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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
FEAST OF PASSOVER
Is BEING OBSERVED
COMMEMORATIVE OF EXODUS
FROM EGYPT.

The observance of the Feast of the
Passover began in Jewish circles last
night. 1t will continue for seven days,
ending Saturday, April l. The occasion is
the 323Sth anniversary of the Israelites'
exodus from Egypt, 23S9 B. c. The com
rnemoration is in accordance with EXo-
dus xii, 1920. :,
The feast, as it is celebrated to-day, IS
symbolical of the fact that God ordalned
man to be free in body and free in soul.
1t offers warning to all tyrants and op-
pressors that God will break their power.
Practically the first day ana nlght only
compose the Feast of the Passover. me Inc
remainder Of the week t is observed as the
Before the festival began last night
each Jewish home was cleared of leaV-
ened bread The ffrstborn son of each
family tasted yesterday to commemorate
the miraculous escape of the IsraeItish
firstborn from the tenth Egyptian
plague In each household there was
solemn prayer and praise and reading or
the narrative of the exodus. The taml-
lies then seated themselves around a
table whereon was spread the memorial
of the pasChal lamb, the unleaVened
bread and bitter herbs. All sat as equals
parents and children, master and ser
want, host and guest. during the week
nothing but unleavened bread VIII be
eaten.
The orthodox Hebrews meet in the syn
agogue each night and morning to praise
God for his mercies. On the seventh day
over the Red Sea will be recited and the
"Song of Moses sung in the language
used by the patriarchS when they had
iourneyed through the bed of the mighty
waters to escape the ruthless sword of
The first two and last days of the week
are holidays; the intermediate four are
but semi-holidays.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

east of Sacramento. The bottom lands
on the ranches of Mayor William Land.
John Studarus Sr., a portion of the Earl
Fruit Company's property, Peter Hoey S
and Stephen Quails ranches, all To-
Gated in the neighborhood of Patter-
sons Station, are more or less under
water The bottom lands on the old
Rooney ranch, which, by the way. con-
tains the largest hop field in the world
and the bottom lands on the ranches of
William White. Antoine Menke and
Daniel McCarty are inundated.
Said r. D. Stephens, the well-known
fruit shipper, whose land is near the
submerged fields, to The Call CORE
spondent this evening:
1T is a mistake to say that this over
flowing of the bottom lands is going to
work an injury to the orchardists and
hop growers. On the contrary, it will
work a distinct benefit. The water holds
a fine sediment, which is deposited on
the bottom lands and enriches it to
remarkable degree. In fact, some of
the farmers have been hoping for TWEEN
ty-ffve years that their lands would be
overfiowed in this manner. Of course,
If the water remained on the land a
great length of time the effect would
be bad, but you will find that the water
will soon disappear and that the deposit
of sediment it has left will be of great
value to the lands"
1t is of interest as showing the tre-
mendous force of the current of the
Sacramento to know that the water
which has covered the bottom lands
along the American River is backwater
from the mouth of the American at it's
junction with the Sacramento. The
Sacramento is flowing so fast past the
mouth of the American that the latter
cannot empty it's volume into it, and
so the water actually runs back six or
seven miles to the bottom lands desig-
mated.
On the Costumes, also, the water has
attained a great height and the banks
have broken in several places, over
flowing lands in the southwestern part
of the county The Sacramento River
is five or six feet below the levees and
there is absolutely no alarm felt any
where along the river. In fact, the
high water is quite generally regarded
as of vast benefit to the grainfields and
orchards.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
OPENED THE WRONG GRAVE.

WOODLAND, March 25.-Two Chinese
have been arrested in Davisvlle for body
snatching, and District Attorney Bush
went to that place this afternoon to make
thorough investigation. The Chinese live
in San Francisco and arrived in Davisvile
on Friday to obtain the body of a fellow
countryman who met death on w. W.
Montgomerys farm about ten years ago
and was buried in the Davisville ceme-
terry. In the evening they proceeded to
the cemetery and dug several holes in an
attempt to locate the Chinaman's re-
mains. They finally found body, which
they removed and put into a box.
Some one passing the cemetery noticed
the Chinese digging into the graves and
notified the officers at Davisville. Upon
investigation it was learned that the
Mongolians had disinterred the remains
of an Indian who had been dead about
fifteen years The remains were identified
by several old residents of Davisvlle. The
Chinese were then placed under arrest
1t is not believed that they intended to
molest any other grave than that of their
countryman, but they had no authority
to open any grave, and will have to ans
wer to the courts for the OffenSe,
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
YOUNG PIC0 ARRAIGNED
FOR HORSE STEALING
Nephew of the Former Governor of
California on Trial at Los
A,3opo1oc

LOS ANGELES. March 25.-The trial of
Alvino Pico, charged with horsestealing,
proceeded this morning before Judge
Smith and a jury. The defense of insanity
is being attempted by the prisoner.
Pico is a nephew of Ex-Governor Pho
Pico, one of the notable characters in
California history. He Is charged with the
theft of a horse and buggy. 1t is alleged
Pico took the rig to livery stable and
left it, first selling a harness and robe.
The Countess Pico Gottliebson, the wife
of Danish nobleman, now living in San
Francisco, a sister of the prisoner, testt-
fed that his mind had always been weak
and that in his youth he had frequently
given signs of insanity. Cross-examina-
ton developed that the Countess has not
been intimately acquainted with her
brother since 1879, for the reason that
since that year he spent most of his time
in Utah, Nevada and California State
prisons. Count Gottliebson, a portly per-
son with a Russian beard, was present at
the trial
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

X ACRAMENTO, March 25.-Chief
Engineer NJ. A Nurse of the
Board of Public Works. and a
~ number of members of the
Auditing Board to-day visited
the levee, or easement, built in the
Sacramento River by the State last
summer They were Joined on the
ground by Public Works Commissioner
E. E Leake, and together the party
went over the ground. The water was
found to be running over the easement,
carrying the storm water into the great
Yolo basin, thus protecting all down
river levees from any danger of
breaking The easement was found to
be a perfect success, and few land
owners in the Lower Sacramento VAL
ley realize what a splendid thing it is
for them.
Before this work was constructed
at every high water there were re-
peated breaks in the levees at most un-
fortunate places. AS a result of these
breaks thousands of acres of valuable
land was flooded and crops ruined.
Before the breaks occurred the river
often ran bank full, and the islands in
the lower part of Sacramento County,
containing the fruit and vegetable land
in the State, were flooded. To-day's s
test proved that this can never occur
in the future.
The easement is built of rock and
concrete, is 1000 feet long and 15 feet
across the top. Being eight feet lower
than the levees, which abut on either
end, water will begin flowing over the
easement before the river gets within
six feet of the danger point.
OF course the Board of Public Works
was anxious to see this splendid piece
of engineering construction tested,
and its wish was gratified to-day.
When the members reached the ease
ment they found an immense stream of
water, 1000 feet long and a foot and a
half deep, flowing gently over the
the fields beyond into the great Yolo
basin
By thus easing the Lower Sacra-
mentO there is no danger of future
floods and no danger that breaks will
appear in the levees below the point
where the levee is situated.
The heavy fall of rain within the past
few days has had the effect of swell
ing all the streams in this vicinity, and
the banks have given away on the
smaller rivers tributary to the Sacra-
mentO, causing considerable overflow
in certain localities. The damage, how
ever, will prove slight and many farm
ers appear to be glad that their lands
have been oYerfiowed.
Reports were received to-day of the
overf1owing of the hop lands bordering
the American River, about five miles
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Buildings Carried Away.

the East Side, in the track of yesterday s
extraordinary rainstorm show that a
great deal of damage was done. Four
families returning from a funeral at Mill
Valley were compelled to camp out all
that is ordinarily dry A dwelling house
and blacksmith shop were carried down
the stream. A mile over Bella Vista the
water wa; a ran ran across the open, carrying away! away
a barn filled with hay and farming i'm
plements Two wagons went down
stream and a large vineyard was up
rooted and ruined. Fencing in all di-
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
This Years Rainfall.

Weather Prophet Wilson says the
deluge is over The total rainfall of sew
eral localities for this year and that for
the same time last year is as follows:
San Francisco, this year, 15 inches,
against 7.03 inches last year; Oakland
30.S1 against 10.55; Antioch S.S6, against
490; Livermore 1107, against 709; Stock
ton 1852, against $50; Santa Rosa 0.20,
against 1497; Vacaville N.57, against 999;
Merced 6.25. against SIS; Tulare, $50,
against 4; Bakersfield 2.37, against 274;
against 1913; Sacramento 1872, against
SIS; Los Gatos POTS, against Il; Boulder
Creek 5118 against 1898; San Jose 1914
against 5.64; Gilroy 1913, against 775;
Santa Cruz 24.26 against 1163; Monterey
$50, against 4.S3; San Luis Obispo 1851
against 5.61; Santa Ana 4.69, against 4 81;
Tehachapt 1.S7, against 1872;
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Preparing to Marry Rigo.

NEW YORK, March 25.-A special
cable to the Journal from Cairo says:
Princess de Chimay means to take UP
her permanent residence in Egypt She
is building a villa in the suburbs of
Alexandria, where she will reside with
Rigo after their approaching nuptials.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Santa Cruz in Darkness.

SANTA CRUZ, March 25.-Trains are
again running on schedule time. Owing
to the damage to the fume of the Big
Creek Company the city has been without
incandescent lights for several nights. To
add to the darkness the gas supply was
the boiler at the gas house, destroying
connections.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Furious Fight on a Boulevard.

LONDON, March 26.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Observer telegraphs
that a furious fight occurred last night
on the Boulevard st. Michael between
parties of Dreyfus and anti-Dreyfus
students Several persons were in
jured and two cafes were wrecked.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
In Santa Ynez Valley,

LOS OLIVOS, March 25.-Santa Yne7
Valley is receiving the greatest drench-
Over an inch of rain has fallen since sun
day in light, drizzling showers, making
three and half inches for the storm.
Grain and grass are growing with tropical
luXuriance.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Thousands of Gophers Drowned.

DECOTO, March 25-The heavy rain
has flooded the low land around Alvarado
and has drowned thousands of gophers,
which have for years been a great nui-
sance to raisers of sugar beets and garden
truck.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Woodbridge in Danger.

LODI. March 25.-There is grave danger
of a flood along Mokelumne River and
the tule region west of here. The river
tonight was rising at the rate of two
inches an hour at Woodbridge. That place
is much lower than the river and II the
leVee breaks the town will suffer. Men
are out watching the levee for miles
along the river
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Water for IRRIGATION.

BAKERSFIELD, March 25.-Rain fell
heavily here all last night and up to noon
to-day. The fall amounted to one-half
inch, making 3.74 inches for the season.
Sufficient water for irrigation is assured
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
Ends Life with a Bullet.

STOCKTON, March 25.-Gottlieb
Sigenthaler, driver of a delivery wagon
for the Ell Dorado Brewery in this city,
shot and killed himself this evening
while in the presence of his wife and
several friends at his home on North
California street. He had been drink
ing
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
The Water Is Receding.

STOCKTON, March 25.-An danger of
flood is past The water is receding from
the flooded districts, and the rivers are
falling.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
In the Divorce Court.

James F. Dennan, a police officer, was
granted a divorce from Maggie Dennan
yesterday on the ground of exreme cruel
ty. Suits for divorce have been filed by
Carlos Moncisvais against Manuela Mon
cisvais, for desertion; Roletta Stella Gus
sander against Fritz A. Gussander for
cruelty, and Frances l.. Kraus against
Bingham Kraus, for failure to provide.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
SKILL HAS
PREVENTED FLOODS ALONG
THE LOWER SACRAMENTO
Construction Of an Easement Diverts Storm
Water Into the YoIo Basin and Insures
Against Breaks i'm LeveeS.

rections was washed away. The creeks
were higher than they had even been
before.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. ]. Noonan, 1017 1928 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26

* ACRAMENTO, March 25.-Chief
Engineer NJ. A Nurse of the
Board of Public Works, and
~ number of members of the
dnrr iSi+ cd
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16

Northport, Wash, Aug. IA daring
holdup occurred here Saturday by two
masked men about 1890. While all the
games were in full swing in the saloon ol
Madden & Riley, the back door was sud
denly opened and two men with theiI
faces covered with red cloth masks stepped
quietly into the room and with drawn
revolvers commanded those present to hold
up their hands. Some being little slo"
we're informed by the smaller OF the two
with an oath, 10 hold their hands up or II
would not be well for them. While on,
Of the men stood the crowd up in row
the other coolly walked over to the faro
crap and roulette games and appropriated
the money.
The smaller Of the two men then saii
10 Davis, who runs the faro game:
"Davis, empty cut your pockets"
Davis complied, but dropped his pocket
book on the floor in doing 50, upon which
the man stopped down and picked it up
The cash register behind the bar was mo-
molested.
Both men then walked out of the dool
by which they came in and made theil
escape.
Neither man was recognized.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
New Call for Volunteer.

Washington, Aug. l4.-Secretary Root
has under consideration the question Of
calling for more volunteers. While he has
not decided definitely to do so, prepara-
tions are being made for the call should
it be decided to issue it when the l3 regi-
ments now being organized are completed.
II is said that additional troops may be
needed to relieve those who have served
some time in tropical countries. II Is
also suggested that II may be deemed ad-
visable to increase the army Of General
Otis
Secretary Root has under consideration
suggestions from General Brooke for bring.
ing home some of the troops now in Cuba.
1t has been practically determined to have
five battalions sent to the United States.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
with the Champion Wrestler.

Spokane, Aug. l4.-Saturday night Jack
oNeil Of Kalispell wrestled with Hall
Adali, "The Terrible Turk" and kept his
face to the mat 20 minutes and 2S seconds
before the champion heavyweight wrestler
Of the world threw his man. 1t was by
far the cleverest and most closely watched
exhibition mat contest that has taken
place in the Inland Empire.
The Turk stripped to 255 pounds, ac-
cording to announcement, but he looked
nearer the 800 mark, his prodigious cocoa-
colored bulk making the form Of his an
tagonists look almost dwarfsh, though
two of them--O'Neil and Tom Whalen--
are men of large stature, comparatively.
o'Neil weighed in at $50 pounds. He
looked fresh and in the pink of condition.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
Promises of Relief.
IA lhin1IInn A.u.
Protect Our Food.

The doctors inform us that alum ia
a poison, and that alum baking pow.
ders should be avoided, because they
make the food unwholesome. Promi.
nent hygienists, who have given the
matter most study. regard these pow.
ders as an evil that should be sup.
pressed by state action. In Minnesota
and Wisconsin alum powders are not
permitted to be sold unless they are
branded to warn consumers of their
true character. while In the District OF
Columbia the authorities have under
the direction Of congress adopted regu
lations to prohibit the use OF alum in
bread altogether.
Are not the people of other states
as well as those Of Minnesota and Wis
consin. entitled to warnings of q dan
ger which is apparently menacing them
at close hand, and is not the whole
country entitled to absolute protection
as the people Of the District of Colum
bia are protected. by legislation which
Is entirely prohibitive?
Until we can have protection in the
form OF a statute, how can our stat,
boards Of health. state analysts or foot
commissions better serve the publ,
than by publishing In the newspaper
from time to time the names of tn,
baking powders which they find to b,
made from alum?
Meantime. it will aid the housewif,
In designating the alum powders to re
member that all powders sold at TWEEN
ty-five cents or less per pound are o
this dangerous class. Pure cream o
tartar powders are usually sold at from
forty-five to fifty cents a pound.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
Wa. Left Alone to Die.

North Yakima, WASH, Aug. 4.--Ar
unknown Indian woman was found on the
Ahtanum by Ed. Carpenter and Harold
Wells, near the Carpenter ranch, three
miles from town.
She had evidently starved to death, as
she had been there sick and unattended
for several days. She was an aged woman
and when found was naked, excepting a
band Of cloth about her loins. She had
been abandoned to her fate by relatives
who camped there two weeks ago, and
went toward Toppenish, on the reserva'
ton.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
PUERTO RICO WAS FLOODED
TWO THOUSAND DROWNED.
In u Disastrous Storm-Ponce Suffered
Most-Large Number of Lives Lost
Business Is Practically Ruined-Aid Is
Needed-An Appeal for Help.

Ponce, Puerto Rico, Aug. 1.-THE ter
rifle wind which accompanied the recent
storm destroyed the crops and demolished
number OF houses on the higher ground,
while the floods destroyed bridges and
houses and caused u great loss of human
life. A large number OF cattle were killed.
The storm was most severe in the central
part Of the island and along the southern
coast. Many hundreds Of bodies have been
buried in the city OF Ponce, and it is
estimated that 1000 persons were droN ned
in the Ponce district. The number Of
people OF the lower classes lost is not
known, but it is certain that there were
few fatalities among the persons of the
better class and none among the Amer
leans. The work of clearing away the
debris progresses slowly. During the prog
ress of the storm the municipal hospital
was wrecked, and its patients were re-
moved TO the military hospital.
Saturday Bucoaya, Adjuntas and Hu.
macoa were devastated, and in some in
stances entire villages were swept out of
existence. One hundred persons are re.
ported to have been killed on coffee PLAN
tation. Everybody is ruined, pestilence
threatens and many months work is need
ed, and newspaper appeal has been made
for relief. The calamity, with the COM
mercial depression, has produced terrible
condition of affairs. A cavalry patrol has
been established.
Whole Port Was Inundated,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. l4.-The
port OF Arecibo was destroyed during the
late storm, the place being inundated by
water from the ocean and river Two hun.
dred bodies are in the morgue there, and
hundreds of persons are missing. A mum
ber Of citizens who lived on plantations in
the suburbs were drowned. The COM
manding officer Of the district has ordered
that the bodies OF the victims of the dis
aster shall be buried where they are found.
San Juan has been applied to for supplies.
According to the latest reports from
Yabucoa, SO bodies were buried there one
day last week, while the remains of 200
victims have not been recovered. The
church is the only building left standing.
1t is reported a number of American
soldiers were killed at Mayaguez.
Promises of Relief.
Washington, Aug. l4.-Respon es to the
appeal OF Secretary Root for aid to the
suffering and destitute in Puerto Rico are
coming in from the mayors Of different
cities in most gratifying manner.
Promises of money, food and clothing
are made and it is said the work Of relief
will be commenced at once and pushed
with all vigor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16

II. d. OuiIH, OI f1dTtIOTQ ClCy, lnQ,
one of the principal promoters of the
American Window Glass Company, an
nounced that the project had been
abandoned.
The statement Of the clearing house
banks Of New York city for the week
ending August u, was Unexpectedly ia.
vorable, the chief feature having been
the heavy increase of $6,3SS, 800 in spe
Gle.
Mortimer Cunningham and a man
named big Jim," both stable hands at
the Harlem race track, Chicago, were
asphyxiated by gas in the New Era ho.
tel.
1t is stated that one of the com.
panies of Royal Artillery at present at
tached to the Halifax garrison will
shortly be transferred to Victoria, b.
c., being replaced by a company now
in the West Indies.
The state department has finally
learned that John Keller, the American
who was confined in a consular Jail at
Yokohama, Japan. has been released
under operation Of the treaty which
recently went into operation between
Japan and the United States, and has
left that country.
The monthly statement of the ex-
ports in the United States Of domestic
products shows that the exports for
July were as follows: Breadstuffs,
$21 ,0S4, AIS; increase as compared with
July, 1898, nearly $4,500,000. Cattle
and hogs, $2,941,192; decrease, $4,000.
Provisions, s14,S20,334; increase, s5..
100000 Cotton. $5,442,995; increase
s2,614,000. Mineral oils, $5,245,519;
increase, 100000. These show larg-
er total for July for these five articles
than for any preceding July in many
years.
Government commissioners have ef-
fected an agreement with the Crow In
dians which will become treaty when
ratified by congress. About million
acres of land will be purchased on the
northern end Of the Crow reservation,
from Fort Custer to Yellowstone river
and from Pryor creek to the eastern
boundary of the reservation, embrac
ing the Little Big Horn and other
streams. This leaves the Crows $780,.
900 acres and will make them indie
pendent in time, and furnish homes fol
thousands of civilized people.
Hugh Kennedy Of San Francisco
who has just returned from Kotsebue
sound, Alaska, brings a report OF the
probable murder Of several prospectors
last winter. l.. w. Martes of Santa
Rosa, Cal, disappeared on the Noatok
river. He was known to have had
about $500 on his person, and 1t Is
thought he was murdered. The Pick.
inny-brothers of Kentucky were MUIR
dered by natives while prospecting on
the Silawik river. A man known as
Diamond Dick and o. Austenberg, a
whaler, were killed by natives Of Cape
Prince OF Wales. Kennedy also brings
news of the drowning of an English.
man named Morris and suicide OF
Charles Becker Of San Francisco.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-08-16
Dreyfus Trial.

Kennes, Aug l5.-The shooting OF NJ.
Labor, leading counsel for Dreyfus, rob
bed the morning session OF the Dreyfus
court martial of its paramount interest
The murderer apparently chose today for
the attempt, because it was anticipated
Labor would crush Mercier, the former
minister of war, with his cross question.
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