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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-15
THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeRICU1-
TURF, WEATHER BUREAU SAN FRANCISCO
October a, 1897. > M.
The following the raiufails during the past
twenty-fou hours and the seasonal rainfalls "a
cate as compared with those OF the same date last
season; Eureka 90 this season l3a last season
? g.; Red bluff 10. this season .73, last season
LIZ; Sacramento .O4, this season .39 last season
-; san Francisco, 90, this season Ii, last sea-
son .66; Fresno .0S this season .72 last season
.26; san Luis Obispo trace this season .lS last
season "a: Los Angeles LA, this season 2 co. last
season .OS; san Diego Sc, this III last sea
! U6
san Francisco Data: Maximum temperature so.
minimum 80, mean 65.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
The storm which caused rain yesterday through
out California has moved sout heastward into
New Mexico Rain has fallen during the past
twenty tour hours throughout Cafornis, except
along the northern coast and thence eastward
throughout Nevada, Utah and Arizona The
heaviest rainfall has been In Southern California;
LA inches fell at Los Angeles and ct of an inch
fell at San Diego. The weather now seems to be
clearing throughout the entire state but rain still
continues in Nevada and Utah. The tenn perature
AT carson City Is but tour degrees above the
freezing point tonight. and unse isonab cold
weather is reported from The entire region of
Jne ROCKY Mountains. Occasional lfgf9 frost will
occur Tonight IN the valleys of eleyattd sections
of Northern California.
Forecast made AT San Francisco for thirty hours,
endlng midnight october Is, 1897:
Northern Californla-Fair Friday; warmer in
the interior: fresh DOrthery winds.
westerly wind.
Nevada-Fair Friday warmer at Carson City.
Utsh-Fair Friday
rizona-Loca rain Friday.
san tranci co and, vicinity Fair Friday.
fresh northerly to westerly wlnd.
Special report from Mount TamaInai.. Cleor.
light west wind: temperature, 46i maximum tenn
peTature, So. ~
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LONDON wool SALES.

LONDON. ENG. Oct ID The present series
OF the wool auctions closed to-day with large at
tendance of buyers. The number of bales offered
was 10, Sal, OF which 1000 were withdrawn. The
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-15
FAsTERN-l2a1 &c for laaIs-n.c.ed

EAsIEKN-IzyI &c TOT IadIe- packed
CHEESt-Choice mild new llGI2c; common
TO good. 9@lOc; Cream Cheddar. 1l@l2c q b:
Young America, ll@lZ1sc; Western, il@l11sc;
Eastern 121a@y1 31ac p ID.
EGGs-iancn Eggs, 3O@37c; store Eggs nomi-
nal; Eastern, :0c Tor fancy, lSc for frsts and Ia
@l6c .oI seconds; Duck Eggs. 2Uc.
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BANK OF L GLAND RATE AD-
VANCED.

The Bank of England has advanced its rate Of
discount 10 81, presumably stop the flow OF gol /
TO this country.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
shares.

NEW YORK, n. y. Oct. 14.-Money on call
steady at 81; last loan *; closed 212@3%;
prime meIcautir paper 412e5%; Sterling ex-
change steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at S4 Sass for demand, and S4 SlS4 q
81 for so DAYS; posted rates, S4 50 1z@l4 S3I,S
and 81 e5@4 e512; commercial bills, 50 81 12
silver certificates, 5712@5S; bar silver 57S4c;
Mexican dollars. 44c: Government bonds firm;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds weak
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The Time Bali,

The Time Bali.
BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIo OFFICE, z. s. N.Y.
MERCHANTS EXCHh NGE
SAN FRANCISCO, October IA. 1897 }
The time ball Telegraph Hill was droppsd
eSactly at noon to-day e.. at noon of the l2Oth
meridian. or exactly at NJ Greenwich time
W. = HUGHES
Lieutenant U. y n. IN charge
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sun, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GFopETIc SURVEY
LINES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT PoIST, ENTRANCE TO SAN
FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
NoTE-1he high and low waters occur at the
Sty Front lMiSsion-street WharD about twenty
nVe minutes later than at Fort Point; the height
OF tide Is the same both places
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London,
Liverpool.

LONDON, ENG, oc:- 14.-ConsolS Ill IL l6;
silver 26$sd French ren.es, 1887 2Oc.
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Wheat Movements.

On the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
ket wEs steady; creameres l5@2l lac: diaries.
12@l9c cheese, quiet, s@S1ac; eggs, firm: fresh,
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Octob ber-1S97.

NoTK-In the ABOVE exposition of the tides thu
early morning Ildes given Ia the left hand
column and the successive tides of the day In the
order OF occurrence aS TO time The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or riehs
hand column gives tho last tide OF the day exceus
when there but three tides. as sometimes
occurS. The heights given additions to thu
soundings on tbs United States Coast survey
charts except when q minus sign (-) precedes the
height, End then the number given IN subtrActlys
from the depth given by the chsrta
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EXPORTS OF SALMON.

Exports OF Salmon from this port in Septem Der
were 156. 2S5 cases. and TOR The first nine months
OF the year 2S44I3 and 9729 packages,
against l7S. 252 cases and 5629 packages the
same time last year
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PoRTLAND'S BUSINESS.
FOREIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND Or, Get 14.-Exchanges, sS7l,-
4O5i balances, S3O.6lS
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LIVERPOOL Eng Oct l4-Wheat- Firm.
NO standard California wheat 3Ss: cargoes off
coast nothing doing: cargoes on passage easy for
Wnlte sd higher. quiet for red; English country
markets firm; French country marxets steady
wheat IN Paris. steady; -four in Paris, steady.
COTTON Uplands, 23-32d
CLOSE
WHEAT-Spot No / red spring new steady.
rs S12d
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No foreigner is allowed to be forty
eight hours on Turkish territory without
pass
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B ": IL I79 cs salmon, "4J bbls salmon to Bar
anon Packing Co
schr NettIe Low. Low 5 days from Pom
Reyes: 10 butter 10 Il Newbauer u Co.. SO
ca sream II IL Ho an
Schr Mary Bdaen, Vo.e, - days from UsaI;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
FINAyCIAL LEGIsLATIOM.
Three Bills Embodying the Presidents
Recommendations are Proposed

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December g.
Tbe House Committee on Banking and
Currency. which will have the shaping
Of a considerable portion of the hnanciai
legislation before the House, held It's hrst
meeting this morning and outlined us
general plan of action.
In view of Secretary Cages recommen-
datiOn Of comprehensive revision OF the
currency and banking affairs, resolution
was adopted inviting the Secretary 10 en-
bodv his views in a bill. The committee
was Informed that the Secretary was now
at work on q measure and that IL would
be available for the committee I'm about
a week.
Mr.. I'M. Of Connecticut, then precipi-
tated a sharp debate by moving that the
committee act at once by reporting TO the
House a bill embodying three OF the
financial features which had the Presi-
dents approval. These were embodiN IN
a bill-heretofore offered by Mr.. Brosius.
OF Pennsylvania-and Mr.. Hill now pro-
posed the three financial sections be
placed before the House Immediately.
The three sections provide: Bank circu-
lation up to the par value OF the bonds
deposited: reduction Of the tax on circu-
lation TO one fourth OF ] per cent; the
establishment OF small banks in rural
communities.
Mr.. Hin said the committee would do
well now to get through the tedious pro-
cess Of ordering and dividing on these
three provisions. which appeared to meet
with general acceptance and had received
executive approval
Mr.. johnson. Of Indiana earnestly op-
posed such hasty action. He said there
should be time 10 hear from the gentle
men forming the Monetary Commission
III
tate action on such vital subject would,
he said seriously prejudice it before the
House and the country.
Mr.. Mitchell. Of New York. also op-
posed such speedy action.
The debate was proceeding with anima-
tion when. at u o'clock, the meeting went
over vote on the Hiil motion not having
been reached.
Chairman Walker announced four sub
committees and assigned TO each num-
ber Of the banking and currency bills
aready introduced.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
CONFER ON CTTTL SERTTCE.
A Strong Effort in this Direction senator
Gallinger's Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-A paper was
circulated in the House of Representa-
lives to-day with view Of bringing
about conference OF those members
favoring a change in the present civil
service system.
The paper was handled by Representa-
tive Pearson. Of North Carolina, and re-
ceived numor rOus signatures. The purpose
IL is understood. is 10 make the confer
ence non-political I'm character and TO eX-
tend IL outside of the membership of the
Civil Service Committee. as some Of the
most active in urging a revision Of the
law are not on this committee General
Grosvenor. Of Ohio is among these. lie
approved the plan OF a conference OF
those interested in the subject and il is
likely TO be held at an early day.
Senator Gallinger to-day introduced a
bin to define and regulate the civil SER
vice.
II provides that neither civil service
laws nor the regulations under them
"Shall be construed or held 10 apply TO
or To control appointments TO any office
or official employment BY or under the
United States except 10 the clerical posi-
tions in the executive departments as
classified by section l6 of the revised stat
utes. to like clerical appointments In the
customs and postal service In such Gus
toms houses and postofilces as shall en-
ploy fifty or more clerks and 10 the letter
carriers and postal clerks Of the postofiice
department"
The bin provides for the extension of
other appOintees by the head Of the de-
partment by which he may have been ap-
uOinted
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
yoL.Ia-NEW SERIES. NO. 265.

Beatty. which Is concurred in by all but
one Of his associates. the court aflirms
the judgment OF Judge Bahers, In re-
manding the prisoner 10 San Qucntcn
until the date set for his execution, but
reverses the sentencing Of Durrant TO
be hanged on November 1lth, and re-
mands the case TO the Superior Court
with instructions to proceed according to
law
As the romIttur was ordered issued
forthwith and the court holds that execu-
ton can only he stayed now by the issu-
ance Of a certificate OF probable cause IL
only remains TO Te-sentence Inc con-
demned murderer. which will prooabiy
be done tomorrow.
Jus,ico Garroute alone dissented from
this opinion, maintaining that Durrant s
appeal should have been dismissed as the
time required by law for their perfection
had been allowed to lapse.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
TO REDUCE WAGES.
New England Cotton Mills Forced to 4 dopt
This Course.


FALL RIVER. MASS. Dec S-At
general meeting OF the Cotton Manufac-
furars' Association. 10 was voted unani-
mouSly 20 reduce wages IN all tne mills IN
the city. the amount OF the reduction be-
ing left TO "a committee which Tor some
time has had charge Of the matter II
Is understood that the cut will be not less
fhan ten nor cent, and that 10 VIII 20 into
effect on January LIST.
The cut will AFFECT 5000 operatives, who
are paid an aggregate weekly wage OF
Slsn on For some months the executive
arommittee Of the Association has been
Investigating the situation in this city.
me price of print cloths for q long time
has been the lowest I'm the history Of
trade. while the demand has been only
mir Under these conditions the mills
have been selling al loss and the stock
of goods has been increasing. The COM
pnittee obtained the signature OF every
manufacturer in the city except one who
ia understood 10 be ID. \. BrQyton, Of
tho purfce Mil. a private corporation. As
no reduction could be ordered without the
consent OF every mill, tho committee de-
cided TO report back 10 the Association.
This was done az the general meeting to-
day. and the committee received the
unanimous approval OF the Association
upon his suggestion that a reduction be
tnade.
n is anticipated that the price Of weav-
ing a cut OF print cloth Will be- reduced
from Is 20 10 cents. The attitude OF the
employees on the matter can hardly be
tax a. over and none of the labor leaders
viii say much about the subject until
meetings have been held.
The feeling is prevalent that before the
matter Is settled there Will be a strike
mt how large a proportion of the Oper-
,av. Every EFFORT. however. viii be made
10 avert such action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09

4 Bill TO Prevent Pelagic Sealing by Citi-
zens Of the United States.

WASHINGTON. d. -, Dec. S.-The SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations to-
dav authorized a favorable report upon
y hin prohibiting pelagic sealing by the
people of the United States.
Representative Hit, OF Illinois chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
i'm the House. introduced a similar bill
i'm the House. This measure supplements
the diplomatic negotiations which have
been going on for some time between the
United states, Great Britain, Russia and
Japan.
Throughout the negotiations the repre-
sentativcs of Great Britain contended
that an effort was being made TO have
British citizens stop pelagic sealing. while
al the same time the United States per
mitted its own citizens 90 carry on this
destruction. When the American commits
sioners urged that peaCic sealing was
contrary 10 the dictates Of humanity, they
were invariably met with the answer
that this inhumanity was sanctioned by
the laws of the United States.
The State Department desires 10 over
come this objection.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
Clvii Service Threatened.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ESPECIAL
Service reformers are now for the INST
time since the civil Service law went into
effect, feeling uneasy about it's fate. The
applause in the House yesterday when the
classified system was assailed, was de-
cidedy pronounced, and the enorts 10
destroy what right-thinking people re-
gard as a good thing will be greatly IN
creased
The Bryan Democrats are as rule out
and out opposed TO the Civil Service law
and the Republicans who oppose II are
much more numerous and active thsn
was supposed would be the case; Presi-
dent McKinleys adherence to Il does not
have any effect on the Republican anti
Civil Service reform agitators.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
MRS. TiNSCHIACk AGAIN SUES
This Time She Asks for >i.5,ooo, Libe
Reing one OF the Charges

CHICAGO. Dec. s.-Mrs. Florence Var
Schaack to-day began suit against hei
fathsr-in-law. Peter Van Schaack' one oi
TIE leading business men of chicago. ask
ing damages In the amount on sssv~ ios %
aIienation Of her husbands affections anc
$4,000 for libel.
Mrs. Van Setback claims that her "a
,her-in-law induced her husband To leave
her by means OF letters containing
charges which she denounces as untrue;
The plaintiff recently secured a verdict
nv defaul, OF Sc, ,0O0 against the defendant
In BROOKLYN, but that judgment rot being
cperatiye in Chicago, she has brought an
other action here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
AFRUSTRATED Plan.
War Munitions Pound Aftcr Being Sue
ccssfully Landed I'm Cuba.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. S.-News
has reached here Of the Illustration of an
attempt 10 convey a store Of munitions OF
war to the Cuban insurgents. just al the
moment when il had apparently sue
seeded.
About the middle of September, steam
er. painted black. appeared near Glen
fuegOs, and landed q stock of ammuni-
ton and twenty men under the leader
ship Of Jos. Cepero. a raturalized Ameri-
can citizen. who. after being held in a
Cuban iail for nearly a year, was released
by the Spanish Government last July.
The expedition got inland. but q month
later the Spanish authorities discovered
nearly five hundred boxes OF ammunition
for Remington and Mauser rifles, conceal
ed In a shallow creek, and carried them
Into town.
Later on Cepero led an attack upon q
small town. and killed several of the in
habltants including a woman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
The Empcror Nav Issue a Decree.

VIENNA. Dec. SIT is said that En-
peror Francis Joseph Will shortly Issue
dc-rces prolonging for year the status
quo between Austria ana Hungary re-
garding the sharing of imperial expcndi-
tures. budgetary and other essential mat
ters
The government Is continuing the ne
eotiations for a settlement OF the Ian
guage question
Owfng to fears for the safety or German
members. the meeting OF the Bohemian
Diet WAS postpopsas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
HoUsE or DELEGATES.
The Members show Decided Inclination
Towards RetrenchmeDt and Reform

The. proceedings Of the House OF Del
egates. which was called to order pre-
cisely al noon by Speaker Ryan yesterday
were opened with prayer by keV. }. I.
Nastin. pastor of Trinity church, IN this
city.
MIR. A. +. Withrow. OF Allegheny, Bath
and Highland. who had been greeted
very heartily upon his arrival after his
serious Illness, was then invited TO the
desk OF the clerk TO be administered the
oath OF Office. On doing so he was heart
ily applauded.
Mr.. VIM. Henry Mann. OF Petersburg,
next offered a joint resolution. providing
for Joint order FOR the election OF county
judges. nominated the previous evening.
in blocks OF ten: the order should be
continuous one until all elections have
been completed.
Mr.. J. G. Parker, Of Southampton.
thought the election should he postponed
until other matters connected with this
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
WEATHER FOEECA>T.

WASHINGTON. December s.--Fcreeast
for Thursday:
For Virginia and North carolina-ccne
rally fair and warmer: souiherly winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
DURRANT's "LAsr NOPE,
IL A. Said 20 Have Been nispeiled by a :
preme Court DecisiOn.

SAN FRANNCisCO. Dec. Slate this
evening the supreme Court dispelled the
last hope OF " H. T. Durrsnt The muir
derer Of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams, BY dispos.ng IN 4 summary
naaner OF his two appeals.
u . written opinion by Chief Justice
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
RANGE or THERMOMETER.

Following vas the range OF tho fher-
mometer al The Times once yesterday:
A. NJ. 10: i2 NJ. 81: y. ~. ~; II
NJ, %; l.. IL. -; l. ~. ~. average
".
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Continued on Second Pagc.l
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election could be disposed OF. There had
been considerable discussion as 10 the
penses on the various counties instead Of
the State treasury. This could only be
done, however, II these expenses were
materially reduced. The matter was at
present in a crude state and a general
bill should be prepared fixing the salaries
Of all judges and other salaried officers
and have them charged TO the State. in
order that all other fuctuating criminal
expenses might he charged to the coun-
ties and cities, so that they could be
carefully scrutinlzed by the local author
tiles
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-26

A Telephone Lins cspnseting the Two Ranges
TO be Built This summer.
The long talked of telephone connee-
tion between the Marquette and tho
Menominse ranges In to be accomplished
this summer. So says Burr Catlin, of
Iron Mountain, who is now engaged In
looking over the various routes pro-
posed with "a view Of aelecting the most
desirable ono for the line. Mr.. Catlin
was ia Crystal Falls Tuesday last and
drove through from hers to Republic,
making an examination oI this route,
Dan Bagley drove over u with him, re-
turning the next day. He says that the
road is very rough and inaccessible.
This being the ease 1t will be a difficult
task TO keep limo ip repair, especially
in the winter timo. Tho redeeming alpn-
ment in it's favor is that IL IL the short
est line between ths two ranges, and the
cost OF construction would be much less
than that oi.any other line that can be
selected.
We hope that this route will be chosen,
as in that event Crystal Falls will be on
the main line and IN direct communica-
tion with all points north and south.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-26
WILL RNTER.
Our Firemen Rxpset 10 Gather In Several
Prizes at tina Ironwood Meet.

Our Firemen Rxpset 10 Gather In Several
Prizes At ths Ironwood Meet
The members of the Crystal Falls Fire
Department are hard ut work nova
days practicing FOR the tournament ut
Ironwood, August I'd, 4th and 9th. At
"a meeting held short time ago IL was
voted that the entire department should
attend tho tourney. and the boys have
decided not To make the trip without
at least giving the other departments 10
atteDdance hard rub. The lronwood
meeting prDmises 10 be very lively
affair az many ~ ths departments from
different parts ot the upper penineulD
will be in attendance. There has boon
some confusion regarding the date of the
meeting, ns the encampment oi the
Michigan National Guard confiicted with
the da tes originally chosen. However.
this has finally bcen settled and the
meeting will be held on the dates men
toned above.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-26
IMPORTANT Railway DEAL.
Scheme TO Connect Nanistique and Munisinc b
Rail and Carferry.


Scheme TO Connect Nanistique and Munisinc hy
Rail and Carierry.
The following dispatch 10 The Even.
ing Wisconsin al the 2ainst speaks Of a
very Important railroad deal which
means great deal to the people oi Mar
quette, Alger and Mackinaw counties.
From Manistiquo 90 within six miles of
the town Oi Munising ON Lake Superior.
u distance of thirty-tive miles, is ~ rail.
road which WAS built by the Chicago
Lumber company. This road has been
purchased by tho Ann Arbor Railroad
company, which will put in n carIerry
slip at Mauisiique. The same company
win complete the line Co Munising, and
also build mn air line to Nogaunea, on
the Duluth, South Shore x Atlantic and
the Chicago IL Northwestern roads from
a point ten miles south 81 Munising, the
whole line 10 bo siXty.thrce miles long
Work will begin at once. Boats will run
all winter TO Manstique instead Of TO
Gladstone, and "a special boat will he
huilt Co navigate Green Bay in the win
ter, and viii he run To Menomipee cop-
tinuously.
The Object QI the extension is to secure
the -four trade of the West via the South
Sholp aud Northern Pacific, and also
to open up n rich timber country he.
tween Manistiquean the Marlncttc iron
range. Tie new ruad may also touch
the city ni Marquette. This is the most
important railroad deal Of many years.
aud means much for the advancement
al the upper penlnsulas industrial in-
forests.