The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 17, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1895. FIGURES ON TRAFFIC, Report of the Interstate Commerce Com- mittee. CONDITIONS OF TRADE.| They Have a Decided Effect on the Business of the Railroads. A DECREASE IN CASUALTIES. Caused in Part by the Wider Adop- | tion of Life-Saving Appli- ances. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 16.—The | seventh statistical report of the Interstate Commerce Committee, for the year ending June 30, 1894, Las just been submitted. In the introduction special attention is called to the peculiar conditions affecting the operation ¢f railways during the year. First the the last four months of the Colum Exposition, dur- | ing which tine ihere was an increased enger trafic. econd, it covers a period of widespread and cented business depression. Third, on fune 30, 1894, 192 roads, ope- rating upwaid 42,000 miles of line and h of the total railway captalization, were in the hands of receive) The effeci of these cond in nearly all of the fi The total r: \ ze in the United States on June 1854, was 178,708, an in- | crease durirg the year of 7 miles. The increase dwing the previous year was 4897, | The percentage of increase during 1894 was | less than fer any preceding year for which reports hate been made to the commission, and 1t is net probable the year ending June | 30, 1895, vill show much improvement. The number of roads abandoned was six- teen. Thetotal mileage of all tracks was 2. mibks. The totat number of on June 3), 1894, was 1924, an increase during theyear of twenty-two. The num- ber of roacs not in operation was seventy- seven. The movement of consolidation during the year on the basis of mileage involved has been the greatest in four years; fiteen roads, representing 1734 miles, hive been merged; twenty-two roads, reyresenting 2: miles, have been reorganized, and fourteen roads, repre- senting 1590 miles, have been consolidated. A fication of railw: on the bas rated mileage shows that forty-four ch with a mileage of over 1000, riles, operate 100,574 miles of line, or 30 per cent of the total milesge of the country. Ninety roads operated 72.90 per cent of the entire mileage. On June 30, 1894, the total number of locomotives was 35,392, an increase during ar of 704. The total number of cars reported wa: '8,078. The increase in the number of cars during the vear was 4132, eof 18,864 during the falling off in the ratio of representingabout one-fou litions is apparent presented. ailway corporations uring the year used a large numbef'of otd worn out cars. During the year 1579 locomotives and ),386 s were fitted with train brakes locomotives and 34,186 cars were th automatic couplers. Seventy- eighty-one-hundredths per cent of the total equipment is still without train brakes and 77 per cent without automatic couplers. The total number of railway employes |. June 30, 1894, was 779,608, a decrease as compared with the number on June 30, 1893, of 93,994, or 10.76 per cent, This is a smaller number employed. than in any year since 1890. This decrease is due, the report states, to the heavy {falling off in traffic and the endeavor of the railways to economize. A new feature in this report isa table giving a comparative statement of the average daily compensation of the various classes of railway employes, for 1892, 1393 and 1894. The total amount of reported railway capital of June 30, 1894, was $10,796,473,813, or §62,951 per mile of line. This is an-increase in the amount of out- standing- capital during the ar of $29,200.000. The amount of capital stock $4,824,075,650. of which $4,103,584,166 was common * stock. The funded debt was 583,019. The amount of current liabilities was $605,815,135. The amount of railway securities held by the railways as an investment was $1,544,058,670, a decrease during the year of $15,963,563, The amount of stock paying no dividend was $3,066,- 150,004, or 63.43 per cent of the total amount. The total emount of dividends was $95,575,976, OT an average Tate on the dividend-paying stock of 5.41 per cent. The amount of bonds paying no interest was $650.573,789. The amount of miscella- neous obligations paying no interest was $53,426,264, and the amount of income bonds paying no interest was §210, The number of passengers carried 619,688,189, an increase over the previous year of 26,127,587 and was occasioned by the World’s Fair travel. : There was a large decrease in freight traffic, the number of tons carried being 636,186,553, as against 745,119,482 in 1893, The gross earnings of the railways for the year were $1,073,361,797, a decrease as ompared with the previous year of §147,- Passenger revenue decreased $16,142,258, and the revenue from freight were killed and 23,422 were injured, as compared with 2727 killed and 31,179 in- jured in 1893. This marked decrease in casualty is partly due, the report says, to the decrease in the number of men em- ployed and the decrease in the volume of business handled. The increase in the use of automatic appliances on railway equipment also may have rendered railway employment less dangerous. The number of passengers killed was 324, an increase of 25, and the number injured was 3304, a decrease of 195. To show the ratio of casualty it may be stated that one employe was killed out of every 423 in service and one injured out of every 33 employed. In concluding the report the statistician renews the recommendations made in pre- vious reports in regard to the desirability of requiring all the reports from express companies, corporations and persons own- ing rolling stock used in interstate com- merce; corporations, companies and per- sons owning depot property, stockyards and elevators used by interstate carriers, and from carriers on waterways that compete with railways for traffic. Reference is also made to the question of requiring the railways to report freight earnings by commodities. On account of the present depressed financial condition of railways it has been decided to let this matter rest another year, although there is no question as to the desirability of such reports. CORNELL MEN ARE ANGRY. Displeased at an English Paper’s Accusation of Immodesty. Britishers Shocked at the Low Cut of the American Oarsmen’s Jerseys. LONDON, ExG., June 16.—The Cornell oarsmen at Henley and their friends are very indignant over a criticism of their costume which appears in Field and which seems to reflect upon the modesty and propriety of the costume. The article be- gins by saying they appear in sleeveless jerseys, cut very low, adding that they will do well to abandon these garments imme- diately, as they cannot be worn at the re- gatta under the rules and are considered unsightly in this country. The article then goes on to say that the Lstyle of rowing is quite opposite to considered correct by English au- thorities and shows no improvement upon that of previous crews from America. Re- ferring to Wednesday’s spin with the Henley Rowing Club scratch crew, Field says that the Cornell men did not acquit themselves well and went all to pieces at one time and became very ragged. What the Cornell men object to is that the writer of the article was introduced to them by a representative of the United Press and was shown every courtesy. He knew all the circumstances under which the spin with the Henley crew was ar- ranged. As he was rowing with a scratch crew Coach Courtney purposely, to even things up, put four substitutes in the Cor- nell boat and they had no difficulty in get- ting away from their opponents. They did not go to pieces. The matter of their jerseys was also ex- plained to the Field man. All have worn regular Henley jerseys throughout their practice period, except two, who are having theirs refitted. English opinion at Henley increases against the chances of the -Cornell men. Their stroke is unfavorably commented upon on all sides. One of the officials of the regatta said to a representative of the Associated Press: “As a man who has seen the crews here year after year I tell you they have not a 100 to 1 chance.” e A R PLETHORA OF MONEYX. It May Induce the Bank of England to Reduce Its Rate. LONDON, Exc., June 16.—The rumor that the Bank of England contemplated reducing its rate to 14 per cent probably originated in the decision of the joint stock banks to reduce the scale for deposits at short notice from 3{to 14 per cent. With consols at nearly 107, unless some- thing happens to relieve the plethora of the money market the Bank of England directors will eventually be forced to take such steps. The stock market resumed a fair activity during the week, speculation in both Eng- lish and continental securities being re- vived. In African mines the movements of the week were mostly upward. Spanish securities were heavily sold on the strength of the Cuban trouble. In Canadians and Argentines all good investments were better. Americans were firm, except those threatened with assessments. Rumors that the Northern Pacific would be assessed $15 a share caused the stock to be freely offered. Following are the advances on the weel Milwaukee 15, Erie seconds 2; Atchi- son, Lake Shore, Reading firsts and Wabash sixes each 1. The other increases were fractional, except Erie, Norfolk and Western. Northern Pacific and Union Pacific showed a decline. Willing to Place Armenia Under Foreign Control for a Limited Period. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 16.—Upon the appointment of Said Pasha as Grand Vizier, the powers have granted the Porte’s request for further time to consider the Armenian scheme of reforms. It is stated to-day that Turkey has given a reply, ac- ceding to the principle of European con- trol, but asking that the period of control be limited and suggesting a three-year’s limit. . DERVISHES DEFEATED. traffic decrensed §129,562,948. ‘The amount of operating expenses: was §731,4i4,322, decrease -of -$96,506,977. The largest pér- centage of decrease was in the operating ex- penses, assigned-to maintenance of way and structures and to maintenance of | equipment, which show respectively a de- crease of 15.12 and 17.72 per cent. The net earnings were $341,947,475, a de- crease of $50,835,100 as compared with the previous year. The income derived from sources outside of operations was $142,816,- 805. The amount of fixed charges and other deductions from income was $429,- 08,310, leaving & net income of $55,755,970 available fon dividends, and a decrease as compared with the previous year of nearly 50 per cent. Thelamount of dividends paid was §95,785,976, & decrease of only $5,353,- 909 from the amount paid the previous year. The fzet that nearly the.normal amount of dividends was paid, notwith- standing the great decrease in' income available for them and the payment of the amount stated, entailed a deficit from the operations “of the year of $45,912,044 ‘as noted. 3 | The revenue derived from the carrying of passengers Wwas $285,310,558, and, the revenue derived irom freight traffic was $699,490,913. i During the year 1923 railway employes Fi They Are Forced to Fice from the Equa- torial Province. BRUSSELS, Beraroym, June 16.— The Congo State forces have inflicted a severe defeat on the Dervishes, capturing their stronghold at Egera, between the Nile and the Upper Fuelle. The Belgian captain, Christiant, was killed. The Dervishes have fled from the Equatorial province. SEln Death of a Noted Scientist. LONDON, ExG., June 16.—Valentine Ball, L.D.D.,F.R.8,, is dead. Valentine Ball was born in Dublin, July 14, 1843. He graduated from the Univer- sity of Dublin as a master of arts in 1872. In the year 1881, on the completion and opening to the public of the new Museum of Science and Art in Dublin, he was ap- ointed to the Companionspip ofthe ButK fie wrote several works upon the geology of India and Accounts of his explorations in Afghanistan. R Nicaragua’s New Fresident. MANAGUA, N1cArRAGUA, June 16.— Vice- President Fraco Baca has just been in- stalled as President of Nicaragua in the temporary absence of President Zelaya, who has gone to Amalapa to confer with the President of Honduras, Salvador and probably Guatemala, as to the formation of a league of Central American States. ASSASSIN OF MARTI, Said to Have Been Paid a Large Sum of Money. S NOW IN THE HOSPITAL. It Is Believed That the Cuban Insurgents Tried to Kill Him. BOTE PARTIES DETERMINED. The Cuban and Spanish Forces Being Largely Re-Enforced. More Skirmishes. TAMPA, Fra., June 16.—Passengers on the steamer from Havana to-night report that the Spanish Government quickly raised $40,000 from Havana volunteers. Those who paid $400 are excused from duty. Those furnishing substitutes pay $150. Spain is said to have paid $18,000 for Marti’s assassination. The Vuelta Abajo district will probably rise in a few days. Very small armed bands are in the vicinity of Havana. Martinez de Campos awaits more troops from Spain at Neuvitas. Antonio Maceo and other leaders, with 2000 men, are near Gibara, in possession of a small town. They had a fierce battle between Gibara and Holquin, on a rail- way bridge. The bridge was aiterward burned. . A Spanish convoy has captured many prisoners and a large sum of money was captured. Insurgents say it amounted to $80,000, while the Spanish say it was but $40,000. Guanabecoa, a half hour’s ride by rail from Havana, is greatly excited by the ap- pearance of strange ships in the offing. General Arderius, second commander of the Spanish forces, has ordered a concen- tration of troops to prevent a landiag, if filibusters are aboard. Cnuavitas, near Santiago, was burned by the insurgents under Major Duran on the bth. Olivia; the guide that is claimed to have assassinated Marti, is in the Hospital Prin- cipe Alfonso, dangerously weunded in the left breast with a rifle ball, said to have been inflicted in battle, but it is thought the Cubans tried to kill him. MORE RE-ENFORCEMENTS. They Are Said to Have Come From an Expedition Fitted Out at Key West. GAINESVILLE, Fra., June 16.—The following letter, written by Major F. P. Hann of the Cuban army, has been re- ceived by a friend in this city: Major Hann was formerly from Pennsylvania and has been in the Cuban service three months. “Aransas RIver, Cuba, June 10, 1895. “The most important expedition that has reached Cuba from the United States was landed to-day at this point. It con- sists of 100 men, 1000 rifles, 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition and $250,000 in gold, under command of Colonel Hernandez. “The vessel which conveyed them left Key West on June 6 and sailed for the Bahia Islands, where it took on the men and cargo. She was chased twice by Spanish cruisers, but managed to out- steam them and arrived here before day- light this morning. We are now making arrangements to join Gomez at Tunas, Province of Camaguay. We have a march of about forty miles before us, but hope to join bim on the 12th., We have positive news that Marti is dead. He was betrayed into Spanish hands by a trusted Cuban guide and shot down in cold blood.”” INSURGENTS DEFEATED. After a Hot Five From the Troops They Are Forced to Retire. HAVANA, Cups, June 16.—A small band of troops at Isabel Catolica went in pursuit of the insurgents and found their cavalry upon the river at Cua. The troops charged and delivered a hot fire which caused the insurgents to retire. They lost their arms and horses besides four of their number dead and six wounded. Of the troops one was killed and two wounded. Volunteers have leit for Boca Ciegd and Bacurino. It is reported a schooner has disem- barked arms which have been hidden in the swamps and caves between Matanzas and Sagua la Chica. At Campechulia, near Manzanillo, ten insurgents have surrendered. WILL ACT WITH VIGOR. Spain Intends to Send Another Large Force of Troops to Cuba. MADRID, Spary, June 16.—The Cabinet Council has decided to act with the great- est vigor in Cuba and to dispatch 25,000 troops there in addition to the 10,000 already under orders, and to purchase within two months twenty gunboats. A telegram received to-night from Cuba says the Spanish troops have repulsed a rebel attack upon the village of Paredes Spiritus. A JUNE- DAY IN THE PARK, There Were Thousands Who Listened tothe Patriotic Music. M. H. de Young Sends More Curlos for the Museum-The ’49 Mining Camp. In a recent issue the Kansas City Times declared: This is June— ‘The month of roses, Sunburned necks And blistered noses. The thousands of people who visited Golden Gate Park yesterday will all agree that while the above may fit Kansas cli- mate it will not apply to San Francisco climate, except so far as it applies to roses, but here they bloom the year round. Yese terday was a perfect day, the sky was blue and clear, there was warmth in the atmos- phere, but there were no sunburned necks or blistered noses. Herr Scheel, who wore all his medalsand decorations on the left breast of his coat, had an immense audience that listened with intense pleasure to the excelient pro- finmme that he had arranged for the day. t was made up of choice selections. Among the numbers were many patriotic airs, in honor of the day Americans will celebrate to-day, the anmniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill. That patriotism is not dead was made manifest by the loud | ) and prplonged applause that followed the rendition of ‘“The Star Spangled Banner” and “America.” The selections from ““Fannhauser,” ‘“Faust” and one of Strauss’ wattzes were also well received. The museum is no less an attractive lace than is the bandstand. Those who f‘:ava once visited the place go there again and again, for each visit they note objects that have previously escaped their notice or discover new beautiesin those they have already seen. The Greuber collection of birds on the que_r floor, probably the fin- est private collection ever acquired by any museum, is attracting a great deal of at- tention. > = The baby buffalo with his mother and the restof the herd were in the open yard yesterday, basking in the sunshine. “The youngster seemed to hold a sort of levee, and_ almost everybody in the park at- tended it. At this time, these animals are shedding their shaggy coats and donning new coats of fur, a process that is not un- derstood by the juveniles, as was evinced by a little four-year-old who remarked to his mother, *‘Oh, mamma, they’s been shaving the buffaloes, but they didn’t get half through, I guess thescraper got dull.”” The ornamental and immense sized vase and the sphinxes in front of the mnsenm have been bronzed, varnished and in- closed with neat iron railings. The hali- human haif-animal ornaments at this time present a better appearance than at any time since they were placed in position. 2 ““Mr. de Younf‘ said Superintendent McLaren, “is still hunting up curios for the museum,” and in proof of this asser- tion exhibited a notice to the effect that thereis at the Southern Pacific depot nine cases of plaster casts and one of paper models. “What they are,” continued the superintendent, ‘I have not the slightest idea, but I know that they are from Mr. de Young and that the Commissioners are: notified that the freight is $190. We'll try to get a reduction on that.” The Japanese garden of Midwinter Fair times is open to the public and ted by many. While it is quite a_pretty spot in the park, it is not as attractive as it was when in charge of the mikado and the olive-colored people flitted here and there aying attention to the visitors. =aOf the Mining Camp of 49 nothing re- mains but the tollbouse and a few log- cabins. The Rough 2ad Ready, where Papa Peakes handed out his famous baked beans, and the dancehouse have disap- peared, and the only sign thut remains on any of the cabins in the deserted camp is “The Self-Cocker,” which indicates the lace where Sam Davis, “Truthful Sam of Nevada,” used to make up his wonderful paper. ‘The Hawaiian Band played its farewell music at the Sutro Baths yesterday after- noon and there was a large attendance to hear the dusky musicians before taking their departure for their island home.. In addition to the instrumental, they ren- dered several vocal selections with guitar accompaniment, which were encored. The beach was crowded with visitors, but there was a great deal of complaint about the dust, which is ankle deep on the in- cline from the baths to the beach. IN'THE RANDBALL COURTS, Jones, the Australian Cham- pion, Defeats J. Lawless and J. Condon. The Jones, Kilgallon and Harlow Match Is Postponed Till Next Sunday. There was a strong feeling of disappoint- ment among handball-players yesterday when it became known that the match between John Jones, champion of Australia, and M. J. Kilgallon, champion of Denver, and J. Harlow, the coast cham- pion, for $100 a side, was not to come off. Harlow met with an accident during the week, and at the last moment found that it would be impossible for him to play. The match will take place next S8unday after- noon in the San Francisco court unless something unforseen happens. Jones is in splendid condition, and. although he is on the short end in the betting, he is con- fident of winning; but he recognizes that he will have to play his very best. Jones played J. Lawless and J. Condon yesterday afternoon, and they made him hustle. Condon has just returned from a holiday tri{;, and was in fine condition. Jones won by three games to two after an exciting struggle. The attraction at the Occidental court wasamatch between T. F. Bonnetand John Purcell -and P. T. Donnelly, the amateur champion, and Ed Maloney. The two lat- ter won the first two games, which were keenly contested, but it seemed as if they had played themselves out, as Bonnet and Purcell carried off the next three with comparative ease. Next Wednesday, ladies’ night, Champion Donnelly and R. Linehan will play M. J. Kilgallon of Den- ver and T. F. Bonnet, and there will be a prehiminary game between four noted play- ers—C. J. McGlynn and P. F. McCormick, and D. M. Stanley and V. C. Tobin—which should not be missed. At the Union court, G. Hutchinzon and R. Linehan played M. Dillon and Al Pen- noyer fora purse, and the two latcer won easily, The greatest interest was aroused by a game between J. Feeney and Pat Kelly for §10 a side. It was a rattler from start to finish, and Feeney deicated the ‘‘nurricane.” Following were the games played at the courts yesterday : San Francisco court—Jean Vogelsang and J. Brown defeated W. Darius and €. Butter- field. Austin Handry and Thomas Ryan de- feated D. Connolly and Ben Col 21—12, 19—21, 21—16. J. Brown defeated W. Darius, 3—21, 21—15. R. Shields'and W. Mol<' feated P. Barrett and R. Shea, 21—11, 18—21, 21—17. J. Fitzgerald and W, Nolan de. ieated W. Sullivan and- F. Fiynn, 21-17, 15— 21,2118, G. Sterling defeated D. Mullen, 21—-16, 13—21, 21—19. Al Collins and L. Kenny of the Occidental court defeated Jean Vogelsaug and J. Slattery. J. Jones, the Aus- tralian champion, defeated J. Lawless and J. Condon, 21—16, 12—21, 21—19,10—21,21—11. Occidental couri~0. Belling defeated W. Craig, 2112, 21-18. George Shaw defeated L. < 2115, 19—21, 21—14. J. Hurley and C Kelleher deferted T. Cleménis and 5. Col- lin, 21—14, 20—21, 21—17. T. Clementsde- feated B. Collins, 21°-14, 16—-21,21—19. P, F. McCormick and’ V. C. Vaught defeeted C: J. McGiynn and S. M. Stanley, 14—21, 2117, 21—19. Dr. EA E. Hill and V. Cronan de- fented P. Westerfeid and T. Collins, 2113, 18—21,21—9. H.Stanley defeated B. Clements, -| 21—20; 19—21, 21—16. Nat Jacobs deieated John Purcell at_rackets, 11—9, 10—11, 11--7. J. Welch and M. McCormick defeated W. Welch and C. Kane, 21—14, 16—21, 21—11. T. Clements defeated George Cunningham,21—19, 18—21, 21—20. T.F. Bonnet and John Pu; defeated Champion P. T. Donnelly and Ed. Maloney, 18—21, 20—21, 210, 21-9, 21—17.&1 Union’ court—Terry McManus defeated J. Morrise, J. Casey and J. Martin defeated M. Coughlin and E. Morriss, 21—13, 1521, 21— 18. Charles Long and W. Whiie defeated Dan Doherty and W. Hanniford, 21—18, 15--21, 21 —18. William Keough and C. Nissen deieated C. Cathcart and A. MeDuffy, 21—18, 21--15. Ed Nannary and J. Howard deieated K. Scott and L. H. Hallett, 21—16, 21—18. James 0'Donnell and J. Nelson defeated J. Williams and C. Johnson, 21—15, 18—21, 21—10. H. Batzner and B. Hughes defeated I.McKenn: and A. Bowen, 21—13, 15—21, 21—18. M. Dil- lon and Al Pennoyer defeated . Hutchinson and R. Linehan, 4-21, 21—20, 2114, 21—14. J. Feeney defeated Pat Kelly fora $10 purse, y 2118, 156—21, 21—15, 21—19. The Watches Were “*Stuffed.’ Two young men, who are known by. the names of Harry Schumann and H. E. Glendon, were arrested last night by Officer W. F. Gie- ‘mann and charged at_the City Prison with ob- taining money under false pretenses. The men went to San Jose yesterday and victimized several storekeepers by selling them watches which they claimed were gold. It was later discovered by the purchasers that the time- pieces were “‘stuffed.” They notified the potice ithere, and when the latier learned that the men had left for San Francisco they telephoned the police here, with the result that the couple were uu%ht at the Valencia-street station. In all they obtained about $40 in the Garden City. B Female bootblacks are increasing in number in Paris. They dress neatly, and are coaxingly polite wnen they utier the French equivalent for “Shine, sir?” KELLEY - BURNS ~ FIASCO, Another. Prize - Fight Falls Through After Much An- ticipation. SOME DISAPPOINTED SPORTS. General Ezeta Was Looking for Cock-Fights and a Few Bull Dogs. Another crowd of disappointed sports was assembled on the Jackson-street wharf between the hours of 8:30 and 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Spider Kelley and Thomas Burns did not fight. According to the advertising bills and dainty rose-colored circulars addressed to members of the sporting fraternity under the caption: “To Our Dear Brothers,” the sluggers were to take passage, with their friends and supporters and all others who possessed the $2 necessary to the pur- chase of spectator’s tickets, for the mys- terious Isle of Monte Cristo, where the mill was to take place. ‘When the crowd began to gather on the wharf they found tne steamer Caroline, of cock fighting fame, in waiting, with a well stocked bar and a smiling dispenser in charge. As the hour of nine approached, anxious and nervous inquiries were made for the officers of the Golden Gate Excursion Com- pany and the Pastime Club, under whose joint auspices the so-named picnic was to be held. Straining glances were turned in the direction of the entrance to the pier in the hope of descrying the athletic forms of the two sluggers %ooming up in the dim vista of potato sacks and piles of heterogeneous freight. No officers, no fighters. The sports continued to arrive single and in pairs, and two or three ticket venders were on the alert to entice the shining lucre from the pockets of numer- ous cream-colored and checker-board trousers. The day was a perfect one fora trip on the water, and as the summer sun con- tinued to mount higher and nearer to the summit of its diurnal path, the look of dis- appointment deepened on the faces of the anxious excursionists. Only one tiny ray of hope penetrated the gloom. Spider Kelley appeared. Just fora moment was the clound lifted. With_the fighter came the information that Burns had disap- peared. He could not be found; and unless some extremely obliging individual would consent to have his face pummeled into a beefsteak resemblance, the Spider would be like Othello, without an occupation, and the crowd must wander homeward with- out its fun. But the Svider’s inoffensive and docile appearance had not the effect of swelling any of the contiguous breasts with ambitions pugilistic. i The wavelets rippled and lapped about the piles, the sun continued to ascend to its noontide dome, and the wind ruffled a whisker here and there or caught up the odor of decaying vegetation from among the sacks of potatoes, beets and turnips, which lined one side of the wharf. But there was no Burns. There came neither officer nor factotum of the Bxcursion Com- {;any and Pastime Club, and gradually it egan to dawn upon the perception of the sportive and non-sportive excursionists that there were two silver dollars to their respective credits somewhere. With this thought came the discovery that the ticket- venders had developed evanescent pro- clivities. Another and possibly more as- i dea entered into the calculation at this juncture. ome one remembered that in the advertising announcements of the | Golden Gate Excursion Company appears a short, four-worded, reassuring clause. 1t re; “Come and see us.” Happy in- spiration. The jingle of silver was once more heard as in Golgothaic dreams. There was not a stampede, but a slow, stately and dignified hegira the direc- tion of the Golden Gate Excursion Com- pany’s ofiice on McAllister street. “Come and see us.”” Yes, they were coming. Through the medium of some mysterious rsycbic or astral element of communica- ion the Golden Gate Excursion Company heard the soft tread of approaching foot- steps. But—it is not a pleasure to depict disappointments so keen. The knocksand tap-taps on the imposing glassdoors open- ing into the offices of the company brought no response. Silence reigned within, but not without. The air in and around the building at 14 McAllister street was vocal with sound. General Ezeta and Emanuel Cassin were among those whose curiosity had been at- tracted by the pugilistic announcements and like many others they paid their $2 and stepped aboard the Caroline to await the appearance of the fighters amnd the sig- nal for departure. The general, who en- joys sports of all kind, inguired through is interpreter if there were not a few steel-spurred cocks and wire-toothed bull- dogs on board and seemed disappointed when answered in the negative. He was more disappointed when he learned that one of the “‘pugs” failed to materialize and that the fight was off. The officers of the Goiden Gate Excursion Company were not in their office during the afternoon when inquiries were made concerning their whereabouts as well as that of the coin, but they said later that such miscalculations among prizefighters are common and that everything would be squared in due time. At present the square is without its proper angles and anxiously inquisitive sports are numerous. LY AT DETHS D00R Joseph Macdonough, the Mil- lionaire, Expected to Pass Away Soon. His Malady Is Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys— Sketch of an Eventful Career. Joseph Macdonough, the well-known millionaire, is lying at the point of death at Dr. Rosenstirn’s hospital on Sutter street, and the indications are that he will not live more than a few days, despite the fact that everything is being done to the uttermost limit of medical skill to prolong his existence. The dying man is suffering from Bright’s disease of the kidneys in the last stage; and he is unconscious the greater part of the time. A cable dispatch has been sent to his son, Joseph W. Macdonough, who is now in Japan, and his daughter, Mrs. Agar, of New York, is already on the way here. The second son, William O'Brien Mac-| donough, is in attendance upon his father constantly. - Mr. Macdonough’s life hasbeen of event- ful interest from the fact that since start- ing out asa boy he has been the founder of his own fortunes, and in being such he has passed through more than falls to the lot of the ordinary man. He was born in Galway, Ireland, sixty-three years ago, and came to America with his parents when he was 10 yearsold. At 17 he started for California, reaching here in the midst of the gold excitement. In a short time he had accumulated what was at that time considered a fortune—about $20,000. He then leit for Mexico and Central America, and afterward returned to New York to embark in business. It was here that he met with reverses and lost all his wealth. Soon after the civil war broke out and Mr, Macdonough enlisted in the Sixty-third New York Regiment, which won such a record for itself in the battles of the war. He rose to the rank of captain of the com- ny and saw service in some of the most hotly contested battles. At Gettysburg he was severely wounded. It was in 1870 that he again set out for California, and it was here he made his second start in life. He married Miss O’Brien, the sister of William S. O’Brien, amember of the bonanza firm. He en- gaged in the coal and iron business, and from the start was successful in accumu- lating wealth. His capital was augmented by §500,000 when Mr. O'Brien died and he broadened the field of his operations. His money was invested in real estate and he selected some excellent locations. Among his property interests are the Macdonough Theater in Oakland, a lot on Turk and Taylor streets, on Mason and Turk streets, two pieces on Market street, several lotson Mission and the property on Folsom and Spear streets where his coalyards are located. Dr. Rosenstirn, while giving no hope of “Mr. Macdouough’s recovery, thinks that there is a chance for his life being pro- Jonged until the time of his daughter’s arrival from New York. CALL T A" LAST RESORT, Mrs. Isabella J. Martin’s Big Damage Suit Considered Lightly. Juror Hurley Says He Was Accused and Begged to Confess at the Same Time. Mrs. Isabella J. Martin’s suit for $250,000 against E. B. Pond, Arthur Rodgers and May Martin is not occasioning any con- sternation among the defendants. They announce that the case has no merits. If it were founded on truth, they claim it would still be futile. J. L. Robison, who assisted Arthur Rodgers in conducting the case of Mrs. Henry Martin, said last night that he looked upon the suit as a last attempt on the part of Mrs. Martin’s attorneys to interfere with the settlement of the Martin estate. As he was not an attorney of record, and only assisted in the case he did not want to say anything. “There is absolutely nothing to fear in this suit,” he declared at last. “If there had been any jury bribing, the most ex- editious way of “obtaining results would have been the arresting of the guilty parties. Besides, if Mrs. Martin knew of anything of this sort, it should have been used as grounds for a new trial. ““The move isan old one. When law- yers have exhausted every direct aftack or defense they bring a suit in equity. This is such a one. “It has nothing to stand on, though. Even if the charges were true, they could not, in law, get a judgment. But [ don’t want you to put it that way,’”’ he contin- ued. *‘This case will not be tried on tech- nicalities, but on its merits alone. There was no_trifling with the jury and the p]ainyfifi in this suit cannot prove there was.” Mr. Robison then said_that the suit was made necessary for Mrs. Martin’s attorney by a blunder he had made. Mr. Bates, he d, had until ten days after March 9 in which to file a :bill of exceptions and de- mand anew trial. This paper, according to Mr. Robison, was not filed till March 20, one day too late. “Judge Coffey would not listen to their pleas that they might be excused from the default,” continued Mr. Robison. ‘‘As a result they asked for a writ of mandamus from the Supreme Court with which to force Judge Coffey to reopen the case. This was two or three weeksago. It was not granted. “Since they could not reopen the old case their only hope in delaying the settle- ment of the estate was to begin a new one. Sometimes, you know, it is worth hun- dreds and even thousands of dollars to be able to facilitate the settling of an estate. Then, rather than endure delay, the inter- ested parties will consent to an expensive compromise. “But there is no hurry in this case. We will not pay even $50 for a compromise. Mrs. Martin will find that in the end she will have only the trouble for her pains.” Detective A. E. Lucas, who was em- ployed by Mrs. Isabella Martin to investi- gate the matter of the alleged fixing of the jury, was not ready to believe that the en- tire ten men who voted against his former client’s boy were bought. He says heis sure, however, that money was used with some of them. “I don't want to talk about the case, as I am no longer connected with it,” hesaid. “You see, Mrs. Martin suggested that money had been used to secure a verdict. I was of that opinion myself, for I believe that second will was not a forgery. Then Mrs. Martin wanted me to 100k up evi- dence. “1 told her I would do so on one con- dition. She must allow me to manage the case myself. She agreed very readily. But 1 soon found that she wanted to do the or- dering, and she so interfered with my plans that I gave up the work.” Incidental! Mr, Lucas remarked that he had received no money yet for his ser- vices. He said, too, he had discovered some material evidence that would go far toward proving the jury to have been tam- pered with. What this was he was not willing to tell, although he said there were eight witnesses. *1 was surprised when Isaw that suit had been commenced, he said, “I think it very unwise, as Mrs. Martin needs more witnesses and since the disclosure of her plz.msY is premature it may cause her de- feat. J. T. Hurley keeps a grocery-store on Hayes and Bucuanan streets. He protests that the suit is the result of the vagaries of a hali-insane woman. “I have been expecting this,” he sai ‘“ever since I had the honor of a 'visit from Mrs. Martin about a week ago. She came in with her lawyer, Mr. Bates. She introduced him to me. Then she must have seen by my face that I had forgotten her, for she told me who she was. “Then she started in with a wild tirade in which she declared that all the Dutch- men on the jury had been bribed. ** ‘See here,’ she said to-me, ‘we know that whole business now, and we want you to tell who $°t that money.” “ ‘What do you mean?’ I asked. “¢‘Oh, you know,” she cried. ‘The money You got for your work on umcjurdy. You don’t deny being paid money, do you?" “ “Why, certainly not,” I answered. “She turned to Mr. Bates and said, ‘There, I told you.” Then I said: i £ ‘pf course I received money; I got my ees. “Then she got mad again. She said she knew money had been used bi; Mayor Pona. Mr. Bates said that they had posi- tive evidence that four jurymen had been briked. ‘“‘We've evidence against the ten of them,” Mrs. Martin cried. ‘You know you received money, together with the other Dutchmen, and I am going to send olu all over to San Quentin, where you e ng.’ ng are mistaken, Mrs. Martin,’ I said. “You see,” he added, “‘my shop was full of cusiomers, so I couldn’t very well ut her out. - Then I told her that I'defied er and her lawyer or any of her hired witnesses to swear that I received money or knew any man on that jury to have re- ceived a bribe. z “This made her more violent, and she talked wild about my. being in the As- sessor’s office while Pond was Mayor. I told her it was not Pond but Badlam who was Mayor at that time, hutshe went away talking about arrests and State prisons and bribery till she was out of hearing.” Mr. Hurley said he was not disturbed by the suit. He was certain nothing could be proven, and protested that if any of the Jurors had been reached it had been done without his knowledge. ——————— Cinnamon is recommended as a bever- age for people who dwell in malarial dis- tricts. It is also useful as a preventive of typhoid fever. WANTS MORE POLICEME, Dr. D. Albert Hiller Disap~ proves of Private Night Watchmen. HE SAYS THEY PLAY POKER. Private Patrol Assessments Stigma= tized as Blackmail-One Citizen’s Views. Dr. D. Albert Hiller of 1011 Sutter street has some new ideas concerning the polic« ing of this City during the hours of dark- ness which will probably be submitted to the Police Commissioners at some meeting in the near future. He advocates calling in the stars of all night watchmen and special officers and organizing a separate department of the police force to do the work which he claims the watchmen and private patrols have pretended to do rather than have performed. ‘“There are in this City,” said the doctor yesterday, *‘any number of night watch- vho collect from the householders $2 or $2 50 a month each, nominally for watching their property during. the hors of darkness. But for this money I bee lieve absolutely no service is rendered. “Each watchman is a law unto himself. He has no superior, no sergeant who makes the rounds at night, and there is therefore no check upon him whereby his subscribers may be assured that he lives up to his agreements. Consequently the men spend their time in loafing around the corner groceries or playing poker in the back rooms of saloons. 'And the prop- erty-owners who pay this tax—forit is a tax just as much as the levies by the City officials—get no return. “Refuse to pay it? We dare not. Let me give you an instance from my own ex- perience. About two months ago I de- cided not to pay this tax. I neversaw any watchman about except on the first of the month and if I wanted to see him I had to leave a note at_the grocery. So I kicked. The result? Well, about three nights later a gang of young hoodlums came around and tore things upside down. They broke railings on the block, trans- posed_signs, broke my windows and up- rooted the plants in my garden. I do not know that they were friends of the watch- man, but it happened just after I dis- pensed with his services. I pay the tax now, but I consider this thing little better than blackmail. “‘How would I remedy the matter? Es- tablish a new company in the police force, of which the members shall be detailed for night-watching only. Let them be paid a salary and let the property-holders, who now pay $2 a month to private watchmen, pay it instead into a salary fund for these police. One sergeant, if mounted, could cover all these beats and keep them up to their work. “If this plan be found too expensive I would add to the police force at least fifty mounted men who should be on duty at night and_patrol the whole City. Ex- pensive? Well, suppose it ““The property-holders would rather pay more taxes and be perfectly protected. As it is the protection afforded by these pri- vate police is a farce pure and simple and is a method of robbing the householders by wholesale. The enormous amounts collected yearly by these semi-official vam- pires would pay the expense of a large in- crease in our regular police force, which could be watched and controlled by the police authorities. Some change in this matter should be made and must be made at an early date, else the looting of empt; houses and the garroting and sand- bagzing of citizens will compel a re- enrollment of the vigilantes of early days, of whom I was one.” OYOLE RECORD BROKEN. Some Splendid Runs Are Made by the California Cycling Club. The five-mile record was broken at the road race of the California Cycling Club on the San Mateo-San Carlos course yester- day. The race was one of the most interesting of the season and, considering the records made, the most important. A large rep- resentation of the club was present and all the wheelmen were in good trim. Specta- tors were also numerous and encouraged the record-breakers to put forth their best efforts. The handicap was satisfactory. Several of those who started ninth, tenth and eleventh finished near the top of the list. The contestants, with their positions and times, were as follows: H. Klaunberg, position 16 at the finish, time 15:19; E. M. Boyle, position 17, time 15:01; C. J. Vermeid, position 18, time 14:47; A.E. on, position 3, time 13: G. W. Thomas, i 2 9; A. W. Green, position Mays, position 2, time 13; W. Strahle, position 6, time 13:10; J. Wall, position 1, time 12 H. A. Friedlander, position 19, time 13:24; sall, position 14, time 13:27; H. Sternberg, position 8, time 2:44 1-5; A. Thiesen, position 7, time 12:42; I kgeber, position & time 12:3%; F. Struven, position 11, time 12:33 2-5; W. Reid, position 13, time 1 P. Adexander, position 10, time 12:03; J. W. Harvey, position 15, time 12:53. P. Alexander’s time of 12:03 breaks'the five-mile record of the coast, and won the first prize of a $15 medal. ‘Wall won the medal for first place at the finish and also the prize for the second best time. There were several other prizes awarded, consisting of sweaters, bicycle suits and various other articles useful to wheelmen. The race was a great success. Mr. 8. W. B. 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