The herald., 1898-06-15
THE fUSING QUESTION
SAN DEMANDING COUNTY POP
ULISTs WILL CONSIDER IT
The Assignment Of Teachers for the
Forthcoming Year-The Water
Question

SAN BERNARDINO, June H.-The Pop
ulist branch of the triune party that has
done some good work In the past Is 10
meet In council untrammeed by other issues
and consider whether it is better TO fuse
and gain third of loaf or to pay lore
hand and get euchred out Of 1t all. Tho
time set for the holding of the preliminary
convention which is to select delegates for
the state convention is Saturday. June %.
Each delegate is to be instructed to vote for
or against the following propositions:
First-Shall the Populist party fuse with
any other political party for the sake Of
electing men to office, regardless of whether
such party or the men they seek to put into
office believe in the essential principals CT
the Peoples party?
Second-Shall the Populist party refuse to
fuse or cooperate with any other political
party for the year 1898, unless such party
shall join with the Populist party upon Il
platform embracing the essential princi-
pies of the Populist party?
Third-Do you believe that fusion with
other parties In the past has resulted in any
benefit to the Populists or the people gen.
orally?
The city board Of education met last even
ing and made the appointments Of teachers
In manner never attempted before. Every
teacher that asked for a reappointment,
except one, was appointed. There was no
favoritism nor any Of the usual wrangling
to secure places for friends, but the teach
ers who had given good satisfaction will
keep right along after. the manner Of civil
service rules. This was done In the face
Of nearly If not quite hundred applications
for positions from the outside and all the
pressure brought to bear on the board. The
teachers and salaries for the coming year
are as follows:
N. A. Richardson, city superintendent
and secretary to the board Of education
$500.
High school-D. B. Sturges, principal and
teacher of English and history, $780, S. d.
Briggs, natural science, $1,000; Emily E.
Briggs, Latin and German, $3.50; Grace SUIT
ton, English, $500; (vacarD. mathematics.
5000; H. E. Perrin, commercial department,
with mathematics, 5000.
The following are by the month: Edith
Parrish, drawing, SIS; Ada Miller, music,
$685.
r street-F. w. Conrad, principal, S105;
Lulu Bahr, $685. Clara Keller, $65; Anna
Waite, $65; Zilpha Ames, s65; Edna Espy,
$65: Lutte Colbert, $65; Grace Conway, $65.
Fourth street-Eudora Allen, principal,
$S5; Leah Crolic, $50; Emma Matzenbaugh.
$65; Sylvia Waters, $65; Emma Hawkins,
SOS; Emily Johnson, s65.
B strset-Laura Curtis, principal, SO;
Nettie Deming, $65.
Central-H. A. Wierwille, principal, SIS;
Helen Pruitt, $65; Anna Ashdown, $65.
Ninth street-Josie Volk, principal, SO;
Rose Crandall, $65.
Riley-Fred Nish, principal, $40: Margaret
johnson, $65.
Mt. vernon-James E. Nish, principal, $75:
Julia Myers, $65; Sara Colwell, $65; Mabel
Davies $65.
Terrace-Gertrude wager, $e5.
Metcalf-N. A. Bailie, principal, SO; Belle
Williams, SOS; Adde Burgess, S65.
Urbita-Asa higgins, $65.
The position held by Sergeant ]. D. Ma
thews when he went to the war with the
Seventh regiment will be filled until his
return, when he will take 1t again.
The positions of janitors in the several
buildings will be retained by the incumb-
ents, the salaries ranging from the high
school at $65 per month during school and
$40 during vacation, to IS per month for the
Urbita school.
The drying up Of the artesian wells
through the Riverside and Cotton pumping
plants has nearly doubled the number OF
water users from the city system and the
100 inches flowing into the reservoirs prom
Uses to be inadequate to the demands before
the season is over. The board has now
appointed A. II. Starke to collect water
rents and look after the illegal use and
waste of water.
Troop H Of the First cavalry have been
measured for uniforms and will be fully
equipped In that line in two weeks in time
to parade for the Fourth If they are not
sent into camp.