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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
SHOWERS IN MANY TOWNS.
FaH. Though Heavy in Some Sections,
Does Little Damage.


SAN JOSE. Aug. 23.-Rain began
falling throughout the valley about 9
o'clock this morning and it has been
shoAyering ever since. This afternoon
there Is quite a steady downpour, and
wind and clouds both indicate more
showers before night. Prune drying
was begun a week or so ago. but only
a small proportion Of the first picking
is as YET on the trays. It is probable
that the -ruit viii be somewhat dam
aged. At 10 o'clock tonight the days
rainfall amounted TO AZ Of an inch.
HOLLISTER. Aug. pa sudden
dOwnpour Of rain which occurred here
at 10 O'Clock this morning caused some
damage TO dried peachls. Among those
damaged were the San Tomas Drying
and Packing Company. which had
eighty tons OF peaches OF the ground
damaged about $500 worth, the Mount
Whitney Fruit Company and others.
STOCKTON, Aug PA light rain
fell in this city this afternoon, begin
ming about 2 O'Clock. Rain had been
threatened for several hours and a few
drops fell this morning. The precipi-
tstion does not amount TO more than
a shower and no damage viii result
70 the grain. The rain is General over
this part Of the county.
VALLEJO, Aug. 23.-The first rain Of
the season, in the shape Of a drenching
shower WIS., .ited this section this after
. noon. No damage was done.
. SALINAS, Aug. 23.-The rain began
falling about II o'clock this morning
and snn continues. II is not expected
.any damage win be done the bean crop
or wheat still in the field unless the
rainfall continues for twenty-four
hours or increases in volume.
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 23.-Rain be-
gan 10 fall here at $3.50 this afternoon
and continued several hours. The pre-
cipitstion was light.
SANTA Cruz, Aug. 23.-Just before
noon to-day a light rain began to fall
here. Shortly after the noon hour it
rained heavily. causing the sewers to
overflow and big streams TO run in the
cutters. The weather records here for
nearly thirty years show 40 rainfall in
August. il is claimed that IN August,
1862 il rained for two days.
GRASS VALLEY. Aug 2S-The first
rain Of the season began here early
this evening and still continues. All
appearances point 10 e heavy down
pour Rain has been prayed for by
The swcltering townspeople for four
weeks. the weather IN that time hav-
ing been feWfully hot and oppressive.
some damage may result To the or
chardists driving fruit, otherwise the
rain is a godsend.
WOODLAND. Aug. 23.-It has been
raining steadily here al afternoon. Lit
tic damage win result unless the rain
. is followed by a hot sun, in which
event The graDes viii swell and burst
Practically all the grapes are still on
The vines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
EXHIBITS AT FAIR.

Two exhibits OF educational work. prepared
under the direction Of Deputy Superintendent
Macurda. sent to the Louisiana Exposi-
ton at St. Louis One sent to the Califor-
represented work In every school subject in
every grade and from every school. Another
exhibit was sent to the San Francisco MunicI-
pal building and included work from one pri-
mary, one grammar, one high and one evening
school. The work was arranged 30 as to make
il truly representative of the instruction given
in public schools.
The statistical report of the Superintendent
shows that there in San Francisco six
high schools, twenty-three grammar schools,
forty-Seven primary schools and six evening
schools. The estimated value of the school
sites is S5,00o0OO and of school buildings,
81 6O9 900.
There are 1904 teachers in the department,
not including seventy-eight on leave of absence,
apportloned follows: In the high schools,
ninety -two-forty-eigh men and forty-four
women; in the grammar schools. nine men and
32S women; in the primary schools, three men
and 43S women.
There are twenty-nine male and sixty-one
female principals without classes; two super
visors of music; two supervisors of drawing
FIVE of manual training; four of cookery and
two of physical culture. This makes a total
of 119 men and go women in the actual
teaching force of the city.
During the year thirty-three teachers re-
signed eight retired under the annuity act
and three died.
Ninety-three teachers were elected to the de-
partment
Thereceipts of the School Department
for the fiscal year 1903-1904 were 81, ,42S,-
319 6S, against 81, 1892, 1853 81 for 1902-190S.
The population of the city is estimated
at All, 900, against 397, 300 for 1908.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Want Salaries Increased.

The seven operators employed BY
the Department of Electricity filed a
petition with the Board of Supervls-
ors yesterday asking that charter
amendment be submitted to the voters
increasing their pay from $1,000 to
$500 per annum- The operators as
sign as a reason for their petition that
for twenty-five years previous to the
adoption of the charter the salaries
of operators were maintained at S125
per month, but the charter reduced
the salaries to 500 per month. al
though the duties and responsibilities
of operators have been continually in
creasing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
NEW CHANCEL ADORNAIENT
WILL BEAUTIFY ST. LUKE'S
Plans for a Beautiful Reredos and
Marble Altar In the Church
Are Adopted.
Plans have been accepted for a new

Plans have been accepted for a new
altar and reredOs for st. Luke's
Church and as the funds are in hand
* is intended by Christmas to have
the Improvement in place and dedi-
Gated by that time.
To the late Sidney Smith, for years
an active vestryman of St. Luke's. and
the late Madame de Santa Marina.
both of whom left substantial lega-
cies to the church. st. Luke's is in
debted for its new chancel adornment.
The design is by Miss Polk and is
an adaptation or suggestion of the
famous reredos at Truro Cathedral.
The dimensions are to Dc 20 by &c
feet and include a retable and altar
of polished marble, elevated above the
chancel on four steps of like material.
High above the altar extends the rere-
dos. beautifully carved in Gothic de-
signs Niches for symbolicaI carvings
and statues of biblical saints and
worthless are provided. In every re-
spect the new reredos is to be the
most beautiful chancel ornament IN
the State and in addition to it's ap-
propriateness as a memorial will add
to the beauty of st. Luke's and a
crown to the many adornments which
the devotion of it's congregation is
constantly adding to the beautiful
church
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
SUMMER RAINS
.
FALL ON CITY
Only Slight Showers Occur
and Not the FOrerunners
OF a Long Rainy Season
FORECAST Is DIFFICULT
Changing Conditions Cause
Weather Bureau Trouble
in Making Predictions

The inhabitants OF San Francisco and
the surrounding country were treated
10 a genuine surprise when several
transforms visited the city yesterday
afternoon and evening. The people
were not the only ones. however, 70 be
surprised. The establishment extended
70 the Weather Bureau where Professor
Meade. while feeling in his heart that
e storm was coming, hseitated to
launch the prediction on the unsus-
pecting public. he might be excused
IN this. however. as the last August
rsinstorm that visited San Francisco
cs me u 1864. just forty years ago, and
lasted three days. During that time
.o8 OF an inch fell. while yesterdays S
rainfall was only .o1 on an inch
An interesting fact In connection
with yesterdays storm was that rain
tell IN San Francisco e few minutes
later than at the FarauOnes- 1t reach
ed Point Reyes even later still Usu-
ally storms strike the Farallones before
reaching the city, but this storm was
IN keeping with the present uncertain
y OF the weather.
At the Farallones and Point Reyes
distant thunder was reported, while in
san Francisco one feeble rumble was
81 the storm could accomplish.
The difficulty Ia making predictions
Of rain is apparent when it is remem-
bered that last July Professor McAdie,
IN face Of sarcastic unbelief. predicted
rain. He prophesied correctly, how
ever, and for the first time in fifty
five years rain fell in the month Of
July. amounting TO .02 Of an inch.
Regarding the cause Of the variable
weather Professor AIcAdie advanced a
novel theory. He said he had no meth
Cd Of proving it TO be true. but that II
was a probable way Of accounting for
the uncertain conditions. The storms
in the West Indian hurricane belt have
been late this year and by the shifting
of the high permanent pressure from
sub-tropic storms the Pacific high pres
sure has been driven seaward, allow
ing tropical rains TO advance north
ward through the low pressure val
ley. These storms therefore VIII pass
over northern California tonight and
tomorrow and continue in a north
easterIy direction toward the Great
Lakes. In the opinion Of the Weather
BLleau's chief this is not the begin
ring Of prolonged rainy season, as
he hoDes that with the beginning Of
.the West Indian storms the unusual
emotions VIII be changed.
In Arizona, where il has been rain
ing almost continuously for six weeks.
the lain has ceased. Slight showers
have been reported at the military
,alnp at Atascadero, Fresno, Santa
. cruz. Napa. Sacramento and Yuma
Bamsgc To crops has been slight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE
HEARS ANCIENT MELODIES
Ap MadOc, Well-Known Musician,
Renders Songs Composed In Wales
Centuries Ago.

The rare privilege of hearing the
most ancient of ancient musical COM
positions was afforded a large audi
ence, composed of literary men and
women, musical folks and many
clergymen, last night at the Academy
of Sciences when William Ap Madoc
voiced the beautiful harp melodies of
Wales.
Ap Madoc is musical director of the
Chicago High schools and adjudicator
OF the Worlds Fair choral contests at
st. Louis. He is master interpreter
of poetry revels in the plaintive and
martial airs of Wales and he has the
distinction of having been the dis
cCverer of Cambrian melodies centuries
old. Last night he told the story of
the wonderful old masterpieces and
he sang one, The Disputing Couple"
said to have been written before the
birth of Christ. Another ancient song,
THE Black Monk" bearing the date
of 1890, and a fourteenth century
song, Sands o. Dee" with its plaintive,
weird story, held the audience spell
bound during the singing.
Ap Madoc was assisted by Emlyn
Lewys, whose accompaniments were
wonderful aids to the perfect rendition
of the marvellous melodies.
Before departing the audience sang
the Welsh national anthem, Land of
My Fathers" both in Welsh and Eng
lish.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
NEV ADA ROADS
BADLY DAMAGED
ClOudburSt Washes Out Sew
eral Miles of Track and
Traffic Is DemOraliZed
RANCHERS SUFFER LOSS
TOnOpah and GOldfield Are
Short of Provisions, as
Cars Are Unable to Move

TONOPAH. New. Aug 23.-Another
cIoudburst occurred ON the line of the
Tonopah and the Carson and Colorado
railroads yesterday afternoon, washing
out several miles of track and demor-
alizing traffic on the Tonopah road.
The terrible fall of water occurred late
in the afternoon and for several hours
the country in the vicinity Of Soda
vile was under water. Twenty eight
miles south Of Sodaville two miles Of
track on the Carson and Colorado road
was washed away by the wall Of water
that rushed down the canyon and on
the Tonopah road for miles the newly
made entertainments were ruined and
the tracks washed out Of place.
The eastbound train on the Tonopah
road was caught by the storm five
miles out Of SodaviIle and wrecked.
The engine and one coach left the
track. the coach rolling over and down
the embankment. No one was killed,
but several passengers sustained slight
injuries.
The Tonopah road is totally demoral-
lied Its tracks are washed out for
miles and it is feared that it cannot be
reopened for a week. The washout ex-
ceeds that OF August u, which tied up
the road for several days.
Tonopah and Goldfield are both short
Of provisions as a result Of the recent
washout Nearly 100 cars of merchan-
disc for the two camps are standing
on the tracks at Reno, Carson and
Mound House and it may be ten days
before these can be gotten through TO
their destination.
In addition to the losses sustained by
the railroads, many ranchers will lose
heavily
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Hit Him With a Bottle.

Larry Quigley received treatment
at the Emergency Hospital at an early
hour yesterday morning for a wound
on his head, caused by coming in con-
tact with a whisky bottle with a Bar
barry Coast nymph at the business end
of it. Quigley left his room at the
Prescott House and mingled among
the black butterflies on Pacific street,
where one of them found fault with
his speed in reaching into his pocket
for coin for treats. She used ti bottle
to accelerate his movements, which 1t
did by sending him to the Central
Emergency Hospital in an ambulance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
MASKED MEN SLAUGHTER
THOROUGHBRED SHEEP
ONePpOwer the Herder and Then
WantOnly Shoot and Hill a Thou
sand of His Flock.

sand of His Flock.
ANTELOPE, Ore, Aug. 23.-Twenty
horsemen with blackened faces rode
up to a band of thoroughbred sheep,
belonging to Morrow & keenan, Of Will
low Creek. Creek County. on Little
Summit Prairie. forty miles east OF
Prineville. last Friday and slaughtered
1000 animals.
Young keenan, telephOned the news
to his father as soon as he dared move
from his hiding place. A single herdsr,
watching his flock late in the after
noon, was covered with the rifles OK
the men on horseback.
His hands and feet were tied and a
gunnysack pulled over his head Then
the shepherd was thrown behind trea
for protection from the bullets.
rapid fusillade of shots brought
young keenan, to the scene. But the
boy, although armed with an auto
matte rapid fire Colt pistol. did not
dare show himself. Concealed in a
small thicket he watched the work OF
destruction. When all was quiet and
the sheep dead or scattered far and
wide to be the prey of coyotes, the boy
released his herder, who was nearly
suffOcated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
BETTER NEWS SERVICE
FOR SHIPPING INTERESTS
New Telegraph Cable Is to Be Laid
From Fort Candy to
ClaVeI Or

PORTLAND, Aug. 23.-There ar
rived in this city to-day eleven miles
Of telegraph cable to be laid from
Fort Candy, at the north entrance of
the Columbia River to Slavel, Or,
or the south side. The laying of the
cable will be completed in about three
weeks and will be of the greatest i'm
portance to the United States Weather
Bureau and to the shipping interests.
The news from North Head and
Fort Candy now reaches Astoria by
means of a roundabout land route to
Fort Columbia, whence it is carried
by cable to the south bank of the
river
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Boatman Rescnes Child

Asa Dawson, a boatman at Steuart-
street wharf. plunged into the bay
early last evening and rescued S-year-
old Edna Hume, who had fallen from
the gangplank of a small schooner
name unknown to the police. The lit
tie lady was put in a carriage and sent
to her home, unhurt save for the i'm
mersion and a slight shock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
oregon Makes a Big Showing.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. pa spe-
cial to the Telegram from Washing
ton, D. c., says: Oregon leads all the
States in the amount of money re-
ceived from public lands, having
turned into the treasury 81, 442,756 in
the last fiscal year. This is more than
100000 ahead of the nearest COM
petitor. There were 1854 entries
made in Oregon last year. embracing
1,170,665 acres of public land.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
swallows Cyanide of Potassium

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2S.-Charles
II. Watts, a former business man of
Pasadena and Los Angeles, was found
dead in his room at the st. Elmo Hotel
here to-day, having committed suicide
by taking cyanide of potassium. He
had been drinking and was despond-
ent. He leaves a family of several
children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

SINGER PLEADS GUILTY.-Henrv singer
pleaded guilty in Judge Lawlor's court vester-
day to three charges of burglary He waived
time for sentence and the Judge ordered him
to be confined in San Quentin for the term ~
run concurrently singer was in the habit of
calling at houses, representing that he was
the agent for domestic magazine. He would
steal anything that within his reach
The complaining witnesses were Mrs Mary
Simmonds SIC Valencia street; Mrs Alice
1922 Turk st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Lipton Gun for the Detroit

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2S.-The yacht
Detroit of the San Diego Yacht Club
won the first contest for the Sir
Thomas Upton cup to-day. The De-
troit conceded liberal time allowances
to the other yachts and then won by
a wide margin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

1876, prior to which there is no rec
ord. The earliest rainfall heretofore
during the last twenty-eight years
was in 1896, when the first rain fell
on August 30.
A record of the earliest fall Of rain
in Oakland has been kept for the last
twenty-eight years by Wilbur Walker,
secretary of the Merchants Exchange,
and it was from his record that this
information came.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

ST LOUIS. Aug. 23.-Elaborate exercise.
were held to-day in the Temple OF Fraternity
by the Rathbone Sisters. the womans aux
Hilary of the knights Of Pythias. Mrs Edward
NJ Weaver of Boise City. Idaho, and Mrs
Lydia A. Monroe of Riverside, Cal. delivered
addresses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
oAKIANp GErs DRENcHING.

OAKLAND. Aug. 23.-The shower
which fell to-day in this city was the
earliest autumn rainfall which has
been known ia Oakland since the year
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

WIDOW ASKS ALLOWANCE Georgia L.
Wheeland widow of the late Samuel Whee-
land yesterday petitioned the Superior Court
for an allowance Of $500 month, pending the
administration OF the estate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
Points to Remember.

Fountain pen points. We sell Water
mans Ideal" and The Marshall" the
best 81 pen in the world. Sanborn, Vail
& Co, 741 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
President of Illinois University.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Aug. 2S.-Dr.
Edmund ]. James. president Of the
Northwestern University, was elected
president of the University OF Illinois
to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
CHANGE IN TEXT BOOKS.

The changes in State textbooks proposed and
partly carried into effect, have made some
changes in courses of study absolutely
essential. The distribution of material mus
be made to correspond to the arrangement oil
subject matter in the texts In consequence
the Superintendent's office is now at work in
the preparation of new courses OF study in
those subjects in which the texts have been
adopted. Experience with the course of study
that has been in effect during the past four
years shows that some changes are
sary While the spirit of the old course is
being kept the new courses of study already
roughly outlined, will reduce the work, make
ii more definite, and finally distribute the ma
terlal more evenly through the grades
During the past year considerable progress
has been made in providing special instruction
for special classes of children who cannot
be handled effectively in the ordinary class
room Two ungraded classes have been
tabiished, the first at the Washington School
and the second at the Hancock School The
work OF these classes in bringing up back
ward children has proven most efficient, and
one such class should be attached to each
large school in the city funds arc
available.
There is evil. however. which careful
classification may improve With the semi
annual promotion the tendency has been for
a class to be assigned a new teacher every
er and the children lose time in getting suf-
fciently acquainted for the purposes of serious
work Many principals have remedled this
weakness of their own initiative, but the CEN
tral office urges the general practice that
teachers be allowed to keep the same classes
at least through the and grades of the
years work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
FILES ANNU Al
SCHOOL REPORT
Superintendent w. H. Lang
don Tells of Progress Made
in Department Last Year
STUDY COURSE CHANGED
Statistics Show an Increase
in Population and in the
Total Number of Pupils

superintendent of Schools Langdon
yesterday filed the fifty-first annual re-
port for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1904, with the Board of Education. The
report tells of the progress made in the
schools and says in part:
The past year has been one Of the most
harmonious and satisfactory in the recent his
tory OF the San Francisco School Department.
Within the year lines of progress have been
marked out that will mean an enormous in
crease in the efficiency OF our schools The
Board OF Education. through its successful
plans for a bond issue for school purposes,
has laid the grounds for a more advantageous
administration of the school system insurng
a material equipment that will make better
instruction possible The Superintendent's Of
fee has taken upon itself the active and Wig
orous supervision OF the schools which is It's
proper function, end has laid out plans for
the improvement OF the educational work of
the department which will be far-reaching in
their beneficial effects. Already much has
been done toward bringing about a flexible
uniformity in the schools that the many
schools In the city Of San Francisco may be
truly called a system. Improved courses Of
study and better methods of instruction have
been laid out so that the school system may
become the best that careful supervision
make It, Upon the past years educational
work. which has contributed to the above ends,
your Superintendent now desires to report.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-05
THE WAR SITUATION.

Chinese cruisers are taking on am
.nunition and supplies.
Russian official in Manohuria are
surprised that Japan insists on Gsat.
ing
ToN dispatches say that Japan g.
determined and will carry ont her
plans.
The Toxic press is urging the Jap
Gnee government 10 open hostities
a OnCle.
Japan win shortly take over the
cruisers recently purchased and now
lying at Geona.
Japan Is cOntending FOR principle
which Russia denies. hence the pros
poct that there can be no permanent
DCGce
Russia Is after more time, and it is
believed Japan will submit to further
negotiations looking 10 pacific set
tlement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-05
n. T. Kirby Badly Burnec.

This morning about 10 o'clock VIII,
II. T. Kirby was at one Of his houses
on West Main street the lady Of thr
house mad a tin can on the stove Wit
the lid shut down tight ana it began
10 cut up such capers that 1t was r.
moved and placed on the floor Mr
Kirby took his knife to raise the lid
which seemed to fit 50 tight as Ia
cause the accumulation of great
deal of steam and upon the lid's re.
lease II shot up to the ceiling the hot
steam and water burning Mr., Kirby
over his entire face While Mr.. kIr-
bys wounds are not dangerous they
are quite painful, and came near
causing him to lose his eyes,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-05
A Runaway.

Yesterday afternoon Frank Floyd
who has been hauling hay for G. II
Bratcher, was driving east on Fifth
avenue, northwest with q large load
OF hay, the sidewalk crossings are so
rough at the intersection of Fifth ave
nue. and North Washington that wuen
he struck them, q portion Of his hay
was tumblcI forward onto his team
which caused them to run away.
He managed TO stay on the wagon
until it ran into telephone post,
which was splutcrcl into pieces. Hay
was scattered for several blocks AMI
Mr. Floyd escaped with a few slight
bruises