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FRIDAY OCTOBER 4. 1895
AMUSEMENTS.
Pat.pwix Theater.— "Trilby."
c < i imbia Thfatf.r— "The Magistrate."
Morocco's Opera-house— "From Sire to Son.."
Tivoi.i Opera-house— "Bohemian Girl."
ORPHF.rM— High-Class Vaudeville.
<;roveb's Alcazab,— "R*sedale,"
Bay District Track. —Races.
Static Board of Trauk Exhibit.— s7s Market
meet, below Second. Open dally. Admission frea.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
Kxcrßsiox to Monterey— Sunday, October 6,
piven by the Bon them Pacific Company.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Second Officer Beckman of the steamer Belgic
left $73^<» 5."> to his widow.
Rupert Schmid, the sculptor, said yesterday
that the feet of local irilbys were all too small".
Secretary Mo' oy was fined $250 yesterday
for his remark to one of the Durrani trial
juror-.
The Bicycie Protective Association met yes
terday and adopted several measures impor
tant to wheelmen. .
The Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day:
Generally fair weather, probably cooler in the
S, with light variable winds.
The Union I.eaKue Club will consider the
..inipal ownership as to light
and water works at its next meeting.
next ftate convention of fruit-growers of
rnia will be held in Sacramento Tuesday,
November 5, and the four days following.
Attorney-General Fitzgerald has a suit on
bis hands to secure 3000 aores of land under
..t jurisdiction which belong to Cali
fornia.
The Luke G. Sresovich Company, to deal in
fry.it, ha? been incorporated with a capital
st.uk of $ 100,000, of" which $00,000 is sub
scribed.
Pr. C. O. Brown, pastor of th« First Congre
prttioiiai Church, has gone to Syracuse to at
tend the General Council of Congregational
churches.
The pastors of the various Presbyterian
churches are arranging for a conference on the
Holy Spirit, similar to the one held at Oakland
last month.
Nick Hall, a well-known racing man, at
tempted to murder J. C. McWilliams, a horse
trainer, near the racetrack, last night, Mitn
a pitchfork
The Pennsylvania-avenue and Islais Creek
Propeity-ownen* Association will make a
strong effort to reopen Islais Cn-ek to
navigation.
The official board of Grace M. F. Church
adopted resolutions opposing transfers and
requesting Bishop Warren to appoint Rev. M.
F. Collura pastor.
Railroad Commissioner Stanton in an inter
view yesterday made some interesting ana im
portant statements relative to the proposed
reductions in freight rates.
Owen Clements, a contractor, vb« examined
by Che Insanity Commissioners yesterday. The
inquiry went over till proper arrangements
could be made to protect his property.
The ■Southern Pacific Company petitioned
the B^ard oi Supervisors yesterday for permis
sion to change its rieht of way going put of
the City from Third and Townsend streets.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Peter Rafferty of Mission street
divorced themselves by contract, but the hus
band nesrlected to pay the promised alimony
ar.'l the case has been'taken into the courts.
Two favorite?, two outsiders and a second
choice were successful in winning purses at
the track yesterday. The winners were: Swfft
nire, Fly, Cardwell. Detective and Lady Jane.
The World's Christian Co-operative Society is
about to open a supply department at Smith's
cash store, on Front street. A restaurant,
bakery and lauudry are in operation under its
auspices.
Martin Mullane. a saiior living at 733 Folsom
street, and his wife, Mary, were each sent to
■mty Jail for thirty days by Judge Camp
bell yesterday for cruelty to their seven-month
old child.
Mem ben of the California delegation in Con
ted Uie rocks in the bayihat are
menaces to navigation, and said that they be
lieved tiiai appropriations for their removal
will be made.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
i recommended yesterday that the street
sweeping contract be awarded to the City Im
provement Company for 49% cents per 1000
6quare yards.
Attorney George W. Montleth is encaged in
preparing a complaint agp.iiist C. P. Hunting
tou, charging him with a violation of the inter
state commerce act, in having issued a pass to
Frank M. Stone.
Special Administrator Goodfellow of the Fair
estate claims that the new law, under which
Charles L. Fair is endeavoring to indirectly
content his father's will, was not properly
passed by the Senate.
Vernon Clarke, a schoolboy living at 514
Sntter street, wn« knocked down by an electric
car on Kcprny yesterday afternoon and
was snatched from the jaws of death by Po
liceman P. H. Murphy.
The Grand .Jury will to-day begin a sharp
inquiry into the methods of the Street Depart
ment. It is known thnt faulty work is freely
attempted, even after the Superintendent was
advised of Its character.
Miss Cunningham, a local newspaper re
porter. Is threatened by Judge Murphy with
commitment to jail for refusing to reveal to
Durrant's attorneys the source of certain in
formation she obtained.
\V. P. Max, a bunko-Eteerer, who swindled
.lohn Finster, & visitor from Indiana, out at
$40 by the "top-and-bnttom" dice game, was
sent to the County .Tall for three months by
Judge Campbell yesterday.
Captain Parker and Mate Watts of the ship
Croftcn Hall appeared In Judge Conlan's
court yesterday to answer to the charge of re
fusing' to obey an order of the chief wharf
inger. A decision will be given to-day.
The Merchants' Association, Half-million
Club, the Manufacturers' Association, Me
chanics' Institute and other organizations will
soon make strong efforts to havr. the Wilmer
dlng College established in San Francisco.
Mr. Mills' form of agreement was rejected by
the mineral lands committee of -he Miners'
Association yesterday. Edward H. Benjamin
was chosen commissioner to repr sent the
miners when an agreement is finally reached.
Kenneth J. Duncan, once pastor of the How
ard Presbyterian Church, returned from the
Sandwichlslands three days ago on the bark
Dimond. He has been drinking heavi.v since
and frequenting saloons. He refused to tie in
terviewed.
The charge of rereiving stolen goods bt I \v;
Tucker and W. Carey, two young bursars,
agaimt Jobn <;. Nkmi, jeweler, 1439 Me Wet
street, va? dismissed by Judge Low yesler.; iy,
a-s it m shown that Xiemi did not know the
articles had been stolen.
Rev. J. George Gibson did not appear as a
witness in the Durrant trial yesterday, as wb<
expected. A Deputy Sheriff failed to find hir;
with a Mibpena. Dr. Gibson's secretary said
that Gibson was not trying to evade the sum
mons ana that he would'appear in court to-day.
Ah Ling, who murderously attacked and
robbed his employer, Mrs. Dora Reede, restau
.rant-keeper, 432 Geary street, was yesterday
held by Judge Conlan to answer before the
Superior Court on the charges of assault to
murder and robbery in $5000 bonds on each
charge.
Mrs. Dr. J. D. West, a visitor from Los Ange
,'les, reported at police headquarters yesterOay
that while on the train from 6an Jose that
arrived at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning she
missed her satchel containing letters, money
and jewelry. She did not know whether she
had mislaid It or it nad been stolen.
The legal committee of the American Rail
way Union is considering the advisability of
bringing suit against the Southern Pacific
Company, all its connections and its stockhold
ers for an accounting of what it known as the
hospital fund, by the use of which it is claimed
the handlers of it have made a profit of about
$15,000,000.
At the meeting of the Railroad Commis
sioners yesterday quite a number of com
plaints bearing on both freights and fares
were np for consideration, but no definite ac
tion was taken on any of them. The cattle
men of Salinas Valley will be given a hearing
on Wednesday next, and on Monday the
amendment adjusting discriminations in grain
rates will be presented and in all probability
adopted. _______________
Excursion to Monterey.
The Southern Pacific Company will run one
of its popular excursions next Sunday to Mon
terey and vicinity. Five hours of enjoyable
Eightseeingand recreation are promised, and
the price of round-trip tickets has been fixed at
>-. The excursion will be unaer the personal
■'■uperintendetice of Colonel William H. Men
ton, excursion agent of the Southern Pacific
Conapanv. :■■-•- -
The train will leave San Francisco from Third
and Tovrnsend streets depot at 7:30 a. m. ; from
Valencia-street station at 7:40 a. m. Residents
of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley should take
the 6a. m. local for San Francisco. Returning,
the train will leave Pacific Grove at 4 p. _i. and
*rrivu in fcnn Fraacieco At 8 ;33 r. K. I
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Lower Wages and Cut Rates
Will Cause Considerable
Trouble.
AN ENGINEER IS INJURED.
His Hand Was Crushed In the
Machinery of the Pacific Mall
Steamer Aztec.
The water front seems to be alive with
contentions. Union against free labor
is apparently the bone over which every
body is quarreling, and the climax may be
expected inside of a month. "Lower
wages'' is the cry, and the fight over it will
be a bitter one. The Ship-owners' Asso
ciation haa made a cut of from $2 50 to $5
a month in the wages of sailors on lumber
vessels and colliers. The Sailors' Union
objects, and while a general strike is not
threatened, still trouble is expected.
The captains and owners of deep-water
vessels are acting on the example set by
the Ship-owners' Association and have cut
wages on British and American ships from
£4 to £3 lOd a month. To this the board
ing-masters object, and in consequence
the May Flint is now without a crew, and
will remain so until the slipper pays full
rates.
To add to the general trouble the steve
dores have wheeled into line. A fixed rate
has been in existence for the past year, but
Stevedore Whitney has now cut prices
from 55 cents a ton to 30 cents. In conse
< i uence he has secured all the business of
J. J, Moore & Co. The latter firm is the
agent for the British ship Lismore, now
discharging at Green-street wharf, and
while the vessel's owners have contracted
with one firm, Moore has another ready to
do the work for less money, and conse
quently insists upon the lower rate. The
same rule holds good all over the front,
aud a lively rate war is expected this
winter.
The "wharf rats" along the front are
crowing very daring. Latterly they have
been stealing boats and raiding ships
which were alongside the wharves with
impunity. All these depredations were
committed during the night, but yester
day they be^an operating in broad day
light. The barkentine C. C. Funk is lying
at Main-street wharf. Shultz Bros., the
riggers, had a contract to put a new fore
topmast in the vessel. They brought all
their appliances to the vessel in a skiff,
but while they were aboard making an
examination the "wharf rats" ran away
with the skiff, tools and all. It was one of
the boldest daylight robberies ever perpe
trated on the water front, and the Harbor
police are now searching for the thieves.
The captains of the tug Elizabeth and
the British ship Star of France are at outs.
The former claims that the latter w^s
clearly to blame for his vessel being dam
aged, and wants payment for repairs. The
Star of France was lying at her dock, but
was in such a position that her stern pro
jected several feet into the bay.
The captain of the Elizabeth was hugging
the shore in order to escape the tide when
he ran into the Star of France and carried
away his smokestack and did other dam
age. A lawsuit to settle the difference is
now in order. Incidentally the Harbor
Commissioners are involved, as they per
mitted the ship's stern to overhang the
wharf and block the right of way.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer San
Juan arrived from Panama and way ports
yesterday. She brought up quite a num
ber of passengers, those in the cabin bping
as follows: J. F. Drury, Miss Flint, Miss
L. Kibbler, Captain C. Taylor, Silss Cole,
Mrs. M. Miller, Juan V. Aguilar, James
Sparks, > T . M. Flood, Richard Grather,
Charles Schumbel, Mrs. Beteta, Daniel
tJeteta, Bernardo Beteta, Manuel J. Pinol,
Jose Saborio and wife, Rolf Beltraneno,
Sanford Robinson, J. E. Gabbart, Mrs. A.
de Parra, Miss de Parra. Charles de Parra,
Arthur de Cima.
Mr?. A. de i'arra is the widow of Consul
de Parra, who was stationed at Mazatlan,
where he died. She and her children are
now on their way home. Mrs. Beteta and
her children are on their way home from
Guatemala. She says there is no yellow
fever in Central America, and that all the
States are remarkably free from epidemic
diseases of any kind.
Among those who arrived on the San
Juan was third assistant engineer John
Dili of tue steamer Aztec. The latter ves
sel left here on September 25, and when at
sea Dill got his left hand caught in one of
the journals. Two of bis lingers were ter
ribly mangled, but very little could be
done for him, as there was no surgeon
abroad. Four days later the San Juan was
sighted, and the wounded engineer was
transferred to her. As soon as Dr. J. J.
Robinson saw the hand he decided that
the lingers would have to be amputated.
This was done in a most skillful "manner
and Dill's hand was saved. He went to
his home in Alameda as soon as the
steamer docked.
The Hydroeraphic Office has issued the
following notices to mariners:
Information has been received from the
Mexican Consulate-General, New York, that
the Mexican Government has given notice of
the exhibition, September 16. 1895, of Tux
pam (Tuspan) light, east coast of Mexico.
The light is fixed white, elevated 56 feet
above the sea and visible in clear weather 13
miles. It is shown from a tower 54 feet high.
Its position is given in latitude 2o deg. 59 mm.
40 sec. north, longitude 97 deg. 17 mm. west.
The master of the steamship Casma reports
having seen breakers situated about three and
a half miles south 37 deg. west, true (south
southwest three-quarters west, magnetic) from
santa Cruz Point, Parida Island, and states
that he was informed by a diver engaged in
the pearl fishery that a rock (Grono rock) with
a depth of six feet over it and thirty fathoms
close to existed in that position.
Approximate position, latitude 8 deg. 02
mm. 40 sec. north, longitude 82 sec. 24 miv.
west.
John Marson, a stevedore, living at 325
Green street, had his skull fractured while
discharging cargo from the ship George
Schoneld at Harrison-street wharf yester
day afternoon. The heavy hook struck
him a terrific blow on the 'head while he
was standing at the hatchway. He was
•aken to the Receiving Hospital in an un
conscious condition, where* the operation
of trephining was performed by Dr.
Ihompson. His chances of recovery are
d übtful.
The Pacific Yacht Club will have its
"closing day" of the season to-morrow.
Tn<- yachts will take a spin during the
afternoon, and in the evening there will be
a dance and reception in the clubhouse.
A boat will leave Mission-street wharf at
7:30 i. m. for the accommodation of mem
bers, and will return leaving Sausalito at
11:15 p.m. No one will be admitted on
thin occasion without a ticket duly coun
tersigned by the proper officers.
Captain Brown of the British ship Dam
son Hill is having a hard time of it in
Oregon. When he arrived at Astoria to
load wheat his vessel was ordered to
Island Sprit, sixty-five miles up the river
Columbia. Grain was piled in until the
vessel was at the 21-foot mark and then
they found she was hard and fast in the
mud. Tugs could not move her, so 230
tons of wheat had to be discharged into
lighters. As the tides are now rdaKing Cap
tain Brown expects to get his ship off to
morrow.
The steamer Lakme has not been char
tered by owners of the Humboldt, as stated
yesterday. Max Kalisb, the agent, says he
is still on the outlook for a good and suit
able vessel. It would have cost too much
to put the Lakme in trim fo, a passenger
steamer.
AMPUTATION NECESSARY. •
the Perrett Children
Pitiable Cage of
at the Hospital.
Antoinette and Josephine Ferrett, the
unfortunate children whose parents,
Euge&e aud Josephine i'errettj we to be
TH.E SAN FRANCISCO CALL,, JbKLDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1895.
sentenced on Saturday for crnelty to their
offspring, were received at the Children's
Hospital yesterday. Antoinette, whose
leg was broken some months ago by her
falling downstairs, is an especial object of
commiseration. The broken member was
never set and is in such ugly condition that
it is thought the leg will need to be ampu
tated. The other cuild is almost an equal
sufferer from the same cause. General
McComb says a more pitiable case seldom
comes to ihe attention of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and
he hopes the sentence will not be a light
one.
MES. ZEILE'S DIVORCE.
The Bride of an Hour Legally Sepa
rated From Her Youthful
Husband.
Frances Zeile obtained a divorce from
George D. Zeile in Judge Hunt's court
yesterday. They were married on Sep
tember 11, 1894, though both were under
age, but immediately the young man was
persuaded by his father to remain at
home. The young couple never lived to
gether, and after the expiration of a year
the bride began suit for divorce, the
charge being desertion.
C. E. Zeile, the druggist, is the father of
the young husband. He testified yester
day that on the day of the marriage his
son returned iiome, abandoning the girl
that he had married, and that the mar
riage had been one only in name. There
was no other testimony.
Mrs. Zeile was allowed to resume her
maiden name, Frances Morse.
THE MENDOCINO TRAGEDY.
Mrs. White and Receiver Downs
Say Littlefield Was
Murdered.
" Wylackle John" Confessed to
White's Ex-Wife That He Was
a Hired Assassin.
The Call's correspondent struck the
nail squarely on the head when he wrote
that the shooting and lynching of Jack
Littlefield in Mendocino County Sunday
evening last was another chapter in the
White and anti-White war.
Mrs. White, who is waiting for the Su
preme Court to say whether she is to
receive the $100,000 alimony awarded her
by the lower court, confirms this opinion
and adds much more that has an interesting
bearing on the case. Deputy Receiver
George Downs of 1902 Page street supports
Mrs. White in her view. Attorneys Bag
gett and Liuforth also concur.
Sirs. White said yesterday afternoon:
"The lynching of Littlefield was the part
of a plot, and it differed little from many
; other tragedies of the same nature that
have occurred between the White and anti-
White people. White gave Littlefield.who
was one of his tools, something like $15,000
worth of stock when he began getting his
property fixed so as to avoid paying me
the $100,000 which the court awarded me.
But when the time came for a return of the
stock Littlerield concluded that he would
play a little game himself and he refused
$o give up.
'•When I learned that he had the stock I
told a friend of mine from Mendocino that
he would be killed. I knew it as well as
though I had heard the assassination
planned by the hired tools."
The theory is that Vinton, the man shot
by Littlefield, was commissioned to kill
the latter, but his intended victim was too
quick. He "got the drop" and used it to
an advantage which proved fatal to him
self. Mrs. White believes this is the cor
rect version of the affair.
"I know so much that I cannot think
otherwise," she continued. "You know
'Wylackie John, who was killed a few
years ago? WelJ, he confessed to me some
time before his death tnat he had been
hired to kill a certain man up there whose
name I cannot now recall. He went into
all the horrible details, relating how the
deed was done and the arrangements made
for substantiating a plea of self-defense.
Oh, but I know how things are done up
there. Wnite runs the whole county ana
has his minions in every .corner of the
county. Personally he is a coward, but is
cold-blooded as a lizard." ' :•}
The "Wylackie John referred toby
Mrs. White was killed by Mrs. White's
brother, who had learned that John was
going to shoot him at the first opportunity.
Another' attempt was made to kill Lit
tleh'eld some time ago, and he was to have
been a witness against his assassin in a few
weeks. '
During; the proceedings in the White vs.
White divorce case, resulting in a $100,000
victory for the wife, Colonel W. T. Smith
was appointed receiver. The position was
generally conceded to be anything but
pleasant or healthy, and while looking
for a man of good nerve and intrepid cour
age George Downs of 1902 IJage street was
recommended to Colonel Smith. Mr.
Downs knew something of the situation of
affairs in White's little Drincipality and
also, as he expressed it last night, "that he
was liable not to come back." Ue accepted
the position of deputy receiver, neverthe
leES, and started on his doubtful journey.
"When I reached Ukiah," he said, "peo
ple crowded to the station and around the
hotel to see me. I was an object of curious
interest to them. I don't know as a visit
from the chief magistrate of the land would
have called out a larger number of people.
When I inquired the meaning of the de
monstration they told me they wanted to
get a look at the man who had the nerve
to go up into White's stronghold on such
an errand. Before I left there for the
mountains, several volunteered the cheer
ful prophecy that I would return in a pine
box, if not in a blanket on the bed of a
lumber wagon. I appreciated their solici
tude, but was not deterred from making
the trip.
"There are some things that I would not
like to talk about, holding the position I
do, but this much I can say: I certainly
believe, and have good reason for the
opinion, that Littlefield was murdered in
stead of being a murderer. He shot Vin
ton in self-defense; the latter, I am posi
tive, bayin? been detailed to ge^ rid of
him. Littleneld was probably deserving
of his fate, as he was one of White's tools,
the same as Vinton, at one time, but made
his last mistake by trying to outwit White.
There is no question that White domi
nates nearly that whole county, and it is
an open secret that he has hundreds of
men ready and willing to do his bidding.
Mrs. White is undoubtedly correct in htr
theory of the affair, but both men are
dead, and the dead's testimony is that of
silence."
THE STATE fEUIT-GKOWERS.
Their November Convention Will Be
Held in Sacramento.
The State convention of the iruit-grow
ers of California will convene at Sacra
mento on Tuesday, November 5. and will
continue in session four days. An invita
tion is extended to all fruit-growers, ship
pers, packers, nurserymen and others in
terested in horticulture and kindred pur
suits to be present and take part in the
proceedings of the convention.
At this meeting various matters of great
importance to the producers will be con
sidered, and especially will be the continu
ation of the discussion started at the last
meeting on the matter of marketing Cali
fornia fruits in the East.
Aristocratic Animals.
Professor Gentry and, his 100 superb dogs
and ponies will exhibit under canvass at J the
corner of "* Seventh * and . Mission streets \ two
weeks, berinnlng Monday, October 7. This
collection of aristocratic animals is said to be
the prettiest ever , seen, and their intelligence
even excels their beauty.-- Matiuees given
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The prices
of adjniafiUjn. we ; Chj^re n, pc; Adults, _ss» •
BUCKLEY MOVES TO TOWN
The Blind Boss Is Openly
Battling for Political
Power.
RAVENSWOOD IS ABANDONED.
His Initial Strength Foreshadows a
Divided Party and Long and
Bitter War.
Chris Buckley's open return to San
Francisco politics and the surprising
strength he has displayed at the first
charge are the topic of the hour among
citizens generally who feel an active inter
est in municipal affairs. It is»tbe most in
teresting, and, it may be, the most signifi
cant thing that the turmoil of politics haa
brought foith here for'many a day.
The thin mask of virtuous protest, to the
effect that his political ambitions are dead,
that he yearns only for the blessed peace
and seclusion of a country home and that
he merely advises in a quiet way with per
sonal friends as any citizen may do, has
been cast aside by the sightless king of ex
bosses. Buckley is openly, avowedly and
strongly conducting a campaign to regain
control of the local Democratic party.
So vigorously has he started in on his
campaign that he has forsaken Ravens
wood to live in the City. Just now he has
apartments at the Baldwin, and that
hostelry is one of his headquarters. There
he sees a select few of his followers and
Buch influential gentlemen as wish to do
politics safe from the observation that
they would be subjected to at the Occi
dental Club or at the three downtown
saloons at which Buckley drops in occa
sionally. Buckley's presence at the Bald
win has already proved a magnet to draw
the lambs to the lobby and the billiard
and bar rooms.
But the Baldwin apartments are only
temporarily taken. Buckley is moving to
town. Nearly all the furniture of his ele
gant Ravenswood home is being moved to
the City, and in a few days he will have
one of his Bush-street houses ready to
move into. Buckley is again a citizen of
San Francisco and aspires to regain its
rule.
And he travels about with little Maurice
Schmitt as in years gone by. Besides
Schmitt, his nearest factotum is J. J.
Maloney, the Trilby of the Occidental
Club, liked by the boys, who call him
"Feet." The old guard clusters about him
witn touching fidelity — that is, those who
have not become reorganized since the
revolution of 'Dl, and since the Wallace
Grand Jury made him break the record to
Canada.
The 104 votes out of 339 which James H.
O'Brien, the avowed candidate of Buckley
for the chairmanship of the Democratic
general committee, received night before
last, have surprised most people. That
rote was the first, and was but a partial
test of the extent to which Buckley had
already advanced toward the control of
the Democratic machine. The majority
for Watkins was thirty, and the securing
of sixteen Watkins men would have elected
O'Brien and given Buckley the works,
though the machine is battered and sadly
needing oil.
The Buckley forces claim a practical vic
tory, and they declared yesterday that a
landslide to Buckley in the party hud
plainly begun yesterday. It was pointed
out that Buckley, with no prestige of ap
parent strength and without the magic at
traction of being a winner, had nearly
•beaten at the outset the combined forces,
local, State and municipal, arrayed against
him. The majority against him would be
easily overcome.
That Buckley has landed in the midst of
the Democratic camp with a strength that
makes him at once a dangerous power,
and one that must be reckoned with, is
plainly apparent. The party that has
bled so long must now bleed" again, and
the tussle between the Buckley and the
anti-Buckley factions that is now on can
not fail to be a long and a hard one.
In the preparations fur that meeting of
the general committee, called by the anti-
Buckley leaders for the sole purpose of
electing a chairman before it was too late,
every effort of Buckley's political enemies
was put forth. The Fire Department
fought for self-preservation. Sam Rainey
was sincerely and vigorously in the right
against Buckley, and so was Chief Sullivan,
who believes that his scalp is chief among
those that Buckley is after.
So during the one or two days preceding
the convention the red buggies flew about
town as though general alarms were
coming in thickly. Eddie Greany and
Ned Lanigan did" the best that was in
them to hold and drum up the anti-
Buckley votes and save the day. Gavin
McNab hustled and schemed until the
vote was counted, and Sam Braunhart,
who, with P. J. Harney and some others
represented slate politics, wielded all their
influence. Of the Federal brigade, which
is almost entirely anti-Buckley, Dagtrett
of the Mint and \Velburn of the Revenue
Office busily summoned men to receive
orders.
The anti-Buckley faction haa the men
with jobs, and the Buckley faction had the
men who want jobs. The resnlt sent the
lambs forth with conscious strength.
"It was a practical victory for Buckley,"
said James H. O'Brien yesterday. The
small majority by which I was defeated
displays the strength that Buckley pos
sesses, and now you'll see them nocking to
him. It would surprise you to know how
many well-known citizens have congratu
lated Buckley to-day, and who they were.''
The frankly say "Buckley" at the Occi
dental Club now.
How successful Buckley's opponents
will be in checking his rising power is one
of the problems of the time. They ac
knowledge he is openly seeking power and
that his strength is plainly formidable, as
far as the party is concerned at least.
The party elements swayed against the
ex-boss, whether for motive! of virtue and
decency, selfishness or revenge, say that
Buckley could never elect a ticket in this
City again, and that if he gains any control
of the party machinery he will simply be
fought to the death.
Buckley has two elements to work with —
those who will actively support him and
those who will endure him. Of the politi
cal workers — large and small leaders who
have ambitions and ward toughs who
want beer and "dough" — many are ex
pected to hasten to join a rising power
which will do politics for what there is in
it. "Buck" is trusted to poll over to nim
an army of these. To some he will offer
honors and to some ''the dough."
As to the other element the high tax
levy is welcomed as a trumpcard. No op
portunity is lost by the Buckley leaders to
urge that under Buckley's rule the dollar
limit was never exceeded, there was always
money in the treasury and the City's debts
were paid. They exultingly declared at
the Occidental Club that many downtown
merchants, disgusted with the high taxes
and the condition of the treasury, would
secretly welcome Buckley back to power.
"When Buckley was in you never saw
the boys discounting their warrants at 5
and 7 per cent," said one of the lambs yes
terday.
All of Buckley's shrewdness and powers
of organization are now at work, and on
the other side, though backed by a very
large element of the party who will never
enuuTe the blind boss again, there is not
harmony and successful leadership.
If Buckley gains control of the general
committees there will simply be a smash
in the party, and the anti-Buckley element
will set up'for itself, with a sure promise
of being recognized by the Stale Central
Committee.
Bad Telephone Business.— lt is to be
feared that a good many people will have
their fingers burnt before the telephone
busiacss. which ia now about the most
risky branch of industry that any one can
handle, comes down to a sound and
healthy basis. The country is full of
"promoters," most of whom have fixed
snch low rates for telephone service that
the public has been ]ed to think that the
business is all income and no expense.
Persons who are figuring with the new
companies are advised to scan closely the
telephone contracts presented to them to
sign. Some of these contracts bind the
parties for several years to take and use a
service which must of necessity be infe
rior at the price named, even if they can
give good service at any price. The pro
moter always has plenty of loopholes
through which he can retire in his own
good time. The mbst palpable of these,
which, however, is of ten "successful in new
ground, is to leave optional with the
newly organized company the furnishing
of a magnetic transmitter if a non-infring
ing battery transmitter cannot be pro
cured. The former is utterly worthless for
exchange work and is as much inferior to
the battery transmitter as the ordinary
telephone is to the long-distance equip
ment. The truth is that the public
has been suffering so long from
high telephone rates that now, when good
service at moderate rates is in sight, they
have rushed to the other extreme and got
the idea that telephones can be had for
next to nothing. This idea has been en
couraged and disseminated by interested
persons, who have lost no time in turning
it to their own ends. Sew telephone com
panies nave been started that could not
possibly do a permanent business at the
rates they promise and whose only object
has been the sale of stock as soon as the
appearance of active demand for instru
ments has been worked up. Other com
panies have put a cheap telephone on the
market only to find out that they have
left no margin of profit and the loss has
come upon the manufacturer, whose
bills have been left unpaid. It is
probable that by far the majority
of small telephone companies will grad
ually die off, either from infringement
suits or because they are built on sand.
The fittest of the non-infringers will sur
vive. Already an experience has been
reported which will be repeated many
times in the near future. An exchange in
Illinois, opened by a company whose pros
pectus made a brilliant and impressive
showing, started business about July 1,
1894. Local capital was induced to embark
in the experiment, fixing the rates at $26
per annum for business offices and $24 for
residences within the city limits. They
ran up a list of about 500 subscribers at
these rates. By the last advices the com
pany was about to be wound up.
COULD NOT FIND GIBSON
A Policeman Seeks in Vain
for the Pastor of Em
manuel Church.
Multitude of Witnesses Called to
Prove the Good Character of
Durrant.
Those who attended the Durrant trial
i yesterday afternoon expecting to see the
! Rev. J. George Gibson face Mr. Deuprey
j on the witness-stand were disappointed,
: for the reason the Deputy Sheriff upon
i whom was imposed the duty of serving a
i subpena on Mr. Gibson was unable to
carry out his instructions. The subpena
was issued "Wednesday, but the deputy
j was unable to locate Mr. Gibson that day,
I nor had he found him up to the time he
j was wanted in the afternoon yesterday,
i The same kind of success was met with
| during the rest of yesterday and last night,
j and tiie pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
j Church has not yet been summoned as a
witness.
i\ N. Lynch, Gibson's secretary, was
seen late last night. He stated that Mr.
(Jibson had not been trying to evade the
summons, out that he had been out each
time the deputy called. He stated further
that Mr. Gibson would go this morning to
the courtroom, there to be subpenaed if hia
presence were desired.
When court convenes this morning the
defense will a{.ain change its course and
once more start in on a new tack. It wiil
begin • the examination of witnesses to
prove the good character of the defendant.
Among those who have been subpenaed
to give the medical student a good name
are Andrew M. and Ainsley G. Davis, pro
prietors of the Golden Rule Bazaar, for
whom the accused had been accustomed
to work during his vacations. They will
say he was an industrious and faithful
employe and showed no indication that
he was anything but a person possessed of
a marked degree of probity.
Others who will be called by the defense
to testify as to character will be Frank
JDalton, Dr. Thrasher, ex-Supervisor C. W.
Taber, P. D. Code and Rev. J. Cummings
Smith. Besides these a host of friends and
acquaintances of the accused will be called.
For this portion of the defendant's case
the prosecution has a rebuttal prepared, in
which all the shortcomings or apparent
misdeeds of the accused student's life will
be held up to the light of day.
There are three classmates of Durrant
who are not at present in attendance at
Cooper College, and have not therefore
been called to testify as to whether they
answered for him at Dr. Cheney's lecture
April 3 or whether they have any recollec
tion as to his presence or absence. They
are Students bourse, Robinson and Smith.
Subpenas have been issued for them, and
as soon as they can be located they will be
examined on the witness-stand.
Captain Lees has had a magnified photo
graph made of Dr. Cheney's original roll
call for April 3, with which to combat the
strong point in the evidence of the case for
the defense which the roilcail as admitted
by the court furnishes.
In that roilcail the absentees are marked
with an "a" opposite their names. It will
be remembered that the original roilcail
was taken, the column ruled for March 31
being used, and later transferred to a
sheet ruled for April and the marks in the
column for March 31 erased.
The magnifying photograph shows the
erasure to nave been very imperfectly done
and that & sign which looks very much
like the letter a had been written in that
March 31 column opposite Durrant's name.
It is quite plain that the sign, the faint
outlines of which now appear, was origin
ally a letter a, but the prosecution may not
profit as much by the fact as it anticipates,
for it will also be remembered that along
the line of the March 31 column Dr. Gray
testified he had written "See April 3,"
and then erased it like the other marks in
the column. Therefore, when the prosecu
tion presents itg photograph the defense
will raise a very nice point should it be
admitted the sign opposite Durrant's
name is the letter "a". It will hold that
the letter "a" is the first letter of the
word April, the place the smudged letter
appears being exactly where that letter
would come in the "See April 3." Cap
tain Lee's photograph will, therefore, be
likely to be productive of a very compli
cated argument should the prosecution de
sire to offer it as evidence.
Our Society Blue-Book Now in Compi-
lation— (season 1895-96.
The Fashionable Private Address Directory,
containing the names, addresses, reception
days and summer residences of the leading
families of San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda,
Berkeley, San Rafael, Sausallto, Santa Rosa,
Sacramento, Stockton, Menlo Park, San Carlos,
Palo Alto, Kedwood City, Santa Cruz, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, etc., with a
list of over 15,000 club members and their ad
dresses, the army ana navy, permanent guests
at the leading hotels, diagrams of the theaters,
ladies' shopping guide and business reference,
in sixteen parts of 600 pages, all complete in
one volume. Sent to any address c. o. d.;
price $5. A limited number of first-class ad
vertisements will be admitted. Address,
Charles C. Hoae, publisher, 179 Crocker build
ing, cor. Post and Market sts., San Francisco.
Corrections can be made at the stores of Hart
well, Mitchell & Willis, 225 Post st. (formerly
Dodge'a). or 1427 Polk et. (Eureka B«aar). • ,
COMPLAINTS OF SHIPPERS
Quite a Number Considered by
the Railroad Commis
sioners.
DEFINITE ACTION DEFERRED.
Amended Grain Rates to Ba Taken
Up Monday and Cattle Rates
Wednesday.
Although the Railroad Commission had
outlined for its work yesterday afternoon
the adjustment of the discriminations of
the grain rates as fixed by the 8 per cent
reduction, it had to give its attention to so
many other matters in the nature of com
plaints received since the last sitting that
the grain rates had to be entirely ignored.
Assistant Secretary Kelly read a com
munication from Fred Hutch ins of Wood
bridge, in which occurs the following:
The reduction of $9 per carload of wood,
freight charged between Valley Springs and
Woodbridge, made by the Southern Pacific
Company, is very gratefully received by the
people on the line of the railroad between the
above-named places.
In reply to the answer of the company to our
request for a material reduction in other
freight rates and in passenger rates, Mr. Good
man sets up the very small amount of business
done by the road, not noticing the fact set up
in my letter that most of the freighting and
passenger business on the line of the railroad
is now done by teams.
The merchants of Wallace, Clements, Lock
ford, Comanche and Woodbridge haul 95 per
cent of all their freight to and from Stockton
by iiorse and mule teams, and the wheat and
barley is taken to Stockton in the same way.
I am also informed lhat 80 per cent of all the
people who would travel on this railroad if
passenger rates were not prohibitory now go
by the country roads. I submit to your hon
orable board that the passenger rate charged,
6 cents per mile, is beyond reason. Mr. Good
man may rest assured that so long as the rate
is maintained at that figure so long will the
road waut business.
I believe that no evidence can be more con
vincing that the freight and passeneer rates
over this road are outrageously high than the
fact that the vast majority of this business ia
done with teams.
Attention is then called by the writer to
the low cost of operating this road, and he
continues:
The people living on the line of the road be
lieve that the passenger rate should be reduced
to 3 cents per mile, and that at this rate the
road would do four times the business it does
now. I assert it as a fact that no one travels
by this railroad unless forced to.
Freight rates should be reduced so that teams
could not compete with the railroad. It is a
sorry spectacle to see horse ana mule teams
hauling freight on roads paralleling this rail
way. Comment is needless.
This was ordered filed for future action,
and a letter from John Nqrthup of Co
manche was read. The writer expresses
dissatisfaction with the rate of $4 per ton
by the carload on grape 9 from Comanche
to San Francisco, and in the course of his
communication further says:
Their statement that their rates are already
as low as $4 per ton in carload lots don't do us
any good. We don't want any 6uch rate for
this reason— we can't pick and pack 10 tons of
fruit in one day. A rate of $2 per ton in car
load lots — or for that matter, if they would
carry a carload for nothing— would do us no
good. It would take an army of men to load a
car in one day. Then again you would swamp
the man you sent it to.
We have stopped shipping fruit to Oakland
and San Francisco on account of high rates
and low prices. Our last week's shipment of
grapes ran us In debt. No. 1 Tokays only
brought 15 rents a box, and they cost us 17
cents to lay down in Oakland, aside from the
cost of picking, packiup, hauling to the rail
road, cultivation and care of the vineyard,
taxes, etc.
It is plain that the railroad is taking more
for freight than the traffic will bear.
All I ask is a fair show to live, and I believe
that $4 40 a ton would be a reasonable and fair
rate.
This took the same course as its prede
cessor, and then came a letter that raised
two interesting questions. It was from
E. £. Edwards of Los Angeles, and reads:
Your favor of tbe 26th inst. at hand, inclos
ing copy of letter from Mr. Wade, general man
ager of Banta Fe, to the Board of Railroad Com
missioners, and In reply I beg to say that in
my letter of the 3d inst. to Mr. La Rue I per
haps did not state correctly the distance from
Los Angeles to the Needles, but gave the dis
tance from this city to Yuma. My object in
writing was to ascertain if the Board of Com
missioners had nxed a maximum rate for pas
senger travel in this State, and if so, what was
the limit?
The distance from Los Angeles to Yuma by
railroad is 249 miles. The fare i« $10 75, a
fraction over 4 cents per mile. From Banning
to Yuma is 163 miles over the Yuma desert,
which furnishes but little business or local
travel, and yet the rate charged by the South
ern Pacific is only a fraction over 4 cents a
mile.
For the luxury of living on Mojave desert,
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad charges the
residents thereof over 6 cents per mile, and
Mr. Wade in his letter says they have the right,
with the approval of your honorable body, of
charging 10 cents per mile.
This is news to me as well as a surprise.
Under the present rate it costs a resident of
The Needles to go to his county seat to pay his
tax and return home by railroad $28 SO. The
rate is exorbitant and unreasonable.
Will you kindly tell me whether the rate
now charged by the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road, over 4 cents per mile, is within the limit
fixed by the commission for railroads in this
State or whether there is any limit?
In the informal discussion which fol
lowed the reading of Mr. Edwards' com
munication it was learned from Secretary
Newman that there was nothing in the
records of the commission fixing a maxi
mum passenger rate per mile, as the varied
topography of the State would not permit
such action with any degree of fairness.
Then arose the question of the jurisdic
tion of the commission relative to the
roads mentioned.in the letter of Mr. Ed
wards. The secretary stated that when he
last had occasion to write the Atlantic and
Pacing people requesting them to file a
copy of the rates within the State with the
committee, a reply had come in which it
was stated that the rates were forwarded,
but not as admitting the right of the com
mission to demand them, but as a
courtesy. The letter added that it was
considered that the California Board of
Railroad Commissioners had no jurisdic
tion over any part of the lines of the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company, even
those portions of them operated within the
State.
This brought the discussion to a stand
still, till it was suggested by Chairman La
Rue that the matter be referred to Attor
ney-General Fitzgerald for his opinion,
and the secretary was so instructed.
Next was considered the complaint of
the cattlemen of Salinas Valley. The
secretary was instructed to inform the
complainants that their charges of dis
crimination would come up for hearing on
next Wednesday and to invite them to be
present. He was also instructed to request
from the Southern Pacific Company the
schedule of livestock rates between Sole
dad and San Luis Obispo, and between San
Fiancisco and Soledad, and the livestock
rates for similar distances over the com
pany's lines in the San Joaquin and Sacra
mento valleys. These will oe used for the
purpose of determining whether discrimi
nations exist in the Salinas Valley and to
what extent.
The San Diego Property-owners' Union's
appeal to the board to compel the Southern
California Railroad Company to restore its
washed-out road between Temecula and
Oceanside came up for consideration. The
railroad people claim it would cost $90,000
to reconstruct the damaged road, and that
there is not enough business m sight to
warrant the expense. The matter was left
to Commissioner Clark to investigate, as
he expects to be in that portion of the
State in a few weeks.
On the suggestion of Chairman La Rue
a motion was adopted making a requisi
tion on the State Printer for 5000 railroad
maps of California, 1000 of them to be
mounted. Every precaution is to be taken
to have every railroad and every station
shown on the new map, and the thorough
co-operation of the different railroads will
be asked. Among other things it is hoped
to show the entire route of the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad,
ana also the various electric roads recently
constructed within the State and which
run outside of municipal limits.
It was then decided to adjourn till Mon
day at 1 o'clock, when an amendment
adjusting discrimination in the newly
adopted grain schedule will be presented
and in all probability adopted.
Automatic Marine Fog-signal. — A new
design of automatic marine fog-signal has
been fitted to an East Indian liner. The
object of the apparatus is to meet the legal
requirement of a whistle or bell which will
sounds signals automatically in case of
fog. On the bridge of the vessel is
mounted a switch, which is used by the
officer in charge for turning the electric
current to either the whistle or the ship's
bell ; the latter, of course, being sounded
if the ship is at anchor, and
the former wuen she is under
way. The stated interval between the
sounds is made by a clockwork
adjustment placed in the charthonse or
other convenient position. Batteries are
used for the generation of the current, the
circuit being completed at the necessary
intervals by the clockwork, and current is
thus obtained for all the purposes of the
device. As the whistle is blown or the bell
sounded a record is made on a continuous
band of paper by means of a pen. The
paper is marked with divisions, and, as it
is wound at uniform speed by the clock
work, it gives an automatic Indication of
when the fog-signals are sounded.
AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENT-
FAMILY EXCURSION TO
INCLUDING '
Hotel Del Monte and Pacific Grove.
GIVKN BY THE—
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
And nnder the personal supervision of Its Excur-
sion Passenger Agent, Mil. WM. H.
AIENTON,
SUNDAY ----- October 6
$2 Round-Trip Tickets $2.
FIVE HOURS of sight-seeing, rest and quiet
enjoyment at these celebrated seaside resorts.
EXCURSION TICKETS
Will be placed on sale at 613 Market st. (Grand
Hotel Ticket Office) October 2, 3, 4 and 6. and at
Third and Townseud streets depot and Valencia-
street station on the morning of the excursion.
Train leaves san Francisco "rom Third and
Townsend streets depo; at 7 :30 a. m. ; from Valen-
cia-street station at 7:40 a. h. .Residents of O»fc-
land, Alarneda and Berkeley should take the 6
a.m. local for San Francisco. Returning, leave
Pacific Grove at 4P. U- Arrive Ban Francisco at
8:38 p. k.
; NEW TO-DAY-AMUSEMENTS.
EVERY EVENING (EXCEPT SUNDAY).
MATINEE SATURDAY ONLY !
Immediate and Unquestioned Triumph t
Paul Potter's Dramatization of
■ I * HTT ■"P^"^^' J
Interpreted by A. 1L PAIiMER'S COMPANY.
A Complete and Beautliul Presentation.
£3" SECURE SEATS EARLY
and Avoid Possible Disappoint-
ment at tbe Box Ornce.
tfS" Seats ready for the entire engagement.
GROVER'S ALCAZAR.
ELABORATE PRODUCTION
ROSEDALE !
A GREAT CAST I
Prices— lOc, 15c, 25c, 35c and sOc.
Matinees To-morrow and Sunday.
Matinee Prices— lOc, 15c, 25c.
Monday Next, "MY SON-IN-LAW."
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater! n America.
WALTER MOBOSCO....SoIe Lessee acd Maoagtt
EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. '
SECOND WEEK
Of the Illustrious Author-Actor,
TvriXjToaxr ktobles:
In His Own Romautlo Drama,
"FROM SIRE TO SON!"
Evksiso Peicjm— 2sc and 50c
Family Circle and Gallery. 10a
Matinees Saturday ana Sunday.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE
tlxi. Ebxxstxnjb Keklin9 Proprietor Jt Manager
THIS WEEK ONXY ,
Balfe's Beautiful Ballad Opera, : , • '
THE
BOHEMIAN
GIRL!
GREAT CAST!
New Scenery I Correct loitumei t '
NEXT WEEK —;■
Verdi's Grand Opera.
T-i-A. TRAVIATA I
Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc.
. rRiCDL«IQtR.GOTTLQDVG>' u»m A*onArtMtt»-"
THEY I KTIIX
ARK I LAUGHING S
Tremendous Crowds
At Every Performance.
: -"THE MAGISTRATE" j
* BY THE STOCK* PLAYERS.
Tuesday Next— The Famous, Original
BOSTONIANS! >
Seats Now on Sale.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE.
Tuesday Afternoon, October 8, at 3:30
o'clock,
. SHAKESPEARE-MENDELSSOHN
MR. GEORGE RIDDLE
WH.I. RKAB
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,
Accompanied by a Symphony Orchestra under
the direction of
MR. ADOLPH BAUER.
Reserved Seats 50 and 75 Centa
On sale at .Sherman. Clay <fc Co.'g. «
ORPHEUM.
■ O'Farrell Street. Between Stoelt ton and Powstt.
TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK,
Introduction of Celebrated European Artists
Surpassing New Bill.
JOHN HIGGINS,
SISTERS MILLAR,
LOUIS FIALKOWSKI,
ggggf AND— igSSR
A STAR VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.
.Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Open cnalri
and Box seats, 60c. ■ ____^_^
RDNRISG - RUNNING
RACES! 3gj^ RACES
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES,
FALL MEETING!
BAY DISTRICT TRACK- :
Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday—
Rain or Shine. t
Five or mom races each day. Races start at 2 : 00
r. m. sharp. McAllister and Ueary street cars pau
i the cate.
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