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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
PLANNING MORE
IMPROVE MENTS
Telegraph Hill and st.
Mary's Square Re
ceive Attention.
Scheme to Repave Accepted
Streets at Cost Of
100000.

A new ordinance was presented 70 I1S
Board of Supervisors yesterday declaring
that the public interest demands the ac-
quisition of lands end the making or GER
tain improvements at Telegraph Hill ror
the purpose OF facilitating approach 70
the water front from the bushes as
trict. The cost is placed at $40, SO Tho
ordinance was referred n the Public OLlA-
tiles Committee.
Another ordinance WIS referred to the
same committee declaring necessary the
school and the acquiS: ton Of site To-
the new Lowell High School, and declar-
ing also that certain andS and improve
mentS be acquired fO7 ST. Mary'S square,
at Pine and Dupont streets.
Another ordinance declares necessary
repaved and improved, at q cost not TO
exceed $1,000, 600. In introducing the latter
bill Reed said he believed in bonds TO-
schools, sewers and hospitals, but these
might be jeopar61Zed IL too many propo-
sitions were submitted to the people.
The Board of Works filed communtca-
tions in relation to tise appraisement Of
the properties the city must acquire to
carry out the Telegraph Hill improve
ment. The lands required are assessed at
$123, $50, and the board regards double this
value, or $248, 600, as an adequate appraisG-
ment of their market vclueS.
The value Of outside land blocks Nos
S4, 1863, 1884, 271, 296, 393 and is fixed at
S268, 0O0 1t is planned 70 connect the Pre-
ssdio and Golden Gate Park by means OF
the blocks named.
The value of lands within the bounda-
ries of Lafayette Park IS fixed at $4,000.
The Board of Works was authorized to
expend $25, 600 for the erection of a police
station at the corner OF Fourth and Clara
streets.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

G. Migliavacca, vineyardist of Napa. is
at the Grand.
Otto Ferse, wealthy coffee planter of
Guatemala, is at the Lick.
John Ericsson, City Engineer of Chicago,
is staying at the California.
DR.. David Starr Jordan, president of
Stanford University, is at the Occidental.
E. r. Gaylord of Pago Pago arrived here
yesterday and is a guest at the Occi-
dental
Louis T.Wright, superintendent of the
Iron Mountain mine in Shasta County,
registered at the Palace yesterday.
Fred Dodd. proprietor of the Hughes
House at Fresno, is in the city on a short
business trip and is staying at the Lick.
C. M. Ward, prominent mining man of
this State is down from Grub Gulch and
has made his headquarters at the Lick.
Judge Short of Fresno and Judge c. N.
Terry of Los Angeles are at the Palace.
They are here on the Bakersfield oil case.
H. s. Kirk, State superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, is down from Sacramento
and has made his headquarters at the
California.
Thomas Quayle, a wealthy Englishman,
who resides in the Isle of Man and who is
touring the world, was among the arrivals
at the Occidental yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
SAYS SUPPLY
IS LEsSEN|NG
Reed Arraigns Spring
Valley Water Com
pany Again.
Board of Works to Report on
Availability of Lobos
Greek.

supervisor Reed filed a communication
with the Board of Supervisors yesterday
TO the effect that the water supply in the
reservoirs of the Spring Valley Company
was diminished one-th1rd during the last
year, and that Point Lobos Creek is a
polluted source Of supp y. The commune
cation was in reply to the statement filed
by Chief Engineer Schussler that tne
water was not contaminated, and con
tains general denial to Schussler's az
guments. Reed says:
THE Spring Valley Water Works is a
patchwork system. No plan for the ex.
tension of its works has been consistently
followed, but on the contrary, its works
have been enlarged on Y under. the stress
OF necessity, such as it faces now, whens it
is driven to pump Point Lobos Creek
water and to spend millions of dollars on
Alameda Creek
Reed quotes from report of Major
owens, ". s. A., to shtw that the water
is polluted. He demonstrates by figures
that there has been a net loss of 2,4S3, ,000
coo gallons of water during the year in the
Pilarcitos, San Andreas and Crystal
Springs reservoirs, and claims that OF
that rate they will be empty in 1903
The Board of Health was requested 70
furnish the board with analyses of sam
pies OF water from Lobos Creek apo
from the Golden Gate Park water works
system, and to furnish a report of the
number of cases of continued fever in the
district supplied by Lobos Creek. The
Board of Works was requested to report
on the availability OF the Lobos Creek
property as a source of water supply.
The resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of janitor and the furnishing Of
light to the rooms occupied by the Hast
ings Law College was indefinitely post
poned. Supervisor Stafford remarked
that the board should never have given
the law college rooms in the City Hall.
Stafford said it was State institution
and had no business III municipal build
ing.
Inc ordinance declaring Lake street,
between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sev-
enth avenues, an open public street was
finally passed.
The City Attorney was requested to adj
wise as to whether the city and county
has the power 20 grant a permit to pri-
vate individual to erect bridge, not OF
temporary character, over public side
walk and street, and if so does the power
lie with the Board of Works or the Super
visors.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
A CHANCE TO SMILE.

Travelling men of the poetry trust are
now active, and are showing their sam
pies of poetry for the fall trade. They re-
port considerable business, with orders
for the autumn leaf variety predominant
ing Enterprising dealers are making
some inquiry for winter poetry, particu-
larly for adjustable skating songs, which
can be used in event of the report of a
coming revival of the roller-skating craze
being yerifed.-Boston Transcript.
The sentimental bride on the park
bench watched the sun set in Lake Mich
igan.
And she murmured:
.'See, darling, how phosphorescentI'
Its no wonder responded the matter
of-fact bridegroom, when you think
how many matches are made here"
Then, as the sun sank to rest, her head
sank likewise-on Georges shoulder-and
all was stilI.-Chicago Tribune.
A Young hopeful of some five sleigh
rides recently acquired a small rabbit.
His aunt found him the next day sitting
on his knees with the rabbit held before
him in both hands, and alternately shak-
ing it and exclaiming: Five times fiver'
"Six times threei" -Four times sevenP'
Shocked at this seemingly cruel act on
the part of the usually gentle nephew she
said: ''Why, Harry, why on earth are
you shaking that rabbit so? You'll Kill,
it!''
WELL" responded Master Harry, ''Papa
said this morning that rabbits multiplv
rapidly, but can't make this one say a
ingv'-Pittsburg Press.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
LINCOLN MONUMENT LEAGUE.

- the Lincoln Monument League there has
K been issued circular letter inviting the recipi-
IL ents to attend meeting to be held at the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday
afternoon. The letter presents strong reasons why
the meeting should be well attended, and it is to be
hoped the expectations of the committee will not be
disappointed The object OF the league cannot fail to
have the sympathy OF every American citizen who is
capable of apprecating the worth of Lincolns
ices to the Union and where there is sympathy there
ought to be also willingness to help
The league was organized in March, 1897, and has
since been active. 1t has formed committees on
which many of most eminent citizens serving.
Its energies and influence have extended beyond the
limits of the State and It has been instrumental in
establishing the observance OF Lincoln day in fifteen
States and several Territories 1t has distributed
than eleven thousand certificates of membership and
in many ether ways has brought about fuller recog
milton of the memory OF Lincoln than would have
prevailed but for the work OF the league In all that
accomplishment however, comparatively little has
been gained in the way of contributions toward the
erection CT the proposed memorial the Pacific
Coast and it to achieve something in that direction
that the proposed meeting has been called.
It appears that the money thus far raised has been
obtained mainly through the sale of certificates at
twenty-five cents each ten-cent subscriptions among
school children and citizens generally and by contri
buttons from the veterans of the military service The
net amount accumulated and available is about $3ooo
a sum. utterly inadequate for the desired memorial
which, the circular says Ought not to cost less
than $Iooooo if justice is to be done to the occasion
and to the subject
1t is to be borne in mind that virtually every dol
lar collected for the fund is available for the purpose
Every fraction OF the work of the league has been
gratuitousy performed. No salaries nor office rent
have been paid The expenses have been strictly lin
tied to the required for the purchase of station
cry the cost Of necessary printing and the rent Of
halls when needful
Upon that showing and with so patriotic an object
in view, the league has certainly right to expect
liberal support from the public in the prosecution Of
its work 1t is time the enterprise were taken up
with zeal and energy. It is true we have also under
way at this time movement for the erection of
memorial to Mckinley, but that should not in any
way impede the work of the Lincoln Monument
League. San Francisco is rich enough to support
both movements. The meeting that has been called
should be attended by men prepared to give new
impulse to the enterprise and to reawaken the pat
riotc enthusiasm of the people Let us have Lin
coin memorial that will be worthy of the city and of
the man-one that viii rank among the most notable
memorial structures OF the country
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Ca1ifornians in New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25-The following
Californians are in New York:
From San F'rancisco-H. Cohen at the
Herald Square; L, j. Davis and Mrs. J
Ballard at the Manhattan; F. McQuaic
and C. Fl. Holbrook at the Hoffman; Miss
H Nelson at the Sturtevant; L. N. Scott
at the Navarro; DR.. F. w. Simpson, Mrs
F. w. Simpson and c. Maydwell at the
Murray Hill; Mrs. w. d. Smith, Miss An.
drews. Mrs. G. Blanding, Mrs. L.. F
Blanding, Miss Blanding and c. N. Cham
pion at the Holland; F. H. Hunter at the
Grand; E. B. Wood at the Grand Union.
From Los Angeles-W. Carhart at ths
Imperial; E. w. Potter at the Herald
Square.
From Oakland-Mr. Hawkins and wife
at the Navarro: the Misses Dun at the
Manhattan.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Country Against Chinese.

Editor The Call: We are in favor of
Chinese exclusion. Do all you can to en-.
force the act and to prevent them taking
the place of white labor.
All around here are large fruit orchards
Two right around US have been rented
to Chinese and two more are negotiating
to rent to Cinnamon. Why, to think of it,
our School Clerk and Trustee hired a
Chinaman to repair and do carpentering
work for over two weeks on our district
school, while white men of large fami-
lies would have been glad to get the work.
1t is wrong. We as taxpayers are paying
taxes to support such class. Do they
money around at stores? No. They lust
ruin our fruit industry, for they neglect
the trees and get all the money they can
and they live like pigs around here They
employ all kinds of people to cut fruit
and no respectable woman or girl cares
to work in their sheds. Down with the
Chinesei e. SIMSON.
Chardon, Cal. Nov. 8.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Reyes Not a Revolutionist

Editor The Call: In your yesterdays is
sue you published a magnificent picture of
General Bernardo Reyes, Mexican Min
lister of War and a highly valued member
of General Diaz's Cabinet, but unfortu-
nately you present him to the public as a
Colombian revolutionary general.
We Mexicans appreciate too highly the
long and patriotic services of General
Reyes, in whose long leaf of military DUTY
there is no blot and who never was a revo-
lutionist in his life, to have him now ra,,
resented as SUCH
BY kindly making this rectification vou
will greatly oblige. Yours very resnsct- y.
fully, A. K CONEY.
Consul General of Mexico
San Francisco. Nov. 25
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

ton is still the Government reservations, recev-
ing food fron the Government and showing no signs
OF ever becoming self-supporting. Commissioner
Jones says day schools and home teaching should
take the place of the boarding schools, The young
Indian should be taught among the people with
whom he is to live and should be impressed with the
Importance of labor and thrift THAT there will be
many failures and much suffering, he says, SIS in
evltabe from the very nature of things but is only
by sacrifice and suffering that the heights of civ-
zation are reached"
1t is probable the report will call forth answers
from the advocates and benefciaries of the
system OF Indian education and until both sides are
heard final judgment is not to be pronounced but
none the less all can recognize the sound common
sense OF the arguments stated by the Commissioner
A different system of education might not do much
better but certainly it could hardly yield less in the
way OF permanently good results.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
californians in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The following
Californians are registered at the hotels:
At the Willard-John A. Beckwith and
wife of Oakland At the Raleigh-N. B.
Livermore AT the Metropolitan-George
H. Bowman. At the National-R. o. Lin
coin. At the Arlington-Mrs. j. B. Bab-
cock and D. L. Randolph. At the Ebbitt-
E. N. Martin. All of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
COMMISSIONERS EDISON.

i oMAssIoNER EDsoN in your the interests
~ which you stand
e by public generally
confidence sterling honesty Among those by whom known
you has politics
Your Railroad due faith that office would have
the intelligence and the duty So vide
been spoken as fitting man for good epute
yours and it will be fault if you forfeit
ignorant dtme
v nor you be doubtful the cause It but short time ago that after hear
approved your
into the case to afford even seeming justification Of your
change of mind the could had decision te
to invaldate your own decision.
You change Of mind Of kind under
be surprised has led
the inducements led the change
and what
suspicion
municipal
was defeated the people ITe does not control single member Of the Board
OF that his has been shon the Of
Of
hod fast to positions attorney for Southern Pacific Rslosd That
however about pcau is his position the Markettr
opposed
Pacific Company the local now in the East and pointing
tics In the emphatic language of the street he is putting the knife into en
b and his lis % chance to retain his hold S Southern Pacific eomagv to win
Railroad
the sacrifice your
Mr. Edison that he You know bringing
sPd P re % oe o s @ a b b0t po @ parts the @ se " vo
f9nd 10 @ yours TO 10 e you 10 @ @ TINS TINS wrong wrong 10 % sose an the state
woktha h nnayre the reward,
which
which kind
are employed and paid to give you for er sake or for any other
n down. will find that sofs Of cushion
Mr. Edison that that give n this Warning @ the situation @ %
will lose nothing but but will lose that good have long
oyed You will lose 1t Tor the sake OF desperate political sche whose fortunes
you people
the Southern Pacific Company has erected tomones those Railroad Comms
Mr. Edison the eyes Of the people are on you
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

VOTING POPULATION-T N, SOM
ervil1e. Cal. According to the last cer-
sus had the number of males of voting
age in Ohio was 1,212.223, in Massachusetts,
S43, ,465 and in Iowa 635, ,29S.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

HEAD AND TAIL-W. P F. Jr., City.
In United States coinage the side Of the
coin that bears the date is called the OBJ
verse or commonly speaking the head.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

COGSwELL SCHOOL-C. r.. City For
such information as you desire about the
Cogswell School call there or address
communication to the school.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

CONTENTS-E. L., City. Contents IS a
plural noun. Either 'the contents Of the
car is known or "the contents Of the
car are known is correct, but the latter
is the expression commonly used.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

THE ONLY WAY-H. T., City. The
only way to express eleven thousand,
eleven hundred and eleven in figures is
to write 12,111.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

It is said the American missionaries in Bulgaria
and in Turkey object to the payment of ransom of
Miss Stone on the ground that should the bandits
be permitted to make rich haul they would be en-
couraged to kidnap other missionaries, and life in
the missions would have new terror
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

THE sINTRAM-M c.. City. The
ship sintram is due at this port at any
time
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

One of the neatest jobs Congressional leaders will
have to perform this session will be that of getting
congressman to agree upon plan for reduc-
ton, or upon policy of leaving things they are
Just at present each Congressman seems to think
that he has ideas of his on the subject and the
leaders will have to persuade him that he hasn't
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

NEWSPAPERS-M. B. T., City. If you
will consult Rowells Newspaper Di-
rectory in the reference rooms of the
Free Public Library, you will find there
the names of all the newspapers pub
lished in the State of Texas and the Ter
ritory of Arizona.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Some time ago certain enterprising men in Chicago
established line of steamers run direct from Chi
cago to European ports and there was much talk at
the time OF the probability that New York would be
made way station; but now the line of steamers has
been transferred to the Atlantic coast trade. and
neither Chicago nor Europe will ever see them again.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

A contested election case brought in Lackawanna
County, Pennsylvania, in 1897, over the office of
County Treasurer has just been wound UP by an
order OF the Judge directing the County Commission
ers to pay all the costs involved in the contest These
amount to nearly $ooooo and the taxpayers of the
county are wondering whether there isn't better way
OF settling such contests. The thing the more irr
tatng because the trial proved about an equal num-
Der OF fraudulent votes each side and was so long
that the term of Office expired before the case was
decided.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

According to some of the New York papers the
testimonial given by Tammany to Croker after the
election was jardiniere, while others say was
punch bowl and is significant of how little any of
them care about the man or the thing that not one
makes an effort to explain the contradiction find
out the truth
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Special information supplied daily 10
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen 81. $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

A Missouri court has decided that woman who
misstates her age in marriage certificate is not a
perJurer, and any anxiety that may have existed on
the subject may now be dismissed with smiling
face.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

The deer season has closed in New York. and in
summing Up the casualties Of the sport the newspapers
print list OF persons killed or wounded that makes
the record Of the season look like report from a
seat 0! war
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Be sure you are right-then sit dowr
and enjoy the fruit of your judgment.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

If there were no looking-glasses wou,d
women wear some of the things nobody
else ever has?
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
DR.. sanford's Liver Invigorator

Best Liver Medicine. .VegetabIeCurefor Liver Ills.
4iliousness, Indigestion. Constipation, Malaria.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Best eyeglasses, specs, 10c, 40c Look ont
for 81 4th ST., front barber and grocery. :
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

FOOTBALLS. Fruitvale, Cal The
principal reason for the change of the
date of the university football match
from Thanksgiving day to an earlier date
is the growing feeling that Thanksgiving
day, being one of prayer and thanks Of
fering, it should not be set aside as one
on which to engage in sports.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. .
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

LABOR-Subscribe City. This depart-
ment answers questions of general inter-
est, but does not undertake to advise peO-
pie whether they shoIid go to any par
ticular place to engage in labor or seek
employment of any kind. This depart
ment has no advice further than that
which appeared in the article which -
alluded to in the letter of inquiry.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

SALICYL1C ACID. NJ P, Dunsmuir.
CAL Thorpe in his work on Chemistry
says: ''Salicylic acid is used in medicine;
externally for the antiseptic treatment OF
wounds, internally as a febrifuge and
anti-rheumatic, the sodium salts and some
of the ethers being preferred for internal
use Its chief application is for the pres
ervation Of food Its antiseptic action is
analogous to that of phenoI. over which
it has the advantage of being tasteless.
inodorous and nOn-poisonOus. In Brazil
the sale of food preserved with salicylic
acid is prohibited
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Cal. Glace Fruit SOC per lb at Townsend s..
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

Choice candies. Townsend's. Palace Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

ROSEBUSHES- City. The
pruning of different roses depends a good
deal on the class to which they belong
and the way in which they are trained,
etc. Pruning generally is practiced in
spring and autumn. For methods Of
pruning see ROSA in the Dictionary Of
Gardening at the Free Public Library.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

JEFFRIES-RUHLIN- P. S. F.. Dan
vile, Cal. In case where A bet that
Jeffries would knock out Rubin in fifteen
rounds the intent of the parties to the
bet must be taken into consideration, and
it is evident in the case that A meant
that Jeffries would knock out Rubin
within fifteen rounds. Harry Corbett. the
referee, holds that the result of the con-
test was equal to a knockout and that
the bet goes with the decision Of .he
referee.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

behalf well the
carefully
ando
~ friends consttu-
The sun., 1901-09-28
Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, Sept. ~. At the cab.
met meeting only routine matters We're
discussed. I he meeting was attended
by Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson
Postmaster General Smith ana Attor
ney General Knox, the only cabinet
members in thr city. II was determine
cd that the cabinet officers should be-
gin 1T once the preparation of then
annual reports in order that the presi
dent might have at an early date such
information regarding the executive de
partments as would enable him to pre-
pare his first messlge TO congress.