The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1895, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895. FISH COMMISSIONERS BECOMING ACTIVE, Chief Deputy Babcock Mov- ing on the Local Duck-Dealers. ELEVEN TOOK HIS BAIT. Yesterday's Meeting Was Not Productive of Very Much Investigation. CRITTENDEN ROBINSON'S VIEW. | He Says the Commission Should Not | Decide the Importance of Various Complaints. | | | Babcock or Mr. It was apparent from the number of men who appeared at the rooms of the Califor- ! | it sioner Morrisen why he did not make the facts known to the commission, but Mr. Morrison said that he did not know when the commission would meet again and that when it did it was impossible for him to be on hand owing to the fact of his be- ing a Supervisor of Sacramento. President Emeric stated that the pre- vious meetings had been held between the first and fifth of each month so that the deputies could get their money from the State Board of Examiners. “There has been a great deal of delay in getting these bills audited, and we do not wish to see them put to thatinconveni- ence,” said Mr. Emeric. Commissioner Murdoch moved that in future the first Fridav before the first Mon- aay of each month be the date of the meet- ing of the board. This motion was carried, and the presi- dent called for further complaints. Mr. Morrison asked whether any of the commission had ever received information from Mr. Morgan, the Game Warden of the county, that game was being sold in a | certain commission-house out of season. He further stated that Mr. Morgan had said that he was informed by either Mr. Stearns, the clerk of the commission, that there were not sufficient funds in the commission to prosecute such cases. “To whom did he say that?” said Mr. Babcock. ‘To Robinson,”” answered Mr. Mor- sitting right over there.” he say that to you, Mr. Robinson ?” on, “Did (i’::r: o 77’;»5/”5 o’ MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA FISH COMMISSION AND THE MAN WHO CBJECTS TO THEIR METEODS, [Sketched from life for “The Call”’ by Nankivell.] nia State Fish Commission in the Flood | buiiding yesterday that THE CALL’S cru- sade against the violators of the fish and | game laws had been fruitful. It also showea from the evidence that leaked out in the heat of discussion that | the Commissioners are beginning to move | on the merchants who deal in game out of | season. To-day there will be eleven com- plaints filed by Deputy Babcock against commission merchants and retailers, who bave been realizing a handsome revenue out of the sale of ducks and quail during the close season. At yesterday’s meeting of the commis- sion Crittenden Robinson was the most active of the gentlemen who were there for the purpose of bringing various charges against the Commissioners and the depu- ties. He was, so he states, well supplied th material for plenty of* work, but, owing to the peculiar change that took place in the programme, it was not offered. The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock by President Emeric. There was a full meeting of the board and all 1ts depu- ties. An interested policeman, who hunts and fishes occasionally, sat in one corner, while Mr. Robinson quietly took a seat near the center table to await his turn. Sportsmen, fishermen and a few others lined up against the wall and the investi- gation began. President Emeric announced he had called the meeting for the purpose of hearing charces and complaints against the commission or the deputies of the commission. “We want no hearsay, no | half-told stories; nor do_we want to listen to idle talk. We want direct chargesand nothing more nor less. If anvbody has anything to say against the commission or | the deputies let him come forward and state the case. Is there any one who would like to talk ?" Mr. Emeric looked around the room, but there was a long, painful lull. It lasted nearly a minute. Suddenly Commissioner Morrison arose to say something, but was requested by the president to give the out- siders an opportunity to have the floor. No one seemed to desire an audience and Mr. Morrison was permitted to proceed. He said: “I went to Rio Vista two weeks ago and found open violations of the fish law. The people are very bitter against the commission and say that the iaw is not recognized. I was told by the Judge there if there was any remuneration for arresting violators that they could do something. “*‘As it is now,” said Mr. Morrison, *‘the only time the law is not violated is 'when Mr. Davis is there to look out for it. I want to state right here that I consider Mr. Davis a very comflelent deputy, but I think something ought to be done to take better care of the salmon around Rio Vieta. The law is not observed and I be- lieve it is the duty of the Fish Commission to take steps to preserve it.” Deputy Davis was called upon by the president to make a statement_regarding | the condition of affairs at Rio Vista. He stated that he had once found a violator and that he was taken to Antioch, de- manded a jury trial and was acquitted. Commissioner Murdoch asked Commis- said Mr. Babcock, turning his attention to Mr. Robinson. “He did, only yesterday, and I state it without reservation cr qualification.” Mr. Morrison suggested that a reward be given for conviction, and Mr. Emeric said that there wasa private reward for such conviction. Mr. Morrison wanted to see the reward made public, so that there would be some inducement for outside parties to take advantage of it. Mr. Em- | eric’s objection to that was based on the ground that a secret service was more ef- fective in locating violators than open search. Mr. Robinson asked Mr. Babcock if he knew what had been done witk the case of the commission merchant in question. “Do you know what is to be done in the matter?”’ inquired Mr. Robinson, *‘and do you not recognize the fact that this case involves the very essence of the game laws?” W1 do.” ““And do you think 1t of the utmost im- portance and worth your time to investi- gate? Mr. Morgan received no encourage- ment in his attempt to bring the matter before the courts.” The president of the board then took the floor and said: “Do_you know, Mr. Robinson, that we have eleven cases now on hand and that the Attorney-General has but one?” “Are they in the courts?”’ inquired Mr. Robinson. “They are not. ‘We are waiting to get all the violators possible before the court, and we have been collecting evidence as fast as possible.”” “But the close season expires soon and something should be done at once.” *‘The complaints will he filea to-mor- row,”” said Mr. Babcock. “We will have all things ready to proceed with the case.” The question of employing special coun- sel was brought up. President Emeric said there was no fund from which to pay the cost of special coun- sel and that the Attorney-General had given them an opinion on that question. “It is out of the question to employ special counsel,” said the president, “and no lawyer would take the case. He could not get his pay if be did. We nave no author- ity to act in such matters. The Attorney- General s the only counsel the commission is allowed.” During the discussion the Commission- ers, the deputies and the interested parties were talking among themselves, so Mr. Robinson and Mr. Emeric sat down and talked it out. “T'll bet you & new suit of clothes that the Board of Examiners would not refuse to audit a claim for special counsel in a case of violation of the game laws, pro- vided it was necessary for the Commis- sionersto employ such assistance,” said Mr. Robinson; but Mr. Emeric was satis- fied that he knew what he was talking about, and the matter was dropped. Presently the Commissioners and the audience convened again, and Mr. Robin- son wanted to know who would decide the importance of certain charges after they were made. “Let the public decide it,”’ said Mr. Emeric. ““What do you mean by that?” Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report Roral b 2= == Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE “Weli, we can decide the chargesasa commission if need be.” “Do you suppose the public will care to have you decide charges against yonrself? I would suggest that the Chief Justice.-of the Supreme Court appoint a committee for the purpose of hearing the charges which will be brought.” “The Chief Justice of the State has no business with the Commissioners and we are here to listen to the charges. If it comes toa question of who shall decide the charges I am willing to leave it to the Governor, the man who appointed me. So far as 1 am able to learn there have been no particular charges as yet and we bave nothing to offer in rebuttal except that already given.” Mr. Robinson refused to enter his com- plaints under such circumstances and said that the meeting was not of a nature that would justify charges, holding that the commission was not the proper body of men to sit upon the charges, After this matter had been discussed at length and not Jdecided either one way or the other, the meeting broke up through a sort of mutual understanding, and Novem- ber 11 was set for another hearing at which Mr. Morgan was expected to be present to settle the question between himself and Mr. Babcock and Mr. Stearns about tue cor mission merchant referred to by Mr. Robinson. The merchants are R. H. Mal- com and Charles Campodonico, and the case through the action of Mr. Robinson will come up before Judge Low next Sat- urday. Babcock, who has been working on iolators among the market and com- on men has had in his employ a Miss Gladstone, residing at 730 Sutter street, who in company with a_boy has gone the rounds of the markets for the purpose of buying ducks and quail to be used as evi- dence against the dealers. The young lady has handed in the following report, and in each case gave her purchase to the Commissioners. They consisted of ducks and quail. Followingis a list of the houses that will be involved in the complaints: Louis Harris, stalls 103 and 104, California- street Market, quall; Antonio Fedora, stalls 2 and 8, San Francisco Market, duck; Joseph Meyer and Adam rl, stall , Central Mar- ket, quail; Pierre F. Zammit, 533 Washington street, duck; John and Matt’ Compagno, stalls 1,3 and 5, California-street San Francisco Market, duck; Charles Neuman, 508-510 San- some street, duck; Charles Goldstone, Grand Central Market, Polk street, duck. There are several others that may be drawn into the suit, as Mr. Babcock has been very systematic in his attempts to get the offenders under the law. After the meeting adjourned, Mr. Rob- inson stated that nothing had been done, owing to the fact that the Commissioners were the wrong people to come to with complaints. “It is a case for the Grand Jury,” said Mr. Robinson, “and there is much work for them to do'1n the premises. atisfied that there is something nd I still insist that it ought to be gated.” investi MAY BOVCOTT RAILROADS, Local Merchants Determined to Secure a Foothold in Utah. THEY WILL FIGTH TO THE END. One of the Results of the Contest May Be a Bitter Freight-Rate War. There is now every likelihood that the Traffic Association of 8an Francisco will shortly have a splendid opportunity of demonstrating its value to the merchants of 8an Francisco. Itsfirst contest under the new regime, with W. B. Curtis as traffic manager, arose in connection with rates to Utah, the object being to place San Francisco in a position where it had a fairchance, so far as freight rates are con- cerned, of competing for Utah business with the Eastern commercial centers. Under an old agreement with the East- ern lines running into Utah it was ar- ranged that the Southern Pacific should charge from San Francisco to Utah com- mon points not less than 8514 per cent of the rate from Missouri River points to Utah common points. This made the rates from San Francisco higher per mile than they were from the Missouri River points and thus militated against the mer- chants of San Francisco who sought to extend their trade into Utah. Coming to a realization of this, the Southern Pacific some time ago cut rates to Utah to such an extent as to give the San Francisco people a chance to compete with the Eastern centers. But this did not suit the Eastern roads, as every in- creased ton carried into Utah from the ‘West meant a decrease in their earnings. Matters were allowed to continue thus for but a short time, when the Trans- Missouri Traffic Association, embracing the roads west of the river, asked the Southern Pacific to confer on the matter, with a view of coming to some amicable arrangement. They asked that the con- ference be neld at Chicago, but the South- ern Pacific refused to send a representa- tive that distance; then Denver was suggested, but this wasalso unsatisfactory, and it was finally agreed to concede to the wishes of the Southern Pacific and have the conference at Salt Lake. This conference was in session for two days, but adjourned without anything having been accomplished in the way of a settlement. The Southern Pacific repre- sentative, backed by Traffic Manager W. B. Curtis of the San Francisco Traffic Association, stood out for a rate-making basis of 70 per cent of the Missouri rate, but the best offer made by their opponents was 80 per cent, and this wes accepted. There will be another meeting of the Trans-Missouri Association at St. Louis on November 19, and the Southern Pacific has been asked to be represented. There is liitle hope, however, of there being any adjustment of the differences even should the Southern Pacific decide te participate in the deliberations at St. Louis, and there is every indication that a crisis has been reached, which will in all probability precipitate a freight-rate war to Utah. The next move will probably be on the part of the Eastern lines which run into or have direct connections with lines run- ning into Utah. As the matter stands, the San Francisco merchant enjovs rates that 'gel‘mit him to compete with the East, but should the Eastern railroads en- deavor to secure the former advantages for Eastern merchants, something they are very likely to do, by cutting rates, a lively freight war will result. But the Traffic Association of this City, with the proper co-operation of its mem- bers and other large shippers, have a power in reserve that is sure to be effective if properly apglied. All have considerable through freight business, which is carried in part over the roads that are now most strenuously opposing the settlement of the Utah question on the fairer basis de- sired by the San Francisco people. It is generally acknowledged that should these shippers route their ireight so_as to de- prive these recalcitrant roads of their cus- tomary share of it their traffic managers would soon be scratching their heads and be in a more conciliatory mood. This plan has already been mooted among the merchants, but there is a nat- ural diffidence about putting it into prac- tice, except as adernierressort, but as such it is certain to be used. = L e Mr. Oelrichs Going Home. Hermann Oelrichs is very busy attending to the settlement of his wife's interests in the Fair estate, Mrs. Oelrichs is not coming West this winter. Yesterday she telegraphed her Lusband in regard to his home-coming. He hopes to rejoin her in the course of a fortnight. He will miss the New York horse show, which opens November 9. l PACIFIC MAIL HARRYING THE MERCHANTS, Business Men Complain of Exactions and In- juries. AN EXASPERATING RULE Why San Francisco Is Losing the Trade of Central America. JAPAN TRADE IS ALSO GOING. Cheaper to Send Beer Round Three- Quarters of the Globe Than Direct From Here. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ As- sociation is about to engage in a new crusade. Temporarily its hereditary enemy, the Southern Pacific of Kentucky, is to be dropped and the association 1 go into the investigation of the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company, which is charged with preying on the commerce of San Francisco to a devastating extent. It is not only the piratical exactions in the way of excessive freight rates, but certain arbitrary rules that make ordinary commerce between this City and the Central American and South American States a perilous under- taking. The matter comes before the local indus- trial body in the shape of a letter from Howard & De Cuenca, publishers of the Spanish American Revista. As the cham- pion of the interests of the citizens of the southern republics they voice the general complaint against the Pacific Mail. This letter sets forth that the Central and South American people desire to trade with San Francisco; it is their natural vlace of supply, geographically, and their friendship to the United States predisposes them to deal with an American city; but the Pacific Mail regulations makes this traffic difficult. If a planter in Guatemala wants a plow worth $150 from a San Francisco hardware- dealer hs cannot simply send $150 and get his plow by return steamer, as he could from almost any other civilized seaport. The Pacific Mail will not let him pay his freight when he receives his plow. He must send to San Francisco first and learn the amount of freight charges and then send them to the shipper, who pays the freight. This, of course, is easier for the steam- ip company, and as it has a monopoly it does not care whether its customers are exasperated by delays or not. This is the basis of the letter now in the bands of the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association. The letter has been referred to the committee on transporta- tion and water, and will be considered by the committee at a special session Mon- day. The subject-matter of the letter is the veg on which the investigation will hang, but the whole tyranny of the Pacific Mail is likely to be gone into before they are through. There are protests all along the line. Japan, having suddenly sprung into the arena as a full-fledged civilized nation, has among other tokens of enlightenment de- veloped a thirst for beer. The students of Tokio and Yokohama drink it like Heidel- berg folk. Japan does pot make very good beer yet, so the brewers of the world are keen after the new market. Japan likes California-brewed beer, and San Francisco, being right across the ocean, naturally expected to quench the new thirst. But there the Pacific Mail Company camein. The Japanese saloon and cafe men found they could get beer cheaper from Milwaukee than from this City. The Milwaukee product has to go by rail to New York, thence by ship across the At- lantic and the Mediterranean, through the Suez canal, down the Red Sea and over the Indian Ocean and around the Indian peninsula to get to Japan. But this jour- ney three-quarters of the way around the world ie cheaper than the straight passage across the Pacific, and San Francisco is losing the Japanese beer trade. Naturally the Pacific breweries are lifting their voices in protest, but a monopoly does not mind protests unless they take the form of competing lines. The principal complaint which comes up from the south, and which was the direct cause of the letter addressed to the'Mer- chants’ Association, lies in the fact that the steamship company demands it freight charges on goods shipped from this port before the goods are received on board. The claim is made that this practice is driving away much of the trade that should come from here for it adds the element of delay to an already costly service. On an order of goods from this port the Central American buyer must send his or- der and the shipper must then ascertain the freight to be paid and notify the re- spective consignee. The freight charges must then be forwarded and not until they arriye and are paid to the Paeific Mail Com- pany can the goods leave for their destina- tion. This practice has various influences. It drives much of the trade to ports where no such obstacle to face commerce is pres- ent, and where there are none but unavoid- able delays, and further than this it com- pels most of the Central American traders to do business through commission men who advance the necessary freight and thus avoid much of the delay. In this way the Central American trade bas been prac- tically forced in the hands of a few com- mission men. The object of the demand of the steam- ship company, it is claimed, is to insure the payment of the freight in all cases. In places where the company has no agent the rule is justifiable, but in the larger vorts along the middle coast there are agents authorized by the company to transact all necessary business except the collection of freight tolls. It is also claimed that in many of the perts the steamship company never sees the con- signee of the goods it carries. They are turned over to lighter companies in many of the ports and by the lighter companies they are given in charge of the customs officials, who n turn deal with the con- signee. The lighter companies are under the control of the steamship line ina great many instances, however, and in any event they act as the agents of the steam- ers in the delivery of the freight. The element of exchange has also been dragged into the controversy, and the dif- ference in the values of silver in Central and South America and gold in the United | States is made to serve as an excuse for having all freight tolls paid here and in the coin of this country. The fact that other companies do not find it necessary to have freight tolls paid in advance seems to hold out no argument to the Pacific Mail. It is a notorious fact also that the tolls from this port to points along the coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America, in addition to being hedged around with vexatious conditions, are far above the amounts the distances covered warrant, and it is also a curious fact that the farther down the coast of South America the freight is hauled the cheaper the tolls become, when compared to those charged for ports along the middle coast. So high have rates been put, that it is cheaper for a dealer in Central America to purchase his goods in New York and have them taken around the Horn than it is to buy them of San Francisco merchants. As an instance of the policy of the Pacific Mail Company when any freight is in sight its action in regard to cotton rates to Yokohama serves as a shining ex- ample. The cotton trade in Japan was just beginning to assume material proportions when those interested in the product of the Southern States sends to this City to in- quire about through rates from New Orleans to Yokohama, via San Francisco. A rate was returned, and it was then found that cotton could be shipped from New Orleans to New York by water, then across the continent to Vancouver by the Cana- dian Pacific, and from there across the Pacific to Japan, and after it all there could be saved nearly one-third of the rate offered by the Pacific Mail for the direct line. Afterward this rate wasreduced, but it was too late, and.thousands of tons of cotton are yearly shipped to Japan from New Orleans by way of New York and Vancouver. San Francisco has practically none of this trade. Another instance of the methods of the Pacific Mail was shown in its great fight against the Suez canal rates on tea. Tea could be laid down in New York from China via the Suez canal ana the Mediter- ranean much cheaper than the Pacific Mail and the Southern Pacific were will- ing, at first, to allow, so a rate war was declared. Tea was shipped from China to San Francisco and through to New York at a rate which was absurdly low, and then from New York this tea which had come from the West was distributed back as far as the Missouri River. San Krancisco was passed by. Her own tea and the small lots for California, Washington, Oregon and the adjacent States was left for her to distribute, but the remainder was hauled over thousands of miles of country to New York, only to be carried back again to its consignees in the interior. San Fran- cisco’s tea trade is in consequence very in- significant. The same policy is rigidly enforced in regard to the ports on the middle coast. Where there is competition rates on the Pacific Mail are fairly reasonable, but where its steamers enter alone, it were better for the dealer to seek any other port in the world than just up the coast to San Francisco. THE TEACHERS ARE SAFE, Superintendent Babcock Does Not Believe in Disturb- ing Them. NO DEPUTY IS NAMED YET. Gossip Still Fixed on Fred Campbell of Oakland—Secretary Bean- ston’s Position. If the new Superintendent of Schools, Madison Babcock, has made up his mind as to whom he will appoint Deputy Super- intendent, he is careful not to commit himself. He uses the same precaution when discussing the secretaryship of the Board of Education. The deputyship means $250 a month and a position of influence and en- couraging prospects. Mr. Babcock’s own promotion by the board from deputy to Superintendent is not the only instance of a deputy stepping up higher. The secre- taryship pays only $200 a month, so it is not so much sought after. Gossip has named two men in particular for the position of deputy, though applica- tions have been received by Mr. Babcock from a few others. The two men are: C. B. Stone, who was his opponent before the voard, and Fred Campbell, ex-State Superintendent. Mr. Campbell is a resi- dent of Oakland, but Mr. Babcock was also a non-resident, for that matter, when he was made deputy. Mr. Babcock was careful to allude to Mr. Campbell as an ex-State Superinten- dent when that gentleman’s name hap- pened to be mentioned in connection with the Moulder memorial exercises which are to be held at the Girls' High School this afternoon, but beyond that there is nothing to indicate what Mr. Babcock’s choice is. It may prove to be Mr. Camp- bell, but there are some who believe it quite possible for Mr. Babcock to make a display of magnanimity by selecting Mr. Stone. There is a well-settled belief that Mr. Campbell will be provided for insome way, however. Mr. Babcock has the naming of the secretary of the board, and he is not very favorably disposed toward the incumbent, - George Beanston. He thinks Mr. Beanston tried to influence votes a§ninst him, but Mr. Beanston him- self said yesterday afternoon that he did not oppose Mr. Babcock’s election. Mr. Beanston is on the ragged edge of sus- pense. He said as much when asked about his outlook. dark as any one. Perhaps Mr. Babcock has not had time to decide upon any appointments. He has only stepped into his office, as it were, and gualified, and he remarked during the afternoon that this with the numerous letters of congratulation he had received, all of which required tue ordinary cour- tesy of acknowledgment, bad kept him busy. During most of yesterday he was engaged at the Girls’ High School, assist- ing in the arrangements for the memorial exercises. One of the letters congratulat- ing him was from his old school in Sacra- mento. There is one thing Mr, Babcock would talk freely enough about. That was the thy of the office regarding the teachers. hat he said will make the teachers feel comfortable. It was this: 1 do not believe in disturbing the of the teachers in any way. To d: 51'3‘.’:‘?;’?3" deplorable. When the teachers are touche: the town istouched. They become anxious for their future, as a matter of course, and that in- terferes with their work. Consider that every day in this office, be- tween 2:30 and 3 P. M., we get returns embrac- ing from 32,000 to 33,000 children. Now 3. pooyeo&le would make quite a little city itself. ell, when the teachers are disturbed these 33,000 children are also concerned. No, 1am opposed to any policy which might dis: turb the equanimity of the teachers, ‘What is more, I don’t believe in an economy He was as much in the 3,- in which is not economy. I don’t believe in any niggardliness. You can say there will be no reduction of the force of teachers whatever, and no changes. 1 believe in having all the teachers we need, and in seeing them properly compensated. There is no expense of the co munity for which so much satisfaction is re- ceived as the expense for education. He would be ready with his appoint- mentis in a day or two, said Mr. Babcock, and he used the word in the plural. This may be suggestive to Secretary Beanston or it may only mean the minor positions in his own office besides the deputyship. He would not say that there would not be any change in the secretaryship, at least not for some time to come, and he refused to give any reply which would commit him one way or the other. “I will make my appointments in a day orso,” he explained, “and then I will give them to the public.” Secretary Beanston is going about his accustomed duties and shows no “signs of resigning. Withthe excention of only two i)'ears during Mr. Moulder’s former incum- ency (1883-85) Mr. Beanston has been in the secretary’s office, most of the time as secretary, ever since the fall of 1863. He was only 17 years of age when he went into it as an assistant. When Professor Anderson succeeded Mr. Moulder, in 1886-87, Mr. Beanston was installed once more in the secretaryship and he has held the position ever since 1 see no reason w I should volunta- give up the position,” said Mr. Bean- ston. “I have evidently given satisfaction up to date. Of course Mr. Babcock has the nominating of the secretary, and Ido not know what he will do. He nominates and the board confirms. “When I came in here I was a baby and the department wasa baby, too. I have grown up with it. This has given mea knowledge of details, and all I have needed has been a good memory. Itisnot brains, but a good memory and growing up with the department that has given me the knowledge of details for which I am given so much credit. I suppose any man having had the same opportunities could have | done as well.” | As to the future work of the board Mr. | Beanston knew of nothing that had not already been in print. The work on the new Haight-street school would be carried on by the Board of Supervisors so far as the Lincoln school lots fund went, and after that, he said, the Board of Education would carry it on to completion. “If the Board of Education does not bave the money it will have to so manage as to get it,” was Mr. Beanston’s observation on this point. He did not believe, however, that there would be any more forced loans from the teachers by the board, like the 25 per cent reduction from their October sala- ries, for the next six months at least. Mr. Babcock excuses the forced loan, but blames the old board for leaving the new one a heritage of litigation respect- ing the teachers it displaced. The courts, he explained, put t[lx’e displaced teach- ers back into_ their positions, a very just decision, Mr. Babcock thought; but that meant the paying out of more money than had been provided for, namely: the costs of litigation and back salaries. Hence the forced loan. Mr. Babcock is enthusiastic for the Na- tional Convention movement. He consid- ers that the bringing of the convention to San Francisco would be equivalent to giv- ing the delegates a liberal education; it would enable them to see the Pacific Coast. In this connection he referred to the teachers’ gathering here seven years ago, which brought several thousand teacners to this City. Lus Angeles is now making a hard effort, he said, to get the meeting of the National Teachers’ Association next year, Duluth, Minn., being her principal rival in the struggle. The association met in Denver, Colo., last time. Mr. Babcock’sopinion was that San Francisco and all Northern California would come to Los Angeles’ assistance strongly. Some of the older members of the association are endeavoring to have a permanent location fixed upon for the annual gathering. At the Moulder memorial exercises, in the Girls’ High School this afternoon, the speakers will include Dr. Martin Kellogg, president of the State University; Pro- fessor C. W. Childs, principal of ‘the San Jose Normal School ; ¥red M. Campbell of Oakland, ex-State Superintendent; Princi- Eal Joseph O’Connor of the Horace Mann School, who was associated with Mr. Moulder during his former_superintend- ency as deputy; Raphael Weill, an ola- time friend, and Mrs. Mary Prag of the Girls’ High Schogpl. Dr. Kellogg’s femarks will have a special interest. Mr. Moulder was State Superin- | tendent in 1858, when the question of ha ing a State University was being discussed. | Mr. Moulder was one of the most ardent | advocates of the institution and urged its | organization on a military basis. He saw his ideas complied with before long. CALLS HIM A TRAITOR. Judge Hayne Denounces Harry P. Mer- ritt, but Does Not Escape a Thrust From Rodgers. Arthur Rodgers’ closing argument for the defense in the Garcelon case was com- pleted yesterday afternoon, and then Judge Hayne began the final summing up of the great cause on behalf of the nu- merous claimants that are to be benefited by having the trust stand. Rodgers did not leave the field, however, without a last sally at his chief opponent’s family pride—the Haynes of South Caro- lina—and so when he introduced a refer- ence to the traditional greeting of the Governor of North Carolina to the Gov- ernor of South Carolina and looked signifi- cantly and smilingly at the courteous little Judge at his side a smile passed over the whole courtroom and everybody but the confused subject of the jest was amused. R Judge Hayne will end his argument to- day, when this important trial will close after seventeen days in the Circuit Court. | In his introductory remarks yesterday he denounced Harry P. Merritt as a traitor— one who had abandoned his duty as guardian of the trust and deliberately ar- rayed himself on the other side. —————————— SHOOTING THE CHUTES. The Sport Begins at the Grounds Near the Park To-Morrow. For the first time San Franciscans will have a chance to ‘“‘shoot the chutes” to- morrow afternoon at the grounds on Haight street, one block east of the park. In London, Antwerp, New York and Chicago “shooting the chutes” 13 a recog- nized form of outdoor amusement. No. TALK IS CHEAP. Easy to Make Rules—To Observe Them Is Another Thing. Mr. Blank closed the book impatiently end flung it away. It was a learned treatise on hysiene—how to preserve perfect health. “If I have to observe all these rules I'll have no time for anything else. Who'll pay the landlord, the buteher and the baker?” S0 many “rules of health” seem to presupe. pose & social system where everybody can take the best care of his body; Where overexertion, | exposure, irregular diet, impure air, food and water and a thousand other disease-breeding conditions can be totally avoided. That is impossible, even for the wealthiest. Make your system nearly impervious to mor- bific influences and disease germs; store up a sort of sinking fund of reserve strength and 'vigor to resist unusual drains on your vitality, | Peruvian Bitters will accomplish this. They not only cure indigestion, loss of appetite, las. | situde, malaria, colds, etc., but they tone up| the system to Tesist their appearance. Peru. vian Bitters give such efliciency to the digess tive system that it produces surplus nutrition | o and vitality—something in excess of daily needs—that keeps us up in the “hourof trials,” Mack & Co., Ban Francisco. All druggists and dealers. more exciting sensation is known in those cities, and zh% sport will undoubtediy be- come as popular here as it is abroad. From a tower sixty feet high the passen- ger dashes in a_boat on rollers downa roadway 300 feet Jong, and then lands in a lake of water. The boat makes five or six spirited jumps in the air, water splashes a‘l around, but costumes are not wetted, and, after a most exciting minute, the novice is landed and ready to try it all over again. — A Shakespearean Treat. Hannibal A. Williams, whose fame as & Shakespearean interpreter has preceded him, will make his first appearance before a San Francisco audience on Saturday, November 2, ., in the Unitarian church, corner of and Geary streets, where he wiil give a recital of King Henry IV. The rendition of this play by Mr. William is said to be & masters piece—his Sir John Falstaif kaving no rival on the stage. This will be the only occasion upon which King Henry IV will be given here by Mr. Williams. Doctors’ F[i_stakes. TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE. How large bills are run up without benefit to the sufferer. Many times women call on_their family physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one from dyspépsia, another from nervous dis ease, another from liver or kidney disease, another with pain here and there, and in this way they all present alike to them- selves and their easy-going, indifferent, or busy doctors, separate and distinct dis- eases, for which they prescribe their pills and potions, assuming them to be such, when, in reality, they are all only symploms caused by some womb disease, The physi= cian ignorant of the cause of suffering, en courages his practice until large bills are made. The suffering patient gets no better, but probably worse, by reason of the delay, wrong treatment and consequent complica- tions. A proper medicine, like Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, directed to the cause would have entirely removed the disease, thereby dispelling all those disq'esamg symptoms, and instituting comfort instea of prolonged misery. It has been well said, that “‘a disease known is half cured.” Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a scientific medicine, carcfully compounded by an experienced and skillful physician, and adapted to woman’s delicate organizas tion. It cures all derangements, irregu- Tarities and weaknesses of the womanly organs. Itis purely vegetable in its com- position and perfectly harmless in its ef- fects iz any condition of the system. For morning sickness, or nausea, due to preg- nancy, weak stomach, and kindred symp- toms, its use, will prove very beneficial. It also makes childbirth_easy by preparing the system for parturition, thus assistin Nature and shortening ‘‘labor.”” The perio of confinement is also greatlg shortened, the mother strengthened and built up, and an abundant secretion of nourishment for the child promoted. Sold by all dealers. =i If this was a “skimpy ” bed, made of cheap oak, there wouldn’t be anything remark. able about our price—$13.50 ; but it isn’t. It is made of select oak of beautiful grain and is massive throughout. The carv- ings are rich and effective. . Head and foot-boards are deeply pan- eled, with siderails over a foot in width. From a ¢ broken” set—that’s why we can sell it for so little as Thirteen Dollars and Fifty Cents. Very busy in our Lace Curtain Department. Deserve to be--new patterns so pretty. Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COrPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) 17-123 Geary Street WONDERFULLY CHEAP MEN'S WOOL UNDERWEAR! The Most Popular Line of Gents’ Underclothing. BROWN DERBY RIBBED, FINE, ALL WOO! now to be had from us at 8714c eac) ment that sells everywhere for $3 a suit. 100 dozen GRAY AND CAMEL'S-HAIR, plain and ribbed, fine wool, at 50¢ each; positively worth double that. WE HAVE ADDED A DEPARTMENT OB Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing! And Carry a Complete and Cholc Stock of the Very Newest In Thal Line. PRICES EXTREMELY LOW. SPECIALS! 160 NAVY BLUE CHEVIOT REEFER SUITS, ages 3 to 10, at $2; worih $3 50. 100 BOYS' OVERCOATS at 81 50 each. 100 dozen BOYS' KNEE PANTS at 25¢ & patr worth 50c. Come direct to us and you will save money. ADOLPH SCHOENFELD'S SHIRT DEPOT AND BOYS' CLOTHING. 1316 MARKET ST., Directly Opposite Seventh. WILL & FINCK GO. HORSE CLIPPERS. Power Horse-Clipping Machines. Challenge Hand Clippers Newmarket Hand Clippers. Brown & Sharpe Hand Clipper. Clark’s Hand Clippers. Grinding and Repairing of All Kinds 818-820 Market St., Phelan Block.