The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1895. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC 'S MONEY IN POLITICS, Mr. Lansing Knew of No | Such Expenditure Being Made. HUNTINGTON’S SALARY. It Is $10,000 a Year, With Sixteen Hours for a Day’s Work. THE INVESTIGATION ENDED. Dr. Stanton Says He Is Ready to Vote on the La Rue Reso- lution. The investi the Board of Rail- | road Commissioners into the affairs of the | S ern Pacific for the purpose of ena- | bling the commissioners to vote intelli- ntly upon Chairman La Rue’s resolution 15 per cent n iuction in s was conciuded yesterday afternoon. The board will meet to-morrow morning w the testimony and vote on the Dr. Stanton is rea re: 1y to vote and to filea written reason fer his vote without any further testimony, discussion or review. Mr. La Rue wants to look over the tran- scrint of the official stenographer’s notes, 8 uldn’t mind hearing Attorney Mar- | Kearney talk a little, and who hasn’t had much to say tion, would like the n in his delibera- rk, resterday through the s Kearney learned that ngton’ssalary was$10,000 a year. 1 to learn, through the steady ing efforts of Mr. La Rue, the intricacies of railroad to itself under t learned was indirect, and 1 not wholly unimportant yet of that idered only 1e got into politics before the ble to adduce was paid by the for the carrying of elec- conventions and lobby- re. He placed the tatives of the corporation on s not making a positive denial of rtions. e was the usual array of figures to | at the operation of the Southern | c is an expensive luxury which nets | e stockholders and eniiches | | | as a showing by the locomotive ! at the reduction of rates would ssion yesterday morning. given on We d in explanation ing had given the per ton per mile as 1.21 for all traffic, while the was 2.54 cents in He then com- of the Penns; oad. On this road in 1864 the | nings per ton per mile were n 1893 .61 cents. The ton- road increased from 547,000 in to 2,726,000 in 1893, showing, as Mr. s claimed, that as the rates were | wered the tonnage increased. He next | tor the Southern Pacific. | with those > tonnage had increased | 000 in 1872 to 314,000 in 1¥04. He | t when the rates on the Pennsyl- road were the s thern Pacific tonnage that is r the Southern i as con- | ania than it rn Pacific. Agent Smurr supple- e fig s by stating that for i of 1595 the average local earn- e for the Soutbern Pa- 28 cents as compared to 2.48 or the same period in 1584, Attorn cretary La fore the com PASSENGER EARNINC SOUTHER 2 laid some figures be- | OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM, | PACIFIC COMPANY. | Decrease | in 1885. 000 r CHARG BONDS OF THE PACIFIC EM, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. | Amount. $8,675,000 | 8,491,000 | 8,664,000 | : 8,556,00( It was explained that the varying amounts were due to the issuing of new onds at different times, and to the cancel- | tion of some of the old ones. Figures were then presented as follows: BoxDs ISSUED AND CANCELED OF THE PACIFIC SYSTEM, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, BE- | TWEEN 1891 AND 1894: Year. | 3 | 2 Sovthern Pacific Railroad.. $3, $992,500 C ific Railroad. 2,327,000 | 1 and Cal. Raliroad. 319,500 Mr. Lansing explained that the bonds of | the Southern Pac.fic Company were issued to pay for the construction of 152 miles of new road and for new equipment materizl. Those of the Central Pacific were applied to the purchase of additional rolling stock and those of the Oregon and California were used to pay for the conversion of that road from a narrow to a broad gauge road. The fact was brought out that the net in- ’{lhuntorpor im‘s bouded indebt- ss_for this period was $4,301,500, and that $7,621,000 worth of new property was created, which stands as security for this $4,301,500. Mr. La Rue then directed Mr. Lansing’s attention to thie subject of bonds and con- struction work and the profits of the busi- ness. La Rue—At what rate did these bonds go on the market—did you receive par for them? Lansing—] donot think this new issue of 5 per cent bonds hes gone onto the merket. They ve been listed on the New York Stock Ex- ange, but they are really notsold. This isa very bad time for railroad bonds. Foreign capitalists have lost so much in the last few years on American railroad bonds that it is quite difficult to dispose of them, particularly roads, which have had e bad repu- e—Still they are an indebtedness of the company, and tney have been expended in payment for construction and supplies. Lansing—Yes the contract for construction | thought they ought t exprestes payment in bonds at $22.500 per mile. They have been disposed of so far as the railroad is concerned, but the Southern Pacific Company has nothing to do withit. The South- ern Paci the Prcific Improvement Company for the con- struction and agreed that the payment would be made in bonds. La Rue- But the owners of the Southern Pa- i Company are the owners of the ¢ Improvement Company. : !iv\n,«_\ug—kea: butIsay yes only on my be- ef. c—It i not getting very far away from iginal owners, on the market? Lansing—Yes; but they do not anticipate getting par for them. These bonds are issu as the work progresses. Sometimes they are delayeland then the holders get back inter- est. * As to mostly all the roads of the Southern Pacific system being constructed in the same manner, I can only say that of a portion of them. Some were under different terms La Rue—But this investigation bring question that might need some explanation as 1o how certsin members of the company who have always controlled and mazaged the rai road company have accumulated immense for- tunes, while the railroad companies have not [eid their interest. 1 suppose much of this has been done by issuing bonds and selling them on the market ata value greater than | their cost. Lansing—I cannot say anything about that yet hope they have uot disposed of them at le than cost. But they made their money—a larg amount of money probably,out of the construc- tion of th tral Pacific. La Rue—In this same manner? Lansing—Well, that hes been criticized and reviewed in the courts and they have not been found delinqui In faet, the Government has owed them $4,000,000 for transportation on these_lines, as confirmed by the Supreme Court. You will find that the railroad com- pany is on the best side in every proposition that has been presented. All the money they have made they have made honestly, and in | building these roads they have used their own > Railroad Company contracted with | Do they float these bonds | ling and operating railroads nccurdinfito | the Pacific systemflplm, but Mr. La Rue was not through. He had another item of | expense in mind that he had not seen mentioned in the financial reports nor brought out in the testimony. -So the ex- ‘ amination was continued: | La Rue—I suppose this investigation has | éhown all the expenses incurred by the com- | pany in every way. Have you left anything out entirely? Lansing—Not to my knowledge. everything in. | Ls Rue—Did you include the money ex- ended in politics, carrylng elections, control- | Boe conventions and in lobbying in the Legis- | lature? Martin—Your question implies that there have been such expenses incurred. La Rue—It is generally conceded and I be- lieve Iknow of my own knowledge that the company did expend money in elections. Martin—If you will give us that information | we will try to meet it. La Rue—I ask if you include that as o) ing expenses, or if not I should like to in what department it is presented. Martin—Would it not be proper to ask whether such expenses are made by the com- any ? La Rue—If these expenditures are made— {and they do not expect to do this work for nothing—if it has to be paid for out of the road we ought to know it. Martin—My criticism is based on assumption that some such expenditures been made. La Rue—I don‘t know that it is our purpose to prove that. You have shown your other | expenses. It occurs to me that such expendi- tures have been made and I want to know where they are accounted for—in what depart- | ment, construeting or operating, or— Martin—Or fixed charges? La Rue—I have felt the weight of their great hands and their purse myself in elections. Martin—But you have no feelingon that account? La Rue—Oh, no. was pald a salary. somewhere in politics, Martin—If you can give us any specific in- formation we will endeavor to answer. Le Rue—I don’t know that it is my business | to give information as to your affairs. Some- body has paid these men. I think the raitroad company has paid them, and I want to know vhether it appears on the books. We put rat- now our ave I presume that Mr. Stow have run against him F. V. MEYERS OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS BEFORE THE RAILRCAD COMMISSION. ketched by a ‘“ Call” artist.) personal credits, money now on the credit of the company. By the railroad getting the best side proposition you mean the equitable Mr. amusement fo: 1 spectators, and for a moment Mr. Lansing | Martin's question created some the Commissioners and the did appear to appreciate the value of the cross-examination, but after it had been repeated and made clear that the best side of & proposition was not in all cases the | e that a railroad company should ac- quire, he answered that perhaps he was careless in the use of the words. nd, after Attorney Martin had been satisfied | that the official record of the proceedings | would place the railroad company on the proper *‘best side,”” Mr. La Rue took upthe examination and dwelt impressively upon the idea that, while the bargaining with themselves by four or five men who made $40,000,000 or $50,000,000 might be I mate, it must_come out of the railroad. And Mr. Lansing admitted that in some years these men made money, but be entitled to some- thing. Mr. i unfavorable impression, which might by inference be gained by the pu , that the Southern Pacific people made more favora- ble contracts for themselves with them- selves than they would make for other persons with the company. sought to dispel the impression by saying that they did their best to make contracts with others, and to get others to invest in the property, without success. But Mr. La Rue got around again in this way La Rue—Nevertheless there is no open com- etition and they are not likely to make a bad argain. Lansing—If they do it 1s a case of bad judg- | ment, but there are cases of bad judgment. La Rue—They meade $40,000,000 or $50,000,- 000. Lansing—It attracts more attention to putit | high. Mr. La Rue looked as though he was sat- | isfied. Mr. Lansing appeared to have no | more to say and Barnaby Dougherty took advantage of the occasion to ask if he bad discovered at what rate they issued the bonds. But he got no answer and put his next proposition to the chairman. y—8 they contracted for $1,000.000 worth of work and gave $2 worth of bonds for it, Mr. Chairman? La Rue—I suppose if they sold them for $2,- 000,000 they made $1,000,000. Mr. Lansing was satisfied to let Mr. La Rue inform Mr. Dougherty, and there being another pause in the proceedings Mr. Martin took the opportunity to correct another of those impressions made by Erin!ing in the newspapers a record of the oard’s actionsand the verbatim transcript of questions and answers. He taought the newspapers had got Mr. Lansing incor- rectly reported as saying that the value of the road represented the amount the rail- road would bring at forced sale. The official stenographer corroborated the newspapers, and after Mr. Lansing had assured the commission that he did not mean it Mr. Martin Kearney. Denis Kearney—Mr. Curtis stated that the man who works ten hours a day and wears a leather apron gets $2 a day for ten hours’ work. The last time I saw Mr. Huntington he said he worked sixteen hou sndu? and was the hardest worked man In the employ of the company. Now, I will ask Mr. Lansing again if he still refuses to answer the question as to Huntington’s salary. Mr. Martin was on his feet in a secohd and stated with a gesture of impatience that he would withdraw all his objections to investigation as to Mr. Huntington’s salary and request Mr. Lansing to answer the question_and put an end to it. He was tired of it, and while he did not say Mr. Lansing should answer the question he hoped he would, and Mr. Lansing said that Mr. Huntington receives $10,000 a year in the aggregate from all the systems, and the average wages of th2 other officers was about $4300 or §4400 a year. And Mr. Martin smilingly suggested that if Mr. Huntington was not interested in the rail- road he would not be likely to take the job at that price. Mr. Lansing explained that he had refused before to answer the ques- tion for personal reasons, but he had since been told that Mr. Huntington had no ob- jection to his answering the question. It looked like the wind-up of the inves- 2,000, gave way to Denis tigation—the climax to the story of buiid- 3 nd they cannot borrow | he | Mr, Lausing | Martin—I withdraw all objections to any form you choose to put it in. Lansing—1 know of no such expenses that | have been incurred by the company. La Rue—Have not ‘the men who have had | charge of the business of looking after legisla- | tion received money from the company for | that purpose? ‘l.snsing‘l don’t know. Never to my knowl- edge. | _La Rne—You don't know that they have not. | Who would know that if you do not? Lansing—I can’t say “what other people know. There is always something to designate the character of the payment. La Rue—It might be covered up by the word “incidental,” or some other, by which you would understand it on the books, or as salary paid out to some person looking out for legisla- tion, or conventions, or elections. Lansing—I can only say I don’t know of any payments of that kind, and if there were any made I would not know how they would be designated. There would be authority for the payment. La Rue—I suppose Mr. Stow as an attorney for the compan was paid to him as an attorne; Lansing—I think it was; Idon’t remember. La Rue—He frequent ade large drafts to be used as en attorney,l suppose. In what manner would these claims be presented? Lansing—I never saw one. La Rue—If he did draw money from the com- pany tc be used in that line of business, would ihe books have something to that eficct? Lansing—I cannot say what would happen if something else happened. If it is a fact that the company used mouey in this way, I am not aware of it. La Rue—Could it be done without your knowledge? Lansing—I saw that stated in the papers, and repeated on the stump, but Iam not a poli- tician, and I despise the opinion of the press. 1 v nothing about it. L “ould they be included in other charges without your knowledge as to what these charges were for? Lensing—Well, that does not relate to a fact with which I have any acquaintance, and ex- vressed as a fact, I am ‘not called upon to ex- press an opinion. La Rue—Well, that is all upon that question. | But Mr. Lansing was not permitted to | retire. Denis Kearney bad some questions to ask. He was glad Mr. Lansing was there and he was glad he was there him- self. He said it was common rumor that he was in the pay of the Southern Pacific recognized nd his salary | and that he had received money from that | corporation. So he asked Mr. Lansing | about it. Kearney—If I were on the books of the com- pany would my voucher be there to show it ? Lansing—I suppose it would. | Kearney—Have you seen any such voucher ‘ or my name on your books ? Lansing—No, 8ir. Kearney—I brand the rumor as a tie and defy the liar to prove it. The end of the investigation was reached | at last, so faras the showing of the railroad | company was concerned. F. V. Meyers, | chairman of the general committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, | appeared and asked that he and W. R. atfield, vice chairman of the same com- | mittee, be permitted to appear before the board and show the effect that this reduc- tion proposed would have upon the work- ingmen. The Commissioners expressed a wi%liugness to hear them at the afternoon session. Dr. Stanton stated that he was ready | after that to proceed to a vote on the reso- | lution, He would be ready to not only vote but file his written opinion at 10 o’clock this morning, as he had heard enough to satisfy him. But Mr. La Rue insisted that the testimony should all be transcribed first and Mr. Clark having the same mind and they constituting the ma- jority, it was ordered that when the meet- ing adjourned for the day it should be till Saturday morning. Before taking the noon recess a letter | was read from John Northrup, dated at Comanche, in which he asked an investi- | gation of the rate of $6 40 per ton on green fruit from Wallace to S8an Francisco. He said the fruit was worth only about $10 or $12 a ton. Mr. Smurr asked for a_copy of the letter, so that something could be done for the immediate relief of the Wallace shippers. Mr. Martin expressed a desire to present a resume or argument of the La Rue reso- lution, and Denis Kearney requested again to be permitted to talk for labor foran hour at 1 There were no objections made to either request, though Dr. Stan- ton seemed to be anxiousto fiel through, and had no desire to hear anything further on the subject of the resolution. He said that Mr. La Rue had insisted on his reso- lution and now he was ready to vote, and Mr. La Rue said he had not insisted on a vote, but on an 1nvestization, which had now been practically ngcumphshed. A recess was taken till 2 P. 3. F. V. Meyers, chairman of the general committee of the Brotherbood of Locomo- tive Engineers, appeared before the com- mission at the afternoon session and ar- gued against a reduction of grain rates on the ground that such a reduction would react on_the wages of the railroad em- ployes. He said in part: To make any reduction in fares and rates at this stage would result in really shifting the burden from one class to another—from the farmer to the wage-earner. False motives may be ascribed to the wage-earners in coming before the commission. 1 know it has been said they are under the control of the Southern Pacific Company and would appear simply to help out the corporation in_is efforts {o pre- vent e reduction of rates. We have sufflicient intelligence to tell what is to our interest. This can also be said for thousands of othe: The reduction of rates will result in the duction of wages. The men I represent have lived in an atmosphere of retrenchment for vears. Itisadangerous proposition to curtail ihe revenue of the company. We want you to consider what effect that' 15 per cent resolu- tion 1s to have on the wage-earner. What pro- tection have the employes if they shift the burden on us ? 1 want to say in conclusion in behalf of quite & large portion of the employesof the road in this State that a cut in railroad rates will mean acutin their wages, and want the commission to consider this phase of the situation in acting on the reduction. La Rue—But the locomotive engineers are very well paid ? Mviyers—.\'ot very well paid according to their work. La Rue—They average more than $4 a day. Yet there are many engineers employed in the country who are glad to get $3 10 $4'a day. Meyers—But there is no_comparison in the character of the work they perform. The locomotive engineer must be extremely skilled, and only becomes an engineer after years of apprenticeship as a fireman. La Rue—I think it is only right that the loco- motive engineers, with other employes of the company, should divide the burden oceasioned by the hard times. Martin—They have done so. I think the sal- aries of this commission should be reduced, and so make them, too, share the burden. La Rue—TI think the salaries of all State offi- cers should be cut. Meyers—Natural conditions broughtabout the present hardships, and I do not think itisright 1o use artificial means to shift them from one class to another. We have stood our share, There have been reductions or readjustments, as they were called, of our salaries going on for some vears, and these culminated on the first of the year in & general reduction of 6 per cent in the pay of all locomotive engineers, our pay being fixed on a mileage basis, as is the case on all roads. We do not get less for a day's run, but have to take the engine over a greater distance, This requires more care, more skill, and greater exertion generally. He was followed by Denis Kearney, who after denying what he declared to be a matter of common report—that he wasin the employ of the railroad—made a plea against the reduction of rates unless there was an assurance that wages would not suffer in consequence. He said there was no demand for a reduction in rates from the farmer, but that it came only from the banker and money-lender. : The company’s legal representative was given until Saturday morning to prepare his review of the company’s case for pre- sentation to the commission, and then Mr., Smurr presented some figures to show that the rates between Davisville, a point that had been particularly inquired about by Chairman La Rue, and other places had been reduced, as follows: DAVISVILLE RATES. To | san” | Franc sco. | Port Costa. |Sacramento. 1881—%1 60 187381 50 1890— 1 50| 188 120 1895— 100 Adjournment was taken until 10 A, ar. Saturday. e A VOICE FROM STOCKTON. Frank H. Gould Talks Upon the Rallroad Commission. STOCKTON, CaL., Sept. 5.—Andrew J. Clunie has telegraphed to Frank H. Gould, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, with the view of securing his indorsement of Dr. Stanton’s action in the Railroad Commission, and Gould wrote him a lengthy letter in reply. When seen Gould said that hedid not think he was at liberty to give the tele- gram and the letter for publication as the letter was not addressed to him as chair- man of State Central Committee. “You can say,” he added, *‘that I hope Dr. Stanton will carry out his promises made when he wasnominated. However, I think that if he intends to do anything he has had ample time to do it. Ii the mem- bers of the commission have not been able in seven months to made up their minds on this question goodness knows when they will. *I was_thinking seriously of writing a letter to Dr. Stanton asking him what he meant by his dilatory tactics on the ques- tion of reducing freights and whether he intended to keep his promises made to the people at the time of the campaign. The courts have always held the office of Rail- road Commissioner to be a quasi-judicial one and_for this reason I doubted the pro- priety of addressing him.”’ 0UT-0F-TOWN PERSONALS. Chico, Cal., Sept. 4.—W. P. Hammond of Biggs 1s in town. J. C. Moore of San Francisco | arrived in town last night. F. W. Thompson | came over from Orland, Colusa County, day. William Reckers is over from Colus W. Woodman of Oreville is in town. Mrs. Dr. | Landis came down from the mountafns this morning. Mrs. T. J. Dunn returned from Oregon this morning. Ed Williams left for | Trinity County thismorning. Mrs. C. A. Oliver | has returned from San Francisco. Attorney William T. chooler of San Francisco came up | Iast night to visit old_friends in Chico. Mrs. Boyle of Fresno is 1n Chico on a visit. Mrs. & E. Southern and daughter of Shasta County are in Chico on a visit. Trustee Swainand Grant | Allinger have returned from their hunting trip. Mrs. Fred A. Rich of Oregon arrived in Chico yesterday. C. D. Campbell of Red Bluff = # Giles and sister of Shasta | it to Chico. C. F. Belding | is in town. Mrs. County are on a of Oroville came over yesterday to see the races. | | Miss Caddie Batchelor came up from Biggs las night to visit friends, Miss Effie Grant has r turned to Chico to attend the Normal School. | @ Miss Lizzie de Lancie came over from Oroville ges!erdny on a visit. William and Ecgar Mai ut came up from San Jose to attend the Nor- mal 8chool. G. A. Hoffman of Sacramento and D.E. Miles and J. M. Holmes of S8an Francisco are in town. Mrs. F. C. Williams arrived home from Los Angeles last evening. Charies Denal of the Gridley Herald and A. J. Owens of same lace are in town. Mrs. Thomas Dooley and [amily have arrived home from Elmira, Solano County; they have been \'isi!lnfi her mother. Mr.and Mrs. Harry Jones of Chico, Mr. and | Mrs. Cadwalder of Red Bluff and Dr. Burk of Chico came down from the mountains yester- day. M. F. Hubbard of San Francisco is in town. Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 3.—Wesley Clarke and family returned from Catalina Island for the season yesterday. A. C. Ridling, special insurance adjuster from San Francisco, is at the Hollenbeck. Mrs. H. R. Mayhew and Miss Grace E. Richmond of San Francisco are at the Nadeau. Mrs. George C.Perkins of Oakland, wife of Senator Perkins, accompanied by Miss | Grace Cornwall, is doing Southern California, end is now at the Arung‘wn in Santa Barbara. Mrs. Carr and family, of West Adams street, re- turned from their summer outing at Catalina yesterday, and will go to Coronado on Satur- day for a week before settling down for the autumn. Mr. and Mrs. E. R.Cartwright and Miss Edith Cartwright of San Bernaraino re- turned yesterday from San Francisco, where Mr. Cartwright has been under medical treat- ment. Miss Lena Brown of San Bernardino left on Sunday for Palo Alto to resume her studies there.” Dr. C. C. Sherman and_wife of Riverside have returned from a stay of several months st Sacramento. T. B. Burnett, gen- eral manager of the Terminal Railroad, who has been, with his family, passing the summer at Terminal Island, returned to the city to-day. F. K. Ruie and family, who have been visiting in 8an Francisco, will reach home to-morrow. Miss Georgia Suber lef "e!h’.l‘flly for Stanford l{nhversny, ‘where she will pursue a course of study. Capitola, Cal., Sept. 5.—Mrs. H. Pohlmann of Warm Springs, Miss Emma Jordan of San Fran- cisco, Miss Ida Rethwell and Miss Emma Kraemer of St. Louis, Mo., left for the Warm Springs to-day. Mr. A. Matty of Wrights Station went home yésterdav, after a short stay here. Mrs. Van Syckle goes to Sacramento to-morrow ;&l‘: her daughter to see the sights at the State AFRICAN M. £, CONFERENCE Twenty-eighth Annual Session in Progress at Bethel Church. TOPICS FOR COLORED ' MEN. Many Working Committees—Bishop Lee In Attendance—Two Ser- mons Dally. The twenty-eighth annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of California opened on Wednesday morn- ing at Bethel Church, and will continue until Monday evening. The presiding elder, Rev. Obadiah Sum- mers, opened the session with devotional exercises. Rev. B. F. Lee, Bishop of the Tenth Episcopal diocese, is in attendance, and occasionally presides. Rev. D. B. Jones was eiected secretary and Rev. W. the two branches of the African Methodist Episcopal church. Bishop Lee and J, Pointer also advocated such union. Rev. D. B. Jones delivered a sermon on Wednesday evening, on the theme, ‘‘Pub- lication of the Gospel.”” Yesterday morning Bishop Lee read the ritualistic ~service. There were reports from the churches at Oakland, Fresno, Pasadena, Stockton and other towns. Dr. John Thompson, representing the American_Bibie Society, gave a short ad- dress, and the Bible committee was in- structed to pay the cash on hand to the so- ciety through Mr. Thompson. There were reports from various committees. ev. J. F. Anderson preached a sermon on “Salvation” in the afternoon, and the evening discourse was a missionary ser- mon by Rev. John Pointer. The hours from 9 A. M. to 12 ». and from 2to 4 p. m. are devoted to business. This evening the Women’s Mite Society will have charge of the services. Bishop Lee will preach on Sunday. Bishop Lee is from Waco, Tex. There are representatives in the conference from San Francisco, Oakland, Stockton, Sacra- mento, Marysville, Red Bluff, Woodland, Bakersfield. 'Hanford Circuit, Redondo, Riverside, Pasadena, San Diego and Los Angeles. CIPRICO GOT TWO YEARS. His Attorney’s Motion for a New Trial ‘Was Not Allowed. Ferdinand D. Ciprico was sentenced to B. F. LEE, PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE. B. Anderson, statistician; Henry Wilson and John Morgan, ushers; J. E. Edwards, reporter of the proceedings for the Chris- tain Record, the church organ, published in Philadelphia. The following committees were ap- pointed: Public worship—Reys. E.T. Cottman, O.Sum- mers: temperance—O. Summers, A.Simpso; sanctity of the Sabbath—S. §. Freeman, William Viney; Bible cause—J. F. Anderson, C. W. H. Nelson, J. Seagraves, J. Pointer; Sunday-school union ‘and Sunday-schools—W. R. Green, . Freeman, W. R. Chiipman; church extension. E.T. Cottman, F, F. D. Ballard, G. D. Johnson; Women’s Mite Missionary Society—P. P. Green, F. Mitchell; connectional publication_and o hing department—J. E. Edwards, W. B. Anderson, W. M. Viney; education and col- v.'B.” Anderson, J. Pointer, E.T. Cott- Green and J. state of the church and country — W. B. Anderson, O. Summers, G. A. Bailey; minutes fund—H. Wilson; missionary board— William B. Anderson; general conference—S. D. Johnson; examining committees for admis- sion of preachers— W. M. Viney, and J. R. Doxey; for first-year studies—J. Poin- ter, D. R. Jones, W. B. Anderson; for second- year studics and deacon’s orders—D. R. Jones, 0. Summers and E. T. Cottman; for third-year studies—E. T. Cottman, J. E. Edwards, D. R. Jones; for fourth-year studies—J. E. Edwards, i E.T. Cottman, P. R. Green; resolutions—G. A. Bailey, O. Summers, John Pointer; ‘“dollar money”—E. T. Cottman and J. E. Edwards; connectional money—W. R. Chapman, J. Pointer. Rev. Gem(-lge E. Jackson made an address on Wednesday favorable to the union of two years in San Quentin by Judge Mor- row in the United States District Court yesterday. Carroll Cook, his attorney, made a strong plea in his behalf and urged thatas the crimue under the statutes was only classed as a misdemeanor that his client be sent to the County Jail. Judge Morrow pointed out that while the forging of Chinese certificates was only cal'ed a misdemeanor, stiil the pris- oner had been found guilty of a ‘‘con- spiracy to defraud the Government” and that in itself was a very serious offense. In the circumstances his Honor thought he could not do less than impose the full penalty allowed by law. RODE WITH A GUN. How Hofman, on a Bicycle, Run Against the Law. Louis Hofman, grocer, Eddy and Leav- enworth streets, after closing his store late ‘Wednesday night was tempted by the beautiful moonlight to take a spin on his bicycle before going home. He had $§150 in his pocket, and mnot caring to run the risk of being held up he put his revolverin his hip pocket. At an early houréester- day morning he was stopped on Golden Gate avenue and Gough streets by a oliceman, who, finding a revolver upon im, took him to the City Prison and booked him for carrying a concealed weapon. Judge Low yesterday fined him $50, without an alternative. By Storm. Crowds are storming our store for the Bigz Alteration Sale Bargains. The people recognize the difference between honest business methods and tricky schemes. not last but a few days longer. This sale can- Take advantage of it NOW. Come and see what we offer. If the bargains don’t look big enough don’t buy. If you buy and when you get the goods home you find them not what you thought they were bring them back and your money will be cheerfully refunded. A FEW Men’s Blue and Blaek Double-Breasted Suits, regular price $7 50......... Men’s Blue and Black and Mixed Double-Breasted Suits, regular price $10. PRICES: cut to $4.95 cutto $7.45 Men's Biue and Black and Mixed Double-Breasted Suits, regular price $12 50 to 815.. Men’s Blue and Black Eilk-Mixed Suits, regular prices $18 50 to $20. All High-Grade $20 to $25 Fine Dress Suits. Boys' Double-Breasted Suits, sizes 4 to 14 years, regular price $2 50.. Boys’ Double-Breasted Suits, sizes 4 to 14 years, regular price $3 50. cut to $10.45 cut to $12.85 cut to $14.85 cut to 81.15 cut'to $1.85 1000 Boys' Suits, All Wool, Cheviot and Mixed Tweeds, $4, $4 60 and 85 suits.cut to $3.35 Boys' Long-Pants Suits, 18 to 19 years, regular prices $6 and §7 50..cut to $3.95 and $4.95 1000 pairs Boys' Knee Pants, 4 to 14 years, regular prices 50c to 75¢.. teseso.cut to 25¢ Everything in the Furnishing Goods and Hat Departments at cut-intwo prices. One’ price. Everything plainly marked. COME QUICK. H. SUMMERFIELD & GO, 924, 926, 928, 930 MARKET STREET. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS. THE POWER OF MAN, It Is Felt by Mr. Wallin as Nature Intended Him to Feel It—He 1s Now a Happy Man. A SEAMAN’S STORY. He Found a Wonderful Cure for Lost Manhood When He Tried Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt. His Manly Strength Al- most Completely Restored in Thirty Days. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 5, 1895. DR. A. T. SANDEN—Dear Sir: I have now filled out my report to you of the first month's use of your Dr. Sanden’s fileciric Belt. ‘When I got this belt from you I thought it would be & miracle it it cured me. " [ was & wreck in body and min weak, suspiclous, fearful and skeptical of eve; thing, including myself. Now I hardly dare to tell you how I am changed already, as it seems won- derful. Nearly all waste of power has stopped; there is_now ‘hardly a sign of it left. The vigor that is prized so highly began returning in two weeks, and I can see it growing daily. Develop- ment has been pronounced, and I am more daring, firm and powertul. 1 feel as if I were many years younger: clear-headed and stronger in mind and boedX' ‘This appliance is a very grand thing as & medical agent,and I will not part with it at any cost. [ am now certain that I will soon he restored to manhood. Iwill report each month how I get along. If you write to me again address me JOHN WALLIN, Alma House, 218 Broadway, San Francisco, This letter is a beacon light to sufferers. It leads the erring one to a safe and sure road to health—to’ the perfection of a strong and vig- orous manhood. If you are wasting time and money in drugging, stop it. “Throw physic to the dogs.” If you have done nothing toward recovering your strength, act quickly. Time ‘wears swiftly upon failing vital forces, and each day neglected now brings you five days nearer the end of your life line. Youcanbea strong man by using DR. SAKDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT. Are you the man you should be? Ifnot why hesitate? Send for the little book, “Three Classes of Men,” and see the proof. See the evidence of your neighbors who have been made new men. Must not a man’s gratitude ‘be strong when he will permit the use of his name in this advertisement? See what hesays. What care he foranything? His heartisso full of gratitude, his physical body bubbling over ‘with suppressed vital force, and his mind a well-spring of joy N 1/ Beaman. Lay aside vrejudices ~caused by the broken promises | of quackery. Get §the book and write to the men who voluntarily offer their names Then act as your Don’t put it off. Write or judgment dictates. call to-day. A permanent cure is guaranteed or money re- funded in all weaknesses of men. A pocket edition of the celebrated electro-medical work, “Three Classes of Men,” illustrated, 1s sent free, sealed, by mall, uponépplication. Every young, middle-aged or old man suffering the slightest weakness should read it. It will pointout an EASY, SURE AND SPEEDY WAY TO REGAIN STRENGTH AND HEALTH WHEN EVERY- THING ELSE HAS FAILED. Call or address SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., 632 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO, Opposite Palace Hotel. Office Hours—8 A. M. to 6 P. M.; evenings, T to 8:30; Sundays, 10 to 12. Portland (Or.) Office, 255 Washington streets PUSHING 0 THE FRONT! IT’S SO WITH THE “FOWLER” i BLOY CLED “BEN-HUR” SEE THE NEW FOWLER TANDEM! PRICE LIST: Fowler ROADSTER. Fowler BANTAM. Fowler RACER. Fowler LADIES' § BEN-HUR Ladies’. COMPLETE LINE OF BICYCLE SUNDRIES! Sweaters, Caps: Gloves, Shoes and Bicycle Suits. TRENTON CYCLOMETERS $1.85. &7 PACIFIC COAST AGENTS. g¢ - NOTARY PUBLIC. 'HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT Jaw and Notary Public, 635 Market st oppo. | site Palace Hotel, Residence 1620 Fellst. Teler | phone 570