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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
NEED OF APPROPRIATION
FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES
George II. Maxwell Working Hard
to Secure Favorable Action by
Con grass

WASHINGTON, Jan. I.-George H.
Maxwell of California, who arrived here
few days ago and is a representative
of the Irrigation Congress, is working
earnestly to get through an appropriation
of $4,000 by the present session of Con-
gress, which amount was recommended
by the Secretary of Agriculture for irri-
cation Investigations.
Mr.. Maxwell says the Importance Of this
appropriation to California and the whole
arid west cannot be measured, and that
it would enable the Department of Agri-
culture to carry on Systematically thor
ough investigation into all complex prob
lens in methods of distribution and utili-
zation of water supplies and in applica-
ton of water for irrigation which
confront the owner of every ir-
rigated farm and have brought dis
aster and ruin to so many, and would
result in the speedy solution of many of
these problems. This appropriation was
cut down to $4,000 in the House andraised
to $685. 900 in the Senate Committee on APP
preparations, but the Senators from Cali
fornia and many of the Western Senators
are becoming actively interested in the
matter and 1t is hoped that the desired
amount may be obtained by having it in-
serted in the bill when it comes up in the
Senate However, consent of the confer
ence committee and of the House will also
have to be obtained in order to secure the
appropriation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
TEACHERS SALARIES
TO BE PROTECTED

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 21.-If the bill introduced
in the Assembly to-day by Cobb of San
Francisco is passed the salaries of teach
ers in San Francisco's public schools will
be put beyond the reach of commission
hungry School Directors by the creation
of a special salary fund, out of which
no other demands than those of teachers
shall be paid.
The salary fund shall be created by set
ting aside from the school fund enough
money to cover all salaries for the next
succeeding fiscal year.
If during the year there should be more
teachers employed they shall be paid out
of the school fund, but SHAH be. figured
Any school officer who shall audit a
claim other than a teachers against the
salary fund shall be liable to any teacher
Mr. Cobbs' bill is under consideration
by the Judiciary Committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
AN INCOME TAX WANTED
BY SENATOR BRAUNHART

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO Jan. Ex-senator Braunhart
wants an income tax levied in this State.
He claims that the Supreme Court of the
United States has held that, while an in
come tax cannot be levied by the Federal
Government. it is not beyond the author
ity of State Government to levy it where
1t does not go contrary to the constitution
of the State
The bill Senator Braunhart introduced
to-day provides for the levying of tax
on incomes from whatever source derived,
as follows:
On sums over $1,000 and less than S5000
one per cent per annum.
On sums over $4,000 and under SO 600,
one and one-half per cent per annum
On sums over $4,000 and under $4,000,
two per cent per annum.
On sums over $4,000 per annum. three
per cent per annum.
The taxes are to be levied in like man
ner on parties owning property or having
any business in the State, but who live
outside of California.
The State Board of Equalization is re-
quired TO levy a tax on the income of all
corporations in the State, no matter if
their principal place of business is out
side the State, and county assessors are
required to do likewise,
Every company, corporation or individ-
ual covered or reached by the act is re-
quired to give a statement to the County
Assessor of his county before April l of
each year.
The Senator has inserted the blank form
of statement for each individual and cor
poration reached by the act to send in.
is to be divided. That part of it accru-
ing from parties or corporations who do
business in the State or hold property
in California and reside or have their
principal office outside the State is to go
into the general fund of the State. but
those sums derived from incomes of cit
liens or corporations in the several coun-
ties of the State, and who reside and have
their offices here, shall go into the county
general fund.
Senator Simpson has introduced a bill
eXempting from taxation under the terms
of the inheritance tax law all estates of
less than $500, and all estates from which
an income of less than $500 per year is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
TO BE EQUIPPED AS A
TRANSPORT FOR THE DEAD
The Roumanian Will Convey From
Santiago the Remains of
American Soldiers.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 21-Word was
received by Colonel Bellinger yesterday
that the transport Roumanian would not
come back to Santiago from her present
trip to MatanZas. Instead she is to go
TO New York. There she will be equipped
as a transport for the dead. Taking with
her a large force of undertakers and help
ers and large supply of collins and other
will go to Santiago. There the bodies of
the American. soldiers who died from
fever, or who fell in the battles that pre-
coded the capitulation of the city will
be disinterred and prepared for removal
on the transport to this country. The
Roumanian,. 1t is understood, will go to
New York from Santiago, the bodies be-
ing distributed from there to the rela-
tives or friends throughout the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
SALINAS A SOUTHERN
PACIFIC TERMINUS
Railway Soon to Begin Work on Ex-
tensive Improvements in the
Town

SALINAS, Jan. 21.-On good authority
1t is learned that the Southern Pacific
Company will commence work on the con-
templated improvements necessary for a
division terminus at Salinas within two
or three weeks. Two new steel water
tanks of a capacity of 10000 gallons each
will be erected, one near the site of the
present tank and one about 300 yards dis
tant. An elevated steel water main will
locomotives to replenish their supply
without going to the tanks. The new
twelve-locomotive roundhouse will be
commenced, and numerous switch lines
and approaches laid The ticket office
will continue in its present location, but
the freight shed will be greatly enlarged,
both in width and length. Several other
improvements will be made
The necessary outlay for these changes
will amount to 100000. AS soon as they
are under way and the gap nears compile
ton large hotel with fine grounds will
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
A Lien for shoeing Horses.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Shortridge has
a tender spot in his heart for the horse
shoers of the land. He has introduced
bill providing for liens upon horses and
other animals for the cost of shooting
them when the amount is not paid volun
tarily. The horseshoer who is not paid
must within sixty days after he has rem
dered his service file notice with the
County Clerk of his intention TO claim a.
lien for his charge and describe the ami
NAL or animals he desires the lien placed
on. This becomes public record and a fee
of % cents is to be paid for filing it. The
horseshoer may file liens of this charac-
ter for six months. If the liens are not
paid within six months the animal shod
and levied on may be sold to satisfy them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
NAP0LE0N'S LIFE
ON ST. HELENA
Diary of the Imperial ExiIe's Secre-
tary Soon to Be Put Into
Print

Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
PARIS, Jan. 2.-NapoIeon is not vet ex-
hausted as subject for literature. Cen
eral Baron Gourgaud, who was the En-
peror's secretary and companion during
his captivity at st. Helena, kept a diary
during his stay. on the island. Day after
gay ne noted in it the sayings and do
sand and one details of his ordinary con-
x!ersatioin that are full of interest and
was supposed to be lost, but it has lust
been discovered carefully rolled up and
preserved in two carefully sealed bottles
II is written on transparent paper. 1t
Icons captivity when printed 1t is to be
published shortly and should furnish fas-
cinatlng reading if General Gourgaud
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
TO REDUCE EXPENSES
OF LOS ANGELES
HEADQUARTERS,

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 21-Assemblyman Meade
of Los Angeles to-day introduced bill
in the Assembly amending four sections
of the county and township government
act.
His bill is framed in the particular in
terests of Los Angeles, but will work no
hardship on many other cities in the
State similarly situated.
1t makes it possible to abolish the offices
OF CITY treasurer, assessor ana Lax Col
perform the work of the abolished Of
fees.
BY an amendment to its charter any
chartered city may, under the new bill,
abolish these offices. Los Angeles, accord
ing to Mr.. Meade, will save $4,000 per
year by the passage of the bill. 1t was
referred to the Committee on County and
Township Government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
All of the Favorites Beaten.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan 21-An six favorites
were beaten to-day. Weather fine; track fast
FHst race selling. six furlongs-Peu Nell
II won, Randozzo second, DR.. Graves third.
Time, 1:151s
Second race, three furlongs-Mueychica won
Cayair second, Sackhen third. Time. :3613
1nird race. mile and quarter. selling-Bar-
aterla won, Gomez second. Judge Magee third.
Fourth race, GentiiIy handicap. purse $1,000.
SIX and half furlongs-Branch won, Takan-
assoc second, Belle of Memphis third Time,
Fifth race, selling, mile and twenty yards
Julia Hazel Won, Sedan second Everest third.
Time, LASH
Sixth race, one mile-Colonel Frank Waters
won, Egbart second. Official third Time,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
The Brophy-o'Brien Case.

CALL HEADQUARTERS sACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 21.-The case of Thomas C.
Brophy against Daniel O'Brien in the
contested election for Assemblyman from
the Thirty-first Assembly District was
the matter of consideration before the
Committee on Contested Elections this
morning. Testimony was produced which
showed that on the day of election num-
Der of the election officers of various pre-
cincts in the district were intoxicated and
unable to perform their duties, thereby
laying the count open to a possible fraud:
to have a recount of the ballots, which
will take place Tuesday afternoon Bro
ply was defeated for the office by ma
jority of So votes. The claim which he de-
sires to bring out is that fraud was prac-
ticed while the election officers were in
an intoxicated condition and unable to
attend to their work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

or skilled laborer on any public works or
improvements carried on by the State of
California or any county or town in the
State.
Every person taking a contract from
the State or from any city or county
shall be required to give bonds to hire
no labor not native-born or naturalized.
Any person may begin suit for the full
amount of the bond of any contractor
who shall infringe upon the law, and
shall receive 25 per cent of the bond as
remuneration.
No money shall be paid out of the State
or any county treasury for any work
done on public Improvements by any alien.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

insure a clean investigation if the COM
mittee were all Democrats. Mellick took
another shot at Works by asking him II
he understood the committee's instruc.
tions to bind it utterly to the wright
case.
81 certainly do not" retorted Works,
but for some reason your committee mas
left that case behind, and II you are
through with it you are certainly able 10
make a partial report"
Urged by Dibble, Judge Clough got up to
move that the whole matter be lald on the
table but the younger MIR. Works, desr-
ing to hold his shot for another charge,
headed him off by Withdrawing his reso-
luton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
A State Board of Education.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, JAN Unconstitutional amend
ment IL. introduced in the Assembly this
morning by Brooke of Sacramento, pro-
vides that the superintendent of public
instruction, the president of the State
University and the professor of pedagogy
therein shall constitute the State Board
of Education; that the board may cause
such text books as they may adopt to be
printed at the State printing Office and
schools of the State. The amendment
went to the Judiciary Committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
BERRY SQUARES ACCOUNTS.
Turns Over a Cash Balance to the
Red Cross Society.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 21.-Colonel John
R, Berry of the Seventh Regiment or
California Volunteers to-day turned over
to the local Red Cross Society S219 IL.
which, he says, is the residue of the $40 :
VoQ taken in by the regiment at an exhi-
bluon drill in San Francisco to be used
by the regiment for the comfort of Tie
men. He had previously sent to the san
Francisco Red Cross Society 5000. The
balance, he says, was expended by him
In caring for the sick and needy of the
regiment. He has kept the money until
this time, fearing there might be further
use for funds, though the regiment has
been mustered out for several weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

are empowered to make physical exams X nns
nation Of pupils attending kinderg ha 6ns
upon permission of the parentS mot fer Of
g Eea0 IS ch 1G data to better EQUIP the
during childhood. The members fantn4es d before ore
t Pnrsau al institutes and to prepare re-
ports on the data they collect Ihe IF she fbe
aries are to be the same as tn p,,b ~ In
deputy State Superintendent Oh uoil0 IN
Gfr
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
Defaulter Gives Himself Up.

STOCKTON, Jan. 21.-Lawrence Pulliam
of Asheville, n. c., walked into the
Sheriff's Office this morning and asked
that he be locked UP, and telegram sent
TO the Sheriff at Asheville announcing
that he was here and ready to return:
He wanted everything done quietly and
surface at all. He told little to the Of
ficers and refused to see any one else.
On the meager information secured
Sheriff Sibley photographed to Asheville
and was somewhat surprised to receive
word that the man was wanted. A priv
ate dispatch states that Pulliam is a de-
faulter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
To Protect Fruit BUYERS.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Hall wants to
protect buyers Of perishable fruit and
merchandise. He has introduced a bill
requiring express companies shipping that
character of stuff to Immediately deliver
the goods upon arrival to the consignee,
and to place thereon tag showing the
date and hour of delivery. The penalty
for violation of the act is $500 fine, or six
months Imprisonment, or both.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

of Grants Senatorial candidacy. The
Grant men received word tonight that
for three days Martin C. Aguirre of Los
Angeles, who is a very close friend Of
Governor Gage, and who is to be the next
ego endeavoring to collect aff1davits to
prove the Governors allegations against
the Grant men of treachery to the State
ticket. The report the Grant people give
out is that Mr.. Aguirre did not succeed
in his efforts to obtain the necessary af-
fidavits and that he was compelled to
leave without them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
A New Constitutional Convention.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 21.-Assemblyman Meade of
Los Angeles introduced a concurrent reso-
luton in the Assembly this morning pro-
viding that a proposition to call a con-
vention for the revision of the constitu-
ton be again put before the people at the
next general election. The resolution in
troduced by Meade provides for delegates,
one from every Senatorial district, in
stead of Of -.>.-. as in the proposition de-
feated at the last election. The expense
of maintaining eighty delegates at the
convention was one of the strongest ar
guments used against the measure during
the late campaign.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
Help for Oakland Harbor.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 21.-The Oakland harbor
Improvement fund is at last going to have
some money to its credit At least Sena-
tor Frank Leavitt of Alameda County is
putting forth an effort to bring about that
result Senator Leavitt to-day intro
to transfer $3.50 900 from the general fund
to the Oakland harbor Improvement fund.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
Funeral of Librarian Young.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The funeral
of the late John Russell Young, librarian
OF Congress. was held at II o'clock this
morning at st. Johns Episcopal Church,
IN the presence of a large assemblage
including representatives in all walks of
public life. The honorary pail bearers in
cluded Secretary of State Hay, Postmas-
W e Tin s Fa1 tns Gnlnese Mhsfer
Representative Bingham, Colonel Henry
Watterson, Judge Pryor of New York
President Darlington of the Union League
Club of Philadelphia, Ainsworth r, Spot
ford and William Potter of Philadelphia
former United States Minister to Italy
The services were conducted by Rev
Mackey-Smith. After the ceremony the
remains were deposited on special car,
to be conveyed to Philadelphia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
Cages Accent Failed to Connect.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor Gage is still
endeavoring to establish the fact that the
supporters of Mr.. Grant traded off the
State ticket in San Diego County for votes
for the legislative ticket in the interest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
One of the James Gang.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Jan. 2L-"Wiliam
jennings, one of the several men arrest
ed on the charge of holding up the Mem
phis train near Macomb, Mo-. on the
night of January 8, tonight admitted he
is Bill Ryan. formerly Of the Jesse James
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
A LIGHT VOTE
AND NO CHANGE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO Jan 2The hghtest
joint ballots
pairs and
total
Colonel Burns
M. {. General w
absolutely change
he has
ballots
call that taken resulted in the following ab.
following Demo-
The los votes joint olows
or ANT ......... ........... "a
''''''.''''''''''
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nJSI1Hr ELY
\ ...... |
4
Total vote cast
a $3.50 90
would develop SIX al
: until 1870
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22
District Attorney of Calaveras.

ANGELS CAMP, Jan. 21-A. 1. Mcsor-
ley was to-day appointed District Attor-
ney of Calaveras County, vice J. ]. Sny-
orS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

be erected near the end of Main street,
and the dining rooms at Castroyille will
be closed. The first signs of building by
the railway company is sure to cause an
influx of people to Salinas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-22

gang. He said that he wanted to con-
ceal his identity during the excitement
attending the recent hold-up but now
that 1t has subsidized he makes the admis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-18

tonic" She describes him as large. mild man
with blue eyes. heavy hdded and Iarge-arre
externally, and specially remarkable when they
cast down, which sounds odd, but was
true His pensive Italian mildness, the look
Of the traditional exile. though in so perfectly
natural a man. very interestine-that exile
look with the faint air OF fiction in it, and its
absolute sincerity all the same, has gone out Of
mortal ken nowadays"
Montalembert Interested her a man OF the
world. keen and sharp a sword and yet open
to every belief and to every superstition. she
found him amabe and benign on first ac-
quaintance but she adds: Afterwards l used
TO say that h. was one Of the few men was
afraid Of and that he had fine way Of pick
ing one up as on some polished pair Of tongs
and holding one up 10 the admiration Of the
world around. in all the bloom Of ones foolish
ness" one Of the figures Of Mrs Oliphauts
London circle was the once beautiful and brill
liant actress Helen FAUCET then Lady Martin,
in a large Rubens hat and long sweeping
feather though long past the age OF such vani-
ties seventy or thereabouts with all the Ola
World craces and the consciousness Of havnc
been more admired than any woman of h"r
day. which gives an inenahe air 10 an old
beauty"
Her husband. the excellent Sir Theodore. was
so evidently and So constantly the first %! all
her admirers leading the band that the group
was always interesting and touching in It's by
gouruosS yet perfect sincerity ana good faith
She wrote her book after this about III"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-18

sympathetic female being The only fault ne
finds in you is certain dimness about dates
and arrangements Of time,-n short. never
rush and / am glad For me. | am not in
a state to express an opinion yet, having read
only here little and there little in which
ever volume Mr.. c. was not occupied with. and
admit a pressure OF things.-all the worse for
being trivial things. But tomorrow ] shall be
gin at the beginning. Mr.. c. got to the end
last night and the last part the best Of
all, he says and that he is very glad-very
glad, indeed-that such a biography of Edward
Irving exists Now tell a day next week
If you are 10 be at home and leisure. and believe
that love you very much, and try to love me
a little"
We may not agree with the hard-hittng Sage
in his sheer at the Brontes. but his contempt
for Dnah Maria Mulochs sentimentalities will
awaken responsive chord in most persons Of
taste to-day. The extraordinary success OF
John Halifax could not be repeated now. but
the story happened TO hit the popular fancy
then, and the shrewd author made the reputa-
ton it brought her pay exceedingly we'll though
as Mrs. Oliphant notes her few books were
Of very thin quality" They certainly never had
a tithe of the real power humor and sympathy
OF Mrs. Ophants work in fiction.
Comfortable and comforting as was Mrs Car
lyle to her friend. her tongue kept its sharp
edge for others. Mrs. Oliphant tells US that her
features and her aspect were at sixty very keen