The herald., 1894-12-25
SOCIETY LADIES At THE HELM
The "Examner's" Christmas
Number.
"Buds" Looking for scoops" and
Sensations.
Mre. j. Dovasy Harvey In Charge OF
sNs Esoal observation-disclosures
rsI of she STAR.
By tbs Associated Presr.

By tbs Aesocis.ed Presr.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dsc. 24.-This city
was on its good behavior today in honor
of the society Ladder who are getting
out the Christmas Examiner. There
were 20 big fires, murders. shipwrecks
or other casualties calling for ununual
exsrtions to secure tho news.
W. R., Hearst, in order 30 aid the
women of San Francisco to establish and
maintain a ward for incursbles ss the
children's hospital, har tufaed hia en-
tirs plant over 80 tbs nociety ladies OF
Sac Francisco and has given them the
carte blanche to run the paper for one
dsy e. they please. Tbs Examiner
regalsy staff Of rnsn were given va
ssticc today and 10 sheir plsces young,
rxs,ty eAG " wel.drsssed women of slated.
LOOKING Far aCooPs.
Society buds did" the waterfront,
police, the city hall, tho courts, the
racss, and every othsv detail that falls
io the lot OF an ordinary reporter, be-
nj des working up spscial stories. Thsre
vera SO many applications for the var
ious positions shat two young women
w,.rs cent cut OH sach assign ment.
For the rougher sort OF work, snch as
ths water front. and poles and aseign-
mrnts recurring technical knowiscge,
ina.le escosts we're provided ior the
yollng iadiss. This new Tsporsofisi sts
OF the Examiner wAs received. every
where mith minTisa 2cl;tanase and our~
los ". Ths yonpe wauass pnterad into
= II . ktr,Y ,1
their ain object ir !ifa seemed to bs to
"sctyop" this othsf newspapers in towE.
the maasginc editor fot abe occasion,
MAJ 81, ?ixley, did pos appear at the
office until J. O'Clock, snd the telegraph
eois prs. Mrs. W. H. Mills, With her
assistants, Ms Judge Stack snd Mas
VooIhies. wkys also not obliged 20 60 or
duty early, The city editor, however.
Mrs. ]. Downes Harvey, was one OF the
fret srrivsle, and her ass!stsrt, Miss
Emily HAgar, wsE slao eafly ct the
scerG OF drsy.
Reporters whrs not the only members
af ,he ssaff wins ware ssnt ous, IN this
art rOoEu Mrs.. John f. Merrill. the chief
In charge. WITH Mas Williamson snd
Mrs. John r. Loosing, among the num-
Der OF hsr assietants, dispatched no loss
than eight ms m bers o. her stah in vari-
GUS directions in quest OF pictures, 10
other departments thoao in charge we're
equally busy Mrs. @, A. sprsckels had
the post OF second in com mano, or news
editor, her only official Superior being
Mrs. Pixley. the nasnaSing editor. Mrs.
George Lent was the society editor. and
the supplement was in she hands OF
Mrs. Francis Notls. Mrs. Rnmis
Schwsrin aad Miss LsurR McKinstry.
AT she copy readss's desk sat Mrs. DR..
Younger, ready to struggle with
whatever specimens of penmsnship
might come her way, and the
dranaaaic editsr wss Mrs. Geraldine
Bonner.
TEE LOCAL STAFF.
Among shs mem bsys of Mrs. Hsrvey's
staff OF reporters we've Miss Nsllie
Joliffe, Mrs. Tobia. Mrs. W. S. Bs-nss,
Miss Julia Crocker, Misc Kate Clement.
Mrs. E. R. Dimond. Miss Minnie
Houghton, Miss McKenna and others.
At the BUSINESS office of the paper the
ladies we're also in charge and accord
ing to repors made records which the
regular clerks and attaches will find it
rather inconveDieDt 30 compets with.
The entire proceeds from tonorrow's
issue OF she Examiner. including ad-
YER, issmsnts, papers sold and every
thing, will be turned over TO tina Chil-
dren's hospital. 1t is estimated that
this one sdition OF the Examiner will
net the hospital between 5000 and
$4,000.
INTERVIEWING.
SAN Francisco, Ds0. % --Niil,aco Il.
Mills, OF the Southern Pacific company,
was interviewed today by oas Of the
young ladies of Christmas Examiner
staff. He confdsd to hev thst ths cen.
struction of an slsassie Yailroed from
Msrced to the Yosemits ts an secured
fact. The Capital ssoEk viii bs 81, 500,-
600, said MIR. Mills, sn5 will 5s taken for
the most part by Chicago cspitAlintH.
The right OF way from Merced TO
Yosemite has been obtained, and en-
gagements for the rental ot electrical
power for the use Of mining et points
on the road and for machinery eft Mer.
ced exceed already sl00, ,0Qn per anpum.
The power is 20 be established at three
points on the Merosd river. The read
will be broad gauge and will servs the
region for freight snd passengers ike
ordinary railroads. This Pacific I'm.
pfovement company will take tbs cor-
tract for the cGuatructioo of the line.
Gan. John s. Olarksen, who rarely
submits to be interviewed for newsps~
pers, has fallen victim to the wiles of one
Of the Examiner Cbtistmss edition lady
reporters and talked of presidential pos
eibilities. Gen. C!arkson thinke that if
the conysution wers held this year Ms
Kinley ~oulf bs tbe Republican,
choica, but two years are to
interVens and in ths meantime
General Clarkson thinks that Thomas
3. Reed of Mains will oonas forward 40
a powerful candidate. He thinks Mr..
Reed tbs strongest American, intslleots
ualy, to-day. sad says he would mako a
great ptAsident. IA also spoke Of Gen.
eral Harrison, Senator Cullen, Robert
Lincoln, Senator Spoorar, Senator Davis
and SeeaiDr A,lisaE Az poaaikilisiss.
usnv&r Follows 9aSt.
DaNvER. Deu. 24.-The Christmas