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Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

nsehi>ss E.pleysa fer rAas rzrpese In
Axes soas ~.
We have already described sorAe Of
the ancient methods Of raising water.
bat these were eonened 10 the elevation
Of water from streams or natural besies
Of water lying on the surface. FOR els-
vating water from wells and eisscrnA
Different mechanism was required
One Of the ancient machines for this
kind OF work Is represented IN Zig l.
In this machine q long beam weighted
at one end Is pivoted in forkee past
and arranged TO osciliats CA its pivot
To the lighter end of the beam is Goa
nected rod which is attached al its
lower end 10 bucket. 2nd the weight
OF the heavier cad of the beam Is more
than sufficient 10 lift bucket full of
water. Upon the beam Is placed q
plank. and at the sides of the plank are
arranged hsndrails- The operator
walks forward and backward upon the
beam. thus alternately adding his
weight To the lighter end Of the beam
and removing it therefrom. causing the
bucket 10 alternately dip into the water
and lift 1t TO the surface, where it is
emptied by another person In some
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

Senator Dorsn in an interview says
that the Legislature viii adjourn about
Wednesday. As there are two or three
important bills yet TO consider, il GER.
tainly can do no better than to stop
work On that dsy and then give the
clerks until the end Of the week TO
close up the work. This vii take the
fnal adjournment to the third OF July
at the earliest, JUST where il vas two
years ago. Then what escoSnes Of rs
claim thst the session vii b. s~entv
days shorter than the last oner The
only saving vii be in ire sif.
erence Of the dates Of he-
KEniax. The Legislators cf fsss
convened en- the "a day OF January
eFd TIA eva o. tbs 7sa-a saving Of
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

'It Is not fair to attack the Russian
Jews who come here" said one OF them,
"because we are unable to engage in the
skilled industries, or because we are IN
educated Where / came from in Russia,
no jew is allowed to learn trade or to
cultivate the land, or to enter the learned
professions, and only few Jews are per-
mitted to go TO any academy or university.
We are pedlers and pawnbrokers and
thinkers and small money lenders in
Russia, because we are kept out Of nearly
every other business"
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28
Attention.. Teachers.

OF COURSE the Chicago & West
Michigan ard Detroit, Lansing Il North
ern Railroads will cell excursion tickets
to Toronto on account of annual meet
ing OF the National Educational Asso-
cation. which takes place in July.
OF COURSE the rates by these lines
will be just a. low rs 10y any other lines.
OF COURSE the limits and condi-
tons will be fully az literal as are Of
fcred.
OF COURSE you know that these
lines are the favorites OF Michigan. not
by any special ordination or charm,
but because of careful and persistent
catering 10 the comfort of Their pat
rons.
The rate from Grand Rapids will be
$il35
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28
The Most Powerful Light.

There was recently exhibited in Dub
lin pew burner for lighthouse use.
possessing twice the illuminating power
OF the largest burners now employed
1t is calculated that this new burner. In
connection with a specially devised sys-
tenn If lenses. will transmit light equal
to about eight millions of candles,
which far exceed the most powerful
light at present used
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

The pagmsass ] make to KY SPIES
Dsy rasgs anywhere between S. and
ID o1s yeanS ssza@a. who l. very
smart II PicktEg up items, and who IL
continually changing her sitaatiea as
hoassDAid. / allow q reg ular weekly sal
airy Of e, sad this ! supple meat vita .
small git when sac tells me anything
particularly good DosumsEts come
very high, and 10 an agent who deals
with several black nsilsrs SOC may have
90 be paid for . eeaclusiyely incrinias-
tory letter"
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

I've days. Nov II The hnsl adjourn
uent should be On Wednesday, instead
Of the 81, only tao more days would De
saved. making total OF seven "a al.
Now what did the Senator mean by
saying that TIE Session would De twenty
days shorteTz We DO not thIHk he
meant 70 pfssaricate, but ne was Just
tgiae too anxious 10 make a showing
for the sq1asbuek4 But. after ali.
ne may still 10 . little premature 10
eoaaEns lis ehiekens- The batehIng
may difer widely from the setting.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28
WHO'S OLD LEE7
Tonr,h Of jay Esear.,en 30 Mu.k.sen,

Fourth Of JaIy Excursion to- Huskegen,
The D., @. III. & VI. have arranged for
two elegant excursions TO Muskegon on
the 3th OF July va. their steamer City
OF Milwaukee, from Grand Haven.
Trains will leave Grand Rapids at 7.o5
a. m. and .. M, making direct con-
nection with the steamer at Grand
Haven. arriving At Muskszon ct 1890
.. m. and 4 p. m. Returning steamer
wlll leave Mu.kegon At 100 p. m, max
ing direct cennsctlon 81 Grand Haven
with train for Grand Rapids. Rate only
$40 for roand trip. Everybody come
and enjoy = pleasant TIP on Lake
Michigan.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

resemblance Of this machine to drum,
the Romans gave it the name IL bears
The tympanum shown in the engraving
is an improvement on the older form
and consists of series of tubular hol-
low arms extending from the periphery
of q current wheel into the hollow shaft
at the center. The blades of the wheel
dip in the stream and are propelled by
the current, and the mouths OF the
curved tubes scoop up the volume Of
water which advances toward the Gen.
ter of the wheel rs the wheel revolvcs.
The water thus raised is discharged
through the hollow shaft into sluice
which conveys it away. These wheels
are especially adapted to purposes of
irrigation and mining.-Scientifc Amer
lean
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

cases these machines are provided with
steps to give better foothold II is
said that the operator upon these ma
chimes becomes SO expcrt that the water
never ceases running in the troughs
leading from the well. and still his con-
fidence is such, Notwithstanding his APP
parently dangerous position. that he
laughs. sings, smokes, and eats in this
peculiar situation. This machine is Pc
culiar to Hindostan, and is known as
the picotah.
The earlier machines for raising
water By power were known By such
names as the tympanur, uoria, chain OF
pots OF these tyrapanum and noria
were driven by the stream from which
the water was taken The earlier form
of tympauum consisted simply Of a
series Of cutters united at their open
ends to horizontal hollow shaft placed
q little higher than the discharge sluicc.
the cutters being arranged radially, and
Of sufficient length to extend from the
shaft into the water. The sides were
closed in by planking and the joints
were made tight by calking. From the
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

Prof Tolor1ei. an Italian chemist
concludes that the ozone produced by
electric discharges In Thunderstorm
cosg,ris,es milk By oxidizine IL and gen.
crates Tactic acid Mr.. Treadwell. of
the Wesleyan university. In discussing
this states that the action Is not a mere
oxidation. but is In part produced hy
the growth Of bacteria. which IL VERY
rapid In hot sultrr weather.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

HAS Grover Cleveland exhausted
the encyclopedia, or broken his foun-
tain penn inquiries the Toledo Blade.
lie has simply covered the narrow
round of Democratic thought and can
go no further.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

The present Legislature Ia, all the
faults and weaknesses of It's predeces-
sors intensified, without single re-
decming feature.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28
JUIy srH.


One fare far the round trip between
ell stations on the q r. 4 7 y. r.
Tickets vall - Sold on July IA aud tth.
coed for return until July 9Th
Tbs rst- vlll Apply - ChicsTo md
informed ate roists on Michigan Cen
trst r. E, "a Kalamazoo.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

IRIS all the same IN Ohio-McKinley
bill or Bill Mckinley.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

ioii while IN circulation is banded
Iess THAI any other medium II il
usually kept in vsaIts Of banks for De-
mani rarely made, ard for this r>s@or
the lcss BY abrasion 70 bat y ~ l
Per cent In twenty yeara In q
&c gcid piece. the stsadsrd weight
ef which 10 SIS grssns. the government
allowance for loss ~ abrasion u s-ss
-sis<
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

a. pssc.s 1aA.sses, = 4. 5, and los
per ysFa. h3ssss
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28

Go 70 pssrels va ths D, l. an.
The morning call., 1891-03-04
HIGH AND DRY.
MiShap to a Steamer on a
Mission Of Mercy.
The Rapid Fall Of The ella River Leaves
The Vessel on a Sand-Bar.
The Water in Certain Sections Of Arizona
Was Higher Than Ever Before.
Loss Of Life.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

YUMA (AriZ), March "a Cncopah In
dian runner from the Colorado reservation
arrived to-day and reports that the steamer
ella had gone to the rescue of several refu-
gees of the flood who were perched on the
tops of houses. The men were saved but
during the night the Colorado River lowered
very fast, leaving the steamer six feet above
water on Sand-bar
Further news from Mohawk Valley re-
ports all the settlers safe and the damages
BY flood being repaired. The first train from
the west is expected tomorrow.
PRESCOTT (Ariz) March 3.-The damage
to the storage dam of Lynx Greek and the
hydraulic works is not so bad as was first
reported, and Superintendent Pendey says
he can make The repairs in few weeks.
The heavy rains have furnished an album
dant supply Of water and their hydraulic
plant was started yesterday washing gravel.
The company will have months supply of
water without using the dam.
PRESCOTT (Ariz), March 3.-The body
of Diamond Joe Reynolds was shipped East
from here to-day on the first train leaving
since February 2lst. Two transfers have
to be made between Prescott and At
lantic and Pacific connections on account Of
bridges being washed out.
CLIFTON (Ariz.), March 3-The Graham
County Bulletin states that the water was
higher than the Aztec ruins and seven feet
higher than in the knowledge of the oldest
Indian or Mexican 1t is impossible to as
certain the damage to property or life
The mail arrived on hand-car Sunday,
the first since the 22d Of February Hun
dredS are at work repairing the damage.
No lives were lost except from pneumonia
contracted during the storm. The loss is
heavy - about 100000. The Mogillon,
White, Blue and San Francisco mountains
are covered deeply with snow. Another
warm rain would be most disastrous.
DISTRESS AMONG INDIANS.
DENVER March ga special 10 the News
from Yuma, Ariz., says the worst of the
flood is over and the river is falling
The reports received from 200 miles
up the river, stating that 100 settlers were
drowned, are untrue. The damage to irri-
eating bitches, fences, orchards and fields,
together with the loss of cattle is incalcula-
BILE.
At Phoenix ninety adobe houses fell, but
no lives were lost. At Globe dozen houses
fell and two lives were lost The propri-
etor of the stage line and a passenger
and the driver were washed into a tree and
will probably be rescued tomorrow.
Twenty-Five hundred Indians occupy the
river banks for eighty miles below Yuma.
and there is no news direct from them.
Old chiefs say there are hundreds lost
They live in the low valley along the river
bottom, and were warned to flee to the hills.
Word Is expected tomorrow from them.
They have corn and beans, but no meat.
Their houses will st1nd six TO eight feet of
water but it is over ten feet deep all over
the reservation. There will be no trains
either way from Yuma for at least ten days
vet.
The morning call., 1891-03-04
American Actors for Australia.

Messrs. James and J. f. MacMshon of the
firm of Messrs. MacMahon (the Australian
firm of Messrs. MacMahon), the Australian
theatrical managers, arrived from New
York on Monday last. together with a COM
pany OF twelve artists that they have engaged
in the East, and who will embark on the
steamship Alameda on Thursday next for
a season of comic opera and burlesQue in
Messrs. MacMahon's Australian theaters.
The company includes Mr. George Fortescue
of 'Evangeline" fame and other artists of
repute. and Mr.. E. E. Rice, the well-known
author of "Evangeline," who has signed a
twelve months contract with the Messrs
MacMahon to direct the productions in the
Antipodes. The season will commence at
Her Majesty's Opera House, Melbourne, in
April. The Messrs. MacMahon have also
completed arrangements with Mr.. Neil
Burgess for the production of 1.-The Country
Fair" and with Mr.. Joseph Arthur for
"The Still Alarm" and other plays. John
l.. Sullivan has signed with the firm for a
twelve weeks tour of himself and company.
They will leave San Francisco by the June
staaulpr
The morning call., 1891-03-04
San Insa,s Elsctrin.Light War

SAN JOSE, March 3.-In the injunction
suit Of the San Jose Light and Power Com
pany against the San Jose Electric Improve
ment Company, growing out of the rivalry
between the electTic-llght CON panies, the de-
PENDANT has filed an answer making Il speci-
fic denial Of the allegations of the complaint,
which was filed Saturday evening, and pray
ing for The dissolution Of the temporary in
junction. Tie case attracts the greatest in
terest. The Electric improvement Com
pany scared the street lighting contract
some months since, and Saturday night at
tempted to light San JOse's famous tower.
The Secretary Of the other company, backed
by five employees, climbed the tower. and
drawing Six-ShGOter, threatened the en-
ployes of the other company while his men
cut their wires. They then lowered all the
lamps and everything belonging to the i'm
provement company. The latter set man
TO work and about u O'clock had repaired
the damage and flood of light was shining
from the tower,
The morning call., 1891-03-04
GAME AND FISH.
Sportsmen Interested in Their
Preservation.

The Sportsmen's Protective Association
was strongly represented last evening at
| meeting held in Ixora Hall
After the reports of the different COM
mittees had been read and duly acted upon
John Durkee, who was one of the officers
appointed to 60 to Sacramento and confer
with the Committee on Fish and Game
Laws, said that Assemblyman Wentworth,
whom the club had relied upon to look after
its interests, had neglected to do as he prom
sed and that he (Durkee) had confer
ence with the Fish and Game COMMITTEES
which terminated very satisfactorily, that
is in behalf of the association and its inter-
eSts.
Several members expressed opinions that
all matters pertaining to fish ana game.
under the present condition OF affairs AT
the capitol city, may be cast aside, and that
the law as it now stands would remain uh-
altered.
Messrs. Clark, Lang aud Robinson re-
signed and q. 5. Middleton, J. IL Won der
Mehden, w. II. Mahoney, j. French. Il.
Peekham and William Robinson were
elected TO membership.
After considerable debate on the question
OF delinquent membership, 1t was decldeu
to give those who were in arrears month
grace. after which time all delinquents Will
be stricken from tie membership roll.
The Treasurer reported that the financial
after which the President ordered that the
cards, upon which are printed the following
laws passed by the Board of Supervisors OF
this city providing for the preservation OF
game, be distributed In the game stalls OF
the different markets and throughout the
city and country:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
order No. 2249.
The people of tile CITY and County OF San
francisco do Ordain as follows:
(PrOviding for preservation OF wild Eame.)
Section L. IL shall be unlawful for any person,
| between the LIST day OF March and the LIST day OF
September OF each year, In the City aud County Of
San francisco, to hunt pursue, kill or destroy, or
to buy, sell, barter, exchange offer or expose for
sale, transport or have in his possession any
mallard duck, wdgton, teal, redhead, pintall,
| gadwall, wood duck or Jack Wilson snipe, com
monty known as English snipe.
(Peualty.)
Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions
Of this order shall De deemed guilty oil a INSIDE
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof shall be
| punished by fine of not less than $50 nor more
| than $500, or by imprisonment In the County
jail for not more than six months.
In Board Of Supervisors, San Francisco, July
| 81, 1890. JOHN A. RUSSELL Clerk.
Approved, San Francisco, July %, 1890.
| . E. b. POND,
Mayor aud ex-oficio President Board of super
The morning call., 1891-03-04
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Agreements Reached on All but the Legisla
tive and Oeficienev Maa,rras

Agreements Reached on All but the Legisla-
tive and Deficiency Measures.
WASHINGTON. March 3-Agreements
have been reached by the conference COM
mittees on all but two of the annual appro-
priation bills yet remaining before Congress,
viz. the Legislative and Deficiency. On the
first manned bill the hitch is over making
clerks to Senators annual instead of session
employees. On the Deficiency Bill the con-
ferrees were in session for the first time at
10 O'Clock Tonight and the progress made
at that hour on the numerous points of
difference was not very great
OF the other appropriation bills the Army.
Military Academy, Notifications and Naval
have become laws; the Sundry Civil and
PostOffice have been agreed upon by both
houses and await the Presidents approval.
and the Consular and Diplomatic and PEN
sion bills have been agreed upon by the
conferrees and the adoption of the confer
ence reports is all that delays the sending of
the bills to the President
The conferrees on the Pension Appro-
priation Bill reached an agreement, provid-
ing that hereafter no pension attorney shall
receive fee of more than 81 liz any claim
for an increase OF pension. No cOmpensa-
ton shall be allowed for securing special
act OF Congress in granting pension or in
crease Ill pension in any case that has been
presented to the Pension Office or is allow
able under the general pension law These
provisions shall not apply TO any case now
pending where there Is existing q lawful
contract express or implied"
The morning call., 1891-03-04
Domestic Ports.

Domestic Ports.
MENDoCIN0-SaiIed Mar 3-Stmr Navarro
VERSIONS LANDING-Arrived Mar 3-Schr
Ocean Spray, hence Feb %.
SAN PEDRO-Arrived Mar 3-Schr Yolant from
Eureka.
SAN DIEGo-sailed Mar 9-stmr Silver Spring
Br ship Maraval, for United Kingdom.
Foreign Ports.
HONoLULU-Arriyed Feb l9-Bark G Allan.
hence Jan 90 Feb 20-Bark Forest Queen, hence
Feb l. Feb 2l-Br stmr Gaelic. hence Feb IA;
Ger bark j G PTulger, from Bremen; U stmr lro-
quois from Samoa; Br bark Fifeshire, from Liver
pool.
Sailed Feb l9-Bark Matilda, for San francisco.
Feb 2l-Bark Nicholas Tbayer, for San Francisco.
Feb 22-Br stmr Gaelic for Hong Kong and Yoko-
hama Feb 23-Br BARR Woollahr for Port Towns
end.
Movements OF Transatlantic Steamers.
LoNDoN-Arriyed Mar 3-stmr Majestic, from
New York
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mar S-Stmr Fulda
from New York
Northumberland Mar s-stmr Mary
land from London.
The morning call., 1891-03-04
The Senate.
The Assembly.

SACRAMENTO, March 3.-The Assembly
met at 10 o'clock
The bill which permits the mortgaging of
household goods, which was passed recently,
was reconsidered and an amendment was
adopted which prohibits husband from
mOrtgaging his household goods and turning
his family out on the street. The bill now
only applies to public houses.
Tie Ballot Reform Bill was then taken
up and read the second time.
Shrnahan's bill authorizing the sale of
the State LANDS was taken up out of order.
The bill is for the relief of Mary Quinn,
who has occupied certain lands owned by
the State for nineteen years and has i'm
proved the property. The land is near
Rockin, and IS said to be valuable on ac-
count of stoue quarry there.
Baughman moved tC strike ont the enact
ing clause. Lost. The bill was then finally
passed.
At the opening of the afternoon session
the bill for the relief of Agnes Lynch was
finally passed. Mr.. Lynch was accidentally
shot at San Quentin short time ago. He
was employed there, and, while in the dis
charge of his duty. pistol went off in his
pocket and killed him. The bill gives the
widow $1,000 Biedsoe gave notice of re-
UnSiQeration tomorrow,
The morning call., 1891-03-04
OBITU AIRY.
DAVID STERN.

On Monday night at 1879 o'clock David
Stern, the recently elected City and County
Auditor, died quite suddenly at his residence,
2621 California street He had been out
during the evening. and on returning at 10
o'clock seemed in the best of health. He
retired almost Immediately. A little while
later Mrs Stern was awakened by her hus-
bands coughing, but to her inquiries ne
merely said he was not feeling well. lie
then arose, walked over to a lounge and lay
down there until medical aid was summoned.
A physician arrived within few moments
and found his patient breathing his last
Ten minutes later all was over. 1t is the
doctors opinion that Mr.. Stern overworked
himself in the Auditors office, and that the
thread of life was snapped by stroke of
apoplexy. The deceased was native of
The morning call., 1891-03-04
CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS,
RGnOS Of Proposed Railroad Combination
Schemes 10 Be Considered.

NEW YORK, March "A morning paper
says that another important meeting of rail-
ROAD Presidents, it is said on good authority,
is TO be called, and will be held in this city
within a few days. President Marvel of
the Atchison, now here, and Weep resident
Clarke, of the Missouri Pacific and Union
Pacific, are expected. The Presidents of
nearly all the other large systems are either
already here or said to be on their way. 1t
is asserted that steps will be taken at the
meeting to make the recently adopted rates
permanent. Jay Gould is understood to be
working for a more binding agreement than
that which now stands. Ali the Western
roads, according to the story, have agreed
to enter into new and stronger contract,
except the Burlington and Rock Island,
which refuse TO join an association of par
ties Identified with Gould. 1t is said con-
ferences have been held since President
ManvePs arrival looking to the cousumma-
ton OF his scheme to consolidate the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific and Atchison into new
TO being carried out 1t is also said that it
is intended to take in the Rock Island.
NORTHERN PACIFIC VICTORY.
The decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the contest between the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern Man.
itOba Railroad, over large tract of land in
dispute for several years between the two
in Wall street to-day. The decis-
ion was victory for the Northern
Pacific Company, but its Importance was
not recognized In any early movement in
preferred stock, although later recognition
was gwen In an advance Of more than per
cent, The decision will transfer to the
Northern Pacific about S3,000,00O
TEXAS PACIFIC SECURITIES.
Jay Gould was asked the reason for the
weakness in Texas Pacific securities. He
said: Il think there is a cutting of rates
by the competitive lines, but | look for an
improvement in Texas Pacific earnings from
this time on"
The settlement of the Omaha bridge
trouble has been rrmUred, but Director
Island says they have decided to let the
courts settle It, and in that way only can
the matter be settled
THE HUNT SYSTEM
PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-The Press
says: Charles b. Wright has purchased
from George w. Hunt of Waila Waila.
Wash, number of railroads known as the
Hunt System" which penetrates the great
wheat fields Of Eastern Washington and
Oregon, south Of the Columbia River. Tie
first payment on this transaction, which in
wolves 1900, 600, was made yesterday
PORTLAND Oregon, March 3.-The sale
of the Hunt roads in Eastern Oregon and
Washington to c. B. Wright Of Philadelphia
is confirmed by dispatch from G. w.
Hunt, President of the system. Regarding
the sale Charles Herman, Assistant General
Manager, to-day said the sale was made
necessary by pressure brought against the
roads by the Northern Pacific and other
roads. 1t became matter of selliug or be-
ing unable to pay their debts. 1t is under
stood the purchase was in the interest of
the Northern Pacific, and that the proposed
line from Hunts junction to Portland will
not be built