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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
FAIR WEATHER
ENLIVENS TRADE
Business at Normal COndi-
tiOn the First Time This
Year and Prospects Good
COLLECTIONS IMPROVE
Traffic Congestion Is Still
Bad at Some Points, but
the Situation Is Brighter

NEW YORK. March 11.-R. G. Dun
& Co.'S weekly review Of trade to-mor-
row VIII say:
More 'seasonable weather has caused
increased activity in business, normal
conditions existing for the first time
this year at many points, and there
is evidence Of an effort to recover lost
ground and prepare FOR large spring
trade. Collections are also improving
and structural operations revive Win
The higher temperature. stimulating the
markets for building material and IN
creasing real estate transfers Trafhc
congestion IS still bad at some points,
but on the whole the situation has i'm
proved and railroad earnings for Feb
ruary were only per cent less than
last year.
There is much encoura cement in the
pig iron statistics just issued by the
Iron Age.
Domestic hides are steadier. no more
sales Of January sailing being reported
AT bottom prices. and some new hides
advanced slightly, while good dry hides
continue strong.
Failures this week numbered 259 in
the United States. against 239 last year,
and 25 in Canada. compared with p a
year ago.
NEW YORK. March 11.-Bradstreet's s
tomorrow viii say:
Weather conditions have improved
and with them the jobbing trade at
leading Western points. Southern
spring trade reports continue good and
recent rain or snow in the Southwest
has frightened wheat reports from that
section.
The iron trade also shows a gain in
activity and in prices of crude mate
rial. Transportation matters show i'm
provement, and with them supplies Of
coke TO furnaces and shipments Of
goods TO consumers. Drawbacks to the
general spring trade outlook are found
in the slowness of Eastern buyers to
take hold Of spring goods and in Sc
rious floods Pacific Coast trade re-
ports show a slight Improvement. The
progress of the season has apparently
helped the iron and steel markets.
Wool is steady on a hand to mouth
demand by manufacturers. but stocks
are not very large.
Wheat, including -four. exports for
the week ending March 10 aggregate
1884 $50 bushels, against 1,64S,OSe bush
els last week. and 1856. 1876 bushels this
week last year. From July l, 1903. to
date they aggregate ll0,3O7, ,235 bushels,
against 166.O42. 1872 bushels last season
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending with March 10
number 200. against 195 last week and
176 in the like week in 1903.
In Canada failures for the week num-
Der p. as against l9 last week and 20
in the like week a year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
NORTH SUFFERS
By THE RAINS
Napa Is Practically Cut Off
From the Outside World
for a Day by the Floods
WIRES ARE FRUSTRATED
Power System Is Disabled
and Many Factories Are
Compelled to Shut Down
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA, March 11.-F'rom daylight
yesterday until 10 o'clock this morning
Napa was practically cut off from
communication with the outside world.
All the telephone and telegraph wires
were down above and below town. Yes
terday mornings train was an hour
late in getting to Soscol six miles be-
low here, and then was stopped by
four feet of water running over the
ties. Napa River was within few
inches of the highest it ever has been.
An accident to the Bay Counties Power
Line somewhere in the Sacramento
valley shut off all light and power and
in consequence the California Glove
factory, the Evans shoe factory and
the Standard Cement Works at Napa
Junction had to shut down. East
Napa was flooded. With the exception
of trees blown down about town and
steel chimney broken in two at the
woolen MILL no serious damage was
done.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
SANTA CLARA REJoICEs.
Rains Practically Insure Great Crop
for the Valley

SAN JOSE, March 11-With the rain
that has been falling in the Santa Clara
Valley for the last few days there is
little doubt that the coming year
will be banner one. The rainfall for
the present storm, according to the
Bank of San Jose rain gauge, was 3.16
inches. For the twenty four hours end
ing at 9 o'clock this morning .63 of an
inch had fallen. This gives a total of
lila inches for the season, against r. 75
inches for last year to the same date.
The indications are that the storm is
not over yet and that more rain may
be expected. A late spring is always
better for Santa Clara County, and
these late rains insure an immense
crop. 1t has also put the orchards in
fine condition. The grain that has been
sown is growing fast and the cattle
ranges in the foothills are assured of
all the feed that will be wanted. The
seed farms are also greatly benefited.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
WATERS MENACE BIG RANCH.

WILLOWS, March 1.-THE storm
here has wrought havoc generally. To-
day the news was received from
Princeton, eighteen miles southeast of
here, that the levee on the extensive
Boggs ranch farmed by Snowden
Bros. had broken and the water from
the river was pouring into the fields.
Men from all over that country were
gathered and are working hard to
stop the break
At Butte City, farther up the river,
the water is at the top of the levee
and rising FAST. The people are mo-
naentarily expecting a. food. Miles
porth OF Butte City at the Harman
place a break of thirty feet in the
levee is letting the water out in the
neids. Great damage is reported. At
JacintO the river has overfowed its
banks ard is two feet deep in the
town. Boats are a necessity. Tele-
phone. telegraph and electric light
wires are down. This town has been
without electric lights for three days
ahd no train has arrived from San
Francisco o. south Of here since
wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
SAN DIEGO is DRENCHED.
Rainfall Is Heavy, but Parched Earth
AbsoPbS the Moisture.

SAN DIEGO, March 11.-Last
nights rain was general throughout
the county and brought from two
thirds Of an inch to an inch and three
quarters in different parts of the coun-
ty. The heaviest fall was between 1
and o'clock this morning, when in
five minutes .16 of an inch fell. The
ground was parched and drank in all
the rain that fell and there are no
streams running even in the noun
tains where they start before they do
in the valleys. The greatest good will
come to the grain raisers, for though
the grain is very backward on account
of the dry winter another rain or two
will make hay at least. If the weather
continues warm the effect of the pres
ent rain will be splendid and if more
rain comes at the right time, the
present rain will be counted worth
5000 900 to the county.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
UNION LEAGUE dinner

The Union League dinner, which will
take place this evening in the Maple
room of the Palace Hotel, will be large
ly attended Many of the weII-knovn
Republican leaders Of the State have
sent in acceptances. r. N. BulIa,
Thomas Hughes and j. w. Mckinley Of
Los Angeles, F. z. Dunlap of Stockton.
Thomas H Selvage of Eureka, Judge
Burnett of Santa Rosa, John F. Davis
of AmadOr, d. E. McKinlay of Sonoma.
Charles H. Spear, John A. Britton and
Charles E. Shook of Alameda and Lieu
tenant Governor Alden Anderson of
Solano will be present. The list of
speakers embraces the names Of George
H. Pippy, president OF the League, Gov
ernor George c. Pardee, General c. A.
Woodruff, NJ. H. de Young, j. o. Hayes
w. c. Van Fleet, Marshall Woodwork.
U. s. Webb, Judge A. G. Burnett, 5.
NJ. Shortridge, Charles z. Shook, John
A. Britton, Thomas H. Selvage, r. N.
Bulla and ]. w. Mckinley.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
CoLUsA CROPS IN DANGER.
Rivers Are Rising and Devees Show
Signs of Weakness.

COLUSA. arch 1.-THE heavy
storm Of Wednesday night has caused
the river to rise rapidly and at this
place the gauge registers 81 feet 2
inches. .acking only ~ inches of be-
ing up to the highest point rated dur
ing the high water of February. The
entire east side is again under water
from two to fifteen feet deep and
many Of the lowland farmers are
again feeding their stock on the levees.
A break occurred to-day on the Da-
Wis Bros ranch on the west side about
fourteen miles above Colusa and it is
now about twenty feet wide. The
levee workers have hopes of closing
the breach by noon Saturday If
they should fail the probabilities are
that thousands Of acres of grain land
in southern Colusa and Yolo counties
will be flooded, the loss of which
would reach several hundred thou
sand dollars. This is the first break
that has occurred on the west side of
the river, but the waters have been
up so long that the levees are becom-
ing thoroughly soaked and other
breaks are feared. The levees will be
patched tonight by several hundred
men between Princeton and Grimes, a
distance of forty miles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
DRIFTS ASHORE
IN THE STORM
Schooner Mabel Gray, Carry
ing Lumber Cargo, DragS
Anchor at Port RedOndO
MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS
Terrific Sea Is Running at
Time of Disaster and Crew
Is Saved After Hard Fight

Los ANGELES, March 1.-The
three -masted schooner Mabel Gray.
owned by DoIbeer & Carson Of San
Francisco, with a cargo Of 10000 feet
Of lumber, consigned to the Ganahl
Lumber Company of this city. went
ashore at Port RedOndo shortly after
O'Clock this morning. The crew Of
seven men, compelled to take to the
rigging when the ship went ashore.
were rescued two hours later. A ter
rife sea was running and it was only
by dfnt of desperate efforts that a line
was got to the ship and the men
brought ashore A report from Re-
dondo says that the captain Of the ves-
sci remained aboard until the last OF
the crew had gone safely over the line
to the. beach.
The Mabel Gray arrived off the har-
Dor yesterday afternoon and dropped
her anchor to wait for place at the
dock high sea was running all aft
ernOon and about midnight last night
the long ground swell caused her to
drag her anchor hold and despite the
efforts OF the crew to get another an
chOr hold the vessel went ashore at a
point about 200 yards from the wharf.
When the vessel struck a part of the
cargo went overheard. The men clam
bered into the rigging and their shouts
for help soon attracted the attention
of people on the beach No Iife-saving
apparatus was at hand, but a bonfire
was built and several Intellectual ef-
forts made to get line TO the ship by
means of a launch. The effort was
finally successful and the seven men Of
the crew came over it safely to the
shore
The vessel is lying about 200 yards
on shore and is in what is considered
favorable position. The sea is still
running high, but IL is believed that II
the schooner maintains her present po-
sition that a portion of the cargo may
De taken OF and possibly the vessel
saved from total wreck
Captain Hansen was in command OF
the vessel and the crew was a reguIa-
tion coast crew Of mixed natiOnalities.
The Oakland. another schooner in the
harbor, also dragged her anchors badly
during the storm in the early hours
OF the morning and was narrowly saved
from fate similar to that Of the Mabel
GRAY
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
ACCIDENT TO A STAGE.
Horses Drowned and Passengers Have
Narrow Escape in Nevada County.

Horses Drowned and Passengers Have
Narrow Escape in Nevada County.
NEVADA, March 11.-Driver Joe
Downey of the DownievilIe stage line
and three passengers had a narrow
escape from drowning in Rush Creek
yesterday. The bridge was gone and
the party decided to ford the creek,
which was about twenty-five feet wide.
The water ran in the bottom of the
stage, but they would have crossed
safely had not the off lead horse fallen.
This caused one of the wheelers to fall
under the tongue, leaving the stage
with its passengers in the middle of
the stream. Driver Downey cut the
pole with an ak, releasing the horses
but the two wheelers were carried down
into the Yuba River and drowned, while
the leaders ran off up the road The
curtains were down. leaving the pas
sengers penned in. They managed to
cut the curtain and got out through
the back, alighting in the stream. A
rope was attached to the stage and two
passengers. Malcom Morrison and. Dan
Mckenzie of Forest City, waded to the
shore. James K. O'Brien of Smarts-
Vile lost his footing and was being car
ried away, when Morrison grabbed him
by the trousers. The passengers had
just left the stage when it was car
ried away, rolling over perhaps thirty
times, finally landing against a tree
just before reaching the river. The
vehicle was fastened and will be taken
out when the water recedes. Downey
caught an express box and one mail
sack, but most of the mail and bag
gage were lost.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
Much Damage at Grass valley.

GRASS VALLEY, March lion
top of a terrific windstorm comes a
biting cold snap and heavy fall of
snow. Reports of damage from wind
are beginning to come in from the
country. The greatest damage so far
is to a flume carrying the tailings of
the North Star mine TO MitchelTs
sand plant. Snow has been falling at
intervals since o'clock this morn
ing and there is every indication of a
big snow storm before the end comes.
An electric storm this Afternoon inter-
fered somewhat with traffic and the
trolley line between here and Nevada
City was also affected.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
Heavy Snowfall i'm Mountains.

AUBURN, March 1.-The present
storm has been a terrific one here,
though probably doing less damage
in the mountains than in the valley.
Snow has fallen within two miles of
Auburn There was eight inches this
morning at Colfax. six at Forest Hill
and the fall at the summit has been
too heavy to measure. The rainfall
to date has been thirty-two inches and
in average seasons the fall is placed
at but thirty-three inches
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
MENDooINo is ISOLATED.
Wires Are Down and Mails Are De-
layed Several DAYS.

UKIAH, March 11.-Mendocino Coun-
ty has been cut off from the world for
two days, the first time in fourteen
years. Mail arrived from the city this
afternoon for the first time since We'd
nesday night. Fhe Mendocino road is
impossible, also the roads to Lake and
Humboldt counties. All telegraph and
telephone lines were swept away by the
storm. The branch line of the c. n.
Railway from this city to Willis has
been kept open. Slides on the stage
road are plentiful, and in some places
the road has been washed out entirely.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
Two Inches at Ballard.

BALLARD, March 1l.-After several
days gale from the north the wind
switched suddenly around to the south
east. and at $3.50 D. m. the rain began
and has fallen steadily all day up to ;
o'clock this evening. Two inches has
fallen, making five inches for the sea-
son. 1t is still raining, and from every
indication will continue all night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
DISTRICTS INSTRUCTED.

That in accordance with the call Of the Re-
publcau National Committee each Congress
sional District Committee is requested to issue
a call for a Congressional District Convention
for the purpose of electtng two Congressional
district delegates and two alternates therefrom
TO the Republican National Convention.
That in case any Congressional District Com
mittee shall fail to issue such call and file the
necessary petition In accordance with law, the
delegates to the State convention from such
of said convention meet and elect the delegates
and alternates from such Congressional dis
trict TO the National Convention.
That II any delegate to said State OF Con-
gressional convention shall die before OF from
any cause be unable to attend said convention.
the other delegates from the same territory, or,
II there be remaining therefrom, the
other delegates from the same Assembly dis
trict shall have power to determine bY a ma
5ortty vote which OF said delegates shall cast
the vote Of such deceased or absent delegate.
That duplicate lists Of delegates chosen
where the provisions Of the primary election
law are not mandatory shall be certified BY the
chairman and secretaries OF the several county
committees to the secretary of the Republican
State Central Committee or before the 18th
day of May 1904 and where the provisions
OF the primary election law are mandatory the
lists OF delegates elected shall be certified in
the manner provided by law.
That notices Of contest must be fled with
the secretary of the State Central Committee
on or before the 18th day of May. 1904
That the temporary roll of delegates to the
State convention shall be made up by the
chairman and secretary Of the State Central
Committee.
That the chairman and secretary OF the State
Central Committee shall have the authority to
make any clerical corrections or supply any
clerical omissions which may be found to occur
in this call as this day adopted. and also to
take ali steps necessary to insure the carrying
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
Tax COLLECTORS Expenses

Tax Collector Smith estimates that
he will need 10000 to pay salaries in
his Office during the next fiscal year
in addition to the s4725 for incidental
expenses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12
FIGURES FOR SOUTHLAND.

sixty-second Assembly District-Kinss Coun-
sixty-third Assembly District-san Luis
sixty-fourth Assembly District-santa Bar
sixty-ffth Assembly District-ventura Coun-
sixty-sixth Assembly District-Kern COun-
Sixty-seventh Assembly District-The city OF
Pasadena. Los Angeles County, in which the
primary law is mandatory, 8; all that portion
Of said Assembly district outside the city OF
Sixty-eighth Assembly District-All that por-
tion of Los Angeles County lying within said
Sixty-ninth Assembly District-An that por-
ssid ssIG district in which the primary law is man
datory,. 8: all that portion of the County Of
Los Angeles lying within said district outside
the city Of Los Angeles, 8.
Seventeen Assembly District-An that por
tion of the city of Los Angeles lying within
said distrE in Which S 1.-THE. the 0Fmary DF ma yoav aT Is
Los Angeles lying within said district outside
the city Of Les Angeles, 6.
Seventy first Assembly District - All hat
portion of the city of Los Angeles lying within
said district in which the primary law is man
da.ory, s.
portion Of the city Of Los Angeles lying within
said district in which the primary law is man
seyenty-third Assembly District-AI that
portion OF the city of Los Angeles lying within
said district In which the primary law is man
seventy fourth Assembly District-An that
portion of the city of Los Angeles lying within
said district in which the primary law Is man
datorv g: all that portion Of Los Angeles
County lying within said district outside the
city of Los Angeles, 3
Seventy fifth Assembly District-An that
norton Of the city of Los Angeles lying within
said district in which the primary law Is man
datory. IL.
Seventy sixth Assembly D1Strict-San Ber-
nardino County. 16.
Seventy seventh Assembly District-orangs
County IL
Seventy eighth Assembly District-Riverside
County II.
Seventy ninth Assembly District-The city
of San Diego in which the primary law is
mandatory g.
Fightieth Assembly District-An of San
Diego County outside the citv Of San Diego. s.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12

out of the provisions Of the law and Of this
call. WILLIAM NJ CUTTER
Chairman Republican State Central Com
mittee
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12

Last night at the Union League
Club the executive committee of the
Republican State Central Committee
framed call for a State convention
to select four delegates at large to
the Republican National Convention
to be held in Chicago June 81, 1904.
The apportionment of representation
is on the basis of the vote cast for
Governor Pardee at the last State
election. The whole number of dele
gates to the State convention will be
733. The call agreed upon by the
executive body will doubtless be ap-
proved by the general committee,
which will meet at D. m. to-day in
Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, near
Taylor.
In the absence Of w. M. Cutter,
chairman, who is storm-bound some
where in the Sacramento Valley, the
first vice chairman, ]. o. Hayes of
Santa Clara, presided at the meeting
of the executive committee last even
ing. Other members attending were
Harold T. Power. Placer; Thomas
Flint Jr., San Benito; John F. Davis,
Amador; John Birmingham Jr., Con-
ira Costa; Charles H. Spear and
Charles E. Shook, secretary, Alameda;
R. N. Bulla, Los Angeles, and A. E.
Castle, Frank A. Schmitz, ]. K. Will
son and Jacob steppacher, assistant
secretary, San Francisco. Thomas
Flint Jr. held proxies of William M.
Cutter of Yuba, E. F. Mitchell Of
Fresno and Alexander M. Duncan of
Mendocino. Charles H. Spear held
u. w ~ aOC
Angeles The proxy of James A. Brit
ton was held by Charles E. Shook. X.
N. Bulla held the proxy of George T.
Adams of Los Angeles.
LAW Is RECOGNIZED.
The call as published herewith was
considered line by line. The provisions
of the primary election law were fully
recognized and the recommendations
of the National Committee in respect
to Congressional district delegates ac-
cepted. The executive committee did
not make any recommendation as to
the meeting place of the State con-
vention 1t is the general impression
that the State committee to-day will
designate Sacramento. San Francisco
will have only 121 delegates in the
convention. This light representation
is due to the fact that many Repuo-
lican voters failed to support the
nominee of the party for Governor IN
the last State campaign. Dlstrlcts
south of Market street. which cast an
overwhelming vote for the Democratic
nominee, will have but very little
strength in the forthcoming conVen-
ton. The counties that Upheld the
Republican standard will dominate
the convention.
Following is the text of the call
which the executive committee recon-
mends:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12

DIR. PIERcE's REMEDIES.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-12

POSTUM CEREAL.