The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1895. THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS FIND THEIR OCCUPATION IS 30NE. AN UNEXPECTED CHECKMATE. PREVENTED FROM APPOINTING SpeciaL COUNSEL BY A NEW STATUTE. As a result of the meeting of the Board of Railroad Commissioners yesterday it was developed that from now till the pend- ing suit of the Southern Pacific Company against the board is settled the latter's hands are absolutely tied so far as fixing rates of freights and fares is concerned; and also that the battle with the great railroad corporation must now be fought by the Attorney-General. “The session of the commission was brief, as Chairman La Rue had predicted, but it was entirely without result, owing to the existence of a newly enacted statute of which none of the Commissioners were aware till it was brought to their attention in the course of the consultation which they found necessary to have with Attor- ney-General Fitzgerald. When the session was called to order Commissioner Stanton referred in the fol- lowing words to the need of a special meeting being held: ting, as I understand it, is for the purpose of considering the action taken against the board by the Southern Pacific Company, before the United States Circuit Court. ' k ac Attorney- 1 have every con- reral, we should ap- , as the matter is one k this board should take some point additional co of such great importance. He then offered the following resolu- tion rd of Railroad Commis- United States Circuit restrained from outhern Pacific for the transpor- rates of the ts le 1 a senge htin the State of Californ and as bee v said compan; t for a perpetusl d enjoining the nce of its be decided s board, in accorda bresnize and de road Commission- , do hereby employ nd A.J. Clunie as may be taken before saic uit Court, or which may arise he final teérmination of such 1shall be de- xaminers and tional ¢ te; tate Board of rmined by the paid by the State as provided by law. When Stanton had concluded its read- g, Clark asked whether the Attorr General had been seen asto whether he iditional counsel. 1e answered that he had talked the matter over with the Attorney-General, who said he did not need any assistance he had plenty of help available in his . La Rue, however, agreed with Stanton that the matter was of such great importance that special counsel should be aged. He admitted, he d, that the matter of expense should be considered, but he was satistied that under the circum- stances any reasonable expense would be justified. anton declared that the expense wasa matter for the State Board of Examiners, but he believed that in a case like that under discussion the very best talent ob- tainable should be secured. He then went o into the menits of the abiiities of the three gentlemen named in his resolution, and also expressed the utmost confidence in the at 1ty of the Attorney-General. n interposed an objection to being taken without consulting ttorney-General, if for no other n than on th ound of courtesy. After some further discussion on these lines, Clark carried point, and an ap- pointment was made by telephone to meet the Attorney: neral as soon as he could t y at his office. A recess was the red by Chairman La Rue till the consuitation could be had. It was not long before the word came that the Attorney. eral was at leisure, and the three Commissioners at once proceeded o bis offi They were in consultation for two hours, and during the conference the Attorney- General surprised the entire board by quoting to them tne following statute, passed March 15, 1895, amendatory of sec- tion 472 of the Political Code: The Attorney may appoint one assistant, who be ‘a member of the State Board of riners when the A ttor- ney-General is absent ifrom the capital, and three deputies, who shall be civil executive officers, * * ¥ n 1. The Attorney-General shall 1 case except those provided in section 474 of the Political Code. > interest uis of the University tate Harbor Commis- et or officers, or em- bt said Regents and rs, shall employ any A'ttorney-General, or uties, in any matter in whicn the State is { sted; nor shall any money be drawn out of the treasury, o out of any special orcontingent fund under the con- trol of any board, officer or officers,or em- for_ the pay of any legal services ndered after the passage of this act, the any exising standing; prov: a and of S d no board, i the Stat s iarbor Com attorney other tha: i stants or de ro- o conduct such prosecution, T s fee in such case shall be & legal charge against the State. bdivision 3. All acts in conflict with this hereby repesled. ed, further, that nothing herein con- tained shall be cousirued to prevent or deny the right of any board, officer or officers or em« ploye of the State to employ or engage counsel in any matter of the State after first having ob- tained the written consent £0 to do of the At- torney-General. - Sec. 2. This act shell take effect immediately. The Commissioners were then assured by the Attorney-General that he felt per. fectly competent to handle the case as it now stood with his regular assistants. Should future exigencies require more aid he would consider the matter of consent- ing to the employment of special counsel. He was opposed to it at this stage, he said, purely on the ground of economy. An adjournment was taken until Wednesday next. Referring to the coming meeting Com- missioner Stanton said in a tone deeply tinged with*disgust: “I really don’t see any use of our holding any more meetings until this matter is settled, for our hnngs are virtually tied so far as fixing rates is concerned.” IMPROVING THE STREETS, Several Contracts Recomended to the Supervisors. Supervisor Benjamin and Expert Etder filed a protest with the Street Committee yesterday against the concrete work being done by Contractor C. S. Harney in pav- ing Fell street, from Laguna to Buchanan. They declared that the so-called concrete ‘was nothing but sand and rock. Harney invited the members of the committee out to see the work. The job will not be ac- cepted till the proper material is used. Expert Eider says that the partof the block completed will have to be broken up. The Street Superintendent was directed to construct a sidewalk in front of the Sherman Primary School. The matter of paving Van Idess avenue l with bituminous rock, from Union street north, was taken under advisement. » Cerfain property-owners having pro- tested against the paving of Scott street, between Hayes and Fell, the attention of the committee wasagain called to the neg- lect of the railroad company in meeting | its just obligation to pay for its share of aprovement of the street. The other President Crocker of the company the board notice that it would co- operate with the City and property-owners in improving all streets over which it held franchises. The portion ot Fell street in question covers part of their system. The committee decided to send word to the Murket-street Railway Company to report by November 1 whetber it would pay its just and legal proportion of the expense of the proposed work. 2 It was decided to report in favor of the following petitions: R.Thomasen to pave Fifteenth street, from Valencia to Guerrero; City Improvement Com- pany to pave Green street, from Polk to Van Ness avenue; also Post street, from Lyon to Cen- tral avenue: H. A. Whitely to pave the cross- ing of Texas and Eighteenth streets. Several merchants having signs on the sidewalk of Market street made a hard fight for the privilege of allowing them to remain. The committee, however, in its efforts to clear Market street of all objec- tionable features flatly refused to make any exceptions and ordered the signs in ques- tion taken down. The police are also lend- ing their best efforts to cleaning the streets of obstructions. The protest against the paving of Ma- sonic avenue, from Haignt to Waller streets, was ordered overruled. Upon_the recommendation of City Sur- or Tilton it was decided to report in r of raising the grade of the crossing lleventh avenue South and L street 10 DEVELOP THE STATE, REAL ESTATE CONVENTION AND SERIES OF CARNIVALS IN PROSPECT. Davip RICH'S SUGGESTIONS ON THE BesT Way T0 INDUCE IM- MIGRATION. The State Development Committee is looking forward to two thinegs which it hopes will help to induce immigration. One is a convention of real-estate menand the other a series of carnivals. The executive committee met yesterday and decided to zall a meeting as early as possible of the entire State Development Committee to consider these ideas. In the circular letter sent out tothe members, Tuesday, November 5, was the date named for the meeting~ David Rich read a paper while the exec- tive committee was in session on the best way of inducing immigration to this State, in the course of which he said: To no State in the Union is the question of immigration more interesting or more vital than to ours. The want of population alone stands between us and a great destiny. Wealth accumulates in California at the rate of about fifty millions a year. but the advantages which are expected to flow from this accamulation a 0L proportionstely felt. We are in fact etter off than we think we are. Unconscionsly we feel wealth only in the proportion that we use it, To accumul t simply is to aste it. Unless we can people the State witl it and find employment and visible occupatios for them it s like making riot with it: there is no inward satisfaction irom it. In connection with this observation he gave some interesting figures and conclu- sions insthe following: California is the second largest State in area in the United States, being 157,000 square miles in extent. or in acres about 101,000,000, About 50 per cent of this area is arable, and about 10,000,000 acres are taken up. She is the third or fourth in rank in the produciion at, the annual vield being about 25,- ) 10 30,000,000 bushels, of which about If is consumed within her border. In spite oi the enormous yield of citrus and de- ciduous fruits and the at of her vineyards wheat is still believed to be the largest staple crop. California has the largest \vunlthcr capita of any State in the Union, and is the most diversified in her agricultaral yield. The orange, the olive, the fig, the prune and the grape thrive 01 her soil. She leads in the production of the vine, is the greatest pro- ducer of honey aud the only State in the Union in which raisins are produced. California’s export of vegetables in 1894 was 90,000,000 pounds; raisins, crop for 1894, 54.- 260,000 pounds; dried fruits produced in 1894, ,000,000 pounds; production of brandy dis- tilied from grapes, 1,300,000 gallons. California has produced in gold since 1849 $1.252,600,000, ard now yields about $12.- 000,000 to $15,000,000 pér annum in gold alone, Cortainly, then, 1f wé onn farnieh fig- ures like these, we need have no scruples in encouraging emigrants to live with us either ‘rom the settled East or from Europe. He advised efforts to induce the agricul- tural class of emigrants to settle here, and added: The information conveyed to them in respect to the soil and climate in the different parts of the State should be detailed and scientifically accurate. The expected emigrants to any pa ticalar region should be informed as to its nearuess to cities and towns and its aptitude and fitness for different classes of crops, and thus be put in a position to make an intelil- gent choice of locality. Lands should be secured for them adapted to their wants and sold to them on fair terms and upon conditions sufficiently liberal to give i ood siart upon their entry into a new lonization companies of the State ht well be asked to co-operate with our ef- as they best understand the wants of the several people which they in & manner repre- sent. Mr. Rich's suggestions are to be sub- mitted to the real estate men’s convention when it materializes. Arrangements have been made by which the California stereopticon lectures at At- lanta are to be sandwiched in between the first and second parts of the musical pro- grammes of Gilmore’s band. They are to be given in the main Auditorium building. PACIFIC BANK SUIT. Manager Farnum Testified In Judge Hebbard’s Court About the Assets. The case of the people against the Pa- cific Bank, on the order to show cause why the directors should not be removed, was resumed in Judge Hebbard’s court yester- day afternoon, and J. E. Farnum, the bank manager, was questioned by Attor- torney A.J. Clunie about the bank assets, Mr. Farnum said he had understood that the disputed bonds were the property of the bank. T he attorney wanted certain books containing records of the disputed property, but the manager did not know what had become of them, I understood that vouchers had been taken out just before the bank failed,” he said in response to another question. *“Did you make any effort to recover them?” “I did.” “What did you do?” ‘I sent various persons to R. H. Mec- Dcnald Jr. to see if we could get them ?” - ‘\\_m? could you get them ?* 0.” The hearing was adjourned to next Tuesday. percentage of ————— THE Brcycrist As A Ponimigal, FACTOR.— In some places it is proposed to tax bi cycles to add to the revenues of the county. The reason advanced for the proposed in- novation is that the extensive use of wheels has cut down the business of liverymen and kindred lines, thereby reducing the taxable property to an extent which should be made up by the wheelmen. An amusing sidelight on the growing import- ance of the wheeling community is seen in the fact that the only reason w{ny the tax is not made legal is that the Board of Supervisors or other officers of the county do not care to antagonize the large num- ber of wheelmen who are among their con- stituents. FOUNDERED IN THE OCEAN, THE NORWEGIAN SHIP BREIDABLIK LosT OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA. WENT DOWN DURING A GALE. SHE Hap A NARROW EscAPE FROM DESTRUCTION ON THIs COAST LasT WINTER. Another wreck has to be added to the long list of ocean disasters that have oc- curred during the past year. A numberof well-known traders are posted as “miss- ing,”” others have gone down with “all hands” and many have gone ashore while their crews were saved. A few days ago news reached here that the American ship Parthia had been burned at sea, and that Captain Carter and nineteen of the crew were missing. They were all in one of the lifeboats and became separated from the mate’s boat during a storm, and have not since been heard from. The mate’s boat reached Valparaiso in safety. On top of this comes the news that the Norwegian ship Breidablik foundered in will be located at New York, and the entire division is to be divided into the Depart- ments of the £ast, West and South. It is believed that the headquarters of the De- partment of the West will be at San Fran- cisco. The membership of the new organ- zation is to be open to members and ex-members of the regular and volunteer armies, the militia of the States and vet- erans of the Confederate army. All must be physically qualified and over eighteen years of age. The object of the corps will be to assist 2s a volunteer arm of the National defenses in the practical development and applica- tion of bicycles for military purposes. The army is'interested in the value of the bicycle in military work and this new vol- unteer corps will bring together men with soldierly experience into bodies of such size as to test the practicability of moving and manenvering large masses of troops with bicycles. Within a very short time action will probably be taken in the enlistment of men in this City for the new volunteer service and there will undoubtedly be a notable stir in army and National Guard circles. This will be the first time that bicyclists were ever enlisted in such number and upon such lines in the country. — LECTURE FOR MILITIA. An Army Doctor to Address the Na- tionul Guard—Cadet Officers. Colonel Middleton, U. S. A., medical director Department of California, will ad- dress the First Infantry Regiment, N. G. C., this evening at the armory on Ellis street at 8 o’clock. ‘I'he subject will be “First Aid to the Injured, Military Hygiene, Etc.,” and the lecture will be both interesting and instructive. The YEE KEE MUST G0 BACK, A WATSONVILLE CHINESE WHO WAS BOTH MERCHANT AND LABORER. THE MAYOR WAS HIS FRIEND. AFFIDAVITS OF PROMINENT PEOPLE PROCURED His LANDING HERE. Yee Kee and his little stone god will have to return to China by the next steamer unless the celestial can employ an attorney who will find some way out of the present dilemma in which he is placed. Kee, who was for years the keeper of a laundry at Watsonville and afterward a partner in a Chinese store at that point, went to China on a visit about three years ago, carrying with him a large amount of cash with which to aid him in enjoying his vacation, and an order from a syndicate of his countrymen at Watsonville for the best and most powerful god that money could buy. Kee spent the money and bought the god—a small stone image, warranted by THE NORWEGIAN SHIP BREIDAELIK OFF SHE BROKE AWAY FROM POINT REYES IN A STORM LAST WINTER. THE TUG AND WAS NEARLY LOST. TWICE Delagoa Bay a couple of days ago, and that three of the crew were drowned. The ves- | ! and Captain Arneson, her master, were | well known in San Francisco. When she | was here last winter she nearly met her | fate in almost the same manner she was lost in Delagoa Bay. Charters wefe vretty scarce last Decem- | ber, and when Captain Arneson got a | chance to load wheat at Portland for Cork | he seized the opportunity. Stiffening was | taken in and the tug Fearless engaged to | tow the big ship to her destination. When | Point Reyes was reached a gale came up, and both'tug and tow were soon in trouble. Twice the hawsers snapped like pack threads. She rolled and pitched fearfully, and on several occasions it was feared that she would turn turtle and go dowre In order {0 avoid being pulled down with the ship if she sank, Captain Dan Haskell kept a man near the hawser with an ax ready to cut away at the slightest approach of danger. The storm was weathered, how- ever, and Astoria was reached in safety. From Portland the Breidablik went to Cork with her cargo, and from there she went to Cardiff after discharging. She loaded coal for Delagoa Bay and was then to come to San Francisco in ballast. When off Limpopo, ou the east coast of Africa, a terrific storm was encountered. When it had blown itself out the ship was on her beam ends and the water began to leak into her hold. Everything possible was done to right her, but she gradually set- tled and fizmd to be abandoned. Three of the crew were killed by falling spars. The Breidablik was built in Norway in 1890 and | was 4417 tons gross burden. She was 282 | feet 4 inches long, 42 feet 9 inches broad | and 24 feet 2 inches deep. ““The Breidablik was built of almost an _entire v said Lorentz Foard yesterday. most every man in the little town had ashare in her, and I don’t think one of them held a | cent of insurance. The vessel was only | bnilt five years ago and had done remark- | ably well for her owners, as at the end of | every voyage there was a surplus to be | divided. "Her loss means a great deal to that little community. “Captain Arneson was a skillful com- mander, but Delagoa Bay is one of the most treacherous places on the coast of Africa. It is an open roadstead and the swell from the Indian Ocean is always very heavy. I guess that had a good deal to do with keeping the ship down when once she went over. The skipper had his wife and family with him, and I am elad to hear that they were saved. Like Halse of the Stjorn, Arneson wasa part owner in his vessel and will be a heavy loser by the disaster.” SOLDIERS AS WHEELMER, A NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CORPS ABOUT T0 BE ORGANIZED FOR SERVICE. OF THE THREE HEADQUARTERS ONE May BE LocaTED IN THIS Crry. Military men in the army and National Guard and men who were formerly in the service are manifesting interest in this City in the proposed establishment of the corps of United States Military Wheelmen. Some months ago the War Department authorities began the arrangement of pre- liminary matters looking to the immediate organization of the new corps, and within the past few days the arrival of some deti- nite information about it has caused con- siderable discussion. The officers and men at the Presidio are astir over the formation of the new arm of the volunteer service, and from all indications the novelty of the work thus far specified will have numer- ous attractions for National Guardsmen who would be willing to try that sort of military work. The corps is to be known as the United States Military Wheelmen, and the method of orfilnizntion will be upon such lines as ‘the Engineer and Signal Corps, though | lieutenant, Waller Pritchard; first upon a larger scale. The headquarters | duced price, | entire regiment nhas been ordered to at- tend. The following officers of the Cadet Com- pany of the First Infantry have been ap- pointed by Colonel Bush: Captain, John R. Moulthrop; first lieu- tenant, Clifton F. Cheminant; second ser- geant, Harrison 8. Robinson: sergeants— | lllurold R. Ebright and Eccleston B. arsh. - WHAT MERCHANTS FAVOR, ACTION OF THE ASSOCIATION ON THE PROPOSED NEW MAP OF THE CITY. WiLL PLAN A DIRECTORY OF THE New City HALL FOR THE COMMISSION. Among other matters of public interest discussed by the directors of the Mer- chants’ Association, yesterday at their regular meeting was that of the official map of the City of San Francisco. The Board of Supervisors some time ago made an allewance of $10,000 for such a map, but subsequently reconsidered their action upon being informed by the Merchants’ Association that it could be gotten up for 2 less amount. The estimate of the civil engineer of the association was $5000 at most and he thought it could be done for even less than that. A resolution was accordingly adopted by the directors that the secretary | be instructed to address the Board of Su- pervisors offering to have the specifica- tions for the official map prepared without charge by the consulting engineer of this association and requesting that the con- tract be let to the lowest bidder, subject to the approval of two prominent engineers acting with the City Surveyor. The idea of a directory of the new City Hall was also taken up. Plans for the work were submitted to the board by Mr, McCullough, the consulting engineer of | the association, and referred to a com- mittee. The association will prepare an ordinance for the protection of the bitumen pave- ments on Van Ness and Golden Gate ave- nues from damage by heavy vehicles to be submitted to the Board of Supervisors, A communication was read from the Ship-owners’ Association stating the ne- cessity for the removal by legislation of the burden borne by the shipping of this State, and requesting the Merchants' Asso- ciation to appoint a committee to confer upon this subject. The subject was re- ferred to the committee on publicity and promotion with power to act in conjunc- tion with the committee from the Ship- owners’ Association, and any other com- mittees that may be appointed by other associations on the question. Efforts will be made to have the mem bership of the association increased to the 1000 mark. At present its membership in- cludes 252 prominent business firms. A list of 368 additional firms which the as- sociation would like to have join it was submitted by the gecretary. A special “evening meeting is to called soon for the purpose of considering the proposed new City charter, and also the proposed municipal platform of the asso- clation, An outline of the platform, as well as a synopsis of the charter, were dis- cussed. ————————— NEw Use ror Corronseep OIL—An ex- vert says that there isa fine field in the Sout}: for the establishment of plants for making what he calls “dressing yolk.” This is the technical name for the dressing placed on cakes, pies, biscuits, etc., to give them an_ attractive finish. After a careful trial he is convinced that the preparation which can be made from cottonseed oil is far superior to that derived from eggs alone. The yolk made from the oil will probably take the place of the ordinary preparation, as besidg:s being a better sub- stance for the purposes of pastry cooks it can be put into the market at a greatly re- its sellers to be a sure cure for various kinds of diseases, and also to be a talisman to appeal to before playing fan tan or lot- tery. Before Kee went away he established his standing as a merchant by turning his laundry business over to a brother, who is as like him in facial characteristics as can be imagined, and by spending several months bebind the counter of a Watson- :iille emporium of Chinese eatables and rugs. Just before he sailed for the Orient he went to his good friend, John T. Porter, a prominent citizen of Watsonville and owner of the Chinese guarter of the town, and persuaded that gentleman to certify that he was a merchant. Mayor Henry Jackson and Justice of the Peace 8. E. Smith also gave him docu- ments in which they certified that they knew him to be a merchant. On the strength of these nu&\ers and other evidence that he was entitled to re- turn to America, Kee had no trouble in getting off the steamer on his return about 4 month agoe, and he went to Watsonville, carefully guarding his little stone god, to which he seemed to attribute his success in passing the inspection of the Collector and his deputies. Had he known that Collector Wise was a strong friend of his friend Porter he might not have had so much faith in the efficiency of his image. Some time after Kee had returned to Watsonville the Chinese bureau discovered that while Kee had purchased an interest in the store he had also retained hisin- terest in the laundry and was therefore still in the eyes of the law a laborer. He was arrested and brought to this City for examination, his white friends and also some Watsonville people who knew of his connection with the laundry being subpenaed as witnesses. The image came also, Kee's belief in its powers still being great, but the showing made by the Gov- ernment was too strong for even a high- class Chinese divinity and Kee was not able to escape deportation. Commissioner Heacock gave his attor- ney every chance to prove his case, but the only testimony brought in by the defense was negative and the lawyer finally gave up the case, and the Commissioner re- manded Kee, the decree being made yesterday. Collector Wise explains that had he known that his friend Porter was the owner of the Watsonvilie Chinese quarter he would not have taken his affidavit re- lating to Kee's mercantile character with- out a closer investigation, and that in future all Chinese certificates of character, no matter from what source they are de- rived, will be given close scrutiny and in- vestigation. THE OVSTER'S ARCH FOE, FENCES THAT FORM A GREAT CHINESE WALL AGAINST THE STINGAREE. INGENTOUS DEVICE THAT SAVED A LARGE SUM FOR THE STATE'S OvYSTER TRADE. The fences about the oyster beds in the bay will be let down in a few days that na- ture may do her winter housecleaning in the home of the mollusks. Here and there small lime-like mounds will be found on the beds. These are of finely ground powder, the work of the most finished of pulverizing agencies and the greatest enemy of the Pacific Coast oyster, the stingaree. The devastation wrought by the big fish in the oyster world has not been great this vear, but there have been seasons when the loss thereby amounted to $40,000. In- deed, a local oyster dealer pronounced that figure a conservative estimate. Great schools of the fish swept along the beds leaving them ems;‘ty. The oyster is drawn into the mouth, hard as gutta-percha, the shell crunched into powder and rejected, and the juicy portion of the bivalve swal- lowed. ’.l’he stingaree is a big, flat fish with wing-like fins, that is considered a great delicacy among edibles by the Italians, who always keep them in stock in their fish markets. It resembles nothing so much as a monstrous bat. Many specimens have been caught that weighed 150 pounds. The name was given first because of the fish’s weapon of defense—a thornlike projection, sharp as a sword, at the root of the tail. heavy cowhide boot is not proof against the sharp point of this weapon, hence when a school of stingarees was found de- spoiling an oyster-ted the owner looked upon that bed as lost. Some ingenious one, however, feil upon a device that was effective in saving a part, at least, of the property. Scantling, 2 by 3, and 15 feet long, were placed about the beds at intervals of 10 | inches. These yield to the movement of the water in both directions, and so create a regular movement that makes an even distribution of the oysters about the bed instead of in the hillocks formed by the ground swell alone. These do much to Prevent the entrance of the fish, only the smaller ones being able to enter. If a vigilant watch reveals the presence of the marauders they may be driven into a corner and a fence drawn up to prevent their passage to the bed, while the scant- | lings forming the corner are removeéd, per- | mitting them to escape. | The danger from the depredations of | the stingarees.is during the months of March, April and May, when they go to| the shallow waters to spawn, and again on | their return to deep water. One local dealer, who represents a fifth | of the oyster trade on the coast, told a | Cary reporter that his loss through the marauding fish had varied from $500 to $10,000 a year. e ‘NO GOSPEL AT THE PARK, COMMISSIONERS ARE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN, AN ORDINANCE AGAINST IT. WHY MESSRS. AUSTIN, SCOTT AND RosSENFELD WILL WITHHOLD THEIR PERMISSION. Further conference by the ministers of San Francisco in reference to religious services at Golden Gate Park will be un- necessary, for the Park Commissioners will refuse permission to conduct such ex- erfkls:;mmittee was appointed by the Pres- byterian Ministerial Union Monday to con- | fer with like committees from other evan- gelical churches in regard to holding meet- ings at the musicians’ stand in the park Sunday afternoons. Rev. J. Cumming Smith and Rev. F. B. Farrand, the pastors respectively of Trinity and Howard IxprovING THE FLAVOR OF BUTTER.—Pro- | fessor H. C. Conn has been doing work for | which dairymen should be grateful. Dur- | ing the past two years he has been experi- | menting in the discovery and cultivation | of the proper bacteria for improving the | flavor of butter and in the production of creamery butter. Professor Conn has suc- | ceeded in discovering -the particular bacil- lus of which he went in_search and which he has christened ‘‘Bacillus No. 14.”” This useful member of the numerous bacterian | family does surprising things in the way of ripening cream in butter-making. Six to | eight quarts of cream were put into a metal | vessel and ‘‘Pasteurized.’] The cream was | then heated to 158 deg. Fahrenheit and left for ten minutes. I;'[‘In\e vessel was re- moved and cooled quickly by means of cold water, and when the temperature had dropped to 80 deg. the bacilli were poured in and the mixture stirred thoroughly. The vessel was then covered and put into the ripening-room. After a couple of days the cream was churned and the buttermilk remaining was set aside for future use. The six quarts were ripened for the purpose of increasing the number of bacteria and securing a strong culture for use in the large creamvat of the creamery. The buttermilk was then inoculated into the day’s cream supply, | and this cream allowed to ripen in regular time at a warm temperature and churned as usual. - Before churning a quantity was set aside to use for inoculation in the next | day’s supply, and in this manner continued indefinitely. The first six quarts of cream produced moderately good butter, but not | quite the flavor wanted. The first large | churning wae an improvement. A delicate | flavor also developed, which seemed to d teriorate after two or threec weeks. oculation from the laboratory. The re- sults attained have been so satisfactory | that Professor Conn intends to introduce this inoculstion process in all the larze creameries in the United States within the next year. ——————— Acids in lubricating olls may be detected by | utting the samples 10 be tested in clear glass Eol:leu with a copper wire running down through the cork, air tight. Stand the bottles in & sunny place and leave for two or three weeks. If on removal verdigris or green rust is on the copper, there is an acid in the oil. This | deterioration was remedied by a fresh in- | churches, were appointed to represent the union. No communication has been re- ceived by the Park Commissioners in re- gard to the action of the churches, and they received tllxeir only information of it through the daily papers. Jusegph Austin, president of the Park Commission, took a practical view of the matter. R *It would never do to grant such a privi- lege,” he said. ‘‘People come here for rest and quiet, and there would be strong objections to the noise of such meetings. There is an ordinance against holding pub- lic meetings of any sort in the park which fully covers this case.” John Rosenfeld’s objection was that such services would be inappropriate. “I have nothing whatever against the ministers,” he said. Let them do all the good they can, but_the proper place for a religious ‘meeting is the church. I would certainly vote against granting such per- mission.” s “Tam opposed to it,” said Irving M. Scott. *‘There is no reason why any preacher should be allowed to force his peculiar views upon the public at a place of restand recreation like the park. I am strongly opposed to it.” 3 There was a remarkable unanimity of opinion on the part of the commission, es- pecially as its members had had no con- | ference upon the subject. “There have been a great many such ap- plications,” said Superintendent McLaren, “and they have all been refused.’ He produced "a _copy of the *‘Statutes, Ordi- nances and Laws Relating to Park Com- missioners of the City and County of San Francisco,” and pointed to the terse but significant section 6 of ordinance 11: *“No | public meeting and no public discussion or debate shall be held within the limits of the said park, avenues and grounds.” “That ordinance has been in force for at least ten years and will continue to be,” | said the superintendent. The Fair Debate Ended. Attorney Wheeler concluded the argument in | the Fair trust case yesterday aftérnoon in Judge Slack’s court. Pierson & Mitchell, rep- | resenting three of the trustees, submitted their | side of the battle on the argument made by Mr. | McEnerney, who represented Trustee Good- fellow. Judge Slack has taken the case under advisement. If you have money to spend, purchase from us. Dress Goods. ‘We never before had such stocks, so wisely chosen, so masterly bought, so sur- prisingly low-priced. Not a day passes but flights of new stuffs are expressed to us. Anything you see elsewhere if we possess it you can buy for less. Marine Serges, 50c. In blue or black. Some people call them storm serges. Positively as good or better value than we or any one else have ever shown at 75¢ or more. Marine Serges, 75c. From 52 to 54 inches wide. Grand, noble stuffs, in three sizes of wale. Better than anything ever shown by us this side of $1.25. We have a tremendous stock of {Boucles, novelty Dress Goods, plain and fancy Dress Goods and plain and fancy Silks, ‘We realize it is an impossibility to dispose of the stock during the limited period of this season at a profit. The warm weather of the past month has ruined the fall trade. We've knifed everything in the stock and glad to make a loss even at this early date. Come and be convin ced. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. If you have money to spend, spend it with us A LIE NAILED, We have been credibly in- formed that the State Secretary of the Women’s A. P. A’s has caused it to be circulated among the order that we were antago- nistic to them, and that this store was owned, run by and in the interest of Roman Catholics. This store is not run by or in the interest of any sect, creed, class or religion; it is not op- posed to any one or anybody. We have always aimed at the confidence and goodwill of every resident of the coast. We are here to do business with every one. The Hamburger Company is a corporation, and as such is not antagonistic to any existing organization. We trust that our good efforts in the past toward all whom we have come in con- tact with will be sufficient evi- dence to outweigh these mali- cious and slandering lies, started and circulated to gratify a wo- man’s personal antipathy toward us. 1f you have money to spend, spend it with us. Cloaks and Suits. Marvels of taste and elegance; generous, too. Tay one of our Bapes on the table and it will make a complete circle. Jack- ets with the large melon sleeves, in the camel’s hair, the nigger-head, the cheviot or melton cloths. 'his overwhelmingly large stock, bought for the largest ground- floor cloak and suit department in the State, must be sacrificed. We are willing to lose $10,000 in this department alone this season. Fur Capes for less than the skins could be bought to-day. CAPES AND JACKETS, §5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.50, each one $2.50 10 $5 less than any one will sell them to yvou. Look us over, then go downtown. We'll take the chances on making the sale. Stylish Dress, Madam? It’s what every woman wants. It's not what every woman cares to pay for, as Ences have been, but _earlier prices have een trampled upon in the rush to sell. Suits earlier $35 now $25. Reefer Jacket Suits of boucle cloth, melon sleeves, now $10. We are closing out lines of suits at $5.00, $7.50 and $10. See them. If you have money to spend, spend it with us. Millinery, Walk from Kearny street up to Market and Taylor; visitevery millinery-store on the line, none excepted; see our hats, trimmed and untrimmed, our materials and trimmings, and say truthfully wheth- €r or not ours are not the prettiest and low- est priced; we know they are, for hundreds have told us so. Flannels and Flannelettes, Downstairs, in our basement salesroom, you'll find the handsomest collection— American, German, French—you have or will see and at downstairs prices, 8i4c, e, 20¢, 25¢, 50c; a wise woman will investigate. Ladies’ Underwear. ‘We have an immense stock and it must Be s0ld; we will guarantee any one $10,000 to save us from loss on merchandise be- tween now and January 1; yon may not believe it, but if our stock 'was in original order we could to-day, in the New York market, sell our underwear stock as a whole for 25 per cent more than we sell a Ladies’ Tailor Suits Made to Order. single garment; our vrices and the values for the money were unknown; 25c for Shirts or Drawers; 50c, 74¢, $1, for Shirts, Drawers or Union Suits,