The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1895, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1895. FORM OF THE POOLING TRUST To BE SUBMITTED TO THE STOCK- HOLDERS OF THE VALLEY ROAD NEXT WEEK. IT IS A STRONG DOCUMENT. ALL POWER VESTED IN THE TRUST- EEs, WHo HoLp OFFICE TEN YEARS. The date for the meeting of the stock- holders -of the valley road has been changed from Wednesday, April 3, to Fri- day, April 5, in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at 2 o’clock P M. At that time. the pooling-trust plan will be submitted to the subscribers for their ratification. This important document is given below in full: This_sagreement, made and entered into this : , A. D. 1595, by and be- vhose names are subscribed Sesay ol . iween the pariies et s the undersigned are subscrib- ers 1o the capital stock, and are entitled to be- come_stockholders in the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company, & cor- poration incorporated under and by virtue of ihe laws of the State of California with a cap- x million dollars (§6,000,000), xty thousand (60,000) shares of e of one hundred dollars ($100) the par v each; And whereas, the rates of charge for the transportation of the crops and products of this State from the interior to the seaboard, and of merchandise from the seaboard to the interior of the State, have hitherto been ex- cessive, oppressive to_the people of the State, and destructive to its industry and commerce, and all the parties hereto have become sub- scribers to the stock of the San Francisco and San Josquin Valley Railway Company, snd have subscribed therefor and undertaken the construction of said railway for the purpose of effecting & permanent reduction in the cost of transportation between the city and port of San Francisco and the great interior valley of the State, by the construction and operation of said road &s a competitive means of transporta- tion between said points; and the said par ng that in order to insure the mai tenance of such reduction of transportation rates as the fixed policy of the said company, and t0 insure the permanence of its competi- tion, the voting power of the stock must be confided to trustees, who shall by its exercise in the choice of directors and otherwise, effect those purposes; Now, therefore, each of the parties hereto hereby assigns and transfers to the trustees hereinafter named, his subscription to the said ,and hereby authorizes tne said corpora- to issue all the shares of stock for which he has subscribed, to the trustees hereinaiter d, to be held by them upon the uses and herein expressed; and each of the par- hereto covenants and agrees to and with other subscribers hereto, and with said cor- ation, and with the said trustees, and said tees do hereby covenant, each one for him- not for the other, with each and all of ribers, and to and with said corpora- at all the shares of stock to which sub- cribers are entitied may be issued to. .. .as trus- te d that the said trustees, theirsurvivoror survivors shall, for the time hercinatter pro- d, have the'oxclusive rights and powers of hip of said stock, except with relation vidends as hereinafteriprovided, and the vower herein conferred upon the said trustees the respective parties hereto, is and shall revocable for the term of <aid trust as fter provided, and the said vower is and shall be deemed to be d with an interest the stock of the o parties hereto so 1 in trust, which interest ithe said trustees 11 hold for the benefit of all the other par- hereto, but said subscribers, each one for Dhimseli, hereby covenants to and with all of s hereto, that he will pay all sessments upon the stock for which assigns, holds any beneficiary in- terest, and that he remains liable as the equit- able owner for all debts or other Hability &gainst such stock. And it is further understood and agreed that the said trustees shall cause to be issued to the several subscribers hereto trustees’ certificates, which shall set forth the number of shares of stock in the said corporation, the San_ Francis- co and. San Joaguin Valley Railway Company, held in trust for each of the undersigned re- spectively by the said trustees, which said cer- tificates shall bein the wordsand figares fol- Jowin, 0AQUIN THE RANCISCO AND 8. EY RAILWAY COMP. BB S s O s e o Shares, This certificate is issued by the undersigned as trugtees under the provisions of an agree- ment bearing date the......day of......1895, made and entered into by and between the undersigned and other stockholders of the San Francisco and Sen Joaquin Valley Railway of trust certificates representing three-fourths (30) of the capital stock covered by said trust certificates, said trustee shall from and after the filing of the secretary of said cor Francisco and San Joaquin the San Railway Company, be as fully vested with said shares of stock and trust as if he was one of the original trustees above named. Fourth—The said trustees agree that all divi- dends received by them upon the shares of stock in _said the San Francisco and San Joaguin Valley Railway Company shall be allotted, apportioned and paid over by them on demand to the holders of said trust cer- tificates hereinbefore mentioned, ratably, so that the holder of each of said trust certificates shall receive the same amount as he would have been entitled to receive if he had been a stockholder of said railroad company for a number of shares corresponding to the num- Der of shares represented upon said trust cer- tificate. And said trustees further agree that they will not knowingly vote said stock for the benefit of or in the interest of any person or corporation or interests hostile to the interest of or in business competition with the San Francisco and SanJoaguin Valley Railway Company, or of or to or in favor of any party or parties, or com- pany or companies owning or controlling any parallel line of road, to the detriment and in- fury of the corporation hereinbefore men- tioned. on, Valley, Fifth—Said trust shall continue in full force and effect for the period of ten (10) years from the date hereof, provided that the same shall be terminated at any time before the expira- tion of said ten (10) vears, should the hoiders of the trust certificates for three-fourths (39) of the stock held subject to said trust, at a meet- ing called after ninety (90) days’ notice in writing to all of the holders of said beneficiary certificates, so Tequest and determine, and pro- vided further thatin the event of the death of THE RUINS OF A GREAT CIIY. WHERE STREETS FALL THROUGH THEIR OWN HOLES INTO THE WATER. A PRIMITIVE BAY BEACH. SarcasTIic NoTices THAT ARE Too Osvious FOR FURTHER Dis- SERTATION. From any locality in San Francisco one can read a page in the history of her past. That record was written at lightning speed during the city’s upward spring across the forty and odd rapid years of her | life; but the words are as indelibly en- graved upon her almost sea-encircled hills as though chiseled deep on tables of stone. i have convictions close at heart. ing. Itold him that I was under a cloud, 5o that I was not sailing_under my false colors. They treated me like a gentleman when I was in S8an Quentin and I might as well die there as on the streets. v “Why did I leave Sacramento? Well, after guaranteeing my board and lod%;ns they wanted money from me, and as I ha none I had to leave. I came here about two weeks ago and haye been knocking around the street since.” b THE TRUTH IN SOCIALISM. A Fabian Club Established to Find It by Study. A Fabian club has been established here by a sincere band of men and women in- terested in sociology, and held its first meeting last night at 632 Eddy strect. The club is modeled after the Fabian So- ciety of London, which has for its object the study of social questions with a high end in view—that of finding the truth in socialism and then disseminating it. There is no poltical feeling among the members, no party prejudices to sway their judgment either way, and nothing of the ardent enthusiasm of socialists who On the contrary, the Fabian Club aims to study socialist as a science, remembering that the work in hand is purely literary. The members will meet weekly and hold informal discussions on papers, and subse- quently may appear in public with what WHERE BRANNAN STREET FALLS INTO THE BAY. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] all of the subscribers hereto at any time before | the expiration of ten (10) years as aforesaid then this trust shall cease and determine. Sixth—Upon the termination of said trust, and upon presentation and surrender of said trust certificates, to deliver to the owner of each of said trust certificates, certificates for the capital stock of said railway company cor- responding in numbers and in par valne with the shares of stock which by, said certificates | the said trustees are bound 1o deliver, so that upon the surrender of all of said trust stock certificates the said trustees will have de- livered all of the capital stock of said corpora- tion—the San Francisco and San Joaquin Val- ley Railway Company. And it is mutually agreed that no stock of said corporation—the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rallway Company—shall be issued except that the subscriber to said stock becomes a party 1o this agreement and consents that said stock be issued, and the same shall be issued to said trustees, subject to the terms of the trust as hereinbefore expressed. To-day San Jose will receive a hearing be- fore the board of directors of the valley road. The people of Santa Clara County have be doing some effective work lately, and wil! robably make a good showing before the anrd at the meeting. Company, & corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, and this certificate entitles. signs upon the surrender thereof, rding to the terms of said agreement, to receive from the undersigned, their successor or successors in this trust, in the manner provided in said agreement, and not otherwise, a certificate for shares of the capital stock of said rail- WAY COrporation; and in the meanwhile, ...... or assigns, is entitled to receive on demand from the undersigned, or their successor or suc- cessors as trustees, and not otherwise, an amount equal to the dividends paid to 'said trastes upon a corresponding number of shares of stock of said railway corporation. The holder of this certificate has no rights as a stockholder of said railway corporation, and the acceptance of this certificate shall bind each successive holder to all the terms and provisions of said agrecment in the same man- ner-as if such holder was a party thereto or had duly executed an agreement to abide thereby. Tne interest represented hereby is transfer- abie, either in whole orin fractional parts corre- sponding 1o a given number of shares of stock, only upon the books kept by said trustees for that purpose, by the holder hereof in person or by attorney, upon surrender hereof, but no transfer shall be valid unless made upon the condition that the transferee accepts the same subject to the terms of said agreement and assents thereto, which he shall be deemed to have done by receiving said trustees’ cer- tificate. San Francisco, Californis,. .1895. Trustees. INDORSEMENT ON TRUST CERTIFICATE. For value received, I do hereby sell, transfer assign unto............all my right, title and interest of, in and to ..thé property re{)rcsenlml by the within trust cer'ificnto,wilf) all my rights in respect thereto, subject to the terms and conditions thereof and of the agree- ment therein mentioned, and I hereby irre- vocably appoint............my attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to make and execute all proper acts of assigninent or trans: fer, and to do all other actsand things required 1o be done with reference thereto, and to sub- stitute one or more persons with like full powers, hereby ratifying all that my said attor- ney or his substitute may lawfully do or cause 10 be done by virtue thereof. Witness my hand and seal, this........ day of ,A. D. 189, In presence of... . And all of said stock so held by said trustees, their survivor or survivors, successor or suc- cessors, is held subject to the following irre- vocable trusts, to wit: First—To issue by proper transfers to any per- sons named as directors enough stock of said corporation to qualify said parties to serve as airectors for the term for which they are elect- ed, it being always Jrovided that no person shall ever be qualified unless he is the actual beneficiary by trust certificate of as many shares of stock as are necessary to qualify him for the position of & director under the by-laws of the compeany. That at the expiratian of the terms such stock shall be retransferred by said person holding as & director back to the trus- tees to be held subject to the trust as herein expressed. Second—To cause said corporation, the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company, to honestly and as soon as practica- ble consiruct said railroad, and, when the same sballLhave been constructed and putinto ope- ration, to cause said corporation Lo 5o operate said road that the basis for freights and fares shall pe the lowest rates of charges which will yield sufficient revenue to the cam}nny 1o pay for the proper maintenance, operation and bet- terment of said road, together with proper pro- vision for the payment of interest on any bonded indebtedness, if any there be, together with the creation of a sinking fund therefor, as required by law; also for the creation of a sur- plus fund for the use of said road and the pay- ment to the stockholders of a sum not to exceed six (6) per cent per year upon the capi- tal stock actually paid into said corporation. Third—In the event of the death, resignation or disability of any one of the trustees, to mominate in writing some holder of & trustees’ certificate to fill each and every vacancy, and upon such written nomination by the surviv- ing trustees, approved in writing by the holders A QUIET DAY FIR STRIKERS. THE UNION MEN SAID TO BE WAITING, FOR THE CYRUS 'WAKEFIELD. Four AssocIaTioN VESSELS WILL Be Reabpy 1o SaiL To- MoRrRrQw. The striking sailors spenta quiet day on the waterfront yesterday, no heads being broken or any crews being shippeda. Itis expected that hostilities will be resumed to-day when an attempt will be made to get a crew for the ship Cyrus Wakefield. This vessel, with the Two Brothers, J. M. Griffiths and the Gatherer, will be ready for sea to-morrow, and trouble is antici- pated in getting crews for them. The Cyrus Wakefield is a bone of contention between the association and the union. The vessel is owned by the Rosenfelds, who were among the latest firms to join the association, and the Sailors’ Union will, it is said, make strenuous efforts to demonstrate to the owners that no crew but a union crew can be put on board. The Wakefield is lying at the Mail dock, and if the union attempts to interfere with putting a “scab” crew on her the coast sea- men will come in conflict with an old friend, Captain Frank Anderson. Thelat- ter was stationed at San Pedro during the last big strike, and whenever he attempted to put a non-union crew on board he was successful in his undertaking. Anderson was the only man the rough element at San Pedro respected, and they gave him a wide berth. - The bark Columbia sailed for the Sound yesterday morning. She was to have gone out on Sunday, but at the last moment four of her crew deserted. The deserters were readily supplied yesterday morning and the vessel went to sea. Nearly all the steam schooners have acceded to the de- mands of the union, and are paying $45 a month. The reason of this, according to Secretary Walthew, is that the owners have always allowed their captains to get their crews from where they pleased, in conse- quence of which no supp!{y of steam sail- ors have been kept on hand. —————— ‘WaicH hotels are the most popular? Those which use Dr. Price’s Baking Pow- der in the food. ———— FUNERAL OF THOMAS ROSS. Under the Auspices of the St. Andrew’s Society and Caledonia Club. The funeral of the late Thomas Ross took place yesterday under the auspices of the 8t. Andrew’s Society, of which he was ap ex-president. There were present many of the officers and members of that mciet{ as well as of the Caledonia Club, of which the deceased was also a member. Mr. Ross had long been prominent among the natives of Scotland resident in this city, and was lnghg esteemed for his many ualities. He was a native of ‘West. Leith tland, and was 62 years at the time of his death. i After the funeral services at Scottish Hall many friends and members of the two Scottish societies went down to Cy- press Lawn Cemetery, where the intér-|and the secretary took me ment took But the future is always a vague per- spective drawn from the present, plus ad- ditions reasoned into position on the | abstract fabric. As is the advance made | from past to present so must be the prog- | ress on through time to come. Yet in San Francisco even now may be found what will be ages forward in the distance far beyond the point of her culmination,when the great city of the Western sea shall have gone down in the dust of her ruin like Thebes, Persepolis and Baalbec. A concrete vision of what is to come, generations hence, can be seen where Harrison, Bryant and Brannan streets dip into the bay. Not dipping into the bay from the outer terminus of the piers as was intended by the architect, but tumbling through the great gaping spaces which the indolence of years has permitted to be opened in the crowded commercial thoroughfares of this big maritime city. In a short sentence those streets literally fall through holes in themselves and be- come prematurely lostamong the decaying piles of their wharf foundations. Through the wrecked Bl:mking of Harri- son street the Rincon Hill urchins catch bullheads and pogies, sitting safely around | their far inshore fishing ground, well knowing that all the hundreds of heavy loaded wagons, trucks and carts must make a wide sweep around the dangerous locality if they, too, would not follow the street down into the ba% Occasionally a couple of laborers can be seen working spiritlessly among the broken timbers, as iPthe task of overcoming the swift ravages of time was too much for feeble human hands. Along the Bryant-street front ruin and decay have speeded fast. The State Harbor Commissioners recently built new wharves out in the bay on the line of the proposed seawall, which further accentuates the woefully tumble-down appearance of the old city wharfage. Facing the north line of weary-looking old shacks the dock has disappeared altogether and in place of that structure is a beach which, viewed apart from the surrounding pilestumps. is as uiltless of the evidences of advanced civ- ilization as when the mission Indian ounded his canoe there in the pre-pioneer E:ys. Of a verity, San Francisco is going back to first principles. Old Yerba Buena with its desolate hill and sedgegrass beach where the sandpipers call shrilly through the evening fog is coming back again. What a scene of ye olden time this would have been for the Midwinter Fair visitor. Not only could he have seen all stages of San Francisco’s dpx-ogx-eu, but he could have viewed her decay also, all under one canvas and all for one price of admission. But it is at the bay end of Brannan street that the m%ged ruins of wharf archi- tecture crop out in all their dreariness. The loaded wagon or the hand-truck never come to this uncanny locality, and the foot-passer walks gingerly over the rotten planking. The gogxe-fis er and crab- catcher sit on the broken timbers like the silent genii of decay. Inthat still spot the angling wharf-rat snares the mud-loving creatures of the bay, undisturbed by the cargo-rushing stevedore. Along the once-safe places, but now gap- ing pitfalls for the unwary in daylight, and a locality to_be shunned always at night, may be read the notices: “Private —No thoroughfare.” The biting sarcasm of these old_signs is too obyious for dis- sertation. Having had their day as a means of warning and instruction to the public they do efficient duty as a caustic and ironical comment upon the principle that permits the water front of a great com- mercial cit{‘w become an eyesore to even itself and the object of its own satire. WANTED IN SACRAMENTO. John A. Smith, a Forger, Arrested Here Last Night. John A. Smith, who is wanted in Sac- ramento on a charge of forgery, was arrested on Hayes street last night by Detective Silvey. Smith is a man about 70 years of age, a native of England. He ‘was at one time a clergyman, but fell from grace and served a term in San Quentin. A dispatch from Sacramento published several days ago stated that he had been forging the names of several people for small amounts. - ““I know nothing of any forgery,” said Smith last night. “I was working in a restaurant in Sacramento for my board and lodging when I gave a lecture on ‘Drink.’ I was taken up by the Good Templars, who wanted me to form a tem ce society, to a lodging- my board and lodg- house and guaranteed they believe to be the truth, trusting thereby to guide the masses along certain lines of thought and action. Last evenin M. J. Ferguson occupied the chair. select few of studious bent and literary tastes were present, but none of them have hitherto appeared in connection with socialism. They discussed a new social- stic paper published in Boston as a begin- ning in the work contemplated. SCHOONER RUN AWAY WITH BOLD THEFT OF THE FLEET STAR OF THE FREEDOM FROM HER MOORINGS. THE VESSEL MYSTERIOUSLY DISAP- PEARS FROM THE MuD FraTs. The little schooner Star of Freedom has been stolen, and is now probably engaged in some smuggling scheme along the coast. The vessel has been missing for two weeks. She has as completely disappeared as if swallowed up by the sea. The schooner is owned by Captain W. Johnson, owner and commander of the Nicaraguan brig Salvador. Her last sea voyage was from-.La Paz to this point. She arrived here several months ago, since which time she has been lying on the Mission mud flats in charge of a watchman. Captain Johnson only arrived from Aca- jutla last week, his wife being in charge of the vessel in his absence. g‘[ru. Johnson went down to the water front about ten days ago to look after the vessel, and then made the startling discovery that the Star of Freedom was gone and ‘the watchman with her. Instead of starting an inquiry immediately, Mrs. Johnson waited until her busband arrived from Acajutla. As goon as he heard of the loss, Captain John- son notified the Collector of the Port. Mr. ‘Wise has telegraphed instructions all along the coast to hold the vessel if she at- tempted to enter any port. Some time ago a man named Bartels desired to charter the Star of Freedom, but Mrs. Johnson would not let him have the schooner. Bartels achieved some notoriety about two years ago, when he arrived in port on the schooner Achilles from Portland, Or. A telegram was re- ceived by Collector Wise from Portland rt;ténesmng him to hold the vessel on her arrival, as she had been stolen. A re- ward was offered for the capture of Bartels and the Achilles, but the reward, although claimed, was never paid. Bartels was not prosecuted either. He said that he was a part owner in the Achilles, and the matter was dropped. The Star of Freedom is a fleet little craft of about twenty-three tons. She is 54 feet in length, 20:5 feet in breadth of beam and 4:6 feet in depth of hold. ——————————— A DIGNIFIED Speaker is Crisp. So is the dnin(tiy. crust made with Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. - A GRAND BENEFIT OONCERT At Which a Noted Violinist Will Appear. Professor Charles Goffrie will be tendered a complimentary benefit by his many friends upon his retirement from his pro- fession by reason of illness. Thé enter- tainment is announced for Friday evening, the 20th inst., at Golden Gate Hall. His old friend, Remenyi,now in the city, hearing of the concert at once offered his services and will appear in one number. Other well-known eminent local talent will also appear. The following programme will be per- formed: Trio, ‘Shepherd’s Complaint” and “Scherzo” gv%lizr), inl]‘o, flute and cello, Mme. M. Lada, . Clay Wysham and Adolph Lads; song, con: tralto, “Liitle Girl, Don’t Br{‘" (Roeckel), Miss May Mabie; sonato. (Beethoven), Professor Charles Goffrie; cantalile, “Sampson and De- lilah” (Saint Saens), Mme. len Coursen Roeckel; trio (Behr) violin, flute and piano, Heury dfmln e Wysham and J. Roeckel | piano solo, ‘““Tarantella” in B minor (Rubin- stein), Roscoe Warren Lucy; violin solo, “Le- ende” (Bohm), Mies Susie Biair, pupit of Pro- offrie; song, * Dolly’s Revenge” Mist Lottt Calsing; solo, Boehm ute (Wysham), H. Clay Wysham; tenor solo, “The Message’” (Blumenthal), Alfred Wil % “Country Dance” and ‘Finale’ {JVeben), piano, flute and cello—Mme. M. Lads, Clay Wysham and Adolph Lada. lkie; | NILLIONS MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE THINKING PEOPLE SPECULATING ON THE FAIR-COUZINS EN- GAGEMENT. A STORY RELUCTANTLY TOLD. THE BETROTHAL Was CURRENT RuMoR HERE MoRE THaN A YEAR Aco. The littie romance in real life and ma- ture years connected with the courtship and subsequent betrothal of James G. Fair and Miss Pheebe W. Couzins, an account of which was published in Sunday’s Cary, has caused a great deal of comment, dis- cussion and speculation as to what might have been the wultimate result oi such a marital union. The intellectual and well- informed people of this country know Miss Couzins’ power as a speaker and writer on political, social and economic questions. This knowledge has suggested the ques- tion, What would or could she not have accomplished for the world with the power that a few millions of the dead Senator’s money would have given her had it been placed at her command? Seriously think- ing men and women are inclined to believe that if the marriage engagement had been carried out it would have been the nucleus of a social, political and economical revo- lution. . But death and other potent influences interposed, and now the proposed alliance of these two famous individuals presents itself only as one of the world’s possibili- ties that might have been, but are no more. Persons who were directly interested in preventing the proposed marriage, and others whose shallow perceptiveness pre- cludes the possibility of seeing. the depths of great natures in great men and women, are disposed to make light af this episode in Senator Fair’s life. Some of them have even gone so far as to dispute the accuracy of some of Miss Couzins’ statements in the published interview. These denials are not warranted by the facts, as will be shown later on. " Miss Couzins is not a woman who would seek notoriety or any sort of advertising by parading her mis- fortunes, sorrows or other private affairs before the public. In the first place, she does not need it. Her name and fame in her chosen caliing are household words in all civilized lands, and she needs only to intimate the utterance of a thought in order to secure listeners. In justice to Miss Couzins it must be said that she did not invite publication of her engagement to Senator Fair. Her statement of the interesting episode was fairly sought and reluctantly given. When first questioned on the subject she firmly declined to say anything for publication. But when certain facts and contingencies were revealed to her she consented to tell her story. And she told it, candidly, with- out any needless coloring. The fact of the engagement was nota secret. It was known by rumor in San Francisco more than a year and a half ago. A vague knowledge of it existed in certain circles in Chicago even before it was heard of here. A Chicago newspaper man who is to some extent connected with the Associ- ated Press had worked up a story, based partly on facts and partly on rumors, sev- eral days before the publication of the Fair-Couzins engagement in the CALL. This gentleman f:legmphed a skeleton of his facts and rumors to a friend in this city and suggested that it would be well to as- certain all the facts from Miss Couzins her- self, if possible. The suggestion was car- ried out. . Expressions of sentiment from those who know Miss Couzins and her genius and her sincerity of furpose. which were heard in intellectual circles yesterday, were in most instances expressions of re- et that she did not become Mrs. James %. Fair before the ex-Senator was parted from her in Chicago on that summer day of 1893. Miss Couzins may have been mistaken in regard to the identity of some of the men who were with Senator Fair in Chicago, but as to the main facts affecting herself there is aburrdance of proof independent of her own statements. SOCIETY'S COOKING SCHOOL. Mgs. E. M. HINCKLEY'S DEMON- STRATIVE LECTURES OVER THE RANGE. DainTY DISHES PREPARED BEFORE *MEMBERS OF THE CLASS. MooRisH TEA. The San Francisco Cooking School, lately established by Mrs. E. M. Hinckley, at 703 Sutter street, is attracting the attention of society ladies, many of whom have joined her classes to learn of new creations of the range or the chafing-dish. Mrs. Hinckley has set up in her lecture-room a large range and all the latest improvements in cooking, such as graduated measuring-cups and the latest chafing-dishes, and with two assist- ants gives a practical, demonstrative lec- ture, varying the menu each day. Yester- day the dishes were: French style of sorrel soup, Honolulu fish and curry, a new style baking-powder biscuit, glace meringue and candied prunes. Each of these dishes was prepared in the presence of the class, with comments and directions as to all the details. After the dish was prepared it was tried by the members of the class. Mrs. Hinckley is the author of two books on cooking: ‘‘Progressive Cookery’’ and “Chating-dish Cookery.” She is an old Californian who received her training in the East a number of years ago, where she learned the Boston and iss Parloa’s systems. She has taught classes in all the principal cities of the coast during the past seven years. For six years she has had charge of the cooking school of the Young Women’s Christian Association. The present course will con- sist of ten lectures, one each Monday after- noon, but others will probably follow. Mrs. Hinckley is soon going to give something” to make a fad of, and that is “Moorish” tea,” the mode of preparing which she will explain in one of her lec- tures. Among the members of her Mon- day afternoon classes are the following ladies: Mrs. W. F. McNutt, Mrs. Downey Harvey, Mrs. George H. Lent, Mrs. Kannie Lent, Mrs. Fred B. Lake, Mrs. Mayer, Mrs. M. D. Boruck, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. M. J. Bryan, Mrs. L. M. Storrer, Miss Frances Coleman, Mrs. B. M. Dow, Mrs, M. M. Prible, Mrs. Newberger, Mrs. Johnson and Miss Alice Voorman. GUNNIES ARE SOARCE. Increase in the Demand for the Article in Mexico. Heavy gunnies are a scarce commodity in the city just now, and in fact, previous to the arrival of the Belgic on Saturday, there were none to be had in the market. The reason of this is that for the past few months the bags had been bought up and uh?ped to Mexico. The Mexican import duty has been increased on the article, the new law going into effect on April 1. The San Blas, which sails for Panama and way ports on ’Ihnraday, will carry away a large cargo of flour for Mexican ports, and it is necessary to have gunnies in which George to pack | him in the matter. ial. The Belgic brought only :g,?mmb?ge:l and a great number of these will be used by the Crown Mills for ship- ing their flour. : 2 pl}l"ie British ship Sierra Miranda, which arrived on Satarday from Hongkong, has about 25,000 gunnies on board an bales of jute. The schooner Alexander, which is loading for Champerico, will take away 5000 barrels of ilour and some of the Sierra Miranda’s gunnies will be used in packing. ———————— ALL SALES CONFIRMED. Mrs. Kate Johnson’s Real Property All Disposed Of. The sales of real property belonging to the estate of the late Mrs. Kate Johnson have been all confirmed; the last confirma- tion having been made by Judge Coffey yesterday. The only sales unconfirmed ! were those of the lot on the corner of Golden - Gate avenue and Leavenworth street, the residence property on O’Farrell and Leavenworth streets and two blocks south of the park. The Golden Gate avenue lot was con- firmed to James D. Phelan, who bid $81,- 400. Andy Clunie;for his brother, Thomas J. Clunie, who had made the highest bid at the original sale, objected to the recep- tion of bids after the sale closed, and con- sequently to the sale of the lot to Phelan, but the sale was confirmed to Phelan any way. On the residence property the offer of Joseph D. Hume of $49,500 was accepted and the sale confirmed. In the cases of the outside-land blocks J. 8. Oppenheim got block 799 for $2025, and B. Slurry got lock 925 for $5450. The appraisement of the Golden Gate avenue property was $120,000, and that of the residence property $65,000. The outside-land blocks were also appraised at a much higher figure than was bid. DRBS KEPT FRON TESTIFYING THE STRIKERS WANTED HIS EVI- DENCE ON THE ORIGIN OF THE STRIKE. He PROVED THE CORPORATE ExXIs- TENCE OF THE SOUTHERN Pa- CIFIC COMPANY. There was considerable excitement en- gendered in the trial of Cassidy and Mayne, the strikers, in the United States District Court yesterday. The Govern- ment had gained permission to prove the corporate existence of the Southern Pacific of Kentucky, and as this practically re- opened the case Monteith, the attorney for the strikers, stated that he would call Eugene V. Debs as a witness. In conse- quence there was a large crowd in atten- dance, all anxious to get a look at the leader of the great strike of railroad em- ployes. ‘When the case was called Gerrit L. Lan- sing, secretary and controller of the South- ern and Central Pacific Railroad co panies, was placed on the stand. He testi- fied that various lines on which trouble took place during the strike were either owned or controlled by the Southern Pa- cific Railroad Company of Kentucky. He produced a certified copy of the articles of incorporation, and also the time-tables of the company. When he had completed his testimony Monteith moved that it all be’stricken out on the ground that it was immaterial, in- competent and irrelevant. The motion was denied. Under cross-examination Lansing said he remembered telegrams being sent by Superintendent of Motive Power H. J. Small to all the workshops which said, ““Close up your shops and shut down on everything.” Asked how it was possible to move trains when the motive wer was gone he answered he did not know. If any mail was transported between the 3d and 10th of July it was moved by the Southern Pacific, accerding to him, in spite of the fact that all the engines were “killed.” In answer to other questions Lansing said he had been with the Southern Pacific since April 1, 18385, He knew of a line called the Southern Pacific of Caliiornia, which ran between San Francisco and San Jose, via Palo Alto, but it is controlled by the Southern Pacific of Kentucky, Asked if he knew anything about the strike of his own knowledge the witness said he did not. Monteith then again moved to have all Lansing’s testimony stricken out, but the motion was dénied. Monteith next began to ask the witness about the land grant made to the Central Pacific by Congress, but was shut off by an objection made by the United States Di trict Attorney. Getting back to what h. had been doing during the strike, n,% Southern Pacific’s secretary said he nearly all the time in the building at Fourth and Townsend streets. In answer to an objectiomn Monteith said that he wanted to prove out of the witness’ own mouth that he did not know anything about the movements of the trains nor the strike. Judge Morrow said that the point raised had nothing to do with the owner- ship of the railroad, and sustained the objection. Lansing was then excused, and the Government closed its case once more. Monteith then called for Eugene V. Debs, and everybody was on the tiptoe of ex- ctation. United States District Attorney 'oote at once objeeted, and the court sus- tained him. The strikers’ attorney then explained that he wanted Mr. Debs’ testi- mony so as to get before the jury the origin of the strike and who was to blame for it. The court refused to allow Mr. Debs to be called, and the case closed. Assistant District Attorney Knight then began the argument for the prosecution, and was still tafi}ng at the hour of adjournment. The case went over until next Thursday to give one of the jurors an opportunity to attend a case in the Circuit Court. “A GEM of purest ray serene’” in the household 1s Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. T0 COMPEL A MEETING. C. A. SPRECKELS SUES THE DI- RECTORS OF THE OCEANIC COMPANY. HE SECURES A WRIT OF MANDATE T0 HAVE THEM CALL AN ELECTION. Judge Seawell has granted to C. A. Spreckels a writ of mandate to compel the board of directors of the Oceanic Steam- ship Company to meet and hold an elec- tion, or appear in court and show why they should not do so. The suit is brought for the purpose of securing to C. A. Spreckels a position upon the board of directors of the steamship company. For some time he has been rep- tesented in the board by Charles S. ‘Wheeler, to whom he transferred all of his stock for the purpose of making him elig- ible to t}ze office. Wheeler, however, be- coming tired of the position, and finding his business elsewhere as much as he conld look after, resigned from the board. At the next meeting of the board C. A. Spreckels was present, but he states that he was not allowed to speak, having appar- ently no stock in his own name, nor would the secretary transfer his stock from Wheeler’s name fo his own, as the books had been closed up. There was no meet- mfithen, nor has any meeting since been called, and as it takes a majority of the shares of stock to call a meeting, C. A. Spreckels cannot call the meeting himself. e has therefore obtained the writ of man- date to see whether the court cannot help IN FAVOR O THE ONION. CORNELIUS - HARRINGTON NON- SUITED IN COURT BY JUDGE HEBBARD. He Loses His CONTEST FOR THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE PACIFIC MARINE FIREMEN. The legal controversy between Cornel Harrington and the Pacific Marine Firee men’s Union over the position of financial secretary in that organization was settled yesterday morning in the granting of de- fendant’s motion for nonsuit by Judge Hebbard in Department 4 of the Superior Court. The case came into court over a dispute between Cornelius Harrington and Ber- nard Ward as to_ who wa led to.tha office of financial secreta There were certain votes entered for Harrington in the Puget Sound branch which defendant claims were not counted in the regular manner. On the evening of the election Ward ob. jected to their being counted, and the cor mittee to whom he appealed left it to the decision of the meeting of the Union, which rejected the votes. Plaintiff brought suit to declare the election void and set up in his complaint that the union was with- out constitution and, by-laws; hence, the action was illegal. 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