The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1895. CELEBRATE THE FOURTH, Ladies Are Assisting In the Work of the Various Committees. ARCH FOR MARKET STREET, Committees Appointed to Sollcit Subscriptions—Decorative Work. Meetings of four important sub-commit- tees of the Fourth of July celebration were held yesterday. Ladies were presentin great numbers and took an active part in the business transacted. The finance committee met at 2 o'clock, Chairman Dalton presiding. A score of women were present at the opening of the meeting, and numbers arrived during the session. Among them were six from the New Woman’s Club, three from the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and others representing different organi- zations. Among those present were Mme. L. A. Sorbier, Mrs. E. C. Sargent, Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster, Mrs. John Knell, Mrs. Colonel Hunter, Mrs. S. A. O’'Neil, Mrs. Colone! Bullock, Mrs. L. C. Fraser, Mrs. May L. Harrison, Mrs. Clara Josephi, Mrs. Mabel V. Osborne, Mrs. Rose M. French, Mrs. D. J. Spencer, Mrs. M. J. Foster, Mrs. A. Graham, Mme. B. Rum- , Mrs. R. Patterson, Mrs. Eva E. Bates, . H. E. Brown and Mrs. Dennis. C. Murray of the San Francisco inic suggested that the ladies could assist the finance committee by soliciting contributions of money from'the stores where they are accustomed to trade. Mme. Sorbier proposed that the names of the nulhorize({’ lady collectors be pub- lished to prevent fraud. Mrs. Mabel V. Osborne moved that one Wi n from each woman's club be ap- pointed to solicit subscriptions. A good deal of opposition to female col- lectors generally developed. The ladies rately, to show sketches and talk about the cost. The two men agreed that the cost of an arch on Kearny or Montgomery streets would be between $200 and $300. arge arch on Market street would cost from $1800 to $2000. J. A. Code suggested that the lumber- dealers in town would probably contribute the lumber necessary%or the arch and the contractors both said that in that case §300 could be subtracted from their estimates. The figures mentioned were approximated and not in the nature of bids. The com- mittee decided to favor one large arch on Market street. It was suggested that over the streets on the line of the procession garlands of flowers be stretched. The garlands would cost about $12 each or about $40 for the number necessary for each block. The committee thought that thirty blocks should be so decorated. For the benefit of the executive commit- tee an estimate of the amount of money needed by the decoration committee was made. The amount was $4000 as follows: Arch on Market street, $2000; street deco- rations (thirty blocks at $40), $1200; hall decorations, $300; contingent expenses (in- cluding decoration of stands, ete.), $500. A motion was carried that the commit- tee appeal to the merchants of San Fran- cisco to decorate their residences and ?luces of business as they have never be- fore been decorated. The sentiment of the committee was taken regarding offering rizes for the best decorations. It was un- avorable. It was decided to invite sketches for the proposed arch on Market street, and the committee then adjourned. The literary committee, Dr. George L. Fitch chairman, received a communication from W. G. Hyde of 127 Guerrero street, asking that he be appointed poet of the day. He inclosed a sample poem, which, being read, decided the committee to take time for consideration. Leo Cooper of 814 Geary street volun- teered to read the Declaration of Inde- pendence. No action was taken in the matter. Rev. A. C. Hirst, pastor of the Simpson Memorial Church, was chosen chaplain of the day, and the secretary was instructed to notify him of that fact. Professor Mackenzie was chosen musical director of the day. He must furnish a chorus of 200 voices and all the soloists, ;n‘d the committee figures on paying him 50. A daughter of Captain J. J. O’Connell of the First United States Infantry offered to recite patriotic pieces. The offer is under consideration. The estimate of money needed by this who had attendad former committee meet- ings seemed to be out of sympathy with those who had, so to speak, just come into the fold, and the men of the committee evidently preferred to keep the finances in their own hands. Mrs. Knell stated for the benefit of the newcomers that at the previous meeting it had been decided that the part of the work to be assigned to the women was the caring for the children. She thought that with that they would have their hands full and wished to leave the matter of rais- ing the money entirely to the men. Mrs. O’Neil and Mr. Roos spoke in sup- port of that plan. Mr. Hammond suggested that the women who did not object to collecting volunteer for that duty. Mrs. Osborne could see no objection to her motion. The ladies had solicited for fairs and so forth, and why not for the Fourth of July celebration? If they were to take part at all they should take'an active and useful part. There was, however, no sec- ond to her motion. Brainerd N. Rowley moved that the ladies be excused from collecting, but that those who wished to collect be supplied with receipt-book and credentials. This compromise measure met with general favorand was adopted. The ladies from Alameda asked that the Grand Armygos'.s, the Loyal Legion and the school-children of Alameda be invited to join in the celebration. It was in- formally decided that two or three mem- bers of the executive committee should consider that matter and that the grand marshal should send the invitation if it deemed advisable. Mrs, Clara Josephi sng%:sted that the State Floral Society, of which she is a member, be requested to supply flowers for the use o? the committee. She was delegated to present the request. It was moved by Henry Gellert that the future meetings of the finance committee be held in the evening, so that the eon- venience of the business men should be consulted. The motion was carried, and to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock was fixed as the time of the next meeting. A recess was then taken till 8 o’clock. At that hour a list of sub-committees was presented and approved. The members will solicit subscriptions from the firms in the lines of business indicated. The com- mittees are as follows: Wholesale butchers—S. C. Hammond. Fire insurance—Rolla it, Colin M. Boyd. Wool and hide dealers—H. E. Wise. Stock-brokers—George R. Sanderson., Retail groceries—L. Lebenbaum. Merchant tailors—J. M. Litchfield, M. Hart. Gas fixtures—Frank Sims, Joseph Simonson, Brewers—Frank Dalton. Brewers’ supplies—George Hermann. Wooden ware—Richard B. Dallam. Wholesale furniture—F. D. Worth, Bradford. Druggists—Paul O Lumbermen—E. Ciothiers—J. P. C Wallace ing, Henry Michaels. rldge, Renton Holmes. urrier, J. J. O'Brien, W. G. Doane, M. 8. Kohiberg, Phil 1. Fisher, A. Roos, L. Sachs. Liguor-dealers—John Kenny, G. L. Carroll. Attorney L. Stetson, J.'T. Nobmann, R, Candy —L. Saroni, H. 0. Sternes. Hardware—Grove P. Ayers, R. H. Liddle. Frnit and produce—Charles Nauman, B. Groceries—William Haas, 8. Foster. Printers—Joseph Winter! urnbeH.'g. Crocker. xter, Life insurance—D. Gilbert H. W. Field. Real estate—George T. Toy, G. H. Umbsen, J. J. O’Farrell. Bankers—T. W. Hellmen Jr., Edward Kruse, Shippers—J. . Spre Transportation—H. J. Crock Canning—Louis Sloss Jr., Sidney M, Smith. Carriage manufacturers—0. F. Willey, E. E. Am Laundries—Samuel F. Buford, Steven M. Hammond. Cosl dealers—J. C. Wilson, J. Rosenfeld. Grain dealers—Louis Stéller, J. W. Glauflin, Dairymen—A. L. Whitney, Mr. Harold. Jewelers—Joseph Newmar. Commission merchants —John Rosenfeld, Frank Johnson. Builders’ Exchange—George W. Terrill, J. J. Mahoney. Mining—George R. Wells. Dyers and cleaners—F. Thomas, Gas and electric companies—Messrs. Miller nd Crocket. Elevator companies— A. J. McNicoll, Mr. | Cale. e. Undertakers—J. H. Halsted, Cyrus 8. Wright. Fireworks and arms—E. B. Rambo. Hay Exchange—H. Somers, Mr. E! 0Oil dealers—C. H. Yates. Opticians—Henry Kahn. Photographers—L. Taber. Theo Marceau. Pianos—L. L. Sherman, Hugh A. Chase. Railroad and steamship agents — Clinton Jones, G. W. Hitchcock. Restaurants—Frank Marsten, M. Johnson. Tanners—F. W. Sumner, Albert Frank. Teamsters—E. D. Farnsworth, E. W. Emmons, Wall paper—J. B, Sanford. Chinese merchants—M. R. Dundas. Telephones—J. I. Sabin. Hotels—8. F. Thorn, General R. H. Warfield. Shoe dealers—P. F. Nolan, M. H. Hecht. Cigar manufacturers—Moses A. Gunst, Men- dell Esberg. Box factories—A. M. Simpson, Jonah Mer- ire. Machinery—Wakefield Baker, S. H. Hendy, Henry T. Scott. Rubber be]tinf—k. H. Pease, Joseph Wagner. Barbers—J. Gillert. Refrigerators—Mr. Wilson. Transfer men—S. F. Thorn, R. H, Warfield. Dressmakers—Mrs. Foster. Boarding-houses—Charles Flogg, O.N. Bren- nan. %hysicinn!—fleng C. Davis, J. l; ! els. srocker, H. L. Tickner, Me- Dentists and D. Whitney, C. B. Currier, Luis Dunbar. Shoe-dealers—P. F. Nolan, Colonel M. H. Hecht, I. L. Rosenthal. When the decoration committee was called to order by Chairman F. D. Worth there were eleven’ ladies present and only four men. Dr. Crawford suggested that a grand arch erected on some é;rincipa.l street ten days before the Fourth,as an earnest of what the committee would do, would serve to create enthusiasm and render the col- lection of money an easier task. A lon discussion on arches and their cost fol- lowed, and then contractors F. E. Pratt snd Captain H. Jahn were admitted, sepa- committee foots up $250. The items are: Hall rent, $50; music, $50; chaplain, $10; chairs, $75; sundries, $f Committee Notes, Mrs. Ida Van Pelt of Oakland, vice- president of the Woman’s Congress Asso- ciation, has sent a letter to the chairman of the executive committee offering an American flag for the parade that floated in the South under trying circumstances during the War of the Rebellion. The printing and executive committee wish it understood thatno one has been authorized to print or_solicit ads for an official programme. When any action is taken due notice will be given to the public. The committee expects the co-operation of Miss Mary D. Bates, Miss Eliza D. Keith and others. A letter has been received from J. Begg of Santa Cruz offering to furnish a 49 float for the parade which will introduce a mining scene of the old days. The com- munication has been referred to the parade committee and the offer will probably be accepted. & At a meeting last evening the fire- works committee decided to inspect the park and adjacent hills for a suitable loca- tion for a pyrotechnic display. No b.ds will be received until instructions have been received from the finance committee, The music committee, at a meeting last evening, decided to send a letter to the executive committee of the Musicians’ Union asking for a conference on Friday at 4 o’clock relative to the charges for gmdmg. which the union has placed at . Captain J. A. Margo, chairman of the committee on music, told the members that the charge was in his opinion too high, and that for other occasions the price was $5 per man. The other members con- curred in Captain Margo’s views, hence the communication. nless the union can be brought to reasonable terms mili- tary music will be used entirely. The fol- lowing non-union bands will participate under orders and these are deemed quite sufficient: Three National Guard bands, two regular army bands, one from Angel Island and one from the Presidio, the Mare Island band and the Independent Drum Corps. ALONG THE WATER FRONT. The Question Is, “How About the Usual Fourth of July Regatta?” Loss of the Schooner Hayes on the Beach Below Manzanillo Yesterday. The loud query on the water front is, “How ahout the Fourth of July regatta?” The usual sailing and rowing contests on the bay during the afternoon of Inde- pendence day have become an important feature of the occasion, and the wharves have always been crowded with lovers of aquajic entertainment. It is said that if the committee on Fourth of July intend to get up a grand celebration they cannot well afford to leave off their programme of: exercises the pretty spectacle of a bay full of white-winged boats skimming over the water. A sailing regatta for small craft ‘Whitehalls or fishing-boats along the water front, where a large number of eople may witness the race, woula not Fail to _be ‘an important item in the day’s entertainment. The American schooner Hayes, Captain Johnson, was lost on the 2d inst. at Navi- tad Bay, a short distance below Manza- nillo, on the Mexican coast. She was one of the small sailing vessels that weathered the gale which wrecked the Colima. The Hayes was 184 tons net, 102 feet long, 33 feét in breadth and 9 feet in depth, and was builtat Umgiqun, Washington, in 1876. It is supposed that all hands got ashore in safety. The gasoline schooner Bessie K, which left this port for Albion, Mendocino County, May 31, returned yesterdagi hav- in’§ broken her machinery off Point Reyes. he tug Fearless started for San Diego yesterday for the purpose of towing tge British ship Dowan Hill to this port. In the absence of Governor Budd, who is in the northern part of the State, the China Basin lease to the Valley Railroad was not signed. It will be immediately attended to upon the executive’s return. A LONELY DEATH. W. F. Roberts Died Suddenly Without a Relative Near Him. William F. Roberts, an old retired farmer, was found dead in his room in the ‘Wilson House, 829 Stevenson street, yes- terday. He was 78 years of age, and his death was from natural causes. - The deceased had one bankbook show- ing $220 to his credit in the German Sav- ings and Loan Society, and another of the People’s Home Savings Bank with $3000 to his credit. At one time he kept all his money in the former institution, but an offer of a higher rate of interest led him transfer his funds to the latter. Roberts was born_in Dantsic, Prus: n 1817, and as far as is known had not a relative in this country. B — IN every receipt calling for baking pow- der better results and more wholesome THE OCEANIC 1S VICTOR, C. A. Spreckels’ Application for a Writ of Mandate Denied. JUDGE SEAWELL'S OPINION. No Law Compelling the Directors of the Steamship Company to Call a Meeting. Judge Seawell yesterday denied the writ of mandate prayed for by C. A. Spreckels Jr. to compel the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany to hold a meeting, and with the deci- sion he rendered a concise opinion. This disposes of another of the vexatious suits & ht by the two younger sons and aimed at their father, Claus Sprec! g Tne main point brought out in the evi- dence by the defendant’s counsel, Delmas & Shortridge, was that the court’s time was being idly taken up, as C. A. Spreckels Jr., the plaintiff, had not exhausted the ordi- nary means for securing a remedy before resorting to the extreme relief of a court of law. It was also clearly demonstrated that the majority of the stockholders did not wish any meeting such as the petition of C. A. Spreckels Jr. desired called, and that the issuing of an injunction would there- fore be a vain form and of no effect. The following is the full text of the opinion: C. A. Spreckels vs. Oceanie Steamship Com- pany etals. This is an application for a writ of mandate requiring the directors of the Oceanic Steam- ship Company to call a meeting of its stock- holders for the election of directors of the cor- poration. The capital stock of the corporation isdivided into 20,000 shares. The number of directors is five, and if an election should be held plaintiff hes a sufficient number of shares to entitle him to elect one director. On the 21st day of January, 1895, the day appointed by the by-laws for ‘the election of directors, the annual meeting of stockholders was held, but by the vote of those present was adjourned sine die, without holding an elec- tion. On the 15th day of March, 1895, the plaintiff served on each of the directors a writ- ten demand that a meeting of stockholders be called for the election of directors for the year beginning January 21, 1895. The demand not having been complied with, the plaintiff has instituted this proceeding. C. C. 314 provides as follows: “If from any cause an election does not take place on the day appointed in the by-laws, it may be held on'any day thereafter as is pro- vided for in such by-laws or to which such election mayv be adjourned or ordered by the directors, If an election has not been held at the appointed time, and no adjourned or other meeting for the purpose has been ordered by the directors, a meeting may be called by the stockholders as provided in section 310 of this article.” C. C. section 310 provides that the stockhold- ers calling a meeting must hold, at least, one- half of the votes. No other day than the 21st day of Jauunr{ is provided for in the by-laws for holding an elec- tion. The statute does not, in terms, require the di- rectors to call a meeting of the stockholders. If the election does not take place on the day appointed in the by-laws, it may be held onany day thereaiter ordered by the directors. The directors, while they have the power, are not, by the statute, required to make such order, but if they fail to do so, the stockholders own- ing at least one-half of the capital stock may call an election. There is no intimation in the statute that the directors may be compelled by the judg- ment of any court to call & meeting for the election of directors. It was evidently consid- ered by the Legislature that the power given 1o the stockholders to call & meeting, in case the directors neglected to doit, was a sufficient remedy. It was shown at the hearing that the holders of more than one-half the capital stock are un- willing to call an election. Plaintift-did not prior to the commencement of this proceedin; Tequest the stockholders owning one-half of the stoek to join with him in calling a meet- ing. He alleges in his affidavit that more than one-half of the stock of the corporation is under the control of the directors, and that it is impossible for plaintiff to obtain enough votes among the stockholders to call & meeting or to hold an election for directors. 1f the owners of a majority of the shares of the stock of the corporation are opposed to calling & meeting it would bean idle ceremony for this court to compel the directors to call it. It would be only necessary, to prevent an elec- tion, that the holders of more than one-half of the stock should absent themselves, Why go through the formelity of calling a meeting when there is 1o means of compelling the at- tendance of & quorum? In overruling the demurrer to plaintiff’s affi- daevit I was largely influenced by the consid- eration that by C. C. 307 the plaintiff is en- titled to cast, at an_election, as many votes for one director 4s there are A{rectors (o be elected, and would thus be able to elect one director: and that the neglect of the directors to call an election would in effect deprive him of the rep- resentation in the board to which he is legally entitled. Upon examination, however, I find that when section 314 was énacted thére was 1o provision for minority representation. Sec- tion 307, as it originally stood, when section 314 was enacted, provided that*‘unless other- wise prescribed by the aws & majority of the subscribed capital stock is necessary to & choice.” Section 314 must be construed in the light of the other sections as they stood when that section was originally enacted. The reason why, by section 310, the concurrence of the holders of at least one-balf of the stock was re- quired for calling an election, evidently was that a call by a less number would not be likely to be of any avail. At any rate the statute has undertaken to prescribe what shall be done in the matter of calling & meeting in the event that the directors neglect to eall it, and I know of no principle upon which the courts would be justified in holding that any other remedy exists than that specified in the statute. The entire matter ot the election of directors of & corporation is regulated by the statute. If the provisionsof the code, a3 they exist at present, are not adeguate to remedy the grievance of which plaintiff complains, his remedy in my judgment is not in the cotirts, but the Legislature. The writ of peremptory mandate asked for is, herefore, refused. J. M. SEAWELL, Judge. —_— Tae official food analyses by the United States Government show the Royal to be a pure cream-of-tartar baking powder, the highest in strength, evolving 160.6 cubic inches of leavening gas per single ounce of powder. The:e were eight other brands of cream-of-tartar powders tested, and their average strength was less than 111 cubic inches of gas per ounce of powder. PUPILS TO PARADE. A Drill To-Morrow Morning in the Yard of the Horace Mann School. Pursuant to the idea of instructing the school children of this City in military tactics, the pupils of the Horace Mann Grammar School have been in active training for some months past under the instruction of George S. Meihling of the Olympic Club, and to-morrow they will appear in public for the first time to show the results of their training. The girls and boys of the two upper classes of the school will take part in the drill, which will be held in the yard of the school on Valencia street in the mornin; from a little before 9 o’clock until halg ast 10. The two companies of girls will drilled first. In each there will be thirty-two girls in line, with a suitable number of guides and file-closers, and, fol- lowing them, the two companies of boys will drill. The best girls’ company and the best boys’ company will then be se- lected by the judges, and tnen the win- ning company of girls will drill against the successful company of boys for the championship of the school. The school has turned out once on May 30, and while no particular drill was given the way the girls marched leads an im- partial observer to believe that they will not easily be beaten by any drilling the boys can do. Both boys and girls seem to be_ aware of this fact, and some very neat exhibitions in tactics are expected to- food will be obtained by the use of Royal t morrow in the Horace Mann School yard. than any other, because of its ter leavening strength and absolute pm‘rt? Professor Meiminlg], in his instructions, has drilled his pupils always in double rank, and with platoons of eight files front, according to the naval shore tactics. He will command the competing companies himself, and the judges will be selected from the officers of the National Guard. The drill will include the facings, the march by platoonsand by fours, right front into line from column ‘of fours and pla- toons, on the right intg line from column of fours and the formation of columns of fours and columns of platoons from line. There is a great deal of rivairy between the various grades, and each is prepared to do its best. i e — SEARCHING FOR HIS CLOTHES. Thomas W. Silvey Arrested for Attempt at Burglary. During the fire at Sixth and Market streets yesterday morning a young man | was discovered by a fireman in one of the rooms. He was asked what he was doing there, and replied that he was looking for his clothes. The fireman notified Sergeant Christan- sen and Policeman Castor, who went up- stairs and asked the Foung man his _busi- ne: He said he lived there, and was looking for a valise. They took him down- stairs, and to Fire Marshal Towe he said he lived on Mission street, and while stand- ing on the opposite corner with two iriends a messenger-boy ran out with the key of an alarm box. The boy could not turn in the alarm and he did it for him. Then he crossed the street and went up- stairs to see if he could do anything to put out the fire, He was a stranger in the City. In view of his contradictory state- ments he was locked up. He gave the name of Thomas N. Silvey. THENEW COMMONWEALTH Laura de Force Gordon Takes an Active Part in Estab- lishing It. She Believes Co-operation Is the Practical Means to Help the Unemployed. “Yes,”” said Laura de Force Gordon, the well-known attorney, who has taken a deep interest in the suffrage movement on this coast, “I have taken an interest in the movement to establish the Co-operative Commonwealth in this City, for I believe that it is one of the means for relieving the condition of the unemployed. Ata meet- ing of the Socialistic Labor party last Sun- day night I explained the system of co-op- eration and stated that it was the intention of carrying out the ideas of the promoter ona small scale at first. We will enroll good mechanics and laborers, then we will go to merchants and ask them for such necessities as are required to feed those who are enrolled. We do not ask this as charity, for it is un-American for men who are able and willing to work to live on the bread of charity. We will take the articles we receive, place therh to the credit of those who turned them over to us, not as a contribution, but as a loan or advance payment for work to be performed in the future, whenever required. That is, when- ever those who have made the advance are in need of competent workmen, we will furnish them and charge the labor against those who have employed the men. In that way the members of the Commonwealth will get food and clothes and those who furnish the articles will be paid in labor. “Those who inangurated the movement made a mistake in endeavoring to estab- lish it on too large a scale. They rented a building on_Geary street, for which they were charged §75 a month, but the finances did not come as was expected, and they were forced to vacate. Now we propose to start on a small scale; we will endeavor to secure a piece of land near the City, much of which is now idle. On this we intend to raise vegetables, part of which can be sold and part used to feed the laborers; then we will raise wheat to sell, and, in time, fruit. I will call upon some of the promi- nent men of the City and endeavor to have them take an interest in this movement, for I believe that it is a practical one for the relief of the nnemgloyed. “At the meeting Sunday night I was asked if the establishment of the Common- wealth would not displace a large number of workers in_order to give work to those who are now idle. My reply was that the Commonwealth would no doubt displace several thousand Japanese and Chinese who are now usurping the glace that peo- ple of our own race should fill. Then an- other asked if such a course would not be cruel, ‘for,’ continued the questioner, ‘have not these people souls to save?’ I replied that I could not deny that these people have souls to save, buf that I did not con- sider it cruel to seek employment for those of our own race, and that these should be given preference over those who do not care for anything but the dollars they can secure from the whites. “I believe that this movement, as soon as it is understood, will meet with the en- couragement it deserves, and that it will not be long before the press will be full of it and advocate it. It will be with the press in regard to this matter as it was with the railroads some years ago. When the idea of ownership of railroads by the veople was first advocated it was ridiculed, but now there is hardly a paper that does not indorse that idea. We of the Com- monwealth will be patient, and I have great hopes for its success. Saturday I went out and received some help, and this week I hope to do better.” “We have temporary headquarters at the office of the Labor Commissioner at 215 Sansome street,” said Miss Swain, the secretary of the Commonwealth, ‘‘but in a short time we will have good headquar- ters of our own. The Commonwealth is not dead, and it is not going to die. At the meeting Sunday night I told them 50, and I told them that half a dozen men who could not have their own way were spreading reports that we were dead as a corporation, but I made my little voice heard whether they wanted io hear it or not, and I guess that it will not be long before they are sorry for what they have been saying about us.” Ix baking powders it is safer to use the Royal only, an article that maxg years’ ex- perience K:\s proved most eflicient, and which has been officially demonstrated pure and wholesome. R. F. BUNKER'S WILL. He Leaves His Property to His Wife and Children. Robert F. Bunker’s will was filed for probate yesterday, distributing an estate valued at $20,000. The will reads: I, Robert F. Bunker, hereby make this my last will and testament, and revoke all other wills by me heretofore made. My wife takes, under the statutes, one-half of all my common property. The other half I give to my children share and share alike. 1 lp?oint David Farquharson executor of this will without bonds. | ‘Witness my hand this 25th day of July, 1889. R. F. BUNKER. Dear Nellie: It is my last wish that from my Jife insurance, which all comes to you, you give my dear old mother $1000. PAPA BUNKER. The family is composed of the widow and five children. Mr. Bunkerdied on the 17th inst. The estate is valued by the pe- titioner for testamentary letters at $20,000, of which the property at the California Market represents about $1000. - Conservative Little Bodies Are those diminutive orgaus, the kidneys, which, in spite of their small size, perform In health a most important part in the mechanlsm of the sys- tem. Out of order they breed dangerous trouble. Renew their activity with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which prevents the serious and often fatal diseases resulting from their inaction. This ster- ling medicine, moreover, remedies malarial, rneu- ‘matic and dyspeptic complaints, and invigorates the whole system. CABLE-CAR MAIL SERVICE, Street Railway Lines Will Be Under the Federal Pro- tection. WHAT ATTORNEY FOOTE SAYS. United States Troops May Be Called Upon in Case of a Streetcar Strike. Now that there is a probability of the cable and electric streetcars becoming car- riers of the United States mails—an ex- periment that is being effectively tried in Chicago and St. Louis—a great many per- sons are interested in the question of Fed- eral jurisdiction that may be extended over these roads in case of strikes. The Council of Federated Trades in Chicago is struggling with the quesléon now, and the trades unions and laboring men of the coast have commenced to con- sider it seriously. If streetcars are to carry the mails, then will not the lines be entitled to the same protection vouchsafed by the National Government to the }'ml— way lines during the late A. R.U. stn_ke? “Assuredly ‘they will”” said United States District Attorney Foote ygstarday, when questioned on the subject. "_It streetcars are employed to carry the mails they will certainly come under the same regulations as those governing the steam railway mail-carriers. It will be unlawful then and an offense against the Federal power to obstruct the passage of streetcars carrying mail, or to enter into a conspiracy to that end.” “‘And in case of strikes on the streetcar lines,’ will the Federal troops be called out?’ “You mean in case of mob violence or organized or united effort to obstruct the free transportation of mail matter during a strike,’” said the District Attorney. *“‘The law has nothing to do with strikes. As many men as like may quit work, but when force is offered to the movement of mail matter, then the power of the Federal Government steps in to assert its right. The law of 1823, under which the Debs case was decided, never contemplated such a thing as a strike. [t was enacted to ensure the undisturbed transportation of mail matter. A man who should stop a mail wagon in the street and detain it unlaw- fully for fifteen minutes would be guilty of obstructing the mail under that law. “And the same, of course, is true asto those who conspire to obstruct the mail. That was Debs’ case exactly. The fact of there having been a strike cut no figure in deciding that case. The question was, did Debs obstruct the mails—" *“With Pullman cars attached ?” “Qh, well, we won’t go over that ground now. At least there are no Pullmans on streetcars at present,”’ said Mr. Foote, “but you may be sure that if they become mail carriers for the Government the Govern- ment will insist upon the streetcars being moved at ail hazards.” Postmaster McCoppin said he did not care to discuss the question from a stand- point of what might happen in case of a strike after the streetcars had been pressed into the mail service. He thought the plan of using the street railway lines for the transportation of mail matter a good one, however, thou%h as San Francisco was now situated the postal authorities could hardly avail themselves of such a service with profit. “In order to make the streetcars of this city valuable as mail carriers there should be a considerable branch of the postoffice located at the foot of Market street. There all the roads of the city converge and at that point the mail should be taken from the streetcars. I am in hopes that when the new ferry building is completed the postoffice department will be accorded accommodations there that will permit such a plan to be carried out. +0f course, our need for such a system is not nearly so great as that of Chicago, because we have not the vast amount of territory to cover. Mr. Hessing, the Post- master there, is a very active and ener- getic man, and I believe he has made quite a success of the system. In time, I have no doubt, the same system will be very generally adopted.’” Thisis not the first time the plan has been talked of in this City. Several years ago Postmaster Wanamaker sent an in- uiry out here asking for data concerning the needs of San Francisco and the prob- able advantages to be derived from using streetcars as collectors of mail matter. At that time Mr. Richardson forwarded the outlines of a plan to utilize the main cable- car lines to collect mail from different parts of the city and deliver it at the foot of Market street, from where it could be taken in wagons to the main Postoffice. There were to be mail collectors all along the line. Each collector should empty a certain number of boxes and take their contents immediately to Market, Valencia, Clay or whatever main line his district should be located on, and there, at stated hours, meet the mailcar and deposit in it his collection. 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