The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1895, Page 45

THE SAN FRANCISCO -CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 235,- 189 AMUSENM PALDWIN THEATES CALIFORNIA THEA THE, S OPERA-Hov ays.” OPERA-Housr.—"Ixion: or, The Man of MENTS, 's Blg 14927 Che Widow Jones.” e French Ball.” Around the World he Black Crook.” PONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND) — The r. SHCOT THE Cr cre Llock eas FOOTBALL—At Cen EAY DisTrics T PACIFIC CoasT Joc y at Halght street al Park, at 2:30 p. a. CK.—F KE Cr. “AUCTION S H. UMBSE e e 1 BY G. Dece: Mo BRIEF, i case will be argued before Judge ow. CITY NEWS IN The Pala -one new attorneys have been created Supreme Court. . he Baptist churches will unite in holiday cises &t Metropolitan Temple Friday even- of Mrs. e valued at & Morrison disposing of 120,000 has been filed for gleside vesterday were Hartman, Kowalsky Schnitz, ( and Montana. nander J. J. Brice s about the most in case of war sant Christmas festivities man Catt has been engaged of California to assist n Railway and ade another cut in the Willame dry, according to Forecast Official on, 'will be marked by but probably without rain.” v large number of marriage es were issned yesterday to those who e to have their nuptials take place to- Ww. T._Bnker, clerk in the wholesale clothing store of Brown Bros.,, 121 Senson street, was last evening ou the charge of grand ngement: Press A: s are being made by the Cali- ociation to visit Truckee dur. of ice and snow to be heid next mo cd choir of St. John the Evangelist’s h will be augmented and especially fine ic has been prepared for the 11 o'clock tmas service. President 8. Peckerman of the Congregation Beth Israel was presented on Sunday night with & handsome silver service by the board of tees of the congregation. ord collateral heirs were repre- ndge Coffey yesterday to show not pay their inher- g $350,000. nard, who was sentenced a few n County to s alias Byron, arket street by Po booked at She was carr; > had evid Bond, Ma % in the water-front lots in the bas: een. the Presidio and Fort Mason reser: tions has been revived in the Federal courts. > many friends of Thomas F. Graham, as- Judge Joachim- g his examination before the on Monday and being admit- wn ticket sellers, Ayers Com- 1 with a pool of $400 upon afternoon leaving behind ctting men, W a r losses by carrying cff the ter, was neteenth terda accid ves Judge Joachi terday dismissed a burglars’ tools in harles H. tion that it was of the Supreme Court in regard to lottery ets, but the police rearrested Davis. The Valley Road has petitioned the Supreme | Conrt for a writ of maudate compelling the es of Fresno to act on the a \ise through that tow for bids. The a tense concern to the prog Andrew G. Booth, as receiver for the Bank- o d_Merchants’ Mutual Life Association, cd a compiaint enjoining the Yore rom collecting from him certain claims betore they have determined by liti- ong_ themselves their just ; H. Bery, a visitor from Toronto, Canada, eported missing at _police headqu ight. He was staying at the Interna- otel, but has not been scen since Mon- rning, when he left to take a ride on 1s to Ocean View. Me is 65 years of age. Southern Pacific’s attorn - affidavits upon Attorne; 3 v, contradicting the sworn ents made by Commissioners La Rue anton in the big Federal court conto- over the proposed reduction of freight if while insane, and therefore the con- on that he had willfully committed suicide is not good. The Finance Committee of the Board of Snpervisors has refused to_audit the salary de- ds of the extra clerks in Auditor’s office, and in consequence the chief. Partment threatens to dismiss all of hi &n the first of the vear and attempt to e hrough the work with the aid of his deputy slone. MAY IRWIN'S HIT. Successful Second Night of “The Widow ~Jones” at the California. May Irwin’s second night in “The Widow Jones” at the California was even more successful than the opening per- formance. The plot, to be sure, is rather mixed, but some of the situations are amusing in the extreme. As the gay Widow Jones, courted by a crowd of non- descript admirers whom she is anxious to get rid of, Miss Irwin displays methods so finished and artistic as to render her work vastly superior to much that is palmed off on the playgoing public as acting. Some of the simple scenes are.presented with so much “womanly naturalness that the au- dience last night not only applauded, but Joudly cheered the unique and clever actress. Miss Irwin’s songs, of course, took. There is a sympathetic quality in her rich, resonant voice which, united with ‘her charmingly natural acting, is simply irre- sistible. Mer support in the play is fair, Miss Sutherland and Ada Lewis doing soine really capable work, while songs, a few choruses and a little dnncing. help to make the performance most enjoyable. . - Christmas at Grace Church. An up-to-date Christmas tree Will be de- spoiled of its rare and marvelous fruitage at the rooms of the Centrai M. E. .“lmdny:-:thom, on Mission street, between Sixth and Seventh, this evening. Santa Claus will ur_n\;e ondn bieycle and there will be a mechanical candy- il in operation for the purpose of turniug out sweetmeats for all the little folk ?\ho at- tend. The programme will be attractive. —————— The postage for the special Christmas edition of THE CALL to-day will be 3 cenis for domestie points and 6 cents for abroad. Copies at the CALL Office, 710 Market street, 5 cents each. ready for mailing. ———————— Thie hatives of Alaska seldom change their clothes unless they are wornout. They are ccnsidered the filthiest race of beings on the earth. CARPENTERS arsery for the Homeless | ’ | docked. t Company to enjoin the Fair estate from | ALONG THE WATER FRONT Captain Houdlette’s First Christ- mas Ashore in Over Twenty Years. WORK CHEAP. Repairs on the Barkentine Wrestler Only Cost Ten Cents a Day for Mechanics, The crew on the Oceanic Steamship Company’s Australia were made happy vesterday. The steamer got in last Mon- morning and Purser T. C. McComber saw the agents in order to arrange for paying off the men atonce so that they could have some money on Christmas day. This wish the Messrs. Spreckels promptly acceded to, and yesterday everybody on the Australia from the captain to the cabin-boy paid off in full. Captain C. Houdlette and Chief Steward T. K. James are both feeling jubi- lant over the fact that the Australiais in port to-day. Captain Houdlette has been going to sea for thirty-six years, and in twenty-three years of that time this is the first Christmas that he will have eaten din- ner ashore. James was a chief steward when he was 18 years of age, and during | the generation that has elapsed since then he has invariably eaten his Christmas din- ner at sea until to-day. During the holiday seasons that have passed Captain Houdlette and Chief James have eaten their dinners in the tropics and among the icebergs around Cape Horn; off the coast of Australia and within a day’s steam of Hongkong or | Yokohama; off the coast of Mexico, lying in the port of 3an Jose de Guatemala, or | worse yet, sizzling off the port of Panama. i North, south, east and west . have they en- | joved Christmas fare, but this is the first time in years that they will be able to en- joy California cheer on California soil The American ship Benjamin F. Packard is going to make another start for Europe with her load of wheat. Next Tuesoay the work of putting in the grain that was dis: charged on Mission Rock will begin. When that is accomplished a new crew will be shipped and the voyage will begin. The Packerd was lying almost loaded at Long Bric | In attempting to tow her into the| stream the tug Hercules ran her on a ledge of rock between Mission Rock and | Long Bridge. She was towed off and | beached on the mud flats. Her cargo was discharged into lighters and she was Itis said that the repairs and | other expenses have cost $25,000. | H. Nelson, the lighthouse-keeper at | | Goat Island, had a narrow escape yester- day. He was boarding the lighthouse tender, which was lying at the Clay-street The gangplank broke and he was t between the boat and the float. Sergeant Tom Mahoney luckily saw the accident and he managed, after consider- able trouble, in getting him ashore. It; was neariy ten minutes before he recovered from the effect of his immersion in the filth of the Clay-street sewer, The big four-masted schooner John D. Tallant sails for Honolulu to-dayv witha full general cargo. She has been chartered by the Spreckels Bros. Company and will carry sugar from the Hawain Islands to San Francisco during the coming season. All the sugar boats are now being put in commission and the fleet between here and Kahrlui and Honolulu will bea big one for some time to come. The barkentine Wrestler which was dis- masted off the Japanese coast and repaired | at Yokohama,had probably the smallestex- | pense bill of any vessel that ever came | back to San Francisco. She was almost rebuilt and all the Japanese carpgnters demanded was 10 cents a day. For that sum they performed the hardest kind of work, labored 10 hours a day and fed them- selves. The captain of the Wrestler says he hopes the next time his vessel requires repairing that he will be in the vicinity of Yokchoma. The electric guide lights recently erected by the Harbor Commissioners are more powerful than the captains of the ferry- boats want. The latter petitioned the board for guide lights at the ferries, and Engineer Holmes was instructed to erect them. He placed in position three 2000- candlepower electric lamps, and these are so powerful that they are almost equal to a searchlight. The pilots on the steamers were unable to see the ships in the bay in consequence, and now they want less power. Engineer Holmes is now going to have ground glass shades placed in front of the lights, and only during fogs will these be raised. The British ship East African got to sea yesterday. Captain Putt discharged all | his old men and shipped a new crew early | in the morning. Herman Sparf is now “on the beach” and is trying to get work on a coaster in order to get away from San Francisco. BUTTETO MEET OLYMPL The Great Game Will Take Place To-Day at Central Park. | | i Something About the Teams That Will Line Up This Afternoon to Do 2 Battle for Victory. Butte will fight Olympic this afternoon at Central Park at 2:30 o’clock. It would have been a sure victory for Butte had not Olympic drawn some new star material to its ranks for its third con- test with the Montaha giants. Bert Oliver, the big Reliance guard that distinguished himself in Saturday’s bril- liant battle, will lend his services to Olym- pic as right tackle, a position for which his interference, weight and ground gaining ability make him a dangerous opponent. Wilbur, the coast champion weight thrower and young Hercules of the Union Iron Works, will enter the ranks as right guard. Spalding, the best end rush that the Stanford team has ever had and the man who made repeated long gains on Thanksgiving, will play left end. McNear, a former Harvard Varsily player and a sure tackler, will be behind the line for Olympic, and when Butte has the ball he will drop far back to be the last and most responsible obstacle between the runner and the goal. Weldon will play fullback and do the punting for Olympic. He bas played at Stanford for two years and was fullback in all this season’s games except the big match. As a long distance punter he is | lected musicians, not surpassed by any man on this coast, not excepting Ransome of Berkeley, but his tackling and his offensive play are not above the average. ther than Wyckoff did for Reliance last Saturday, but he would not be abie to punt s0 quickly when under imminent danger of being tackled. It should be noted also that Captain Smith and Sexton of the Olympic eleven, strong allies for Reliance a few days ago, are now back with their own team. The other men on the Olympic team went up against Butte in the two Montana games, when Butte was victorious by the scores of 24 to 0 and 12to 6. Since Olympic was defeated Butte has | put big Jim Hooper of the Michigan Varsity, McMillan of the Reliance and Richards of Denver into the ranks, mak- ing the eleven very much more formidable. The make-up: Butte. Position. Olympic. SR ¢ Harrison, 164 King, 158 XA enqp:s { Harisn Slater, 189. L. tackl R.{ Bert O1v L Porter, 0 Wilbur, 185 Center, . ington, 191 R. guard L. Capt. Smith. 194 R. tackle L Sexton, 176 Jim Hooper, 195 C. Hooper, 19: Perham, 190 McMillan, 178 Bohn, 165.. Hartzell, 19 Butte substitutes- 189, and Kilis, 186, tack d: Laswell, 170, back: M empic substitutes — Skarratt, 150, quarter: Middlemas, 168, guard; Pedler, 166, and Hawkins, 145, backs. On a dry field the Montana men have the reputation of never losing their gri: 2 2 g et people practically controlled the former on the ball. It was the mud Jast Saturday that proved an untried and disastrous ex- perience to them. With dry weatber and with the lightning dashes of the great Gillis, the game, as even as it promises to be, should go to the visitors. - Negotiations are pending between the football players and the Southern Pacific Company for the transfer of both Butte and Reliance to Santa Monica to play there this Saturday. It is asserted that the railrpad company has offered very tempting terms to the athletes. In the event of the trip being made Downing, Harrelson and ‘“Harry,” who played for Reliance last Saturday, will not be able to accompany the team. Captain Smith of | the Olympics probably could not leave his business to go south. The loss to Reliance of these valuable borrowed men may deter the Oaklanders from hazarding another match with Butte. Los Angeles is eager to see sucha match, particularly ds the southern metropolis had looked forward toa game between Butte and the University of California. The | game was even scheduled, and then the Berkeley faculty objected. The Los An- geles pavers in consequence have said some very unkind things about the State University men and their athletic honor, and have accused the California team of being afraid of the formidable Montana giants. MUSIC AT THE CHURCHES St. John the Evangelist’s Church Choir Enlarged for the Occasion. The Kyrie, Gloria and Credo Will Be Heard at the Italian Place of Worship. At the Italian Church of Saints Peter and Paul, corner of Dupont and Filbert streets, at 10:30 A. ., Mercadante's “Kyrie” and “Credo” and “Gloria,” “Sanctus,” ‘‘Benedictus” and ‘‘Agnus Dei,” from Concone’s mass in E flat, will be rendered by the following vocalisis: Miss Marguerite Coleman, Miss Lydia Spadina, Miss Beatrice Gleason, Miss Le- normand, Miss Genevieve Murphy, Mrs. M. Spadina, Miss Katie Daneri, Miss A. | Spadina, G. Harris, Mr: Daniele. At the offertory Miss Marguerite Coleman will sing Adam’s “Noel.”” At the conclusion ‘“‘Adeste Tideles” by a full choir. The music will be under the direction of A. Spadina, organist. Dr. E. B. Spalding, the rector, will preach at St. John the Evangelist’s Church, at the 11 o’clock service at that church this morning. The choir will be assisted by Mr. August Hinrichs of the Baldwin Theater and an orchestra of se- The vestured choir con- sists of forty boys and men. The soloists are Master Arthur Miller, soprano, Mr. F. H. Lombard, tenor, and Mr. Henry Kirke White Jr., who is also musical director. R. F. Tilton is organist. The music will be as follows: Processional, “O, come, all ye faithful® (Reading); introit, “While all things were in quiet silence” (Macfarren); ‘“Kyrie” (Gounod); “Gloria Tibi” (Garrett); “Credo” (Gounod); hymn, “While shepherds watched their flocks” (Tausur); offertorium, hallelujah chorus from “The Messiah” (Handel); presentation (plain song); *“Sursum Corda” (Camidge); “Sanctus” (Gounod); “Beredictus” (Gounod); hymn, “Bread of the World” (Hodges); “Agnus Dei” (Gounod); “Gloria in Excelsis” (Gounod); ‘Nune Dimittis” (Blow); retrocessional, “Once in Royal Davia’s cjty” (Gauntlett), The service is masse solenello. The vestured choir of thirty voices at St. Peter's Church, Stockten and Filbert streets, will render the following at 11 A o-day: Processional, come, all ye faithful (Reading); “Venite” (Robinson); “Gloria Patri” (Robinson); *“Te Deum” (Tours); «Jubilate” (Oxford); introit, “Shout the glad tidings” (Avison); Kyrie” (Tours); “Gloria Tibi” (Garrett); “Credo” (Tours); hymn, “It came upon the midnight clear” (Willis); offer- | torium, *Hark! what mean those holy voices,” (Geer); presentation, plain song; “Sursum Corda” (Camidge); “Sanctus” (Tours); hymn, “Bread of the World” (Hodges); “Agnus Dei” (Gounod); “Gloria 1n Excelsis” (Tours); “Nunc Dimittis” (Blow); retrocessional, ‘‘Orce in Royal David’s City” (Guantlett). The sermon will be by the rector, Rev. M. D. Wilson. CHRISTMAS LOTS. The Last Day to Secure Lots in Castro- Street Addition. The sale of lots in Castro-street Addition inangurated by Baldwin & Hammond ten days ago has resulted in the sale of over 100 lots. This is the last day to secure a building lot on the terms which have been arranged for by the agents, being only $5 down and $5 per month, without interest. The popularity of the property is evidenced by the number of sales made and the small number of lots unsoid. Out of the entire tract only about thirty-five lots are left, which will in all probability be taken to- day. The real estate firm has four agents on hand to take care of those who go out to-day. Those des{rinfi to inspect the pro];eny can do so by taking the Valencia or Mission street cars and transferring to the San Mateo electric cars at Fourteenth street. The Casuro-street Addition is about seven minutes’ ride from Thirtieth and Guerrero streets, and only about thirty minutes from the City Hall. Lots are being sold at from $350 to $400 each. The postage for the special Christmas edition of THE CALL to-day will be 3 cents for domestic points and 6 cents for abroad. Copies at the CALL Office, 710 Market street. 5 cents eiach, ready for mailing. He should kick fur-| THE RAILROAD'S SIDE: As a Flood Come Affidavits From the Southern Pacific. FIFTY-THREE OF THEM. They All Pour in Upon Attorney- General Fitzgerald at Once. BACK AT LA RUE AND STANTON. Many Things Which the Commis- sioners Stated Are Said to Have Been Not True. Among the charges made by Commis- sioner La Rue, one was that the raitroad Boards of Railroad Commussioners. To refute these charges was an affidavit by Ex-Railroad Commissioner J. M. Litch- field, who declared that neither the South- ern Pacific nor any other railroad con- trolled or attempted to control his actions while he was a commissioner. Ex-Com- missioners P. J. White, William Beckman, C. J. Carpenter and James W. Rea also made similar denials. Commissioner La Rue had stated in one of his affidavits that all railroad property, according to its capitalization, was as- sessed far below the ratio on which other commercial property throughout the State is assessed. 'To controvert this statement were filed affidavits from several people. One was J. S. Swan, ex-member of the Board of Equalization. Hisdeposition was that while holding s2id office from 1891 to 1894 his duties required him to investigate the assessed values of property. He found that the assessed values of property gen- erully, including real estate in this State, ranges from 30 to 60 per cent of its com- mercial value, and that all property, rail- road included, was assessed at the same ratio of valuation. J. R. Hebborn and C. E. Wilcoxon, also ex-members of the Board of Equalization, made affidavits substantially the same as Swan. Assessor R!S. Leckie of Alameda County backed up the foregoing by an af- fidavit to the effect that no reductions were made upon Southern Pacific property in that county, except at the regular ratio of 30 to 60 per cent. An aftidavit by H. J. Laymance, a real- estate dealer in Alameda, was of similar import. © Among the affidavits was a large num- ber to show that Commissioner La Rue bad been elected on a pledee. The Com- missioner had declared that he did not, at the Democratic Convention where he was nominated, take the party pledge, which dealt particularly with cutting the raiiroad freignt rates. That plank was in substance that the successful nominee had to pledge himself to make a 25 per cent cut. For example, John W. Gass of Butte County made affidavit that he was a dele- gate to the Railroad District Convention held in Butte County. At that gathering Mr. Gass heard read the platform of the ! Democratic party and he heard the part requiring the nominees to subscribe to the 25 per cent cutin railroad freight rates. He affirms that he heard Mr. La Rue in- dorse the Democratic platform without any reservations. Among others at that convention and who made affidavits similar to that of Mr. Glass were W. J. Grier, Frank Brooks, W. P. Lynch of Butte County, George H. | Helbert of E1 Dorado County, E. J. Rector, W. A. Buckman, Thomas Dunkley and Moses Bates of Nevada County and John Muldoon and J. W. Surface of Amador County. D. R. Bessions, a reporter, subscribed to an affidavit of the same import. It was in substance that he had interviewed Mr. La Rue after his nomination, who stated that he had pledged himself to make a re- duction of 25 per cent upon railroad freight rates. In the same interview, according to the affiant, La Rue said that he would do what was right between man and man. There were numerous aflidavits to show that crops had fallen off thisyear. Ac- cording to A. T. Hatch, the Suisun fruit- grower, the deciduous crop of fruit in the entire State for the year 1895 was one-third less in quantity than the crop of last year A. D. Cutler of the Cutting Packing Com- pany by his affidavit swore that the fruit crep of ’95 is not over 75 per cent of what it was last year. H. Dutard estimates that the potato crop is 10 per cent less. H. Eleoser, hop dealer, estimated that the output of hops i8 12,500 bales less than the 1894 crop. D. T. Fowler, a Fresno fruit-grower, also cer- tified that the fruit crop is much less. According to his figures there were 6700 carloads of fresh fruit shipped East, while this year there were only 4700 carloads, or a decrease of 2000 carloads. W. H. Wright's affidavit was that of the fruit and vegetable crop there was 20 per cent less sent out of the State this year than there was last. B. N. Rowley, a dealer in horticultural and viticultural products, declares that the output of the commodities in which he deals was less. A. G. Freeman, a commission merchant, declares that the farm products of the State are 20 per cent less than last year. H. C. Goodsell of the refrigerator car line of the same name certified that the general crop of the State this year was from one-third to two-fifths less than in 1894, John H. Wheeler, secretary of the Cali- fornia Wine-makers’ Corporation, and P. C. Rossi of the same institution filed affi- davits that the wine output this year was not over 75 per cent of what it was last. T. C. Friedlander, secretary of the San Francisco Produce Exchange, certified that the volume of wheat transported from the State this year was much less than in 1894. E. G, Chaddock of Chaddock & Co. and the Home Packing Company, certified that the dried fruit and raisin crop this vear was far below. W. H. Wood, who deals in potatoes principally, certified that the crop of 1895 was from 25 to 33} less than that of 1894. George Abbott, a wool buyer, stated that the wool clip of 1895 was less than that of former years. He claims that the wool ciip of this year was 1,500,000 pounds, or 5 per cent, less than last year. Simon Kosh- land, a wool merchant, estimates the de- crease in wool shipped East this vear to be 5 per cent compared with last year. C. 8. Moses, a dealer in wool, places this year's clip at 5 per cent under that of last. Regardless of Christmastide, the South- ern Pacific attorneys yesterday served upon Attorney-General Fitzgerald fifty- three affidavits to support its side of the controversy with the Railroad Commis- sion in the United States .Circuit Court over the proposed reduction of rates. About everybody of any consequence acting in any official capacity for the Pa- cific system has signed his name to one or more affidavits, and a number of men had been dug up to contradict the statement of Commissioner La Rue that he was not pound by the resolution calling for freignt rate reduction which the convention whick nominated him adopted. There were also several sworn statements from Railroad Commissioners in the batch. The most important atfidavits were those of General Freight Agent C. F. Smurr, W. G. Curtis, General Manager Kruttschnitt’s assistant; Acting Secretary George T. Klink, and General Traffic Manager J. C. Stubbs. . The affidavits were generally denials of those filed by Commissioners La Rue and Stanton. In one of his affidavits Mr. La Rue had said that practically no grain had been hauled over the Central Pacific ex- cept that hauled in the vicinity of Lodi and Lathrop and intermediate points. To this Mr. Smurr takes emphatic exception. During 1893 he states there were 192,014 tons which originated on the Central Pa- cific aided line, and in 1894 there were 110,- 805 tons. Then Mr. Smurr appends an explana- tion. The statement goes on to say that oractically all the grain shipped to Port Costa is for foreign shipment; that on December 29, 1884, the railroad company made a voluntary reduction of freight rates, averaging 11 per cent, but the ship- owners raised their rates so that the pro- ducers received no real benefit from the railroad reduction. He charges the crusade against the Southern Pacificto the efforts of a *por- tion of the public press and demagogues’ and “‘the malicious and virulent attacks of newspapers,”” and takes occasion to say that this antagonismh toward the railroad companies has injured the credit of rail- road securities in this State among both domestic and foreign investors and kept out capital. 2 To prove that tne Southern Pacific is no monopoly, he adds a table of freight and passenger rates from ‘1880 to 1894, in- clusive, to show a gradual reduction. Thus: 880 YEARS, 1 | 180 In another aftidavit Mr. Smurr says the freight tonnage for 1895 will be substan- tially the same as that of 1894, and denies that the crops of this year will be far in excess of those of last, as Commissioners La Rue and Stanton would have the court believe. In still another he points out that if the rates are such as unfairly discrimi- nate, they will not be remedied by an 8 per cent or any other horizontal reduction. Mr. Curtis attacks the figures of Messrs. La Rue and Stanton. The Commissioners had stated that the railroad expenses were increased by the strike of July, 1894, Mr. Curtis says this is not so, but that the strike really reduced the operating ex- penses, owing to the desertion of the rail- road employes. The total expense of operating the Pa- cific system during the month of July, 1894, states Mr. Curtis, was $367,255 96 less than for the same month in 1893 and $585,~ 902 20 less than for July this year. During the last six months of 1894, ac- cording to Mr. Curtis, there were 854,370,- 847 hauled “for one mile,” whatever that may mean, being 7.6 per cent more than for the ‘same period in 1893 and 16 per cent more than for the same six months in1892. He also stated that there wasa large increase of tonnage of freight for the last six months of 1894, but that the compensation was much less, owing to a voluntary reduction by the railroad system of its rates—actually Jess than for the same periods of 1893 and 1892. The comparison he made as show- ing the compensation for carrying loads— $10,413,365 70 for 1894, $11,209,473 06 for 1893, and $11,931,252 60 for 1892. Thus the earnings for 1894, he demonstrated, were 7 per cent less than those of the year before and 12 per cent less than those of 1892, As to Mr. Towne’s statement of the net income of the road for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, and Messrs. La Rue and Stanton’s mathematical de- auctions, Mr. Curtis pointed out that dividends on Southern Pacific stock should be included, amounting to $2,036,341 50, and also dividends of the Southern Pacific Railroad of New Mexico, amounting to $344,440, being a total of $2,380,781 50. Heexplained further that in this net income $1,200,240 paid by Wells, Fargo & Co. on a twenty years’ contract was included, whereas the actual earnings for the year from this resource were only one-twentieth, viz.: $64,512. Hence, ac- cording to Mr. Curtis, the actual net in- come was only $197,93586. Mr. Curtis denied that the Southern Pacific was trying to crush out competition. Acting Secretary Klink made a point in one of his affidavits that the amount, $5,449,245 47, given in the railroad’s report to the commission and quoted by Mr. Stanton, is not really intended to repre- sent the earnings of the company for traf- fic alone, because it includes receipts from all other sources, as, for instance, moneys received for sale of lands and payment of interest-on bonded indebtedness.. He mentioned as an item $2,036,444, divi- dend paid on common stock, that is not paid out of the net earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, but asin fact having been paid out of the earnings for several years. It was not true, swore Mr. Klink, that the item of $1,504,965 35 given in the report as “‘other payments from net income,” and made much of by the other side, was not a part of the legitimate expenses of the road. He also affirmed that Mr. Stan- ton was in error when he stated that the Central Pacific’s net income of $1,377,720 88 was its real surplus. A joint affidavit by First Viee-President Charles F. Crocker and Assistant President H. E. Huntington - was a plain and brief declaration that the Southern Pacific does not employ and never has employed a force of political agents and lobbyists at an illegitimate expense to its exchequer. Tratfic Manager J. C. Stubbs denied the Commissioners’ charges that the policy of the Southern Pacific had been inimical to the interests of the State by the levying of practically prohibitory freight tolls, and stated that the policy of the company was really to encourage traffic; that the rates were as low as they could be made and arranged on a fair and equitable basis. HISTORY, fiction, art books; big consignmen t Closing out for account of our Eastern pub- lishers. Must get storage charges out of the:n‘ 1 Open evenings. 747 Market street. 45 'COMPLAIN OF A LAUNDRY, Girls Who Are Asked to Work Fifteen Hours Out of Twenty-four, AN INVESTIGATION REQUESTED. Strong Communication Sent to Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Yesterday. Residents of the district about- Thir- teenth and Mission streets have for- warded a strong protest to Labor Com- missioner Fitzgerald regarding the man- ner in which the managers of the Electric Laundry at 39 Ridley street treat the em- ployes of the establishment. Among those who make a living in the laundry are about twenty young girls and it is al- leged in the neighborhood that more than one has been broken down in heaith and strength through the heavy tasks imposed upon them and also through the lack of proper sanitary arrangements about the place. The main complaint, however, comes | from the length of hours the girls are ex- pected to work. Most of them are re- quired to be at their ironing benches by ‘l 7 o’clock in the morning and are not al- | lowed to return to their homes nntil 10 o’clock or later at night. The laundry, of which the Mercantile Towel Company that supplies offices and stores about town with towels, soap, etc., at a stated amount per month, is a part, is running full blast day and night, and the employes are expected to be at the beck and call of the management at all times. The communication forwarded to the Commissioner is as follows: E. M. Fitzgerald, Labor Commissioner—DEAR Ste: Knowing the efforts you are making to better the condition of the laboring classes in this vicinity, we venture to address you on the subject of & laundry in this City which is in need of attention &t your hands. For months past the Electric laundry, on Thirteenth and Valencia streets, has been conaucted on a plan that makes the employes—most of them young girls—little better than slaves, and it is quite possible that inslavery days few human chat- tels were compelled to work so long, so hard and under such conditions as these poor girls. They are expected to appear for work at 6 o’clock in the morning,and do not leave until 10 or 10:30 at night. At noon they are al- lowed forty minutes for their dinner, but at | supper time are only permitted to be absent from their benches for twenty minutes. This means that girls living more than a very short distance from the laundry must go supperless. The restof the time they are worked hike slaves in the hot, steaming air, and it is no un- common thing to see them come out so weary and worn as to be scarce able to walk. The sanitary conditions are also bad and should be looked into. And what do these girls receive for this ar- duous labor which would tax the strength of a strong man, much less of young and immature girls 7 month, of which $5 25 is held back by the management on the pretense that it must be secured ageinst loss. The worst feature of this whole matter is that some of the girlsare not able to support the families dependent upon them with suzh slender pay, and more than one has been led into a life of sin. The Redlight saloon, on Fourteenth and Va- lencia streets, has become the resort of some of these girls after working hours and the scenes that take place there are almost beyond betief. The undersigned are residents of the neighborhood and see the things mentioned herein. We trust that you will see fit to inves- tigate the laundry, as such a course would be commended by hundreds who are conversant with the facts. THOMAS SP! JonN E. Ryal A young girl employed in the laundry, who would not allow the use of her name for fear of being discharged, said yesterday that she would not remain in the place for a day longer were it not for the fact that her parents were partially dependent upon the few dollars she earns per month for the necessities of life. Fashion in _do;s in Paris has put the noses out of joint of white terriers. Now the fashionable deg is the collie. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS, ERNESTINE K o Proprietor & Manage: A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! THIS AFTERNOON AT 2. SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE! The Gorgeous Holiday Burlesque, IXTON” Or, THE AN OF THE WHEEL. Bring the Ladies and Children. GRE CAST ! O0SCAR L. FES' ‘Wondrous Transformation Entitled ““SEA SHFLLS.”’ ——EVERY_EVENING,—— Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manager EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT And Special Christmas Day Matinee, Gorgeous Production of Jules Verne's Superb Spectacular Success, “AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS I 100—People on the Stage !—100 Easily the Best Show in Town! KVENING PRICKS—25¢ and 502 Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Usual Maiinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Streel, Between Stockton and Powall. MATINEE TO-DAY, CHRISTMAS. Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Balcony, auy seat, 10c; Children. any part, 10c. AN OVERTOPPING HOLIDAY BILL! MANHATTAN COMEDY FOUR, CLIFFORD AND HUTH, BERNARD DYLLYN, 3 DE BOLIEN BROTHERS, NEWELL AND SHEVETTE. ALL NEW! ALL NEW! MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND), TO-NIGHT-FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Ihe Distinguisned NYOWNING Tragedian, ROBERT In “THE GLADIATOR.” Prices 25¢ to $1, The magnificent sum of $17 50 per | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MAYTTAN AnD Co, INCORP'D HEATRE Y PROPS. Special Popular-Price Matinee To-Day! 25e, 35¢, 50¢, 75¢, 81, o BEEE L4922 TO-NIGHT, THURSDAY, RIDAY SAT. MAT. and S IGHT THE The Greatest of Great Successes, “r1a022:” 2% Remember—Saturday Night is the Last Time. —SUNDAY NIGHT!— EERRMANN!— THE GREAT, Presenting his wonderful Bullet-catching Feat, i " AL HAYMAN: Afl%@lxéfl" S ONLY! —— AND SP: CHRISTMAS MATINEE! TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS Ot Everybody’s Favorite Comedienne, MAY IRWIN! Supported by JOHN C. RICE and Her Big Com- pany of Comedians, in \THE WIDOW JONES “May Irwin is great, That is about the size of '—Examiner. unny every moment, May Irwin's songs will | be ringing through the streets.”—Chronicle. “Sure of crowded houses.”—Call. Next Week—2d and Last of MAY IRWIN—Seats Ready Thursd FPRICDLANDER.GOTTLOD & Co- LE33ES ATDPATAGLRS - +* MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! From San Francisco's Favorite, FANNY RICE As “INANCY!” In Her Latest Success, AT THE FRENCH BALL! THE ONLY GREAT HIT IN TOWN. | 9 - ALCAZAR - | MERRY CHRISTMAS NATINEE T0-BAY! | Presents for Everybody. Gold Watch $20. Toys and Candy for Everybody. | THE GREAT 'BLACK CROOK! FULL OF SPLENDOR! BALLET SPECIAL:IE | The Greatest Spectacle on Earth ! | PRICES—10¢, 15¢, 25¢, 35¢c and 50c. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ihgleside Track). bl FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.,) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. I'l. ADMISSION $1.00. Take Sonthern Pacific trains at Third and Town send street Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 ». i Fare for round irip, including admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-sireet electric line direct to track. p A. B. SPRECKELS, President. SPECIAL NOTICE. EXTRA TRAIN SERVICE CHRISTMAS DAY! ALSO, LAST DAY OF THE RACES. From Third and Townsend Sts. Depot as follows: 4 5 0 P. M. .trip) Including Admission Rol!l]d t”m to the ¢rand Stand Tickets OTICE WILL BE GIVEN when the SUP. C in service (0 and irom Ingleside Race- RACING! RACING! RACING! WINTER MEETING | Beginning Thursday, December 26, Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Securday. Rain or Shine. Races start at 2:00 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. a7, INGLESIDE RACETRACK TRAINS WILL LEAVE , 1:15 an p 2 3 and Track, { DU track is resumed. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. ' BAY DISTRICT TRACK. FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. R. B. MILROY. THOS. H. WILLIAMS JR. Secretary. President. FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! BUTTE vs. OLYMPIC! LTy Y P CENTRAL PARK, CHRISTMAS DAY At2:30 ® .. Rain or Shine. SSTON ——- CENTS. COLUMBIA BICYCLE-RIDING ACADEMY, 1970 Page Street, Near Stanyan, Park Entrance. The Most Elaborate and Complete Cyclery in America. Commodious indoor Riding and Instruction Hall, fally equipped and free from all obstructions. Luxurious Reception-rooms, Baths, Lockers, ete. Colu and Hartford Bicycles and Tandems for Sale and Rent. Wheels taken on storage. MERRY CHRISTMAS! SHOOT THE CHUTES FROM 1 TO 11 P. M. DAI LY (weather permitting). ROBERT EARILSTON, The Eminent Aeronaut, in the Afternoon Will Make a PERILOUS PARA=- CHUTE DROP, and In the Evening an ILLUMINATED BALLOON ASCENSION. CONCERTS AT 8 P. M, ADMISSION, 10 CENTS. Children, Including a Merry-Go-Round Ride, 10 Cents. GRAND ILLUMINATION OF THE GROUNDS TO-NIGHT.