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BOTH DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS ARE CONFIDENT.
fudge Maguire Comes Out
Against the Junta's
Plan.
WATKINS ISSUES A CALL.
John H. Wise Paid a Visit to the
Occidental Club Last
Evening.
CLAIMS THAT BOSSISM IS DEAD.
Ex-Supervisor James Denman Insists
That the Committee of Fifty
Has Killed It.
Jadge Maguire is a veritable bull in
Junta's chiua shop. That body has
hard times lately. For
a week or more dissensions .have been so
at over the question of the distri
■ wer of appointing mem
bers of the new general committee that
little real work has been done and
■ the time of the leaders has been
ted 10 trying to prevent open out-
Lannigan is sulking in his tent
ami meets no more in friendly conference
IcNab in the lobby of the Occidental
lie and others are complaining that
Dagcett and Kainey are having too much
«ay in choosing members of the new com
mittee. Others are complaining, and it is
.... that the leaders of those who are try
ing to purify the Democratic party can do
to prevent open rupture.
And now comes the man who of all
others in th« Democratic party is recog
nized as the foremost friend of reform and
an able opponent to bossism, Judge 11a
guire. The latter says that their methods
are nn-Deraocratic, and that bossism is to
be preferred to their rule.
Judge Maguire was asked last evening
what interest a%a what position he would
take in local politics. He replied as fol
lows: .
I have not determined whether or not I will
personally take any part in the proceedings on
Saturday evening, altuoubh lam still a mem
ber ot the general committee. I have been
seriously in aoubt ns to what should be done
in the matter with n view to promoting the
interests of the Democratic party, which should
be the only interests considered there. The
proposition of what is called the Junta is cer
tainly very un-Demoeratie, and cannot pos
■ibly be justified except by the gravest con
siderations of necessity,
They urge that the* only salvation of the
Democratic party from the domination of
Buckley is to give the absolute control of the
party in San Francisco to a committee ap
pointed by them; that a primary election
con dt" ted under their own auspices would be
won by Buckley's forces, and that It is there
fore not expedient to allow the Democratic
voters of San Francisco to elect the members of
their own party organization.
The control of the Democratic party by Mr.
B;u-k!ey undoubtedly, means defeat and disas
ter in the next election, and I have hesitated
to urge my own views of Democracy against
these assurances-.
I feel certain that no fear of Buckley's ability
to carry primaries should induce us to aban
don that moat fun«tamental principled De
mocracy — that all power and authority must
eineuttte from the people. J care not how im
p^r^ectiy, or even rffrruptly, en election may
be conducted, it is at its worst infinitely better
thai! surrendering the Inactions of Govern
ment, either in state or in party, to a fculf-pcr
j etnatlng governing body.
There" are several excellent end honorable
men in the leadership of the Junta movement
who are devoting their time and energies to its
work in the full belief that nothing better
ran be done, but they are men who have
had little experience and some of them no ex
perience in practical politics, and they are as
sociated in the reorganization movement with
Sam Uainey and John Daggett, who are acting
.■en and who are .«hrewd enough and
sufficiently experienced to outgeneral all of
the others and to b'-coiue the bosses of the lo
cal Democracy by means of the un-Democratic
plan which the others deem a necessity to the
salvation of the party.
1 know that it is the judgment of some of the
other leaders that they know more- about the
ization of the new committee than Mr.
. il<>e<. bat that is a matter of judgment,
and oil that question 1 think Mr. Rainey's
. nt is better than their*. Now. while it
trely desirable to set rid of Mr. .Buck
ley.- as those gentlemen Eay, by the proposed
'dzation, and to get "rid "of Kainey and
■ I afterward, as they propose, I very seri
iloiibt their ability to cope with Mr.
Rainey and Mr. Daggett i-n such a struggle.
It they should fail in this the result of the
Ht.andonment of J)emocratic methods would
l«> .-.imply to cet rid of Buckley by installing
Kainey as boss. This would be no iinprove
■VVhat offense has Mr. Buckley ever
committed in which Mr. llainey has not par
ticipated?
In my opinion it would be very much better
to get rid of Kainey and Daggett now by re
jecting their scheme and take our chances of
potting rid of Mr. Buckley afterward in a contest
in which the expression of the Democratic will
tan be obtained.
The present committee, contrary to my judg
perpetuated Itself in power without
authority other than its own vote to the
j. resent time. It appointed the last municipal
convention. That convention appointed the
jKMiprey committee, and that committee, add
iiiu to its number the Watkins committee, now
proposes to perpetuate 250 of the present
committee in power for another two years, and
to arbitrarily select 200 other Democrats to
take the places of 200 who are to be turned
out. Tills is not Democratic, and I cannot
support it.
Judge Maguire was asked what he pro
posed should be done and eaid: "1 pro
pise that either the present committee on
reorganization or a committee of one
selected from each Assembly district by
twisting district committees should be
a (-pointed to conduct a primary election
: .r a new general committee."
THE VIGOR OF BUCKLEY.
The Junta's Enemies Hold Meetings
and Talk Victory.
In interesting contrast to the inactivity,
and declarations of the Junta were the
activity and declarations that were to be
found at the Occidental Club last night.
The big clubhouse was crowded from
basement to roof. An informal caucus of
Buckley members of the general commit
tee had been called, and it was asserted
that 192 were present. This was the first
getting together of this faction of the
committee since the one in California Hall
on Bush street.
Proceedings ran late and the only
definite information about it given out
was i that Vice-President James O'Connor
would see Chairman Watkins to-day and
rind out to a certainty what Watkins pro
posed to do about calling a meeting of the
committee.'". The report that it would be
called on Saturday was indefinite at the
club, and they proposed to force the light.
A petition for a meeting addressed to
Vice-President O'Connor was signed by
fifty members, and the arrangement was
that O'Connor should call a meeting . to-"
day fcr Saturday night if Mr. Watkins' as-
ranees were not satisfactory. , . ,
Arrangements were ' also made for a
meeting to be held this week by two gene
ral committeemen , from each . district to
take measures in the line of organization
for the battle. •...., •.. ■;.
A great deal is going on outside of j the
meetings of. the rival factions, and the
proceedings of the Deuprey committee and
this Outside, quiet work may be of mnch
greater influence and moment.. The
Buckley leaders are working with strong;
party influences outside of the Deuprey
and general committees to secure the im
mediate end they are ain^ns &t«-& prim
ary election to choose a new general com
mittee.
John H. Wise is now. for the first time,
openly with the Buckley side in favor of a
primary. He visited the Occidental Club
late last night for consultation, as did
Harry Wise.
Another meeting like the one held last
Saturday by President John McCarthy of
the Occidental Club; .1. J. Flvnn, pr'esi-
f en "I the lroouoisClub; John H. Wise,
O. M. Welburn, AY. P. Sullivan and Eddie
King will occur this week. The same peo
ple will be there, with the exception of
W. P. Sullivan, the chairman of the
J'euprey committee. The Buckley lead
ers want to lose him. They say that he
has made misstatements of facts regarding
that meeting in interviews and speeches,
and that he doesn't talk as he did at that
conference. It is expected that Judge
Garber. Russell Wilson and Judge J. F.
hulhvan will be among others there. The
report that Judge Sullivan, the great re
organi/.er and anti-Huckleyite of 1892, is
against tin- Jo&ts is very important if true.
Juiige Majjuire's open stand, taken so
suddenly and vigorously yesterday, is a
hard blow to the Junta". lie and a
number of bis friends, including sev
eral in the general committee, of which
he and Joseph Leggett are members, held
a private downtown conference last night.
Tim Treacy and Walter Gallagher were
there among others. It was decided to
oppose the Junta's programme in the gen
eral committee and to favor a primary
election. The Junta has all along claimed
Maguire's support, and this news is an
other slap.
All around many new and strong influ
ences are in operation, and interesting de
velopments will attend the next few days.
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY
Significance of Its Decided Action on Tues
day Night.
There was genuine and undisguised
excitement in Democratic political circles
yesterday over the showing made by the
committee of fifty on Tuesday night when
it was reported that 2r»l members of the
present general committee had pledged
themselves to avoid any affiliation with
Buckley or his sympathizers.
Ex-Supervisor James Denman, who has
taken an active part in the fight against '
Buckley, was seen about the matter yes
terday. "The political importance of the
showing made by the committee of fifty in
setting adherents to its cause can hardly
be overestimated," he said, "and we con
fident Iv expect the complete overthrow of i
Buckley.
••The 2M names brought in on Tuesday
night by the district committees represent
a comple majority of the general commit
tee and will be able to force an adjourn
ment whether Buckley and his people
want it or not.
"We may be able to gain more votes by
the time the committee meets and wiil
make every effort to do so, but whether
we do or not will not make a preat deal of
difference, for we believe that the men
who have pledged themselves will stand
by their word, and the general committee,
which should have adjourned -sine die two
years ago, will pass out of existence.
"Those members of the committee who
stand by their guns will constitute the
nucleus of the committee of 400 which we
expect will take the place of the disbanded
body, and after the adjournment we will
get in the 200 names that are yet lacking, i
taking care of course to see that none of j
the new members are tainted with Buck- I
ley ism.
"We anticipate a fight, and a hotone,
for the Buckleyites are trying to form com- '
binations on all sides and will make a de- j
termined attempt to have the present gen- I
eral committee continue in existence, but '
we do not fear the result and with our j
chairman, Mr. Sullivan, to lead we believe i
that Buckley will sustain a defeat which i
will jitit him out of politics for many days I
to come."
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED.
The Democratic General Committee Will
Convene on Satnrday Night.
Now that the committee of fifty has come
out and declared its strength the inevitable
battle between the two factions is being
hurried to an issue and Saturday night
will see the right on.
Chairman A. A. Watkins of the present
general committee lias issued a call for the
committee to convene at Metropolitan
Temple at that time. This action wps
taken at the request of the Occidental
flub — otherwise known as Chris Buckley.
That the battle will be a royal one both
sides concede, but both claim to be sure of
victory and that the adjournment of the
meeting will see the defeat of the other
side.
ARE TO LIGHT THE PARK
Commissioner Austin Says the
Driveway Will Be Illu
minated.
Money Promised by Men Whose Busi
ness Will Be Benefited by the
Improvement.
Golden Gate Park is to be lighted to the
sea. It will not be done immediately, but,
if the plans of the Park Commissioners
carry, the time will not be far distant.
This action has long been wished for by
wheelmen, drivers and the public in gen
eral. It has never before taken definite
and tangible shape, however.
A start in the right direction has been
made. Four masts have been erected in
the Panhandle. The Park Commissioners
are greatly pleased with the placing of
these lights and hope eventually to have
the great driveway illuminated to the sea.
Commissioner Joseph Austin last even
ing said:
We are desirous of lighting the park. It is
desirable for many reasons and I am sure that
the public as a whole wish it. There are some,
I suppose, who would oppose the idea, but
they are in a vast minority.
The withholding of the tax levy has upset
all our plans. We have been unable to get any
money since July and, of course, have been
forced to leave undone everything except what
was absolutely necessary.
We would like to light the park as soon as
possible. This year I fear that we will be un
able to raise the sum. required. We would be
pleased, however, to second the efforts of those
who first advocated the idea, and will assist in
any way we can iv bringing about the desired
end.
Some time ago, a number of gentlemen
owning pleasure resorts and restaurants near
the Cliff, and others who would be profited by
an increase of travel along the driveways of
the park, organized to secure the lighting of
the driveways. Now, if they will raisu a sum
of money sufficient to enable us to be sure of
funds to carry out our plans, the Park Commis
sioners will be able to spare something, $6000
or $8000 perhaps, this first year. Alter that
we will have no trouble in attending to the
lighting.
The cost ot renting lifrhts from the Edison
compauy will be about $7000 or $8000 a year.
As the park would need about fllty lights it
would be more economical, therefore, for us to
have our own plant. We have not money
enough for this now, as I said, but we hope to
be able to do something with the assistance of
those interested.
Superintendent of the Park McLaren,
who has done much 1 toward the improve
ment of the park, is one of the most earnest
advocates of lighting the main drive.
Such a step, he argues, would make the
park available to many who, working in
shops and factories through . the day, can
not go out except in . the evening. There
are others who like to drive at night, but
now can only go out on moonlight nights,
as San .Francisco has no well-lighted
drives. . Superintendent McLaren said:
Tbat tiie wUesUaei? vqiU4 appreciate a well
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1595.
lighted driveway is shown by the thousands
who ride through the park " on moonlight
nights. The Dark has the best roads in the
City, and when they are lighted they will be at
night, as they are now in the day time, the
most used.
The lights put up by the City in the Pan
handle are a big help. I ho >c soon to see it
lighted to Stanyau street. This will require
four more lamps.
I would like to see the whole park illumi
nated, and so would the Park Commissioners
I am sure. They are waiting, though, to see
what the men who will profit by the lighting
of the park will do to assist the venture.
Robert D. Haggerty of the Golden Gate
Villa and Henry Doscher of the Seal Rock
House, the prime movers in the former
agitation, were delighted to hear that the
Park Comurissionprs were contemplating
decisive action. They were satisfied that
the Commissioners would not be disap
pointed in the assistance they expected.
Mr. Haggerty said:
We were willing to raise the money for the
rent of the lights through the park during the
tir6t year. I talked with liverymen, owners of
eyclerie.% members of bicycle clubs and
wealthy horsemen and found ihey were all
ready to contribute. 1 felt sure that if tue
lights will be maintained for a year, the citi
zens of San Francisco will demand and have
them permanently.
The Electric Light Company insisted that we
shall sitfii n con tract guaranteeing the payment
of $18,0<M) lor three years' light bills. This is
out of the question. We can got our $(>ooi>
lor the lirst year, but, of course, if we promise
to iay for the second year's lighting the Park
Commissioners will not do it and the matter
will be dropped.
Henry Doscher echoed Mr. Haggerty's
statements.
ATTORNEY COLLINS` PART
He Is Placed in a Position to Ap
peal the Citizenship
Question.
Made an Adviser of the Federal Court
in the Chinese Test Case of
Wong Kirn Ak.
George D. Collins, the young attorney,
whose articles in the American Law Re
view on the subject of citizenship of Amer
ican-born Chinese have commanded at
tention from the Department of Justice at
"Washington, was yesterday appointed
amicus curiae — the friend or adviser of the
court— in the Wong Kirn Ak test case.
This was done at the request of Attor
ney-General Harmon, and means, it is
given out, that in the event of a decision
from Judge Morrow adverse to the posi
tion taken by United State 9 District Attor
ney Foote, Mr. Collins will carry the ques
tion up to the United States Supreme
Court for an unmistakable decision on the
question of citizenship.
Mr. Collins' name has become very famil
iar to the legal profession on account of
his numerous contributions to the journal
quoted, and in 18' JO his nomination for At
torney-General of the State was requested
of the Republican State Convention at Sac
ramento by the Bar Association. Mr.
Collins' health, however, would not permit
him to run for the office.
He takes the position that the question
of citizenship does not concern American
born Chinese only, but that every child of
parents subject to a foreign power is not
entitled to be considered a citizen. He
charges Judtre Field's decision in the Look
Tin Sing case in 1884, in the United States
Circuit Court, with being virtually that
jurist's own dissenting opinion in the
••slaughter-house" cases decided by the
United States Supreme Coutt in 1872.
His article in the American Law Review
closed with this bold conclusion:
We think we have adduced enough proof to
render it incunfbent upon the Government to
I question the correctness of Judge Field's de
cision and to invoke the higher authority of
the Supreme Court to obtain a flnal determina
tion of this most important issue. No decision
of a nisi prius court should ever be elevated to
the dignity of stare deeisis.
One of Mr. Collins' strong foundations is
Judge Storey's decison, rendered soon
after the American devolution, viz.:
"Children born in this country partake of
the national character of the father as a
citizen of that country to which he is sub
ject."
Mr. Collins first article in the review
was used aa authority by the Supreme
Court in deciding a Massachusetts case —
that of Elk vs. Wilkins— whicn an In
dian claimed citizenship. The particular
point used from Mr. Collins was that the
same Congress which submitted the
fourteenth amendment to tne people
with its words, "All persons born in
the United States and subject to the juris
diction thereof," also passed the civil
rights bill, in which the words "all per
sons born in the United States and not
subject to any foreign power" occur, show
ing that jurisdiction meant political and
not merely territorial.
Mr. Collins said that Judge Field told
him and Professor John Norton Pom eroy
that instead of deciding the Look Tin Sing
case, the Circuit Court intended to send up
to the Supreme Court a certificate of divi
sion of opinion. He calls the Field deci
sion very poor law.
• A «
SUFFRAGE NOT YET.
Miss Bay Frank op Other Aspects
of the Wortian Prob
lem.
Miss Ray Frank delivered the conclud
ing lecture of : a very successful course at
Beethoven Hall, Hotel Savoy, last night
to a delighted audience. Miss Frank
treated her subject in a comprehensive and
i logical manner. "Other Aspects of the
Woman Problem" was the title of the
lecture.
This eloquent young woman, who is
noted as the only accredited woman
preacher in the Jewish faith, does not ac
cept the common idea of equal rights.
Laying aside oratory and the discursive
style of speech to which her mind and
voice-. 'are so admirably adapted, Miss
Frank, after a few introductory words,
plunged into an argument which
bore many strong points and no
weak ones. She contended that
if woman has been so long under the con
| trol of man as to be dominated by him as,
j she declared the suffragists claim, then she
is not in the proper frame of mental de
velopment to go into politics and assist in
the control of the Nation.
If woman is to become the equal of man
in this, as she held woman to be the equal
of man in many things, Miss Frank
thought she ought to begin a preparatory
course.
But the lecturer argued that there was a
more useful field for woman than the as
sumption .of the reins of Government.
That field was the home, a field that the
woman of to-day was not cultivating, she
insisted, to the extent that was possible.
She claimed that Woman was herself re
sponsible for many of the evils complained
of.
"Let the mothers admit to their homes
only good men, and there will be an in
crease of good men in the world," she said.
' She charged the women with the re
sponsibility of the injustices done to
women employes in stores and factories.
She declared that the tireless grind of the
business man in the accumulation of
wealth was due to the desire to please
•wives, mothers, daughters and sisters.
"Let the women demand fewer of the
luxuries of life," said she, "and there will
be fewer hardships practiced upon em
ployes, both male and female."
The following named ladies were the
patronesses of the course :
Mrs. D. N. Walter, Mrs. J. H. Neustadter, Mrs.
William Haas, Mrs. Jacob Stern, Mrs. S. Blum,
Mrs. Moses Heller, Mrs. Louis Slos?, Mrs. L.
Green Mrs. Leon Sloss, Mrs. I. S. Acker
man, Mrs. M. Esberg, Mrs. Mary Prag, Mrs. P.
N. Lilienthnl, Mrs. 1. Lowenberg, Mrs. Garrison
Gerst, Mrs. R. Samson, Mrs. lgnatz Steinhart,
Mrs. Charles Coleinnn, Mrs. Henry; Wangen
heim, Mrs. - Jacob Yoorsanger, Mrs. Andrew
Davis, Mrs. E. R. Lilienthal.' Mrs. 8. Nickels
burg, Mrs. Charles L. Ackerman, Mrs. A. A.
AUIM. ■
ON TRUCK OF GOLD BARS
The Identity of $300,000 of Bul
lion Wanted in the Hale
& Norcross Suit.
CUKIOTJS STORY OF W. S. JAMES.
John W. Mackay's Testimony Is a New
Feature in the Great Min
ing Suit.
The third hearing of the Hale & Norcross
suit developed some new and pointed testi
mony on the part of the plaintiff. The ex
amination of A.B. Thompson, secretary of
the Hale it Norcross Company, was con
cluded, and the deposition of W. g. James,
q&sayer at Gold Hill, wasVead, and in part
the deposition of John W. Mackay. A
number of dusty bullion - books and
other exhibits used at the first trial
of the case were found, after not a
little search, in the vaults of the County
Treasurer, they having been taken there
from the vault in court. Mr. Baggett
knocked the dust off exhibit No. 75, called
the bullion-book, and handed it to Mr.
Thompson. The book began with Feb
ruary 1, 1874, and the first ten pages were
written by the witness, and only to such
part of this record was he permitted yes
terday to testify. He said that during the
period of eight years, from 1866 to 1874,
Hale & Norcross received $98,221 80 in ex
cess of the 65 per cent of wagon sample
assays of the 300,000 tons of ore worked.
The bullion-book for the four months be
ginning February 1, 1874, show the fol
lowing :
Februarv— ll76 tons of ore; assay $11 26
gold, $20 24 silver; total assay, $37,056 60;
value at 65 per cent, $24,086 79; bullion, $26,
--601 60; excess, $2314 81.
March— l3Bß tons of ore; assay $11 13 gold,
$20 29 silver; total assay, $43,(532 {».»; value at
65 per cent, $23,301 41 ; bullion, $28,552 70;
excess, $191 2!).
April— lsol tons of ore; assay $6 65 gold,
$14 78 silver: assay value. $32,177 68; value
at 65 per cent, $20,915 49; bullion, $24,57-4 83;
excess, $3659 34.
May-- 1455 tons of ore; assay $7 74 gold,
Sl9 GO silver; assay value, $39,780 24; value at
65 per cent, $25,657 15; bullion, $25,953 35;
excess, $96 20.
The next and following months were
not written by Mr. Thompson, and he was
not permitted to testify as to them.
On cross-examination by Mr. "Wood be
said the samples were taken by Mr. Mor
row, and that there was no change in the
methods of taking samples. There were
at times twenty mills at work. Seven
mills showed an excess of bullion over the
required G5 per cent. He did not know as
to the excess at the other mills. The 300,
--000 tons of ore worked during the eight
years were only partially worked in the
seven mills giving an excess. This con
cluded Mr. Thompson's examination.
The position the plaintiff is trying to
establish is what would be a just percentage
for the H4,0G7 tons of ore worked from 1887
to 1890, for which a return of 52 per cent
car assays was made. From 18'J6 to 1874
300,000 tons of ore produced 65% per cent
car assays, and in lhM 520 tons produced
90 per cent car assays.
The very voluminous deposition of TV.
S. James, assayer at Gold Hill, was then
read. This related to the second issue in the
suit — namely, the damages arising from
the fraudulent melting of ores. The evi
dence thus far secured appears to indicate
that gold bars valued at $300,000 have dis
appeared. The deposition set forth that
during the time the Hale <$■, Norcross ores
were being milled James shipped from
Gold Hill,"through Wells, Fargo & Co.. a
large number of bars of bullion to T. 11.
Hofer at Carson City. Hofer was the chief
clerk of the United States mint and cashier
of the Bullion and Exchange Bank, con
trolled and partly owned by Evan Wil
liams, superintendent of the Nevada and
Mexican mills, which milled the Hale &
Norcross ores. These bars were stamped
with James' name and theirvalue.
According to the testimony these bars
were deposited in the mint as unstamped
and unnumbered bars, and to the credit
of C. H. Peters, a clerk in the Bullion and
Exchange Bank. Most of the proceeds of
the bars went to that bank. There were
eighty-eight of these bars, valued at about
$300,000.
The examination of Mr. James was long
and searching, and occupied about 150
typewritten pages. Mr. James admitted
that he did sell $100,000 in bullion to Joseph
M. Douglass in Virginia, Nev., and then
he was closely questioned as to his source
or sources of supply. He said he owned a
mine, but admitted it was not in opera
tion when this transaction occurred. He
said he purchased it from various persons,
from men who worked tailings who
brought small bars to him. He would
then melt these small bars and make a
large one. He said he purchased at one
time as much as $23,000 from one man.
He had preserved no record or the memo
randums. He also bought old gold and
jewelry, which he melted up. Some of
the bars bought by him he had entered in
books, because he had a partner in his
bullion dealings named Clarence Sharon.
All the details were closely inquired into
by Mr. Baggett.
The deposition of John W. Mackay was
taken on October 24. 1895, and first opened
yesterday. He testified that he owned
one-third interest in the Comstock Mill
and Mining Company, and was at one
time, about twenty-five years ago, a di
rector of the Hale it Norcross Silver Min
ing Company. Upon examining a copy
of the thirteenth annual report of the
company, to which is appended an ore
table, he was asked as to the workings of the
ores previous to the year 1874, for the pur
pose of comparison with the ore involved
in the present suit and to refresh his mem
ory as to the percentage obtained from the
ores worked during the eight years ending
1874.
"This table shows an aggregate of 65%
per cent for eight years," replied Mr.
Mackay.
"Do you know of what assay that 85JJ
per cent was?"
"At that early date it was wagon sample.
It is something like the car sample, but
more accurate. Durine the period men
tioned the wagon samples of this ore were
always very slushy and wet, but this would
not affect the assay, although it made a
difference when the number of tons were
figured. I coula hardly figure on the
average difference during the eight years
preceding 1874. Sometimes itwould"be2s
per cent and sometimes 5; very wet, in
deed. We had a great deal of trouble in
working the Hale & Norcross ore."
"But, as shown by this table, you did re
turn 65% per cent of the wagon samples
for those eight years?"
"That table must be correct. I didn't
make it."
Mr. Mackay said the ore averaged about
$38 rock. At that time the company was
working under a verbal contract to return !
a certain percentage — namely, (i.5 per cent <
of the wagon-sample assays. The report j
showed that during the period of eight j
years the contract was exceeded by a frac
tion, or 65%. Mr. Mackay did not think
the methods now used in obtaining the
metal from the ores superior to those prac
ticed from 1868 to 1874.
Mr. Baßgett tried to have Mr. Mackay
testify differently by directing his atten
tion, rirst to the last report of the Consoli
dated California & Virginia mine, which
showed that 10,255 tons worked at the
Morgan mill produced 87.02 per cent of the
battery assay and 83.31 per cent of the
railroad-car assay, and then to the average
of Hale & Norcross of 86^ per cent during
the period of eight years.
Mr. Mackay said he didn't co through
the 1874 report of the Con. Virginia, but
that no man living can make a standard
why a mill should return 85 per gent one
month and 75 per cent the next month.
He thought if all conditions were favor
able 83 per cent might be secured, al
though the very next 10,000 tons might
make only 75. He thought 75 per cent
would be a fair average of battery samples.
Continuing to speak of battery samples he
thought 52 per cent an extraordinary low
rate, and, if he were the owner, he would
not be satisfied.
Under proper condition Mr. Mackay
said that the percentaue returned from a
body of ore of about 80,000 tons, the
assay value being $39 or $40 a ton, ought to
be 70 or 75 per cent on car samples. The
difference between car and pulp samples
range all the way from $1 to $10.
Mr. Mackay was questioned closely as
to what rock must assay to be worth
working and the differences between car,
bactery and wagon samples. He said the
character of rock or car sample that would
pay to work depended on various condi
tions. He said of late years they always
calculate the returns of battery assays.
When they used to ship in early days it
was 65 per cent from wagon samples. In the
example of 80,000 tons of rock averaging $39
per ton there might be as great a differ
ence between the pulp and the car as $10,
or $8 or $6. There* is always some differ
ence. The average percentage out of $39
rock ought to be 70 per cent by battery
sample.
There was a very lengthy examination at
this point of the correctness of the various
methods of sampling, Mr. Mackay believ
ing that battery sampling was more nearly
accurate.
There is a difference of from $1 to $10 be
tween pulp and box, or railroad samples,
pulp being always less than the car. He
believed that of the 84,000 tons, the amount
it ran in the Norcross, if sampled in cars,
the average of the car samples would
closely approximate the value of the ore at
the mine, but not at the mill. The correct
value of the ore is obtained from the bat
tery samples. He said he had an interest
in the working of the tailings of the Eu
reka mill. The Comstock Mill and Mining
Company let the contract to work the
slimes to a Mr. Peck at $1 a ton. He said
he had not helped Mr. Peck with money
and did not know bow much Peck was
making out of the contract.
On cross-examination he said that as a
general thing there should be a return
of from 70 to 75 per cent of pulp
assays. He wouldn't guarantee 70
per cent of battery assays, although
it might return 80 per cent. During
the last fifteen years he hasn't known
of any mill-owner working ores from
the Comstock lode to agree to work
ores according to the car-sample assays.
I The percentage of the yield varies with
the value of the ore. He said that in the
ore worked in the Hale & Norcross from
18U8 to 1874 there was considerable masses
of low-grade ore, and this is true of all
veins on the Comstock. The rich and
poor ore is taken together to the mill. It
wouldn't pay to separate the high and
low grade ores. Barren streaks are some
times broken down and sent to the mills.
In the Hale & Norcross in early days they
were troubled with clay streaks of black
oxide of manganese. If 65 per cent was
the standard gauge the millman would
have to pay the difference where the re
sults fell below that gauge, and if they
ran above, the mine man got the dif
ference.
The cause will proceed to-day.
OFF FOR HER HOME.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Will Sail
for the Samoan Islands To-
Day.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow of
the great novelist, will sail this morning
for her island home in Samoa. She will
be accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Belle Strong, and her son, Lloyd Osborne.
Mr. Osborne is quite ill, but it was ex
pected last evening that he would be able
to go. Mrs. Stevenson's mission to Samoa
is to arrange some business affairs there.
She will probably return to this City before
long. Since her arrival here she has been
residing with her son and daughter at 7
Montgomery avenue, the lodging-house
that so long under "Mother Hunt's" man
agement was a haunt of Bohemians. It
was there that Itobert Louis Stevenson
stayed while in this City, and although
the kindly old landlady who made the
house so popular has passed to her long
rest it still" remains a headquarters for
artists and newspaper men.
> . » • —
Bonds for New lloads.
The Market-street Railway Company will
issue bonds at once for the extension of its
system. It is not known exactly what the
amount of these bonds will be, although Presi
dent Huntington says they will be about
$1,000,000 or $l,200"000. The bonds will co
to the local syndicate managed by I. W. Hell
man. The Southern Pacific Company will not
take them up.
The interior of a Roman roast pig co 'i
tamed thrushes, ortolans and small fish.
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' Trains leave from and arrir*
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,
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Leaves every day at 5:30 p. m., carrying Pullman
Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers to Chicago
via Kansas City without change. Annex cars for
Denver and St. Louis. ;f 7. .-.'•, • - ■
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Solid Vestibule Train Daily, with Dining-cars,
Under Harvey's management. Connecting trains
leave San Francisco at 9 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. daily.
The best railway from, California to. the East.
New rails, new ties; no dost: -Interesting scenery;
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ATTEND OUR GREAT
SILK SALE
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!
$50,000 Worth of Silks
at Cotton Fabric Prices I
NO SAMPLES GIVEN. NO SALE SILKS EXCHANGED.
From the Three Greatest Silk Auction Sales
This Country Ever Knew.
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LOT ONE is entirely sold out and the other lots are growing
beautifully less. Come before the choice ones are gone.
LOT TWO.
35 1360 y. ards Striped and Figured Changeable Taffeta, all
'__ pure silks, in most desirable colors ; grand value ordin-
arily at 55c.
LOT THREE
4,QC"-~ 1217 yards All - Silk Changeable Taffetas, in entirely.
'_ _ " new designs in stripes and figures, including all the*
fashionable tints.
LOT FOUR
59C — 140 ° yards Colored Taffetas, Gros-Grains, Armure and
___ Glace Silks, in floral, figured and striped effects, newest
colorings ; decidedly a bargain at 85c.
LOT FIVE.
69C — 1900 yards Fancy Colored, Two-Toned and Black-ground
___ Silks and Satins, in endless variety and designs, figured,,
striped, checked and brocaded ; these are our bargain
$1 Silks. *
LOT SIX.
75C~ 2100 y arcJs Nove % Silks and Satins, in Parisian brocades,,
_ figures, plaids and stripes, black "grounds with colored
figures; the bargain worth of these silks $1.10 to $1?25.
LOT SEVEN.
Q3c~~ Novelty Silks ' including Taffeta, Satin Duchesse, Ar*
; _ mure, Peau de Soie, Crystal, Bengaline, etc., in multi
colored effects ; these are the highest grade qualities,
and are worth up to $2.00 a yard.
AN OPPORTUNITy LIKE THIS COMES TO US BUT ONCE.
RAII ] ?-J?^y?^ RAILROAD TRAVEL:
DON'T FOR^FT ■OCTIII3UN PACIFIC COaHPAmri',
■"* ■ « ■ r X-» IX V 4 tea I (PACUIC SVtfXElf.)
THAT IT COSTS Train* leave »uil are due <«» nrrlre at.
Ci^Ur £ , INCLUDING DOUBLE WAW **™*™">' L-J
UniV 10 J^RTJI'N PULLMAN leave - From November 3; 18MI - Airniv
•/ uuukwi iLtfcPfcß, j 6:3o A Hanvards, Kilesimd Way Stations.. lO:ir>^
....T0.... 7:00 a Atlantic Express, OgJen and Hast.. 10:50h
__ _^ 7:00 a Ecnicia, Vacaville, Kumsey. Sacra- I
D^hB^TTI A IVI «■ OD udhtu, and Redding via Davis.... 7:15 a
rUKI LaMiVLJ. \JrC«. i 7:30 A Martinez, San KaracS. Xapa, CalisV .
, r - i,.,.., . „ .„ __ „ ' toga and Santa Eosa .J .6:150
1 4gfflTH/liV|!,'a cym/fcyi rtWngßiaas*.3imiivi[iia3'. «:«oAXiits, Sun Jose, Stockton, lone,- *" • .
M T^S lß2sBSsaHSigg«an!ia Sacramento, JlarjsTillc, Red Uluil' '•»' \
BY. THE S. P. CO.'S NEW FAST TRAIN, ami Orovillo M 4:13!*
" TOE SIR FKAXCISeO MD PORTLAND SPECIAL," "SoSl SanTe^Haywards & WaySVns in»3
LEAVING SAN FIIANCISCO AT 8 P. M.. "^^Xr^otmlt^Ta^BTrbafa 1
Friday, Nov. 15, and Every Five Days Thereafter. 9:oo A MartVezlnd' Stockton ic-i'S
~. . ..,_. .. 9:00 a Martinez and Stockton 10: M/»
FIRST-CLASS TICKETS, INCLUD-) <t» 1O*:»Oa Sail HaywcrdoandNiles.. 1:45n
INQ DOUBLE BERTH IN PULL-> Jn^O 12:00siSaa Ltandr.Hay wards iV, ay 2:4 oB
MAN STANDARD SLEEPER,) N'-^'V/. l:OOpNiles, San Jose and Lirermorc 8:154.
■ *l:O»p Sacramento River Steamers «!):00p
t-^. »i-lji-Jl_ m. _ -l it. onn i n _i |l:3oi> Port Coata and V/ay Stations t~s-*»t"
For further Information apply at ;, : O o P Bu Leandro, Hay wards* Way Sfus 5««»5
613 31AKKKT STREET (Grand Hotel -l:00p San Leandro, Hayward«& WaySfns 6:13B
Ticket Office), San Francisco. 4:00r Martinez, Han Ramon. Vallejo, 7
RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Napa, Calistoga, El Verano and . .
Gen. Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. ..__„ „***}** Kosa. '. 9:154
2_ *:00p Benicia, Eaiarto, ; Woodland, -
/:, '': Kuigbta Lauding,' Marysville, '
Orovilla and Sacramento 10:4341
'/ 4:3orNlles, San Jose. Liverniora and 1
SM FRANCISCO & NORTH PA- is&i^&&&. M
j <im/i n■ it iiT ■ «/> ' • «nona (for Yoscmite), Uakewlield. \ I *
mifW X 1 11 11/ IV 1 A .Santa U rl>a.-a,1.., S Angeles, Dem- ~rA
lirlt ' II AIL ii .4! tUi • |^, t El l'aso. New Orleans .nd . AS \
Tiburon Ferry— Foot of Market St. ■ 5:30p Santa Vo Koute, Atlantic Express :
for Mojavo ami Kast 1f1:43A;
San Francisco to San Rafael. . 6:OOp European Mail, (>:<lcii and East.... O:Jsa.'
WEEK DAYS-7:40,"^20, 11:00 a. m.; 12-35. 6:0«p Iliiywarila, * ii ' ! ' >aI " X San Joie ~:1S\
WEEK DAia- 7:40, 9:20, 11:00 a.m.: 12:39, }7 - o<)i> Oregon • fJ:4SH
»f^' 5n 10 ' ? :3 2 *h Th " rsda ys-Extra tri» 7":OOr Ore S ou J'ii.VVsKsa'crarVionUf'.iiaryi- •
at }Vi -M - Satu «lays-Eitr« trips at 1:50 . ville, Ite'lOfng. Portland, rnget
and 11:30 P. M. . flnnniliuni ]'«t 1 0*4 Ac
BU^^«^n °- 9:3 °' 11:0 ° A M ; 1:30 » S:3 * 7:00r San Leandro, lityV^&WaVsVni 1O:.-ioS
5:00, 6:20 P. it. »:OOp Sau Leandro.Hayivards&Way Sfns tTl2:00«,
San Rafael to San Francisco «[1 0:0 "Sunset Limited," Fresno, Lo« ..
WEEK DAYS-6:25, 7:55, 9:30, 1110 a. v • Angeles. El * Ml NeW Orleans 812-4TW
it 2 3^.and%^5-p.^ U^ ayB - Extratr^ «tll:»>to^to^^twkVsVM'"-:!,^
SU^^ Y 6^26 B p^m 9:4 °' 11:1 ° A " I *" : 1:40> 3:40> SANTA <lUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gaugf ). . J
Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park Ram« •*■•* Ken»rk,Ceiitcrvillc,H;iii.lose,Felton,
schedule as above. .« I! -\il.U -r Creek, Santa Cruz and Way '■' V
= ; — : — , ; ■ . Stations 3«50H
Leave In effect Arrive *3:15p Newark, Centorvlll?, Bau Jose, New -.
San Francisco. Qct 2a •■ San Francisco. Alniaden, Fcltoii. Moulder Creek. . . ..
"ZZ ~~T 1895 ' » Santa Cruz and l'lincii'ul Way
Week Sex- Ue B t?mU- iou Sm*- i Week Stations •11.20^
Days. | pays. "'"""" Ui days. | Days. «ilßp Newark. Sail Jose, Los ii.itoi 9:5OaJ
7:40 am 8:00 am Kovato, 10:40 ami 8-50 ah tlls4sr Hunters' Excursion, San Jose and _ .
3:30 pm 9:30 am Petal uma, 6:05 pm|lo : 3o am WaySUtioca :7:20W
6:10 fm 5:00 PM Santa Kosa. 7:3o. pm| 6:15 pm (QAM Hi VISION (Third A Townxciul Sis.) j
_ A Fulton, 6:45 a .Sau Jose, |New Almadcn ami Way 1
7:4oam . Windsor, . 10:30ak Stations 1:451$
Healdsburg, . -, S:lsa San .lose, Trcs Piuos; Hanta Cm/,
Geyserville, Pacific GroVe. Paso Robles, San
3:30 pm 8:00 am Cloverdale. 7:30 pm 6:15 pm Liiis Oblsro, Gnadalupe aud Prlu- J
l j T^T~ — — ■ cipal Way .Stations 7:05
7-40 am ■nnr.W&'j, ' 1O:4Oa San Joso ami Way Stations Stoop
/.4UAM 18'OOav HoplandA T.Qn=« ci X -« . 1 1: 15a Palo AHo ami Way Stations 3:300
8.00 am tklaii. 7:30 pm 6:15 PM »2: 3 « - San .lose, Gilioy, Trcs Ptoos, Santa ,
7:40 am ■ • — 10-30 AM Cruz, Salinas, Monterey and Pacilic
8:00 am GuerneviUe. 7:30 pm iitnro ..; «IO:IO*
3:30 fm • 6:15 pm "»::»«>p Ban Jose and Principal Way Stations U-.17*.
r .. n ... o r. n — —^ TTVTi • *-l:3Op San Jose ami Way BSUons *M:OO*.
Bint«? : S8 AM Sono " la 1O . :4 O AM 8: AM 8:3 Op San Jose and Way Nations HI»mZ
5.10 5:00 and 6:06 PM 6:lspm «::«(►(• San Jose ami Way Wntions... 0:35 a,
. Glen Ellen. tll:4.1i» San ,T. ? - ; i,,.l Way &»t.tiinn t?:-I."»p
7:40 am 8:00 Airl —i—topoi. 1 10:40 ami 10 :3O am ! CREEK ROUTE FERRY. '
S:Sopm 5:00 pm| Beba3t °P° l - 6 05pm| 6:lspm CREEFV ROUTE FERRY.
"stapes connect at fian Rtf'a»i fnr -Rniin^i Troa SAU F!l\KClSCO—raot of Mirket Street (Slip 8)~
Stages connect at Cloverdale for the Geysers. * 7: °£ .g.OO 9:00 *10:00 . 1 i : 22 - *18:33 >
Stages connect at Pieta for Highland Springs, tl:30 »2:30 3:00 *i:00 5:00 •6:C3p.m)
Kelseyville. Lakeport. From OAKUKD— FoiI of Brs»dw»T.— "C:00 »7:00 •'
• Stages connect at Lkiah for Vichy Springs, Blast a.nn *T.n;- i<vn/i »ii'm» « +19-n« '
Lakes, laurel Dell. Upper Lake, Boonovllle, Green- ' *u^n '£™ S'ln 'Hi *HHra r vi
wood, Alt'iidocino City. Fort BraVff, Usal, Westport, 13.-0 a -3° 3:00 1..0 «ri:C3r.MJ
Cahto, Willetts, Calpella, Porno, Potter Valley, John A for Moniinc P for Afternoon 1
D n a >"^veiys, Gravelly Valley. Harris, Scotia • Sundays e^e^' tbatSsonljj
saturd e ay a Monday round-trip tickets at reduced , | Monday. Thu Jcu/^d'satur.lay nights only. • '
On Sundays round-trip tickets to all point* be- TT^°^ys a! " 1 Saturday. § Sundays and Thursday!,
yond San Raiael at half rates. ■ „ - ; The I»ACIFI<: TRANSFKBCOJIPANY
Ttcvot ntHroa niniMariret«t rhrnntr-io hniiiifn. ■"'ill call for and check bagpige from hotels and re»I«
H,O.WHiriß(j, R.X.BTAH, ;.cr inforni;ition of Ticket Agents for Time Cards &n4
H. O. WHITIMO, -"••$* **.*"' o'-licr information.
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent _^_— ' ' i
SOET « ?i«™ XX!™» A LADIES' GRILL ROOM
■From San 1 rancisco. beginning October 27, 1895,
WEEKDAYS. .' ;. "■,.,..;."..■„ , „. .
For Mill Valley and san Bafael-7:30. 9:15, 11:00 HdS 06611 eStaDllSlieQ 111 tflß PalaCß Hot6l
■ ■' Am IC. • 1 1»J. 3.40, 0:1.', D.OU P. M. - r
San Quentin— 7:3o, 9:15 a. m. ; 1:45, 5:16 P. m. .
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes- H N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS
aays and baturdays at 11:30 p. m. :; , U made on the management. It take, the piac«
m. ... ,r ii •■■■ ... aui i, or\0 r\ & * v'u « - of the city restaurant, with direct entrance from
F «Tnn"in iS! ri'-wi*" « i -n n --row S."?!? Market 8t - Ladies "hopping will find this, mow
8:00, 10:00, 11.30 a. m.; 1 :30, 3.00, 4:30, *0:13 flesirabie place to lunch. Prompt service and mo*.
r. m. •jljocs not rnn to San Queniin. Br , ciiwges, such as have given the gentlemen's
, ■ THROUGH TRAINS. OrlUroom an International reputation, will p?tT4
7:30 a.m. weekdays— Caiadero and way stations, ta tikis new department 1 •■ .. .-
-1:45 p. m. .Saturdays— and way stations.
9:00 a. v. Bundayi-rolnt Reyes ana w»y at*tloa*
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