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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

When asked yesterday how many
employees would be affected by the or
der cutting down the pay of workmen
the superintendent said the number
would considerably exceed 100, and
that some of the reductions amounted
to a decrease of nearly 40 per cent
from the present standard of compen-
sation. II hesitate to notify the en-
ployes affected said Mr. Leach, 'be-
cause l entertain the hope that the
order may be revised or modified The
standard of wages paid in the mint at
Philadelphia seems to have been
adopted for this institution In some
lines the new salaries are lower than
the wages paid in Philadelphia. 1t is
not desirable at present to give out the
list of names of those whose compen-
5ation has been cut down. The reduc-
ton is general and in many instances
the pay allowed is wholly Inadequate
for the service performed Where the
pay has been IS a day for the same
kind of service that Selby pays $40 a
day to obtain the amount has been cut
down to S.. I find that an expert in
the manipulation of precious metal.
who has been In the service of the
United States for forty-four wears. is
cut from So to s. a day"
When the list is made known 70 the
mint employees and the extent of each
individual cut as ascertained there will
be storm of Indignation and remon-
STRANGE. It is possible that the organ
lied societies for the protection of
wage learners may come to the rescue
of the mint employees and address pc.
titions to the President and members
Of Congress. The impression exists
at the mint that the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director Of the Mint
do not understand what has been done
The belief obtains that some CLERK in
the department made the readjustnent
and that his report was hurrfedly
adopted without due consideration by
the head Of the bureau.
The order from Washington provides
that the reduction shall take effect
January ], 1893. The chances are re-
mote that the superintendent will OBJ
tain any modification or suspension OF
the order. When the new schedule is
presented II will be found that work.
men who have been receiving s. a day
are cut down 70 SO 30 In the same
general ratio the reduction applies to
men now receiving larger and smaller
wages than IS per dAy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
SURPRISED HER HUSBAND.
H. F. Fortnon's Forty-first Ami
Versory Celebrated With
q BOnouSt.

in honor of his forty-first birthday,
II. F. Fortman, the president of the
Alaska Packers Association, and a
well-known politician, was rendered
surprise party by his wife last evening
at their residence at 1907 Cough street.
The house was tastefully decorated
with ferns, smilax and palms and pre-
scented beautiful appearance. Covers
were laid for sixteen and Mr.. Fort
mans most intimate friends were in
vited
During the evening toasts were offer
ed and responded TO in a happy vein.
Seated at the round table were: Gov
ernor James H. Budd, Judge Henshaw,
w. w. Foote, Rudolphe Herold, J. T.
Burke. James H. wilkins, w. B. Brad
ford, D. Drysdale VIM. Bogen, Charles
Hirsch, w. A Frederick, Howard Bar
bier, Alex T. Vogelsang, H. F. Emeric
and w. B. Hamilton.
At the conclusion Of the banquet the
guests adjourned to the downstairs
apartments, where the remainder of the
evening was spent in listening TO sweet
music and discussing affairs of State"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

length. It will be the third longest
tunnel in California. The longest is
that Of the Southern Pacific near San
Fernando, which is 1900 feet long; the
next, that on the Southern Pacific's
road TO Santa Cruz, which is about
5000 feet long; and the fourth. that on
the Southern Pacific's coast extension
between Santa Margarita and San
Luis Obispo, tunnel of 1000 feet. But
the longest tunnel on the coast is on
the Northern Pacific line in Washing
ton, 10000 feet through the Cascade
Mountains. And soon one of $4,000 feet
is to be built on the Great Northern
Road in Washington.
Grading on the terminal approaches
to the Rodeo tunnel, work on which has
been in progress a number of weeks
with thirty or forty teams employed,
will be completed in two months.
Track laying on the road to Bakers
field was resumed on Tuesday, when a
mile Of track was put down. The pros
poets are that the Valley Road will be
running trains into Bakersfield in
March.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
DIRECTOR HEAD
WAS EXONERATED
The Trouble in the Board Of
Education Is Settled
Annicably.

The Board of Education decided last
evening to exonerate Director Head
from any intention Of casting asper-
sions on the principals of the evening
schools and the other members Of the
board, and on motion Of Director Ra-
gan the entire matter was expunged
from the records of the board The
trouble all arose over certain state
mentS that were made at a meeting
about month ago, and the members
decided that inasmuch as the director
had made declaration that he did not
intend to cast reflections on any one,
and that his statements had been
made in the heat of debate, that it
was time to let the matter drop and
restore harmony in the board Director
Head defended his position for a time
and warned the president that he
would hold the body responsible for
any misstatements that might be
made in the heat Of debate, it
planned ell were satisfied and the mo-
ton to eXonerate the director was
PASSED unanimously.
The committee on elementary educa-
zion presented the following report,
which was adopted.
That Mrs. A. II. Lyons be transferred
. from the Irving Scott School to the Sher-
man School: that Miss E. NJ. Foley be
transferred from the Golden Gate School
20 the Fremont SCHOOL, MISS A. -. IOWl-
ng be transferred from the substitute
class to the Pacific Heights School; that
Miss Julia Kennedy be transferred from
the Paramount to the Golden Gate School :
that Mrs. NJ f. Caldwell be transferred
from the unassigned list to the Fair
mount School; that Miss Mary Cookery
be transferred from the unassigned list
TO the Irving Scott School; that Miss
Charlotte LaVeTy be transferred from the
Douglas to the Peabody School; that Miss
c. y. Parks be transferred from the sub
stitute class to the Douglas School as a
probationary teacher; that Miss e. Lev
lngston be transferred from the Jefferson
to the Conte School: that Miss A Cass-
amatou be transferred from the suhsti-
tute class to the Jefferson School as
probationary teacher.
The sending of the following commu-
nieation was sanctioned unanimously:
To the Executive Committee, California
Teachers Association, San Francisco
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Board Of
Education Of the city and county OF San
Francisco sincerely regret that the Of
fetal invitation of he executive COM
nlittee of your association conformity
with that of the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools Of the city and County Of
San Francisco failed to reach the mem
bers of the board until sessions OF said
association were well advanced, and its
most interesting exercises already past
The invitation also failed to state either
the time or the place III che sessions q
which il invited the members OF THIS
board.
We especially desire the ladies and gen
uenaen of the California State Teachers
Association TO understand that, had the
invitation reached us in time, we shoulc
have been most happy to join IN wei
coming them to our city, TO open our
best buildings to their Inspection, a1q
TO depute delegations of our members 10
attend their daily sessions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
Find a Home in the Dark
and Gloomy Sub
Basement.
Seen in the Early Hours Of
the Morning Providing
About.
GET THROUGH A WINDOW.
The Silver Gray That Was Killed Had
a Black Companion in
Theft

Z Fox hunting is liable to become a
popular amusement about the City
Hall if the supply of sly Reynards has
anything to do with the case.
The fact of the matter is that the
big municipal headquarters is infested
with foxes and hardly day passes but
some of the sly pilferers are seen by
those employees of the City Govern
ment whose duties bring them to the
hall between sunset and sunrise.
The fate of the silver-gray fox that
was chased until he took a fatal leap
from the dome of the Hall of Records
has brought to light the place where
the animal had his hiding place and
also the fact that the fox was not the
only one that lives beneath the feet of
the municipal officers. 1t has been a
common occurrence for the officials of
the Receiving Hospital and the gar
deners who care for the flowers about
the hall to see foxes prowling about
searching for birds or other kinds of
food, and preparations are now on
foot to capture the rest of the family
of foxes that is believed to have its
home in the gloomy sub-basement Of
the City Hall.
Head Gardener Flynn told Head
Carpenter Devine few days ago Of
the presence of a black fox in the gar
dens under his control and asked him
to construct a trap that would catch
the sly fellow. Carpenter Devine is
now working on the device, and vows
that he will construct something that
will be sure shot.
The mystery Of the habitation of the
foxes has been explained On the
south side of the building, opposite the
Lick statue, is a broken window that
leads into the sub basement. Dark and
gloomy passages lead into the lower
part Of the hall, where there are places
that no light but that of a lantern can
penetrate. On the broken foundations
between the stairs leading to the sub
basement and the shattered window
are many footprints that to the prac-
ticed eye show that members Of the
Reynard family have passed and re-
passed many times. 1t was from this
window that the foxes were seen to
emerge. and it is believed that a whole
nest Of them would be unearthed III
the endorsement if a close investiga-
ton were made.
The silver gray that was discovered
on the dome is believed to have left
the basement and started on a hunt for
the pigeons that inhabit the roof
when he was discovered by the copy
lists of the Recorders office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
VALLEY ROADS NEW TUNNEL.
Third longest in the Stote-CoD-
tractors Asked to Bid Oh IL.

General Superintendent Story Of the
Valley Road was annoyed yesterday
by applications from persons wishing
to bid on the prospective long tunnel
near Rodeo. They had followed the
unfounded information published in
yesterdays Examiner to the effect that
the contract would be let to the high
est bidder next Thursday, and that
the sum would be in the neighborhood
of $3.50, 900.
The facts as stated by Mr.. Storey.
are that the contract will not be let
before the first week in February; that
the bidding has some time since been
limited TO five or six well-known con-
tractors in different parts OF the United
States. men of particular experience
in the construction OF long tunnels and
who for that reason. were asked TO
bid; and furthermore that the amount
of the contract will be something like
$45G00O or $500, 0O0
This new tunnel is to be 800 feet In
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
A Young Chinese Falls in
Love With a "Conev
Island" Girl.
Miss Whitbeck Makes an In
voluntary Conquest and Grief
Besets the Celestial.
His Burst Of Passion Takes the Form
OF Presents OF Bracelets and
SandalwOOd.

Lee Yuen is in love. Tell it not among
the yellow beauties of Chinatown lest
there be tearing of ebon hair and a
yelling Of briny tears from eyes wont
to sparkle-for Lee is in love with a
white girl. They would be sad at finding
1t out, yet she is not exactly glad. The
girl is Jane Whitbeck, whose presence
in the cast of Gay Coney Island"
makes that play a little gayer than it
otherwise would be-
When Miss Whitbeck reached San
Francisco, it being her first trip, she
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
A Sweeping Cut Among
the Skilled Employees
at the Mint.
More Than One Hundred At
taches Are Affected by the
New Schedule.
superintendent Leach May RenlOn-
strate-Little Chance of
Modification.

The recent dispatches from Wash
ington announcing a reduction of the
wages of mint employees in this city
give but a faint idea of the wide
scope and application of the revised
schedule. When Frank Leach, superin-
tendent, received by mail the official
list Of salaries cut, he was astonished.
He cannot now comprehend why such
a sweeping reduction in the pay of
skilled workmen should have been
made by the authorities in Washing
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
A TALENTED YOUNG PIANIsTE.
Miss Alice Beach McComos' Recital
Well attended Last Evening.

Miss Alice Beach McComas, a pupil
of William Piutti, well known to the
musical critics of the city, many of
whom have expressed high opinion
of her talent made what may be called
her debut last evening In a piano re-
cital at Sherman-Clay Hall. The
young lady is only 10 years old, and
will soon go to New York to engage in
concert playing and to pursue her stud
les further After that she intends TO
go abroad. After the recital Miss Nc
Comas held a reception in the parlors
adjoining the hall The programme
rendered was as follows:
Fantastic Impromptu Opus &c (Cho-
pin); Love Dream Nocturne, Sixth
Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt); Sonata
in G minor Opus % (Schumann), four
movements; THE Nightingale" Faust
Valse (riszt); Nocturne in F sharp
major Chopin, polonaise in e major
(Liszt), original cadenza by William
Piutti.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
Gumb,ed In stocks.

John D. Wintertop. Tenth and Napa
streets. was committed to the Napa In
sane Asylum by the. Insanity Commits
sioners Yesterday. Wnterton used 70 he
n man Of eonsidera biz means. but lost all
his money in gambling in stocks, which
had been proving uTon bis mind.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
She Bit His Thumb.

Frank Ringtenst. 422 Minna street.
called. at the Receiving Hospital yester-
day afternoon TO have his thumb dressed
by DR.. BunDell. He said he had a quar-
rel with his best girl and in her rage she
scratched his face and bit his thumb.
He refused to give her name.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
PLAYS IND MUSIC.
A mother Goose" Matinee at the
TiVoli in Aid of the Chill
dren's Hospital.

Stuart Robson and his company are
giving an admirable performance of
The Jucklings" at the California. Mr..
Thomas play has faults. but it also
has many accomplishments that are
brought out in the playing. Next
week Mr.. Robson will appear in his
great success, THE Henrietta"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

At the California the Frawley Com
peny is gracefully saying au revoir in
THE International Match" another
DAILY comedy. well within the talents
of the players.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

The TivoH will give a big Mother
Goose" matinee on Saturday in aid of
the Children's Hospital.
This afternoon at the Tivoli occurs
the third of the symphony Society s
concerts under the direction of Fritz
Scheel. The programme includes Bee
thoven's "Egmont" overture, Schu-
mans D minor symphony, Deliebes'
Sylvia" ballet suite, the William
Tell overture and an andante of
Tschai Kowskis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

AT Gay Coney Island" has caught
the fancy of the town, and people are
turned away every night at the Co
lumbia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

]. e. Dillon applied to the Superior
Court yesterday for letters of admins
tration upon the estate of Theodore
Shckels Shekels died intestate on Sun
day last, leaving property valued at
$1,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

THE Girl I Left Behind Me" will
finish a two weeks run at the Alca-
gar on Sunday night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

Uncle Toms Cabin" is once again
drawing we'll at Morosco's.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30
Theodore shekeIs, Estote.

Musical Dale has made a big hit at
the Orpheum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

Advances made furniture and pianos. with
r without removal. J. Noonan. lO17-1O23 Mis-
ion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-30

aside fro,soceconoing in the hare sale of
usual Spgendor Do0gncnce and GRANDEUR combining all
choicest of Holiday pporeJ those heh-cIoss listers of
those class Junior Suits those Refer Suits
Of those sUeG breasted Suits There's of
them that sold for less than SO and 81 of eno to S8
oCf1tEy swell ideas IN Sailors among 'en1.
For pjch of any Thursday and Friday at
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

long, stands as 3 mighty shield to
 turn tho course and break tho force of the snow storms and blizzards so prevalent and so devastating when they come sweeping down from the northwestern plains. For a midway point between the swell tering, malarial south and the shivcring, pneumonia breeding north, Mena becomes an all the year round desirable place for a sanitarium and pleasure resort.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
Unique Journalistic Enterprise.

The great Missouri K ansas excursion to Port Arthur on the 10th inst. will be characterised by an entirely new and novel feat in journalism which will en- title ib to marked distinction in the list of railway excursions of the pres ent time. A complete printing outfit will be put on the train at Asbury in charge of three printers, who will put in type as the train rolls along a de- scription of the country traversed {, mention of the principal towns and cities, and personal mention of the ex- cursion party. This part of the paper will be printed en route. Arriving at Port Arthur, few hours will be taken in gathering the local news, writing up the city and collecting matter of special interest to the visitors, when the paper will be issued. The date of issue will be Thursday, March 10, the day the excursion will arrive at Its des- tination. In this manner the first number of the Port Arthur News will be issued. The paper will continue to be published regularly every Thursday until such time as the growth of the city will warrant daily issue. As bury (Mo.) News.
 MT D. L. Stump, the editor of the News, is newspaper man of many years experience and q warm personal friend of the proprietors of the Star For ten years he was with us as fore man of the Carthage, Mo, Press, and we know him as a capable man and wish him unbounded success in his new venture.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
Another City Ticket.

There was meeting of some of our voters Saturday night in the Abbott store building for the purpose of nom- mating 2 ticket for the spring election in opposition to the citizens ticket which was nominated Wednesday evening.
 After giving some of the want-to- be office holders a chance to tell why they were defeated in the citizens conven- tion the meeting proceeded to business by nominating the following gentle men for the several offices:
 Mayor, T. M. Carder; recorder. J. R. Allen: treasurer. f. c. Savage; attor- ney. w. Ivan Matheny; street commis- sioner. George May: aldermen, W. c. Howell, Dr. Reese, Ed Hobli tzell, Har- ry Tremain and A. Banks.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
TIE PLACE FOR A sANITARIUM.

There is no place in all the great west so suitable for a sanitarium as ri@ht here at or near Mcna. We have springs of pure, soft water and hcalth-giving mineral waters unexcelled. Our climate is unsurpassed for lovelincss. The altitude, together with the vast forests of pine and other timber through whose cooling shade the gentle breezes must come, causes this to be delightfully."- cool and pleasant during tho summer months Again all physicians who have examined the question agree that ithliastt the air laden with the ozone from the pine leaves and cones possesses healing properties of great value. These facts causes Mena to be very desirable polnt for those people residing upon the low lands of Texas, Louisiana and southern Arkansas, all subject to malarial influences, to come to spend the summer months, as it is the first point in the mountains reached by railroad.
 Again, for those people in the ice and snow-bound north. no more delightful place can be found So easy of access to pass the win ter months than here. Mena, at an altitude of 1850 feet, nestles closely to the south side of Rich noun tain, rearing its pineclad and or nainentcd sides and crest 140e feet above the the town and 36 miles
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

John H. Hamilton is the right man for mayor and will be elected. He heads q good ticket and every man on it will guard the city's in : terests well and not attempt to vote franchises until they are needed at least.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

There arc now located at Mena not less than eighty men in the employ of the K. c. r. & c. rail- way company and large number have their families here now. Others will bnng their families just as soon as they can secure houses for them to live in.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

We often receive letters asking the names of reliable real estate dealers. Those whose advertise ments appearin the Star are known to be reliable.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
MENA FIRST THEN THE WORLD.

Prosperity is ripe and being plucked by the citizens of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

It looks like child's play to get out a second "citizen" ticket this spring. The first was a good one and is q winner.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17

Mcna is rapidly coming to the front as the liyeliest town on the Port Arthur route.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-17
What There Is at r1ena.

Although only seven months old, the town being started and the first train running in on August 16, there is now at Mera,
 Twenty-Five hundred people. One high school building. Three private schools. One academy -the St Joseph. Two churches and two more soon 10 be built
 Twenty -nlne two and three-story business buildings. Four real estate, Three newspaper and job printing offices.
 Three drug,
 Two racket,
 Two jewelry, Two clothing, One millinery, One furniture, One dry goods, One hardware, Twelve grocery, Three second hand, Two confectionery, Three flour and feed, One book and stationery, Three wholesale four, feed and produce.
 Six retail and one whoesale and re- tail general merchandise stores. Two tin,
 Two gun,
 One wagon, Four barber, Three paint, One harness,
 Four carpenter, Two boot and shoe. Three blacksmith shops. One cigar, One shlngle, One furniture factory. Four lumber yards. Three saw and two blaming mills. Two wholesale lumber and timber dealers.
 Three meat markets, Three bakeries. Six hotels. Six restaurants. Eight boarding houses. Two laundries. Ten lawyers. One hospital Eight physicians. One livery stable. One feed stable and wagon yard. One pool and billiard room Two news and a dozen fruit and ci- gar stands
 One nice, large park. Many miles good sidewalks and nice ly graded streets One passenger and one freight depot. One brick, six-stall round house. Large coal chute, extensive stock wards and seven miles of sidetracks.