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THEY CANNOT BE SEEN
Jut Gus Spreckels Claims That
His Damages Were Very
Severe.
HIS FEELINGS WERE INJURED.
Inquiries as to Explanatory State
ments Omitted by Reporter
Johnson.
The inquiry into the suit for damages
brought by Gus Spreckels for alleged slan
derous utterances said to have been made
by his father, Claus Spreckels, in an inter
. view printed in the Examiner, was re
sumed yesterday. The plaintiff was ques
tioned by Samuel M. Shortridge, attorney
for Clans Spreckels. The examination
was on the line of questions in regard to
the extent of the damages suffered by the
plaintiff. These questions he had pre
viously refused to answer, but was now
required to respond by an order of court.
The inquiry took place before Notary
Public Eugene Levy. The plaintiff was
represented by Attorney Henry Ach.
The trend of yesterday's question-
Ing, seemed to be toward putting the
blame upon the shoulders of the
Examiner and the reporter, Johnson.
The fact was elicited that no one had
told 0. A. Bpreckels and he did not know
that the statements attributed to his
father were really made by him, nor
whether the statements as printed in the
Examiner were not qualified by explana
tions that would relieve them of the inter
pretation put upon them by the complain
ant*
. The examination was opened by Mr.
Shortridge, who asked Mr. Spreckels* if he
Still declined to reply to the questions
which the Court had ruled he need not an
swer. Mr. Ach objected on the ground
that the question was a direct violation of
the stipulation. Mr. Ach insisted that all
questions that the defense wished repeated
. should be asked seriatim.
"Except the questions unanswered," he
/said, "the defense has concluded the ex
amination. I wish to inform the witness
. that he m not expected to answer any ques
tions save such specific questions as the
court ordered the witness to answer."
• ;'--M*. Spreckels replied that he rested on
•th^ Instructions of the court. Mr. Short
ridge then asked:
'. ' ; You have alleged, Mr. Spreckels. that the im
;. mediate result or effect of the utterance of the
;. words "ha has wasted money" has injured you
■in your reputation as manager of this Planta
: tion Company, and you have fixed your dam
. age at $100 000. Will you point out where
■ yon. have suffered any damage?
V . Mr. Ach— The witness is not compelled to
.• . testify as to any specific damage; special dam
s ages are not pleaded. The words spoken of the
■' witness In connection with his occupation are
;•' actionable per se, taken together with the lan
guage pleaded. And in connection therewith
- the words that "he will soon be bankrupt."
: I will therefore instruct the witness that he
need not answer the question unless he so de
.sire.
Mr. Spreckels declined to answer. Later
the question was repeated, and though Mr.
Ach objected, the witness replied:
■ " -'I am general manager of the Hawaiian Com
■ mercial and Sugar Company, which company
•. has a great many stockholders here and else
where. The position of trust which I held for
lay father was known to every one. The effect
■ of his saying that I had wasted money would,
'.- therefore, naturally reflect upon my' manage
ment. I know that I would not have him say
. .it for $100,000 or more.
' Mr. Shortridge— You did not occupy any con
' fidential relation with your father as his man
ager or agent at the time these words are al
leged to have been uttered, did you?
Heretofore I had for many years.
But did you at this particular time?
>.i sir.
You say that the use of the words, "He has
wasted money," affected your position as man
ager. Point your finger to the damage.
Mr. Ach objected that his client had
been injured, not by that expression alone,
but by the additional statement, "He will
soon be bankrupt." Mr. Shortridge, how
ever, insisted that he •wanted to know in
how much the plaintiff considered himself
damaged by those particular words, and
Mr. Spreckels at length answered :
, As I stated before, having occupied a posi
tion of trust for my father, no one is in a-better
position to know of these things than he is.
Coming from my father such a statement
. would naturally hurt me. I would not have
bad him say it for $100,000.
But you have stated in your verified com
plaint that the utterance of these words has
caused you damage to the extent of $100,000.
What did you mean by that? •- :
Mr. Ach explained to the witness that
Mr. Shortridge wanted to ascertain whether
he (Mr. Spreckels) could point to any spe
cific damage. The question was repeated
and the witness replied :
I cannot point to any specific damage. "I '■'■.
';". . Did it damage you to the extent of 1 ?
An objection was interposed by Mr.
Ach. He insisted that the words quoted
were slanderous in themselves and there
fore must have damaged his client. He
said that the court had directed the wit
" ness to answer that particular question
■ • §*le!y to permit the jury to estimate the
.^itent of damages above nominal dam
ages. Ms. Bpreckles answered
.. . Unquestionably did.
. ; V How?
Coming from the source It did.
To -whom was it uttered?
,; To a reporter, a Mr. Johnson. Ido not know
his first name nor where he is now.
. . Where was he when these words were said to
hate been uttered in his hearing?
I do not know.
You have alleged that it was on or about the
23d day of arch. Did you know that to be
true?
I saw the publication of it.
But you allege Clans Spreckels, your father,
in the presence and hearing of blank Johnson,
uttered certain words. Did you know that to
be true or did you swear to it on general prin
ciples?
I knew it to be true from information and be
lief.
What information?
From infosmation I gathered from the Ex
aminer. I do not know where the words were
i uttered. They were uttered by him.
IL. So you were informed ?
~ Yes, Sir.
Were you not informed where the interview,
if any, took place?
I believe it was at his house.
And uttered merely to the reporter only ?
I was not told and do not know who was
present.
You were told the time of the interview, were
you not ?
I am not sure as to that.
1 Who informed you about this ? What Is the
'-. source of yoar information on which you base
a positive allegation ?
Mr. Williams of the Examiner.
Did they tell you it was in a room where the
two were alone ?
1 No, sir.
Did they tell you anything about the con
versation that is alleged to have taken place
between Mr. Johnson, the reporter, and the de
fendant?
Yes, sir. Mr. Williams stated that He had
ascertained from the reporter, Mr. Johnson,
that the words were spoken by my father to
him.
. Did you see Mr. Johnson and have him verify
the statement? . .
I did not.
.; Have you ever talked to Mr. Johnson in re
.gard to it?
' . . 1 had no interview with him either before or
.: after filing the complaint.
■■■So that your positive allegation was based on
• information received from Mr. Williams?
• : Yes; i understood that he was Mr. Johnson's
■ employer.
. . Mr. Shortridge reverted to the fifth count
- Of the complaint, that the words "He will
• soon be bankrupt; he has wasted money,"
had damaged the plaintiff to the extent
JoE $100,000. He then asked what damage,
by money, the plaintiff con
•. sidered he had suffered by them.
-'.The plaintiff's answer was similar to that
given to the first question, that his father
was in a position to know whether he was
capable or otherwise of conducting the
• affairs of the company, and that such state
ments were unquestionably calculated to
injure his credit and standing in the com
': munity. He said:
{ As I. liave' stated, I would not have had my
forVIOO,C)OX) that iU PUbUC and fOr pUbIIC prlnt
Mr. Shortridge moved that thig portion
of the answer be struck out as not respon
sive and proceeded to question the witness
as to his reputation as a business man,
which Mr. Spreckels assured him had
never beiore been assailed. He was asked,
after being requested to leave the wounds
inflicted to his personal feelings out of the
question :
Bid you experience any loss of confidence on
™,P»» of your stockholders or the stock-
Holder.* in the company of which you say you
were manager?
That is impossible to say. I did not ro
around and question them how they felt
about it.
The witness admitted that he had not
been called on to resign from his position
as manager of the company. Neither was
he aware of any movement on the part of
the stockholders to remove him from the
pftce. The directors, he said, had not
taken any action that would injure him in
a monetary sense, nor had any of his or
the company's creditors made demands
upon him because of the words alleged to
have been uttered by his father. He said:
It wiil be necessary for moneys I owe to be
come due before I can be called- upon to pay
them. Besides, ihe principal creditor is Mr.
Claus Spreckels, himself.
The witness said that it would be im
possible for him to state how far-reaching
the utterances of his father might have af
fected his credit. Mr. Shortridge said:
But you have not based this damage upon
your general credit? As I understand you
claim to have been injured in respect to your
office in this company. is that so?
But the company is conducted by myself and
people might be very loth to extend credit so
long as I remain general manager.
Mr. Shortridge insisted tnat the com
plaint was not made for injury to the in
dividual, but to his otßce as general man
ager. The plaintiff, he said, would be
injured in his office by the directors who
placed him there and asked:
Narrowing it right down, have you then
been deprived of any of the emoluments of
your office by the utterance of these words?
Mr. Ach objected, but the witness
answered:
Not as yet. The directors have taken no ac
tion in the matter, and I am not aware that
any movement is being contemplated by the
stockholders.
Mr. Shortridge a?ked if any one had told
the witness that the words, u He has wasted
money," referred to money belonging to
the stockholders.
"I have had no talk with Mr. Williams
on the subject." was the answer, "bat the
general interpretation I put on them was
to that effect."
"But," said Mr. Shortridge, "you allege
that others placed that interpretation on
the words to your injury? "
"I believe that others have."
The witness was asked to name some
person who had so construed the words.
He answered that no one had spoken to
him about the matter, but he believed that
was the interpretation that others had put
on it.
M r. Shortridge questioned Mr. Spreckels
as to who besides Mr. Johnson had heard
the alleged slanderous words. He replied
that he had never asked whether there was
any one else present or not, and Mr. Short
ridge asked :
How do you reconcile that with the state
ment in the complaint that the defendant ut
tered those words in the presence of other per
sons than Mr. Johnson?
He certainly stated it for publication. He
?poke to a reporter, which was practically
speaking to every one.
How could Mr. Johnson as an individual, or
how did he, interfere with your business and
injure you in a monetary wtiy?
• It is impossible for me to say.
Have you felt any effects in "the way of mone
tary damages from the utterance of these
words?
I may have suffered damage without know
ing it.
Were you aware of any $500, 000 damage at
the time that you swore to this complaint?
Again the witness gave the answer:
I only know that I would not have had my
father say ihat for any $500,000, or inure than
thtit.
This Mr. Shortridge moved to strike out,
as before, on the ground that it was not
responsive, lie turned to that portion of
the complaint in which $500,000 damage is
claimed for the words, "He will soon be
come bankrupt in his credit and reputation
as a merchant." Reminding the witness
that he stated that this damage had been
incurred on the day the complaint was
made, he asked if he had sworn to that as
a matter of form or because he had suffered
the damage in point of money.
The witness could not specify any dam
age. He stated, however, that he consid
ered his reputation in the community far
exceeded that amount.
The plaintiff was questioned at length in
regard to what he considered damages on
account of the purported interview, and
was asked if the publication in the Exam
iner was-the main cause of his complaint.
To this question the plaintiff responded
that he cansidered "his father, Claus
Spreckels, to be the person directly re
sponsible for whatever injury he had sus
tained.
FLOWERS IN PROFUSION
The Big Rose Show In the Pal
ace Hotel Will Be Open
To- Day.
Exhibits by Professional and Ama
teur Florists the Best
Seen Here,
The California State Floral Society's
rose show in the Palace Hotel will be
opened at noon to-day. The Maple and
Marble halls and the reception-room will be
bowers of beauty. The Marble Hall will
be monopolized principally by the profes
sional florists, while Maple Hall will be
given over to the amateurs. The recep
tion-room is being converted into a wilder
ness of floral decorations. The managers
decided to change the decorations daily
until the show closes on Saturday night.
In speaking of the exhibitors, Mrs. O. D.
Baldwin said: "All of the prominent flor
ists will have their best on exhibition here
and they will find themselves rivaled by
the amateurs, those who devote themselves
to producing fine specimens for the love of
flowers. The cut flowers will be the best
ever exhibited in the State. We are as
sured that the rose show will be the fad
with society people for the next three
days."
About seventy-five people fr«m all over
the State have promised to make exhibits
and up to last evening space was alloted to
the following:
Grallert <fc Co., Colusa; W. S. Davis, Rose
Ptation; John Sievers, San Francisco; Sunset
Seed and Plant Co., San Francisco; Mrs. E. S.
Crane, S«n Lorenzo: Charles J. Ahlborn, Ala
meda; California Nursery Co., Mills; L. J.
Fenton, San Francisco: Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco; Mountain View cemetery Co., Oak
land; Mrs. Edward Hathaway, San Lorenzo;
Mrs. Charles S. Chandler, San Francisco; F. W.
Nunenmaeher, Oakland; Mrs. James Miller,
East Oakland; Mrs. George C. Ross, Belmont:
Mrs. Luelling, Mrs. Boden and Carl Purdy,
Ukiah, Mrs. W. H. Weister, San Francisco;
Pmiw.'sor E. J. Wickson, Berkeley; Mrs. L. M.
Hodgkins, San Fraucisco; Mrs. M". P. McClellan,
San Franctsco; Mrs. L. P. Walker, Ban Lorenzo;
Mrs. R. W. Brun, San Francisco; John Hender
son, San Francisco; E. Gill, Oakland; F. Lude
man, San Francisco; M. Carbone, West Berke
ley; F. Pelicano, San Francisco; Fruit Vale
Rose Co., Fruit Vale ; Yokohama Garden As
sociation, Oakland; Mrs. E. T. Crane, San
Lorenzo; Miss T. M. Aiken, Berkeley.
During this forenoon the plants and
flowers will be placed in order, but here
after the show will be open from 10 a. m.
to 10 p. m. There will be five judges. The
exhibits will all be judged to-day, but the
announcement of the premium-winners
will not be made until the last day. Ex
hibits will be judged by the percentage
system. All over 80 per cent will receive
first premiums and over 70 per cent will
receive second premiums. The vocal and
instrumental music and recitations will be
special features every evening.
The lone-distance telephone between
Paris and London has over 200 calls a day.
At the rate of $2 for each call it pays.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895.
MAY UNEARTH SKELETONS.
Revival of a Famous Suit
Against the Late Mrs.
Mabel Treadwell.
WITNESSES ON THE STAND.
Grave Hints of Counsel In an Inter
esting Resume of the
Case.
In the opening statements in the case of
Charles A. Loomis against Mrs. Mabel
Treadwell, now deceased, and Calvin Som
ers, yesterday, the attorney for the plaint
iff, J. B. Mhoon, dropped some grave hints
as to the character of the sensational evi
dence that may be expected to be produced
in that celebrated case.
He said that after Mrs. Treadwell had
gained possession of her husband's estate
after his death she found herself involved
in a number of important lawsuits.
At that time Charles Loomis was a close
friend of hers and rendered her much valu
able service in her trouble, and all he did
for her was inspired by friendship, Loomis
receiving no compensation whatever for
his services.
Mrs. Treadwell at that time procured the
services of a private detective named
Joseph McClintock, and one day the latter
made statements to her, the veracity of
which were doubted, and Mr. Loomis went
out to verify the reports and found that
they were false. As a result the affair
ended in a row between Mr. Loomis and
McClintock, which culminated in Loomis
shooting McClintock in tne cheek, making
a serious but not dangerous wound.
Mr. Mhoon said that he would also show
that subsequently Mrs. Treadwell made
proposals to Loomis, trying to get him to
resort to illegal means to assist her in her
litigation, which he declined to do. Cal
vin Somers was the only witness to the
shooting affray, with tHST exception of his
wife, who was in the next room at the
time, who heard but did not see the shoot
ing.
These four persons only knew that the
trouble had occurred, and all agreed to
keep the matter quiet, and did so for a few
months. When Loomis and Somers had a
misunderstanding on account of certain
troubles between Mrs. Treadwell and her
mother over the latter's support, which
concluded with the facts of the shooting of
McClintock by Loomis becoming public,
Loomis suspected that Somers had given
the facts of the shooting to the press and
immediately consulted his attorney as to
what steps he should take in the matter,
lie was advised to surrender himself and
stand trial.
Prior to the time of Loomis' trial Somers
made affidavit that the shooting was justi
fiable, but when the case came up in the
Police Court for a preliminary hearing he
declared that Loomis had been guilty of
an unprovoked assault to murder Mc-
Clintock, and his statements being
corroborated by his wife, Loomis was triea
and convicted, but was granted a new
trial and dually acquitted.
Loomis immediately commenced suit in
Judge Wallace's court for $100,000 dam
ages, but Mrs. Treadwell made application
to Judge Wallace for a change of venue,
;i~ supposed that that court was preju
diced against her, and that the case would
not get a fair and impartial trial.
The attorneys for the plaintiff vigorously
opposed such a measure, but Judge Wal
lace declined to try the ca^e, saying that
he would not hear any civil case if both
sides were not satisfied to have the action
before him. Mrs. Treadvvell's attorneys
immediately asked that it be transferred
to Judge Finn's court, but Loomis' attor
neys would not consent, and it was finally
decided to let the matter rest in abeyance
until another Presiding Judge should be
selected, and the case is now before Judge
Daingerheld and a jury, which was im
paneled yesterday.
Fisher Ames and P. H. Pendergrast were
examined as witnesses for .the plaintiff,
but their testimony was not of much im
portance or bearing on the case, both of
them simply making statements which
had come up before and with which the
public are thoroughly conversant.
James A. Watt and J. B. Mhoon have
been retained as the attorneys for the
plaintiff, and the defendants are repre
sented by (larber, Boalt <fc Bishop.
METHODISTS IN COUNCIL.
The District Conference Sitting at Cen-
tenary Church.
The district conference of the M. E.
Church South met yesterday morning at
10 o'clock in Centenary Methodist Church
of this City. The presiding elder, Rev.
Samuel Brown, presided. Rev. W. P.
Andrews was elected secretary.
The following is the roll of pastors, local
preachers and lay delegates composing the
body.
Centenary Church— Rev. R. J. Briggs, D.D.,
Rev. R. i 5. Boyns. Rnfus Cain and John Stark.
Oakland— Rev. George Baugh, Rev. Robert
Marshall, Samuel Stewart and C. 11. Bumpas.
Alaineda— Rev. L. A. Green, R. B. Allen and
John Cox.
San Jose— Rev. John Hannon, D.D., Rev. T. 8.
Burnett, Rev. A. E. Pears, Rev. William Smith,
Rev. J. Gruwell, B. Campbell and P. F. Gosley.
Sacramento— Rev. T. 11. B. Anderson, D.D.,
Rev. 11. W. Curran, W. H. Layson and George
Irwin.
Mountain View— Rev. J. W. Ray, E. G. Alex
ander and John Dale.
Sun Lucus— Rev. J. M. Parker, F. E. Bur
roughs and S. C. Basham.
Salinas— Rev. J. C. Simmons, D.D., John
Hunter and 11. N. Evans.
Bear Valley— Rev. A. W. F. Walters, G. M.
Butterfleld and J. Greenwood.
Lincoln— Rev. H. M. McKnlght, Rev. J. W.
Hinds, C. F. Beerman and C. M. Paine.
Wheatland— Rev. B. H. Greene, S. B. Wood
and W. B. Filcher.
Hollister— Rev. W. P. Andrews, Rev. A. Mar
tin, Rev. G. H. Newton, L. H. Barker and
S. Hawkins.
Gilroy— Rev. Z. J. Needham, J. H. Campbell
and C. B. Crews.
Berkeley— Rev. Dr. R. P. Wilson, ediior of
the Pacific Methodist Advocate.
The usual number of committees were
appointed. The conference consumed the
morning session hearing reports from the
pastoral charges. Growth and prosperity
were reported from almost every district.
The conference will be in session several
days. Rev. Mr. Needham preached an
interesting sermon in Centenary Church at
night. There will also be services in the
same place every night during the con
ference.
OFF TO ALASKA DIGGINGS
A Party of Miners Leave for
Cooks Inlet With C. D.
Ladd To-Day.
Rich Discoveries of Coarse Gold
on Turnagran Arm, on the
South Side.
The disgust and discoaragement of the
miners who are on their way back from
Alaska, having been unable to get up the
Yukon River, does not seem to have had a
depressing effect on others whose plans
were laid for a trip to the new gold dig
gings off Cooks Inlet.
A large party of miners, many of them
from Fresno and quite a number from this
city, leaves for Cooks Inlet under the di
rectorship of C. D. Ladd this morning.
Mr. Ladd thinks that before the season is
fairly open in the land of the midnight
sun there will be an influx of several hun
dred miners from California and the Terri
tories. The new diggings on Turnagan
Arm, along the southern arm of Cooks
Inlet, were discovered last year by a party
of fifteen miners that went up from this
City. With their discovery was also ac
quired the knowledge that by taking the
Cooks Inlet route to the gold mines in the
interior a tramp of 1500 miles could be
saved over the route via the Yukon River.
From where the miners leave the river
for the diggings on Forty-mile Creek, it is
necessary to make the distance of fifteen
hundred miles on foot, going by the way
of Lynn Canal and Juneau. This long
trip "has been a great obstacle. Miners
could not make the trip to the mines and
back to open country the same year, and
to many this is a serious objection. No
matter what the luck or success, they had
to remain in that desolate region two
years.
All that is obviated, however, by taking
the new route. Then, too, there are
thought to be rich deposits of coarse gold
all through the mountains north of the in
let and extending east to the old diggings
on Forty-mile creek. Mines have also
been opened along the Luchitna and Knick
rivers, and the old miners say the region
will develop into one of the richest in the
western part of Alaska. There are large
fisheries along the coast and on Cooks
Inlet, one of the latter being owned and
operated by U. D. Ladd of 9 Third street,
this city. Mr. Ladd expects to return at
the close of the iishing season, but the
miners who are going up with him to-day
will probably remain through the winter.
WAR TO COME IN HAWAII
Filibustering Expeditions Pre
paring to Invade the
Islands.
C. W. Ashford Says That Guns May
Have Gone and Men Will
Follow.
While Sanford B. Dole, President of the
Hawaiian republic, is nursing his ex
hausted brain on the island of Maui the
enemies of his Government are actively at
work preparing for his undoing. There is
no doubt that a storm is rapidly approach
ing the island republic from the East.
Threatening signs can also be seen rising
from the West.
Telegraphic dispatches from Port Town
send yesterday morning announced that
mysterious individuals had purchased a
large number of rifles and stores of ammu
nition from the gun stores in nearly all the
cities and towns on Puget Sound, and that
even Portland had been drawn upon.
Mysterious schooners were reported to
have been seen sailing the waters of the
sound and rounding the northern head
lands seaward bound. It was assumed by
those who were watching the movements
of the men and vessels that they were
bound for Hawaii.
Clarence W. Ashford, who is one of the
most bitter enemies of Dole and his Gov
ernment, in speaking of the reported pur
chase and shipment of arms and ammuni
tion, last night said:
"It is probably true that the guns have
been purchased and shipped as stated, but
it is not true that the vessels are under
surveillance or will be stopped before they
pass the straits. In all probability they
are now out on the deep blue sea, safely
lo9t in th£ broad latitudes of the Pacific."
"Can the arms be landed in Hawaii
without being taken by the CJovcrnment?"
was asked.
"Can they ? Well, I think so."
"It's the easiest thing imaginable,'" he
continued. "Landings can be made at
forty places or more on the island
of Oahu alone. The guns could be
landed and hidden in half an
hour if necessary. Besides, the people
are now all in favor of overthrowing the
Dole Government — all except Dole and his
fellow office-holders. I wouldu't be afraid
to touch the snore and ask the police to
help me land the forbidden goods. They
are all tired of the present regime.
•'I have a letter of a late date, in which I
am informed that the people are anxiously
waiting for the coming of the filibusters
who will relieve them.
"I am told that Dole knows this, too, and
he is breaking down under the strain. He
has gone to the island of Maui to rest be
cause he is suffering from an ailment of the
head.
"Speaking of arms," added Mi-. Ash
ford," there are several hundred stands of
guns hidden on the island of Oahu at this
moment. The guns that have none from
Puget Sound are merely re-en forcem en ts.
The men to stand behind them will soon
follow."
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED.
The Southern Pacific Company
Becomes Very Gen
erous.
All Local Tariffs on Fresh Fruit
Are Lowered Forty per
Cent.
The Southern Pacific company decided
yesterday to reduce rates of freight on
fret-h fruits practically 40 per cent over its
rates of last year and the years before.
To be sure there is a limit to the territory
over which this sweeping and wholly un
solicited cut will be extended. It does not
mean that rates on fresh fruit will be
cheaper from California terminal points to
Chicago than formerly, but it is a matter
of considerable importance to orchardists
in the valleys and foothills of California,
as it affects local freight rates and places
the shippers in various districts on an
equality with those at what is designated
in the fruit tariff as main-line points.
In the fruit tariff arrangement there are
three starting points for main transcon
tinental lines from California. These are
San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles,
and from them a common rate has Deen,
and will be, charged to Eastern common
terminal points.
The same rate prevails from all Califor
nia stations along the main through lines
going east from the three points desig
nated. All the branch and other lines not
on the direct main routes are classed in the
fruit schedule as branches. So, to reach a
station on the main line, a local freight
has to be paid by shippers of fresh fruits.
For instance, shippers on the Napa or
Sonoma roads have to pay a local freight
to the junctions on the main line, from
which places the transcontinental rate be
gins.
What is known as the local charge is also
paid on fruit from Marysville and that
district to the main through line. 80 it
can be seen that the reduction of 40 per
cent on this extra charge will mean a great
deal to shippers of green fruit. The
through rate, nowever, will not be reduced.
The railroad company gives as its reason
for making the reduction that the new
system of transportation in ventilator cars
reduces the cost, and, consequently, the
producer is to share in the benefits.
Stabbed in a Saloon.
John Sohulz, horseshoer, 1015 Alabama
street, and George Shackelton, Twenty-third
street, near Harrison, had a fight in front of
the saloon on Twenty-fourth and Harrison
streets yesterday afternoon. Shackelton,
although the taller of the two, got the worst
of the fight. Abont a half an hour later they
again met in the saloon. They began wrang
ling, and suddenly Shackelton pulled out a
knifa with a blade about four inches long and
made a lunge at Schulz. A byßtander fortun
ately seized Shackelton's arm, otherwise
Schulz would hare been a corpse. As it was
the blade penetrated his chest about three
inches. They were both arrested, and Schulz
had his wound dressed at the Receiving Hos
pital. Schulz refused to prosecute Shackelton,
so they were charged with disturbing the
peace. A mon serious charge will likely be
preferred against Shackelton, as Captain
Douglas ordered that a thorough investigation
be made into the matter.
POSTPONED THE FAMINE.
Auditor Broderick Calls the
Contractors to a Show-
Down.
FOUND THEY WERE BLUFFING.
Supplies Are on Call for at Least Two
Weeks and the Scare Is
Over.
Auditor Broderick "called" the con
tractors yesterday and discovered at the
showdown that they were not in the
game.
Before noon the Auditor could have stood
on the ground floor of the rotunda and
kissed his hand to the people on Market
street from above the unroofed tower, such
a big man did he grow immediately follow
ing his successful encounter with the con
tractors.
The Auditor only did w.hat he intimated
he would do. He told the contractors that
if they declined to furnish the City with
supplies that would be a fracture of their
contracts, in the face of which he would
decline to audit their bills for April.
They read in the morning papers some
thing of his intention to do this, and they
were at his office early and in a body, to
see about it. The Auditor anticipated a
busy morning and was at his office early.
Captain Thomas also looked forward to an
interesting session and had gathered to
gether all the claims of the contractors and
had placed them on the Auditor's table,
and Mr. Broderick was engaged in looking
over them when a knock sounded on his
door and there were ushered in a number
of well-groomed gentlemen, who have oc
cupied a great deal of the anxious thoughts
of the City Fathers during the past week
or so.
There were Messrs. Scott and McCord,
the hay and grain merchants, A. M.
Ebbets, Thomas Morton and P. Lynch,
coal dealers; J. P. English, the potato con
tractor, representatives of the Pacific
Supply Company and T. J. Parsons of the
Del Monte Mill Company.
They were disposed to be a little haughty
at first and indignant at the mere sugges
tion which they had read in the news
papers that the Auditor might not audit
the bills for goods which they had already
delivered.
"But you have notified the City that you
will not furnish any supplies to-day. That
is a breach of your contract and I have no
right to audit your bills if you break your
contract."
"We are required to know the condition
of the treasury before furnishing supplies,"
said Parsons, "and it is admitted there is
no money in it for any further sqpplie&i
We don't intend that the City shall get any
further into debt to us."
"Very well," said the Auditor with ag
gravating composure. And then he added:
"In the first place I don't believe that say
ing about knowing the condition of the
treasury, although I have heard it a good
many times. The time to find out about
the treasury is when you make your con
tract. The" contract is a clean cut affair
without any provisos to it. It requires
you to furnish supplies through the year.
If you fail to do that I will not audit your
bills for April."
There was a pause in which these con
tractors — who for the past several days
have been currying their chins a little
higher than usual in their confidence that
they had the City where they wanted it —
looked at one another in a disgusted sort
of astonishment.
One of them intimated that the Auditor
could be compelled to audit the bills and
that his bondsmen might be held respon
sible.
"Very well," said the Auditor. "The
Finance Committee has been trying to find
some means of getting this matter into
court. It will no doubt please them if
you lead the way. They would prefer to
be defendant anyhow I am sure."
The contractors easily realized that he
had the best of it. "If we go on furnish
ing supplies we will simply lose by it,'
said Parsons.
"Perhaps so, but a contract is a contract.
I have known plenty of men who lost
money by them, but who were, neverthe
less, required to complete them."
"Suppose we continue to furnish supplies
for, say two weeks, by which time we may
get a decision in the matter from the Su
preme Court?"
"All right," said Broderick.
"Will you sign our warrants then?"
"I may; I will let you know at that
time."
"But if you don't promise we stop right
here."
But they didn't. Broderick stuck close
to his text and kept cool about it and grad
ually the disgusted contractors clambered
down off their perch and got on to a foot
ing with him. Broderick then assured
them that there would be some $30,000 in
the treasury after the payment of the April
bills and that money would be coming in
all right as time went on.
They finally agreed to go on furnishing
needed supplies for at least two weeks, ana
in the meantime they will do something
themselves in the way of getting opinions
from the court.
KELLY & LIEBES'
Cloak and Suit House,
120 KEARNY STREET.
SHIRT WAISTS, Big Slecves.soc, 75c, $1.00
SILK WAISTS, 1000 Styles $3, 50, $4.00, $6.75
CLOTH CAPF:S, Trimmed. s3.so, $5.50, $9.50
VELVET CAPES, Silic Lined $9, $13.50, $15
TAN JACKETS, Nobby.. ..$8.50, $12.50, $15
OUTING DRESSES, New"" $10, $12-50, $15
READY MADE DRESSES. SIO, $11.50, $16.50
DUCK & PIQUE DRESSES. S3. SO, $4.00, $5.00
"THRIFT IS A GOOD REVENUE." GREAT
SAVING RESULTS FROM CLEAN-
LINESS AND
SAPOLIO
Causes Neuralgia, Rlienmatism, Skin
Diseases and Reduces the Tone
of the Nervous System.
YOU CAN PURIFY YOUR BLOOD
Read What the Doctor Says About
Your Blood Impurities and Begin
to Assist Yourself to Get Well
and Strong.
YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING
-1- OF HEADACHES. It comes on you in
the morning, at 10 o'clock in the evening,
at night. You are in despair. Everything
seems blue and black. Now, there is a
cause for this. There is a cause for all dis-
orders of humanity. A good, strong, vig-
orous man or woman is in perfect order
physically. Just as soon as the blood be-
gins to get thin and watery, just so soon
does your system show these dreadful
headaches. Headaches are a sign, a symp-
tom of a disordered blood supply. If the
blood is poor you are quite likely to know it,
especially in the head. When your blood is
impure
You have nasty pimples. -
Blood blotches,
Tile headaches.
You are nervous,
You don't sleep,
You don't feel well,
Your liver becomes sluggish,
Your stomach gets foul,
Your tongue is badly coated,
Your breath is foul,
You are all run down,
You are jaded.
Just as soon as you purify your blood
these symptoms will disappear.
JOY'S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA
is a blood purifier. It is a grand discevery.
When the word grand is used it is meant
to convey to the mind the word wondrous.
JOY'S VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA is
really a wonderful prescription. It ia a
blood purifier and a laxative. Instead of
driving the impurities of the blood through
the pores of the skin, these impurities are
caused to gently run through the proper
channels of nature. You don't need to
take nasty pills, beastly iodide of potash,
mercury ox other mineral poisons. Wnen
a substitute is offered, when some one tries
to talk you into taking something which is
just as good, be sure the "just as good"
contains no pimple - producing, blood-
bleaching, corrosive poisons. Don't be
talked into buying a dollar bottle of solid
extract of pimples.
JOY'S WITHOUT PIMPLES.
SUBSTITUTE WITH PIMPLES.
Joy's for the Jaded.
Joy's Vegetable SarsapariMa,
All honest, reliable Druggists hand
you a bottle of Joy's when you ask for
Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
STING DISEASES WEAKEN WONDER.
• " fully because they weaken you slowly, gradu-
ally. Do not allow this waste of body to make
you a poor, flabby, immature man.Health, strength
and vigor is for you whether you bo rich or poor.
The Great Hudyan is to be bad only from the Hud-
son Medical Institute. This wonderful discovery
was made by the specialists of the old famous Hud-
Bon Medical Institute. It is the strongest and most
powerful vltallzer made. It is so powerful that It
is simply wonderful how harmless It is. You can
get it from nowhere but from the Hudson Medical
Institute, j "Write for circulars and testimonials.
, This extraordinary Rejuvenator is the most
wonderful discovery of the age. It has been en-
dorsed by the leading scientific men of Europe and
America. '
HUD TI\ Is purely vegetable."
HI'DYAX stops prematureness of the dis-
charge in twenty days. Cures LOST MAX-
IIOOD, constipation, dizziness, falling sensations,
nervous twitching of the eyes and other parts.
Strengthens, Invigorates and tones the entire
system. i It is as cheap as any other remedy.
HtDYAX cures debility, nervousness, emis-
sions, and develops and restores weak organs.
Pains In the back, losses by day or night stopped
quickly. - Over 2,000 private Indorsements.
Prematureness means : Impotency in the first
stage. It is a symptom of seminal weakness and
barrenness. It can be stopped in twenty days by
the use of Hudyan. Hudyan costs no more than ■
any other remedy.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
■ TAIATED . BLOOD— lmpure blood due to
serious private disorders carries myriads of sore-
producing germs. Then comes sore throat, pimples,
copper colored spots, ulcers In mouth, old sores and
falling hair. You can save a trip to Hot Springs by
writing f or/Blood Book' to the old physicians of the
HUDSON KEEDICAI. INSTITUTE,
O Stockton, Market and Ellis St*., . '
W SA3T FBANCISCO, CAI» * . ' 3
highlandlprings~
OX THE BORDER OF CXEAR LAKE,
Xj«.lxlo County, Cal.
DO YOU ENJOY A SUPERB CLIMATE,
dancing, lawn tennis, croquet, billiards? Do
you like fine bathing, boating, hunting and lishing?
Do you new! recuperation and rest afforded by ovnr
thirty kinds of mineral springs? Shortest stags
route into I,ake County.
All this and more can be had at Highland
Springs. ■
New hotel. Finest dining-room north of San
Francisco.
From San Francisco it costs only $8 for the
round trip, and the hotel rates are $1 50 to $2 50
per day or $10 to $16 per week. Take the S. l-\
and N. P. Hallway via Pieta, thence by a short,
delightful stage ride.
' ■; : . J. CRAIG. Manager.
San Francisco office, 316 Montgomery st.
™ SPRINGS
for Rest and Recreation.
This Favorite Resort Is Now Open fo»
the Season of 1895.
PERHAPS YOU HAVE HAD THE [GRIP.
JL Nothing will so effectually complete the eon
which the doctor began and fortify you against;
future attacks as a sojourn in the bracing climate
and among the pleasant surroundings of .Kin:>
Springs.
You will have all the comforts of metropolitan
life, with none of the noise, dust or worry.
Speelal telephone connection with St. Helena.
1 erms. 10 to 14 per week.
Take 7:30 Southern Pacific train for St. Helena
thence by sta^e to .Etna Springs. Unlimited
round-trip tickets, $7.
For other information call at 108 Drumm St.,
San Francisco, or write to '■ r» ■-.
W. i,. MITCHELL, Manager,
Lidell F. P., Kapa Co., Cal.
SKAGGS HOT SPRINGS,
SONOMA COUNTY, CAL.
JOHN F. MULGREW, PROPRIETOR.
ONLY 4y HOURS FROM SAN FRANCISCO
and but 1 hour's staging; temperature of water
1'25 deg. Fahrenheit, famous for Its medicinal prop-
erties; tub and plunge baths: good bunting and no
better trout streams in the State; no fogs and an
entire absence of mosquitos and other annoying
insects; first-class service. Round trip from San
Francisco, $5 50. "•...'
Take Tiburon Ferry at 7:40 a. m. or 3:30 p.m.,
connecting with stages at Geyserville.
Terms: $2 a day; $12 to $14 a week.
Write for circular.
GEO. J. CASANOVA, Manager.
6ILROY
HOT SPRINGS.
TAKE 2:20 P. M. TRAIN FROM FOURTH
-L and Townsend streets, arriving at Springs ac
6:30 p. m. Fare $7 15 for round trip.
tt>7* Stage connects with 8:15' a. if. train from
Third and Townsend streets.
ROOP & SON, Proprietors.
3XTO-W OFBN.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
THE GEM OF ALL RESORTS, CAZADERO
Hotel and cottages, in the heart of the Sonoma
redwoods. Terminus N. P. C. R. R., via Sausalito
ferry. Terms reasonable. For particulars address
C. K. WARD, Manager,
* Cazadero, Cal.
THE GEYSERS.
New Management of the Switzer-
land of America.
FINE NEW BATHHOUSE. FREE MINERAL
-C baths to guests. Enjoyable and healthful.
Only 6 hours from San Francisco.
Kates $2 50 Per Day; $i2 Per Week.
A. 11. HILL, Manager and Lessee.
VICHY SPRINGS
Mendocino County,
mHREE MILES FROM URIAH. THE TER-
-L minus of the S. F. and N. P. Railway. Only
known natural electric water. Warm "cham-
pagne" baths. Situation, location and scenery not
surpassed. Terms, $12 to $14 per week. Postofttce
and telephone at springs.
\VM. POOL AX, Proprietor.
BERTRAND HOTEL, TOCALOMA.
N. F. O. TZ,. R,.
ANEW FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, CONTAIN-
ing 42 rooms, handsomely furnished and fitted
up with all the latest improvements: gas, water,
large dancing-hall, billiard-rooms, croquet grounds,
swings, etc.: delightful climate, tine trout fishing,
hunting: splendid drives to Bear Valley, etc,
Terms, $8 to $12 per week: special rates to fami-
lies. JOS. F. BERTRAND, Proprietor, Tocaloma,
Martn County. Office, 3*27 Bush St., S. F. Victor
W. Krauss, agent.
CAnP TAYLOR
TSOPEN AND IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION
J. for the summer season. Apply CHRIS JOHN-
for the summer season. Apply CHRIS JOIIX-
SON, prop., Camp Taylor, or 405 Front st., S. F.
SARATOGA SPRISGS, LAKE mm. CAL
THE healing" powers of .these
JL waters are something wonderful : sulphur, soda,
iron, magnesia; good fishing and hunting; accom-
modations first class; rales $8 per week and up-,
ward; large hard-finish rooms en suite. Address J.
CONNER, Bachelor P. P., Lake County, Cal.
JOHN DAY'S RESORT,
ON THE BANKS OF EEL RIVER, THE
finest trout stream in the State, 6 miles from
Potter Valley, Mendocino Co.; round trip $9 75
from S. F. ; terms $6 to $7 per week ; plenty milk,
fresh butter and e^gs; the hunting in this locality
is the best in the State. For further particulars
address JOHN DA Y, Potter Valley. . ..-*•-.•;
"LAUREL DELL" HOTEL. U
T AUREL DELL LAKE (FORMERLY LOWER
-Li Blue Lake): handsome new hotel nearly com-
pleted .to meet requirements of coming season;
fine bathing, boating, fishing and hunting. Address)
H. WAMBOLD, Laurel Dell, Bertha P. P.. Lake Co.
CYPRESS LAWN FRUIT FARM.
OPEN MAY Ist.
Good table; home comforts. Terms reasonable.
Address box 286, Napa, Cal. •
RIVERSIDE— ON EEL RIVER. BVa MILES
-1-i from Potter Valley, Mendocino County: round
trip $9 75 from San Francisco; fishing, bunting
and bathing unsurpassed; terms, $6 and $7 per
week; special rates to families; excellent tabl«.
Forfurther information address T. J. GILLESPIE,
Potter Valley, Mendoncino County.
Idmootlty.
rpHIS WELL-KNOWN AND bIBLIABLK BPE-
-1 cUllst treats PRIVATE CHKOXIO AND
NERVOUS DISEASES OF MEN ONLY. He stop*
Discharges: cures secret is;oed abd Akin Diseases,
Bores and Swellings: Narvous lability, Impo-
tence and other weaknesses of Manhood. ■
He corrects the Secret Errors of Youth and their
I terrible effect*. Lois of Vitality, Falptist'.on of the
■ Heart. Loss of Memory, D«spondtncy and other
troubles of mind and body, caused by the Krrorat
Excesses and Diseases of Boys and Men.
He restores Lost Vijrer and Manly Power, r *-
mores Deformities and r*ttor«* th« Organs t»
Health. He lino cures Diseases caused by Mer-
. cury and other Poisonous Drugs. -
Dr. McNulty's methods ar» regular and scien-
tific. He uses no patent nostrums or ready-mad»
preparations, but cures the diitase by thorough
medical treatment. Hi« New Pamphltt on Pri-
rate Disease* sent Free to all men who describe
their trouble. Patients cured at Home. Terms;
reasonable. S daily: 6:30 to 8:30 evening*. Sun-
Hours— 9 to 3 daily: 6:30 to 8:30 evenings. Sun-
days, 10 to 12 only. Consultation fre» and »*•
credly confidential. Call on or address
-P. ROSCOM McNiLTY, M. D.,
Kaarny St., Sin Francisco. Cal.
. «3- fieware of strangers who try to talk to yon
about your disease on the streets or elsewhere.
"i hoy are cappers or stiertrs for swindling doctors, '
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