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28 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1896 e e MUST CONSIDER - THE FRANCHISE. The Valley Road Wins a Point in the Su- preme Court. NO AUCTION NECESSARY Fresno Trustees Need Not Call for Bids on the Right of Way. ONE OBSTRUCTION REMOVED. A Victory Which Will Mean Much | in the Road’s Future Pro- gress. The Valley road has gained its point be- fore the Supreme Court. Itsued to have the Trustees of Fresno consider its appli- cation for a franchise through the town without first putting up the franchise de- | sired at auction and the Supreme Court | has Issued the desired writ. This means | that the Fresno Trustees must consider the bid of the Valley road without first putting it up at open competition. The! full text of the opinion is as follows: | This is an origiral proceeding. in which the | petitioner asks the issuance of & writ of man- | date to the respondents commanding them to | &ct upon its petition for leave.to extend its | railway track through the city of Fresno and | across and along certain streets and lands of itioner_ is a corporation organized | ng under the laws of California, and | by its incorporation authorized and empow- | T , maintain and operate a transportation of passen- gers and freight from a point at or near the bay of San Francisco, in a line generaily east- 1 7, to & point at or near ¥ .'in Kern County, a dis- tance of about 350 miles. The route oi the road as laid out passes | through the city of Fresno, and the petitioner has already constructed a section twenty miles | in length on such proposed route between | Stockton and Fresno. It is necessary fer the | proper and_successiul operation of the road that it should be constructed as (aid out, and | this invoives the right to-pass through the | city of Fresno upon a line and over and across the streets particularly designated in an_ap- plication_which was by the petitioner duly presented to the respondents. But they, in- | stead of passing upon the questio whether the proposed route was properly lo- cated, and the application one proper to be | granied, resolved to advertise for bids for the privilege of operating a steam rajlwev over *the route proposed, and determined that they would grantsaid privilege to tn der, without regard to the qu. t such bidder was engaged in constructing a road between the same termini or not. There is not, in fact, any other corporation or on proposing to build such a road, or who could make & bona fide bid in competition with the petitioner, and the award of the rivilege sought to any other person would simply pre- vent the construction of the road through the city of Fresno, and to that extent defeat the purpose for which the petitioner was incor- porated. All these facts are admitted by the respond- ents, and it 1s not denied that the eourse they are pursuing involves a seeming absurdity; but they hold themselves bound to that course | by the terms of an act of the Legislature, ap- ‘l proved March 23, 1893, entiiled “Anact pro- viding for the sale of railroad and other fran- | chises in municipalities and relative to grant- | ing of franchises.” [Statutes 1893, p. 288.] | Fnis act does 1n express terms provide that | «tevery franchise or _privilege fo erector lay | telegraph wires, to construct or operate | railroads along or upon any public streetor | highway, or toexercise any other privilege | whatever hereinafter proposed to be granted | by the Board of Supervisors, Common Council or other governing or legislative body of any | county, city or county, city, town or district within' this State shall be _granted upon the conaitions in this act provided and not other- wise,” i. e.. the iact that a franchise or privi- | lege (describing it) has been asked and that it is proposed to grant it to the highest bidder shall | be advertised, and at the expiration of the time | limited the bids must be opened and the iran- | chise or_privilege must be awaraed to the | ! highest bidder. Any member of a Board of Supervisors or other governing body who by his vote violates or attemptsto violate any of the provisions of the act is guilty of a misde- meanor and of malfeasance in ofhice, for which he may be removed irom office by any court of competent jurisaiction. It cannoi be denied that the language of thisactis broad enough to include the fran- chise end privilege which the petitioner seeks; but a statute will not always be held to include every case which :falls witnin its literal terms. The penalty of death de- nounced against any person who draws biood in‘the street is not incurred by a surgeon who bleeds one wko has failen in a fit, and o gen- erally the law will not be so applied as to work a palpable absurdity. The word railroad is certainly broad enough to cover a steam rail- road, and the privilege of laying and oper- ating a steam railroad througha city is clearly ineluded in ‘‘any privilege,” but at the seme time if it is perfectly evident from the whole tenor of this act, and other acts in pari materia, that the Legi ture could not have intended the conse- quences of a literal construction of the lan- guage above quoted such a_ construction can- not obtajn. It is the poilcy of the State to encourage the building of railroads, and a corporation com- Pplying with the statutory prerequisites acquires among other things the right to construct and operate its road between the termini named in its articles of corporation. In the exercise of this right it may pass through cities and towns along iis route, if they are willing to grant the rivilege. Generally it is to the interest of the nhabitants of such'towns and cities, as wel: s of the railroad company,to have the road pass through the corporate limits, and it is not 1o be supposed that the Legislature intended to make it_impracticable, if not impossible, for the builders of the road and the governing bodies of the cities and towns along the route to promote their mutual interests in this way. But if this law-is to be enforced in a literal sense such must be the result. When a rail- road is constructed to the boundaries of a town or city the corporate authorities may be as de- sirous as the huiiders of the road to have it prss through on its seiected route, but their ands are tied. They cennot grant the privi- lege toany but the highest, and the highest bidder may be some one who merely desires to prevent the road from passing through, and who cannot make any use of the franchise ex- cept for that purpose. In fact, the franchise sought is not the subject of competition. A particular railrond company desires per- mission to construct its road through the town, or inother words,to make a connection through the town of those portions of its road extend- ing upon either side of the town to its opposite termini. In the nature of things there can be no competition for this privilege. The build- ers of the road must own and operate the whole line, the right to do so is partof its corporate franchise, and how is it possible that any other person or corporation can acquire the right t0 construct and own and operate as e distinct and independent road and franchise that part of the road necessary to connect its two ends? This law was not intended to apply to suck 2 case, but only to those cases—as of | street raiiroads—in which bona fide competi- tion is possibie. It foliows thet when the application of peti- tioner was presented it was the duty of re- spondents 0 consider and act upon it without subjecting the petitioner or themselves to a condition which might preclude them in the exercise of & proper discretion from granting the privilege sought. Itisordered that a per- emprory writ of mandate issue commanding the respondents to act upon _the application of petitioner without reference to any bids for the privilege sought aud to grant ordeny it according to its merits, BEaTry, C. J. We concur: HarRrISON, J. Vax FLEET, J. MCFARLAND, J. GAROUTTE, J. TEMPLE, J. Valley Road Assessment. The last outstanding account of the Valley road assessment has been closed and the money has all been placed to the credit of the new enterprise. The work of grading is rapidly progressing and the whole countryside is anxious to see the MEASURE YOUR PURCHASES NOT BY HOW LITTLE YOU PAY, BUT BY HOW MUCH YOU GET. CONSIDER THE QUALITY, THEN L00K AT TRE PRICE. The Best is our Kind always. CLOAK DEPT. The rule in Cloaks is, “Style, Fit, Satisfaction, Quality and Price,” the elementsthat make customers and friends. 100 LADIES' CLOTH SKIRTS, black and navy blue, 43y yards wide. Regular $3 skirt. Our Price, $2.00 50 LADIES' SEPARATE BLACK BRO- ADED SILK SKIRTS, 514 yards wide, bound all around bottom with velvet bind: ing. Cheap at$16 50. Our Price for Monday Only, $10.00 LADIES' CAPES, in black and navy blue, inlaid velvet collar, straps of velvet on shoul* ders, trimmed with Giet braid and buttons, five Tows of stitching around bottom, 20 inches long. Regular $10 50 Cape. Our Price, 7.50 S' TAN COVERT-CLOTH JACK- ETS, alt wool, 34 silk lined, double-breasted 1oose front, rippie back, four large buttons on front. This iacket you must see. A reg- ular $10 50 garment. Our Price for Monday Only, $7.50 LADIES’ FIGURED MOHAIR SKIRTS, silk_appearance, 415 yards wide, velvet binding around bottom. A bargain at $7 50. Our Price, $5.00 )RLENRIDIY: L2 ¥PDBYBRIRI LI VIV 5 s FRARRALE) . ESSESSSESS SIS Others must Trail behind us. DRESS GOODS. The rule in Dress Goods is, | “Always a complete stock of fashion’s callings at satisfac- tory prices.” GRANITE CLOTH, a modest fabric, very stylish, 42 inches wide, in blue, green, brown and garnet. Price, 50c Yard DIAGONAL SUITING, a two-toned all-wool fabric with a bright diagonal dash of silk thread, in blue, brown, green, red and gob- lin, 38'inches wide. Price, 75¢ Yard CHANGEANT SUITING, wotld make & most. desirable summer dress, changeable effects, ola rose, tan, and blue and tan, two-toned, 43 inches wide. Price, $1.00 Yard PERSIAN SUITING, a striking noveity, very swell, limited; ask’to see; biue, green and red, 38 inches. Price, $1.25 Yard CORKSCREW TWILL, a hard-finished, serv- iceable fabric, In tan, green, brown or blue, will wear like iron. Price, $1.50 Yard WARP PRINTED TAFFETA SILK, a swell thing, wide Orlental eftects, exquisite color- ings, ‘exclusive designs, just arrived, 20 inches wide, Price, $1.25 Yard FANCY BROCHE SILK, a rich velvety effect produced by black broche figures worked on a colored background, 20 inches wide. Price, $2.00 Yard PRINTED WARP TAFFETA, acomplete as- sortment, all popular spring shadings, 20 inches wide, Price, $1.00 Yard SPECIAL! 'SPECIAL! SPECIAL! FANCY TAFFETA, heavy quallty, 19 tuches wide. Special, 59¢ Yard BLACK DUCHESSE SATIN, 24 inches wide. Worth $1 50 yard. Special, $1.00 Yard | Pressed Beaas. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. D) == O~ O=Z-- We protect Your interests. NOTIONS. The rule In Notions is, “Little things for little money; always here what you need.” BONE BUTTONS, dark mixed colors, size and price same. As big as a nickel and cost Dozen, 5¢ LADIES' LEATHER BELTS, 213 inches wide, tans and black. Each, 10c WRITING PAPER, the best for the money in 5. 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Spangle Bands New Yokes. . -1 50 to $10 Fancy Persian 5 't $1 50 yard IDFIRARRAVRILA AR DATIRARARRRYE Y SETEY ENVERT SRTSRFENY EVTRYIINERN SFRNINY THE RULE OF LOW PRICES. |Stirring Specials. | 9-4—81x90 inches_ IBEAFARALDY = "N (IEDRIRAD] PR SRS GRFINS 0N A week of DOMESTICS. The Rule in Domestics is: “Combined common - sense, quality, price and up-to-dated- ness.”” A boom in busy Bar- gainapolis. HUCK TOWELS, 20x40 inches, hemmed, colored borders, close weaves, value 20c. Special, Each, 150 GLASS TOWELING, 24 inches wide, stripes and check; put "em in water, you don't know they’re wet; value 162/gc, Special, Yard, 12}4c FINE DRESS DIMITY, 31 inches wide, stripes, dots, and Persian effects, the sea- son’s popular wash fabric. Price, Yard, 25¢ DOTTED SWISS—Note the width (30 inches), small dots, evening shades. Price, Yard, 30c BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, 70 inches wide, variety patterns, good quality. Price, Yard, 75¢ 34 Napkins to match $2 dozen. WHITE NAINSOOK, heavy raised cord, 26 inches wide, worth 83sc. Price, Yard, 6Yc CHENILLE PORTIERES, 3 yards by 48 inches, dado top and bottom; value $4 pair. Special, $3.00 NEW CHENILLE TABLE COVERS, 8-4 size, heavy quality, big assortment. Prices, $1.50, $2.25, $2.75 Yard NEW LINENGE, 33 inches wide, all pure linen, ‘with silk stripes and dots, the most stylish h fabric of the year. Price, $1.35 Yard NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, white and ecra, special values in new arrivals. 8 yds by 36 c pr | 316 yds by 60 1 3 yds by 40 in....75c pr | 4 yds by 60 in. BLEACHED SHEETS, heavy quality, soft- finished muslin, no dressing. 8-4—72x90 inches. “MOTHER'S FRIEND” BOYS' BLOUSE WAISTS, made of soft dim- ity, embroidery trimmed, pink, blue, black, green and yellow. INFANTS' LONG DRESSES, fine nainsook, | against the local llonl of ardent spi Cn sale from 9 A. 3. 10 12 3. Monday only. beavy, 20-inch. B3 VLA VO TLLY, DHTIZ, BLACK GRO(‘N‘? SWIVEL TAFFETA, very Special, 69¢ Yard ands. ... §1 Colored Spangles and Honilon Bralds. .. 10-4—90x90 incnes Extra 72 RILIT: VAR IDTE ™ "B TRIP, 7% Mo, W i0 W TRHD 222, To2 Py A S et g 0 CCOCLPT e T T TR U g C 2D T e BaleZ, 2] @R« @TTan via tucked, embroidery trimmed yoke and cuff. THE RULE AT HALE’S. SMALL PROFITS—QUICK SALES, THEN BIG CROWDS—MANY FRIENDS. SHORT MEASURE IN PRICES, BUT BIG LENGTHS IN QUALITY, A Boom inFrisco’s Busy Store. FURNISHINGS. The Rule In Furnishings is: “The best values that experi- ence and power in the market can buy.” BOYS’ WAISTS, heavy calico and cotton che- viot, large, medium and dark colors, in stripes, sizes 4 to 12 years. Price, Each, 25¢ WAISTS, heavy percale, In light and dark colors; we’ll guarantee that washing and wearing and pulling and tearing won't even pull the Price, 50c Each LONG DRESSES, made of fine lawn, embroidery trimmed yoke and cuffs, big sleeves, 3 styles. Price, Each, 850 INFANTS' SHORT DRESSES, fine camoric, pleated and embroldery trimmed yoke, full Price, Each, 75¢ INFANTS' LONG DRESSES, made of fine nainsook, tucked yoke and cuffs, trimmed, full sleeves. lace Price, Each, $1.00 PSRN S Price, Each, $1.00 ~ i Price, Each, $1.25 == N7 a7 — £ L original programme carried out. With everything paid up and money for labor and contracts in hand no delay in com- pleting the sections already outlined is ex- pected by the management. T T T A Wise Judge. A curious dgment was pronounced the other day by a judge in a court of law at Volisso, in the island of Scio. An action for damages was brought by two persons railway company for losses sustained by a collision. It ap- peared that a man had lost an arm and a voung woman had lost her husband. The judge, a Greek, assessed the damage thus: He gove 6000 piasters to the man for the loss of his arm and 2000 to the woman for the loss of her husband. At this there were loud murmurings, whereupon the judge gave his reasons in these terms: “My dear people, my verdict must remain, for vou will see it is a just one. Poor Nikola has lost his arm and nothing on earth can restore that priceless limb. But you (turning to the woman)—you are still young and pretty. You have now some money, you will easily find another hus- band, who possibly may be as good as— perhaps better tban—your dead !ord. That is my verdict, my people, and so it must go forth.” So saying the judge leit the hall. The people cheered him and congratulated themselves on having sucha judge. OPIUM CAUSED HIS RUIN, Sad Plight of J. W. Hall, at One Time a Promising Young Actor. Two Druggists Arrested for Selling Him the Drug Without a Doc- tor’s Prescription. Mrs. Sarah McConnell of 400 Harrison street swore out warrants in Judge Camp- bell’s court yesterday for the arrest of Charles A. Bailey, the druggist at. Grant avenue and Sutter streets, and for Otto Jackson, a clerk in Carroll’s drug-store on Market and Stockton street. Thechargein both instances was for selling opium with- out a physician’s prescription. Bailey and Jackson were arrested and released on $200 bonds. The warfants are the outcome of the conviction of J. W. Hall, who was sen- tenced by Judge Campbell on Friday to six months in the County Jail for vag- rancy. Mrs. Hall, the mother of -the young man, asked the Judge to inflict the fullest penalty, as it might save her son from the opram habit. Mrs. McConnell is merely acting in the capacity of principal witness for Mrs, Hall, who is her friend, and is determined to bring to justice those who she claims are rcaponsible for the young man’s downfall. Young Hall had formerly been one of the members of W. E. Sheridan’s theatri- cal company. When Sheridan died in Sydney,New South Wales, the company disbanded, and Hall returned to this City, In time he became a victim of the opium habit, and, accoraing to Mrs. Hall, he has rocured all he wanted from the two ruggists arrested. She had pleaded with them not to sell the'drug to her son, but they had paid no attention to her plead- ings. EAL the suggestion of the Judge she ob- tained the assistance of Mrs. McConnell, who purchased opium from both the drug- stores and swore out the warrants yester- day morning. he Judge intimated on Friday, in sen- tencing Hall, that if the cases could be proved ‘rg'l“n“ the offending druggists he would inflict the severest penalty. ———— In Greater London there are consumed every year 45,000,000 gallons of malt liquor, 8,000,000 gallons o! ;v'tne and 4,500,000 gal- THE DEADLOCK BROKEN. Delegates to the State Conven- tion to Be Named by District Committeemen. CARPENTERS’ THREAT OF WAR Fisher Says the Action of the Com- mittee Will Disrupt the Party Organization. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL.} 908 Broadway, March 14. The Alameda County delegation of the Third District Congressional committee held a lively meeting to-night that was succeeded by some lively demonstrations in the lobby. By a vote of five to one the deadlock was broken, and the delegates to the State Convention will be named by the committeemen of the various Assemby Districts, and no primaries will be ordered. The meeting opened with all the six members present. E. K. Taylor's first motion to order primaries met with the same vote as at the last two meet- ings. Senator Earl and George Morrow voted with Taylor and C. Long, W. Mor- rison and C. L. Ingler voted against hi: Morrow then offered a resolution provid- ing that as there was a deadlock with no possibility of it being broken the delegates be nominated by petitions containing not less than the names of 100 Republicans. The county State Committeemen were then to select the delegates. This was de- feated by the same vote. Morrow and Earl then retired for a few minutes, and while they were away a powerful delegation from the Second Ward arrived with a resolution, which they had just passed, approving of the stand taken by Earl, Morrow and Taylor for pri- maries, and demanding that primaries be ordered. After the reading of the resolu- tion, Long offered a motion that the selec- tion of delegates be made by the committee of each Assembly district, and that the responsibility for the selection rest upon the committeemen. An argument fol- lowed, during which Earl and Morrow ex- chapged some sharp passages. When a vote was taken Earl was the only oppo- nent. He explained that he was more than ever convinced that the people at large aesired primaries and was in favor of doing their will. There was much indignation expressed amon: the big lobb% and some bold threats were made. r. Carpenter said that if the Third Congressional District Committee nccegwd the recommendation of the Alameda County members the various ward clubs would hold primaries, and the fight would be carried to the con- vention at Sacramento. P. M. Fisher stated that the doings of the committee would disrupt the party as it had done in the past, and said such work was the reason why Oakland had a Populist Mayor, and there were several Popalist official in a county which is overwhelmingly Re- publican. There was much indignation shown at the decision of the committee, and Sena- tor Earl was congratulated by the Second ‘Ward delegation upon his stand. The Third Congressional District ‘Com- mittee’s meeting, that wus to have been held in San Francisco to-day, was post- poned till next Saturday. Palace Hotel News Boys Uniformed. 1 the improvements going on about the hotel, has caused the corps of boys counected with the news stand to don handsome uniforms. The uniforms are of a deep blue color. There are caps ‘o match, each of which has the line in gold letters, ‘‘Palace Hotel News Stand.” The suits are trimmed with black braid and glimmer with golden buttons. —_———————— NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN. Alameda County Christian Endeavorers ‘Want More Bible Study. ALAMEDA, Car, March 14.—The twenty-eighth quarterly convention and seventh annual meeting of the Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union was held at the First Presbyterian Church last afternoon and evening. There was a very large attendance of delegates from all parts of the county. Daring the afternoon papers wereread as follows: ‘‘A Narrative of Alameda County Junior Work,” E. C. Gilbert; “Aims and Objects of the Chris- tian Endeavor Society,”” Miss Gertrude Kimball; *‘Consecration as a Means of Making Our Work Mcre Efficient,”” Mrs, | Cameron. These were discussed by the delegates, after which conferences of the various | committees were held, presided over as follows: Look out, A. R. Waters; prayer- meeting, Arthur Arlett; missionary, Miss Belle Garrette; social, Miss Hessie L. Doyle. During the basket lunch the chair- men made short addresses outlining the results of the conferences. The following was presented by A. R. Waters and was adopted unanimously without debate: ‘‘Resolved, That we, the Alameda County Christian Endeavor finion, in convention assembled, do respectfully request the executive committee of the California Christian Endeavor Union to provide in the programme of the State convention to be held in San Jose May 14 to 17 for an hour each day, from 8 to 9 A. M., if pos- sible, for Bible study; and we further re- 311:“ that they secure the Rev. E. 8. hapman, D.D., of Oakland, to conduct such services.” The evening session was occupied by the annual reports and the election of officers for the ensuing year. Those chosen were: President, W. 8. Condon, Plymouth ave- nue Congregational Church, Oakland. Vice-president, G. P. Lowell, Brooklyn Presbyterian Chureh, Oakland. Recording secretary, B. L. Lick, West End Methodist Church, Alameda. Corresponding secretary, Mrs. B. L. Spence, First Christian Church, Oakland. _Treasurer, Victor Stuart, First Presbyte- rian Church, San Leandro. Mrs. G. W. Baxley, Fourth Congrega- tional Church, Oakland, has been recom- menkded as county superintendent of junior work. Rev. E. 8. Chapman, D.D., delivered the convention sermon, after which the conse- cration services were conducted by Rev., S. 8. Palmer. KOWALSKY WANTS A FEE He Is After Sixty Thousand Dol- lars From the Blythe Estate. An Old Agreement With Mrs. Perry Made the Basis of a Civil Suit. Henry I. Kowalsky is the latest claimant of a slice of the Blythe millions. 'He wants $60,000 for legal services, and he has commenced suit to get it. He is suing Mrs. Kate C. Byrnes, form- erly Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Hinckley, - Levi Kowalsky, W. B. Waldron, Ida i. Phillips, Henry ‘ Mohr, Samuél G. Murphy, A. Fusenot and i. P. Drexler. These, he £ays, have an interest in the agreement R. C. Wiiber, the proprietor of the Palace | under which he claims his fees. Hotel news stand, in order to be im line with hlm.mmnhinu“winlfls Hinckley was still Florence Blythe, she entered into an agreement with Mrs, Kate C. Perry, afterward Mrs. Byrnes, by the terms of which Mrs. Perry was to receive 10 per cent of whatever amount Florence should get from the estate, provided, how- ever, that Mrs. Perry should not get more than $500,000. This agreemént was made in consideration of the fact that Mrs. Perry had cared for Florence since her childhood and had paid for her support and eaucation. Henry I. Kowalsky was a witness to the agreement, which was dated March 12, 1892, It further appears from Kowalsky’s ver- sion of the case that “in consideration of the professional services rendered by Henry 1. Kowalsky in the Blythe litiga- tion,” Mrs. Perry, on March 30, 1892, turned over to him $45,000 of her prospec- tive 10 per cent, and on the same day she gave him $15,000 more of her claim. It is alleged that Mrs. HincFley is willing to pay over the amount of the claims, but Mrs. Byrnes has notified her not to do so, as the agreements under which they are demanded are invalid. The complaint asks that the amount due Mrs. Byrnes from Mrs. Hinckley be determined, and that the $60,000 claimed to be due the Elaintiff be made a first lien on Mrs. yrnes’ claim, and that Mrs. Hinckley be compelled to pay the same. FOUGHT T0 A FINISH, T. J. Clancy, Saloon-Keeper, Defeats Deputy Sheriff Edward Riley. Riley Drew His Revolver, but Clancy Succeeded in Wresting It From Him. Patrons of the German Cafe, 226 McAl- lister street, were treated to an exhibition of the manly art about half past 7 o’clock last night, the participants being Deputy Sheriff Edmund Riley and T. J. Clancy, the well-known saloon-keeper of 222 McAl- lister street. Riley has been owing Clancy a bill for money loaned and drinks amounting to about $16 for over a year and that was the cause of the trouble. Riley made a pass at Clancy, which Clancy dodged. “Hold on,” said Clancy, “till Iget up.” He jumped to his feet and the two had a rough-and-tumbie fight in 'which Riley was worsted. Riley pulled his revolver and grasping it by the barrel made a vicious blow at Clancy’s head. Ciancy threw up his left arm and the butt end of the revolver struck him on the hind, cutting it. *‘Fight fair, you coward,” yelled Clancy; “I am unarmed.” He grappled with Riley and a hot struggle for the possession of the revolver followed and Clancy.suc- ceeded in wresting it from Riley. He put it in his pocket and said: “Now come on gg:;n. t us fight this out with our Ste.” The fight continued for several minutes longer, to the delight of about half a dozen sgectators. till Riley yelled, ‘*Hold on; that's eriough.” With his face covered with blood, he left the restaurant without finishing his supper, and Clancy, after washing the blood irom his hands, sat down and ate a hearty meal. He retained possession of Riley’s revolver as a trophy of his victory. — o Accident to a Bicyclist Charles Tietjens,a clerk with J. A. Folger, 104 California street, met with a serious aceci- dent on Powell and Geary streets yesterday. He was riding his bicycle along Geary street and collided with a man who ‘was crossing Powell., The man was knocked. down, but escaped ln&ury Tietjens was thrown from his bicycle and was picked up unconscious. He was taken in the ambulance to the Receivin, Hospital, where it was found that he was saf- fering from a lacerated wound in the scalp and Iooncmdan of the brain. He had sufficiently Tecovesed in the afternoon to be taken home. TEE STOOK MARKET. Occidental was the strong stock yesterday, sell- ing up to $1 00 atter the board. Bulwer was also firmer at 26@29c. The other stocks showed no change, and the market was rather wesk than otherwise at the close. The week was uneventful except for the annual meeting of the Hale & Norcross, at which the con- trol of the mine passed out of the hands of the old management. The stock sold during the weekat $L05@1 35. On the Stock and Bond Exchange yesterday the Sugar stocks were active at $18 25@18 371 for Hutchinson and $17 50 for Hawaiian Commerci There were a number of sales of San Francisco Gas at 850 50@80 75, a decline. Edison was strong at $1013 bid, $102 asked. The weekly report of the Con.Cal. & Va.1sas follows: 1650 level —On the fourteenth fioor (sixth floor above sill floor) south drifc. started at south end of stope, has been advanced 17 feet through quarts assaying $1 50 per ton; total length 1750 level—Continue to extract some ore from fourth and sixth floors above sill floor of this level , working through upraise 2 and through upraise 8, carried up from west crosscut 3 on sill floor of this level. In working on the north on west side of these openings ore continues to show a width of two feet, assaying $30 50 per ton. From these openings and from north end of stope in old ground of for- mer workings on_thirtesnth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and_seventeenth floors and from north- west drift upraise on east side of ledge have ex- tracted 89 tons of ore, average assay value of which per samples taken from cars in mine was #62 57 per ton. From upraise started at 207-foot point in northwest drift from maln west drift from C. and C. shait at point 50 feet above sill floor have worked upward from the seventh to the eighth floor following streaks of ore which show a width of one and two feet and have extracted therefrom about 16 tons of ore, assaying $25 per ton. 1600 levcl—From end of east crosscut 47 feet in from top of upraise (23 feet above sill Hoor of this level) at_point 250 feet south of north boundary lineof the mine are working outand enlarsing opening in old ground, in which narrow st oreand fillings appear which will pay to save. Have extractea from this opening 24 tons of ore, assaving $21 85. 1000 level—West crosscut 2, star.ed at a point in north drift 550 feet north from Consolidated Vir- ginia shaft station, has been advanced 20 feet through porphiyry showing clay separations. Total extraction of ore for week amounted to 113 tons, average assay value of which per samples taken from cars when raised to surface was $47 57 per ton. Following Are the Highest Pric: the Past Week. Mon. s of Challenge. Choliar. Utah. . Yeliow Jacket..| 38| BOARD SALES, Following were the sales in the San Francisco Stocx Board yesterday: RXQULAR MOENTN? SESSINN COMMENOTNG 300 Aloha.....13 800 Alta. ... 15300 Ce 600 Beic 500 B &B 100 Chollar. 100 200 CCa V.. Following wers the sales In the Pacific Stock yesterday : REGUTAR mvaqrow—10:10 50100 Mexicn.. 51300 Occid. 60! SEIL e Savage.....35 . ion4 5800 S B M08 321400 8 Nev....69 15,700 . ‘xmmw 15 68 67 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY, March 14—12'y, Bid, Asked. Bid. Asked. 3 14 Jackson., 40 - 14 1d{Juba, 0: 08 28 30 Justice 10 11 23 24 Gentne 05 08 67 69/Lady Wasi u8 — 30 Mexican. 54 55 21 w 11 10 1B - 29 30 NevadaQueen. — 05 Caledonia.... 07 ~ 10 Occidentai. .00 1.05 Challenge Con. 31 167 1.20 Choliar. .48 14 15 Con. Cai. & Va. 1.60 a8 45 Con. lmperiat. — 33 35 Confidence. 90 5 95 Seg. Beicher Con.New York. ' — [ 04 Bierra Nevada o o Crown Poni... 35 38 Scorpion. — EastSierraNew — 04 Silver Hi 02 Exchequer. 06 07 Syndica — Eureka Col — 25 Union Col 5% Gould & Curry. 30 31/Utah. — 11 Pn-&mm:u 10 115 Yellow Jacken 38 39 rt .= o4l STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, March 14-10:30 4. u. CNITED 6TATES BoxDs. Bto. Asked. Bid. Asked 108 — '|U S48 reg...10834 — 1163411734 ¥0Us RODL {Do. 2d iss 6s. — - — [P&O Ry 65105 130 U B 4s coup. Do, new is 109 |P&Ch Ry 6s. 105 Dpnt-stex-cp 77 95 |Pwi-st.RR6s. 11614 EdsnL&P 65112 — |Reno. 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GerS&LC0..1420 — |Sav&Loan.. — 10214 HumbS&L.1000 — |Security. - 2 Mutual. ..... 40 |Union Trus:.805 — SF SavUnion — 48214 STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. California....107%4 — (Oak,SL&Hay — 100 60 ' 7714 ¥residio. .~ 4714 4815 Sutter-st... - - FUWDLK STOCKS. 15 16 - — 98 -1 MISCELLAN KOUS STOOK®. Alaska Pkrs. 50 9215 OceanicSSCo — 20 BIk] Co. — 10 |PacAuxFA. 1 — CalCotMills. — — [Pac Borax... 98 100 CalDrvDock. “— 30 2 — [Paci& = EdisonLight 10134102 - [Pac Roll Ml 2914 4214 GasConAssn. — ~ — |PariPainiCo. 6% Tia Ger Lead Co. — 87 |PacTransCo. — 34 HawC&SCo. 1715 1734 PacT&"Co 56 = HutchSPCo. 189 1814 SunsetT&l.. 4l = JudsonMtgC. — ° — | UnitedClo. — 48 Mer kxAsnl00 110 | MORN1XG smasTON. . Board—50 Hawallan Commercial, 17 50 e © oy g 180, do, 153s; 110 SF aslight, 1 0, 8015 0, 8 Hire 5078 1 Gastignt 8055 $16,000 U S éx Bonds (new), 117. e Turned on the Gas. Oswald Schneider, aged 30 years and & na. tive of New York, was found dead in bed at 136 Twelfth street yesterday morning. Gas flowed from an open burner. It is thought to be & case of suicide, though the parents of the de- ceased couid assign no reason for such an act, Schneider was a cabinet-maker by trade. —————————— Charles Favor Arrested, Charles Favor was arrested by & United States Deputy Marshal in Chinatown yesterday, He is charged with impersonating a United States special agent and receiving money from a Chinaman for aiding in the fraudulent land. ing of a Chinaman at this port. Favor was released on $500 bonds. e Girls in Bad Company, Edpa Huntington, 17, and Ida Smith, 15, were arrested early vesterday mornine, by Officers Thompson and Dalton, in a Twelfthy RN men. They W WO years mlludnnn Asylum, o v