleerksdorp. No men.h been reported killed, but there were about 100 wounded rd Kitchener s nothing in his re- about the t guns that the Boers ptured with the convoy, and_ Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, an ced in the House of Commons to-day the Government had no further in- ond that communicated in 's dispatch. CENSORSHIP IS STRICT. The censorship in South Africa ha been excessively strict for some time past znd dispatches have consequently suffer- ous. delay. In some cases they held up for one or two days at Cape Town and Pretoria. h received to-night from Har- ows that General Dewet and within the net described by chener in his dispatch from Har- h_concerning the killing or captur- ing of 600 Boers during the last two days. but escaped before the line was completed. | Te Harrismith ored the suce dispatch from nel Rawlins ss of the drive. H. -night's ggest succ 4 in_completely surrounding a laager of 400 Boers and ga m one hour in which to decide whe they would s render or fight, The Boers, finding cs cape impossible, surrendered discre- Government as to the fate of an escort | of convoy of empty wagons, which, a cording to a dispatch fr Kitc ener, made public February was at- tacked and captured by th. rs south- erksdorp, Trans Colony, ge i sixteen officers and prisoners. Of these mcn have been rclgased. Colonel Ander- son of the Imperial Yeomanry. who com- anded, is still a prisoner. Major Ender- by, who commanded the fafantry, was wounded. Heuce the delay in obtaining definite information.” € been received that 451 men were taken e officer and 105 DEPOSITORS Wil FNAL VETORY Epecial Dispatch to The Call BAN JOSE, Feb. the defunct Union have to pay levied by the board of directors to liqui- date the indebtedness of the institution 1o depositors. This jofful news for the 1909 depositors came thie afternoon in a telegram to Attorney E. M. Rea, counsel for the bank, from the clerk of the Su preme Court, announcing that the court had sustained the judgment awarded th: —Stockholders Savings ' Bank of will House of Commons to-, Lord Kitchencr has cabled | the $60 a share assessmemt | | gone south on a wedding trip. I e e o e B e e e B S o ) i | | | | bank here in a suit against George T. one of the directors, to collect | seesement jevied. Dunlap contests essment on the ground that the directors had no power to levy it The directors of the bank first levied i assessment of $10 a share, and later of $ a share. Quite a number of tockholders paid the first assessment, lut on the second there has been a gen- eral flunk, not over a half-dozen coming up with the mon By to-day's decision those or property will be unable to avold the assessment. 1f the whole amount could be coilected, $600,000 would be turned f the bank's coffe with monecy . Many of the stock- holders have put everything out of their name, and not more than $250,000 will be realized from the assessment. This is THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1902 BUENA LODGE OF MASONS SOCIETY ENJOYS FIRST REST OF MANY MONTHS Popular Maids and Matrons Take a Day Off to Dream of the Pleasures Just Passed. ESTERDAY was the first decided lull soclety has felt for many months, Even those popular maids and matrons who have been in demand for dinners and lunch- eons, notwithstandmg the Lenten season, took a day off to rest and dream of the pleakures just past. Mrs. Henry J. Crock- er's pink and yellow dinner on Thursday was a success in every sense of the word and one that will long be remembered by the guests she entertained so hospitably. Everything was perfectly appointed. No tside caterers were required, as the cuisine and service were entirely provided in Mrs. Crocker's well-equipped household for the thirty guests. Those present were: Mrs. Richard Clover, Judge and Mrs, ‘W, C. Van Fleet, Mr, and Mr J. B. Crockett, Mn and Mrs. Joseph D.' Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Mountford 5. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Woode, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, Mr and Mrs. Philip E. Bowles, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam S. Tevis, Mrs. Russell J. Wilson,M: Horace Blanchard Chase, Miss Florence lves, Horace G. Platt, George Almer Newhall, E. 8 Pillsbury, Allan St. John Bowle and Harry M Holbrook Miss Adelaide Murphy was hostess at a delightful luncheon given to a number of friends at the University Club on Thursday. SHE Mre. Louis Gerstle gave a large lunch- eon on Wednesday. One table was prettily decorated in vellow and the other in white blo The guests were very enjoy- ably entertained. Those present were: Mre. Louis Sloss, Mrs. Brandenstein, Mrs, Schweitzer, Mre. J. Gfeenebaum, Mre. Sylvain Welll, Mrs. A. Roos, Mrs. Sophie Lilienthal, Mrs. M. H. Hecht, Mrs. Lowenberg, Mrs. Jules Mack, Mrs. £ Sussmann, Mrs. S. Sloss, Mrs. 8. W Heller, Mra. J. Levison. Mrs. Will Gerstle, Mrs. Marc Gerstle, Mrs. Charles Hirsch, Mre. Moses Heller, Mrs. Gruennewald, Mrs. 5. Gug- genhime. o) o e A pleasant dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rosenbaum on Wednesday. The decorations were in white, lilies of the valley being the flowers selected. The favors were pretty and interesting. Those present were: / Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Koshland, Mr. and Mrs. William Greenebaum, Mr. and Mrs. Isador Fleischmann, Mr.'and Mrs. S. Rosenbaum, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Heller, Mr. and Mrs. S./Gug- genhime. Yiiss Bertha E. Strouse and Mr. Alfred J. Morganstern were quictlygmarried in Nevada City a few da a When they WEALTH BAING: HER MISFORTURE Wifs of Nome Million- aire Commences Suit for Divorcs. —- Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 25. Money has brought its troubles as well as its joys to the family of Eric O. Lind- blom, the Cape Nome millionaire, who now lives in Berkeley. Mre. Mary Ann Lindblom, his wife, filed a suit to-day for divorce, making many - startling -allega- tions. In her complaint Mrs. Lindblom says that gince her husband acquired his wealth he has been consumed with/a de- sire to pull her hair out by the roots, that he has threatened to shoot her head off, and that on one occasion he forcibly re- moved a handful of her tresses and she was compelled to go to the Fablola Hos- }Ailal for' treatment. Incidentally Mrs. Lindblom says .that the firey Eric is too fond of the company of others, who arc now willing to share_ his. fortune, but who did not share his misfortunes {n the early days. To this the wife of his sorrows objects in the day of his joys, and she specifies many occasions when her Viking husband was found away from home in the soclety of others than herself. For all this Mrs. Lindblom asks a divorce and division of the fortune of the Cape Nome magnate, all of which she says is community property. Eric O. Lindbiom was formerly a hum- lc taflor fn Oakland. He was in hard | luck and borrowed enough to go north men | at 2601 Hillegass avenue, Berkeley, nto b he only asset of the bank now remain- | forty cents on the dollar, and the suing depositors have recovered 40 per cent on suits against_stockholders, amaking %0 p cent in all. With this $250.000 divided into dividends the suing stockholders will have received every dollar of their de- posits, and the others between 75 and 8 per cent. e ] Girl’s Burns Prove Fatal. EACRAMENTO, Feb. 28.—Abbje Chap- pie, a girl 12 years of age, died in the County Hospital this morni: from the effects of burns received last Wednesdgy. Bhe was standing before an open grate, when her clothing caught fire. ng. The bank has pald out a dividend of | Charge of the property er { | | | | | during the gold excitement. He was fortunate enough to be among the first to arrive at Cape Nome, und there he se- cured many valuable claims. He is now reputed to be a millionaire several times over. Mrs. Lindblom left the family residence this afternoon, for the reason, she says, that she fears her husband will do her bodily injury. She is stopping with friends in this city. Lindblom, with his son, is in San Francisco. Mrs. Lindblom claims that her hus- band is worth more than $8,000,000. She wants a receiver appointed to take nd will ask the court to it, with the cus- lodx of their two children. The trial of the case will develop some lively stories of how Lindblom used to spend $2000 on a little “time” with some of his friends, and then take his wife out to a dinner consisting of a plate of soup. ive her half of Actor Dies' From His Injuries, KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb. 28.—F. F. Russell, a member of the “A Runaway Girl” company, who was injured in a wreck on the Grand Rapids and Indian Rallroad last week, and who was brougi:i to a hospital here, died to-day from his injuries. | | | | F b g SOCIETY YOUNG WOMAN WHO 1§ HOME AGAIN FROM THE EAST. - = return, in about ten days, Mr. and Mrs. Morganstern will - reside in this ecity, e the groom is well known as an at- orne; The bride is a daughter of the ate M. Strouse. t 1 .« . Miss_Georgina Hopkins and erick McNear were tendered a dinner Wednesday evening at the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. Mountford 8. Wil- son. The other guests were: Miss Carrig slor, Miss Frances Hopkins, Dr.4Harry L. Tevis, Harry N. Stetson, Mr. and Mrs. Wiililam H. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Aug- ustus Taylor. Mr. Fred- e . . Mrs. Alpha Templeton Easton, bride of Lieutenant Easton, arrived with the Co- lumbus Barracks contlng&nt of the Twen- ty-ninth Infantry on Thursday morning. Mis. Easton will not accompany her hus- band to the Philipnine Islands, but will remain with friends in California. R L Miss Ethel 8. Keeney is enjoying a brief visit at herjhome, 2423 Fillmore street. She receml/ returned from New York. Where she was generously feted. She will return to New York early in May to act as bridesmald at the wedding of her flance’'s sister, Miss Tomlinson. standing the Lenten season, Miss Keeney's and have friends are planning to entertain her con- siderably. IN MEDALS FOR COURRGE Membars of Filipino Constabutary to Be Rewarded. —_— MANILA, Feb. 26—The United States Philippine Commission has ordered that medals of honor be bestowed on Inspector | Knauber and two other members of the Filipino constabulary. The three men were going from Cavite to Magallens, in Cavite Province, when they were attacked by elght members of Ramos' band. Knauber telegraphed that he and his companions killed the eight ingurgents and captured two Mauser rifles, one Remington rifle, one revolver and three bolos. Two hundred uniformed bolomen in the island of Samar recently attacked a scout- ing party of friendly natives and a de- tachment of the First Infantry. Bighty of the bolomen were killed and one of | the friendly natives was severely boloed, The Santa Cruz bridge, which 5;1“ hegl in course of construction for over a year, will be opened wit Yarch ‘_p h great ceremony on The United States a Brooklyn will sail for hcrmol‘ed cl’llx.lltr me March — e Germany’s Duty on Maize. BERLIN, Feb. 2.—At to-day's session of the tariff committee of the Relchstag :,he Uovernlinom proposed to make the uty on maize 4 marks per 1000 ki instead of 2 marks, the |Frcnrnl dut‘q.‘rgl‘rl?: committee eventually adopted a dyuty of 5 marks per 1000 kilograsms on ‘maize. The duty on millet was also fixed at 5 marks per 1000 kilograms. ‘A duty of 1% marks per 1000 kilograms, as proposed by the Government, on other grams not specifi- cally mentioned, was agreed to. it S dobii Prisoner Is Guilty of Murder. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 25.—A g the Miner from Red Lodge llylp:lfu!:l ll:oe jury early this morning found Bllant guilty of murder in the .,c‘.).']‘a"s:f ree. Bilant was tried for the k ave Davidson on last Thunlltllhwlx?zr night. Davidson was waylald un‘g his brains were beaten out with a h BHa';n bgalnfd c?rxuldernbla nomn:?;m::: cently by atempting to starvi death rather than stand triay, | mReIf to Death of James W. Shanklin. Oakland Office San Fra 1118 Brcadwuy’,‘cl;:g James W. Shanklin, one of the most re- spectedhol the citizens of Oakland and man who was a power in State poli during the camparsn for the new l:mnt‘!fig tution, died at his home, 1009 Madison street, to-day at the advanced age of 78 years. Asthma and a Tiere the cause of deatn, “MFeEHYe chill Call, . 28, — leasant | DEATH RULES NFTER STORM Southern States Suffer Greatly From thse Tempest. Persons Are Killed in Wreck- age and Buildings De- stroyed. Portion of the State Capitol at Talla- hassee Is Reported to Have Been Torn Away by the Wind. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb, 28.—Not in many years have the Southeastern Gulf States experlenced damuge so widespread by u storm as that which visited Georgla, Ala- bamu, Tennessce, Virginia, North and Bouth Carolina and Florida. As far as known seven lives were lost and several | persons injured, 'The damage 18 enormous, | the rallrouas being parucularly heavy surterurs. 2. ‘I'he entire south wall of the south wing of tne dlale Capitol at ‘Tallabassee wus leveled 10 the ground last night. Your hives were lost in u wreck near Gruan, Ui, wiicn wus caused by o wash- out. ‘she other uead were negroes, whose CubINS ' Were DIOWL awdy by the storm. Ane rafus ruised the water to flood helgnc in tne Cnacancocnee, Ajabama, Ocmui- | bve, PAVANNAh und the Lwo Utonees, but | lute to-nignt the stage in all of them wus | statlonary kxcept ut Columbus, Ga., | wnere the Chattunoochee was rising slow- | ly. ~Columbus suftered severely. One uridge wus. washed uway und another i3 expected 10 g0 at uny moment. Many of the City's Imanufapciuring plants were [ torcea w close, ‘r'ne city of Athens, Ga., Is in total dark- ness to-night, with two rivers sending volumes or water through some parts ot the town. The north and middle Oconee rivers passed the high water mark there early this morning, but to-night were stationary. The pubilc plant of tne Athens Electric Street Rallway Company was submerged to a depth of six feet. At the Princeton factory the river rushed through the bullding, doing great damage to the machinery. 'The water works piant was inundated ‘and the machinery ruin- ed. The water supply of the city was shut off. “Both gas and electric plants were compelled to close. Storm Delays the Trains. No trains have passed through on the Seaboard north for Atlanta in twenty- four hours. Washouts are reported on all railroads coming into Atlanta to-night except two. The railroads are handling their passenger traffic only with the greatest difficulty. No train on the Sea- board Alr Line has reached this city since Thursday morning until 5:30 this afternoon. All trains on this road are turned back at Athens, Ga., using the Southern's tracks into Atlan The first train over the Southern from Washington since 10 o'clock last night pulled into the Atlanta depot at 6 o'clock to-night. A negro woman wi killed, another fatally injured anc veral negro men badly_hurt by a cyclone —which passed over Dawson, Ga., late last night. Hen- ley's roller mills, the Barnett mills and Kinnard's sawmill were washed away, | near Jackson, Ga., by the flood. The ra | road ‘tracks near Jackson are reported five feet under water. NEW YORK, Feb. 25 —~While the tele- graph companies are still struggling to | repair the damages resulting from the | sleet and gales of last week, they are! now facing an additional derangement of | their systems because of heavy rain | storms in the Middle West and the South. It is said that the interruption of tele- graphic communication has never ge{ore been so general or so long continued. 1 In the vicinity of Philadelphia,” where | the storm of last Friday was most severe, the companies are still endeavoring to re- store their wires, but the camage was so extensive that the work is not yet com- pleted and practically business for Balti- | more, Washington and the South is still | | being routed by way of Pittsburg and the est. Rivers Overflow Banks. The rain storms of last night have | caused serious interruptions to this route. | South of Washington is to-day practically and the interior of Pennsylvaria In Ohio the rain | cut oft | 1s in a similar conditio: storms have also ham | vice seriou Torrential rains, reported to be of almost cloudburst severity, have | occurred in the South Atlantic States., Mis- sissippi and Alabama and that region is to-day practically without communica- tion. ~ Severe thunderstorms have accom- panied the rainfall. In many sections rivers are out of their banks and caused not only derangement of wires, but much interruption of railway traffic. The storm gave a generous share of its attention to New York City. During this afternoon for a short time the rain fell in torrents and the wind blew at the rate of sixty-eight miles an hour. The storm made the waters on the bay very rough, | and interfered greatly with shipping. The | cruiger S8an Franclsco weighed anchor at noon under sealed orders for sea, but| when she reached a point off Swinburne Island her captain changed her course and returned to the anchorage grounds off Tompkinsville, on account of the storm. The Cincihnati and Olympla were prepared to get under way should thelr anchors fail to hold fast. From New Jersey points reports of flood and damage are coming in. Trains are de- {laved or held up altogether on the Le- high and Pennsylvania railroads. Bridges are being washed away and farms are under water. The Delaware River is out | of its banks at Flemington, and at River- gide the rails of the South Branch Ralil- road are elghteen inches under watef, The Black Diamond express on the Lehigh Valley road went as far as' Mauch Chunk and from there was obliged to return to New York. PITTSBURG, Feb. 28.—Pittsburg and vicinity §8 to-night threatened with a dis- astrous flood. The great ice gorge in the Allegheny passed out to-day without do- Inf any serlous damage, but the great volume of water behind it, which s being | ausmented every moment by swollen | creeks .and mountain_streams, makes it apparent that much damage must result before the waters subside. At 10:30 o'clock to-night Government Forecaster Ridgeway Issued a bulletin, stating that the rivers had reached the danger point and.were rising fast, He sent out warn- ings to all river men, railroad companie and all interested to 'prepare for at least twenty-five feet by morning,-and predict. ed a maximum of thirty feet. All resl- dents of downtown districts have moved to second floors. The Lincoln and Boyer hotels and the Y. M. C. A. to-day vacated the ground floors in anticlpation of being flooded to-morrow. ENDS HIS LIFE IN A STARTLING MANNFR Victor Moreci Kills'Himself While in Bed With His Wife and Babies. Victor Moreci, an Ttalian, living at 439 Bixth street, committed sulcide at an early hour this morning by blowing out his brains. Morecl was in bed when he ended his life. His wife was lying next to him and his two children were sleep- ing at the foot of the bed when he shot himself. The suicide was 36 years.of age. He at one time conducted ‘an oyster house at Minna and Second streets. He was out of employment. He frequently complained of illness. His parents reside with his fbrother. who conducts a fruit' store at 4:'.%_ }?lxggdlluet.! e y was taken to the rgue. police will investigate e gn‘-‘e‘?r‘“e e ———————————— | fused to Install new hyldtra New Depot for Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 28.—The Southern Pacific Railroad Company is planning the erection of an immense passenger depot of stone in this city within the coming year. YERBA C ELECTS AND INSTALLS OFFICERS Report of Treasurer Crocker Shows That the Building Fund of the Scottish Ri te Fraternity Is Rapidly - +. Increasing. ERBA BUENA LODGE OF PER- FECTION of the Ancient and Ac- cepted Rite of Freemasons met in Commandery Hall, Masonic Temple, last night and elected tke tollowing named officers: James A. Wilson, venerable master: Willlam P, Filmer, senior warden; George G. Gould, junior warden; George Varcoe, orator; Wil- ilam ¥, Moses, almoner; William H. Crocker, treasurer; ry Bum secretary; John A Ruckstell, ter of ceremonies; A. J. Dela mare, senior expert; M. Van Luzen, junior ex pert; A. Stmonoff, captain of the guard. John @ Arey, tyler; Charles W. Conlisk, Harry As croft and Harry J. Lask, trustees After the result of the election had been declared the new officers were Installed by Harry Ascroft, the retiring venerable master, A ed by Harry J. Lask a4 master of ceremonies. The Scottish Rite fustaliation ceremony was conducted in a most impressive manner. rTrellm?-r W, H. Crocker reported th the sum of $104,000 has been l|lblCr|h’1|‘ the fund being raised to erect a Scott Rite Hall on the site of the Red Me: Hall on Post street, which property was recently purchased by the fraternit SN - : THREE LEADING SCOTTISH RITE MASONS WHO HAVE BEE : YERBA BUENA LODGE OF PERFECTION TO PRESIDE OVER THE DESTINIES OF THAT ORC FOR THE ENSUING TWELVE MONTHS. \ N ELECTED B THEIR FELLOW-MEMBERS OF NIZATION v BOARD OF SUPERVISURS FAL T0 AGREE ON WATER RMTES The Board of Supervisors failed to agree on the ordinance fixing water rates | at thelr meeting last night, and hile it is certain that the report of the water committee, which was presented at mid- night, will be passed to print by the board next Monday, there is a minority of six who will oppose it with vehemence Wher the board convened Chairman Connor of the water 'committee was asked If he had a report to offer. He re- plied in the negative and added that Comte would file a report. This the lat- ter did, name besides his own. concur In the report. According to the majority report the value of the water company's property is placed at $257%,70, and allowing ive per cent interest on this sum the income would reach $1,29,536 14. The sum of $467,000 was allowed for operating ex- Connor declined to the document bearing Hoxton's | penses and $210,756 tor taXes, making a | total revenue of ¥1,967,201 14, 'he report recommended that the cur- out change, and that $120,00 be pald for fire hydrants at the rate of $250 per bydrant. This virtually increases tne revenue of the water company, as the sum allowed for hydrants last year was $50,000, srandensteln moved that the consider- ation of the report be deferred until Mon- aay next. As it was evident the minority wanted time in which to make its case. | thé matter went over without action until the date mentioned. . While In caucus the minority, consist- ing of Messrs. Braunhart, Curtis, Wynn, Loughery and Booth, insisted upon a 5 per cent reduction of domestic rates to consumers and a further reduction of the rate of 32 50 a month for hydrants to $2 a month. These matters coming to a vote were lost, there being’'a majority of eleven In faver of the report as present- ed by Comte. These are Alpers, Bent, Brandenstein, Comte, L'Ancona, Eggers, Lynch, McClellan, Payot, Sanderson and vilson. 5 Refused to Set Hydrants. Flre Chief Sullivan was called to the and at the opening of the rgurnin‘ ses- slon_and testiiled that the Spring Val- ley Water Company had persistently re- nts pending the determination of its .__'The number of fire hydrants in use is 3774 and 500 more are needed to insure adequate fire protec- tion. 'The cast of hydrants is $80 and the expense s met by the city. . W. McCarthy, secretary of the Fire Commission, said that the company was Tequested to put in 408 hydrants last year, but none were supplied. All letters of the witness to the water company relative at domestic rates be maintained with- | to the Installation of hydrants were Ig-| nored. § Engineer Schussler, on taking the stand saild the company refused to put In hy drants unless adequate were allowed. Then, speaking of water mains, Schussler said that quarter miles of additional mains were lald for the ratepayers, but not for the fire service. “What will be needed for an adequate re(brotectlnn this year?” inquired Braun- art. 1 h don't know,” was the reply. “If you were allowed 5 per cent inter- est on $500,000 for new mains would that be satisfactory?” “No, sir. We have to care for the needs of cities in outside counties, \nd we noed the interest on all our properties as well as on the extension of our -distributing system.” 2 “We want more hydrants,” persisted Braunhart. “Give us a fair rate,’ remarked Attor- ney Kellogg. “and we will cover you up with hydrants.” Schussler remarked that the ci never done its duty to the water com- ny, that corporation being one of the B:uvlest taxpayers. The company spent $2,000,000 in enlarging its mains and proper interest for that outlay was not allowed. Later Schussler announced that he had compensation | five and a | ¢ had | | bad a conference with Mayor Schmitz and as a result he was prepared to make the offer that during the next fiscal year he would put in from 100 to 200 hyc s. This offer was made, however, without prejudice to the company's suit ‘What about the ne »f the Univer- sity Mound distriet ed Conner. will investig: the matter and see | what can be done,” replied Schussler. Revenues of Water Company. Secretary Ames presented figures show- ing the revenues of the company for the | | year, which wouid aggr Of that sum $43,046 repr: rents. The surplus on July was $184,829, and on July 1, 1901, $105 City Engineer Grunsky was callea and | ined at length his appraisement of the Spring Valley C o He informed the by t able to appraise the properties of the Sub- urban Water Company. | Russell L. Dunn of the Visitacion Water | Company testified that his company was furnishing 150,000 gallons daily and that | its mains me fifteen miles. The capacity of tne plant is gallons ;‘(:;;) and its receipts last year exceeded 0. Braunhart inquired if the Spring Valley Company had complied with the request of the board and furnished the contract between that corporation and the Subur- ban Water Company relative to the trans- fer of properties a few days since. “We have not,’ replied Attorney Kel- logg. “I would ' earnestly request the | board to rescind that part of its resolu- | tion, as the contract has absolutely noth- ing to do with this inquiry.” | ‘The matter was not pressed and the in- | «quiry was resumed. Schussier presented | three analyses of water furnished by Pro- | fessor Hilgard. These showed that the water was good. Tests of the Alameda | Creek water, made by Professor Mauser, tended to show that it contained no dis- ease germs. Braunhart said there was no question | in his mind that the water supplied to | this community was as pure as can be furnished. Schussler went on to say that the im- | pression: prevails in the East that the people of San Francisco are being slowly olsoned by water supplied by the Spring | yalley Water Company. In order that the people might learn the truth he filed the analyses alluded to. ‘hen, being asked to make a final statement to the board, he said his company owned an ex- cellent . system, which was operated on | practical lines. Deals Honestly With People. no one, this can be accompilished and the company earnestly requested that that course be followed. The committee reported progress retired to consider the evidence. On and its | return the board reassembled, and the re- port recommending the was presented. 'The journed. rates as stated board then ad- Yukon R:ilwny Company Formed. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 28.—~The Pacific apd Yukon 'Railway Company, with a capital of $2,000,000, to construct and ope ate rallways. was incorporated here t | day. The incorporators are H. S. Osbor Chicago; Robert F. Pettibone, Evanston, I.; George H. Martin, Camden, N. J Hospitality’s Cheer *In all social chesr hospitality's motto is: The Best for the Guest The superb quality of It was dealing honestly with the peo- | ple and municipal authorities, and waz therefore entitled to fair treatment at | the bands of the board. In fixing a just valuation upon the company's property | care should be iaken to Inquire what | corresponding property elswhere s valuel at. All of the property of Spring Valiey had been acquired from individual own- ers, but the fact that these properties were unified did not imply that the values of the individual holdings were lessened on that account. On the contrary they increased materially. For the reasons given in his testimony Schussler asked that no reduction of rates be made. Attorney Kellogg asked that the sched. | ule of 1900 be allowed, with the exception | that the hydrant rate be fixed at $. Even | with this the dividends of the company | will be insufficient. Capital has the right to demand more than .5 per cent interest on its investments. Were this increase allowed it would mean little to the people | but much to the company. It wouid in- crease the people’s bills 36 cents a year, and give the company an_opportunity of bettering its service fully 50 per cent. The people of San Francisco were satisfied with the water service, and no one ever complained of excessive charges. To duce the revenue of the company is sim- ply to impair the efficiency of the ser- vice. The consumers did not ask it, then why do it? All the company wanted was a legitimate income on its investment. By raising the hydrant rate, which can harm Hunter Whiskey makes it the first sought and the first bought, . ISTY & WISE CO! SRS conumaIoN co. tnc, Telephones Mainszm, = © DR. MEYERS & €0. SPECIALISTS FOR MEY, Established 188L Co euitation and private boos lree at office or by D ures guaranteed. 731 MARKET SI. \ AN FRANCISCO., CAle Corner Fourth and Market, S. F. 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