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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
The Magnificent Water Supply to
Be Utilized by a New Com.
pany Just Formed.
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.
Will Add to an Already Large Capitali.
cation and Engage in Successful
Business.

MERGED FALLS, CAL, Nov. 2S.-The
mining activity in this vicinity has wrought
change in the affairs of MERGED Falls,
and the present indications are for pros
porous future.
Two years ago the wooden mills, which
formed the mainstay of the town, were
completely destroyed by fire. This sum-
mer the remainder of the town, with the
exception of four or five houses, followed
in the same way and went up in smoke.
MERGED Falls, from thriving little settle
ment, became only stopping place on the
road from MERGED to Coulterville where
the stage changed horses. Bat the old
time progress is returning, and the utiliza-
ton of the magnificent water-power of the
MERGED River at this point is to form the
chief element of action. This week twelve
men with teams began clearing off the
debris of the old wooden mills and leveling
a site for an electric generating plant to
distribute power to the surrounding dis
trict.
The company that has taken up the
work is the MERGED Falls Electric Power
and Manufacturing Company, which has
its office at 401 California street, San Fran
cisco. Its capital stock is 81 ,000, 900 divided
into 900 shares of $40 each. The presi-
dent of the company is Augustus LAYER of
Alameda; vice-president, Herman jain
of San Francisco; secretary, Basil Owen,
and general superintendent at MERGED
Falls, R. H. Duncan, who formerly had
charge of the old wooden mills. These
gentlemen, with the addition of John T.
nf lop ha <>f
directors.
The objects of the company are to erect
plant at MERGED Falls. in MERGED County,
and generate electricity by means of the
water power of the falls there. The water
rights consist of natural falls and dam of
315 feet in length, with fall of IS feet.
This, when the MERGED River is at it's
lowest, is estimated to develop 1000 horse
power, and by improved appliances the di-
rectors believe that it can be increased to
5000 horsepower.
1t is intended to utilize the power gene
rated in supplying the mines around Hor-
nitos, Coulterville and Indian Gulch, and
possibly In lighting the towns of MERGED,
Turlock, Mariposa and other places within
a radius of thirty-ive miles OF MERGED
Falls.
In every direction within the radius men
toned there is an enormous amount of
undeveloped wealth awaiting the advent
of cheap power for its profitable exploita-
ton. There is considerable talk of other
conversations being erected at various
points above this on the river, but the
MERGED Falls Company is the first so far
to break ground.
AS we'll as selling power to its neigh
bors, the MERGED Falls Company proposes
to engage in manufacturing on its own &C
count, and in this connection President
LAYER and Secretary Owen will leave
shortly on a visit to London with view
to securing the cooperation of English
capital.
The first work that the new company
will take in hand is the construction of a
cement dam at the back of the present
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
SANTA BARBARA WEDDING,
Local Social Circles Surprised by
the Marriage of Will
Alexander.
The Bride the Divorced Wife of Rev
Thaddeus Snively, Chicago
Preacher.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. 28.-
Local society had surprise to-day in the
tidings of the marriage of Mrs. Thaddeus
Snively and Will Alexander, which took
place this morning at the residence of the
Rev. Frank Forbes.
Mrs. Snively was recently the defendant
in divorce suit preferred by her former
husband, the Rev. Thaddeus Snively, rec
tor of the most fashionable Episcopal
church in Chicago. The divorce was
granted upon the ground of desertion, but
statements have been circulated concern
ing this suit which have cruelty reflected
upon the lady's character, and it is under
stood that the charges which have been
declared to be Endorsed by high dignltaries
of the church would be made the subject
of an ecclesiastical inquiry at an early date.
Mrs. Snively owns and resides in the
prettiest one of the beautiful row of cot
tages built by Will Croker and designed
by Page Brown. She is beautiful and
cultured woman, the daughter of the late
General Curtis of Buffalo, N. Y. She has
two manly sons and is possessed of a host
of friends in Santa Barbara.
Mr.. Alexander is the junior partner in a
local real estate firm. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander will go to Italy for six months
stay and will then return to Santa Barbara
to take up their permanent residence here.
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tered the saloon owned by E. L. Renquin
early this morning and stole $175 in gold
and silver. The money was in the safe and
the burglars worked on the combination
until they opened the door. A gold watch,
two gold rings, a number OF valuable
papers and $40 worth of dimes and nickels
and small foreign coins were not disturbed.
The cash register. in which So had been
left. had been opened and So of the money
taken. Entrance to the saloon was gained
by forcing in pane of glass in window
in the rear part of the building and cutting
a hole through an inside shutter.
The burglars were evidently acquainted
with the place, as there was another safe
in the saloon, belonging to Judge &. w.
Riley, and containing valuable papers,
which they did not disturb. When they
had finished their work they closed and
locked the door of the safe they had
robbed.
Several places have recently been en-
tered, and there is evidently systematic
gang of thieves in town. Since the fare
from San Francisco has been reduced to
ten cents gangs of crooks and tramps are
coming to town, but are being gathered
into Jail by the officers as fast as they are
detected in infringements OH the law.
The officers are in possession OF 1acts
that will soon lead to the arrest OF the
thieves who did the burglary last night,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

races brought new laurels to the Santa Ana
bicycle track. Earl Kiser of Syracuse, N
Y, rode mile in 2:01 LIS, giving the track
coast record for that distance, and beating
E. C.. Bald by a length.
H. Freeman of San Francisco received 8
nasty fall in the final heat of the two
thirds of a mile open, class A, and broke
his right collar-bone. The referee disquali-
fed F. Mcfarland for fouling Freeman
and ruled HIM off the track for the bala nee
of the day. also forfeiting the first prize in
the race. The summary is as follows:
Two-thirds of mile open (class By final heal
e c. Bald won, ]. NJ. Campbell second, C. S.
Wells third. Time, 40.
One mile open (class Al final heat-F. McFar.
land won, H. Downing second, C. Hewitt third
Time, 2:26.
One mile open (class b final beat-Earl Kise,
won, Z. C. Bald second, Tom Cooper third
Time, :O1 Is, coast record.
One mile handicap (class A)-A. L. Tabor
won, 125 yards; c. Hewitt second, 40 yards E.
E. Wood third, 125 yards. Time, 2:122-5.
Five mile handicap (class A)-W. Yeoman
won, scratch; D. E. Whitman second, rs yards
w. A. Taylor third, scratch. Time, II so.
Two mile handicap (class B)-Tom Cooper
won 80 yards; Earl Kiser second, 40 yards C.
S. Wells third, 40 yards. Time, 4 Al 3-5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
FATE OF THE RATHDOWN.
Captain Morrisey Writes of the
Perilous Experience of the
Ship and Crew.
Two Hours in a Hurricane That Dis.
mantled the Vessel and Ruined
the Cargo.

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 28.-Captain M.
Morrisey of the British ship Rathdown,
which was reported as having been dis
abled and put in at Auckland, writes to
friends here. under date of November /, of
a perilous experience of the ship and crew
before reaching that port.
The Rathdown sailed from Portland last
July for Liverpool with $4,000 cargo.
When the vessel was in latitude IS degrees
south longitude 123 degrees west, about 7
O'Clock on the morning of September l, she
was struck by an east-southeast hurricane.
Captain Morrisey writes that for six
weeks 1T looked as if they would never be
able to reach port. In the captain twenty
three years experience as a shipmaster he
had never encountered SO many great diff
culties. The hurricane lasted ten hours,
and when it was finished every sail was
blown away. The cargo kept shifting SO
that the crew could not get at it.
Two days and half were spent in right
ing the Rathdown, and in her disabled
condition the captain decided to put in for
a New Zealand port. The cargo is dam
aged. The whole of it will have to be dis
charged. and the ship will be placed in
Calliope dock for overhauling and repairs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Cozzenian Lyceum Did a Kindly
Act to the FriendleSS
of That City.
SANTA BARBiRA's DISPLAY.
Religious Services and Good Deeds by
the Devout and the Charitable
Elsewhere.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Nov. 2S.-Quite a
number of families of the deserving poor
OF this city to-day enjoyed good Thanks
giving dinners through the efforts of the
children in the training department OF the
State Normal School.
Seven years ago the Cozzenian Lyceum
was formed under the direction of Miss
Kate Cozzens, q teacher in the institution.
The objects of the lyceum are to help the
needy and to see that they are amply pro-
vided for on Thanksgiving. Each year
the lyceum gives an entertainment the
day before Thanksgiving, and the proceeds
are used to purchase food and delicacies
for the poor. The entertainment yester-
day consisted of an excellent programme
and nearly $50 was realized.
Thanksgiving was generally observed in
this city to-day by special services in the
churches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
SANTA BARBAH as THANKSGIVING.
brilliant Display of the Products of a
Fertile Fallen.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. 2s.-The
brilliant display made by Santa Barbara
markets this Thanksgiving would have
caused a sensation could it have been
transported to the frozen East. Apples,
grapes, oranges, persimmons, pears,
lemons. grapefruit, watermelons, musk
melons, cantalopes were exhibited in pro-
fusion and the most of these in large va
riety.
Fresh strawberries at emily 10 cents a
basket crowned the fruit exhibit. To-
matoes, green peas and string beans, Gu
cumbers, radishes, lettuce, caulifower,
spinach, celery and the usual following of
root crops, with stacks Of prime sweet po-
tatoes, made up the vegetable exhibit.
As for turkeys, Santa Barbara this year
beats the Nation, leading off with the
great gobbler Jumbo. who took first PIE
MUM at the recent New York Poultry
Show, and who tipped the scales at fifty
one and half pounds dressed. Beside
him in the same market hung his COM
panion, Sambo, weighing forty-one
pounds, the winner of the second prize at
the same show. These two great birds
were raised on S. P. Slows ranch at La
Patera, twelve miles up the valley.
The best of it is that all Of these attrac-
tive products-fruit, vegetables and tur-
keys-are purely local products, for Santa
Barbara is too far from any great market
and has too imperfect connections by rail
to permit OF reliance upon any resources
but her own,
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Care Unto the Portland Poor.

PORTLAND, Nov. %. Thanksgiving
day was more generally observed through
out the State this year than in any previ
Gus year. There were services at all the
Portland churches and many contributions
were received for all the hospitals and
homes. The poor were fed by the Saliva
ton Army and other organizations. The
unique feature of the Thanksgiving day
service was held at the White Temple,
where Rev. Mr.. Grant surrendered his
pulpit to a delegation of leading citizens
and business men of the city, who deliv-
cred addresses appropriate to the day.
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Two Thousand People Attend the
Tenth Annual Despite
the Weather.
SANTA ANA BICYCLE RACES.
Interesting Outdoor Events Made a
Pleasant Holiday at Other
Points.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 28.-The Lo!
Angeles Athletic Club held it's tenth an
nual field day to-day. About 20OO people
were in attendance. It was not record
breaking day, as high wind prevailed
and the air was very chilly. The grounds
however, were in splendid condition anC
the management was all that could be de
sired.
The events commenced at o'clock SHARP
and followed each other in quick success
sion. The final heat of the one-milt
bicycle rase, class A. had to be run three
times, the limit having been placed al
2:25. The last mile run. though not being
within the limit set, was allowed on &C
count OF the high wind.
The only record that was smashed wa
by F. w. Edelsten, who made new South
ern California record for putting tht
16-pound shot, the distance being 81 SIT
feet. Following is summary of tn,
events:
1OO-yard dash, first heat-Russell Taylo
won F. L. Morrill, second. Time, II seconds
Second heat-A. J. Murietta won, NJ D. Thomp
son second. Time, IL Is seconds. Fina
heat-Russen Taylor won, A. J. Murietta sec
ond. Time, 10 AS seconds.
Putting 16-pound shot-F. w. Edelsten won
L. Tasche second, Victor Place third. Score
81 12-1OO.
One-mile bicycle race (class AZ, first heat
c. w. Stimson won, NJ. A. Casa Vane second
Time. 2:2S. Second heat-W. P Bennett won
w. E. Delay second. Time, 23O %. Fina
heat-W. E. Delay won, c., w. Stimson second
Time, 2 81 As.
Running hop-step-and jump-John L. Whit
ney 80 $500, c. F. Foote 80 $1,000, c. W
Hopperstead IS 50-10O.
100-yard handicap, first heat-A. ]. Muir
eta won, James Ryan second. Time, 10 l.
seconds Second heat--W. b. Sheckeis won, F
A. Nance second. Time, 10 3-5 seconds. Thirt
heat-R. Taylor won, c. E. Robinson second
Time, 10 35 seconds. Final heat-R. Taylo
won. James Ryan second, w. B. Sheckels third
Time, 10 Is seconds.
Running broad jump s: H: Jacks OF
10 43-1OO feet, C. F. Foote II 45-1O0 feet,
L. Morrill, 16 $500 feet
w. Fowler second. Time, 2 80.
Two mile bicycle, class A, resulted in a til
between w. P. Bennett and C. w. Stimson
with Is points to the credit of each; W. B
Vaughn, second, II points. This was run of
in quarter-mile heat by Stimson and Bennett
resulting in a victory for Stimson. Time
As 3-5.
22O-yard hurdle, F. L. Morrill, won, W. B
Sheckels second. Time, 80 Is.
220-yard dash, J. B. McNab w On, James Ryan
second. Time, :25.
High jump, j. B. McNab feet 2-1O inches
F. L. Morrill, feet 40 inches
440-yard run handicap, A. ]. Murietta, sc
yards; Z. C. Wilson, % yards; j. w. Rice, 81
yards. Time, :54.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Home High School Boys Met by the Yen
tara Students.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. 28.-
To-day the agricultural fair grounds in
this place was the scene of an exciting
contest of long trial of skill and strength
between the High School boys of Ventura
and Santa Barbara in series OF athletic
games.
The Ventura boys came up on the noon
train and the two teams, the Ventura
boys flying colors black and yellow and
the Santa Barbara boys colors red and
white, rode up and down State street,
making the town resound with class yells
which would have done credit to Stanford
or Berkeley. The home boys were sup
ported by the presence of the young ladies
of their school, who, dressed in red and
white, accompanied them in chariot
brilliantly decked with the class colors.
The games resulted as follows:
10O-yard dash-F. Birtch of Santa Barbara,
1O12 sec; Joy OF Ventura feet behind.
Standing broad jump-Kelsey OF Ventura
bara, 8 feet inches.
440-yard dash-Breughton of Santa Barbara
won, time 80 % Sec; Churchill OF Ventura
5 yards behind.
Running high jump-Kelsey of Ventura won
feet 13I inches.
Baseball throwing event-Franklin of Ven.
tura won, casting the ball 312 feet 2 inches
Laughlin OF Santa Barbara second. with q
throw of 500 feet.
Putting the 16-pound shot was taken by San
ia Barbara's entry, who put the shot so feet 2
inches, his opponent, Joy, putting the shot 90
feet 3inches. =
Putting the 12-pound shot Birtch won,
throwing So feet inches; Joy, SO feet inches.
c. Broughton captured the running broad
jump with 10 feet ~ inches.
Laughln of Santa Barbara took in easy style
the one-mile bike race in 2:45. He rode a
Tribune. Churchman was his contestant.
The one-mile foot race proved fiasco, A.
Birtch being compelled to give it up after run
ming three-quarters of mile. Killer OF Ven.
tura was the winner. No time was taken. II
is due to Birtch to say that he had overex-
erted himself in previous contests.
Kelsey of Ventura took the hop, step and
jump event from Broughton, making 80 feet IL
inches.
F. Birtch won easily from H. Healey the 100
yard dash in II 2-5 seconds.
Broughton and Joy were the only contestants
in the 220yard dash, which was won by the
former in 25 % seconds.
The one-mile walk went to Broughton.
The other events of the day were post
poned until / P. NJ. the 29th.
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PROTEST FROM HARVARD,
1t Says to Stanford, "Your Col
lege Colors Should Be
Changed"
RED OF TWO UNIVERSITIES.
A Suggestion to Americas Youngest
College That It Adopt New
ColorS.
RED OF TWO UNIVERSITIES.

A protest has come from Harvard at this
opportune seasonal protest against STAN
ford having chosen the crimson orr
famine of that venerable university.
Charles H. Jackson, Harvard man, writes
the following proclamation on behalf of
his alma mater:
To ,chon it may concern at Stanford-DEAR SIRs
Your college color should be changed. Fair
Harvard was founded in 1886, and from tina t
date until the present hour the loyalty of it's
followers has always been inspired to action
under the flaming red. Whether magenta,
cardinal or crimson, old Harvard has said to
its devotees with this color you+will conquer"
To a Harvard man 1t seems great preSump-
ton that the youngest college in the country
should masquerade or borrow glory under her
orifamme. The true Harvard crimson is a
peculiar shade OF deep purplish red, not easily
distinguishable from the deep red adopted by
Stanford.
Under what colors, then, shall mans
loyalty and enthusiasm be exhibited who is q
graduate of the academic department of Har-
ward and the law department of the University
of California? He must perforce prove recre-
ant to his college colors and outrage one of
the finest sentiments of devotion to his alma
mater. How deeply ingrained is this love for
a flag or color, however, will be appreciated
by one who has been abroad and suddenly
seen ''old glory" unfolded to the breeze
Whether that flag be of humble cotton or of
the more aristocratic silk, the unquenching
impulse is the same; So it is in modified de-
gree with college colors. In the heart of every
Harvard man there is an undying devotion to
the eImine and the red, and we deprecate its
use by any other institution of learning.
We throw out the suggestion for what it is
worth that the youngest college of America
take the red, white and blue bars (the French
colors) as their emblem. This will combine
the red of Harvard with the blue of Yale, and
the white will typify the virgin purity and in
nocence of that youthful institution Without
the stars and the azure this is not the National
flag. and there is no inconsistency in my argu-
ment.
Hoping that an early change may be effected
I remain respectfully,
CHARLES H. JACKSON,
Harvard 81, U. C. 'S4.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
WHEELS At VALLEJO.
Toumg Roney's Five Mile Run in the Mad
in Fast Time.

IOtng R0ney's Five Mile Run In the Mud
in Fast Time.
VALLEJO, CAL, Nov. 2S.-The only
Thanksgiving event of note to-day wgs
five-m1le race between members of the
Aerial Bicycle Club, for prizes offered by
the club. The track was from what is
known as the Georgia-street bridge out the
Benicia road as far as the City Cemetery
and return. the finish being in front of the
Bernard House. Nine riders started, but
owing to the poor condition of the road
and one accident only four of them
finished. Walter Roney finished in 18
minutes and few seconds. Young Rooney
is one of the fastest long-distance riders
on the coast. He sets paceand keeps it
up all the way. Although given handi-
cap OF forty-five seconds, he came out
considerably more ahead than his handi-
cap amounted to.
S. ]. Mcknight, one of the starters,
when on his way back from the half turn,
had his wheel break under him, throwing
him. to the ground. dislocating his shoulder
and cutting his face badly. DR.. w. D.
Anderson, who was following the racers in
his buggy. picked Mcknight up and
brought him to town and attended to his
injuries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
NAVAL NEWS At VALLEJO
Lieutenant.C Commander Gottfried
Blockinger Returns From
Washington.
He Goes TO the Boston While Lieuten'
ant Wadhams Reports to the
Monterey.

VALLEJO, CAL, Nov. 2S.-Lieutenant-
Commander Gottfried Blockinger, U. S. N,
arrived to-day from Washington, where he
has been on duty in tire Ordnance Depart
ment. He reported here for duty on board
the cruiser Boston as executive ofhcer, re-
lievipg Lieutenant Commander A. V;
Wadhams, q. S. N, who in tarn reported
for duty as executive ofhcer OF the mohitor
Monterey. which is ready for sea with ex-
ception of shortage in her crew OF thirty
five men.
Rear Admiral Beardslee has discretionary
powers about issuing orders for the Mon
terey to leave the navy-yard. Inc com
plement of the Rangers crew Will nrst De
filled before men are shipped Tor the
Monterey.
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FIGHT WITH DEVIL FISH.
George Bloch of HeaIdsbssrg Has a Narros,
Esc0ne.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, Nov. 2s.-George
Bloch. prominent farmer of this place,
had thrilling experience at Bodega Bay
Yesterday. He was duck hunting and had
shot into band of ducks which were fly
ing over a shallow arm of the bay. After
he had brought down couple of ducks he
waded out to get them, and when in the
water up to his waist was attacked by a
devil fish.
legs and was pulling HIM beneath the
water, when he betliought himself of his
revolver, with which he shot the fish in
the head. BY the aid of friends the fish
was brought to shore. 1t weighed 115
pounds.
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WRECK OF THE BANDORILLE
Captain Wtndnt Had Purposed Building
n Fine Steamer.


PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 28.-A letter re-
ceived here from Gardner says that the
wreck of the Bandorille is so far in on the
beach that the stage drove between Eer
and the ocean at low tide.
The only passenger on the steamer at
the time of the wreck was S. A. Miller, a
well-known Astorian, who had been at
Coquille putting in machinery at the Ford
& Stokes cannery. He was returning
home.
When the late Captain Winant was in
this city, just before starting on his i'll
fated voyage, he told a friend that he had
about matured plans for new steamer to
ply between this city and San Francisco
in the freight and passenger traffic. He
was verv enthusiastic as to the success OF
the enterprise. Almost his last words to
his friends were:
81 am tired of risking my life in the old
cocklesheIls up and down the coast, and
propose to make a change for something
better"