The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04
CANAL WORK At PANAMA
Manager Jones of the Isthmus
Railroad Reports
Progress.
William Drummer Is Missing and
His Wife Fears He Has Acted
Desperately.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 3.-R. T. Jones
of Railroad avenue returned last evening
from Panama. Central America, where he
has been in charge of some work on the
great canal now in course of construction
by the Panama Railroad.
1.-THE work upon the Panama canal is
progressing slowly" said Mr.. Jones to-
day. at employs about 1000 men, with
a payroll of $65 900, Pan-American silver,
monthly. Great gangs of men are at work
at Empire Dock, La Boca and Culebra
cut. The latter is an excavation of 70, 000,-
600 cubic meters in mountain. 1t it ZAP
feet deep and 500 feet wide at the top.
"Times are very good there as far as
money is concerned. The people in that
country favor gold and took a great inter-
est in the late American election. With
the exception of Peru, which is little
down just now on account of the revoIu-
ton, the commercial interests are first
class in every respect. Not ship enters
Colon that is not loaded with merchan-
disc. One of the drawbacks in that coun-
try is the fever named after the Chagres
River"
Mr.. Jones left here April IS and sailed
from Panama October %. He will return
tenn Tor the Guatemala Central Railway,
which is owned by ex-President Barrios.
Drummer Is Missing.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. s.-The police
were requested this afternoon to find
William Drummer of 2315 Alameda
avenue. who has not been at home since
early Tuesday morning. He is civil en-
glneer. about 40 years OF age, and has been
a resident of this city eleven years, COM
ing here from Germany. He mas been
employed by Messrs. Chapman & Payzier
at various times, but of late has had no
work
Mrs. Drummer was seen this afternoon
and said: He was the best of husbands
and was always good to me. l am nearly
sick from worry, for / am sure he has
done something desperate because he had
no work"
Foreign Mission Meeting.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 8. - The
Woman's Board of Mission of the Pacific
Coast met in the First Congregational
Church yesterday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Alice D. Jewett of VacaviIle presided
and Mrs. Halleck OF Mills College acted
as secretary.
Reports of the past quarter, showing
progress in their work, were read, and
addresses made by Mrs. Gulick and Miss
Va
Washington, Oregon and California there
are 376 churches, with Is, 740 women who
paw 81 apiece, making a large annual
offering.
Demanded License.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. g. Undertaken
Dietz of San Francisco conducted the
funeral of Mrs. Meta Hashagen to-day
from her residence, 1910 Ninth street.
Just as the hearse was ready to start from
the place Policeman Lawrence demanded
$40 for a license. As there was no time
for parleying Dietz paid the amount. In
terment took place in the Masonic Gene
terry, San Francisco.
A Divorce Case.
ALAMEDA. CAL, Dec. 3.-The testi-
mony in the divorce case of Mary ]. Souza
against Joseph Souza was taken to-day
by Commissioner Babcock. Mrs. Souza
lives on Bay Farm Island and claims that
her husband left her over q year ago for
the Sandwich Islands.
Fallen From Grace.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. "a jury con-
victed Thomas LANDER, an ex-Salvation
Army member, of turbing the army
meeting to-day, but recommended him to
the mercy of the court.