The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895. 11 BOTH DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS M CONFIDENT, —_— Judge Maguire Comes Out Against the Junta's | Plan. : WATKINS ISSUES A CALL. John H. Wise Paid a Visit to the Occidental Club Last Evening. CLAIMS THAT BOSSISM IS DEAD. :x-Supervisor James Denman Insists That the Committee of Fifty Has Killed It. > is a veritable bull in shop. That body has hard times lately. For sensions have been so ent over the question of the distri- power of appointing mem- new general committee that t al work has been done and t the time of the leaders has been 10 trying to prevent open out- Lannigan is sulking in his tent eets no more in friendly conference x-Judge Jur 1ta’s ¢ \McNab in the lobby of the Occidental and others are complaining that Daggett and Rainey are having too much n choosing members of the new com- Others are complaining, and it is t the leaders of those who are try- o purify the Democratic party can do event open rupture. now comes the man who of sll others in the Democratic party is recog- ed he foremost friend of reform and able opponent to bossism, Judee Ma- re. The latter says that their methods are nn-Democratic, and that bossism is to ferred to their rule. Maguire was asked last evening t interest ayd what position he woul n local polities. He replied as fol- ttee. Ihave not determined whether or not I will personally take any part in the proceedings on Saturday evening, although Lam still & mem- ber of the general committee. 1 have been 1y 1n Goubt ss to what should be done tter with a view to promoting the of the Democratic party,which should nly interests cousidered there. The proposition of what is called the Junta is cer- tainly very un-Democratic, and cannot pos- be justified except by the gravest con- ra tions of necessity., They urge that the only salvation of the Demccratic party from the domination of Buckley is to give the absolute control of the party in San Francisco to & committee ap- pointed by them; that & primary election condt-ted under their own uspices would be won by Buckley’s forces, and that it is there- fore not expedient to ‘allow the Democratic voters of San Francisco to elect the members of their Own party organization. ary election to choose a new general com- mittee, John H. Wise is now, for the first time, ovenly with the Buckley side in favor of a rnmnry. He visited the Occidental Club ate lnsl_n‘ght for consultation, as did Harry Wise. S Another meeting like the one held last -:‘\lurdn_v by President John McCarthy of the Occidental Club; J. Flynn, presi- dent of the Iroguois Club; John H. Wise, 0. M. Welburn, W. P. Sulflivan and Eddie Ring will occur this week. The same peo- Ple will be there, with the exception of W. P. Sullivan, ' the chairman of the Deuprey committee. The Buckley lead- | ers want to lose him. They say that he as made misstatements of facts regarding that meeting in interviews and speeches, and that be doesn’t talk as he did at that conference. It is expected that Judge Garber, Russell Wilson and Judge J. F. Sullivan will be among others there. The report that Judge Sullivan, the great re- organizer and anti-Buckleyite of 1892, 1s against the Junte is very important if true. suddenly and vigorously yesterday, is a hard biow to the Junta. Ie and a number of his friends, including sev- eral in the he and Joseph Leggett are members, held a private downtown conference last night. Tim Treacy and Walter Gallagher were there among others. It was decided to oppose the Junta’s programme in the gen- eral committee and to favor a primary election. The Junta has all along claimed Maguire’s support, and this news is an- other slap. All around many new and strong influ- ences are in operation, and interesting de- velopments will attend the next few days. e COMMITTEE OF FIFTY. Significance of Its Decided Action on Tues- day Night. There was genuine and undis guised excitement in Democratic political circles committee of fifty on Tuesday night when it was reported that 251 members of the Judge Maguire’s open stand, taken so | | eneral committee, of which i | | yesterday over the showing made by the | | of $18,000 for three years’ light bills. lighted driveway is shown by the thousands who ride through the park on moonlight nights. The park has the best roads in the City, and when they are lighted they will be at night, as they are now in the day time, the most used. The lights put up by the City in the Pan- handle are & big help. "I hooe soon to see it lighted to Stanyan street. This will require foirr more lamps. I would like to see the whole park illumi- nated, and so would the Park Commissioners I am ‘sure. They are waiting, though, to see what the men who will profit by the lighting of the park will do to assist the venture. Robert D. Haggerty of the Golden Gate Villa and Henry Doscher of the Seal Rock House, the prime movers in the former agitation, were delighted to hear that the Park Commissioners were contemplating decisive action. They were satisfied that the Commissioners would not be disap- {roimed in the assistance they expected. Mr. Haggerty said: We were willing to raise the money for the rent of the lights through the park during the first 1 talked with liverymen, owners of ve! , members of bicycle clubs and wealthy horsemen and found they were all contribute. I felt sure that if the lights will be maintained for a year, the citi- zens of San Francisco will demand and have them permanently. The Electric Light Company insisted that we shall sign a contractguaranteeing the payment This is out of the question. Wecan get our $6000 jor the first year, but, of course,1f we promise to pay for the second year's lighting _the Park Commissoners will not do it and the matter witl be dropped. Henry Doscher echoed Mr. Haggerty's statements ATTORNEY @LUNS’ PART, He Is Placed in a Position to Ap- peal the Citizenship Question. Made an Adviser of the Federal Court ! in the Chinese Test Case of Wong Kim Ak. George D. Collins, the young attorney, whose articles in the American Law Re- present general committee had pledged themselves to avoid any affiliation with Buckley or his sympathizers. Ex-Supervisor James Denman, who has terday. be over fidently Buckley. “The 251 names brought in on Tuesday night by the district committees represent a comple majority of the general commit- tee and will be able to force an adjourn- ment_whether Buckley and his people want it or not. “We may be able to gain more votes by the time the committee meets and will make every effort to do so, but whether we do or not will not make a_great deal of difference, for we believe that the men who have pledged themselves will stand by their word, and the general committee, which should have adjourned sine die two years ago, will pass out of existence. Those members of the committee who stand by their guns will constitute the nucleus of the committee of 450 which we expect will take the place of the disbanded body, and after the adjournment we will pect the complete overthrow of The control of the Democratic party by Mr. Buckléy undoubtedly means defeat and disas- ter in the next election, and I have hesitated tourge my own views of Democracy sgeinst these assurances. 1 feel certain that no fear of Buckley’s abilit; to carry primaries should induce us to aban. don that most fundamental principle of De- mocracy—that all power and authority must emgnate from the people. I care not how im- parjectly, or even corrupily, an eleotion: may be conducted, itis at its worst infinitely better hait surrendering the functions of Govern- nt, either in State or in party, to a self-per- petusting governing body. There are several exceilent end honorable men in the leadership of the Junta movement who are devoting their time and energies to its werk in the full belief that nothing better can be done, but they are men who have had little expérience and some of them no ex- perience in practical politics, and they are as- | sociated in the reorganization movement with Sam Rainey ohn ggett, who are acting in_concert and who are shrewd enough and sufficiently experienced to outgeneral all of ome the bosses of the lo- ¥ means of the un-Democratic thers deem & necessity 1o the rs and to bx o et udgment of some of the ders that they know more about the tion of the Dew committee than Mr. but that is & matter of judgment, t question I think Mr. Rainey's tter than theirs. Now, while it rable to get rid of Mr. Suck- ose gentlemen say, by the proposed anization, and to get rid of Rainey t aiterward, as they propose, I very doubt their ability to cope with Mr. v and Mr. Daggett ii such a struggle. 11 they should fail in this the result of the abendonment of Demoeratic methods would be simply to get rid of Buckley by installing ey as boss. This would be no_improve- ment.” What offense has Mr. Buckley ever committed in which Mr. Rainey has not par- ticipated? my opinion it would be very much better to get rid of Rainey and Daggett now by Te- jecting their scheme and take our chances of getting rid of Mr. Buckley afterward in a contest i1 which the expression of the Democratic will can be obtained. The present committee, contrary to my judg- ment, perpetuated itself in power without anthority other then its own vote to the present time. It appointed the last municipal convention. That convention appointed the Deuprey committee, and that committee, add- ing to its number the Watkins committee, now proposes to perpétuate 250 of the preseut committee in power for another two years, and 1o arbitrarily select 200 other Democrats. to take the places of 200 whoare to be turned out. This is not Democratic, and I cannot support it. Judge Maguire was asked what he pro- posed should be done and said: “I pro- pose that either the present committee on reorganization or a committee of one selected from each Asserably district by the existing district committees should be appointed to conducta primary election ranew general committee.” THE VIGOR OF BUCKLEY. The Junta’s Enemles Hold Meetings and Talk Victory. In interesting contrast to the inactivity nd declarations of the Junta were the ctivity and declarations that were to be found at the Occidental Club last night. The big clubhouse was crowded from basement to roof. An informal caucus of Buckley members of the general commit- tee had been called, and it was asserted that 192 were present. This was the first getting together of this faction of the committee since the one in California Hall on Bush street. Proceedings ran late and the only definite information about it given out was that Vice-President James O’Connor would see Chairman Watkins to-day and find out to a_certainty what Watkins pro- posed to do about calling a meeting of the committee. The réport that it would be called on Saturday was indefinite at the club, and they proposed to force the fight. A vpetition for a meeting addressed to Vice-President O’Connor was signed by fifty members, and the arrangement was that O’Connor should call a meeting to- day fcr Saturday night if Mr. Watkins’ as- surances were not satisfactory. . Arrangements were also made for a eeting to be held this week by two gene- ral committeemen from each district to take measures in the line of organization for the battle. _ A great deal is going on outside of the factions, and the meetings of the rival prm‘fe«'fingu of the Deuprey committee and this outside, quiet work may be of much greater influence and moment. The B?ckley leaders are working with strong pérty influences outside of tha Deuprey and aenenl committees to secure the im- mediate end they are aimipg at—a prip- sm. We anticipate a fight, and a hot one, the Buckleyites are trying to form com- eral committee continue in existence, but we do mot fear the result and with our chairman, Mr. Sullivan, to lead we believe that Buckley will sustain a defeat which will put him out of politics for many days to come.”’ SPECIAL MEETING CALLED. The Democratic General Committee Will Convene on Saturday Night. Now that the committee of fifty has come out and declared itsstrength the inevitable hurried to an issue and Saturday night will see the fight on. 6 Chairman A. A. Watkins of the present general committee has issued a call for the committee to convene at Metropolitan Temple at that time. This action was taken at the request of the Occidental Club—otherwise known as Chris Buckley. That the battle will be a royal one both sides concede, but both claim to be sure of victory and that the adjournment of the m;eting will see the defeat of the other side. IRE TO LIGHT THE PARK, Commissioner Austin Says the Driveway Will Be Illu- minated. - Money Promised by Men Whose Busi- ness Will Be Benefited by the Improvement. Golden Gate Park is to be lighted to the sea. It will not be done immediately, but, if the plans of the Park Commissioners carry, the time will not be far distant. This action has long been wished for by wheelmen, drivers and the public in gen- eral. It has never before taken definite and tangible shape, however, A start in the right direction has been made. Four masts bave been erected in the Panhandle. The Park Commissioners are greatly pleased with the these lights and hope eventually to have the great driveway illuminated to the sea. Commiissioner Joseph Austin last even- ing said: ‘We are desirous of lighting the park. It is desirable for many reasons and I am sure that the public as 8 whole wish it. There are some, 1 suppose, who would oppose the ides, but they are in a vast minority. "the withholding of the tax levy has upset all our plans. We have been unable to get any money since -July and, of course, have been forced to leave undone everything except what Wwas -bsoluzel{ necessu{y; We would like to light the park as soon as possible. This year I fear thatwe will be un- able toraise the sum required. We would be pleased, however, to second the efforts of those who first advocated the idea, and will assist in any way we can in bringing about the desired end. Some time ago, a number of gentiemen owning pleasure resorts and restaurants near the Cliff, and others who would be profited by an increase of travel along the driveways of the Jm-k, organized to secure the lighting of the driveways. Now, if they will raise a sum of money sufficient to enable us 1o be sure of funds to carry out our plans, the Park Commis- sioners will be able to spare something, $6000 or $8000 perhaps, this first year. After that we will have no trouble in ‘attending to the lighting. he go:t of renting lights from the Edison company will be about $7000 or $8000 a year. As the park would need about fifty lights it ‘would be more economical, therefore, for us to have our own plant. We have not money enough for thisnow, as I said, but we hope to be able to do something with the assistance of those interested. Superintendent of the Park McLaren, who has done much toward the improve- ment of the park, isone of the most earnest advocates of lighting the main drive, Such a step, he argues, would make the park available to many who, working in shops and factories through the day, can- not go out except in the evening. There are others who like to drive at night, but now can only go out on moonlight nights, as San Francisco has no well-lichted drives. Superintendent McLaren said: Tut the WygsURcR WOUld apprccis(s & welk | adlek, lacing of | taken an active part in the fight against | Buckley, was seen about the matter yes- | “The political importance of the | showing made by the committee of fifty in | getting adherents to its cause can hardly | imated,” he said, “and we con- | getin the 200 names that are yet lacking, | taking care of course to see that none of | ¢ he new members are tainted with Buck- | nations on all sides and will make a de- | termined attempt to have the present gen- | | | battle between the two factionsis being | view on the subject of citizenship of Amer- ican-born Chinese have commanded at- tention from the Department of Justice at | Washington, was yesterday appointed amicus curiw—the friend or adviser of the court—in the Wong Kim Ak test case. This was done at the request of Attor- eneral Harmon, and means, it is given out, that in the event of a decision from Judge Morrow adverse to the posi- { tion taken by United States District Attor- ney Foote, Mr. Collins will carry the ques- tion up to the United States Supreme €ourt for an unmistakable decision on the question of citizenship. Mr. Collins’ name has become very famil- iar to the legal profession on account of his numerous contributions to the journal quoted, and in 1890 his nomination for At- torney-General of the State was requested of the Republican State Convention at Sac- ramento by the Bar Association. Mr. Collins’ health, however, would not permit him to run for the office. He takes the position that the question of citizenship does not concern American- born Chinese only, but that every child of parents subject to a foreign power is not entitled to be considered a citizen. He charges Judee Field’s decision in the Look Tin Sing case in 1884, in the United States cuit Court, with being virtually that 2 nting opinion in the » cases decided by the United States Supreme Coutt in 18 | His article in the American Law closed with this bold conclusion: We think we have adduced enough proof to render it incunfbent upon the Government to estion the correctness of Judge Field’s de- cision and to invoke the higher authority of the Supreme Court to obtain a final determina- tion of this most important issue. No decision of & nisi prius court should ever be elevated to the dignity of stare decisis. One of Mr. Collins' strong foundations is Judge Storey’s decison, rendered soon after the American Revolution, viz.: “‘Children born in this country partake of the national character of the fatherasa citiz:en of that country to which he is sub- ject.,” Mr. Colling’ first article in the review was used as_ authority by the Supreme Court in deciding a Massachusefts case— that of Elk vs. Wilkins—in which an In- dian claimed citizenship. The particular point used from Mr. Collins was that the Review same Congress which submitted the ourteenth amendment to the people with _its words, ‘‘All persons born in the United States and subject to the juris- diction thereof,” also passed the civil rights bill, in which_the words “all per- sons born in the United Statesand not subject to any foreign power’’ occur, show- | ing that jurisdiction meant political and not merely territorial. Mr. Collins said that Judge Field told him and Professor John Norton Pomeroy that instead of deciding the Look Tin Sing case, the Circnit Court intended to send up to the Supreme Court a certificate of divi- sion of opinion. He calls the Field deci- sion very poor law. SUFFRAGE NOT YET. Ray Frank on Other Aspects of the Waorian Prob- lem. Miss Ray Frank delivered the conclud- ing lecture of a very successful course at Beethoven Hall, Hotel Savoy, last night to a delighted audience. Miss Frank treated her subject in a comprehensive and logical manner. ‘‘Other Aspects of the Woman Problem” was the title of the lecture. This eloquent young woman, who is noted as the only accredited woman preacher in the Jewish faith, does not ac- cept the common idea of equal rights. Laying aside oratory and the discursive style of speech to which her mind and voice are so admirably adapted, Miss Frank, after a few introductory words, Miss plunged into an argument which bore many strong points and no weak ones. She contended that if woman has been so long under the con- trol of man as to be dominated by him as, she declared the suffragists claim, then she is not in the proper frame of mental de- velopment to go into politics and assist in the control of the Nation. If woman is to become the equal of man in this, as she held woman to_be the equal of man in many things, Miss Frank thought she ought to begin a preparatory course. But the lecturer argued that there was a more useful field for woman than the as- sumption of the reins of Government. That field was the home, a field that the woman of to-day was not cultivating, she insisted, to the" extenf that was possible. She claimed that woman was herself re- s;'aonsihle for many of the evils complained of. ‘‘Let the mothers admit to their homes only zood men, and there will be an in- crease of good men in the world,” she said. She charged the women with the re- sponsibility of the injustices done to women employes in stores and factories. She declared that the tireless grind of the business man in the accumulation of wealth was due to the desire to please wives, mothers, daughters and sisters, ‘“‘Let the women demand fewer of the luxuries of life,”” said she, ‘“and there will be fewer hardships practiced upon em- plfies, both male and female.” e following named ladies were the patronesses of the course: Mrs. D. N. Walter, Mrs. J. H. Neustadter, Mrs, William Haas, Mrs. Jacob Stern, Mrs. S. Elum, Mrs. Moses Heller, Mrs, Louis Sloss, Mrs. L. Greenwald, Mrs. Leon Sloss, Mrs. I. S. Acker- man, Mrs. M. Esberg, Mrs. Mary P 1s. P. N. Lilienthal, Mrs. I. Lowenberg, Mrs. Garrison Gerst, Mrs. R. Samson, Mrs. Ignatz Steinhart, Mrs. Charles Coleman, Mrs. Henry Weangen- heim, Mrs. Jacob Voorsanger, Mrs. Andrew Davis, Mrs. E. R. Lilienthal, Mrs. 8. Nickels- burg, Mrs, Charles L. Ackerman, Mrs. A. A. ON TRACK OF GOLD BARS. The Identity of $300,000 of Bul- lion Wanted in the Hale & Norcross Suit, CURIOUS STORY OF W. S, JAMES. John W. Mackay's Testimony Is a New Feature in the Great Min. ing Suit. The third hearing of the Hale & Norcross suit developed some new and pointed testi- mony on the part of the plaintiff. The ex- amination of A. B. Thompson, secretary of the Hale & Norcross Company, was con- cluded, and the deposition of W. S. James, assayer at Gold Hill, wasTead, and in part the deposition of John W. Mackay, A number of dusty bullion-books and other exhibits used at the first trial of the case were found; after not a little search,in the vaults of the County Treasurer, they having been taken there from the vault in court. Mr. Baggett knocked the dust off exhibit No. 75, called the bullion-book, and banded it to Mr. Thompson. The book began with Feb- ruary 1, 1874, and the first ten pages were written by the witness, and only to such part of this record was he permitted yes- terday to testify. He said that during the period of eight years, from 1866 to 1874, Hale & Norcross received $98,221 80 in ex- cess of the 65 per centof wagon sample assays of the 300,000 tons of ore worked. The bullion-book for the four months be- ginning February 1, 1874, show the fol- lowing: o —1176 tons of ore; assay $1 go‘ifi??‘% 115111\‘»'-;;, 1otal assay, $37,0€lilfi?)‘§ Valud at 65 per cent, $24,086 79; bullion, $26,- 601 60; excess, 1. March—1388 tons of ore $1113 gold, 290 29 silver; total assav, $43,6 value'at 65 per cent, $28,361 41; bullion, $28,552 70; assay %6 65 gold, excoss, BIOT20. April—. tons of $14°78 silver: assay value, §32,177 68 valug at 65 per cent, $20,915 49; bullion, $24,574 83; excess, $3659 May--14 34. 5 tons of ore; assay $7 74 gold, v value, $39,780 24; value at ; bullion, $25,953 35; 9 60 silver; 65 per cent excess, $96 20. The next and following months were not written by Mr. Thompson, and he was not permitted to testify as to theur, On cross-examination by Mr. Wood he said the samples were taken by Mr. Mor- row, and that there was no change in the methods of taking samples, ‘I'here were at times twenty mills at work. Seven mills showed an excess of bullion over the required 65 per cent. He did not know as to the excess at the other mills, The 300,- 000 tons of ore worked during the eight years were only partially worked in the seven mills giving an excess. This con- cluded Mr. Thompson’s examination, The position the plaintiff is trying to establish is what would be a just percentage for the 84,067 tons of ore worked from 1887 to 1890, for which a_rerurn of 52 per cent c: says was made. From 186 to 1874 300,000 tons of ore produced 652{ per cent car assays, and in 1580 520 tons produced 90 per cent car ass: The very voluminous deposition of W, S. James, assayer at Gold Hill, was then read. Thisrelated to the second issue in the suit—namely, the damages arising from the fraudulent melting of ores. The evi- dence thus far secured appears to indicate that gold bars valued at $300,000 have dis- appeared. The deposition set forth that during the time the Hale & Norcross ores were being milled James shipped from Gold Hill, through Wells, Fargo & Co.. a large number of barsof bullion to T. R. Hofer at Carson City. Hofer was the chief clerk of the United States mint and cashier of the Bullion and Exchange Bank, con- trolled and_partly owned by Evan Wil- liams, superintendent of the Nevada and Mexican mills, which milled the Hale & Norcross ores. These bars were stamped with James’ name and their value. According to_the testimony these bars were deposited in the mint as unstamped and unnumbered bars, and to the credit of C. H. Peters, a clerk in the Bullion and Exchange Bank. Most of the proceeds of the bars_went to that bank. There were eighty-eight of these bars, valued at about $300,000. The examination of Mr. James was long and searching, and_occupied about 150 typewritten pages. Mr. James admitted that he did sell $100,000 in bullion to Joseph M. Douglass in ‘ginia, Nev., and then he was closely questioned as to his source or sources of supply. He said he owned a mine, but admitted it was not in opera- tion when this transaction occurred. He said he purchased it from various persons, from men who worked tailings who brought small bars to him. He would then melt these small barsand make a large one. He said he purchased atone time as much as $23,000 from one man. He had preserved no record or the memo- rundums. He also bnnfht old gold and jewelry, which he melted up. Some of the bars bought by him he had entered in books, because he had a partner in his bullion dealings named Clarence Sharon. All the details were closely inquired into by Mr. Baggett. The deposition of John W. Mackay was taken on October 24, 1895, and first opened yesterday. He testified that he owned one-third interest in the Comstock Mill and Mining Company, and was at on time, about twenty-five years ago,a di rector of the Hale & Norcross Silver ing Company. Upon examining a copy of the thirteenth annual report of the company, to which is appended an ore table, he was asked as to the workings of the ores previous to the year 1874, for the pur- pose of comparison with the ore involved in the present suit and to refresh his mem- ory asto the percentage obtained from the n;vs worked during the eight years ending 1874. ‘‘This table shows an aggregate of 653 er cent for eight years,” replied Mr. Mackay. ‘Do you know of what assay that 653 per cent was?”’ ‘At that early dateit was wagon sample. It is something hike the car sample, but more accurate. During the period men- tioned the wnlgon samples of this ore were always very slushy and wet, but this would not affect the assay, although it madea | difference when the number of tons were figured. T could hardly figure on the average difference during the eight years preceding 1874. Sometimes it would be 25 per cent and sometimes 5; very wet, in- deed. We had a great deal of trouble in working the Hale & Nfircross ore.” ‘‘But, as shown by this table, you did re- turn 653{ per cent of the wagon samples for those eight years?”’ “That table must be correct. Ididn’t make it.” Mr. Mackay said the ore averaged ahout $38 rock. At that time the company was working under a verbal contract to return a certain percentage—namely, 65 per cent of the wagon-sample assays. The report showed that during the period of eight years the contract was exceeded by a frac- tion, or 653{. Mr. Mackay did not think the methods now used in obtaining the metal from the ores superior to those prac- ticed from 1868 to 1874. Mr. Baggett tried to have Mr. Mackay testify differently by directing his atten- tion, first to the last report of the Consoli- dated California & Virginia mine, which showed that 10,255 tons worked at the Morgan mill produced 87.02 ver cent of the battery assay and 83.31 per cent of the railroad-car assay, and then to the average of Hale & Norcross of 653{ per cent during the period of eight years. Mr. Mackay said he didn’t go through the 1874 report of the Con. Virginia, but that no man living can make a standard why a mill should Teturn 85 _per gent one J month and 75 per cent the next month. He thought if all conditions were favor- able 83 per cent might be secured, al- though the very next 10,000 tons might make only 75." He thought 75 per cent would be a fair average of battery samples. Continuing to speak of battery samples he thought 52 per cent an extraordinary low rate, and, if he were the owner, he would not be satisfied. Under proper condition Mr. Mackay | said that the percentave returned from a body of ore of about 80,000 tons, the assay value being $39 or $40 a ton, ought to be 70 or 75 per cent on car samples. The difference between car and pulp samples range all the way from $1 to §10. r. Mackay was questioned closely as to what rock must assay to be worth working and the differences between car, baitery and wagon samples. He said the character of rock or car sample that would vpay to work depended on various condi- tions. He said of late yearsthey always calculate the returns of battery assays. When they used to shipin early days it was 65 per cent from wugon samples. In the example of 80,000 tons of rock averaging $39 per ton there might be as great a differ- ence between the pulp and the car as_$10, or $8 or $6. There is always some differ- ence. The average percentage out of $39 ock ought to be 70 per cent by battery ample. There was a very lengthy examination at this point of the correctness of the various methods of sampling, Mr. Mackay beliey- ing that battery sampling was more nearly accurate. There is a difference of from $1 to $10 be- tween pulp and box, or railroad samples, ualp being always less than the car. He liéved that of the 84,000 tons, the amount it ran in the Norcross, if sampled in cars, the average of the car samples would closely approximate the value of the ore at the mine, but not at the mill. The correct value of the ore is obtained from the bat- tery samples. He said he had an interest in the working of the tailings of the Eu- reka mill. The Comstock Milland Mining Company let the contract to work the slimes to a Mr. Peck at §1 a ton. He said he had not helped Mr. Peck with money and did not know how much Peck was making out of the contract. On cross-examination he said thatas a general thing there should be a return of from 70 to 75 per cent of pulp assays. He wouldn’t guarantee 70 per cent of battery assays, although it might return 80 per cent. During the last fifteen years he hasn’t known of any mill-owner working ores from the Comstock lode to agree to work ores according to the car-sample assays. The percentage of the yield varies with the value of the ore. He seid that in the ore worked in the Hale & Norcross from 1868 to 1874 there was considerable masses of low-grade ore, and this is true of all veins on the Comstock. The rich and poor ore is taken together to the mill. It wouldn’t pay to separate the high and low grade ores. Barren streaks are some- times broken down and_sent to the mill In the Hale & Norcross in early days they were troubled with clay streaks of black oxide of mianganese. If 65 per cent was the standard gange the millman would have to pay the difference where the re- sults fell below that gauge, and if they ran above, the mine man got the dii- ference. ‘The cause will proceed to-day. OFF FOR HER HOME. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Will Sail for the Samoan Islands To- Day. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow of the great novelist, will sail this morning for her island home in Samoa. She will be accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Belle Strong, and her son, Lloyd Osborne. Mr. Osborne is quite ill, but it was ex- pected last evening that he would be able to go. Mrs. Stevenson’s mission to Samoa is to arrange some business affairs there. She will probably return to this City before long. Since her arrival here she has been residing with her son and daughter at 7 Montgomery avenue, the lodging-house that'so long under “Mother Hunt’s” man- agement was & haunt of Bohemians. It was there that Robert Louis Stevenson stayed while in this City, and although the kindly old landlady who made the house so popular has passed to her long rest it still remsins a headquarters for artists and newspaper men. Ce—e. Bonds for New Roads. The Market-street Railway Company will jssue bonds at once for the extension of its system. It is not known exactly what the amount of these bonds will be, although Presi- dent Huntington says they will be about $1,000,000 or $1,200,000. The bonds will zo o the loeal syndicate managed by I W. Hell- man. The Southern Pacific Company will not take them up. The interior of a Roman roast pi, tained thrushes, ortolans and small co o sh. 000000} POP=— LAR-— PRICES To suit any pocket-book— Holiday and Wedding Pres- ents. Magnificent Art Ex-~ hibit Free. VASES, BRONZES, LAMPS, CARVED IVORIES, DRAWINGS, ETCHINGS, PAINTINGS, BRASS TABLES, FRENCH CABINETS, GLASSWARE, CHINA, ORNAMENTS, PICTURE FRAMES, EBtc.,. Etc. S. & G.GUMP, 113 GEARY ST. 0-0-0-0-00 T EREEEREAFIEERN 000000 RAILROAD TRAVEL. R Atlantic e AND Pacific RAILROCAD Lrains leave from and arrive at Market-Street Ferry. SANIA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Direct Line Leaves every day at 5:30 P. M., carrying Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers to Chicago via Kansas City without change. Annex cars for Denver and St. Louis. CHICAGO LIMITED, From Los Angeles to Chicago. Solid_Vestibule Train Daily, with Dining-cars, onder Harvey's managemeni. Connecting traing leave San Francisco at 8 a. M. and 5:30 p. M. daily. The best railway from California to the East, New rails, new ties; no duat: interesting scene and good meals in Harvey's dining-room or din! Ticket Ofice—644 Market Street, — — ~—Lhigunicle Blfllm(:‘ PSP S NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. N N VUL TY. SILK ATTEND OUR GREAT SALE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! at Cotton Fabric Prices! NO SAMPLES GIVEN. NO SALE SILKS EXCHANGED. From the Three Greatest Silk Auction Sales This Country Ever Knew. arily at 55¢. 49¢- fashionable tints. 59c— 69c- $1 Silks. LOT ONE is entirely sold out and the other lots are growing beautifully less. Come before the choice ones are gone. 35C—1360 yards Striped and Figured Changeable Taffeta, all ——— pure silks, in most desirable colors ; grand value ordine LOT THREHE.. 1217 yards All-Silk Changeable Taffetas, in entirely new designs in stripes and figures, including all the IO R OTET R 1400 yards Colored Taffetas, Gros-Grains, Armure and Glace Silks, in floral, figured and striped effects, newest colorings ; decidedly a bargain at 85c. LOT FIVE. 1900 yards Fancy Colored, Two-Toned and Black-ground Silks and Satins, in endless variety and designs, figured,, striped, checked and brocaded ; these are, our bargain i, @GR S5 750—2100 yards Novelty Silks and Satins,in Parisian brocades, figures, plaids and stripes, black grounds with colored figures ; the bargain worth of these silks $1.10 to $1%5, LOT SEVEN. 98C—-Novelty Silks, including Taffeta, Satin Duchesse, Are = mure, Peau de Soie, Crystal, Bengaline, etc., in multi colored effects ; these are the highest grade qualities, and are worth up to $2.00 a yard. AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS COMES T0 US BUT ONCE. E . RAILROAD TRAVEL. DON'T FORCET THAT IT COSTS INCLUDING D On ly $ 10 gaearn IN PUlg.UMB}\'E TOURIST SLEEPER, PORTL =t T A3 5 BY THE 8. P. CO’S NEW FAST TRAIN, ‘“THE SAN FRANCISCO AND PORTLAND SPE (AL, LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO AT 8 P. M., Friday, Nov. 15, and Every Five Days Thereafter. FIRST-CLASS TICKETS, INCLUD= ING_DOUBLE BERTH IN PULL-§ $20 MAN STANDARD SLEEPER, . T T, P, For further information apply at 618 MARKET STREET (Grand Hotel Ticket Office), San Francisco. RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Gen. Traflic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- (IFIC RAILWAY (0. Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St, San Francisco to San Rafael, WEEK DAYS—7:40, , 11:00 A.x.; 12:38, 3:30, 5:10, 6:30 Thursdays—Extra trij 8 11:30 % . Saturdays—Exire trips at pri . . and 11:30 ». M. SUNDAYS—8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.M.; 1:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:20 . »r. San Rafael to San Francisco. WEEK DAYS—6:25, 7:55, 9:30, 11:10 a. 12:45, 3:40, 5:10 P. M. Saturdays—Extra SURDA Y810, 940 1730 a. 3 NDAYS , 9:40, 11310 A. 3t.; 1:40, 8: 5:00, 6:25 P 3. SHD-010 Between San Franclsco and Schuotzen Park same schedule as above, ND, OR., RAILROAD TRAVEL! SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY: (PACIFIC SYSTEM.) Trains leave nnd are due (0 arrive at) SAN FRANCISCO. — ¥ Haywvai At LEAVE 6:304 004 BER 3, 1895, rds, Niles and Way Station ic Express, Ogden and Last.. ia, Vacaville, Rumsey. Sacra- o, and Redding via Davis, 7:304 Martinez, San Ramon, Napa, Cai toga sud Santa Rosa... , Sau Niles 8to Sacramento, ockton, 3 ville, Red Bluff *_ » +7:158 dro, Haywards & Way St'ns 11:454 9:00A Los Angeles Lxpress, Raymond, (for Yosemite), Santa Barbara Leandro, Haywards aud Niles . Leandro, Haywards & Way St'ns les, San Jose and Livermore. 0P Sacramento River Steame © Port Costa and Way Stations. 00 San Leandro, Haywards& Wa: 4:00¢ San Leandro, Haywards & Wa 4:00r Martinez, San Rewmon, Vallejo, 00A San 031 Napa, Calistogs, El Verano and Sauta Rosa. = oo 4:00p Benicia, Esparto, ~ Woodlan: Kuights Landing, Marysvil Oroville and Sacramento 4:30F Niles, San Jose, Liverm Stocktou ... 3:00r San Leandro, Haywards & Way St'na 5:302 New Orlcans Ixpress, Fresuo, Ray- mond (for Yosemite), Dakersfield, Santa Burbara,los Angeles, Dem. El P 0 d East. 5:30P Sauta X for Mojave aud 6:00 Turopean Mail, Ozden snd 6:00r Haywards, Niles and San Jos Sound and ast 1 7:00p San Leandro, Hayw 10:30% 9:00p San Leandro, Haywards& Way Stns 1112:004) q10:032 “ mited,” Fresno, Los An, 1 Paso, New Orleans 5, and East. §12:458 Sa Stages connect at San Rafael for Bollnas. Stages connect at Cloverdale for the Geysers. tages counect at Pieta for Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Lakeport. Stages connect at Ukiah for Vichy Springs, Blas Lakes, Laurel Dell, Upper Lake, Booneville, Green- wood, Mendocino City. Fort Brazg, Usal, Westport, Cahtd, Willetts, Calpella, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day's, Lively's, Gravelly Valley, Harris, =Scota and Eurexa. Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduced rate: 5. On Sundeys round-trip tickets to all points pe- yond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices, G50 Marketst., Chronicle building, R. X. RY/ WHITING, A St Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. MRTH PAOHC (ST BALROLD | From San Francisco, beginning October 27, 1895, WEEKDAYS, llev and San Rafael—7:30, 9:15, 11:00 i For Mill 5, 5:16 ». M. A - , 6:50 p. San Quentin—7:30, 9:15 4. M.: 1 Extra urips_for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes- aays and Saturdays at 11:30 P. 3. SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley, San Rafael and $an Quentin— 8:00, 10:00, 11:30 A. 3. 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, *6:13 P a. *Uoes 1ot run to San Quentin, THROUGH TRAINS. 7:30 A. 3. weekdays—Cazadero and way stations. 1:45 P. 3. Saturdays—Tomales and way stations. §:00 A, i Sundays—Polns Reyes ana way sialioos Leave Arrive San Francisco. | Joeflect | sop Francisco. 1595. WEEK | SuN- Sux- | WeEx Davs. | pays. |Destination.| 000 | BITE | samex W Ti40 AM| Novato, (10:40 Ax| 8:50 1HA:ARE Banteos Sy 5130 | Petaluma, | 608 2 |10.30 s LA 5:10 x|5:00 Px|Santa Kosa.| 7 6:15 vac | __COAST DIVISION (1 s Futton, 6434 fan Jose, INow Almaden and Way 40 AM Indsor, 10:30 ax Stations. Healdsburg, v Jose, Geyserville, | o Grove, Paso’ Tt 8:30 Px|8:00 AM| Cloverdale. | 7:30 px| 6:15 px O, oy At Pieta, an doso and Way St 7:40 Axt Hopland & iy g 5:00 x| " i, | 7:80 x| 6:15 m Al Sy 7:40 axc 10:30 ax 3130 pag| 200 A Guerneville. | 7:30 e :30 P +4:30¢ San Jose and Way Sitions 7:40 AM8:00 x| Sonoma |10:40 Ax 3 1 Jose aud ) 6:10 Fx 5:00 Pa| and 6106 7| GLI0FM | Gt San Joss ud Woy Lo Glen Ellen. # 2| Sebastopol. [19:40 a3|10:30 axc CREEK ROUTE FERRY From SAR FRARCISC0—Poot of Market Street (Slip 8)— 37:00 8:00 9:00 *10:00 lézgouA *12:30 00 $1:30 *3:00 3:00 *4:00 600000 From OARLAKD- Tog of Boeduay 47:00 *D:00 10 11200 | 200 *3:00 *5:00r.} A for Morning. P for Afteruoon. | * Sundays excepted. 1 Sundays ouly. ¢ t} Monday. Thursday and Saturday nights only. M Tuesdays and Saturdays. §Sundal ind Thundlyl,‘ The PACEFIC TRANSFER COMPANY 1 call for and cheek baggage from hotels and resie : (Jbairo of Ticket Agents for Time Cards sad A LADIES' GRILL ROOM Has besn established in the Palace Hotel (O, ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes the piace of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market si. Ladies shopping will find this & moss desirabie place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the gentlemen'g Grillroom an international reputation, will praval 1B this Dew depariment. t Baturdays onlyj