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WILL LEAVE ON VENTURA Many Prominent Australians Take Passage on Oceanic Steamship Company's Liner Sailing Postponed Until To- Morrow Night on Account of the Mails Being Late Mariposa's Midwinter Trip to Summorlaud Proving Attractive to Seekers of Rest O-wrinj? to the late arrival at New Tork of the British -Australian mails the Oceanic Steamship Company's Uner Ventura, Captain scheduled to sail for the Antipodes this afternoon, will not get away until 8 o'clock to-morrow evening. The time lost in waiting will be made up on the journey across the Pacific and the Ventura's schedule will be in tune again by the time she reaches the first colonial port. This making up of time lost by the fellow is an old story with the Ventura and her sisters, Sonoma and Sierra. Since the days when the Alameda and Mariposa carried the mail bf-lvret-n here and the Antipodes ith the regularity of clockwork, the of maintaining the service beiwen England and Australia has i-iien heaviest on the Oceanic Company liners. Notwithstanding the fact thai the run from here to Australia the longest stage on the mail route, itu- San Francisco-Sydney service has been pointed out as the nearest thins to perfection iu the line of mail transportation.

The Ventura and her Fis-ters not only have kept faithfully if their schedules in all kinds of weather, but have done it when handicapped by delays at this end caused by lardy Atlantic liners and slower overland trains. The service contributed by these three boats is accepted all over the world as the standard of perfection in mail carrying and the one line which never causes the postal auihoriiies a moment's worry. Many prominent Australians will from here on the Ventura, which will carry a full complement of through passengers. Among the passf-Tigers will be: Mr. and Mrs.

Martrery of Adelaide; Dr. and Mrs. H. T. J.

Thacker of Christehurch. Xew Zealand: O. H. Bosch of the firm of Barf ell. Co.

of Sydney: Mr. Mrs. Fred Scarlett of Melbourne Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clarkson of Canterbury, Xew Zealand.

Commander C. B. T. Moore of the navy travels on the liner to Tutuila. where Commander Moore will be Military Governor.

He will be accompanied by Mrs. Moore. Dr. Jur Shunjimiyao of the Japanese customs service v.ill be a passenger on the Ventura to Sydney. Fo Summerland in Midwinter i he liner iipnnosa, wmen due to-morrow from Tahiti, will sail acaln for the South Sea port r.n December 31.

Many i are tal-rlnc advantage of trip for a midwinter rert from the social whirl anil the Mariposa leaver for eunimerland it be m-ith a Jolly crowd 5n hpr romfortable In addition to the king re-Ft in ideal form E. W. Darling. Stanford ptodent. niiose Ideas of dress have number cf conflicted with the Police notion of attire.

wlil be a payynger. Darling calls himself nature man" and goes to Tahiti in pearf-h a Fpoi whpre he can in the tropic runrhine liehtly clad as he likes. He it in HonoJulu. but found that the polir-e of the irlard pert had the same narrow prejudice against unconventional that made the San Francisco blueroats objectiohiible. He hopes to flnd in Tahiti a place wnere Grundy has not usurped throve of mother nature where nature men can be tntc io their undraped Marion Chilcott Sail? The Matfon Navigation company ship Marlon Chilcott, which v.in tnwed to Monterey by the tug DauntWe.

sailed egterdajr morning I rcm Monterey for Honolulu with a cargo of fuel oil. The Overdue no rriar.jtf yesterday in tne overduo list. Edith XTary Is quoted at To per cent sued the Brier Holme at 85 per cer.t. Alaineda Sails From Honolulu. Oceanic liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell.

sallr-d from Honolulu at 9 o'clock yesterday morning for this port. Water Front Notes The liner from Mazatlan on Tuesrlay for this port. The Enterprise sailM yesterday for Hilo. British ship ft- Mirren. which arrived February 5.

cleared yesterday for Guam. The Far-iflc Mall i orapanv'i liner Korea yesterday at Yokohama. XEWS THE OCEAX. Matters of Interest to Mariners and Shipping: Merchants. The bark Annie Johnson will load general ior Honolulu and not for the Orient, as erroneously reported.

To Sail in RallaM The French bark Jolnville will proceed in to New SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday. 21. P'mr Nowsboy.

3tJ from Crescent City. stmr AurelU. Erlckscn, 64 from Columbia River. Stmr Fanla Barbara, Zaddart, 34 hours from 6an Pedro. Stmr 16 hours from Caspar; bound south; In lo land Ptmr IS from Albion.

I CLEANED. Wednesday. December 21. Ptmr Cousins, Victoria, etc; Pacific Coast roroan. Cielow, Eureka; Pacific Coast Company.

fitmr Stale or California. Tnomas. San and way Pactflc Steamship Company. Stmr Enterprise. Youngjrxen.

Hllo; Co. Br ship 6t Mirren. Mackhart. Guam; Evasa. Fr Bertet.

Adelaide; Henry. SAILED. 'Vedncaday. December 21. fcftrar Vanguard.

Odland. Eureka. Ftrar Bay, Nicolson. San Pedro and way oorts. Pimr Czarina, Johnson.

Cooa Bay. ftmr Queen. Victoria, etc. Ptmr Caspar. Stmr GIpIow.

Uureka. Stmr Alcatraz. Olsen. Point Arena. r-tmr EmwDrise.

Younsxren. Hllo. Stmr Brunswick. ESlefarn, Kort Fr bark General Paidhei be, Christleo. Kydney.

Fr bark Thoumire. Quernstowo Schr Fauaalito. Dahloff, Grays Harbor. Srhr Heury Wilson, Johnson. Harbor.

hr John A. Olsen. Eureka. Dee Off Castle Island, stmr Adraiyse, from New York, for Colon. TELEGRAPHIC.

POINT LOBOS. Dec 21. 10 Weather foggy; wind NW; velocity four miles per hour. DOMESTIC PORTS. Arrived Dec Stmr Newburs, fcmce Dec IK; Aberdeen, heace Dec 2C.

Arrived Dec istmr Bumside, from Alaska. Sailed De-: SI Stmr Geo for San KranriEco. SANTA Sailed Dec 21 Stmr Bcnita. for San Francisco. Sailed Dec Stmr Santa Roca.

for Ean COOS Arrived Deo 20r-Stmr Breakwater, hrnce Dec 19. SallM Dec Stmr Alliance, for Aetorla. Arrived Dec Stmr A KUburn, hem-e Dfc IT, via Coon Bay and Kureka. Dec Slmr Bee. hence Dec IS.

Sailed Stmr Whlttler and bktn Ful- Irrtnn for San Franria-o BKI.LIXGHAM Arrived Dee Stmr Shasta Dec 17. MIT Sailed Dec Etmr Robert Dollar, for San Pedro. in Dec Stmr Jeanle, hence Dec 17 for Seattle. PORT OAMDI.E— Arrived Dec Br ehlp Clan Graham, hence Nov 30. MONTEREY- Hailed Dec Ship Marion Chilcctt.

for Honolulu. FOr.T Sailed Dec Slmr National City, for San Francisco. Sailed Dec 21 Stmrs Xoj-o, Pomona, Fulton. Phoenix and Eureka and schr Eva 'or San Francisco. GRAYS HARBOR Dec Followins in list of bar-bo-und here: Centralia.

Homer: schra. John A Campbell. Sailor Bey, Transit. Chas Wilson; bktn Gardiner City: schr Chas Falk. for San urar Heather, for Pugct Sound: schr Wm 'Witzemann, for Redendo: schr Ottllie Fjord, for Santa Barbara: Fchr Laura Madsen.

for Guaymas: nchr .1 Pattf-rson. for Valparaiso: sc-hrs Nokomls and Arfc-us. for San Pedro. SAN Sailed Dec Schr Dora Bluhm. for Eureka.

SAN Arrived Dec Bktn Skaglt. from Pert Ludlow: stmr Marshfield, from Hardy Creek. Dec 21 Stmr Coquille River, from Crescent City: Ftmr Jas Higgins. hence Dec 10; Si-otia. from Bowens Landing-; stmr Santa Monica hence Dec 19.

Sailed Dec Bark Haydn Brown, for Columbia River: ctrar Cocullle River, fcr San Diego. PORT Rl.AKEL.EY— Sailed Dec Schr Wm Bon-den, for Port Hsdlock; Br ship Port CaU-donla. for Port Gamble. PORT Sailed Dec 21, midnight Strnr Bonita. for San Francisco.

IfLAXD PORTS. KAANAPAI.I— Arrived Dec Schr Aloha from Seattle. Sailed Stmr Alameda for San Francisco. EASTER-N PORTS NEW Arrived Dec Br itmr trim Colon. Dec 20 Stmr' City of Washington, fcr Arrived jy rr Br stmr Border Knighr, from Calcutta.

FOREIGN PORTS Arrived Dec Ger stmr from Portland. Dec Br ptmr Deucalion, from Tacoma. Arrived 20 Br Ftmr Indrapura. from New Ycrk. Arrived Dec Fr bark Marie July Arrived Dec Br gtmr of China, from Vancouver.

Arrived Nov 21 Br uhlp Celtic Chief, from Callao. Arrived Dec Br ehlo Norwood, frcm Manila. FERNANDO DE oft Dec Ger from Hamburar. for San Franriseo. Passed Dec Br shlo Barcore, from' Shields, for San Francisco.

ST Sailed Br etmr South Australia, for Ha Dec Ger etmr Aunbls. for San Francisco. Arrived Dec 17 Ger Btmr Denderah. from Mambure. for San Francisco.

Arrived Dec Stmr Korea. Dec 3. Arrived Dee jtmr New York, hence 17; Bennlnjrton, Oct 27; atmr Marblehead. Iic-nee Oct 17. In port Dec 6hlp Sutley.

for Ran Francisco. OCEAN STEAMERS NEW Arrived Dec Stmr Perugia, from Naples; etrar Kroonland. from Antwerp; stmr Menominee. from Ixsndcfl. Sailed Dec 21 Stmr Bovle, for Liverpool: etmr Rotterdam, for Rotterdam; Majestic, for Liverpool: etmr 'United States, fcr ChriFtiansand anil Copenhagen.

LIVERPOOL Sailed Dec 21 Stmr Siberian, for Halifax; stror Cedrlc, for New York. Rallea Dec Stmr Lancastrian, for Boaton. Soiled Dec Stmr Prim Adelbert. for New York; stmr Canonic, from Genca and Palewrto, for Beaton. Arrived -Dec 21 Stmr Italia, from New York.

Arrived Stmr from New Arrived Dec Stmr Minnehaha. Iron; New York. Arrived Dec Stmr Oceanic, from New York. NEW Arrived Br stmr Hlniuytar. from Yokohama, and reports had rough sean, which swept tarpaullnn off Xo.

3 hatch and caused damace about decks. Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coaet and Geodetic Survey Time and Height of High and Low Waters Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official authority of the Superintendent. XOTE The hijrh and low waters occur at the city front.

wharf) about 25 minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide the same at both places. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. Run rises ..1 7:22 Sun sets 4 Moon rises (full) 0:00 p. m.

ITIniej Time! Ft. I 'Ft. I Ft. 1 Ft. JL WJ 22 1 2.8110:23 O.8J...

lL VV Wj 23 1 4.8| 5:05 2.9|ll:05! 5.81 XOTp In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are. Riven In the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time: the fourth time column gives the last tide of the day. except wfcen there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights Riven are In addition to the of the United: States Coast Surrey Charts, except when a minus sign precedes the height, and then the number Riven la subtracted from the depth given by the charte. The plane of, reference Is the mean of the lower low waters.

Time Ball. Branch Hydrographie Offlce. U. S. Merchants' Exchange.

San Francisco. December 21. 1904. The Time Ball on the tower of the Ferry building was dropped exactly at noon to-day i at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 p. m.

Greenwich time. J. C. Lieutenant. S.

charge. NEW TREASURY nUL.INO.-R. B. Armstrong. Assistant Feoretary of the Treasury, has Inrtructed the customs authorities to treat merchandise belonging to the officers and crew of foreign as the bagffage of passengers, requiring declarations as In the caw of THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

DECEMBER 22. 1904. OIL CARRIER MARION CHILCOTT. WHICH SAILED YESTERDAY FROM MONTEREY FOR HONOLULU. Movements of Steamers.

TO ARRIVE, Steamer. From. Due. Elizabeth Coquille River. I Dec.

22 CMco Coquille River 22 Eureka Humboldt Dec. 22 Pomona Humboldt Dec. 22 Santa San Diego Way Pts. Dec. 23 Point Mendoclno Pt.

Arena. Dec. 22 City P.uget Scund Ports JDec. 22 Bonita Newport Way Dec. 22 Centralia Grays Harbor iDec.

23 tfcko Hamburg Way Pts. Dec. 21 San Jose New York via Aneon. North Humboldt Dec. 23 Mariposa JTahltl Dec.

23 Arjjo Eel River Ports Dec. 23 Harbor Dec. Norwood. 1 Seattle 23 Sequoia I Pan Pedro IDec. ii Homer Grays Harbor IDec.

24 Cooa Bay 24 Portland Astoria iDec. 24 Northland San Pedro 'Dec. 24 G. Portland Dec. 25 G.

Grays Harbor Dec. 25 Anubls Hamburg; Way PortsjDec. 25 Corona Humboldt IDec. 25 Arcata Coos Bay I Dec. 25 Del None Crrscent City Dec.

26 Kewburr Grays Harbor (Dec. 26 State of I San Diego Way Pts. Dec. Bay Pan Pedro Way Pts. Dec.

2rt Czarina Coos Ray Dec. 26 S.Monica San Pedro 'Dec. 27 Oyster Harbor (Dec. 27 Curacao Mexican Ports Dec. 27 Alameda Honolulu Dfe.

27 mat ilia Sound Ports Dec. 'Si Seattle Dec. 27 Porno Point Arena Albion. Dec. 27 Arctic i Humboldt Dec.

27 G. Dollar Grays Harbor Dec. 2K City Para New York via Ancoh. 28 F. Portland £oos Bay.

28 Rainier Seattle A nellinnham. IDec. IS Coronado Grays Harbor 29 Columbia Portland Astoria IDec. China China Japan IDec. 111 Seattle Tacoma IDec.

3 1 Queen Pugft Sound Jan. 1 TO SAIL, Steamer. Destination. I Sails. I Pier.

Decemfcer 22. San Humboldt 2 2 Coquille River pmiPler Portland 5 pm Pier 2 Porno Pt. Arena Albion pm Pier 2 State of Cal San Diego Way. 8 amiPier 11 S.Barbara. Grays Harbor 4 pmiPler 2 December 23.

Los Angeles 110 amlPler If) Astoria Portland 11 amiPier 21 Ventura Sydney Way Pts. 8 pmlPler 7 Sequoia Wlllapa Harbor 12 21) Los Angeles Ports. 4 pmjPlar 2 Los Angeles Ports. 4 pmiPler 2 December 24. Point Arenal Point Arena 4 pm'Pler 2 I City Peking) China Japan 12 40 Amelia Aftoria Portland! 4 27 Eureka Humboldt amlPler 13 Pomona Hurr.boldt Seattle, direct 4 pmiPler Northland.

Astoria Portland) 5 27 December 35. i S. Rosa San Diego Way. 9 amJPier 11 December 26. Bonita Newport 9 amiPier 11 City Puebla Puget Sound Ports.

It amiPier 9 Breakwater. Cooa Bay direct. 5 pm'Pler 8 Argo Eel River Ports. 4 pm! Pier 2 December 27. 1 S.

Grays Harbor 110 amlPler 2 Corona Humboldt N. Fork Humboldt I ft 20 Arcata Cooa Bay direct. Pier IS December 28. Homer Grays Harbor pmiPitr 2 I Arctic Humboldt 4 pm Pier 2 i China Japan 1 pm Pier 40 G. W.

Elder Astoria Portland 11 amlPler 24 i December 29. Grays 4 pmjPier 10 G. Llndauer Grays Harbor 6 pxn Pier 2 Coos Hay. San Pedro Way. amJPier 11 December 30.

New York direct Pier December 31. Tahiti direct 11 am Pier 7 Puget Sound Ports. 11 amlPler Honolulu It am! Pier 7 San via Pier 40 F. Kllburn. Portland 4 pm Pier 27 Rainier Seattle 4 pm Pier 10 FROM SEATTLE.

Steamer. Destination. Sails. I Ramona Skagway Way Ports. Dec.

28 1 Farallon Skagway Way Ports. Dec. 30 I Cottage City. Skagway Way Ports. Dec.

31 Santa i Seldovia Way 1 City Must Pay Debts. ji Judge Hebbard yesterday declared 'from the bench that he could never understand why individuals should be required to pay their debts and the I city and county evade them. Therei fore he decided that the city and county should pay $2200 to twentyone men who were employed as extras in Tax Collector Smith's offlce during the month of JMay. The suit was brought by James A. Code, who, with eighteen others, was employed as an extra clerk in the office at a salary of 5100 a month, and at.

the same time an acting cashier and acting, searcher were employed at $150. The city admitted that -the men had been regularly employed, but pleaded -that the $36,000 appropriated for help in the tax office had been previously expended. AVeather Report. (120th Meridian. Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.

p. m. The following maximum and minimum temperatures are reported for the previous day: Cincinnati 42-22 (Philadelphia 34-2S Boston Washington 40-30 Jacksonville 56-38 New York 36-2U St. Louis 44-28, Pittsburg 38-24 Chicago 32-14 Honolulu, H. New Orleans SAN FRANCISCO 48-38 The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date compared wlih those of the same date last season and the rainfall in the last twentyfour hours: Last This Last Stations 24 hours.

Season. Season. 12 11. fo 17.84 Red Bluff T. 11.61 11.82 Sacramento T.

7.00 4.44, San Francisco 00 9.00 6.02 Fresno 00 0.07" .90 Independence 00 .45 .42 San Luis ObUpo 00 4.75 .82 Angeles 00 1.48 .4.1 San Diego 00 .23 .42 THE COAST RECORD. 5 2 3 2E STATIONS. I i 53: Baker 20.74 40 80 NW Rain .01 Carson 29.68 68 10 Cloudy .00 I Crescent 20.72 44 SW Pt.Cldy .50 Eureka 29. UH 4S 40 KB Cloudy Fresno 20.80 52 .10 NW Cloudy 00 Flagstaff 29.92 lfl Cloudy Independence .29.74 M-2S SE Cloudy .00 Los 29. S2 68 48 8 Cloudy .00 Ml.

Tamalpals29.fc5 NW Fog .00 North .29. 80 44 42 Cloudy .18 Phoenix '4O Cloudy .00 Pocatrllo 4ti 24 Cloudy 00 Pt. Reyes 50 47 NW Cloudv .00 Portland 29.S6 fi2 44 Cloudy .12 I Bluff 2D. 84 44 38 Cloudy T. I Rosf-burg 29.94 44 SW Cloudy .22 Sacramento '42 3s SE Rain I Salt Lake 29.

2s NW Cloudy San Francisco.29,8M 38 SE Cloudy OO SE. 29. 49 NW Rain T. S. L.

70 42 t-ioudy 1 San Ditgo 29.82 51 Cloudy .00 Seattle 2a. 78 46 SE Pt.Cldy .28 Spokane 2.0.74 3S 24 T. Walla 20. 74 48 34 Cloudy .01 Wlnnemucca 44 28 NE Cloudy .00 Yuma 20.82 70 42 NE Pt.Cldy .00 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL i A FORECAST. I 'flhe pressure has fallen rapidly over Nevada and Utah.

Rain has Callen in California from San Francisco northward and conditions are favorable- for showers. The following hith are reported: North Head, northwest: Eureka, 20 miles, northeast; Point Reyes, tiO miles, northwest: Farallon. 3fl northwest; Mount Tamaipals, Co miles, northwest. made at Ban Francisco for thirty I hours, ending midnight, December 22: i California, north of Tchaehapi Showers on i Thursday: fresh south winds. California, south of Tehachapi Showers on Thursday; fresh southerly winds.

Nevada Light rain or Thursday; cooler. San Francisco and vicinity Cloudy, unsettled weather Thursday, with showers; south' wlndB changing to westerly. 1.0s Angeles and Showers Thursday; fresh southerly winds. Sacramento Showers Thursday; southerly winds. Fresno Cloudy Thursday, probably showers; northerly winds.

4. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. THREE BATTERIES OP FIELD ARTILLERY FOR MANILA Captain Mnyilen, Now Stationed at Presidio, Will Be Among the Number of Those The transport Thomas, which- sails from this port Saturday, December 31, for Manila, will carry, besides the big detail of recruits destined for the islands, three batteries of field artillery. These will comprise the Fifth Battery, under command of Captain J.

L. Hayden, now stationed at the Presidio; the' Twenty-sixth Battery, under command of Captain H. L. Hawthorne, now stationed at Barracks, and the Twentyeighth Battery, under command of Captain E. F.

McGlachlin now stationed at Fort Leaven worth. The Fifth Battery has been tioned at Presidio for the last three years. Captain Hayden and his brother officers are well known and highly esteemed here. The case of Lieutenant G. S.

Richards which was set for a- hearing yesterday at 2 o'clock in the office of the judge advocate, was postponed, as Colonel H. Torney. the newly appointed member of the board, could not be present. General Francis Moore and his aid, Lieutenant Creed F. Cox, made an inspection of the General Hospital at the Presidio yesterday.

Lieutenant General C. Rockwell, Tenth Infantry, will leave early in January for Seattle and after a few days In that city will proceed to his new post at Spokane, where he will assume his duties as battalion quartermaster, and commissa'ry. Sti-aiiRcr Kills; A man who gave his name as William Cook engaged lodgings at 741 Howard street last Tuesday night. His body was found yesterday morning lying on the floor of his room with a derringer clutched in his right hand and a bullets wound in the left breast. Thirty five, cents, a penknife, a silver watch and a bank book on.

the Hibernia Bank in the name of William Cook were, found upon "his person. Five dollars were to his credit on the book. The decedent was about 30 years The. body is in the Morgue awaiting identification. POWDER TRUST MAKES DENIALS Says It Has Not Conspired Nor Threatened to Wreck Peyton Chemical Company LOANS LARGE SUMS Du Pont Affidavit Shows Advances of Nearly a Half Million for Local Plant Thepowdor trust had its day in court yesterday with a showing in refutation of the charges of the Peyton Chemical Company and in support of its demand for an inspection of the books before determining whether or not it shall pay a $30,000 assessment upon its shares of Peyton stock.

The hearing, before Judge Kerrigan, occupied all of the day. It will be resumed on Friday morning. At the opening yesterday Attorney E. S. Pillsbury asked for a continuance, which was denied.

He said that the California Powder Company, of which he is practically the executive head, had been Charged with being a party to a conspiracy to wreck the chemical company, and he wanted an opportunity to deny the charge. The president of the concern. Captain John Birmingham, is now on his way from Washington. Garret McEnerney, attorney for the Du Pont Company in the original litigation, also asked that he be permitted to participate in the final arguments. Both Pillsbury and Mc- Enerney asking for delay pleaded that they had been busy with the Dolbeer case.

A half-dozen counter affidavits for the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company were then read to the court, the principal one being that of Pierre S. Du Pont, treasurer and assistant secretary of the big New Jersey corporation. He admitted the company's purchase of.

stock in the various California powder companies, excepting the Judson Dynamite Company, but said that the purchases had been made in Delaware and that the company had done no business in this State. He denied that there had been any conspiracy to wreck the chemical company, but admitted that a proposition hed been made to acquire control of the local corporation, the Du fonts believing that a change in management would be for the best interests of all the stockholders. LOANED LARGE SUMS. His recital of the financial transactions between W. C.

Peyton and T. C. Du Pont, president bf the trust, threw interesting light upon the relations between the companies. He declared that In January, 1901, Peyton represented that $300,000 cash was all that was needed to start the Peyton Chemical Company, and upon his representations the Du Ponts subscribed and paid for $300,000 worth of stock. Du Poni expressed the belief that the remainder of the stock, 2500 shares, was issued to Peyton without payment.

Afterward, it is said, Peyton represented that more money was needed, and the Du Ponts loaned him $75,000. and thereafter he borrowed $75,000 more from the Bank of California. In 1902, it is said, Peyton said $45,000 more was needed to complete the works. He got that, and returned for another loan of $60,000, saying that it would not all be needed, the earnings would be sufficient to meet part of the debt. When the SfiO.000 loan was made, It Is said, it was ugreed that there should no more demands for money, and the assessment of $10 a share on the Dil 3000 shares is considered an evasion of that agreement.

The explanation of the California Powder Company's breaking of the five-year contract for acids, on which the Peyton Company has sued for $572,000 damages, is trlven in the statement that the Peyton Company failed for three years to deliver any acid under the contract. CHANGE NECESSARY. Du Pont says that the situation has Kone from bad to worse, and it was considered that a change of management was imperative, so it was arranged to transfer part of Du Pont stock to R. S. l'enniman of the California Powder Company, in order that he might inspect the books and get on boerd of directors.

It is declared ihat of the Du Pont money has been used up in three years, the intercat on which would amount to $60,000. and there has been no return in the way of profits. Other affidavits, chiefly those of F. Madison and S. Penniman.

went into the qutstion of good faith in demanding the transfer of stock and inspection of the books and of the regularity of the litigation. Attorney J. Barrett argued the Du Pont side and Judge Allen spoke for the chemical company. DESERTED BY SHIPBUILDER ON DAY OF MARRIAGE Nellie Cuhlll's Reason for Getting Divorce Author's Wife Given Decree. Nellie Cahill told Judge Kerrigan yesterday that she had married Edward Cahill.

a shipbuilder, at San Mateo on November 29 of last year and that he had deserted her on the same day. He had since refused to accede to her demands for support and upon this showing the court granted her an interlocutory decree of Irma B. Bolce, wife of Harold Bolce, magazine writer and holder of a department position in Washington, convinced Judge Kerrigan that she was entitled to a decree of separation from the author on the ground of his habitual intemperance. She testified" that he had been addicted to excessive drinking for three years pa-it. Judge Hunt granted a divorce and the custody of two children to Irene M.

L. Floyd, who charged Jefferson Davis Floyd, owner of a restaurant on California cruelty. Other divorces were granted by Judge Kerrigan to Nevada C. Thornton from Clarence W. Thornton, for neglect and desertion: by Judge Hebbard to James H.

Eulcy from Mary E. Euley, cru- elty; by Judge Sloss. to William Birch from Minnie Birch, cruelty; by Judge Graham to Mary Garrigan from Michael Garrlgan, neglect. Suits for dl- 1 vorce were filed by Annie Low Met-; calf against Edward B. Metcalf.

cruelty; Johanna Hearne against Joseph He'arne, cruelty, i a dismissal of the suit of Bertha Lavinburg against Samuel Lavinburg was filed yesterday. It is evident'that the bondholder who, in the wisdom of his seventy years, required his wife to sign an agreement not to sue him for sfipport, has Induced her to return to him. TO HOLD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS annual Christmas festival of the Emanuel Evangelical Church. Twelfth Stevenson streets, will take place this evening. splendid programme has The choir of the Sundtiy-school will sing several selections A beautUul representation of "The Ten" Vireins" will be given.

WANT TO AVE DIRTY STREETS Board of Public Works Anxious to Put an End to Disgraceful Conditions WOULD SELL THE BONDS Orders City Architect to Prepare Plans for Engine- House on 26th Avenue There is a possibility that the rapidly degenerating streets of San Francisco will at least be repaired to a fractional extent in the near future. The desire of tlm Board of Public Works and the Board of Supervisors is that some relief be afforded at the earliest opportunity and that at least a portion of the bond for the repaving of accepted streets be made available. The Board of. Public Works has ordered a resolution prepared that requests that the Board of Supervisors sell bonds in sufficient sum to permit of the paving of principal streets designated in the report of the City Engineer. A deal of complaint been made by property owners of cadence of the city streets and the failure to sweep them.

There la also a failure on the part of the police to enforce the ordinance prohibltliig the sweeping of refnse of shops into the gutters. The story is extant that never in the history of the city hav9 the streets been in such a disgraceful condition and that now is the time to take steps to have them properly cleaned and kept of health-poisoning debris. The streets that the Board of Works proposes to repave with bituminous rock or asphalt on a concrete foundation are: Market street, from Second to East; Mission street, from Fifth to Ninth; Sixth street, from Market to Howard; Valencia street, from Eighteenth to Twenty-sixth; Sutter from Stockton to Larkin; Kearny street, from California to Montgomery avenue; Bush street, from Powell to Taylor; Larkin street, from Hayes to Turk; Van Ness avenue, from Fulton to Geary; Seventh street, from Market to Harrison; Ninth street, from Market to Folsora. There are many streets in the downtown district proposed to be repaved with basalt blocks on a concrete foundation and with basalt blocks on sand, and these will also be improved, the idea being to stimulate interest In the purchase of the bonds. It is proposed to deal similarly with the construction of other streets, provided for by the bond issue, it being intended to proceed with those for which there exists an immediate necessity.

The board referred to President of Board of Works Schmitz several petitions for permits to sell flowers In the free markets at Kearny and Market streets. Schmitz stated that he would prepare rules governing such permits, among them being one providing for the laying out of a certain space for the market and requiring baskets to be kent three feet apart. The board decided to bituminlze and Dut sidewalks down on Scott street, between Fulton and Hayes, fronting Alamo square. The appropriation of $2750 is insufficient to improve Hayes street in front of the park. The contract for repaying Eleventh street, between and was awarded to McHugh Sheerln.

The City Architect was directed to prepare plans for an engine-house on Twenty-sixth avenue, near Point Lobos. The streets In the vicinity will be improved 'if there are any funds available. The plans for a safety station at Market and Powell streets were approved and referred to the Supervisors, as it will cost $1400, and only $750 was appropriated. The Mutual Gas Company was requested to restore the pavements on Market street which it tore up to lay mains, the San Francisco Company having secured an injunction preventing the of the work. Olson Failure.

There were no- new developments In the Olson and the Olson Company's failure yesterday. The creditors have taken charge of the affairs of the firms and it will be several days before an inventory of the stock will be taken. Business was continued yesterday at the stores with which the Olson brothers are associated. 11 ADVERTISEMENTS. I The East Three fast trains to Chicago via the Chicago, Union Pacific and North- Western Line over the double-track railway between the Missouri River Sand Chicago, connecting at Chicago wwith all lines for all points east.

I The Best of Everything These fast trains are most completely equipped for the safety and comfort Pullman drawing-room sleeping cars, buffet smoking and library cars, Book- 9 lover's Library, superb a la carte radioing car service. Tickets an fell Information on application to B. B. BITCHXE. KJ Otaeral Ajent Paclflc Coast.

617 Market San Franciico. a Dr. Gibbon's Dispensary, 629 TAUNT ST. Kstablbhed In IS34 for the treatment M.m.ond. Debility or weariniron body and mliul ami Skin nlh'rn fail.

Try him. low. Cull or write. ttr. J.

tllDi: Haii taL ADVERTISEMENTS. Now It's Cold, Why Don't You Buy a GAS HEATER ft will warm the room cheaply and. quickly. ror Sals by THE GAS COMPANY 415 POST Perfect Vtf JKi Eyeglasses If ji Moderate Cost 3 visit DR. JORDAN'S orcatS OF A Cfo 1C51 KA7SXK S7.

i.T.ZH, A ty Tka LarrcitAaataalcal 1 1 my emnnid A IBBH 0 JHj31 Cn yuii. C3 OF MEM 6 Ccaralutioa free and ttrtctlr privttt. 1 iSvF ptr-onmhj or letter. A A 1 fl fttituf la mty cms Ape lid Wriii rnu.o«oraT A flT MAtLas raax. Uf 1 A JL for tarn) A 1C51 Marktt ttt.S.

t. iQAfffFRSl ClRE SICK HEADACHE. BSittle 6enuin8 Must Bear BIVER Fao-Simile Signature PILLS. OCEA.V TRAVEL. Steamers of ccaapany.

or for which It is ayent. leave Piers 9 and 11. San Fraa- For Ketchikan. Wraasal. Treadwall, Uainea.

Skasuay. 11 a. Dec. 16, 21. 81.

Jan. 5. Change to this company' i at Seattle. For Victoria. VancouTer, Port Townasnd.

Seattle. Tacoma. Everett, South Belllnsham. BelUngbarn 11 a. Dec.

18. 21. 28. 31. Jan.

B. Changs at Seattle to this company's steam- ers for Alaska and O. N. Ry. at Seattle or Tacoma to N.

P. Ry. at Vancouver to C. P. Ry.

Ft (Hu-coonr: Pomona. 1:30 p. Dec. IS. 24.

30. Jan. 5. Corona. 1:30 I p.

Dec. 15. 21. 27. Jan.

For Los 'via Port Loa Angeln and San Diego and Santa 1 Santa Rosa. Sundays. 9 a. m. i State of California.

Thursdays. 9 a. m. Ancelea 'via San Pedro and Knit San Pedro). Santa Barbara.

Santa Crui. Mon- i terey, San Cayucos. Port Harford (San Luis Obtspo). Ventura and Huenema. 9 a.

Dec. 17. 26. Jan. 2.

Coos Bay. 9 a. Dec. 21, 29. Jan For Ensenada.

Magdalena Cay. San Josm dM Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz. Santa Rosalia.

10 a. 7th ot each month, for further Information obtain rolder. Right Is reserved to change ateamera or saillnc; TICKET OTFICES 4 New Montgom- ery St. Hrtel). Market and Eroan way wharves.

Frelgfrt Office IO Market it. C. D. DUNANN. General Agent.

10 Market San FranclJcn. The Paclflc Transfer Co.7 20 Sutter will call fcr and check from "hotels ani Exchange 312. AircsiCAir tjxtb. Plvxnouth Sonthsunoton. Pt.

Louis Dec. a rhiladelphla New York at Dover for ant! Paris. T3ANSPORT I.INE. Vtmr Tcri London Direct. Minnstonka 31IMir.ne!iaha Jan.

I Mezaba Jan. 7 Manitou Jan. 21 BED STAS LINE. Hew Antwerp Paris. CalliBg at Dover for and Paris.

Vaderland Dec. 31 (Finland Jan. Ct Zeeland Jan. Hi Vaderland Jan. WHITE STAB U2TS.

Wew York Oueeastown Xtivsroool. Cedrlc. Jan. 4. 4:30 IS.

am Teutonic. 11. lOa'Baltlc Feb. 1 Qretnstown Winlfredlan Jan. 4) Cymric ITSW YORK AND BOSTOtT OZBSCT To the Mediterranean.

Via Azores. Gibraltar. Nr.plas. Osnoa. Alexandria.

FROM NEW TORK. RKPt'BLIC? Jan. 14, noon: Feb. 25. noon CRETIC Feb.

4. noon: Mar. noon FROM BOSTON. CANOPIC 7. Feh.t?.

arr. ROMANIC. 2S .1:30 p.m.: Mar. 11. pm C.

D. TAYLOR. Paclflc Coast. 21 Post Pan Francisco. oceanic s.s.cOe VENTURA, for Honolulu.

Samoa, Auck- lar.d and Sydney. Friday. Dec. 23. p.

m. P. ALAMEDA, for Honolulu. Dec. 31.

11 am S. S. MAR1PO3A, for Tahiti. Dec. 31.

11 a. m. J.r.EPBEC!ILS&BE03. AHI.MSI teL Fnizat mzi 327 Karin si. fist 7, PaciS: COMPASNIE 6ZNIRAI.S T2ASSATLANTIQ0S.

D1KECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. 1, SalHr.f; Thursday Instead of Saturday, at lu a. from Pier 42 North River, fcot of Morton st. Fl'rtt class to Havre. $70 and upward.

See- class to Havre. and upward. GEN- ERAL IgENCY FOP. UNITED STATES AND S3 Broadway (Hudson building). New York F.

FUOAZI Pacific Coast 5 Montgomery avenue. San Franelsco. sold by all Railroad Tlcktt Agenta. Por XT. S.

Wavy Yard and Vane to. General Friable. Montlcello and Arrow, oil, 3:15 p.m.. p.m.. p.

m.T Sundays. 9:45 12:30 noon H-30 Leavo ValK'Jo. a.m.. 9 a.m.. 13:30 it, 3-5 Dm p.m.

Saturday). p.m. 1 7 a m. 9 a.m.. 3:20 p.m..

p.m. Pl-r "rot Mission phone Main IOCS. HATCH BRO3- Tor V. S. Kavr Yard and Vallefo.

Stmr II J. CORCORAN leaves nortii end Ferry foot of Clay 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m.: Sut.d»ys. 10 a.m.._ 8 p.m. Lea Vallejo.

Aden's wharf. a.m. p.m.; S-indam. a.m.. 6 p.m.

Fare 23c eaca way. PIPER. ADEN. GOODALL CO..